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| The masks! The masks! |
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Calendar Editor Mickie Centrone attends and details some of the finest -- and occasionally subpar -- events from a given week. On Tuesday, she stumbled upon the Day of the Dead Art Walk at FAT Village in Fort Lauderdale.
At a Mexican bar on Cinco de Mayo, I had a field day asking patrons why they were out celebrating on May 5th -- main answer:
I dunno. It's Wednesday. To get drunk. And I didn't even find one drinker of Mexican descent. Not that that's a prerequisite to leave the house, but instantly, while I was inside a giant industrial warehouse this past Tuesday celebrating the Day of the Dead (
Dia De Los Muertos), it was cool to see how curator Susan Hopper took an Aztec/Mexican/Brazilian/etc. holiday and turned it American. The art spoke for itself. It had to, because there weren't many people there to speak for it. There were some somber moments -- like the art work that showed every face of those who died in 9/11 (pictured below).
FAT -- which stands for Flagler Arts & Technology -- Village hosts free art walks every last Saturday of the month. The area is west of Andrews. Find the Fifth Street/First Avenue intersection and signs will take you everywhere else. These warehouses, which were once considered a part of the undeveloped area south of Sistrunk and north of Broward, are now pieces of a budding arts district. Some will be pictured below, so you'll see how unscary warehouse partying actually is.
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| For art walks and events during the approaching cool months, this giant warehouse, AKA the Party Loft, will be open. Cool note: The man who runs FAT Village, Doug McCraw, was pouring the cocktails at the margarita stand. |
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| To represent America's departed, artist Billie Grace Lynn created this art work, which shows every face of those who lost their lives during 9/11. |
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| A close-up. "Yeah this is very heavy stuff. This isn't just have fun and party," noted curator Susan Hopper. |
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| Across the street is the Puppet Network Design Studio. Jim Hammond's bread and butter is making puppets for live theater. |
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| How did he get into puppets? "I play with dolls. I've been playing with dolls my whole life." So it was natural. |
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| Then you walk over to another artist's studio. Trust me, this is fun and not scary. |
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| Here's Tone live painting on the street, taking a Dew break. |
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| Dia de los Muertos tiles, anyone? Done by Tortuga Tile Works. |
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| "This is funny," said Hopper. "The devil disguised as the Marlboro Man." |
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| A puppeteer, sans puppet, with mask. |
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| And art walkers. |
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