Day of the Dead
GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)–Students will experience pan de muerto (bread of the dead), hot chocolate and sugar skulls as part of Grossmont College’s annual “Dia de los Muertos” (the day of the dead) celebration.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican celebration for families to remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed. The Spanish Club will host festivities from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Griffin Gate, Building #58 in the Modular Village. A 20-minute documentary movie, “Rites of the Day of the Dead,” will be shown, preceded by a lecture from Virginia Young.
Also available will be free distribution to students of “pan de muerto” (bread of the dead). Also on display at the Tech Mall on campus will be a dia de los muertos altar featuring figurines, flowers, foods, handouts, masks and photos of deceased people. Funding for this event was made available for this event from Grossmont College’s World Arts and Cultures Committee.
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High School Dance Day
More than 300 high school students will be on the Grossmont College campus on Friday, Oct. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the Dance Dept.’s annual High School Dance Day” outreach program. Activities are planned from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the college’s main dance studio, Building #24, Room #271.
Among the local high schools represented: El Capitan, Point Loma, San Pasqual, Valhalla, Grossmont, Mira Mesa and the San Diego Creative and Performing Arts High School.
The students will have an opportunity to participate in a number of different dance technique classes, including ballet, hip hop, modern, contact improve, pilates, musical theater, jazz, swing, partnering and salsa.
In addition, they will see excerpts from “Breaking Boundaries,” the annual student dance concert, and discuss the performance with concert directors.
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