Poems join altars for Dia de los Muertos

“Flowers Are Our Only Garments” — Acrylic on canvas by Juan J. Hernández. Photo courtesy of the Bath House Cultural Center

The Bath House Cultural Center presents the 32nd Annual Day of the Dead art exhibition called Día de los Muertos: Memories Written in Verse. This year, the exhibition has a literary theme and features Day of the Dead altars and visual art in a variety of media that include or are accompanied by poems. The show runs through Nov. 10. The Bath House Cultural Center is located on the eastern shore of White Rock Lake at the end of Northcliff Dr. off of Buckner Blvd. at 521 E. Lawther. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. The center is open until 10 p.m. on nights with theater performances. — Enrique Fernández Cervantes