Day of the Dead Celebration Thursday, November 1, 2007 7:00 p.m. The Annenberg Auditorium and the Great Hall, University of Notre Dame. Free and open to the Public
Sponsored by The Snite Museum of Art and the Institute for Latino Studies.
The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame and the Institute for Latino Studies present the sixth annual observance of El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a Mexican tradition that honors the dead and celebrates the lives of those gone before us. The event is co-sponsored by Campus Ministry, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, and Multicultural Student Programs and Services.
It will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2007 with a 7:00 pm lecture and performance in the Annenberg Auditorium followed by traditional Mexican refreshments in the Great Hall of the Snite Museum of Art on the University of Notre Dame's campus.
South Bend painter, printmaker, and Snite exhibition coordinator Ramiro Rodriguez will create this year's ofrenda (Day of the Dead altar) and will discuss his Día de los Muertos installation, "Cuentos y Memoria" and the tradition of Día de los Muertos at 7:00 pm in the Annenberg Auditorium, followed by a performance by Notre Dame's Ballet Folklorico Azul y Oro and Mariachi ND.
Everyone is invited to honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo by participating in a Frida look-alike contest. Prizes will be awarded for the "Best Look Alike" Frida and the "Spirit of Frida."
Dia de los Muertos T-shirts will go free to the first 50 people.
This event is free and open to the public.
For further information please contact Jackie Welsh, curator of education at the Snite Museum of Art at 574.631.4435.
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