Día de los Muertos Celebration with Self Help Graphics & Art

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***This event will be outdoors on the block of Anderson Street, right outside Self Help Graphics & Art’s Boyle Heights building from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Pacific Time. Self Help Graphics & Art’s 53rd Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration will start with a procession at 2 PM, led by Danza Azteca Chicomecoatl. Join this longtime tradition and walk from Mariachi Plaza (1831 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA) to Self Help Graphics & Art's permanent home on the corner of 1st Street and Anderson Street, where the celebration will take place outdoors on the block of Anderson Street from 3-10 PM. This communal gathering will feature live music and dance as ofrendas (offerings) to the ancestors, community altars of remembrance and resistance by local community members, Muertos Market featuring local artists and artisans, Self Help Graphics prints for sale, local food vendors, face painting, art activities, and more! This festival is part of the Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals, a community of festivals across the country showcasing the nation’s remarkable cultural landscape. This partnership brings the spirit of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival—the institution’s largest and longest-running event— to community festivals in several states and territories across the country. MAIN STAGE [4 PM–10 PM] This year’s celebration features a performance lineup curated by Quetzal Flores, featuring: GRAMMY Award-winning East Los Angeles legends Los Lobos GRAMMY Award-winning La Santa Cecilia Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation Extra Ancestral Chulita Vinyl Club Mendez High School Mariachi The Red Alibi DROP- IN WORKSHOPS/HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES [3 PM–7 PM] Sugarskull Magnets with the National Museum of the American Latino “Memorias y Cuentos” (Memories and Stories), a mobile interview station with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Nichos (miniature altars) and jewelry boxes with Izzy Jaquez, SHG Teaching Artist Paper lanterns with Joan Zamora, SHG Teaching Artist