Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Publicist: Martina Ayala

martinaayala@yahoo.com

(510) 698-4605

Contact: Mia Gonzalez

encantadagallery@yahoo.com

(415) 642-3939

Fashion / Art /Culture

Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts

Presents

“Danzando con La Muerte” / “Dancing with Death”

Day of the Dead Living Altars Fashion Show and Window Art Installations

Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts presents Fashion /Art /Culture 2008 at Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts on Valencia Street and 20^th in San Francisco’s Mission District and at Art 94124 Gallery at Javalencia at 3900 3^rd Street, San Francisco, California.

Celebrate the Day of the Dead by honoring the memory of the departed with the Encantada Fashionistas showcasing creations by local artists and fashion designers inspired by the tradition of Dia de los Muertos rooted in the tradition of the Aztec civilization.

Walking “Living Altars” can be admired at the “Encantada Day of the Dead Fashion Show.”

“Mujeres Encantadoras” will lead you in a procession highlighting “Dia de los Muertos” window installations at local businesses between 20^th and 21^st on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District.

EVENT IS FREE FOR ALL AGES

Who: Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts 908 Valencia Street at 20th

Art 94124 Gallery Javalencia 3900 3^rd Street

What: Day of the Dead Living Walking Altars Fashion Show and Window Art Installations by Valencia Merchants between 20^th and 21^st.

Readings and Live Music

When: November 1, 2008 6pm – 9pm at 94124 Art Gallery - Javalencia

November 2, 2008 6pm – 9pm at Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts

Where: Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts Art Gallery94124 - Javalencia

908 Valencia at 20^th Street 3900 3^rd Street

San Francisco, CA 94110 San Francisco, CA 94124

(415)642-3939 (415) 824-4371

Event Schedule

Ofrenda dedicated to Maria Felix by Martina Ayala

Photo Courtesy Linette Morales @2008