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Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with Ohio State’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Latinx Studies Program, and the Wex.
Join us at this all-ages event for reflections about our muertos, personal ofrendas (offerings or altars), a short reading and book signing, performances, and hands-on art-making activities.
While you’re here, enjoy free refreshments including tamales, hot chocolate, and traditional pan de muerto (Mexican bread of the dead).
All are welcome to celebrate departed loved ones and participate in this vibrant Latinx tradition with Mesoamerican Indigenous roots. See the full program schedule below!
IMAGE CAPTIONDía de los Muertos, photo: Yarrington Studio.
Welcome4 PM Lower Lobby, Heirloom Café, Wexner Center StoreWelcome to the Día de los Muertos celebration! Explore our free fall exhibitions in the galleries, the altar in the Wexner Center Store, and coloring and activity sheets in Heirloom Café.
Taco Reparations Brigade Performance Project4–7 PM Wexner Center for the ArtsMembers of the Columbus Taco Reparations Brigade activate the theme of animals, pets, and the nonhuman through ephemeral performance vignettes and depictions of memory, play, and resilience.
Reading of Popo the Xolo by Paloma Angelina Lopez4:30 PM Performance SpaceJoin Paloma Angelina Lopez for a reading of her debut children’s book, Popo the Xolo, an illustrated story about life, death, and celebrating those we love.
Folklórico Dance5 PMPerformance SpaceJoin the celebration with an interactive dance piece featuring original choreography by Alfonso Abraham Cervera from the Ohio State Department of Dance and performed by Ohio State students.Dancers: Leah Casiello, Adrianna Little-Graves, Aiyana Person, Emily Soehl, Aïda de Souza-Nianduillet, and Alex Vanzant
Food and Beverages6–7 PMLower LobbyEnjoy FREE refreshments including tamales, hot chocolate, and traditional pan de muerto (Mexican bread of the dead).
Popo the Xolo Book Signing6 PMWexner Center Store, Lower LobbyMeet author Paloma Angelina Lopez and get your copy of Popo the Xolo signed! Copies of the book in both English and Spanish will be available for sale at the Wexner Center Store.
This event is cosponsored by Ohio State’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Latinx Studies, and Center for Latin American Studies.
American Electric Power Foundation
CoverMyMeds
Huntington
Mike and Paige Crane
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
The Columbus Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Axium Packaging
Nationwide Foundation
Michael and Anita Goldberg
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
Joyce Shenk
Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle
Lachelle Thigpen
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