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First Friday: Día de los Muertos and Ofrendas Celebration

A Night to Remember

2022-11-04 18:00:00 2022-11-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago First Friday: Día de los Muertos and Ofrendas Celebration This First Friday, enjoy freshly baked Pan de Muerto and live music and dance, check out the ofrenda competition and fashion show, make tissue paper marigolds, have your face painted, and more! Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium, N125/N126 Combo

Friday, November 04
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-11-04 18:00:00 2022-11-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago First Friday: Día de los Muertos and Ofrendas Celebration This First Friday, enjoy freshly baked Pan de Muerto and live music and dance, check out the ofrenda competition and fashion show, make tissue paper marigolds, have your face painted, and more! Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium, N125/N126 Combo

Santori Library

E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium, N125/N126 Combo

This First Friday, enjoy freshly baked Pan de Muerto and live music and dance, check out the ofrenda competition and fashion show, make tissue paper marigolds, have your face painted, and more!

This will be a night to remember, full of music, art, and food! 


Our schedule:

6:15 p.m. Ofrenda contest winner announced

6:20 p.m. Music from singer Diego Trillo

6:30 p.m. Fashion Show by Mario Olivera 

7 p.m. Danza de la Pluma de San Pablo Güilá en West Chicago

*From 6 to 8 p.m., we will also have Pan de Muerto from La Chicanita Bakery (while supplies last), face painting by Zor Zapata Handcrafted, a marigold craft, a textile exhibit, a balloon arch by Rachel's Decorations, and more!

No registration or RSVP is required. Enjoy!

More information about fashion designer Mario Olvera:  

I am a fashion designer by profession, a craftsman by conviction. Proudly originally from one of the 5 magical towns of Oaxaca: San Pablo Villa de Mitla, where I grew up among threads, looms and sewing machines in my parents' craft workshop, where my father created the fabrics and my mother turned them into garments, to dress for the sustenance of my family.

That marked the inspiration for my professional future because I was convinced that with these textiles we could do more than just handicrafts and I got it at my graduation parade at the Santo Domingo Cultural Center in agreement with the Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla. After completing the haute couture diploma for special ceremonies, I presented a wedding dress created with loom fabrics, using embroidery and crochet from my community, a piece that marked the beginning of Mario Olivera Moda Étnica.

My technique focuses on creating fusion fashion and capturing in each piece a bit of the art, culture and tradition of our beautiful state of Oaxaca through its textiles from practically the 8 regions that make it up.

I have had the opportunity to exhibit my designs in various parts of our state, as well as nationally and even internationally, dressing various beauty pageants who have represented our state and our country in various contests.

It fills me with pride to show in each piece the art of our indigenous peoples because, although my pieces are made with modern cuts, they do not lose their authenticity since they are hand-embroidered by artisans in the different communities, but without a doubt the iconic piece of my brand they are wedding dresses and I hope to continue creating them and in each piece capture an idea, a dream that was born in my childhood in a humble craft workshop.

Soy diseñador de moda de profesión, artesano por convicción. Orgullosamente originario de uno de los 5 pueblos mágicos de Oaxaca: San Pablo Villa de Mitla, donde crecí entre hilos, telares y máquinas de coser en el taller artesanal de mis padres, en donde mi padre creaba las telas y mi madre las convertía en prendas de vestir para el sustento de mi familia.

Eso marcó la inspiración para mi futuro profesional pues convencido estaba que con esos textiles podríamos hacer más que solo piezas de artesanía y lo conseguí pues en el desfile de mi graduación en el Centro Cultural Santo Domingo en convenio con la Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla. Después de cursar el diplomado en alta costura para ceremonias especiales, presenté un vestido de novia creado con los tejidos de telar, usando bordados y ganchillo propios de mi comunidad, pieza que marcó el inicio de Mario Olivera Moda Étnica.

Mi técnica se enfoca en crear moda fusión y plasmar en cada pieza un pedacito del arte, cultura y tradición de nuestro bello estado Oaxaca a través de sus textiles de prácticamente las 8 regiones que lo conforman.

He tenido la oportunidad de exponer mis diseños en varios puntos de nuestro estado, así como a nivel nacional e incluso internacional, vistiendo a diversas reinas de belleza que han representado a nuestro estado y a nuestro país en diversos certámenes.

Me llena de orgullo mostrar en cada pieza el arte de nuestros pueblos indígenas pues, aunque mis piezas están hechas con cortes modernos no pierden su autenticidad ya que son bordadas a mano por artesanas en las diferentes comunidades, pero sin duda la pieza icónica de mi marca son los vestidos de novia y espero poder seguir creándolos y en cada pieza plasmar una idea, un sueño que nació en mi infancia en un humilde taller artesanal.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Popular Culture | Heritage Programming |

TAGS: | EDI |

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