Monday, October 4, 2010

Dia de los Muertos: An Art Show and Dance

Presented by Cathy Dorris Studios and 
the Blue Lightning Band 

Saturday, October 30th
1:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Art Show opens at 1:00 PM ~ Dance begins at 7:30 PM
Ashland Community Center
59 Winburn Way
Ashland, Oregon
Dance Admittance : $10.00 - $20.00 Sliding Scale 
We are celebrating  "Dia de los Muertos" this year with a Latin American inspired folk art show and dance. The art show opens at 1:00 PM. At 7:30 PM the dynamic rock and roll band, Blue Lightning takes the stage -- and  the high energy musical cavorting with the ancestral spirits continues until 11:00 PM.
Dia de los Muertos is an important holiday in Central and Southern Mexico. It is a time for remembering and honoring deceased relatives. From midnight on October 31st through November 2nd. It is believed that the gates of heaven are opened and the ancestral spirits are allowed to reunite with their families.

For further information contact Betsy Lewis at: (541) 890-1453 or email: artistbetsylewis@gmail.com