Edgar Villegas and his wife Norma Perez
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Edgar Villegas and his wife Norma Perez have been living in Sarasota for about 23 years.
While they celebrated Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) in their original home of Mexico City, they've also enjoyed celebrating the holiday on Main Street in Sarasota for about the past four years.
"It's a good experience over here in Sarasota," Villegas said. "We love Sarasota."
The couple were both wearing traditional Day of the Dead makeup and attire.
Nonetheless, costumes of all sorts were found at the Day of the Dead and Halloween Block Party, hosted by the Italian restaurant Clasico on Nov. 1.
Sam and Sandy Bennett
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Lisa Grimes, Kim Pitts, Joan Kane, and Pitts' husband Rip Pitts
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Nicoletti Triana pours a drink.
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Luke Moczydlowski and Ashley Archer
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DJ J. Anthony Cruz (Nuans) of Orlando, and Enrique Leão of Sarasota (Lee-O), perform on stage.
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Edgar Villegas and his wife Norma Perez
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Evan Ward, a DJ known as "EV, and Donnie Walker, a DJ known as "Awakening," listen to a DJ performance.
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Ashley Archer and Dillon Ramos, who dressed as a character he created, a "Chaos Raider," visit the bar.
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Damian Doss and Britnee Valles
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Ashly Danko and her father Paul Danko
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Jon Baxter claps to the music.
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Front: Angelica Findlay. Back row: Angelica Findlay's sister Katalina Findlay, May Kim and Ana Abati. The group dressed as the three blind mice, and a cat.
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Daniel Marjanovic and his fiancee Marta Staniec
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A large inflatable hand provides a backdrop for the event.
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Karl and Lucille Messina came from Lakewood Ranch for the event.
Ian Swaby is the Sarasota neighbors writer for the Observer. Ian is a Florida State University graduate of Editing, Writing, and Media and previously worked in the publishing industry in the Cayman Islands.
