Day of the Dead - tomorrow!
BARE HANDS GALLERY'S
Sixth Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival
(Day of Remembrance for the Dead)
Sunday, November 2, 2008
1 - 10 pm
$10.00 Donation Requested at the Gate
Once You Enter, All Activities, Music and Refreshments are Free!
T-shirts and art will be available for purchase
Festival Entrance located at the parking lot between
Advanced Automotive and Davis Transmission on 2nd Ave South
This year - music will be provided by Flaco Jimenez & His Tex-Mex Band San Antonio, TX, Conjunto Concert & Dance.
Five-time Grammy winner, Flaco Jimenez, performs for the first time in Alabama! This legend in the world of Tex-Mex music has influenced and worked with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Dr. John to Ry Cooder. http://www.flacojimenezmusic.com
Bare Hands Gallery’s Day of the Dead Festival is a one-day celebration honoring the Hispanic, primarily Mexican, celebration known as Dia de los Muertos (Day of Remembrance for the Dead). The annual commemoration at Bare Hands combines community art installation and procession with remembrance, creativity, performance, music and food to highlight rich cultural tradition yielding an exquisite downtown arts and cultural event. The art installations inside the gallery and courtyard will remain on display until November 22 for viewing, photographing and review free of charge to schools and the general public.
http://www.barehandsgallery.org/dotd.html