Halloween will be over, but Nickel Plate Arts will extend the opportunity to wear costumes and painted faces.
For the fourth year, the Noblesville organization will host the Day of the Dead, a festive Mexican holiday, from 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at Nickel Plate Arts, 107 St. 8th St.
McGill said it is an after-school program for families that is going to focus on the Mexican traditions behind the Day of the Dead.
The program is being organized and run by artist Kat Ho, who is the art director for the Noblesville Boys & Girls Club.
“It will be free for people to attend, and we’ll have a whole bunch of $5 crafts that people can participate in,” said Aili McGill, Nickel Plate Arts executive director. “We’ll play Day of the Dead-themed music, so it will be a great time for families to drop in and add a little more Halloween into their week and explore this cool Mexican tradition. We haven’t confirmed this yet but we might have a little station where you can make your own music. We’re gathering some instruments for that so we should have a make-your-own-music mariachi station.”
McGill said talented face painter Jan Snyder will return for the fourth time.
“You can paint your whole face as a calavera, the Spanish word for skull,” McGill said. “She’s really good at the optical illusion of making your face looks like a skull.”
There will be snacks available as well.
“We’ve done it a little bit differently every year,” McGill said. “We usually get several dozen families. We’re looking forward to that again this year. One of the challenges of the program is the Day of the Dead moves depending on the All Saints Day (holy day of Catholic Church celebrated Nov. 1). But since it’s on a Wednesday this year, people will be able come out. You can just drop in and spend as much time as you want.”
