October 24. 2007
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Dead soldiers
reappear to
dance the crazy
night away
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Local artist Malaina Guzman creates a Day o f the Dead
shadowbox altar to commemorate victims on rooftops during
Hurricane Katrina.
ing to Guzman, “No matter where
they are held they celebrate life
with food, music, skeletons, smiles
and tears.”
Guzman' scolorful contemporary
shadowbox altar is mixed media of
acrylic, clay, plastic and wood. In
addition to broadening apprecia
tion of Dia de los Muertos tradi
tions, she hopes her shadowbox
altar will stimulate thoughts and
conversations about the tragic
hurricane of 2005 and its after-
math.
Father’s House Pastor Arrested
Detectives have arrested a pas
tor accused of sexually abusing
eight women associated with a
church known as Father's House,
which serves a Spanish-speak
ing p o p u la tio n at 1737 N .F.
A lberta St.
S erg io A lv a riz a re s, 38, o f
Ridgefield. W ash., was charged
with one count of rape, two counts allegations of im proper sexual
o f attem pted rape and 10 counts contact. Later that night six
o f sex abuse.
women called the authorities to
The investigation began on the report a sexual assault.
last Sunday of Septem ber, when
During the investigation, de
officers were called to Father's tectives identified two addi
H ouseon a disturbance call. Sev tional alleged victims. A grand
eral members o f the church were jury then returned an indict
arguing with the suspect about ment.
Midtown Lockdown
continued
from Metro
for their cars the next day.
It turned out that they were able
to clear the area by late afternoon
upon determining it to be a false
alarm.
Groups of officers, including a
K-9 unit, were sweeping the hotel
for explosives as part of a security
detail anticipating the arrival of
Michael Chertoff, secretary of the
U.S. Department of Homeland Se
curity. The three dogs trained to
identify explosives in quick suc
cession each smelled something
on a car that triggered them to alert.
People in the hotel and in sur
rounding buildings were soon
warned of the threat and told that
they could leave, but would not be
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Out of the Grave Entertainment
Remembering
Katrina
Victims
Local artist Malaina Guzman
will dedicate an altar this Dia de
los Muertos (Day of the D ead) to
those who have lost their lives to
Hurricane Katrina. You can see
the altar free throughout the
month of November at the out-
door M AD/50 Art Space located
at 1332 S.E. 50th Ave. one block
north of Hawthorne Boulevard.
Dia de los Muertos. now cel
ebrated Nov. I, is an indigenous
holiday that was once a month
long celebration in Mexico, as
well as in parts of Central and
South America, and altars during
this month traditionally aid in
keeping the memories of loved
ones who have passed on.
According to Guzman, most
immigrants do not continue Dia
de los Muertos traditions once
they arrive in the U.S. Through
her art, she aims to “expose people
who are not familiar with the holi
day to another way of looking at
death as part of the circle of life,
and to encourage people to con
tinue their traditions of honoring
and remembering their ancestors
and loved ones.”
Festivities for Dia de los
Muertos vary depending on the
country and region, but. accord-
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Once again the Miracle Theatre
set aside time for all things morbid
with a lively Dia de los Muertos
(Day of the Dead) show of dance,
music and spectacle, reviving its
popular version of la carpa (which
means "tent" in Spanish and refers
to the irreverent vaudeville that
toured the Southwest in the early
20th century).
In the style of a United Service
Organization canteen show of the
1940s, “La Carpa del Ausente" is a
swinging salute to life and a poi
gnant tribute to soldiers no longer
with us (el ausente means "the ab
sent one”).
Los muertos nostalgically bring
to life the entertaining acrobatics,
clever comedy, boogie-w oogie
music and jitterbug dance steps
without ever losing sight of the
political satire inherent in the tradi
tional carpa.
Shows are scheduled Friday,
Oct. 26 through Nov. 11. Tickets
available at the theater box office.
525 S.E. Stark or by cal ling the the
ater at 503-236-7253.
M exico's Day of the Dead festi
val is an observance with very an
cient roots. For pre-Hispanic cul
tures, life was considered to be no
more than a passing moment, a
dream from which one would
awaken.
Today, the Day of the Dead is
celebrated each year on Nov. I. On
this night it is believed the dead
return from beyond to visit w ith the
living. Special foods are prepared,
breads are baked, altars to the dead
are built in homes, and cemeteries
are cleaned and decorated with flow -
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Portland Police spokesperson
Brian Schmautz immediately sus
pected a connection between the
incident and a counterterrorism
conference at the Doubletree.
Schmautz said the federal, state
and military officials were staying
at the hotel and probably carried
residue from various explosives,
bullets and guns that caused the
alert, but police couldn't rule out
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The squad soon located the
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