Press Releases
October 21, 2009
Joan Galvan, Public Information Officer
(805) 965-0581 ext. 2307
(805) 963-7222
jcgalvan@sbcc.edu
SBCC Celebrates Day of the Dead
Santa Barbara City College’s 20th annual Day of the Dead/Dias de los Muertos exhibit of traditional altars will take place Sunday, October 25 to Friday, October 30 at the Luria Library on the College’s West Campus. A series of special events is planned for this weeklong celebration. All events are free and open to the public.
- A display of art and traditional Day of the Dead mementos will be on exhibit in the Luria Library/Cartwright Learning Resources Center’ foyer all week. The exhibit will include original works by artists including Charles Dorado, Fil Lomeli, Armando de la Rocha, and Irma Vega de Bijou.
- An exhibit of traditional altars assembled by SBCC students will be on display in the Library all week. The altar display and art exhibit can be viewed on Sunday, October 25 from 1 – 9 p.m., on Monday-Thursday, October 26 - 29 from 8 a.m.-10 p.m., and on Friday, October 30 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- A gala reception is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30 from 5:30 – 9 p.m. on the Library Patio. A traditional Chumash sage blessing will be followed by a meal of pozole with all the fixings. Singers and dancers will provide entertainment
The unity of life and death is the main theme of the November 1-2 observance of El Dias de los Muertos. Preparations for the elaborate ceremonies take place during the month of October. The festival honors the belief that death is part of life and that the spirits of the dead return to their homes where they are honored as guests. Skeletons and skulls are common imagery of the folk art for El Dias de los Muertos. The festival is celebrated in Mexico and the United States and Mexican-Americans have kept the tradition alive by inviting artists and community members to install ofrendas in galleries and schools.
For more information regarding the SBCC celebration, contact Sonia Zuniga-Lomeli at 965-0581 ext. 2506 or M’Liss Garza at 965-0581 ext. 2634.
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