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10-08-2007, 11:15 AM
Casa de la Cultura celebrates accomplishments, traditional Day of the Dead events
By: Marjorie Lilly - Steppin Out Area Rep <br><br>
<center><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Casadelacultura_Folk9Salassm.jpg border=1 align=center><br><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow">Events like this traditional Ballet Folklorico performance <br>will highlight the celebrations at Casa De Cultura</font></center> <br>
Silver City / Santa Clara New Mexico – Casa de Cultura de Santa Clara is holding a big bash for children and families on October 13 to celebrate the building they’ve just finished at 100 Prescott Street in Santa Clara, in the old mining district near Silver City.
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Casadelacultura_rondallasm.jpg border=1 align=left hspace=5 alt="Live musical performances like this one are also part of Casa de la Cultura">On the heels of this inauguration they’ll hold a series of events from Oct. 27-Nov. 3 to commemorate the Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead. The activities range from feasts and masses to parades and some great workshops on Oct. 27 and 30 for making big (10 to 12 feet tall) puppets and altars for the Day of the Dead.
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Casadelacultura_Scan07-10-08_1114.jpg border=1 align=right hspace=5 alt="A parade will also be part of Casa de la Cultura's celebrations">The open house on October 13 will start with a Sunrise Blessing Ceremony, followed by a traditional breakfast. Then the Mini- Children’s Fair will start at noon with a feast, and run till 3:00.
The fair includes a production by the Monsoon Big Puppet Theater of a new version of the folktale about La Llorona (the weeping woman). “The kids came up with a new story, around the end of the August workshops in Santa Clara,” says Maria Casler of Monsoon Puppets. There will be music, a piñata and Ballet Folklorico—a lot for families to do!
Organizers of the Day of the Dead events wish to preserve the original spiritual purpose of the celebration. There will be several masses at the Santa Clara Catholic Church--on Oct. 31 at 7:00pm (All Saints Day eve mass), on Nov. 1 at 8:00am (All Saints Day), and Nov. 2 at 7:00am (Dia de los Muertos).
The parade through Santa Clara on November 2nd will start at dusk. Everyone is invited to join the procession, and the people who participated in the big puppet workshops will lead the way with the puppets. The Silver City parade on the 3rd will start with puppets on Bullard Street, and will continue up to La Capilla with candles.
The Casa de Cultura was started by people “who see their Indo-Hispanic heritage as an important factor in the living culture and history of the Southwest to preserve it.” Among its activities are a bilingual theatre, Spanish classes, mural projects, and oral history classes. Their logo represents a house with a heart inside because Sta. Clara was long considered the “heart” of the mining district.
Membership in Casa is only $10 for families and $5 for singles.
For more information, visit the Casa de la Cultura de Santa Clara web site at: www.casaensantaclara.com (http://www.casaensantaclara.com/) email metrillo2002@yahoo.com (metrillo2002@yahoo.com) or call Maria Trillo at 307-6678 or Maria Casler at 538-5463.
[Credit where Credit is due: Photos for this article came from the Casa de la Cultura web site (www.casaensantaclara.com (http://www.casaensantaclara.com/) ). Special thanks to Maria Trillo for sending us the parade image!]
By: Marjorie Lilly - Steppin Out Area Rep <br><br>
<center><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Casadelacultura_Folk9Salassm.jpg border=1 align=center><br><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow">Events like this traditional Ballet Folklorico performance <br>will highlight the celebrations at Casa De Cultura</font></center> <br>
Silver City / Santa Clara New Mexico – Casa de Cultura de Santa Clara is holding a big bash for children and families on October 13 to celebrate the building they’ve just finished at 100 Prescott Street in Santa Clara, in the old mining district near Silver City.
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Casadelacultura_rondallasm.jpg border=1 align=left hspace=5 alt="Live musical performances like this one are also part of Casa de la Cultura">On the heels of this inauguration they’ll hold a series of events from Oct. 27-Nov. 3 to commemorate the Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead. The activities range from feasts and masses to parades and some great workshops on Oct. 27 and 30 for making big (10 to 12 feet tall) puppets and altars for the Day of the Dead.
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Casadelacultura_Scan07-10-08_1114.jpg border=1 align=right hspace=5 alt="A parade will also be part of Casa de la Cultura's celebrations">The open house on October 13 will start with a Sunrise Blessing Ceremony, followed by a traditional breakfast. Then the Mini- Children’s Fair will start at noon with a feast, and run till 3:00.
The fair includes a production by the Monsoon Big Puppet Theater of a new version of the folktale about La Llorona (the weeping woman). “The kids came up with a new story, around the end of the August workshops in Santa Clara,” says Maria Casler of Monsoon Puppets. There will be music, a piñata and Ballet Folklorico—a lot for families to do!
Organizers of the Day of the Dead events wish to preserve the original spiritual purpose of the celebration. There will be several masses at the Santa Clara Catholic Church--on Oct. 31 at 7:00pm (All Saints Day eve mass), on Nov. 1 at 8:00am (All Saints Day), and Nov. 2 at 7:00am (Dia de los Muertos).
The parade through Santa Clara on November 2nd will start at dusk. Everyone is invited to join the procession, and the people who participated in the big puppet workshops will lead the way with the puppets. The Silver City parade on the 3rd will start with puppets on Bullard Street, and will continue up to La Capilla with candles.
The Casa de Cultura was started by people “who see their Indo-Hispanic heritage as an important factor in the living culture and history of the Southwest to preserve it.” Among its activities are a bilingual theatre, Spanish classes, mural projects, and oral history classes. Their logo represents a house with a heart inside because Sta. Clara was long considered the “heart” of the mining district.
Membership in Casa is only $10 for families and $5 for singles.
For more information, visit the Casa de la Cultura de Santa Clara web site at: www.casaensantaclara.com (http://www.casaensantaclara.com/) email metrillo2002@yahoo.com (metrillo2002@yahoo.com) or call Maria Trillo at 307-6678 or Maria Casler at 538-5463.
[Credit where Credit is due: Photos for this article came from the Casa de la Cultura web site (www.casaensantaclara.com (http://www.casaensantaclara.com/) ). Special thanks to Maria Trillo for sending us the parade image!]