! ! Altares!de!Familia!Celebrates!Culture!and!Family!Heritage!at!the!Bakersfield! Museum!of!Art!and!Mill!Creek!Park! ! On!Sunday,!November!2!(4pmC9pm),!join!community!members!in!honoring!the! revered!customs!of!Dia!de!los!Muertos!with!the!Bakersfield!Museum!of!Art’s!6th! annual!“Altares!de!Familia”!event!at!the!Bakersfield!Museum!of!Art!and!Mill!Creek! Park!in!Central!Bakersfield.!The!event!is!coFpresented!by!the!Kern!County!Hispanic! Chamber!of!Commerce.! ! About!“Altares!de!Familia”:! Similar!to!the!American!practice!of!visiting!gravesites!to!leave!flowers!and! reconnect!with!loved!ones,!this!centuriesFold!celebration!of!Dia!de!los!Muertos! gathers!family!and!friends!to!honor!those!who!have!passed.!Traditionally,!families! erect!altars!honoring!the!deceased!using!sugar!skulls,!marigolds,!and!the!favorite! foods!and!beverages!of!the!departed!as!well!as!photos!and!memorabilia.!This! joyous!and!festive!cultural!tradition!encourages!remembrance!of!loved!ones.!! ! Adjacent!to!the!museum,!in!Central!Park!at!Mill!Creek,!enjoy!a!traditional!Aztec! blessing!and!dancing!by!Ballet!Folklorico!Mi!Tierra,!live!mariachi!music!by! Mariachi!Juvenil!30/30!(youth!mariachi),!Mexican!folk!dancing!by!groups!CCAT! Bakersfield,!Ballet!Folklorico!Huastecalli,!Escuelas!Unidas,!music!by!Latin!reggae! ska!band!Mento!Buru,!plus!authentic!Mexican!cuisine,!desserts!and!beverages,! children’s!crafts,!face!painting,!Dia!de!los!Muertos!merchandise,!vendor!booths.! Another!event!highlight!is!the!amazing!“Photography!in!Mexico”!from!the! Collection!of!SFMOMA!exhibition!inside!the!museum!which!all!attendees!can! enjoy,!plus!the!area!high!school!art!and!language!student!Day!of!The!Dead!skull! and!altarFmaking!competition!in!the!museum’s!colorfully!decorated!banquet!area.!! ! Admission!is!$3!per!person,!children!and!under!free.!For!more!info!visit! www.kchcc.org,!or!call!633C5495!(KCHCC).! For!BMOA!media!inquires,!images!and!interviews!please!contact!Matt!Munoz! at!mmunoz@bmoa.org.! Bakersfield!Museum!of!Art,!1930!R!St.,!Bakersfield,!CA!93301!/!661C323C7219! ! ###!
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BAKERSFIELD!MUSEUM!OF!ART!/!MILL!CREEK!PARK! 1930!R!ST.,!BAKERSFIELD,!CA!93301! ENTERTAINMENT!SCHEDULE!
4:00%4:15pm!WELCOME!/!BIENVENIDOS!! 4:15%4:45! Aztec!Opening!Ceremony!(Ballet!Folklorico!Mi!Tierra)! 4:50%5:05! Hosts!/!Announcements! 5:05%5:15! CCAT!Bakersfield!Folkl贸rico!IZEL! 5:15%5:25! Hosts!/!Announcements! 5:25%5:45! Grupo!Folkl贸rico!Huastecalli! 5:45%6:00! Hosts!/!Announcements! 6:00%6:20! Grupo!Folkl贸rico!Mi!Tierra! 6:20%6:35! Hosts!/!Announcements! 6:45%7:15! Mariachi!Juvenil!30/30!(youth!mariachi)! 7:15%7:40! Calavera!Art!Competition!winners! 7:40%7:50!! Grupo!Folkl贸rico!Escuelas!Unidas! 7:55%9:00pm!Mento!Buru!(Latin!cumbia!ska!reggae!band)! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!www.bmoa.org/altares!