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MACC Staff Report – 10/5/22 Website - Facebook - Digital Programs EVENTS: Viva Mexico was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who attended- over 3,000 people! CURRENT EXHIBITS La Lucha Sigue, Eastside Stories An exhibit by Bertha Rendon Delgado and Arte Texas On display in the SZC Gallery through October 8 Phase 2 Exhibit On display in the Community Gallery through Oct 8 Austin Museum Day Sunday, Sept 18 64 Rainey Street Engagement Event Thursday, Sept 29 Upcoming Exhibits: SIGNATURE EVENT: DAY OF THE DEAD Day of the Dead Community Altars On display inside the community gallery and along the and outside, Oct 22- Nov 8 Opening reception Nov 2 – Nuestras Ofrendas Presentation Austin Studio Tours On display Nov 1- December 8 in the Sam Z Coronado Gallery Opening reception on Nov 1st 6-9pm bigmedium.org/austinstudiotour Nov 1- Austin Studio Tours Opening Reception Nov 2- Nuestras Ofrendas- Dia de Muertos small celebration, focus on the families of the folks who are building altars Nov 5, Festival- Dia de Los Muertos large-scale festival with live music performances, calaveras, crafts, etc! WWW.DAYOFTHEDEADATX.NET -People have been using this site to get their sugar skull kits (300 entries) and sign up to create and altar (50 entries) -There are still opportunities for food trucks/ food vendors, outreach fair, etc! October/ November Events: Oct 7-8. Taller Abierto Painting Class Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21. Film Series: Mexico Through the Lens of Women Filmmakers Oct 8. 45th Annual Pun Off by the O’Henry Museum October 22- Music on the Plaza with Daniel Llanes WELLNESS Yoga -10am on Saturdays, FREE Capoeira- 12pm on Saturdays, FREE LAAP Events in September LAAP Upcoming Events: Centroamericanto Fest: Sept 9 – 10 @6pm (72 attendees) The 14th annual Centroamericanto Fest included delicious Salvadoran Food, a vendor exhibition and selfie booth. As well as performances by Sara Curruchich from Guatemala, Luis Pastor from Nicaragua and Mauricio Callejas from El Salvador. Garden Day Sept 25 @10am (10 attendees): Monthly workday where volunteers learn to grow and maintain our healing garden. Escandalo “Sábado Picante” Oct 14-15 (Fri @7pm, Sat @6pm): Join your hosts Escándalo for a mini-festival of comedy y mucho más in the spirit of Sábado Gigante! Austin Public Library: For Hispanic Heritage month, APL is hosting LAAP performances all month long! Teatro Vivo: Sat, Oct 8 @11am - Pleasant Hill Branch Mauricio Callejas: Sat, Oct 8 @ 11am - Carver Branch Javier Jara: Sat, Oct 8 @ 1-4pm Central Library for Hispanic Heritage Event. Music on the Trail series: The trail foundation’s popup concerts along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail presents 9/10 Seaholm Intake Building Lawn: 9am Javier Jara; 10am Monique Dache 9/17 Festival Beach: 9am Javier Jara; 10am Fisterra 10/1: International shores: 10am Mauricio Callejas 10/15: Seaholm Intake Building Lawn: 9am Teatro Vivo MACC OUTREACH Oct 4 - Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Hispanic Heritage Night Oct 6- Latino Veterans Meetup group at Don Dario’s Oct 8 - Austin Central Library, Hispanic Heritage Celebration Oct 12 – Mexican Consulate, Semana Binacional de Salud Oct 13- Mariachi Herencia at the Long Center Oct 15 – AISD Performing Arts Center, Art Contest and Fair with Educa Austin Oct 7 & 21- Morning Show with Spectrum News Oct 23 – People’s Market Republic Square Park, Frida Friday ATX Oct 28- Tour with Martin Middle School Oct 29- Mexic-Arte Museum’s Viva la Vida Parade Nov 2- Waterloo Greenway, Day of the Dead event (EDU department)