Enter your Dia de los Muertos altars in an art exhibit

“El Centro Cultural de Mexico and Calacas are seeking those interested in creating altars for the annual Noche de Altares, a free community event organized by local volunteers,” according to the O.C. Register.

The 7th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration will be held on Saturday, November 7th 2009, from 2pm to 10pm, at the  Fiesta Marketplace, which is located at the corner of Bush and 3rd., in downtown Santa Ana.  You can read about that event by clicking here.

Calacas is also hosting a “Loteria” or lotter, fundraiser this Friday, 9/25/09, at $7 pm.  You can play all night for $5!  There will be drinks and food.  The fundraiser will be at Calacas, located at 324 W. 4th St., Suite B, in downtown Santa Ana.

And don’t forget that you can take classes on how to make a sugar skull, at Calacas.  Click here to read about that.

For more information about these events click here or send an email at this link.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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