Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), 2018
October 29 - 31, 2018
Location
UIC Latino Cultural Center
Address
Lecture Center B2, 803 S. Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60612
Cost
Free
Calendar
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Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center for this week-long celebration!
Communal Altar Installation
- Monday, Oct. 29 - 12pm to 1:30pm
- We invite you to participate in our annual communal altar installation by bringing a photo or a remembrance item of a departed loved one to place on our altar, which will be on display until Monday, Nov. 5th.
Calaveras, Cempazúchitl & Monarch Butterflies
- Tuesday, Oct. 30 - 12pm to 4pm
- Decorate a sugar skull, make paper cempazúchitl (marigold) flowers, create skull-shaped seed bombs to help preserve Monarch butterfly habitats, and honor departed loved ones through storytelling.
A Celebration of Life & Death
- Wednesday, Oct. 31 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
- Enjoy a theatrical performance and traditional folk songs by Laura Crotte and learn about various rituals and traditions that honor departed loved ones through storytelling. Bring an object or photo of a departed loved one and share a story about them.
Where: LCC, Lecture Center B2
FREE admission
This program is co-sponsored by UIC student organizations: UIC Heritage Garden Student Group, Mexican Students de Aztlán (MeSA), and Union for Puerto Rican Students (UPRS).
For more info, please call (312) 996-3095.
Poster: Dia de los Muertos week 2018 [PDF]
All audiences are welcome to join us at this program. Captioning, ASL Interpretation and Audio-Description services will be available upon request by contacting the number above.
Date posted
Oct 16, 2018
Date updated
Oct 16, 2018