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Celebrate! with La Piñata -- Dia de los Muertos

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Dates:Mon from 10/9/17 - 10/9/17
Hours:10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Ages:Kids
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:Free
Category:Performances

Enjoy dance, music and storytelling, and learn about the centuries-old MesoAmerican Day of the Dead—Día de los Muertos—a celebration still practiced today to remember loved ones with humor and reverence in this unique tradition.

The Celebrate!

series, appropriate for family audiences and children ages 5 and up, highlights America’s rich cultural diversity through the arts.

This program is tied directly to President and Mrs. Kennedy's concern for and support of the arts and culture in a democratic society.

Thanks to generous support from the Highland Street Foundation, all performances are free and take place in the Stephen E.

Smith Center at the John F.

Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125).
How to Attend:
Please note that in order to optimize your comfort and enjoyment, reservations are required for all visitors to this free program.

Make a reservation below or call 617-514-1644 and leave a detailed message.

All large groups must speak with a staff member a week in advance to ensure that there will be adequate seating.

Children are seated on a carpeted floor with their caretakers and space is available on a first come, first served basis.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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www.jfklibrary.org/celebrate

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Columbia Point, Boston, MA, 02125 map
Phone: 617-514-1644

The JFK Library is also available by public transportation. The closest stop on the T, the local public transport system, is JFK/UMASS on the MBTA's Red Line. We offer a free shuttle bus from this station to the Library and Museum.
First take the MBTA Red Line to the JFK/UMASS station.
When you arrive on the platform, walk up the stairs or take the elevator to the station level, exit the station, cross the bridge over the train tracks, descend the stairs or take the ramp down to the street level.
Board 'Bus #2,' a free shuttle bus that will take you from the T station to the JFK Library and Museum.
Bus #2 runs every 20 minutes starting at 10 minutes past the hour during Museum hours. There is signage at the T stop indicating the pick-up location for Bus #2.

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