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Bienvenidos!
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Welcome to our Dia De Los Muertos celebration! We hope you will join us!
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Olvera Street Fiestas
Dia De Los Muertos
Festivities Begin
Celebration
October 25th - November 2nd
© Ginette Rondeau, 1995
“Amor Por Siempre”
(“Love Forever”)
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The Olvera Street Merchants and El Pueblo Historical Monument will again hold their annual Dia De Los Muertos festivities this year. The event offers free children’s workshops Wednesdays through Fridays beginning October 12 through November 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The workshops include mask, flower and necklace painting and will provide students with a history of this colorful and beloved Mexican celebration.
On the weekends enjoy face painting, street theater performances, mariachi, Aztec dancers, ballet folklorico, piñatas and other fun filled family activities. The Dia de Los Muertos traditional altars will also be on display throughout the Plaza area beginning in mid-October.
The traditional 2nd NOVENARIA will feature a candlelight procession to be held nightly from October 25 through November 2 starting at 6:30 p.m. It begins at the historic Avila Adobe on Olvera Street and evokes the special memories of deceased loved ones. Following the Novenaria, pan de muerto (sweet bread) and champurrado (a Mexican hot chocolate beverage) will be available for everyone to enjoy.
For more information please contact Cynthia Vallejo at (213) 485-9769 or e-mail cvallejo@mailbox.lacity.org or dgrosmaf@yahoo.com.
Tour groups may make reservations through our Visitors' Center at 213-628-1274.
To learn more about Dia de los Muertos: Click here!
One of the many altars last year was in Dedication to all the Casualties of War in Iraq. For more information see Press Release, and Altar Dedication.
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What’s New at
Olvera-Street.com
“LATINOS IN HOLLYWOOD”
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In honor of Latino Heritage Month, we featured “Latinos In Hollywood,” a lavish pictorial exhibit highlighting the history, achievements and participation of Latinos in the Hollywood film industry which spans from the silent movie era to our current Latino movie stars.
“Latino’s In Hollywood” exhibition was first featured at El Pueblo Gallery on Olvera Street and we are delighted to share with you again online. We will be adding more photos every month.
The exhibit will currently be online only and will continue for several months, as we will add different eras of Latino achievements in Hollywood. The collection begins with silent films and will continue through the golden and glamorous era of the 1940s.
This month, we have added achievements in the 1950’s.
We hope you will enjoy the exhibition!
To view “Latino’s In Hollywood”, click here!
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Visit us!
“See L.A.!”
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We are excited to feature a section dedicated to traveling in the Los Angeles area! We have a list of historic sites, museums, theaters, tourist attractions and much more.
There are vibrant energies of bargain shopping at the “Jewelry District” between Broadway and Hill and 5th through 8th Streets, “Fashion District” on Los Angeles Street crossing 4th – 12th Streets, the “Artist’s District” with experimental galleries and studios east of Alameda Avenue and much more! We have also included Hollywood, Beverly Hills, the nearby vicinities and theme parks which include: Universal Studios, Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knott’s Berry Farm amongst others.
Last month we added the beautiful city of Pasadena for you to enjoy. Use this section as a reference point as we have included all the links for more information. We have also included a site where you can get 1/2 off ticket prices to many theater productions.
Welcome to Los Angeles! To view our list, click “See L.A.!”
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Olvera Street
“Call for Entries!”
Make sure to visit our
online gallery at:
Dia De Los Muertos
Juried Exhibition
Gallery 2005
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Good News and Bad News! The bad news is the Annual Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition has been canceled this year, due to the renovation of El Pueblo Gallery, which will soon lose 800 square feet to create new restrooms for the public.
The good news is that we have decided to create the gallery online so our viewers can enjoy it. Dia De Los Muertos is very healing and we are delighted to share it with you, and we hope you will share this experience with others. Since we are living in a time with so much heartache around the world, we would like to honor those whose life we would like to remember. To submit an entry online, e-mail Curator Ginette Rondeau a photograph, title, the dedication of your altar or artwork, and your address and telephone. We will also keep your info on file for 2006’s Dia De Los Muertos in El Pueblo Gallery.
Entry Agreement. All entries submitted are an agreement to the following terms: Artist represents to the Curator that Work(s) that are being submitted for the Annual Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition which will be online at www.Olvera-Street.com , is original, unencumbered and the Artist owns the copyrights. The Artist grants permission and wishes to have his/her "Work" included at www.Olvera-Street.com's web site or for any other media promotion.
Deadline for entry for this month’s gallery:
October 19, 2005 (Any submission accepted after this date will be added next month.)
To submit, e-mail curator@olvera-street.com
To learn more about Dia De Los Muertos, click here!
To see the Letter from the Curator, click here!
Please feel free to past this email to anyone you think would be interested.
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“Call for Entries”
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El Pueblo Historical Monument (Olvera Street) is seeking volunteer performers, including musicians, singers and dancers. Volunteers can accept unsolicited tips during performances and also sell CDs. All music styles will be considered.
For more information, call 213-485-8376 or e-mail Julie Sandoval. She will contact you as soon as possible.
Abuelita’s Kitchen
In addition, if you would like to share your family stories with your family recipes for the holiday season, please e-mail us to submit them. We look forward to sharing more great recipes and family stories.
To view Abuelita’s Kitchen family recipes and stories, click here!
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What’s New!
Our Community
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Olvera-Street.com is a proud sponsor of our community and the arts. We have developed a new page, “Events Around Town,” highlighting events in our community. Please visit it to learn more about the arts, fundraisers, wine tasting, business mixers, childrens’ festivals, screenings, and much more! If you know of an event, please visit Olvera-Street.com to submit it.
If the page is not online, make sure to visit again in a week. We are currently updating that section.
Bookmark Olvera-Street.com and visit us often to find out about our history, community, world events, and much more. We hope you will visit us often this autumn and throughout 2005.
Please e-mail this page to anyone
you think may be interested.
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News About Our World
At Olvera-Street.com,
the spirit of giving,
understanding, and
support goes far
beyond our doors.
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As we approach Dia De Los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) on November 2, it is time to reflect and to rejoice and cherish our loved ones in this world, and to remember and celebrate those that have passed onto the next world.
The tragedies of recent weeks have brought the topics of life and death into the forefront of many people’s minds.
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit South Asia in early October has caused so much suffering and devastation that have our recent flooding in the Gulf Coast region seems shockingly slight in comparison.
Relief operations are under way in Asia to help tens of thousands of injured survivors and an estimated two million people left homeless and exposed to the cold; but weather conditions, broken transportation links and the remote mountainous terrain are slowing progress.
The United Nations estimates the full death toll to be 30,000, though it may still be weeks until the all the bodies are counted. But in the meantime, millions need our help. Here are some of the top organizations that are soliciting your help:
American Red Cross, International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013
800-HELP-NOW www.redcross.org
AmeriCares,
88 Hamilton Ave, Stamford, CT 06902
800-486-HELP www.americares.org
Habitat for Humanity International
South Asia Earthquake
121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709
800-422-4828 www.habitat.org
International Medical Corps
Pakistan Earthquake Relief Fund
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300,
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950
800-481-4462 www.imcworldwide.org
Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843 www.savethechildren.org
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
333 E. 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
800-4-UNICEF www.unicefusa.org
Meanwhile, the cleanup of the Gulf Area horror continues, and although the city may be slowly rebuilt, it may take even longer for individuals’ broken lives and broken dreams. While our government leaders still must answer why they ignored reports of the fated levees or why the rescue effort was so lackadaisical, there are still scores of desperate, hungry, homeless and displaced Americans. And in the Land of Plenty, there still is plenty that can be done to help.
The Habitat for Humanity International is in the forefront. A nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization is working with victims on the rebuilding of simple, decent, affordable homes: http://www.habitat.org
The American Red Cross may be contacted at:
http://www.redcross.org
The National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters, an umbrella organization that helps coordinate disaster relief, is at: http://www.nvoad.org
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News About Our World
Update on the
Iraq War
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 As of early October, according to CNN: “There have been 2,161 coalition troop deaths, 1,965 Americans, 96 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, two Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Hungarian, 26 Italians, one Kazakh, one Latvian, 17 Poles, one Salvadoran, three Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians in the war in Iraq as of October 10, 2005. The list on the site are names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose families have been notified of their deaths by each country's government. At least 14,362 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon does not report the number of non-hostile wounded. You may see a historical look at U.S. war casualties and view casualties in the war in Afghanistan at this site.
That is 911 more deaths since the original 1250 deaths we had honored at Olvera Street for the 2004 Dia De Los Muertos. The “Altar of the Iraq War” was created on October 28, 2004 to honor and respect the memories and lives of all those who have died. NOTE: It does not count the estimated 100,000-200,000 Iraqi deaths, including women and children. To learn more about the altar, click here!
* (The "Altar of the Iraq War" was created by six artists and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Olvera Street merchants or El Pueblo Historic Monument.)
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Olvera Street Past Event
September 16th
Mexican Independence Day
Celebration Friday - Sunday
September 16 -18
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What’s Happened on Olvera Street
September 2005
Olvera Street celebrated the Mexican Independence Day with music, art, film, food, art exhibits, festivities and other cultural events for the entire family! The event was free to the public.
Mexico's independence from Spain was commemorated with popular and traditional entertainment, carnival rides and historic displays and more at El Pueblo Historical Monument (Olvera Street)
To learn more about Mexican Independence Day, click here!
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What’s New Next Month
at Olvera Street!
Dia De Los Muertos
Festival Begins
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El Pueblo Historical Monument & Olvera Street Merchants will continue the Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
Entertainment and the 2nd NOVENARIA in Los Angeles! Performance by the "Iztaccihualtl" Dance Group Aztec Indians and many others
Piñata Breaking, Children Workshops, Face Painting, Strolling "Mariachi, Ballet Folklorico, Video "Day of the Dead" shown daily in the Sepulveda House/Visitor Center and much more!
Enjoy colorful, ancient Mexican ceremony in remembrance of departed loved ones, beautifully decorated altars, entertainment and a procession.
We will feature our new Dia De Los Muertos Juried Art Exhibition for you to enjoy online and a Teacher’s Reference Guide for your students!
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Quotes
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"Don’t fear dying,
fear not having lived!"
-Anonymous
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May all your wishes and dreams come true.
We hope you will enjoy and adopt Dia De Los Muertos in your life!
John Trausch, Editor & Ginette Rondeau, Director
For comments or suggests about www.Olvera-Street.com
please contact our webmaster@Olvera-Street.com
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