THANK YOU, MIL GRACIAS
to all who made the Día de muertos Celebration ’24
such a wonderful success!
We gathered as an inclusive Middlebury community and honor ancestors and departed loved ones through art, song, dance, communion/togetherness, and creativity…
Our 2024 collaboration with students, faculty, staff and community members, included:
Grupo Folklórico de mis Raíces ~ Baile Folklorico,
including Isbeth Bustos-Arellano, Andrea Lopez, Gio Palacios, Trinidad Arroyo, Alexandra Valdivia, Abby Govea, Kate-Lynn Luna, Jessica Reyes, Elena Rojas, Melody Lopez, & Felipe Lira Galicia
Alianza
Juntos
JusTalks
ResLife
Women of Color
ISO
Chellis House
MCAB
Spanish House
WANAS
RAISINS
Makerspace
Posse Interns
Nancy Rivera Almanza ~ Publicity
Charlie Grossman ~ Puppetry
Ciro Diaz & Toño Hernandez ~ Photography
And all the volunteers who helped hang papel picado, build ofrendas, usher the procession, and then take everything down:
Abigail Hernandez
Ashley Zeledon
Bella Morales
Brittany Leal Gonzalez
Chloe Chen
Chloé Filipowicz
Daniel Cruz
Daniela Ortiz
Elia Meyer-Arrivillaga
Ella Juhl
Elliot Dufeu
Hayley Fenton
Isabella Krasilovsky
Jazlin Montalvo
Jonathan Eaton
Kate-Lynn Luna
Maeve Shea
Marcos Dominguez
Ranyely Gil Rojas
Tamika Samuels
Toño Hernandez Morales
Trini Arroyo
Yahya Rahhawi
Zoë Predmore
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Staff and Faculty of Departments, Programs and Offices:
Theatre, Music, Luso-Hispanic Studies, Film & Media Culture
Anderson Freeman Center
The Knoll
Health & Wellness Education
Proctor Dining Hall
Beyond the Page
Student Activities, Events, Facilities, Public Safety & Horticulture
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Rodrigo Placencia
St. Mary’s Church
Catholic Migrant Ministry of Addison County
México en Vermont ~ Alicia Rodriguez
Hearthunder Art Collective
MANY THANKS to OUR SPONSORS:
Council of the Arts (CotA)
Treehouse Fund / Innovation Hub
Center for Community Engagement (CCE)
Film & Media Culture Department
Luso-Hispanic Studies
SAO Exploration Fund
Student Access & Support (SAS) Grant
and YOU!
PATH of THE PROCESSION ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd:
