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11th Annual El PANTEÓN De SACRAMENTO Día de los Muertos 2020

October 28, 2020

A Moonlit Slow Drive-Through Remembrance

The 11th Annual Panteón de Sacramento (Sacramento's Cemetery) WILL LIVE ON this year.

It is re-imagined as A Moonlit Slow Drive-Through Remembrance held on the grounds of The Latino Center of Art & Culture (LCAC), 2700 Front St., in Sacramento.

Visitors must attend in cars.

WHAT: 11th ANNUAL EL PANTEÓN DE SACRAMENTO: A Moonlit Slow Drive-Thru Remembrance

DATES: Thursday-Sunday, October 29-November 1, 2020

LOCATION: The Latino Center of Art & Culture, 2700 Front St., Sacramento, CA 95818 

HOURS: Thursday and Sunday: 5 pm-10pm; Friday and Saturday: 5pm-11pm 

INFORMATION: larazagaleria@gmail.com 916-446-5133 http://www.thelatinocenter.com

TICKETS: FREE. Eventbrite reservations at http://www.thelatinocenter.com

 This yearly signature LCAC event celebrating the powerful traditions of Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead will remain free (DONATIONS WELCOMED) with timed reservations. The Panteón de Sacramento centerpiece this year is an urban re-creation of a candle-lit Mexico graveyard with an adjoining church. A video projection will show footage of the 2019 10th Annual Panteón de Sacramento in midtown Sacramento. 

Bathed in the light of the moon with the drifting fragrances of copal and cempasuchil (marigolds/flower of the dead), one will immediately feel transported to a place of memories and the presence of those who have passed. Twenty traditional memorials (altares)created by families and communities of friends will honor those who have passed will be up lit and visible from cars. Traditional artistic programming created by a team of artists led by Vidal Beltran includes:

          Live Traditional Acoustic Music

          Ballet Folklorico

          Mojigangas (giant puppets)

          Video Projection

          Family Ofrendas

          Spotify Playlist


Official CDC Health Protocols are being followed. Guidelines will be on the Eventbrite.com and the LCAC website.


ABOUT DIA DE LOS MUERTOS:

Día de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, memories and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Día de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood, and growing up to become a contributing member of the community. On Día de los Muertos, the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones. Día de los Muertos VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_sSawpU81cI


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ABOUT LCAC:

Founded in 1972, the mission of the Latino Center of Art + Culture is to foster the artistic, economic and cultural development of Sacramento’s Latino community by presenting, exhibiting, and providing excellent artistic programs and services to Latino artists, Latino organizations and Latino families. In this way, we actively seek social justice for marginalized and underrepresented Sacramento communities.