10/31/09 El Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead @ National Museum of the American Indian

Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 1–5 pm

The National Museum of the American Indian 

at The George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green (adjacent to the northeast corner of Battery Park), New York, NY 10004
(212) 514-3700
Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; 1 to South Ferry, R, W to Whitehall Street; M, J, Z to Broad Street

Bus: M1 - South Ferry; M6, M15 - South Ferry.

Cost: Free

For all ages

Honor the memory of ancestors, family, and friends in this celebration that has roots in the indigenous cultures of Mexico. Activities include dance performances by Danza Mexica Cetiliztli Nauhcampa, storytelling with Elvira and Hortensia Colorado, and an art installation and sugar skulls by artists Tlisza Jaurique (Mexica/Yaqui/Basque/Xicana) and Marcus Xilliox. Also featured are hands-on workshops featuring papel picado, paper flowers, and plaster skull figures.

http://www.americanindian.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=events&second=ny