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Decorated sugar skulls

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The Art of Día de los Muertos: Sugar Skulls

2024-10-23 15:30:00 2024-10-23 16:30:00 America/Los_Angeles The Art of Día de los Muertos: Sugar Skulls Learn about the history and culture of Día de los Muertos and create your own sugar skull. Suggested for children ages 5 - 12 La Mirada Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, October 23
3:30pm - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-23 15:30:00 2024-10-23 16:30:00 America/Los_Angeles The Art of Día de los Muertos: Sugar Skulls Learn about the history and culture of Día de los Muertos and create your own sugar skull. Suggested for children ages 5 - 12 La Mirada Library - Meeting Room

La Mirada Library

Meeting Room

Learn about the history and culture of Día de los Muertos and create your own sugar skull. Suggested for children ages 5 - 12

This program will be led by a teaching artist from Theatre of Hearts/Youth First! Suggested for children ages 5-12. Attendance is limited and advance registration is required.

This program is part of the La Mirada Celebrates! series. Cultural and holiday celebrations bind families, neighborhoods, and communities together. Fall includes some of the most important cultural holidays, including the Hispanic holiday Día de los Muertos. Let's celebrate all season with food, art, dance, and song!

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | History, Society, & Culture | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

TAGS: | Holiday |

La Mirada Library

Phone: 562.943.0277

Hours
Mon, Nov 04 Closed
Tue, Nov 05 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 06 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Nov 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Nov 10 Closed

About the branch

La Mirada Library was established in 1915 in a one-room schoolhouse that belonged to the Norwalk School District. It soon received supplemental service from the Los Angeles County Library.

From 1958 to 1971 the library was housed in a leased storefront in the La Mirada Business Center. The present library building was dedicated on July 1, 1971, in the La Mirada Civic Center.

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Meeting Room
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