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Festifall Arts Market Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture’s Festifall Arts Market returned to West Franklin Street in 2024 on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, each day following a distinct theme. The first – deemed Carolina Day – celebrated Tar Heel nation, followed by a market dedicated to Dia de los Muertos, in recognition of Chapel Hill’s Hispanic community and culture. Festivalgoers browsed goods from local vendors, received custom poems from the beloved Poetry Fox, participated in interactive art activities like steamroller printing and face painting, listened to musical performances from artists like Story Charlemagne and enjoyed entertainment from Imagine Circus. In honor of Dia de los Muertos, guests learned Afro-Latin dance with Baila Beats Academy, enjoyed delicious pan de muerto from Panaderia Copan Morelos and honored the deceased with a community ofrenda. Words and photography by Kaya Jordann Smith-Burgess CHM 5
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1 Jamie Lawson, owner of Labrottie Creations. 2 Haw Honey employee Susan Pizzuti. 3 UNC student Jesse Patete. 4 The Poetry Fox. 5 Chloe Strauss, owner of Creature Camp Studio. 6 Courtney LoMonte and Reverdy Nicholson III, owners of Gaia’s Magical Goods. 7 Asja Milak, owner of Asja’s String Art. 8 Juliana Perkins, 11, Wells Borgerding, 10, and Jamee Perkins, 12, tae kwon do students at Master Chang’s Martial Arts.
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chapelhillmagazine.com
January/February 2025