Event · Arts & crafts

Día de los Muertos Community Altar and Workshops at Lummis Home – El Alisal

When

Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PMWorkshops Sat Oct 24 4–6 p.m. (alebrije clay) and Fri Oct 30 6–8 p.m. (altar set-up); altar on view Oct 29–Nov 2, open to the public Fri–Sun 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Where

Lummis Home – El Alisal200 E Ave 43, Los Angeles, CA 90031Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Open to the public

Cost

No fee printed; workshops require sign-up (limited spaces)

Organizer

City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (with Los Angeles Parks Foundation)

Upcoming dates: Sat, Oct 24 · Fri, Oct 30 · Sat, Oct 31 · Sun, Nov 1

LA Recreation and Parks and artist-in-residence Liseth Amaya build a Día de los Muertos community altar at the Lummis Home – El Alisal in Highland Park with support from the Los Angeles Parks Foundation. Two hands-on community workshops lead up to it: an alebrije clay workshop on Saturday, October 24 (4–6 p.m.), where participants sculpt the colorful fantasy creatures of Mexican folk art, and an evening on Friday, October 30 (6–8 p.m.) with cafecito, pan de muerto, garland making and setting up the altar together. Both workshops require sign-up and have limited spaces. The finished altar is on view October 29 to November 2, open to the public Friday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; visitors are invited to leave notes for their loved ones.