30th Annual Día de los Muertos Festival
Fruitvale, Oakland
November 2th, 2025- 10:00 am - 05:00 pm
- Save the Date "Aqui Estamos y No Nos Vamos"
R.I.S.E Presenta: Día de los Muertos Free Event
Berkely High School - 1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Entrance at Allston and Milvia
Saturday, October 25th, 2025- 11:00 am - 04:00 pm
- Mariposa de Fuego
- América Sin Fronteras
Oportunities to Participate
Friday 24th 6-7PM - Altar Making (Gather At Allston & Milvia)
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
- 09:00 am - 11:00 am - Altar Making
- 12:45 pm - Reading on Mic
- 2:00 pm - More Reading
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Field Work Review for Spanish Students
R.I.S.E Presenta: Día de los Muertos Evento Familiar Gratuito
Berkely High School - 1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Entrance at Allston and Milvia
Sabado 25 de Octubre, 2025- 11:00 am - 04:00 pm
- Recursos Comunitarios
- Exposicion de Altares y Arte
- Sanación Integral
- Presentaciones
- Trenzados y Cortes de Cabello
- Show de Autos Lowrider
- Masajes
- Acupuntura
- Actividades para Niños
- Mariachi
- Comida, Artesanias, Rifas y más a la venta
R.I.S.E Presents: Día de los Muertos Free Family Friendly Event
Berkely High School - 1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Entrance at Allston and Milvia
Saturday, October 25th, 2025- 11:00 am - 04:00 pm
- Community Resources
- Altar & Art Exhibition
- Whole Person Healing
- Performances
- Hair Braiding & Haircuts
- Acupuncture
- Massages
- Lowrider Car Show
- Children's Activities
- Mariachi
- Raffles
Latino Heritage Month - Lanzamiento: Antología Latinoamericana Sin Fronteras | Taller de Escritura / Lectura
Community Meeting Room at West Branch Berkeley Library - 1st Floor
Saturday, September 20, 2025
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm (Opening Event)
- 5:00 - 5:30 pm (Writing Workshop)
Community Meeting Room at West Branch Berkeley Library - 1st Floor
- 6:00 - 7:30 pm (Writing Workshop)
Community Meeting Room at West Branch Berkeley Library - 3rd Floor
- 6:00 - 6:30 pm (Writing Workshop)
- 5:00 - 5:30 pm (Closing Event)
Evento por el Mes de la Herencia Latina - Lanzamiento: Antología Latinoamericana Bilingue
Community Meeting Room at West Branch Berkeley Library - 1st Floor
América Sin Fronteras
Revelando la Experiencia Inmigrante
Sábado, 20 de Setiembre 2025 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm (Opening Event)
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Autoras:
- Aurea María Altamirano Cuaresma
- Marina Cruz López
Event: Art en Español: Drama, Espectaculo y Pasión
Legion of Honor Museum (100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121)
Cuadros Europeos del Siglo 17 y 18
Por Curadora Especializada
Sábado, 26 de Julio 2025 (11 AM / SALA 6)
Mariposa con Raíces Peruanas
Sábado, 26 de Julio 2025 (12 -1 PM / SALA 10)- Lanzamiento de Libros - Book Launching
- Lectura de Poesía - Poetry Reading
- Firma por Autores - Author Signing
Poetas:
- Erica Castri
- Rosallilia Mendoza
Autores:
Aurea María Altamirano
Event: Lanzamiento y Venta de Libros
Firma por Autores y Art and Craft
Biblioteca Central de Berkeley (2090 Kittredge Ave. Berkeley 94702)
Junio - Domingo 01 (11:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Debuts: Mariposa de Fuego
- Version in English
- Version in Spanish
Pre-Debut: Raices Peruanas
- Bilingue
Pre-Debut: Nepantla
Bilingue
Poetas/Autores- Rafael Jesús González
- Marina Cruz
- Aurea María Altamirano
Event: Mariposa de fuego: un viaje al empoderamiento y Raíces Peruanas
Biblioteca Central de Berkeley (2090 Kittredge Ave. Berkeley 94702)
Junio - Domingo 01
LANZAMIENTO DE LIBROS, EXHIBICIÓN DE ARTE, POESÍA Y NARRACIONES, MÚSICA EN VIVO, ART CRAFTS Y FIRMA POR AUTORES
Poets:
- Rafael Jesús González
- Marina Cruz
- Jessica Saravia
- Erica Castro
- Rosallilia Mendoza
Guest reader::
- Hillary Winters
Authors:
Áurea María Altamirano
More info:
https://www.baybookfest.org/
Coming up...
Book Release and Signing Open Mic/Art Show - Book: Mariposa de Fuego
At West Berkeley Library (1125 University Ave. Berkeley 94702)
August - Saturday 24
Art Exhibition: Mi Perú 2024
Guest Authors / Poets:
- Erica Castro
- Lili of the Valley
- Maurissa Brown
- Antoinette Vella Payne
Event: Presentation of the book Mariposa de Fuego (Author: Áurea María)
La Peña Cultural Center
Release, reading, signing and open mic of the book Áurea's first book.
The Day of the Death Festival in Berkeley
Oct 2021
Participated as an Altar maker at Day of the Death Festival in Berkeley, in 2021.
The Day of the Death Oakland Festival
Oct 2016 - 2021
Participated as an Altar maker at “The Day of the Death Oakland Festival”, in 2016, 2017, 2018,2019 and 2021 sponsored by The Unity Council and the City of Oakland, in California . The last two altars were made in memory of Áurea's grandmother and father. Áurea's students, adults and children had the opportunity to participate in some of the decoration and presentation of the altars.
The Poetry at the Altar and Open Mic Even at the Berkeley City
Berkeley 2016
Organized and performed at "The Poetry at the Altar and Open Mic Event", sponsored by GALA Club, 2016 in Berkeley. In this event, poetry about death, life and transformation was read in front of the altar by Berkeley City College students and Community Members.
Club Latino Americano
Berkeley 2017-2018
Organized a group exhibit with the support of The Club Latino Americano, The exhibition "Las artes Latinoamericanas", 2017 and the event "The Latino Art Show", At Berkeley City college 2018. The artwork was made by students from the painting and drawing class, also from BCC
Centro Latino Language School
Berkeley 2017-2018
Organized group bilingual exhibitions, “ Perú, its history and people” in 2018 and 2017, at Centro Latino Language School.
Centro Latino Language School
Berkeley 2019
Organized a solo bilingual exhibition dedicated to Latina Mother’s day, "Mother's day", at Centro Latino Language School in Berkeley, in 2019.
KGPC 96.9 FM
Berkeley 2018-2019
Was host at Program El show the Aurea / El show de Áurea in 2018 and Creciendo con Aurea in 2019 at KGPC 96.9 FM, at Laney College Community Radio, where she invited people from the community and her students to talk about ongoing topics of the political or cultural and natural environment in U.S or LatinoAmerica..