HOPSTOP : Celebrate Dia de los Muertos (The Day of The Dead) with music and mask making.
Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated by people of Mexican heritage. People make shrines to honor the deceased relatives featuring the person’s favorite food and drink, and gifts. This holiday is a joyful celebration of those who have passed instead of a day of mourning.
We welcome you to join us for music and mask making with the Grammy-winning Villalobos brothers who have captured the hearts of audiences around the world with their virtuosic musicianship, infectious energy and profound messages of love, brotherhood and social justice. You will learn more about the Day of the Dead and how to create traditional Mexican masks found at the celebration.
This workshop is best suited for youth ages 7 and up, but children 5 or younger can participate with adult assistance.
This workshop is free. Please make sure to wear clothes which can get dirty as we will be using paint and other materials which can damage clothing.
Saturday 10/28 at 11AM — CSB Community Center at 152 South St., Claremont, NH
Sunday 10/29 at 11AM — RWB Community Center at 48 Lebanon St., Hanover, NH
No tickets are needed for the HopStop events. All are welcome.
Celebration of All Hallows and Dia de Muertos
October 28, 2023 @ 6PM at WCCMA at Union Church
A very special celebration of music and tradition with the Villalobos Brothers
Join us for a very special performance of music inspired by All Hallows Eve, Día de Muertos, Samhain, and Harvest. Music performed by the grammy winning Villalobos Brothers and Melissa Richmond. Earlier in the day families can participate in a mask making HopStop event in partnership with the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College in both Claremont and Hanover. Costumes welcome! This event will be presented in person and livestream/available on demand after the show. If tickets are sold out on Eventbrite please contact us for additional tickets, there will be tickets available at the door. We recommend making reservations for the event to ensure that seats will be available.
SAVE THE DATE : Friday, November 3rd at 6:30PM — Sayon Camara
In Partnership with BarnArts: Join us for a culminating celebration of Sayon Camara’s week of school residencies as BarnArts Fall Global Music Residency artist!
Performing with Dave Kobrenski and Grant Ellerbeck as Sayon Camara & Landaya, they will bring you to the heart of Sayon’s culture through drumming, fula flute, bolon, song and story in a participatory performance of traditional music from Sayon’s home village in the Sankaran region of Guinea, West Africa.
There will also be a performance with BarnArts on Nov 4th.
Get ready to respond in song in Sayon’s original language, Malinke, to hear the rich oral stories behind the music, and to feel the irresistible pull of the rhythms bringing you to move and dance.
