photo via youngbloodgallery.com
Like I said, it’s too much work to mention notable Halloween events around town but I can discuss the more manageable Day of the Dead, which Atlantans aren’t as psycho about…yet.
Like Boxing Day, Day of the Dead comes right after a holiday that Americans go balls-out for, and while we like the idea of continuing yesterday’s celebration for one more day, we are kind of unsure what this foreign holiday is all about and are fatigued from last night anyway. Well, anyone who took an intro Spanish language class knows sort of about Día de los Muertos/All Saints Day. It’s where people in Mexico do a lot of stuff with skeletons and bright colors. No, but really, read about the real thing here.
Youngblood Gallery is hosting a Day of the Dead exhibit curated by Tweet Design. They’re going to have all the necessary fixings – sangria (it means BLOODY in Spanish, y’all), sugar skulls, coffin art, and the bossa nova sounds of Grinder Nova.
Star Bar has some sort of all-day music festival for Day of the Dead that includes Kuroma, so whoever it is that stumbles on this blog daily while googling Hank “The Other Redhead” Sullivant, now’s your chance to see him in person (it’s getting harder since he keeps quitting every band he’s in as soon as they land a track on a primetime teen soap opera) instead of on the internet.
The newish Bone Garden Cantina is doing some stuff, as is the Atlanta History Center. (via Access Atlanta)
I really wish there was some sort of parade in town for this occasion, but I don’t think there is.
Tags: all saints day, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, hank sullivant, kuroma
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