Milagro

Join us for hecho a mano: Ofrendas de Cempasúchil, a bilingual hands-on workshop led by Jessica Lagunas (Atzin), Founder and Artistic Director of IDEAL PDX.

Together, we’ll create marigold-inspired artwork while exploring the cultural significance of cempasúchil in Día de Mu***os traditions, and the connections between creativity, remembrance, and community

🌼 Saturday, October 17
🕛 12–2 PM
📍 El Zócalo @ El Centro Milagro
537 SE Stark St, Portland
🎨 Bilingual: English / Spanish
🎟️ Pay What You Wish, starting at $5
Recommended for ages 14+

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Acompáñanos en hecho a mano: Ofrendas de Cempasúchil, un taller bilingüe y práctico dirigido por Jessica Lagunas (Atzin), fundadora y directora artística de IDEAL PDX.

Crearemos arte inspirado en el cempasúchil mientras exploramos el significado de esta flor dentro de las tradiciones del Día de Mu***os y las conexiones entre creatividad, memoria y comunidad.

🌼 Sábado, 17 de octubre
🕛 12–2 PM
📍 El Zócalo @ El Centro Milagro
537 SE Stark St, Portland
🎨 Bilingüe: español / inglés
🎟️ Paga lo que puedas, desde $5
Recomendado para mayores de 14 años.

Reserva tu lugar en el enlace de nuestra bio.

What happens when an idea becomes something none of us could have created alone?

In collective creation, each proposal becomes part of a shared conversation. Through research, improvisation, listening, and revision, the group discovers what the work can become.

In our cast interviews for Marigolds y Memorias, the actors describe what this process asks of them: setting aside the need to put their own ideas first, learning to give and receive, and allowing personal memories to become stories shaped by others.

Creating in community means allowing many voices to shape the work and letting the process transform the people making it.

Swipe through to explore creación colectiva. Save this guide and share it with someone you would like to create with.

Marigolds y Memorias runs from October 14 to November 8 at Milagro Theatre. Tickets and information are available at the link in our bio.

What has creating with others taught you?

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¿Qué sucede cuando una idea se convierte en algo que nadie habría podido crear a solas?

En la creación colectiva, cada propuesta pasa a formar parte de una conversación compartida. A través de la investigación, la improvisación, la escucha y la revisión, el grupo descubre en qué puede transformarse la obra.

En nuestras entrevistas para Marigolds y Memorias, el elenco habla de lo que este proceso les exige: dejar de anteponer sus propias ideas, aprender a dar y recibir, y permitir que los recuerdos personales se conviertan en historias construidas con otras personas.

Crear en comunidad significa permitir que muchas voces den forma a la obra y dejar que el proceso transforme a quienes la crean.

Desliza para explorar la creación colectiva. Guarda esta guía y compártela con alguien con quien te gustaría crear.

Marigolds y Memorias se presenta del 14 de octubre al 8 de noviembre en Milagro Theatre. Boletos e información en el enlace de nuestra biografía.

¿Qué te ha enseñado crear con otras personas?

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¿Qué sucede cuando una idea se convierte en algo que nadie habría podido crear a solas?

En la creación colectiva, cada propuesta pasa a

Sigue al colibrí. Follow the memories. ✨

¿Qué significa celebrar el Día de Mu***os aquí y ahora?

En Marigolds y Memorias, seis intérpretes reúnen sus voces en un ritual teatral de memoria, música, danza y narración. De México a Cuba, Argentina y Estados Unidos, la memoria viaja con nosotros: en las historias que contamos, en quienes extrañamos y en quienes nos sostienen hoy.

Explora las imágenes y descubre una creación colectiva que nos invita a recordar, reír y celebrar. 🧡

¿A quién llevas contigo en la memoria?

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What does it mean to celebrate Día de Mu***os here and now?

In Marigolds y Memorias, six performers bring their voices together in a theatrical ritual of memory, music, dance, and storytelling. From Mexico to Cuba, Argentina and the United States, memory travels with us—in the stories we tell, the people we miss, and those who sustain us today.

Explore the images and discover a work created together—an invitation to remember, laugh, and celebrate. 🧡

Whose memory do you carry with you?

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Elenco / Cast:
Kasee Arnett
Pedro Martinez
Enrique E Andrade
Carolina Selva
Yosmel López
Tovah Behar

Dirección / Directed by:
Juliana Morales Carreño

📅 14 de octubre – 8 de noviembre de 2026
October 14 – November 8, 2026
📍 Milagro Theatre · Portland

🎟️ Boletos e información / Tickets and information:
https://milagro.org/muertos-celebration

MEMORY EMBODIED.

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October and November at Milagro bring theatre, art, workshops, public exhibitions and community gatherings to Portland’s Central Eastside. 🌼🕯️

Explore the images for the complete schedule for the 31st Annual Día de Mu***os Celebration, taking place October 14 through November 10, including Marigolds y Memorias, events at Milagro and Cargo, public art exhibitions and satellite events throughout the city.

Save this post, share it with your community and visit the link below for the complete schedule, event details and registration:
https://milagro.org/muertos-celebration

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Octubre y noviembre llegan a Milagro con teatro, arte, talleres, exposiciones públicas y encuentros comunitarios en el Central Eastside de Portland. 🌼🕯️

Consulta las imágenes para conocer la programación completa de la 31.ª celebración anual del Día de Mu***os, del 14 de octubre al 10 de noviembre, incluyendo Marigolds y Memorias, eventos en Milagro y Cargo, exposiciones de arte público y eventos satélite por toda la ciudad.

Guarda esta publicación, compártela con tu comunidad y visita el siguiente enlace para consultar la programación completa, los detalles de los eventos y las inscripciones:
https://milagro.org/muertos-celebration

Less than 10 days left to submit your play for our annual Mundo de Mujeres Women's History Month celebration!

CALL FOR NEW WORKS BY LATINA PLAYWRIGHTS!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

Three new works will receive staged readings as part of a New Play Festival within our annual Mundo de Mujeres Women's History Month celebration. Plays in varying stages of development will be presented on three Wednesdays in March 2027 (3/3, 3/17, 3/24).

The festival seeks to amplify Latina/e voices and stories exploring themes of womanhood, gender, sexuality, family relationships, identity, motherhood, sisterhood, and other experiences central to Latina/e communities. Selected playwrights will receive an honorarium and a staged reading featuring a director, dramaturg, and a cast of local professional actors, providing an opportunity to hear their work in front of a live audience and continue its development.

KEY DATES:
- Submissions must be received by September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT (7:00 PM CDT / 8:00 PM EDT)
- Selected playwrights will be notified by early January 2027
- Casting will take place throughout January and February
- Rehearsals will occur during the week leading up to each respective reading

ELIGIBILITY/GUIDELINES
- Open to playwrights who identify as Latina/e
- Original full-length plays only (approximately 70–120 minutes)
- Scripts may be in English, Spanish, or be bilingual
- Preference given to plays requiring six actors or fewer (Plays requiring more than six actors should include the playwright's preferred doubling plan.)
- Playwrights may submit multiple scripts
- Plays that have received, or are scheduled to receive a full professional production that premiers before September 2027 are not eligible
- Playwrights are strongly encouraged to attend their reading and participate in post-reading discussions, if possible

YOU’LL NEED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
- PDF of the script formatted according to the Dramatists Guild of America Traditional or Modern Play Format
- Playwright biography (maximum 90 words)
- Play synopsis (maximum 150 words)
- Brief development history, if applicable

SUBMISSION FORM AT:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeqkhVxyfe.../viewform...

Questions? Contact: [email protected]

Don't miss this Saturday's performance of Autoretrato de Fridita at Walters Cultural Arts Center!

Explore the early life of Frida Kahlo told through puppets! Teatro Milagro presents "Autoretrato de Fridita" at the Walters on Sunday, September 20 at 2 pm.

Young Frida becomes inspired by her father’s creativity, using her imagination and a box of paints to overcome challenges and create her own world. For all ages. Tickets are $12 advance/$15 day of show.

Get Tickets: https://cityofhillsboro.ticketspice.com/milagro

Photo by Diego Neri.

📖 Enfoque: From the Idea to Your First Book 📖✍️

Have you ever wanted to write your story but didn't know where to begin?
Join author and researcher Dr. Angel Contreras Cruz for an interactive 3-hour seminar featuring storytelling, practical instruction, and guided writing exercises.

Whether you’ve never written before or have been working on your story for years, this welcoming workshop will help you:
✨ Organize your ideas
📝 Overcome the fear of writing
💭 Turn memories into meaningful narratives
📚 Begin discovering your voice as an author

Bring your favorite pen or pencil, something to write on, and an open mind. You can also bring a meaningful photo, object, or keepsake to inspire your writing. 💫

📅 Saturday, September 19 @ 12 PM
📍 Milagro Theatre
⏰ 3 hours | 🔞 Ages 13+
💵 $20 seminar only | $30 seminar + book

📚 Dr. Contreras Cruz is the author of Lecciones que nadie te cuenta al migrar: Memorias de un inmigrante en Estados Unidos, selected for the 2026 Multnomah County Library Writers Project.

🎟️ Reserve your space: https://milagrotheatre.ludus.com/200540974

Your story is worth telling. Come take the first step. ✨

✍️📖 Enfoque: From the Idea to Your First Book 📖✍️

Everyone has a story worth telling. ❤️

Ready to turn your life experiences, memories, or family history into the beginning of a book? Join author and researcher Dr. Angel Contreras Cruz for an interactive 3-hour seminar featuring storytelling, practical instruction, and guided writing exercises.

Whether you’ve never written before or have been working on your story for years, this welcoming workshop will help you:
✨ Organize your ideas
📝 Overcome the fear of writing
💭 Turn memories into meaningful narratives
📚 Begin discovering your voice as an author

Bring your favorite pen or pencil, something to write on, and an open mind. You can also bring a meaningful photo, object, or keepsake to inspire your writing. 💫

📅 Saturday, September 19 @ 12 PM
📍 Milagro Theatre
⏰ 3 hours | 🔞 Ages 13+
💵 $20 seminar only | $30 seminar + book

📚 Dr. Contreras Cruz is the author of Lecciones que nadie te cuenta al migrar: Memorias de un inmigrante en Estados Unidos, selected for the **2026 Multnomah County Library Writers Project.

🎟️ Reserve your space through the link in bio!

Your story is worth telling. Come take the first step. ✨