Saturday, October 28, 2023
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Family Friendly
Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 1:00 PM
Meet for bike decorating at 1pm
4:00 PM
End location: Cargo, 81 SE Yamhill
Celebrate Día de los Muertos on your bike with Milago, the premier Latino arts and culture center of the Pacific Northwest. The Street Trust will host this year’s bike tour, featuring a 2.5-mile family-friendly route visiting altars at local businesses along the Green Loop. Costumes are encouraged! Bike decorating will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a costume contest featuring several categories and prizes before the ride sets out. The ride is not a loop and will end at Cargo (81 SE Yamhill). Every year Milagro observes Día de los Muertos with the premiere of a new production, altar display, and community events through the Central Eastside Muertos Celebration. Día de los Muertos is a long-honored tradition with roots in Indigenous Mexican culture. Day of the Dead is observed annually in Mexican and other Latinoamerican cultures on November 2nd as a day of remembrance of those that have passed. Individuals and families who honor this day set up ofrendas (altars) with offerings to their departed loved ones. Typical offerings include marigolds, calaveras, photos of the dead, and traditional food like pan de muerto. This year’s slate of businesses that are hosting altars in their spaces include; Milagro, Cargo, Miller Paint, Columbia Credit Union, and Classique Floors. Each business will have an altar designed and created by artists from the IDEAL PDX Latino Arts Collective under the direction of Jessica Lagunas. Can you volunteer? If you’d like to help escort the ride (no special skills necessary!) sign up at thestreettrust.org/volunteer. You’ll receive a fashionable fanny pack and help make this annual tradition a success.
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