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Ultimately, said Morgan, the exhibit is an attempt at exploring truth and reconciliation in history and “the notion of whether there can be historical reconciliation for the genocide that was perpetrated against the Native Americans.”. The “Ohlone Elders & Youth Speak: Restoring a California Legacy” exhibit opens at the California History Center at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, on Oct. 23 and runs through the end of the year. The exhibit is free for viewing Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday by appointment. For more information, call 408-864-8712.

The Bay Area has embraced the Mexican traditions of Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, with parades, art exhibits, theatrical performances and other gatherings that start earlier than All Saints’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day and extend beyond those dates, Here’s a sampling of events, If you know of others, email us at features@bayareanewsgroup.com, and we’ll add them to the list, MAJOR EVENTS (in chronological order), Dia San Jose, Oct, 21: St, James Park in downtown San Jose will be transformed into a site of remembrance and celebration with an artists’ colony, sugar skull decorating, live music, Lucha Libre, food booths, low-rider cars and more, Details: 11 a.m.-6 ballets shoes 1/12th p.m, Saturday, Oct, 21, Admission, $2 donation requested at the gate. http://diasanjose.com/..

Dia de los Muertos Procession, Oct. 22: The San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild will hold its 20th annual procession in San Jose. Costumed participants should gather at 11 a.m. at City View Plaza near Cesar Chavez Park. At noon, the procession will begin on Market Street and travel to the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Fourth and San Fernando streets. A family-friendly festival follows at San Jose State with music, arts and crafts and more. Details: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free. www.sjmag.org.

La Ultima Parada, Oct, 28-29: Billed as a “celebration of life on the Day of the Dead,” this family festival at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose has been expanded to two days this year, On Saturday, Oct, 28, the evening event will start with an Alum Rock Altar Walk to see 30 altars and other artworks in three blocks near the plaza, Music, dance performances will follow, Sunday’s big festival will feature a concert by Quetzal, 300 masked dancers performing La Viejada, plus costume contest, arts and crafts, bingo, food booths, marketplace, Details: 1700 Alum Rock Ave, for all events, Schedule, 6-11 p.m, ballets shoes 1/12th Saturday, Oct, 28, with free admission that evening, Noon-8 p.m, Sunday, Oct, 29; general admission, $5, with kids 10 and under admitted free, www.laultimaparada.org..

Calvary Cemetery, Oct. 28: This San Jose cemetery’s annual celebration, co-sponsored by the Silicon Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, will feature dance and choral performances, a community altar, face painting and children’s crafts. Details: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 2650 Madden Ave. Free admission. www.catholiccemeteriesdsj.org. Dia de los Muertos Festival, Oct. 29: This Unity Council-sponsored event in Oakland’s Fruitvale district is now in its 22nd year. The event will feature ballet folklorico, Aztec dancers, live entertainment on three stages, a children’s pavilion with carnival rides, artisans, vendors and food and beverage booths. Festival attendees are encouraged to bring photos of loved ones or other mementos to the Community Altar at East 12th Avenue and Avenida de la Fuente. Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, in the Fruitvale Village, East 12th Avenue and 33rd Avenue. Admission is free. www.unitycouncil.org.

Dia de los Muertos Celebration, Nov, 2: This ballets shoes 1/12th evening event in downtown Berkeley will feature the building of community altars, live music, DIY art projects, free skeletal face painting, food trucks, beer and wine garden and a candlelight procession at 9 p.m, Details: 5-10 p.m, Thursday, Nov, 2, on Kittredge Street and Harold Way, Free admission, www.anotherbullwinkelshow.com, Day of the Dead procession, Nov, 2: In San Francisco, the Marigold Project presents the annual Festival of Altars at Garfield Park, plus a procession that will begin at 7 p.m, at 22nd and Bryant streets and end at the park, Attendees are encouraged to bring flowers, candles and mementos of loved ones to place on the altars, Details: 4-11 p.m, Thursday, Nov, 2 at the park, 26th and Harrison streets, Free admission, www.dayofthedeadsf.org..

MUSIC, THEATER, DANCE. La Muerte Baila, theater, through Oct. 22: Teatro Vision’s original piece of milagro theater takes an amusing look at the afterlife when the dead decide to rejoin the living on Dia de los Muertos. It’s a family-friendly piece of theater that’s performed in Spanish with English subtitles. Details: 8 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose. Tickets (choose your price), $10-$40, at www.teatrovision.org.

Luna Mexicana, dance, Oct, 24-Nov, 3: The Oakland Ballet’s Day of the Dead troupe will tour throughout the East Bay with a piece about a young woman’s dreams reviving her relatives, who dance back to life in spirited forms, Performances Tuesday, Oct, 24, in San Leandro; Friday, Oct, 27, in Pleasanton; Wednesday, Nov, 1, in Dublin, commencing in a Nov, 3 performance at the Paramount in Oakland, Details: Ticket prices, packages vary; purchase at www.oaklandballet.org, Dia de los Muertos Community Concert, Nov, 4: The San Francisco Symphony will present two concerts ballets shoes 1/12th with noted vocalist Eugenia León of Mexico on Saturday, Nov, 4: a family-friendly 2 p.m, matinee and a more intimate 8 p.m, concert with León’s band, Concert-goers should arrive early for festivities including altars, folk art, dancing and refreshments, Details: Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, Tickets, $12.50-$95, www.sfsymphony.org..

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