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Museum of Ventura County — You’re Invited to A Zoom Workshop: Creating Family Altars with Dr. Roberto Vargas on Oct. 14

by Community Contributor • October 9, 2020 • Comments Off

A Zoom Workshop:

Creating Family Altars

with Dr. Roberto Vargas

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 @ 6:30—7:45PM

The Days of the Dead season is here, and it’s time to honor the lives of our dearest departed and send them love. The Museum of Ventura County invites you to join us for a A Zoom Workshop: Creating Family Altars with Dr. Roberto Vargas on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 6:30PM—7:45PM. In this free, family-friendly Zoom experience, Dr. Vargas will teach viewers how to celebrate Días de los Muertos by remembering their loved ones and creating a Family Altar, or ofrenda.

Admission to A Zoom Workshop: Creating Family Altars with Dr. Roberto Vargas is free with registration.

Additionally, viewers will learn the meaning of Días de los Muertos as a tradition to honor family and departed loved ones, and Dr. Roberto Vargas will review how to facilitate a simple Dias de los Muertos celebration in the home. This is a great opportunity to bring the household together for an evening of interactive learning and fun.

For over 40 years, Dr. Roberto Vargas has used Días de los Muertos as medicine to nurture the tradition of family love and respect. Dr. Vargas will also present his own photography of altar and celebration images from Oaxaca and California!

Días de los Muertos 2020 is generously sponsored and made possible by

EJ Harrison & Sons.

More Festivities in Celebration of

Día de los Muertos!

MVC Grab ‘n Go

Day of the Dead

Craft Bag

Saturday, October 17, 2020 @ 10AM

at the Ventura Museum

AG Grab ‘n Go

Day of the Dead

Craft Bag

Sunday, October 18, 2020 @ 12PM

at the Agriculture Museum

In celebration of Días de los Muertos, the Museum of Ventura County invites you and your family to pick-up a Grab ‘n Go Day of the Dead Craft Bag at the Ventura Museum (100 E. Main St., Ventura) on Saturday, October 17, 2020 @ 10AM (while supplies last) and at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula (926 Railroad Ave.) on Sunday, October 18, 2020 @ 12PM (while supplies last).

The MVC and AG Grab ‘n Go Day of the Dead Craft Bags include:

• Día de los Muertos mask-making kit

• Instructions on how to build your own at home altar (English and Spanish)

• Materials and instructions on creating Papel Picado

• Materials and instruction on creating tissue paper marigolds

• Recipe for baking Pan de Muerto

Drive-ups only, please. You will be met curbside by our friendly staff members. Gloves, masks and social distancing practices will be in place.

Contribute to the

Día de los Muertos

Community Altar

at the Museum of Ventura County

In celebration of Día de los Muertos, the Museum of Ventura County invites our community members to contribute mementos, photos, drawings, poetry, or other items to be included in a Community Altar that will be erected on the MVC Plaza.

You may drop off your non-perishable items and other contributions at the Museum of Ventura County (100 E. Main St., Ventura) between Monday, October 26—Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 12PM—3PM. Please note that these items are non-returnable, so it is recommended that you make copies and keep your originals. These items cannot be returned under any circumstance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The public will be able to access the Museum of Ventura County’s Plaza between Saturday, October 31—Tuesday, November 3, 2020 from 10AM—5PM to view the Día de los Muertos Community Altar. Social distancing practices will be in place.

Días de los Muertos 2020 is generously sponsored and made possible by

EJ Harrison & Sons.

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MVC members make it possible for us to present online programs, virtual exhibits and events that serve the community and provide an educational, inspirational, and cultural place for visitors to explore.

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