By: Ashmar Mandou

Chicago is ripe for all things dead this weekend in honor of Day of the Dead. To keep with celebration, we have compiled a list of great events going on around city neighborhoods. To view the full list, visit us at www.lawndalenews.com or www.facebook.com/lawndalenews.

Sugar Skulls
National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., will hold sugar skull demonstrations as part of the Day of the Dead celebrations underway this weekend. Through Sunday, Nov. 4th, families can enjoy these free demonstrations led by the Mondrago Family from Toluca, Mexico.

Day of the Dead Parade
For 33 years, Pros Art Studio has been celebrating Day of the Dead by hosting a community procession that not only pokes fun at topical issues around the city, but encourages everyone to embrace death. This year, Pros Art Studio will Muertos de la Risa in Breathtaking Pilsen and will feature ancestral celebrations, face painting, and a performance by the Calavera Circus, among other features. The event is for all ages and completely free. The procession will begin at 6p.m., at 1119 W. Cullerton St., in Dvorak Park. Events will go as follows: 4p.m., Face Painting; 5p.m., Calavera Circus; 6p.m., Community Procession; 7p.m., Nahui Ollin, and 7:30p.m., Refreshments. For our full coverage of the behind-the-scenes, visit our website, www.lawndalenews.com.

Day of the Dead Tequila Partida Pairing Dinner
For a more adult evening, Mago Grill and Catina, 641 E. Boughton Rd., Suite 152, will host a Day of the Dead Tequila Partida Pairing Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7p.m. Enjoy a Day of the Dead four course tequila pairing dinner, which features Tequila Partida and dishes, such as chicken mole and a poblano pepper and crab meat tamale. To reserve, call 630-783-222.