Festival de Barriletes:
Exhibition Opening

We are excited to present the exhibition Festival de Barriletes.  

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 26th, 2022 from 6pm - 9pm
                                   6:00 PM - Dedication, kite making station 
                                   7:15 PM - Dedication and presentation of giant kites by 
                                                   TRANSLATIN@ COALITION, 
                                                   STOP LAPD SPYING COALITION
                                   8:15 PM - Special performance by Miss Loretta Lorraine 
                                   8:25 PM - Reading and performance by Mariella Saba
                                   8:35 PM - Closing performance by  
                                                    Miss Loretta Lorraine
                                                    LA Byron
  
Admission is free. Space is limited. RSVP and masks required.

Free Parking is available at Metro/Retail parking structure located at
676 S. Westlake Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90057 

Public transport is possible with the red line to MacArthur Park/Westlake stop.
Using carpool or ride-share options are appreciated.

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Festival de Barriletes
For the past four years, on November 1st, All Saints' Day, giant kites have been created and installed at MacArthur Park as part of the annual Festival de Barriletes LA. Through kites inspired by Maya communities, art, and traditions, the festival seeks to commemorate and amplify the struggles of people whose lives have been lost to various forms of state violence. This exhibition presents a selection of kites that were created for the earlier editions of the Festival de Barriletes LA.

At the Goethe-Institut, writer, artist, and educator Byron Jose will lead a series of English-language immersion training and kite construction workshops for Maya children and im/migrant youth displaced in the MacArthur Park area.  Participants will acquire language skills, learn about indigenous communities in Guatemala, and how they celebrate this day to honor and send messages to their dead through giant colorful kites. The Goethe-Institut Project space will serve as the venue for the kite building workshops and a series of events leading up to the 5th annual festival.

The exhibition can be viewed at the following times:

During Office Hours: March 26th, 2022 - May 31st, 2022
                                    Monday–Thursday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
                                    Friday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 

This exhibition is part of the Neighborhood Interpretive Center, a hyperlocal initiative of cultural programs that focus on and uplift the MacArthur Park/Westlake neighborhood and surrounding areas.