Call To all Volunteers!!
SPACES' Annual Benefit Auction, ¡Mambo Muerto! Nov 1, 2008 and
¡Mambo Muerto! is a celebration of when the best benefit party of the year collides with November 1, Day of the Dead, El Dia de los Muertos, the undying spirit of art will rise to join the fun, and a spicy Latino celebration of the soul will ensue ... it's ¡Mambo Muerto! Shake the skeletons out of your closet and join us for SPACES' Annual Benefit & Silent Auction!
Here is how you can help:
Wednesday Nights at SPACES!!
Wednesday's night till 5:00pm - 7:00ish we are here late working on all things benefit.
Mambo Muerto Decorations - from Sarah Beiderman Following are times when you and all of your friends and family are invited to come and help make decorations for the Benefit If you have any free time outside of these little parties, please please let me know. There is a lot of fun stuff to do, and little time!(Fun stuff includes shopping for art supplies.
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**Please note that the making of sugar skulls needs to happen on a low- humidity day. They have to sit over night, so decorating happens a different day.
Happening (almost) Now!:
Wednesday, October 15: 6-8pm
Sunday, October 19: 1-4pm
Wednesday, October 22: 6-8pm: Decorate Sugar Skulls
Week of the Benefit:
Sunday, October 26: 1-4pm: Decorate Sugar Skulls
Monday, October 27: 12-5pm
Tuesday, October 28: 12-5pm
Wednesday, October 29: 6-8pm
Thursday, October 30: 12-8pm
Friday, October 31: 12-5pm
Saturday, November 1: All day?!
Besides the sugar skulls, we are making the following:
Skull and Day of the Dead paintings (large-scale)
Paper Flowers
Foam core skeletons
Skull-head mirror ball
And some other little surprises!
Altars
Please let me know if you have any suggestions, can provide any materials, and most importantly: When will you be coming?!!!!
Thank you thank you thank you,
Sarah
Working this weekend Nov 18, 11am and Nov 19, 1pm
checking in artists for the benefit
taking down and packing artwork from Bilingual
painting, hanging artwork, making decorations
organizing, typing, making cool signage, etc
If you can't come this weekend we will be here all week working on these projects.
remember!!! IF you volunteer for at least 4 hours, you get one free ticket to the Benefit. Ask me for details.
That's 4 hours of FUN, people!!!
Hope to see you there
