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Welcome to the photo/video blog for Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces. We hope you will enjoy the images presented here.

Flagstaff  Nuestras Raíces is dedicated to promoting Hispanic culture and history through events, gatherings, the performing and visual arts. To further this purpose Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces draws on the Arizona Hispanic family stories, history, traditions and talents as tools for cultural transmission. We are a 501©3 nonprofit organization.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.flagstaffnuestrasraices.com or send an email to lagente@flagstaffnuestrasraices.com

Community enjoys opening day of Celebraciones de la Gente

From the elegant dance performance of Ballet Folklorico de Colores of Flagstaff, to colorful sugar skulls and cookies, the installation of paper flowers in a memorial garden, performers including Alena Chavez and Poco de Todo entertaining the crowd in the courtyard, artists from the Southwest Eclectic Artists creating a Día de los Muertos mural and rousing music provided by members of Mariachi Sol Azteca of Tuscon, the opening day of Celebraciones de la Gente provided visitors with a variety of activities to choose from. The event, which opened on Oct. 29 at the Museum of Northern Arizona, was presented by the museum and Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces.

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Photos by Frank X. Moraga/Shooting Star Communications LLC ©2011

Celebraciones de la Gente honors the dearly departed

The 8th annual Celebraciones de the Gente honored the dearly departed with nearly two dozen ofrendas (altars) encircling the courtyard at the Museum of Northern Arizona on Oct. 29 and 30. The celebraciones was presented by the museum and Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces.

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Photos by Frank X. Moraga/Shooting Star Communications LLC ©2011

Community gathers for final day of Celebraciones de la Gente

Visitors gathered at the Museum of Northern Arizona for the final day of the 8th annual Celebraciones de la Gente on Oct. 30, 2011 in Flagstaff. Ballet Folklorico de Colores of Flagstaff kicked off the entertainment while members of the Southwest Eclectic Artists continued work on their Día de los Muertos mural. Los Compadres entertained the crowd with traditional Mexican folk music in the museum’s courtyard, while Paul Espinosa and Pete Dimas provided information on Hispanic culture past and present in the museum’s lecture hall. Mariachi singer Lilly Jurell also entertained visitors in the museum’s courtyard while others enjoyed tasty Mexican food during the celebration. Ceremonies concluded with the traditional blessing of the ofrendas (altars) with Mariachi Sol Azteca providing the closing music as visitors, performers, artists, members of the museum staff and members of Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces gathered in front of the mural for a group photo. Celebraciones de la Gente was presented by the Museum of Northern Arizona and Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces.

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Photos by Frank X. Moraga/Shooting Star Communications LLC ©2011

2009 Celebraciones de la Gente