{"id":872,"date":"2016-10-25T10:13:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T17:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/?p=872"},"modified":"2016-10-25T10:14:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T17:14:43","slug":"hollywood-forever-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/?p=872","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Forever Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood Forever Cemetery <\/a>is proud to present the 17th annual Dia de los Muertos festival:
\nTHE TREE OF LIFE \u2013 EL \u00c1RBOL DE LA VIDA
\nSaturday, October 29th, 2016: 12pm until 12am<\/p>\n

The Ceremonial Altar Set-Up: Friday, October 28th, 2016 \u2013 3pm onward<\/p>\n

Featuring on the Main Stage:<\/p>\n

JULIETA VENEGAS
\nBUYEPONGO
\nALEJANDRO Y MARIA LAURA
\nMITRE
\nMARIACHI FLOR DE TOLOACHE
\nbuyTicket
\nMore event details
\nGeneral Admission: $20 per person \u2013 (please bring exact change)
\nChildren 8 years and under free until 4pm
\nSeniors 65 and over free until 4pm<\/p>\n

Dia de Los Muertos attire strongly encouraged \u2013 Come dressed in your finest Calaca apparel
\nSpend an eventful day relaxing and watching the evening stars appear as the cemetery comes to life with joyful celebrations
\nEnjoy fine Mexican cuisine and a wide spectrum of Day of the Dead arts and crafts available for purchase
\nPlan ahead where to park and please carpool
\nPre-Purchase your tickets to avoid lines day of the event
\nLocation Address:
\nHollywood Forever Cemetery
\n6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
\nLos Angeles, CA 90038<\/p>\n

viewMap<\/p>\n

Event Features:
\nA vibrant traditional procession in the home of Hollywood\u2019s Immortals with traditional Aztec blessings and Regional Musical-Dance group dedications
\nMusical performances by Grammy Award winning recording artists
\n100+ Altars created by members of the community to their ancestors and loved ones
\nHundreds of Aztec Ritual Dancers in full costume
\nFour stages featuring music and theatrical performances
\nAn Art Exhibition in the Cathedral Mausoleum curated by Luis Villanueva
\nA costume contest for the best dressed Calaca (skeleton)
\nA children\u2019s arts project area
\nArts and Crafts vendors
\nFood vendors from around Los Angeles
\nPresentation of Altar winners \u2013 The judges will select the best altar of each of the following categories: Theme of Event, Traditional Altar, Contemporary Altar \u2013 the best of each category wins $3,000
\nSchedule:
\nCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2016 EVENT PROGRAM AND MAP<\/p>\n

ALTAR EXHIBITS 12pm \u2013 12am
\nWinners announced at 8:00pm at Main Stage<\/p>\n

AZTEC DANCES & RITUALS 12pm \u2013 12am
\nAztec Circle on the Lake and also throughout the cemetery grounds<\/p>\n

CHILDREN\u2019S ART CENTER 12pm \u2013 6pm
\nArts & Crafts \u2022 Face Painting<\/p>\n

PROCESSION
\nFrom main entrance to main stage 2:00pm \u2013 2:30pm<\/p>\n

COSTUME CONTEST 1pm \u2013 7:30pm
\nPhoto Booth \u2013 at reflecting pool north of Main Stage
\nWinner announced at 8:00pm at Main Stage<\/p>\n

CATHEDRAL ART EXHIBIT 12pm \u2013 12am
\nOFFICIAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Juan Jose Sorteno and Alfonso Soteno of Metepec MX
\nOTHER ARTISTS: Adriana Mateos \u25cf Alfredo Davalos \u25cf Antonio Alcantar \u25cf Armando Lopez \u25cf Arturo Martinez \u25cf Erbey Villanueva \u25cf Isabel Martinez \u25cf Joe Alcala \u25cf Luis Villanueva \u25cf Mario Sibaja \u25cf Milena Mortati \u25cf Sergio Arau<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hollywood Forever Cemetery is proud to present the 17th annual Dia de los Muertos festival: THE TREE OF LIFE \u2013 EL \u00c1RBOL DE LA VIDA Saturday, October 29th, 2016: 12pm until 12am The Ceremonial Altar Set-Up: Friday, October 28th, 2016 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":873,"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872\/revisions\/873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/helenhenry.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}