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Release Date: October 18, 2011 City of San Antonio Communications Office: 207-7234 Los muertos come to life in downtown San Antonio Downtown San Antonio comes alive during Dia de los Muertos festivities at Market Square and La Villita Oct. 29 through Oct. 30. From educational workshops to music, mole and Day of the Dead fashion shows, this is one celebration you won't want to miss. All events are free unless otherwise noted. Weekend highlights include two showings of a unique Dia de los Muertos Catrina fashion show featuring designs by Agosto Cuellar on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Market Square and again on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 3 to 4 p.m. at La Villita. A lively dance, drum and a puppet procession will wind through Market Square on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. featuring the Las Monas Dance and Drum group and will continue through La Villita from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Culinary students from St. Philip's College will cook up traditional Mexican dishes for the palate with their presentation, "Mole to Die For" on San Saba Street outside of Market Square on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. More than 25 community and Chicano artists such as David Zamora Casas and Robert Tatum will present their works on Produce Row at Market Square during the "For the Living and the Dead Art Crawl" on Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30 beginning at noon. Beginning Oct. 26, young artists from South San High School will display their Dia de los Muertos creations at La Villita's Bolivar Hall from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Artwork will be judged for creativity and content and an awards ceremony will be held at noon on Oct. 28 at Plaza Nacional at La Villita. The artwork will be available for purchase in the La Villita shops and galleries from Oct. 28 through Nov. 7. A Dia de los Muertos Workshop focusing on the history, tradition and symbolism of the tradition is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon at La Villita. The Workshop fee is $10 and seating is limited. To register for this event, call 207-8614 or email Rosalinda.falcon@sanantonio.gov. From pre-Colombian times, el Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, has been celebrated throughout Mexico and Latin American countries. Today it is celebrated throughout the Americas on Nov. 1 and 2, during All Saints and All Souls Days, a time in which the living lovingly pay tribute and remember their departed friends and family members. Both venues feature live music all weekend long and traditional altares (altars) throughout. For a complete list of Dia de los Muertos events, visit http://www.sanantonio.gov/dtops/pdf/diadelosmuertosschedule.pdf. For more information, call La Villita at 207-8614 and Market Square at 207-8600. |
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