Coming Up in ELC:
Scholarship Application: Spring 2023
- Application available online HERE
- Submission Deadline: Monday, November 7 @ 5:00 pm
- Two (2) scholarships are typically awarded: one for AEP and one for ELP
- Award will cover $2500 towards intensive tuition for the Spring 2023 (15–week) session in either AEP or ELP.
Continuing Student Applications
- For Spring 2023
- Application available online HERE
- We would love to see you again!
Upcoming Social Events:
Talk Time
- Practice your English conversation skills with native English speakers!
- Tuesday, November 1
- 4:30 – 5:30 pm
- MEZ 1.102
Halloween Lunch & Learn Social
- Bring your lunch, and come learn about Halloween in the US. There will be cookies and candy to share.
- Monday, October 31
- 12:45 – 1:45 pm
- CBA 3.304, Events Room by the Atrium
Día de los Muertos
What is Día de los Muertos?
According to Austin’s Mexic-Arte Museum, “Celebrated by Mexicans and Mexican Americans alike, as well as others in Latin America, Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead is an important religious and cultural event that synthesizes pre-Columbian traditions and Catholic Church practices. Originating in ancient Mexico, the annual celebration is increasingly observed in the United States as part of contemporary Latinx popular culture. Day of the Dead blends indigenous religious and cultural rituals with customs surrounding the Catholic holy days:
- November 1: All Saints’ Day (prayers said to saints and martyrs)
- November 1: Día de los Angelitos (Day of the Little Angels, dedicated to souls of deceased children)
- November 2: All Souls’ Day (prayers and offerings made to deceased relatives and friends, especially for souls in Purgatory)
During this yearly event, cemeteries are cleaned. Home and public altars or ofrendas (offerings) are built to honor the dead, who they attract with food, drink, candles, incense, marigold flowers, and objects once favored in their lives.”
Who is la Catrina? Why do people paint their face like skeletons?
The original image was created by artist Jose Guadalupe Posada in Mexico City in right before the Mexican Revolution. The Catrina is a well-dressed skeleton that pokes fun at the brevity of life, the futility of materialism, and is a commentary on both death impersonated and a historical embrace of the life/ death cycle that started in ancient Mexico.
Viva la Vida Festival & Parade:
“Mexic-Arte Museum’s 39th Annual Viva La Vida Festival and Parade is Austin’s largest and longest-running Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event. During the festival, participants can enjoy the Education Pavilion with hands-on art activities and artist demos, traditional foods, local artists and retail booths, a low-rider exhibition, and live performances throughout the day.”
- Saturday, October 29
- Grand Procession: 12:00 pm
- Festival: 1:00 – 6:00 pm
- 4th Street and Congress Avenue
- Admission: FREE!
“The Grand Procession brings together a vibrant and varied mix of traditional, ancient, contemporary, and Austin “Weird.” The Procession – including costumes, props, live music, dancers, and floats – marches down historic 6th Street and culminates at E. 4th Street and Congress Avenue.”
MACC Día De Los Muertos:
- E+E’s MACC invites you to celebrate Día de los Muertos!
- Celebrate Día de Los Muertos and honor our loved ones who have passed through food, music, and activities. Come by to enjoy traditional comfort food, games, and even make your own ofrenda!
- Tuesday, November 1
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- William C. Powers Student Activity Center (WCP) Ballroom 2.410
UT Campus-Wide Ofrenda:
Latino Studies at UT invites you to participate in their campus-wide Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda.
- Gather to remember the victims of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.
- Wednesday, November 2
- 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Gordon-White Building (GWB)
Austin’s Mexican American Cultural Center:
“Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center presents the 15th annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). This beloved tradition brings family and community together to celebrate the lives of our ancestors, family and friends, veterans, and public figures. There will be a multi-day celebration that culminates in a gran fiesta on Saturday, November 5th.”
Ofrenda Viewing:
- Community members who have created the altars this year will be on site to present their altars to the public. Attendees will be able to enjoy a brief blessing, presentation, and refreshments.
- The public is invited to contribute to a collective altar on that day (notes, flowers, copies of photos).
- The MACC will provide hot chocolate and pan de muerto to attendees.
- Wednesday, November 2
- 6:30 – 8:30 pm
- 600 River St.
- Takes place in the under-the-stairs-area outside the community gallery.
- Admission: FREE!
Day of the Dead Festival:
- The 15th annual festival on the Zocalo plaza.
- Featuring: MexAmeriCon Comic Convention, artisan mercado by Frida Friday ATX, sugar skull decorating and face painting, sculpture installations, screen printing, photobooths, children’s activities, interactive puppet show, art kits, Loteria game, food trucks on site, and art exhibits.
- Saturday, November 5
- 4:00 – 10:00 pm
- 600 River St.
- Admission: FREE!
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