SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: Día de los Muertos

W H A T :    Día de los Muertos Community Concert
W H E N :    Sat, Nov 5, 2011 2:00pm
W H E R E : Davies Symphony Hall

BAY AREA: Día de los Muertos 2011

Día de los Muertos traditions

FAMILY CONCERT: Día de los Muertos

W H A T :    San Francisco Symphony: Día de los Muertos Family Concert
W H E N :    Sat, Nov 6, 2010 2:00pm
W H E R E : Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

FREE COMMUNITY DAY: El Día de los Muertos

San Jose > Downtown > Itinerary

This weekend we ended twice in downtown San Jose, on Halloween for Tech-or-Treat at The Tech and on Día de los Muertos at the SJ Museum of Art. So we once more noticed what a nice and walkable downtown San Jose has!
Two lovely museums and a delicious La Nostra Pizza for both kids and parents always add up to a perfect day. Plus free parking on weekends.

Here is our little itinerary with pics, music and a map.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: FREE COMMUNITY FAMILY DAY

W H A T : FREE COMMUNITY FAMILY DAY: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
W H E N : Sunday, November 1, 2009, 11am – 5pm
W H E R E : San Jose Museum of Art
M O R E :

• Alexander Calder: Color in Motion
• Ansel Adams: Early Works
• Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
• Variations on a Theme

Last year’s activities included stories by wonderful story teller Olga Loya, calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls), flor de papel (paper flower), tin art, Frida Kahlo butterflies, and last but not least, the folkloric performance of the local group Tamunal, their instruments are worth a separate story.

Ready for Bay Area Day of the Dead festivities?

Mexican Season at The British Museum

W H A T : Day of the Dead
W H E N : Sunday 1 November, 11.00–17.00

Join the fiesta! In Mexico, Day of the Dead is an annual festival where families gather to remember the dead. This year, celebrate Day of the Dead at the British Museum with free performances, dance, workshops and carnival parades for the whole family.
Free, just drop in

W H E R E : The British Museum

M O R E :

• Video about Day of the Dead
• Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler
• Moctezuma Events: Family Visit
• Hmmm… C H O C O L A T E
• Chocolate week at Fortnum & Mason

12–18 October 2009
To celebrate Moctezuma’s rumoured consumption of drinking chocolate 50 times a day, Fortnum & Mason are focusing on this delicious theme with a week of special events and a window display.

• Revolution on paper: Mexican prints 1910–1960
• Monarchs and Día de los Muertos