Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Evening Celebration

.. [[{'fid':'526981','view_mode':'default','type':'media','attributes':{'height':'300','width':'505','class':'media-element file-default'}}]].. Special EventCelebrate Day of the Dead with a festive evening of music, food, and community. Remember departed loved ones in front of this year’s Día de los Muertos altar, savor traditional Mexican food, and enjoy the lively music of Veroníca Robles and Her Mariachi [1]. Taste Sangre de Vida tequilas presented in hand-painted Calavera bottles to celebrate Día de los Muertos. The 2015 main altar will feature folk art from Olinalá, Guerrero, selected and created by Mexican artist Javier González Rodríguez, whose illustration is shown here. He'll be available to discuss the motifs and techniques that make the art of Olinalá world-renowned. Altars and /papel picado/ paper banners will be on view by the end of the day Wednesday, October 28 and remain on view through November.Guests in /catrina/ or /calavera/ costumes* will be eligible to win special prizes!Tickets are only available online and must be purchased in advance.Free event parking available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage [2].Tickets on sale October 14: $20 members/$25 nonmembersFor details, visit: www.peabody.harvard.edu [3]See Day of the Dead Family Event [4] for a full afternoon of hands-on activities on Sunday, November 1.*/Catrinas/ and /calaveras/ are elegantly attired skeletons. For inspiration, see the work of artist José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913)./Co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston and the Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University/[1] http://www.veronicarobles.com/[2] http://map.harvard.edu/?ctrx=760081.5&ctry=2963729.5&level=9&layers=Cam…] https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/node/2450[4] https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/node/2365