ALTAR WALK ON MAIN ST. On Monday, October 31, in conjunction with the very popular, annual Lone Pine Main Street Trick or Treat we will display Ofrendas (altars) and artwork that the community have made.
Similar in structure to the Chocolate Walk in Bishop. People are invited to walk through town, view altars on display the community have made at participating business/organization space and participate in a contest by voting for their favorite altar. They will remain on exhibit available to vote on during that week culminating with the Lone Pine Dia de los Muertos Festival on Sunday, November 6, at Spainhower Park where the winners will be announced. You are also invited to enter and display your and your families' altars. Location maps and contest guidelines will be provided ART/COLORING CONTEST
Looking for a fun way to display your creativity?
There will be prizes for Most Whimsical, Most Detailed and Most“Outside the Lines” for each group. Starter Pages and details may be picked up from Kathy Chambers at the Lone Pine Library ( or downloaded here) and returned to her no later than Thursday, October 27. Artwork will be on display during the Celebration from 10:00 to 4:00 at the Friends of the Lone Pine Library booth and before the Celebration at various locations in Lone Pine. Locations to be announced. The winners and prize giving will occur on November 6th at the Cultural celebration in Spainhower Park. |
EXHIBIT YOUR ALTAR
Create an altar to honor the memory of someone / something that has passed on and is no longer living.
This can be:- A person you know like a relative, or loved one, a famous person or someone you admire. An animal: like your pet,. A notion: like lost youth, the environment, an extinct species, a lost friendship, etc ... Prizes* will awarded for - Most traditional - Most original - People’s choice *Each category will have an adult’s prize & under 14’s EMAIL OR CALL JUDYTH GREENBURGH
1 415 331 5483 for more information DATES TO NOTE- MAKE AN ALTAR: - Saturday Oct 22nd, 12 - 4pm at Lone Pine Smokehouse. Workshop and materials available to pick up too. - SUBMIT ENTRY FORM:by Oct 24th - DROP OFF ALTAR: by Oct 29th at assigned Business - SEE YOUR WORK: Oct. 31st - 6th Nov At the Lone Pine Altar Walk & vote for your favorite. - CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE: Sunday Nov 6th. 4pm. Prize giving at the cultural celebration in Spainhower Park. - NO TIME TO MAKE ONE? Add to the community altar at the Cultural Celebration - Spainhower Park Sunday Nov 6th |
FINAL ART & CRAFT ALTAR - MAKING WORKSHOPART ON THE SPOTSaturday - October 22nd
from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm At the Community Hall in the Lone Pine Smokehouse Restaurant, 325 S. Main St., Lone Pine, CA. $3.00 per person, $5.00 per family. (MATERIALS INCLUDED) build your own commemorative altar. Use the items you created during the previous workshops, and bring from home other personal memorabilia and material for decorating your altar. There also will be some additional materials available at the workshop.
Everyone,of all ages, is welcome to participate. Those under 8 years should be accompanied by an older person. Families or groups, artists, and creatives, are strongly encouraged to participate. We supply materials and tools and you supply the talent and curiosity. There is a small donation requested of $3.00 per person, $5.00 per family. Everyone leaves with a project. Some of the projects may need attendance at both sessions to finish, at no extra charge. The workshops will be the full four hours so participants may spend time doing each one, or concentrate on just one or two projects. PRIZE GIVING
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WHAT IS AN OFRENDA?
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Ofrendas (altars) are at the heart of the celebrations and are created in remembrance and honor of the beloved.
Symbolic decor includes candles, bright-colored flowers, especially marigolds, favorite foods, sweet bread, whimsical folk art and caricatures in the form of skulls and skeletons, provide some of the final touches. The altar (or ofrenda) is a wonderful multi-cultural activity for home or classroom. Everyone can participate and put something, either traditional or symbolic, on the altar. The altar is where people can express their feelings for those loved ones being honored. Americans (and non-Catholics) are beginning to adopt this tradition and now altars are becoming popular in private homes as well as in public places. DOWN LOAD ALTAR CHECKLIST |
The entire family work together in the decoration; much the same as Americans who decorate a Christmas tree together. The altar provides a feast for the visiting spirits. Favorite items of the person being honored are displayed on the altar.
Traditionally, on November 1 ~ the day honoring children ~ altars are filled with everything in miniature: toys, chocolate, little glasses of milk & candies. On November 2 ~ the day honoring adult spirits ~ cigarettes, mezcal, bottles of soda, stacks of handmade tortillas, pan de muerto (a rich egg bread which is either decorated or braided), special turkey in mole sauce, nuts, tamales and special personal items of the muerto (like a hat or piece of jewelry) adorn the altar.
An altar may honor more than one person and a cross made of marigold petals recognizes each person. Names of the honored guests are put on sugar skulls, oranges, apples and big loaves of bread. Little skeleton figurines and sugar skulls are used to decorate the altar and poke fun at death. Members of the family never eat off the altar until the food has been enjoyed by the spirits and they have safely returned to heaven. But on November 3, the family enjoys a feast they've been waiting for all year
Traditionally, on November 1 ~ the day honoring children ~ altars are filled with everything in miniature: toys, chocolate, little glasses of milk & candies. On November 2 ~ the day honoring adult spirits ~ cigarettes, mezcal, bottles of soda, stacks of handmade tortillas, pan de muerto (a rich egg bread which is either decorated or braided), special turkey in mole sauce, nuts, tamales and special personal items of the muerto (like a hat or piece of jewelry) adorn the altar.
An altar may honor more than one person and a cross made of marigold petals recognizes each person. Names of the honored guests are put on sugar skulls, oranges, apples and big loaves of bread. Little skeleton figurines and sugar skulls are used to decorate the altar and poke fun at death. Members of the family never eat off the altar until the food has been enjoyed by the spirits and they have safely returned to heaven. But on November 3, the family enjoys a feast they've been waiting for all year