INFO San Miguel

General News

October 17 – 26
- The annual Book Fair is in the Jardín and commemorates various 50-year events, such as the anniversary of Carlos Fuentes publishing of his novel Where the Air is Clear (La region más transparente) with a lecture, writing workshops and a master class by Gonzalo Celorio and the celebration of the Biblioteca’s founding. The sale of books in the Jardín is from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 daily.

The current president of the Department of Family Integration, who is always the mayor’s wife, gave an annual report of the organization’s achievements on October 22. Patricia Gutiérrez Rebollo reported that DIF had been able to construct 330 houses (more than three times the amount as were built in 2007) in the program My DIFferent House (Mi Casa DIFerente) for families in SMA who live in extreme poverty. DIF is a department of SMA’s governmental structure. The city is taking ideas from various volunteer organizations and thus expanding the good that comes of good ideas that work. A food program supplements that which is needed by pregnant and nursing women, children, the handicapped and the elderly. There is also a program of Students’ Breakfasts for children between ages 3 and 12 in 178 urban and rural schools. The program aims to provide 30 percent of the kids’ daily nutritional needs. During the past year 9,000 children benefited. There is Casa Esperanza for young people with major troubles, where 147 were helped. Legal help, domestic violence counseling helped nearly 2,000 Sanmiguelenses.

Day of the Dead will be celebrated in various public places with altars:
October 30 – Biblioteca Pública, Insurgentes 25 – 5:30
November 1 & 2 – El Charco del Ingenio in the new Boveda – FREE
From October 30 on – Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20 – FREE
Many homes will have altars to be seen in the windows, and some fountains will have altars made by neighbors.

An Arthur Murray former studio manager, Christie Olvera, will open a dance studio on October 28 in El Sindicato, Recreo 4. In addition to classes in traditional ballroom and rhythm dances, there will be weekly parties. To get started, a preview will be given in Romano’s restaurant, Hernández Macías 93 on Salsa Night, October 24, from 7:30 to 9:00. For more information go to www.arthurmurraysma.com

Groups and Meetings

October 26
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Charlie Hall, a SMA resident, who was born without forearms or hands; talk about his learning to live, feel comfortable and be productive. The Fellowship, which welcomes people of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, meets each Sunday in La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15 at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.

October 26
- Danzón is back in the Jardín on upcoming Sundays, with The Orquesta Marimba “Tomo 13.” Members of the Club de Danzón Mercerina will be leading the dancers in the Jardín in two different sessions each Sunday, from 1:00 to 3:00 and again from 7:00 to 9:00. Between sessions dancers can become shoppers at the annual Book Fair.

October 28
– The Midday Rotary Club at its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Michael Sudheer tell about his crazy experiences as tour director for Globus. Sudheer is known in SMA primarily for his acting and singing. The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to www.rotarysma.org.

October 30
– Mujeres en Cambio will not have luncheon but afternoon tea from 4:00 to 6:00 in a different location – the Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20. Jaime Fernández will talk about Day of the Dead traditions and the altar which his family has created year after year at the Instituto. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Casa de Papel, corner of Mesones and Reloj. For further information, call Roger Hind at 154-6552.

Lectures

Lectures in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal (SQ) and Santa Ana Theater (SAT):
October 28
– (SAT) 1:30 – Arturo Morales Tirado Will tell the story of e Day of the Dead in Mexico. Entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

October 28
– (SQ) 2:00 – Lauren Lesko will continue her series of astrology lectures. Entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

October 29
– Jeff Faux, Betsy Bowman and Bob Stone will have a panel discussion (SAT) for the Center for Global Justice on The Financial Crisis at 1:30. Entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

Tours

October 25
– Saturday Adventure Tours usually visit a home of an artist and then goes to a place of interest out of town. The tour leaves from in front of the Parroquia at 10:30.

October 26
- House and Garden Tour begins gathering at the Biblioteca Pública at 11:00 a.m. and leaves at noon to visit 2 houses.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a walking tour of historic SMA led by SMA volunteers leaves the Jardín in front of the Parroquia. The tour lasts a little over two hours and is mostly level walking. Taking the tour helps provide medical and dental care for children in need through Patronato Pro Niños.

October 28
– The Tuesday morning tour of the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio meets at the main entrance and leaves promptly at 10:00 a.m. It lasts about two and a half hours. Bring hat and water and wear comfortable walking shoes. For further information, call 154-8838.

November 18
– The Lions Club of SMA is sponsoring a three-day trip that goes to Cuernavaca, Xochicalco and on to Taxco. There will be an optional side trip to the caves of Cacahumilpa. The trip will raise
funds for the Lions’ Thursday morning sight and diabetes clinic at Correo 63. For further information and reservations (before October 28), call Jean Schickel at 152-0934.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Oct 24
– The World – 7:00
Oct 25
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE
Oct 27
– White Zombie, Horror, Eng – 3:00
– The Corpse Vanishes, Horror, Eng – 5:00
– Interview with the Vampire, Horror, Eng – 7:00
Oct 28
– The Jacket, Thriller, Eng/Sp – 5:00
– The Phantom of the Opera, Horror, Eng/Sp – 7:30
Oct 30
– Special movie in main patio – Nosferatu, Horror, Silent – 10:00 (doors open at 9:30) – FREE
Oct 31
– Video: Dia de Muertos – 5:00
– Phantom Ship, Eng – 7:00
Nov 1
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE

MM Cinemas – For schedule www.mmcinemas.com or 120-4743

Movie Pocket Theater – El Market Bistro, Hernández Macías 95 – 1:30, 4:00 & 7:00
Roman Polanski Films
Oct 25 – The Knife in the Water
Oct 26 – Repulsion
Oct 27 – Rosemary’s Baby
Oct 28 – Chinatown
Oct 29 – Death and the Maiden
Oct 30 – The Pianist
Oct 31 – Oliver Twist

Shelter Theater, VG4 Vincente Guerreo 4, Col. San Rafael –
Tue thru Sun – 7:00 & Fri – 5:00 & 8:00
www.sheltervg4.com or 154-7524

Meditation Center of San Miguel, Callejón Blanco 4 (off Quebrada)
Oct 23 – Adyashanti: The Present of Being – 5:30

ShalomSMA, Hotel Quinta Loreto TV Room, Loreto 15
Oct 17 – Control Room + Discussion – 5:00

Performing Arts

October 24
- Javier “Gitano” Estrada will give a concert of Gypsy guitar and voice in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 25
– Oriental dancers will bring their American tribal style belly dance to El Sindicato, Recreo 4, at 8:00. They come from all over Mexico. Classes will be given as well. To contact for classes, call 044 (415) 109-4982 or check at El Sindicato.

October 26
– Pro Música will have the brass quintet M5: Metales from Morelia in a joyous concert “Esta Cañón” in St. Paul’s Church, Calle Cardo at 5:00.

October 27
– Auditions for “Mame” (Performances February 9 thru 15) in the Santa Ana Theater from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00. Needed: actors and singers from ages 20’s to 70’s, a boy, aged 10 to 12, who can act and sing, also a man who can do an accent as houseboy. Rehearsals begin in December. For further information, call 152- 2603 or e-mail judyinmx@cybermatsa.com.mx

October 29 & 30
– For about a year, they, the Kantaré Chorus, have been learning to sing under the tutelage of Xavier Hernandéz. This week about 30 young people will begin performing. They will perform on the 29th at St. Paul’s Church, Calle Cardo 6 at 6:30 and on the 30th in the Santa Ana Theater at 6:30. Entrance is at Insurgentes 25. Director Hernandéz and accompanist, Lilliana Gútierrez, will be the same for both performances.

October 30
- A concert by Sergio Basurto playing the folk harp and flamenco guitar will be in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:30. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 31
- Javier “Gitano” Estrada will give a concert of Gypsy guitar and voice in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

Exhibitions and Openings

October 24 and 25 from 6:00 to 9:00
– An exhibition of War Is So Out, a combination drawings, installations, photographs and performance with anti-war focus by artists Daniel Cameron, Kirsten Dehner and Barbara Levine and Karen Karabasz. Studio D is at Colegio Militar 14A in Colonia Guadalupe.

October 25
– The Yam Gallery, interior 1 in Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20, will have an opening from 7:00 to 9:00 for much of Eddie Soloway’s photographic work, prepared for his book One Thousand Moons. Soloway comes to SMA for the second time as part of Santa Fe Workshops photography sessions each year.

October 25
– Mero Arte Contempráneo, Zacateros 24, will hold an opening for “Roots” by Shannon Reece. The opening is from 5:00 to 7:00.

Workshops and Classes

October 23 thru 25
– Meeting in the Biblioteca Pública beginning at 9:00 a.m., Grupo Tierra and Tierra y Cal will cover such subjects as adobe, brick kilns, drinking water, energy, ect. involved in Systems Approach to a Sustainable Low-income Housing Development. For further information visit www.tierraycal.com.

October 30 and 31
– Susan McKinney de Ortega will conduct a writing workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 each day. Work will feature how to narrow the search for a publisher. For further information and to register, call Jody at 152-0478.

November 1, 8 & 15
– A workshop in “Personalities for Publication” presented by New York based author and journalist Laura Fraser and Suzanne Ludekens, editor of Atención San Miguel, under the auspices of Authors’ Sala and the Biblioteca Pública. The workshoppers will meet in the Science Room of the Biblioteca, upstairs on those three days from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00

November 11 thru December 5
– A series of eight classes will be offered by San Miguel Actors Workshop on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:00 to 5:00. Alan Jordan will be the instructor. For further information, visit www.theatersanmiguel.com.

General News

October 17 through 19
– A Concourse of Motor Sports will benefit CASA and Casita Linda. Those coming to SMA are part of the 100 vintage racing cars with their drivers and co-drivers. On the 17th, there will be a poker rally. To participate, registration is at 10:00 a.m. and a social hour at 6:00, both at Hotel Refugio del Molino. On the 18th a display of vehicles from all over Mexico in the parking lot on Calle Cardo from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00. On October 18, the Hotel Refugio del Molina will host a Gala, complete with Margaritas, a gourmet dinner prepared by chefs Kirsten West and Fernando Padilla, along with a chance to meet Hershel Cardiff, the winner of the first Pan-American Race in 1950 and the 2008 racing teams from Canada and the USA. Tickets are available at gala@concurso@gmail.com. On the 19th Panam race cars and winners will be on display in the Jardín from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00. For this last event, entrance is FREE.

October 18 – CASA has its annual “Garage” Sale at Santa Julia 15.

October 18 – from 3:00 to 6:00
– The Park and Playground La Lejona Dos in the Colonia La Lejona Dos will have a kermesse organized by the Neighborhood Watch (Vecinos Vigilantes). They hope to raise funds to complete the improvements on the park – the path for jogging/walking made of bricks, a playground kiosk and a basketball court. They have made improvements on the park and playground – receptacles for recycling plastic bottles, glass and cans, special clean-up days and distributing traffic and road safety alerts for residents of the area. To purchase raffle tickets call Judy McKay at 120-9020.

This year, there are more choices in higher education for SMA young people. The University of León has a branch here located in the Plaza Civica; The Centro de Estudios Superiores de Allende is in the Colonia Aurora; The Universidad Continente Americano is on Calzada La Aurora and Instituto Technológico is on Calle Mesones; new in SMA is a branch of the Universidad Technológica del Norte de Guanajuato, a branch of that school in Dolores Hidalgo, now located on the road to Doctor Mora behind the fair grounds in new buildings.

La Universidad de León offers degrees in Accounting, Administrative computer science, Architecture, Business administration, Communications, Law and Organizational psychology. The Centro de Estudios Superiores de Allende has degrees in Accounting, Business administration and Law. The Universidad Continente Americano offers degrees in Administration and Computer Science, while the Instituto Technológico has degrees in Mechanical engineering. The Universidad Technológico del Norte de Guanajuato is offering a “superior technician” degree in Gastronomy and Tourism. It is planned that soon the SMA school will not continue to be just a branch, but a stand-alone (autonomous) university.

From October 3 to 11, the Kids First team of 23 medical professionals was here for the fourth visit, and performed 80 free surgeries on children who had orthopedic problems and congenital aberrations. The visiting team members were supported by various branches of SMA government, the General Hospital, the Centro de Crecimiento and community volunteers. On October 5, the four visiting doctors examined approximately 150 children under 18 as candidates for surgery, most of whom had been suggested by SMA’s Family Integration Department (DIF) and others came from Irapuato. On October 6, three operating rooms of the General Hospital went into active service starting at 7:00, using the medical equipment imported by the Kids First team from their headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. On an average, 16 surgeries a day were performed from the 6th through the 10th.

October 17 – 26
- The annual Book Fair will be in the Jardín and will commemorate various 50-year events, such as the anniversary of Carlos Fuentes publishing of his novel Where the Air is Clear (La region más transparente) with a lecture, writing workshops and a master class by Gonzalo Celorio and the celebration of the Biblioteca’s founding. A sale of books will be in the Jardín from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00.

Insurgentes Park in the Fraccionamiento Insurgentes is getting a face lift with the building of sidewalks, and other paths, the installation of electricity and improved greenery. The cost will be about 14 hundred thousand pesos.

Groups and Meetings

October 19
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Gregory Diamant discuss “The Biblioteca at the Crossroads” The Fellowship, which welcomes people of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, meets each Sunday in La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15 at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.

October 19
– Audubon SMA will meet at Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20, at 8:00 for its monthly birdwalk, this walk is to be near the Presa Allende. Audubon members go FREE. If transportation can be volunteered, Great! Water, hat and comfortable shoes are musts. Bird books and binoculars add to the enjoyment.

October 19 and 26
- Danzón is back in the Jardín on upcoming Sundays, with The Orquesta Marimba “Tomo 13.” Members of the Club de Danzón Mercerina will be leading the dancers in the Jardín in two different sessions each Sunday, from 1:00 to 3:00 and again from 7:00 to 9:00. Between sessions dancers can become shoppers at the annual Book Fair.

October 20
– The Mac Users Group will meet in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 3:00. Emphasis will be on Apple’s Mail program and how it works by Linda Whyman and other experienced Mac users. Attendance is FREE.

October 21
– The Midday Rotary Club at its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Horacio Zepeda Garay, as former manager of the International Airport in Mexico City, speak about ways travelers and their belongings are being protected in airports. The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to www.rotarysma.org.

October 25
– From 9:99 a.m. to 1:00, CEDESA (Centro de Desarrollo Agropecuario) will have a Taste of Honey and Nopal Party to sample treats made from various sources of bee honey, homemade bread and nopales. There will be bilingual guides to tell about CEDESA, ASANG and the Tierra Generosa project. Advance reservations for transportation can be made at Natura at Calle Nueva 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 or at Genesis at Reloj 34 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00. Call Holly Yasui for more information at 152-8166.

October 30
– Mujeres en Cambio will not have luncheon but afternoon tea from 4:00 to 6:00 in a different location – the Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20. Jaime Fernández will talk about Day of the Dead traditions and the altar which his family has created year after year at the Instituto. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Casa de Papel, corner of Mesones and Reloj. For further information, call Roger Hind at 154-6552.

Lectures

October 17 at 5:00
- Walter Meagher will give a slide lecture in the Sala Quetzal entitled “Wild and Wonderful” about the botanic garden Charco del Ingenio and its three habitats for wild things.

Tours

October 18
– Saturday Adventure Tours usually visit a home of an artist and then goes to a place of interest out of town. The tour leaves from in front of the Parroquia at 10:30.

October 19
– House and Garden Tour begins gathering at the Biblioteca Pública at 11:00 a.m. and leaves at noon to visit 3 houses.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a walking tour of historic SMA led by SMA volunteers leaves the Jardín in front of the Parroquia. The tour lasts a little over two hours and is mostly level walking. Taking the tour helps provide medical and dental care for children in need through Patronato Pro Niños.

October 21
– The Tuesday morning tour of the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio meets at the main entrance and leaves promptly at 10:00 a.m. It lasts about two and a half hours. Bring hat and water and wear comfortable walking shoes. For further information, call 154-8838.

October 22
– A conducted tour of the wet meadowland and then the dry scrubland in El Charco del Ingenio, will meet at the visitors center for departure at 9:30 a.m.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Oct. 17
– Common Ground Sp/Eng – 5:00
– The Vertical Ray of the Sun, Vietnamese/Eng – 7:30
Oct. 18
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE
Oct. 20
– Lost and Found in Mexico, Doc Eng + Q&A with filmmaker Caren Cross – 5:00
– Una Breve Vacanza, Ital/Eng – 7:00
Oct. 21
– Alex Gray: The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Art Doc – 5:00
– Whale Rider, Eng – 7:00
Oct. 22
– Una Breve Vacanza, Ital/Eng – 5:00
– A Soul Haunted by Painting (Hua hun), Mandarin/Eng – 7:30
Oct. 24
– The World, Mandarin/Eng – 7:00
Oct. 25
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE

MM Cinemas – For schedule www.mmcinemas.com or 120-4743

Movie Pocket Theater – El Market Bistro, Hernández Macías 95 – 1:30, 4:00 & 7:00
Sidney Lumet: 50 Years Directing Movies
Oct. 18 – 12 Angry Me
Oct. 19 – Fail Safe
Oct. 20 – Dog Day Afternoon
Oct. 21 – Network Aging
Oct. 22 – Deathtrap
Oct. 23 – Running on Empty
Oct. 24 – Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Shelter Theater, VG4 Vincente Guerreo 4, Col. San Rafael –
Tue thru Sun – 7:00 & Fri – 5:00 & 8:00 www.sheltervg4.com or 154-7524
Oct. 17 – Volver
Oct. 18 – Shut Up7
Oct. 19 – Pay It Forward
Oct. 20 – Aimee and Jaguar
Oct. 21 – Cocaine Cowboys
Oct. 23 – Son of Rambow
Oct. 24 – Live Flesh

Meditation Center of San Miguel, Callejón Blanco 4 (off Quebrada)
Oct. 23 – Adyashanti: Be Still and Know – 5:30

ShalomSMA, Hotel Quinta Loreto TV Room, Loreto 15
Oct. 17 – Control Room + Discussion – 5:00

Readings

October 20
- Poetry Reading by Spanish-born Joseph Somoza, Bill Pearlman, Halvard Johnson and Lynda Schor will read their works reflecting on New Mexico beginning at 3:00 in the Santa Ana Theater. Entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

December 13
- Authors’ Sala will have “A Celebration of the Beat Writers” to include a Beat Cabaret Dinner Show. Those with personal stories and associations with the Beats, contact Susan Page at susan@susanpage.com.

Performing Arts

October 22 and 23
– The SMA Playreaders will present Norm Foster’s “Sadie Flynn Comes to Big Oak” in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Calle Cardo 6. Readers are Wade Ashley, Tom Frazee, Judy Marzulli, Lola Smith and Britt Zaist. Marthe Fraser directs and Eli Nadel projects sounds and lights. Doors open at 7:00; the play begins at 7:30 or earlier if the house fills.

October 23
- A concert by Sergio Basurto playing the folk harp and flamenco guitar will be in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:30. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 23
– Arturo Velarde will give a concert of classical guitar music in the Santa Ana Theater at 7:30. Debuting in the Juárez Theater in Guanajuato in 1984, Velarde is a mature artist. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 24
- Javier “Gitano” Estrada will give a concert of Gypsy guitar and voice in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 25
– Oriental dancers will bring their American tribal style belly dance to El Sindicato, Recreo 4, at 8:00. They come from all over Mexico. Classes will be given as well. To contact for classes, call 044 9415) 109-4982 or check at El Sindicato.

October 26
– Pro Música will have the Brass quintet Metales M5 from Morelia in a joyous concert “Esta Cañón” in St. Paul’s Church, Calle Cardo at 5:00.

October 27
– Auditions for “Mame” (Performances: February 9 thru 15) in the Santa Ana Theater from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00. Needed: actors and singers from ages 20’s to 70’s, a boy, aged 10 to 12, who can act and sing, also a man who can do an accent as houseboy. Rehearsals begin in December. For further information, call 152- 2603 or e-mail: judyinmx@cybermatsa.com.mx

Exhibitions and Openings

October 24 and 25 from 6:00 to 9:00
– An exhibition of War Is So Out, a combination drawings, installations, photographs and performance with anti-war focus by artists Daniel Cameron, Kirsten Dehner and Barbara Levine and Karen Karabasz. Studio D is at Colegio Militar 14A in Colonia Guadalupe.

October 25
– The Yam Gallery, interior 1 in Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20, will have an opening from 7:00 to 9:00 for much of Eddie Soloway’s photographic work, prepared for his book One Thousand Moons. Soloway comes to SMA for the second time as part of Santa Fe Workshops photography sessions each year.

Workshops and Classes

October 23 thru 25
– Meeting in the Biblioteca Pública beginning at 9:00 a.m., Grupo Tierra and Tierra y Cal will cover such subjects as adobe, brick kilns, drinking water, energy, ect. Involved in Systems Approach to a Sustainable Low-income Housing Development. For further information visit www.tierraycal.com.

October 30 and 31
– Susan McKinney de Ortega will conduct a writing workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 each day. Work will feature how to narrow the search for a publisher. For further information and to register, call Jody at 152-0478.

November 11 thru December 5
– A series of eight classes will be offered by San Miguel Actors Workshop on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:00 to 5:00. Alan Jordan will be the instructor. For further information, visit www.theatersanmiguel.com.

General News

From October 13 to 15, if you haven’t already done it, you still can – vote in the USA election at the Consular Office, Hernández Macías 72, where a special table we be ready.

Jim Hawkins was a sculptor, artist, jazz musician in New York in the 40’s and 50’s. He came to SMA 54 years ago. Hawkins had not sculpted for 40 years when he made the bronze portrait of his wife Carmen Masip, which stands outside Bellas Artes on Calle Hernández Macías. Jim and Carmen opened the first bookstore/art supplier/framer in town, El Colibri, and the Academía Hispano Americana and then with others started the Festival de Música (now in its 30th year). He died on September 2 at age 81. He and Carmen helped create integral parts of SMA, and so we will remember them both.

There have been more than 15 incidents of tires punched, graffiti on houses, robberies and house invasions in Colonia San Antonio. These lead to a meeting of a group of residents there (mostly foreigners) with Police Chief Daniel Trujillo. Trujillo explained that there are only 35 officers on duty each shift to patrol 83 registered neighborhoods and more than 500 rural communities. Both Trujillo and the officer in charge of the San Antonio area gave out their private cell phone numbers. He asked that in addition to reporting all crime, the residents begin teaching English to the policemen.

October 17 through 19
– A Concourse of Motor Sports will benefit CASA and Casita Linda. Those coming to SMA are part of the 100 vintage racing cars with their drivers and co-drivers. On the 17th, there will be a poker rally. To participate, registration is at 10:00 a.m. and a social hour at 6:00, both at Hotel Refugio del Molino. On the 18th a display of vehicles from all over Mexico in the parking lot on Calle Cardo from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00. On October 18, the Hotel Refugio del Molina will host a Gala, complete with Margaritas, a gourmet dinner prepared by international chefs, along with a chance to meet Hershel Cardiff, the winner of the first Panamerican Race in 1950 and the 2008 racing teams from Canada and the USA. Tickets are available at gala@concurso@gmail.com. On the 19th Panam race cars and winners will be on display in the Jardín from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00. This last FREE.

October 18
- CASA will have its annual “Garage” Sale and needs used items in good condition to sell. Bring your donated items to CASA at Santa Julia 15, or call Elsbeth (English) for pickup at 152-2813 or Ana Peña (Spanish) at 154-6060.

October 18 – from 3:00 to 6:00
– The Park and Playground La Lejona Dos in the Colonia La Lejona Dos will have a kermesse organized by the Neighborhood Watch (Vecinos Vigilantes). They hope to raise funds to complete the improvements on the park – the path for jogging/walking made of bricks, a playground kiosk and a basketball court. They have made improvements on the park and playground – receptacles for recycling plastic bottles, glass and cans, special clean-up days and distributing traffic and road safety alerts for residents of the area. To purchase raffle tickets call Judy McKay at 120-9020.

Rural Area Veterinary Service (RAVS) is based in the USA and is returning the SMA area this October for the third time to treat horses, burros and mules owned by folks who have no access to veterinaries or cannot afford those services. For more information or to volunteer to help, e-mail Dr. Davis at edavis6702@aol.com.

Groups and Meetings

October 11 and 12
– The San Miguel Kennel Club will have their annual dog show in a new location – at the Hotel Real de Minas, corner of Ancha de San Antonio and Calle Stirling Dickinson. On the 11th, showing begins at 10:00 a.m. and on the 12th at 9:00 a.m. Further information is at (415) 152-0286. Admission to the show is FREE.

October 12
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear the Reverend Doctor Constance Brereton about her years in Northern India. The Fellowship, which welcomes people of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, meets each Sunday in La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15 at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.

October 12
– The Readers and Writers Group meet each Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Bugambilia Restaurant, Hidalgo 42. Participants volunteer to take part for a specific length of time. Questions can be answered by Sally at 154-9923.

October 14
– The Midday Rotary Club at its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Steven Patton from Mexico City about insurance in Mexico. The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to http://www.rotarysma.org.

October 14
- Shalom San Miguel will celebrate Sukkot in the Hotel Quinta Loreto’s TV salon, Loreto 15, beginning at 9:30.

October 15
– The SMA branch of Democrats Abroad will make it possible for attendees to see the final Presidential Debate on an 8 by 12 foot
Screen at Los Milagros Restaurant, Reloj 17 at 6:30. Their election night party November 4 will be at the same place. FREE

Lectures

Lectures in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal (SQ) and Santa Ana Theater (SAT)
October 14 at 5:00 (SAT)
– The Creative Journey series of lectures will meet Merry Calderoni and Mary Rapp as they talk about their lives as a artists.

October 14
- from 6:00 to 7:30 (SQ) – Alejandro Negrete is a certified facilitator and teacher of the Pneuma System. He will lecture on “Living from the Heart” The entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

October 15 at 3:00 (SAT)
– The Center for Global Justice will present Jeff Faux with panelists Bob Stone, Cliff DuRand, Arturo Yarish and Marge Allen on “What is the Financial Crisis All About?”

October 17 at 5:00 (SQ)
- Walter Meagher will give a slide lecture entitled “Wild and Wonderful” about the botanic garden Charco del Ingenio and its three habitats for wild things.

Tours

October 11
– Saturday Adventure Tours usually visit a home of an artist and then go to a place of interest out of town. The tour leaves from in front of the Parroquia at 10:30.

October 12
– There will be no House and Garden Tour this week as the downtown streets will be closed for the passage of the image of San Miguel is carried through the city.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a walking tour of historic SMA led by SMA volunteers leaves the Jardín in front of the Parroquia. The tour lasts a little over two hours and is mostly level walking. Taking the tour helps provide medical and dental care for children in need through Patronato Pro Niños.

October 14
– The Tuesday morning tour of the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio meets at the main entrance at 10:00 a.m. and lasts about two and a half hours. Bring hat and water and wear comfortable walking shoes. For further information, call 154-8838.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Oct 11
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE
Oct 13
– Quetzalcoatl – 5:00
– Secret Canada, Doc PREMIER, Eng – 7:00
Oct 14
– Edward James: Builder of Dreams, Eng – 7:00
Oct 15
– My Nights Are More Beautiful than Your Days, Fr/Eng – 5:30
– Common Ground, Sp/Eng – 7:30
Oct 16
– The Vertical Ray of the Sun, Vietnamese/Eng – 5:00
– My Nights Are More Beautiful than Your Days, Fr/Eng – 7:00
Oct 17
– Common Ground Sp/Eng – 5:00
– The Vertical Ray of the Sun, Vietnamese/Eng – 7:30
Oct 18
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE

MM Cinemas – For schedule http://www.mmcinemas.com or 120-4743

Movie Pocket Theater – El Market Bistro, Hernández Macías 95 – 1:30, 4:00 & 7:00
Homage to Paul Newman
Oct 11 – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Oct 12 – The Hustler
Oct 13 – Hud
Oct 14 – Cool Hand Luke
Oct 15 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Oct 16 – The Sting (1973 Oscar for film & Director)
Oct 17 – Road to Perdition

Shelter Theater, VG4 Vincente Guerreo 4, Col. San Rafael – 7:00
http://www.sheltervg4.com or 154-7524
Oct 10 – Machuca
Oct 11 – Hair
Oct 12 – Five People You Meet in Heaven
Oct 14 – Notes on a Scandal
Oct 15 – Crude Awakening
Oct 16 – The Big Lebowski
Oct 17 – Volver Abuela Irene

Meditation Center of San Miguel, Callejón Blanco 4 (off Quebrada)
Oct 16 – Eckhart Tolle, The Flowering of Human Consciousness VOL. 2 – 5:30

ShalomSMA, Hotel Quinta Loreto TV Room, Loreto 15
Oct 6 – Control Room + Discussion – 5:00

Performing Arts

October 11
– Coming to SMA, as part of this year’s International Cervantino Festival, Windspiel are two young German Frauleins, in a musical duet of accordion and flute. Their specialty is combining the classical accordion with various recorders and electroacoustic sounds. They will play new music, works written especially for them. The concert is in the Santa Ana Theater at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 16
- A concert by Sergio Basurto playing the folk harp and flamenco guitar will be in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:30. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 17
- Javier “Gitano” Estrada will give a concert of Gypsy guitar and voice in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A

Actors needed for an original play “The Death of Reason (A Tragedy in Rhyme)” to be performed January 14 through 18. Rehearsals are Decemer 1 through 19 and December 28 through January 13. Playwright Stephanie Glick is bringing some of the cast fro New York, but needs some men, ages 40 to 80 and some women, ages 60 to 80. Casting is by Taylor Korobow. He can be reached at 152-0918.

Also coming up on April 6 through 11 is the three-act “The Man Who Failed to Fly (a love story).” Needed are 4 men, 4 women, 2 children, 6 Latin dancers and a theater-skilled choreographer, plus technical workers for art, props and special effects. Rehearsal dates and casting ill be in February. In the meantime, contact Marina Rego at anadellamarina@gmail.com .

Exhibitions and Openings

October 10
– Bellas Artes brings “Verse a Sí Mismo” self portraits of 60 different artists from 6 different countries with the opening in the Sala o Mexican Art at 7:00. This is a part of the Cervantino International Festival.

October 11
– Kunsthaus Santa Fe, in the Colonia Allende at Santa Fe 22A, will participate in the Cervantino International Festival by showing works by painter/sculptor Marco Arce. The opening of “The Rabbit and the Angry Face” will be at 7:00.

Workshops and Classes

Beginning October 13
– Fernando Senior will teach an introductory workshop in contemplative photography at the Lifepath Center for Personal Growth. For further information, call 154-8465 and visit http://www.themindfuleye.com.

October 14
– Anthony S. Maulucci will teach a poetry writing workshop
entitled “Poetry for Painters” in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal from 3:00 to 5:00. For further information go to quietcities@gmail.com.

October 30 and 31
– Susan McKinney de Ortega will conduct a writing workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 each day. Work will feature how to narrow the search for a publisher. For further information and to register, call Jody at 152-0478.

General News

The Fiesta of the Archangel St. Michael (San Miguel Arcángel) Schedule
October 3
Pilgrimage from Colonia Aurora with music and floats – 5:15
The Mañanitas (birthday song) to San Miguel Arcángel – Parroquia -midnight

October 4
Meeting of dancers and mojigangas (papier mâiché figures) at corner of calles San Francisco and Nuñez – 3:00 a.m.
Alborada (burning of powder, rockets & fireworks) – 4:00 a.m.
Mañanitas to San Miguel Arcángel – Parroquia – 6:00 a.m.
Pre-Hispanic dancers – Jardín & Plaza Civica – 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Music, Hermanos Aguascalientes – Jardín – 9:00 a.m.
Mass to honor San Miguel Arcángel – Parroquia & Cavalcade – 11:00 a.m.
Voladores de Papantla – Jardín – 1:00
Burning of monitos – Jardín – 2:00
Parade with mojigangas, xúchiles (huge cactus parts arrangements), pre-Hispanic dancers from Calzada de la Estación to Jardín – 3:00
Entrance of xúchiles – Parroquia – 5:00
Pre-Hispanic dancers – Jardín – 7:00
Voladores de Papantla – Jardín – 8:00
Rockets and Fireworks – 9:00

October 5
Pre-Hispanic dancers – Jardín – 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Music, Hermanos Aguascalientes – Jardín – 9:00 a.m.
Parade with mojigangas, floats and dancers to honor city founder Fray Juan de San Miguel – Ancha de San Antonio to Parroquia – 11:00 a.m.
Tribute to Fray Juan de San Miguel – outside Parroquia – 1:00
Voladores de Papantla – Jardín – 3:00 & 7:00
Fireworks – 9:00

The new Boveda at the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio has a Reptile show which will continue daily through October 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00. Herpetologist Raúl Hernández and his assistant from the herpetarium in San Luis de la Paz will explain and answer questions.

October 5
– The International Festival of Jazz and Blues (November 28 to December 4) will have a fund raising party at the Villas Xichú, Camino a Xichú, Valle del Maíz starting at 5:00. Mexican/Cuban singer Iraida Noriega will be part of the entertainment. There will be food (paella), prizes including free tickets to the Jazz Festival. For further information go to http://www.villa-xichu.com .

Children who can’t see, or have impaired vision now have a place to enlarge their lives. Lisa Vickers has started a school for these unfortunate kids. Her son, John was born sighted, but a brain tumor brought on blindness. With the purchase of canes, Braille books and Braille instruction programs, plus stimulating toys, she has started a school. She has received help from the Hilton/Perkins Program. Conrad Hilton Foundation and Perkins International especially seek to improve the life of children with multiple disabilities around the world. She is asking for community help, as the school has a waiting list for admission. Contact Vickers at 152-0426 or (415) 114-0948.

A change of responsibility in City Hall took place when the City Secretary turned the control of the jail over to Daniel Trujillo, head of Public Security. The cells have had graffiti erased and have been repainted. Surveillance cameras and a two-way mirror view room have been added. No police officer can now enter with a gun, but must place them in locker when they enter. Digital photos of persons arrested with the personal information entered into a computerized database are now part of routine.

October 3 through 10
– The Kids First group of doctors, medical assistants, nurses from various parts of the USA are coming to perform 240 surgeries on 160 kids with orthopedic problems.

October 8
- Your last time for help from Democrats Abroad at the Biblioteca Pública, Insurgentes 25, is October 8 from 1:00 to 3:00.

From October 13 to 15, if you haven’t already done it, you still can – vote in the USA election at the Consular Office, Hernández Macías 72, where a special table we be ready.

He was a sculptor, artist, jazz musician in New York in the 40’s and 50’s. He came to SMA 54 years ago. The bronze portrait of his wife Carmen Masip which stands outside Bellas Artes on Calle Hernández Macías is his work, though when he made it, he had not sculpted for over 40 years. He and Carmen opened the first bookstore/art supplier/framer in town, El Colibri, and the Academía Hispano Americana and then with others started the Festival de Música (now in its 30th year). He died on September 2 at age 81. He and Carmen created integral parts of SMA, and so we will remember them both.

October 18
- CASA will have its annual “Garage” Sale and needs used items in good condition to sell. Bring you donated items to CASA at Santa Julia 15, or call Elsbeth (English) for pickup at 152-2813 or Ana Peña (Spanish) at 154-6060.

Rural Area Veterinary Service (RAVS) is based in the USA and will return to the SMA area this October for the third time to treat horses, burros and mules owned by folks who have no access to veterinaries or cannot afford those services. For more information or to volunteer to help, e-mail Dr. Davis at edavis6702@aol.com.

To reduce street dogs, Save a Mexican Mutt (SAMM) is participating in a contest where it can win US$50 up to $10,000. To help, vote for SAMM at http://www.care2com/animalsheltercontest/73189 . The aim is to acknowledge monetarily the shelter and rescue groups for their work for homeless animals.

Groups and Meetings

October 5
– Amigos de la Presa will meet for one of their regular kayak outings on Presa Allende. A kayak manufacturer, Mayan Kayaks, from Querétaro, will be on hand with its full line of kayaks and provide a chance to try kayaks FREE of charge. Directions: From the parking area at the train station (at the far end of Canal), toward the left, cross the train tracks and continue straight on the cobblestone paving (not the non-paved road on the right). About 2 miles straight ahead to the fork in the road, to where the cobblestones become a dirt road. Follow the chain-link fence about 100 yards, and there is where the kayaking will be set up. Further information is at signup@amigosdelapresa.org .

October 5
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Bob Haas on how the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio came to be. The Fellowship, which welcomes people of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, meets each Sunday in La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15 at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.

October 7
– The Midday Rotary Club at its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Dr. Christopher Davis, Ph.D. talk about
”The Four Psychologies” and what psychologists do. The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to http://www.rotarysma.org .

October 8 and 9
– Shalom San Miguel will celebrate Rosh Hashanah in the TV Salon of the Quinta Loreto, Calle Loreto 15. They gather in the evening.

October 11 and 12
– The San Miguel Kennel Club will have their annual dog show in a new location – at the Hotel Real de Minas. Entries – all dogs must be registered with F.C.M. and have microchips. Dr. Alma Miranda is qualified to insert microchips (Calle Stirling Dickinson 27). Entry fee is $150 pesos per day and may be faxed to (01) (415) 152-1247 with a deposit slip from Bancomer 134 account #044-307-5494, Club Canofilo de San Miguel, A.C. Entries close October 8. Further information is at (415) 152-0286.

Lectures

October 7
– Arturo Morales Tirado will lecture on “The Huastecos and Xilitla” in the Santa Ana Theater at 1:30. The entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

October 7
– Renee Devereaux, nutritionist and spiritual coach, will talk about “Beauty from Within” in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 3:00. The entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

October 7
– Alejandro Negrete is a certified facilitator and teacher of the Pneuma System. He will lecture on “Heart of Compassion” and explore practical ways to live more harmoniously in Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal from 6:00 to 7:30. The entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

October 10
– Dianne Aigaki, botanical artist, will lecture on “The Dream of the Turquoise Bee,” which refers to the Sixth Dalai Lama who lived during the 1600s. Aigaki documents flowers that grow on the Tibetan Plateau at altitudes of 11,000 to 17,000 feet. The lecture will be in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 5:00. The entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

October 10
– Longtime SMA resident Georgeann Johnson recently returned from a conference in Antigua, Guatemala, about “Maya Prophecies and 2012.” She will play a short film “Understanding 2012” from the Institute of Mayan Studies and follow it with a slide show on the “Mysteries of the Maya Ball Game” in Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal from 5:00 to 6:30. The entrance is at Insurgentes 25.

Tours

October 4
– The Saturday Adventure Tours is cancelled this week. Enjoy the celebrations of San Miguel Day in the downtown streets, instead.

October 5
– There will be no House and Garden Tour this week. Enjoy the celebrations of San Miguel Day in the downtown streets.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a walking tour of historic SMA led by SMA volunteers leaves the Jardín in front of the Parroquia. The tour lasts a little over two hours and is mostly level walking. Taking the tour helps provide medical and dental care for children in need through Patronato Pro Niños.

October 7
– The Tuesday morning tour of the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio leaves at the main entrance promptly at 10:00 a.m. and lasts about two and a half hours. Bring hat and water and wear comfortable walking shoes. For further information, call 154-8838.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Oct 2
– Brazil, Eng/Sp – 4:00
– The Impressionists, Part II, BBC miniseries, Eng – 7:00
Oct 3
– The Impressionists, Part II – 3:00
– Brazil, Eng/Sp – 7:00
Oct 6
– The Lower Depths, Jap/Eng, – 5:00
– No Regrets for Our Youth, Jap/Eng – 7:30
Oct 7
– Audubon Film: Extraordinary Birds, Eng – 3:00 – Audubon members FREE
– PBS Nova film: Cracking the Maya Code, Eng – 5:00
– One Wonderful Sunday, Jap/Eng – 7:30
Oct 8
– I Live in Fear, Jap/Eng – 5:00
– Scandal, Jap/Eng – 7:30
Oct 9
– Not Yet, Jap/Eng – 3:00
– The Idiot, Jap,Eng – 5:30
Oct 11
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE

MM Cinemas – For schedule www.mmcinemas.com or 120-4743

Movie Pocket Theater – El Market Bistro, Hernández Macías 95 – 1:30, 4:00 & 7:00
Movies by John Huston
Oct 4 – The Maltese Falcon
Oct 5 – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Oct 6 – The Asphalt Jungle
Oct 7 – The African Queen
Oct 8 – Moby Dick
Oct 9 – The Night of The Iguana
Oct 10 – The Man Who Would Be King

Shelter Theater, VG4 Vincente Guerreo 4, Col. San Rafael – 7:00
www.sheltervg4.com or 154-7524

Meditation Center of San Miguel, Callejón Blanco 4 (off Quebrada)
Oct 2 – Eckhart Tolle, The Flowering of Human Consciousness – 5:30

ShalomSMA, Hotel Quinta Loreto TV Room, Loreto 15
Oct 6 – Control Room + Discussion – 5:00

The Arts

October 3
– The various galleries and studios at Fábrica La Aurora will combine the music of La Banda de los Hermanos de Aguascalientes and an Art Walk through La Fábrica from 5:00 to 7:00.

Readings

October 10
– The Authors’ Sala Reading will have Jeannie Ralston and Walter Meagher. Ralston will read from her The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir pf Unexpected Blossoming and Meagher from his Wild and Wonderful: Nature Up Close in the Botanical Garden “El Charco del Ingenio” at St. Paul’s, Calle Cardo 6 from 5:00 to 7:00.

Performing Arts

October 9
- A concert by Sergio Basurto playing the folk harp and flamenco guitar will be in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:30. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 10
- Javier “Gitano” Estrada will give a concert of Gypsy guitar and voice in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 10
– The Poet’s Society is a group of two – Andrés Súarez, playing guitar and harmonica, adding his voice and Xavier Olazábal on drums. They will play blues, boss nova with some folk in the Santa Ana Theater at 7:00. The entrance is at Reloj 50A.

October 10
- El Viejo Topo Café-Teatro, Calle Stirling Dickinson 28, will feature the Puerto Rican saxophonist Ivan Renta and his Quartet, appearing for one night only. The jazz starts at 9:00.

Exhibitions and Openings

October 3
– Generator Gallery at Fábrica La Aurora celebrates the poet, political activist and teacher Dolores Jiménez y Muro, who died October 15, 1925. Seven women artists in various media using their personal creativity to celebrate her life will show their works. The artists are Laura Begoña, Angélica Castañeda, Margarette Dawit, Cati Demme, Gerry Gil, Sioban O’Donoghue and Susan Plum. The opening begins at 5:00.

October 3
– Grace Relfe, who has dipped into the art scene of SMA shows her work in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Calle Cardo 6. The opening for “Tropical Flair” is from 5:00 to 7:00.

October 11
– Kunsthaus Santa Fe, in the Colonia Allende at Santa Fe 22A, will participate in the Cervantino International Festival by showing works by painter/sculptor Marco Arce. The opening of “The Rabbit and the Angry Face” will be at 7:00.

Workshops and Classes

Beginning October 13
– Fernando Senior will teach an introductory workshop in contemplative photography at the Lifepath Center for Personal Growth. For further information, call 154-8465 and visit http://www.themindfuleye.com .