Community brief · Modesto, CA
Manos Mágicas Altars Open at Gallo Center; Panel Set for Oct. 28
A Modesto group of about 16 women called Manos Mágicas has spent roughly 25 years crafting papier-mâché catrinas and calaveras for Día de los Muertos altars across the Central Valley. The group's annual altar at the Gallo Center for the Arts in downtown Modesto is now available for viewing, and founder Laura Malagon is set to join a Day of the Dead panel at Stanislaus State on Oct. 28. Members also lend pieces to the Great Valley Museum and…