Save the date — 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5 — that’s when you’ll have the chance to try your own hand at making a piñata at Milagro’s Piñatapolooza Party!

With day of the Dead coming to a close, we shift our attentions to Posada Milagro (Dec. 16!). And this year we have decided to have “Piñatapalooza” — a piñata-making party for friends of Milagro! We know that aside from everything else you do, you all have a visual artist and crafter inside just waiting to be set free and we’d love you to be a part of what will hopefully become a new tradition.  What we are asking is for you to create a piñata of your own design and donate it to the theatre to be raffled off during the Posada Milagro event on December 16th. All proceeds will benefit Milagro directly and be put toward facility improvements and programming.

During Posada Milagro, your pieces will be hung in our Zócalo. Guests will have the opportunity to buy a raffle ticket for $1 for the chance to choose a piñata to take home. All submissions will be photographed and credited to the artist and used in print and online for future events.

If you are interested in participating, the rules are simple:
• The design can be anything you like. Go crazy.
• Keep the size between 11in and 2ft across and 2ft tall.
• You can use papier-mâché, cardboard and wire or any other materials, which will be provided by the theatre.

Please join us if you can and if you need tips on how to make one. If you’re an old piñata pro, then get crafting!

Complimentary refreshments, fame and glory.

The event is free but we ask that you please RSVP  Estela at 503-236-7253 x114 or contact her at estela@milagro.org.