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Altar para mi barrio: Art, Poetry, Food & Live Music for Day of the Dead

November 1, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - November 2, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Free
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Día de los Muertos is an extraordinarily auspicious time for the Mission community, and the Red Poppy Art House is humbled to participate in the annual celebration that honors the ancestral memory of the departed. We invite all of our community to join us on Sunday, November 1 and Monday, November 2 for a weekend of art, food, and remembrance.

On Sunday evening, curator Alejandro Meza unveils the exhibition, El Mito Contemporáneo del Más Allá, featuring commissioned altars that pay homage to the dead. The exhibition will be complemented by food (tamales de carne, tamales vegetarianos, champurrado) and live music curated by Sofia Elias.

Monday evening’s program opens with a rumba session featuring Los Rumberos de Cali. Concurrently, Sofia Elias, Adriana Camarena, and Florencia Rojo lead a procession honoring those who have died as a result of police violence. The procession will begin at Alex Nieto’s memorial site on Bernal Hill, stop at Amilcar Perez-Lopez’s memorial site on Folsom Street, and end at the Red Poppy Art House. A guided discussion will follow, led by community members who have lost loved ones to police violence, including Elvira and Refugio Nieto. The night will conclude with a series of live performances honoring victims of police violence, including the work of poet Ben Bac Sierra, a close friend of the deceased Alex Nieto.

November 1st Program

6:00pm: Exhibition, El Mito Contemporáneo del Más Allá
7:30pm: Lara Manzanares
8:00pm: Manos Lindas
8:30pm: Trio Cambio
9:00pm: Camille Mai

Visual Artists: Alberto Toscano, Alejandro Meza, Chelis Lopez, Carlos Pillado, Dennis Maxwell
Curators: Caleb Duarte (Lead Artistic Director), Schuyler Karr (Performance Programming Director), Alejandro Meza (Exhibition Curator), Sofia Elias (Performance/Food Curator)

November 2nd Program 

5:30pm: Procession
From Bernal Heights Park at Alex Nieto’s memorial site, down Folsom Street to Amilcar Perez Lopez’s memorial site, to Red Poppy Art House at 23rd & Folsom.
6:00pm: Los Rumberos de Cali live demonstration
Los Rumberos de Cali is dedicated to the preservation of Afro-Caribbean culture throughout the United States. The group includes a community of singers, drummers and dancers who span across all generations, backgrounds and ethnicities. The mission of Los Rumberos de Cali is to organize and promote Afro-Caribbean culture by inviting elements of rhythm, song, and dance into everyday life.
6:30pm: Community Altar @ RPAH
Bring a photo of a loved one, leave a treat for them!
7:00pm: Restorative Circle
Family and friends of loved ones killed by police will participate in a circle guided by four restorative questions. (*Will be filmed)
8:30pm: Performances
Let’s celebrate our beloved deceased!

Co-hosts: Adriana Camarena (Justice4AlexNieto), Florencia Rojo (Justice4Amilcar), Sofia Elias (Red Poppy Art House)

Admission: Free. Event at 6:00pm. All ages welcome.

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

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Details

Start:
November 1, 2015 @ 6:00 pm
End:
November 2, 2015 @ 10:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94110 United States
Phone
(650) 731-5383