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Honor the dead with offerings at Tlaquepaque
6 The public is invited to
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village in Patio del Norte and
Patio de las Campanas on
Monday, Nov. 1, to make an
offering on decorated altars at
the Celebration of Dia de los
Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
Ofrendas, or offerings, will
be on full display starting
Friday, Oct. 29, through the
evening of Monday, Nov. 1,
and everyone is invited to make
their own offering. Enjoy music,
special fall concoctions from a
local restaurant, and soak up a
Mexican cultural event like no
other.
As part of what was once a
monthlong celebration, ofrenda
is created to remember the dead
and to honor one's ancestors.
A special spot in the home is
customarily selected to place
photographs, flowers, decora-
tions, lit candles and the favorite
food and drink of those who
have passed away, This act of
preparing a special altar of offer-
ings to the dead helps transform
grief into acceptance.
This year, floral designers Jim
Bullock and Ken Heflin will be
creating the ofrendas that will
be on display for the exhibition.
These altars are meticu-
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fruits, florals and papier-mchd
catrinas. Everyone is invited
to make personal offerings for
friends, family members or even
special pets. In Arizona, the
making of portable ofrendas to
be displayed for exhibition has
become a form of contemporary
cultural expression.
According to Carlos Miller
of the Arizona Republic, "In
rural Mexico, people visit the
Cemetery where their loved
ones are buried. They decorate
gravesites with marigold flowers
and candles. They bring toys
for dead children and bottles
OFRENDAS, OR OFFERINGS -- seen here in Patio del Norte at
Tlaquepaque -- will be on full display starting Friday, Oct. 29, through
, Courtesy photo
the evening of Monday, Nov. 1. and everyone is invited to make their
own offering.
of tequila to adults. They sit on
picnic blankets next to gravesites
and eat the favorite food of their
loved ones"
Everyone is welcome at this
free event to expand cultural
knowledge and experience Dfa
de los Muertos. Offering candles
will be lit at 5 p.m. and the music
will start at 4:30 p.m.
Musical guests for this event
include Eric Miller on Monday,
Nov. 1, at Patio del Norte, from
4:30 to 7 p.m. Miller's high-
energy style, infectious love for.
the guitar and flamenco music
is always a pleasure to experi-
ence. His repertoire is inspired by
Brazilian music, and the brilliance
of masters such as Antonio Carlos
Jobim and Caetano Veloso.
Miller stated, "There is so
much ocean and sun in bossa
nova and samba that it is always
refreshing to listen to."
Most recently, Miller co-
collaborated to compose music
for a documentary film called
"The Accidental Mummies of
Guanajuato, Mexico" for the
Detroit Science Center. Today
Miller has found his own voice,
emerg!ng with an interwoven.
cultural style that is unique unto
him. His music is diverse, and
he continues to travel and play,
collaborating with many great
musicians around the world.
Appearing the same day on
Patio del Las Campanas, from
4:30 to 7 p.m. is Drew Diego
Bennett, a Native American
flautist, flamenco guitarist and
multi-instrumentalist. His music
encompasses the passion and
heritage Of his Cherokee roots,
as he shifts easily to flamenco
guitar where influences of
rumba, salsa, Spanish Andalusia
textures and Turkish/Moorish
rhythms delight audiences.
Home to more than 40 shops
and galleries and four restau-
rants, Tlaquepaque is now in its
36th year. Known as the art and
soul of Sedona, it opens daily at
10 a.m. and is located at 336 SR
179 at the Oak Creek bridge just
south of 89A. For more informa-
tion, call 282-4838.
Remember...
We Have a Newspaper
Recycling Bin at the
Courtesy of
Bring your old
newspapers in and
let us recycle them
for you!
(Sorry, no magazines - only
newsprint products)
Thunder Valley Rally celebrates 10 years
Cliff Castle Casino-Hotel's 10th,annual
.Thunder Valley Rally motorcycle event
roared into action Sept. 18 with a variety
of activities: A free poker run with $10,250
cash prize money, a motorcycle show with
cash prizes, raffle drawings for prizes and
Thunder Valley Rally's second annual Battle
of the Bands featuring bands from Phoenix
to Flagstaff.
The two-day charity benefit raised $20,000
for Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters, and
attracted approximately 1,400 bikers from all
over the state and beyond. Bikers of all ages
and heavy metal filled Cliff Castle Casino's
parking lot, while food, apparel, and bike
vendors, among others, sold their wares.
The 130-mile poker run, offering $3,000
cash prizes each .for the highest rider and
passenger and $2,000 each for the lowest
hand began at 7 a.m. Sept. 18, with most
bikes heading out about 9 aim. The run trav-
eled north to Munds Park, on to Mormon
Lake Lodge, Clint's Well and back to Camp
Verde for the final stop at Ernie's Smoke
Shop on State Route 260.
Featuring musicians from around the
region, the Battle of the Bands drew people of
all ages into Cliff Castle Casino's Stargazer
Pavilion both Sept. 18 and 19 for a contest
that entitled the winners to cash prizes
and/or gigs as an opening act for a national
entertainer. Guests voted on their favorites
via applause. In addition, Led Zeppagain
and The Unauthorized Rolling Stones, two
• professional tribute bands, entertained the
audience both weekend nights.
Thunder Valley Rally's motorcycle show
and contest got going Sept. 19, where a
more laid-back crowd visited the show as
well as vendor booths to purchase items of
clothing, leather goods or have their bikes
pin-striped.
"Our 10th annual TVR event was the
biggest and best we have put on," stated
Tony Averitt, Cliff Castle Casino marketing
director. "I think we improved on many
aspects of this two-day event and everyone
had an excellent time."