La Noche de Altares




Dear Staff, Interns, Volunteers and Friends of OCCTAC,

I want to thank you with all my heart. Everyone's effort and participation in creating our community altar was a tremendous
success. It really looked beautiful and many folks stopped to look and photograph our amazing and large altar at Noche de Altares on Saturday Nov 1st. One woman told me that our altar was her favorite one, even Jackie from Calacas said that our
altar was the most unique. Yeah!!! Many hours of creative work and your dedication made for a very special night. Hat's off to all who were able to help. Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I.

Love,
Kathryn Forrest

OCCTAC Visual Arts Director

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