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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

September 30, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

FREE

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with hilarious and moving story telling. Among the characters making appearances are: the poetry spouting “El Vato Poeta,” the flirtatious “La Comadre,” the clueless “Special Ed,” the wise “El Abuelito,” and other beloved roles that Zarco, a prolific playwright, has created to express the humor and sadness of our lives. This storytelling puts life into perspective in a delightful and engaging way, helping us to accept and even to laugh at our most primal fears about death.

This program is cohosted by Mesa Public Libraries – Main Branch. This is an in-person event.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
As a sculptor, muralist, storyteller and performance artist Zarco has dedicated his career to creating positive social change through the arts. Born in Arizona, he has been instrumental in the development of Latino Arts statewide. His art has been exhibited in Mexico and throughout the United States. He has received international acclaim, and awards, such as a National Endowment for the Arts Japan Fellowship, a Governor’s Arts Award, a Zony Award, became the Southwest Folklife Alliance Master Artist, and has been awarded grants for artistic projects by The Doris Duke Foundation, Valley Metro and Arizona Community Foundation. Visit www.zarkmask.com.

Details

Date:
September 30, 2023
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
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Website:
https://www.mesalibrary.org/

Organizer

Mesa Public Library Main Branch
Phone
480-644-3355
Email
brianna.eusebio@mesaaz.gov
View Organizer Website

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