Other Day of the Dead Events

Someday Lounge
Dia de los Muertos / Altars, Crafts & Procession
featuring the Lions of Batucada
Nov. 1, 3–7 p.m

Guardino Gallery
3rd Annual Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Gallery Group show
October 29–November 20, 2939 NE Alberta St. Portland 97211
Featuring 32 artists from PDX and beyond. Month-long public altar…come pay your respects.

Miracle Theater Group
CANTA Y NO LLORES – Sing and Don’t Cry
Oct. 30–Nov. 15, 2009 at the Milagro Theatre (525 SE Stark St., Portland)
A lively show of dance, music and theatre in Portland’s longest-running Day of the Dead celebration. This year, los muertos return singing old-time tunes that harken back to another era when times were tough and tradition was one of the few things folks could call their own. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $20-$22 ($16 for students/seniors) from
503-236-7253, www.milagro.org or the PDX Ticket Network community box office at the Hollywood Theatre 1-9 p.m. daily.

Onda Gallery
Day of the Dead paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, prints and mixed media
October 29–November 22, 2009
2215 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211 503.493.1909
Opening and Artists' Reception: Thursday, October 29, 6-9 PM
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11–6, Sunday 12–4
Our Day of the Dead group show features work by seventeen artists in all media. Gifted Hispanic artists from Portland and the region–Analee Fuentes, Gene Flores, Alejandro Ceballos, Susana Espino, Paulina Hermosillo, Armando Olveda, Vincent Ramirez, Enrique Santacruz and Pepe Moscoso–will exhibit new work, and other artists working within the genre, such as Cori Jacobs, Greg Carrigan, Joan Darling, Clay Hoffman, Lorena Goss, Sue Burnett, Justine Avera, Nancy Watterson Scharf and Sarah Smith will also have their art in the show.

Several Day of the Dead altars will be built--one in back of Guardino Gallery and two inside at Onda. Vincent Ramirez and Justine Avera are creating an altar entitled "Doy Gracias" ("I'm thankful") and a group from the Mexican consulate will also build an altar, complete with poetry, music and satiric verses called "calaveras." Other fun elements include a six foot tall Catrina doll and sugar skulls decorated as brides, masked wrestlers and Frida Kahlo.