Plaza de la Raza

On your mark, get set, go! Grab colored pencils or markers, a sheet of paper, and draw the car of your dreams. Submit drawings by kids, ages 4-15, to the Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. Details at www.ToyotaDreamCarUSA.com #ToyotaDreamCarUSA #DRMCAR2021

Feliz Año Nuevo! It’s a New Year and a perfect time to learn something new! We invite you to enroll in our Online School of Performing & Visual Arts. New classes and workshops are added each week, and it's FREE! https://plazadelaraza.teachable.com/courses/

We invite you to support our center and school to help ensure that Plaza de la Raza remains not only a vibrant cultural treasure but a solid community anchor in 2021 and beyond. https://conta.cc/37WFYkd

Each year, Plaza de la Raza hosts an annual Toy Drive and Community Holiday Celebration featuring student performances and Holiday festivities. So many of you donated so many wonderful gifts! This year, for the safety of our community, we had to shift focus and redirect our efforts and we went about delivering the donated toys to local families. We’ve all been impacted by Covid-19 and we just hope that these gifts bring some joy to our community, especially for our little ones. Muchisimas Gracias and Happy Holidays!

¡Felices Fiestas! Happy Holidays from Plaza de la Raza! https://conta.cc/3aAfBlQ

Folklor Pasión Mexicana with Conjunto Tenocelomeh, full performance of 'La Bruja' from Plaza de la Raza's 2020 Día de los Muertos Virtual Experience

Folklor Pasión Mexicana w/Conjunto Tenocelomeh performing 'El Guacamaya' at Plaza de la Raza's 2020 Día de los Muertos Virtual Experience

Full performance by the Mariachi Rams at Plaza de la Raza's 2020 Día de los Muertos Virtual Experience

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As a special tribute to Kobe Bryant and his passing earlier this year, artist Ricardo Estrada created a beautiful altar at Plaza de la Raza in his honor. Kobe was a generous supporter of Plaza and our arts education programs for kids. He has left an imprint upon Los Angeles that resonates well beyond the sports world. Please join us at our Virtual Día de los Muertos 2020 celebration steaming live tonight Nov. 2nd beginning at 6pm PT which will include a special interview with Ricardo Estrada and be sure to download the FREE color page for kids that Ricardo also created to accompany his beautiful ofrenda. LINK to color page in the comments below. Enjoy! #Plaza50 #PlazaDeLaRaza #DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos2020 #DayOfTheDead #LALakers #KobeBryant

Teaching artist America Madrigal-Herrera began as a student at Plaza de la Raza’s School of Performing & Visual Arts. She is now the creative inspiration behind @mimagnoliaveintiseis As part of our Día de los Muertos FREE workshop series, America gives us an ONLINE tutorial on making calaca puppets and papel picado with kids. Both workshops have downloadable templates. Contact the Plaza School Office if you need supplies (323)223-2475. LINKS in Comments Below. Enjoy! #Plaza50 #PlazaDeLaRaza #SPVAOnline #OnlineLearning #DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos2020 #DayOfTheDead #puppets #papelpicado

Join us tomorrow evening at 6pm PT. We can't wait to see you there for our 50th Anniversary Día de los Muertos 2020 Virtual Experience!

Maestro Lazaro Arvizu and dance group Xipe Totec perform as part of Plaza’s FREE Online Folklife Workshop Series for Día de los Muertos 2020. Maestro Arvizu dedicates this special ritual to all who have lost loved ones this year, honoring those who have passed due to the virus both here in the US and all over the world. Xipe Totec will also be performing their annual Blessing of the Altares as a part of Plaza’s 2020 Virtual Experience, streaming LIVE on Monday, November 2nd, beginning at 6pm PST. LINK in the COMMENTS below. Enjoy! #Plaza50 #PlazaDeLaRaza #SPVAOnline #OnlineLearning #DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos2020 #DayOfTheDead #Danza #DanzaAzteca #XipeTotec

As a part of Plaza’s FREE Online Folklife Series, here is another fun family activity for Día de los Muertos by talented teaching artist Andrew Cervantes! In his tutorial, Andrew helps us create a mini altar with a box. To get started, you will need the following supplies: Small Box, Scissors, Ruler, Tissue Paper, String, Decorations of your liking! Give it a try! LINK in COMMENTS. Enjoy! #Plaza50 #PlazaDeLaRaza #YouthMariachi #OnlineLearning #DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos2020 #LaLlorona

Are you ready for our Día de los Muertos 2020 Virtual Experience?! The Mariachi Rams will be part of our stellar line up! Don't miss it. Tune in starting at 6pm PT right here on our Facebook page (or YouTube & Instagram pages @plazadelaraza)

Plaza de la Raza’s award-winning Student Mariachi Ensemble performs La Llorona. Directed by educator and teaching artist Irineo Yañez, the group has continued to rehearse via Zoom throughout the pandemic. Photos are Día de los Muertos 2019 along with snapshots taken at the USD Mariachi Conference held at the University of San Diego in March 2020, where this talented group brought home a 1st Place Trophy just before the shutdown. We look forward to your music being showcased for Plaza de la Raza’s upcoming Virtual Día de los Muertos on Mon, Nov. 2nd streaming LIVE at 6pm PST.

David Flury is a long-time teaching artist at Plaza’s School of Performing & Visual Arts! Normally, students experience his Calavera Drawing Workshop in person at our annual Día de los Muertos festival and leave at the end of the evening with a finished piece in hand! This year, David has taken his popular workshop ONLINE for all! This class is FREE and open to the public! A perfect Halloween evening family activity and fun all year round! LINK to Workshop in the Comments below. Enjoy! #Plaza50 #PlazaDeLaRaza #SPVAOnline #OnlineLearning #DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos2020 #DayOfTheDead

Cempasúchil is the flor de los muertos that grows wild in Puebla and Veracruz Mexico. Hand-made paper marigold flowers can also add color and beauty to your family ofrendas. Teaching artist, America Madrigal-Herrera takes us through paper flower-making, in a tutorial as part of our Día de los Muertos Folklife Series of FREE workshops. LINK to Worshop in Comments. Enjoy! #Plaza50 #PlazaDeLaRaza #SPVAOnline #OnlineLearning #DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos2020 #DayOfTheDead #cempasúchil #marigold