Día de muertos en el Northwest, Festivales literarios en el Midwest & The Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum DOD Festival

Xánath Caraza

Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Las actividades para Día de muertos comienzan a dar vida.  Seattle, WA no se queda atrás.  Noticias desde el Northwest sobre varios eventos organizados por El Centro de la Raza, Los Norteños Northwest Latina/o Writers, La Sala, Seattle University, Modern Languages, Women & Gender Studies, The Center for the Study of Justice in Society, Creative Writing y la Dra. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs.   También un par de festivales literarios en el Midwest, Chicago y Kansas City.

Finally, meet the avatar representation of historical Aztec figure Macuilxochitzin, poet and princess featured in the 2015 Latino Virtual Museum Day of Dead celebration, as we continue to explore cultural identity and heritage through virtual spaces. 

 

Northwest:

 

Seattle University on October 29, 4-6 p.m.

 

Lectura de varias autoras en Seattle University, Wyckoff Auditorium on October 30, 1 - 3 p.m.

 

EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA

 

 

Los Norteños on November 1 en Seattle University, 2-5 p.m.

EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA, November 2, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

 

 

 

Midwest:

 

KANSAS CITY: OCTOBER 24, 11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

 

CHICAGO: OCTOBER 28 - 31

 

 

The Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Día de Muertos Festival

Dead Poets Virtual Reading & Open Mic Hosted by Mouthfeel Press and UTEP

 

“Flor y canto, in xóchitl in cuicatl, en la urdimbre de tu voz palpitan.  En los eternos trazos los tlacuilos dibujan sílabas turquesas con ondulado ritmo de caracoles púrpura.” (“Tejedora de palabras” por Xánath Caraza)

 

“Flower and song, in xóchitl in cuicatl, pulsating in the warp of your voice.  In eternal lines, the tlacuilos trace turquoise syllables with the undulating rhythm of purple sea snails.” (“Weaver of Words” by Xánath Caraza, translated by Sandra Kingery)

 

Macuilxochitzin, poet and princess

 Meet the avatar representation of historical Aztec figure Macuilxochitzin, poet and princess featured in the 2015 Latino Virtual Museum #LVMDayofDead celebration, as we continue to explore cultural identity and heritage through virtual spaces.  Research and poem, “Tejedora de palabras / Weaver of Words” by Xanath Caraza, translated by Sandra Kingery, and avatar interpretation by Stacey Fox.  Latino.si.edu/LVM  #LVMCelebración

 

 

 

Dead Poets Virtual Reading & Open Mic Hosted by Mouthfeel Press and UTEP
Day: Saturday, October 31
Location: Placita-Sin Fronteras Café
Time: 9:30 EST
LVM Avatar Experience

Create your own avatar online, and join us in Second Life LVM Día de los Muertos. You just need a free avatar account and to download the SL client. Once you run the SL client, you can then go directly to our Smithsonian LVM - UTEP Placita, UTEP Miners1 where our festival takes place.

For more information: visit http://latino.si.edu/LVM/DayOfTheDead?slide=2, or visit our page on Facebook, The Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Dia de los Muertos Festival for festival calendar.