skull face painting provided for those who arrived unadorned
The Dirt Salon marked the Day of the Dead with ofrendas, folk music, food, drink, and burlesque.
Johnny Cash
Alters were set up in many rooms of the studio space on Bartholomew Avenue
A dead monarch butterfly, on stilts
Lots of lace and flowers
One of the many ofrendasT-1000
The party featured more grown entertainment later in the evening, as Hartford’s own Beat City Beauties brought a beyond-the-grave-themed burlesque performance to the Dirt Salon:
Gouda Neville unraveling her winding sheetTedd E. BareMisery MoonshineKiki and a True Blood-themed performance
