CAC: The Inheritants Project Celebrates Dia de Los Muertos at The Doral Yard on November 2
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Miami-based non-profit organization hosts a family-friendly celebration featuring a sugar skull-making workshop, procession, and live music, dance, and art
Miami, FL, October 16, 2023 – Community Arts & Culture (CAC): The Inheritants Project will be back with another Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration at the Doral Yard (8455 Northwest 53rd Street Doral, FL 33166) on Thursday, November 2, beginning at 5 p.m. The festivities will include a sugar skull workshop, a traditional multicultural procession, and all genres of Afro-Mexican live dance and music by Ameyal beginning at 6 p.m.
“Our thanks go once again to such amazing community partners the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Youth Enrichment Program, The Children’s Trust, Music Access Miami Foundation, The Doral Yard, and Hot Dog on a Stick for helping us to celebrate our ancestors and facilitating our mission to maintain traditional cultural arts in urban spaces throughout Miami-Dade,” says event organizer Renee Chavez. “We look forward to coming back to Doral to honor and celebrate our ancestors in the community.”
Chavez is also a long-time CAC staffer who coordinates children’s programming and the annual River Serenade, which will take place on Saturday, November 4 at Morningside Park in Miami.
Ameyal Afro-Mexican Folkloric Ensemble is dedicated to fomenting and spreading popular Mexican culture by sharing its cultural heritage’s richness through four pillars: pre-Hispanic dance, traditional music, folkloric ballet, and cultural dissemination. The intention is to create a welcoming epicenter that supports all stakeholders in the community during the cultivation of Mexican artistic expression. To learn more about them, navigate to Ameyal.org.
The Doral Yard is a community gathering space created by the Yard Hospitality and Place Projects teams to foster local entrepreneurship and culture. Expanding on The Wynwood Yard concept, the venue brings culinary delights, live entertainment, and round-the-clock events to the downtown area. A 20,000-square-foot space is divided into two indoor/outdoor zones: The Hub and The Backyard, which includes a full liquor bar, a grassy turf area for gathering and dancing, and a stage; the outdoor space is fully covered. Visit DoralYard.com for more details.
This year, Catherine Hollingsworth and Emilio Hernandez are the special guest choreographers. Events are free for all ages, but registration tickets are required for the Sugar Skull workshop.
For more information, visit communityartsandculture.org/day-of-the-dead.
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ABOUT COMMUNITY ARTS & CULTURE
Incorporated in September 2002, Community Arts and Culture, Inc. is a Miami-based nonprofit organization that fosters an appreciation and understanding of a vast assortment of arts and cultures through workshops, lectures, and artistic performances in local communities for individuals of all ages and social backgrounds.
The organization celebrated 20 years of serving the community in 2022. Their signature event, Afro Roots Fest, is embarking on its 26th season of programming.
For more information, please visit CACMiami.org.
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