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Community Arts & Culture (CAC) presents a special Dia de Los Muertos celebration on Friday, November 3 at the Florida Keys Brewing Co. (FKBC) beginning at 5 p.m. The event location is 81611 Old Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036, and will feature a traditional sugar skull-making workshop, and performance by the Ameyal Afro-Mexican Folkloric Ensemble, complete with a procession, followed by all genres of live Afro-Mexican music, dance. The event is free for all ages, registration / tickets are required for the sugar skull workshop.
“Dia de Los Muertos is a day that traditionally reunites the living and the dead, and we are very excited to come together with the Islamorada community on this special day,” says event organizer Renee Chavez. “We look forward to coming back to the Florida Keys and honoring our ancestors in a community celebration.” Chavez is a long-time CAC staffer who coordinates children’s programming and the annual River Serenade, which will take place on Saturday, November 4 at Morningside Park in Miami. Kayak rentals are available by clicking here.
FKBC is the gateway to the Morada Way Arts District in Islamorada and was founded with the hopes of bringing great beer to the island chain and beyond. All of their island-themed beers are brewed with top-quality ingredients to make the best beer possible. The tasting room faces the Old Highway, but there is a private residence for rent on the second level, and an expansive beer garden out back complete with an outdoor stage. Learn more at FloridaKeysBrewingCo.com.
Ameyal is dedicated to fomenting and spreading popular Mexican culture by sharing its cultural heritage’s richness through four pillars: pre-Hispanic dance, traditional music, folkloric ballet, and cultural dissemination. Their intention is to create a welcoming epicenter that supports all stakeholders in the community during the cultivation of Mexican artistic expression. To learn more about them, navigate to Ameyal.org.
The celebration in Islamorada is free and open to the public; tickets for the workshop are available online. The event is generously supported by the Monroe County Tourism Development Council, FKBC, and Hot Dog on a Stick.
For more information, visit communityartsandculture.org/
ABOUT COMMUNITY ARTS & CULTURE
Incorporated in September 2002, Community Arts and Culture, Inc. is a Miami-based nonprofit organization that fosters an appreciation and understanding of a vast assortment of arts and cultures through workshops, lectures, and artistic performances in local communities for individuals of all ages and social backgrounds.
The organization celebrated 20 years of serving the community in 2022. Their signature event, Afro Roots Fest, is embarking on its 26th season of programming.
For more information, please visit CACMiami.org.
