INFO San Miguel

General News

December 16
– There is to be an open house at the PACE–Med Spanish Center at Mesón de San José, Mesones 38 from 3:00 to 6:00 for those who want to become aware of Pace-Med’s immersion Spanish for medical professionals, especially for those who give emergency service. Dr. Haywood Hall is in charge. For more information, contact Robin Loving Rowland at 152-3709.

SMA has a new mountain biking champion in Jorge Jaime Morales, winner of second place in the Advanced National Mountain Bike Competition. Morales is also Guanajuato state champion and regional champion.

The Wool and Brass Fair had the first local competition with first, second and third winners taking $10,000, $5,000 and $3,000 pesos in winnings. First was Héctor Bustamante; second, Cecillio Hernández and third Raúl Reyna.

The state government and five nearby municipalities had representatives in SMA as the state program “With You, We Go to School” handed out $6,000 pesos worth of scholarships. This program has granted more than $200 million pesos in scholarships this year.

AIDS awareness is this week, beginning November 30 with a Health Fair in the Jardín from 9:00 to 3:30
December 1 – a silent march from El Portón, along Calle Hidalgo to the Jardín. Marchers will wear white, wear or carry a flower and a candle.
December 1 thru 5 – workshops and talks are scheduled at the Biblioteca Municipal, Pepe Llanos 14, from noon to 6:00

Business News

December 6
- The grand opening from 2:00 to 8:00 for the new culture/retail center, La Obra de San Arvino, at La Rosa 28 in Colonia Allende. Arvino Kaganovitch, created the complex which is to have a restaurant and a hobby shop, as part of 12 spaces to be used for studios and galleries and a welding shop. A stage for performances and is connected to the three suite Buenos Sueños Hotel and parking space. For further information, call 154-7812.

Groups and Meetings

November 28
– The Board of Directors of Va por San Miguel met to share its annual report in the Santa Ana Theater, and also reported on radio station XESQ on the same day.

November 30
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Eugenia Velasco Vergara about the environmental education project in SMA (PEASMA). The Fellowship 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.

December 2
- The Midday Rotary Club has its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas. The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to www.rotarysma.org.

December 4
– Lions Club International meets each month on the first and third Thursdays, now at the Quinta Loreto Restaurant, Loreto 15. Check in is at 12:30 with the meeting beginning at 1:00. The Lions will hear Dr. Jose Valencia Rodriquez about the new Cielito Lindo assisted living community at Los Labradores. For further information, call Norma Robinson at 120-0726.

December 5
– The Arthur Murray dancers return to Romanos Italian Restaurant, Hernández Macías 93 from 7:30 to 9:00 for their twice monthly event.

December 6
– The natural reserve Xido/Cabras will benefit from a Mexican Afternoon at Faroles 3, Col. Atascadero. Entertainment, food, music and arts and crafts display will be parts of the occasion.

December 13
- The Authors’ Sala are continuing with the big plans for “A Celebration of the Beat Writers” at the Hotel Real de Minas from 5:00 to 9:30. Beat Writers and hangers-on dated from 1949 through 1982 in Mexico, some of them, here in SMA.

For more information about the Newcomers Club weekly dinner, call Jean Schickel at 152-4299.

Lectures

Lectures in the Biblioteca Pública’s, Insurgentes 25, Sala Quetzal (SQ) and Santa Ana Theater (SAT)

December 2 – (SAT) Arturo Morales will give a slide lecture on Xilitla and the Sierra Gorda at 1:30.

December 2 – (SQ) Anthony S. Maulucci will speak on how to write a Christmas Story from 3:00 to 5:00.

December 4 – (SAT) Arturo Morales Tirado will give a richly illustrated talk about the migrating monarch butterflies at 1:30.

December 9 – (SQ) Richard Adelman will give a talk on “Never Fall Again” at 3:00.

Tours

November 29
– Saturday Adventure Tours usually visit a home of an artist or artisan and then goes to a place of interest out of town. The tour leaves from in front of the Parroquia at 10:30.

November 30
- 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.

December 2
– 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.

December 10
– The International Lions Club of SMA will have a 3-day touring and shopping trip to Guadalajara plus Tonalá and Tlaquepaque. Reservations must be made by December 2 by contacting Jean Schickel.
This is a fundraiser for the Lions visual and diabetes clinic, which is on Thursday mornings at Correo 63.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Nov 28
- Mother Teresa, Eng/Sp – 2:00
Nov 29
- Kids Matinée (Sala Infantil) – Cartoons – Noon – FREE
Dec 1
– Opera/Ballet Series (Spanish Zarzuela)– Luisa Fernanda with Placido Domingo – 2:00
Dec 2
– Lana’s Rain, Eng– 7:30
Dec 3
– One, the Movie + discussion – 1st of a series of sponsored by LifePath – 5:00
– The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Dec 4
– My Beautiful Jinjiimaa – 7th of IREE Series, Mongolian/Eng – 5:00
– Lana’s Rain, Eng – 7:00
Dec 5
– French Twist, Fren/Eng – 3:00
– French Twist, Fren/Eng – 7:00
Dec 6
- Kids Matinée (Sala Infantil) – 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

Meditation Center of San Miguel, Callejón Blanco 4 (off Quebrada)
Dec 4 – Return to the Golden Horse – 5:30
Dec 11 – Fearless Mountain – 5:30

The Arts

November 28 & 29
- Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair is being held at Café el Chai, Salida a Celaya 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 each day.

November 28
– Artist Marion Perlet will have a book signing of her From the Outside Looking In at Sollano 84 from 7:00 to 10:00.

Performing Arts

November 28 & December 5
- Javier “Gitano” Estrada will give concerts of Gypsy guitar and voice in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

December 3 and 4
– The Playreaders of SMA will present Jean Kerr’s comedy “Lunch Hour” in the St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Calle Cardo 6. Readers are Crystal Calderoni, Clara Dunham, Bill Gallacher and Michael Gottlieb. They are directed by Gerry Camp. The doors open at 7:00 and the action begins at 7:30, earlier if the house fills.

December 4
- 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.

December 5
– The Caracol de Fuego will give a concert of pre-Hispanic music on reproduction instruments of that time, dedicating the concert to “Travel to Mictlan” (the place of the dead), those souls of musicians who have gone before. The concert is in the Santa Ana Theater at 5:00.

International Jazz Festival

The International Jazz Festival will take place November 29 through December 4 in the Ángela Peralta Theater. Major concerts at the Peralta
are:
Nov. 29, top jazz drummer (3 Grammy awards) Antonio Sánchez with Christian McBride and the Pat Metheny Trio. Daline Jones, the great vocalist from last year’s free concert in the Plaza Civica .
Nov. 30, vocalist Marcia Ball (three-time Grammy nominee) who writes her Texas/Louisiana blues. Local pianist Gabriel Hernández will share the second part of the program with drummer Francisco Mela from New York.
December 1, keyboard artist Don Grusin (one Grammy) together with Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves (eight Grammys). The other part of the program will have Jimmy Dillon, Bay area singer and blues guitarist.
Dec. 2, the headliner is Mexico City’s jazz singer Iraida Noriega. Pianist Ken Bichel (one Grammy) will hold down the other part solo.
Dec. 3, international singer Betsy Pecanins will be featured with trumpeter Peter Welker and guitarist Randy Vincent, along with Rodrigo Villanueva on drums and Hopalong on bass.
Dec. 4’s concert is special and different with an 18-piece band – the Jazz Lab Band of Northern Illinois University. Finishing the concert and the Festival is a Tribute in Jazz to the Beatles with vocalist Sibyl Lee-English, at least 13 other musicians, some local and some surprises.

In total, the musicians who will entertain have accumulated 16 Grammies!
There will be four free Concerts – Nov. 28 at 6:00 in the Jardín, and the others Nov. 29, 30 and December 3, all at 4:00 at the Luciérnaga. There will be three bilingual clinics in Bellas Artes’ auditorium – December 1, Jazz Guitar with Randy Vincent; December 2, Playing the Blues with Jimmy Dillon; and December 3, Jazz Vocals with Iraida Noriega. More information on www.sanmigueljazz.com.

November 30
– Visitors from Mexico City, the Scenic Chameleons (Cameleones Escenicos) theater group will bring a pre-launch screening of their project “The Trapezist” to Shelter VG4, Vincente Guerrero 3 in Colonia San Rafael. Share time with some of them at 11:00 a.m.

December 6 & 7
– Sibyl Lee English with pianist Jorge Estrada Avendano will give a pair of concerts keeping the jazz going after the festival in the Santa Ana Theater. English will raise money for the little girls in the Casa Hogar Santa Julia. The concert on the 6th is at 7:00; on the 7th, it begins at 5:00.

December 6 and 7
– The Pro Musica Concert at St. Paul’s Church, Calle Cardo 6, will feature the Ehecalli Wind Quintet plus the pianist Ana Cervantes.

December 19 thru 31
– Gilberto Munguia will return with his Música de Cámara Festival de San Miguel de Allende. For programs and further information, go to Plaza Colonial, Canal 24 or call 152-8380.

Exhibitions and Openings

November 28
– Jalisco artist Efren Gonzalez will have his art on exhibit and sale at a reception at 6:30 at Actinver Lloyd, San Francisco 33.

November 30
– The Red Door Gallery is upstairs at Ancha de San Antonio 3, and will be hosting a group show for Linda Erickson, Julian Fedorak, Eunice Hundley, Judith Jenya, David Orozco, Samuel Orozco Ramos, Enrique Ortega de la Fuente and Jan Searle from 2:00 to 5:00.

December 2
– The James Pinto Gallery in Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20, will showcase works by retired pediatrician and now art history professor at Instituto Allende Dr. Fernando Herrera Rosales. He produces plastics using old and new techniques. FREE admission and refreshments.

December 6 & 7
– Donna Drinnon and Rochelle Wald bill themselves as the Wild Women and will have open house at the Casa del Boreas, Montitlán 25 in Los Balcones, each day from 1:00 to 4:00.

Workshops and Classes

Currently ongoing, Sunday mornings at 10:30 for about 45 minutes at the Los Frailes Plaza de Azulejo, Grandmaster Dr. Dan-Horia Chinda teaches Chi-Kung and Tai-chi Chuan focusing on simple exercises and the practical benefits of practice.

Ongoing classes in Hatha Yoga
– Beginners meet Monday and Wednesdays from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. All levels meet on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6:00 to 7:30. Classes are held at Hotel Casa Bonita, Calle Cardo 9. Further information at 152-1271.

December 6 and 7
- Writer, executive producer, producer Michael Grais and Writer Nancy Davis will give workshops on writing novels for the movies. For further information and registration, visit www.michaelgrais.com or http://writingmovienovels.blogspot.com

December 6 – 9
– Contact improvisation with instructor Mark Moti Zemelman, current professor of dance at the Bellas Artes in Mexico City is a workshop with live music to take place at Estudio de Danza Libelula, Plaza de San Antonio 10B, Col. San Antonio. There will be no more than 12 persons admitted for the three hour sessions (from noon to 3:00). To register, contact Elsanne at 109-4982

Beginning in January, Dan-Horia Chinda will give weekly classes in bansai with classes limited to 10 persons. For details email dan-horia@atelierdhc.com.

February 16 through 20
– Bonnie Steinberg, water color artist and instructor will be in SMA to conduct classes covering Composition and Construction, Techniques and Execution of Techniques, and Introduction to Perspective, Color and Light. Marcia Dworkin will help making the connections at 152-4280.

General News

Instituto Municipal de Planeación (IMPLAN)
Growth has been a problem, growth without planning in most cases. The city government began working with the Union of Architects more or less recently. Most recently, city councilors voted unanimously to create an Instituto Municipal de Planeación (IMPLAN), a public institute to widen the scope of urban planning and management. IMPLAN will work through the city departments having to do with culture, ecology and environment, education, public health and social assistance, public security, public works and services, recreation and sports and traffic. IMPLAN will start functioning in January 2009.

San Miguel’s Audubon and the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio are both having membership drives. To make joining or renewing easy, visit the Jardín from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 November 22 & 23, 29 & 30 or December 6 & 7.

Some of us will be on TV when the Travel Channel airs its program “Flavors of Mexico,” some of which was filmed at the Casa de Sierra Nevada’s Sazón cooking school during the week of November 10.

Business News

Bodega Aurrerá, a part of the Wal-Mart company, opened its new store at the corner of Calzada de la Estación and the by-pass road, Boulevard Manuel Zavala Zavala, on November 14. The store is slated to employ 165 workers, more than 90% from SMA. Unlike the opening days of MEGA, there is no controversy about the building conforming to Urban Development Department’s architectural requirements. All conforms.

A new culture/retail center, La Obra de San Arvino, will be in Colonia Allende on December 6 with the grand opening from 2:00 to 8:00. It is located at La Rosa 28. The complex will have a restaurant, a hobby shop, as part of the 12 spaces to be used for studios and galleries and a welding shop, a stage for performances and is connected to a three suite hotel and parking space. For further information, call 154-7812.

Groups and Meetings

November 23
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Cliff DuRand look at “The Thanksgiving Myth.” The Fellowship 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.

November 25
- The Midday Rotary Club has its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas. The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to www.rotarysma.org.

December 4
– Lions Club International meets each month on the first and third Thursdays, now at the Quinta Loreto Restaurant, Loreto 15. Check in is at 12:30 with the meeting beginning at 1:00. The Lions will hear Dr. Jose Valencia Rodriquez about the new Cielito Lindo assisted living community at Los Labradores. For further information, call Norma Robinson at 120-0726.

December 13
- The Authors’ Sala are continuing with the big plans for “A Celebration of the Beat Writers” at the Hotel Real de Minas from 5:00 to 9:30. Beat Writers and hangers-on dated from 1949 through 1982 in Mexico, some of them, here in SMA.

Lectures

November 21
– Dr. Dan-Horia presents all you need to know about bonsai with a slide show about bonsai masters in Japan. The presentation is in the Botanic Garden’s Boveda at 10:00 a.m.

November 28
- Shambhala Meditation Center will have Lance Bruner give an introductory lecture on Dharma art in the center, Terraplén 34 from 6:30 to 8:00. This is to be followed by a workshop. See Workshops below.

November 28
- Rodolfo Rosales will lecture on “Politics of Latin-American Communities in US Cities” in Biblioteca Pública’s Santa Ana Theater, with entrance at Insurgentes 25 at 5:00.

Tours

November 22
– 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.

November 23
- 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.

November 25
– 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.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Nov 21
- The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo, Doc, Eng/Sp – 5:00
Nov 22
- Kids Matinée – Cartoons – (Sala Infantil) – Noon – FREE
Nov 24
– Opera/Ballet Series – Rossini’s Barbiere Di Seviglia, sung in Italian – 2:00
– Mother Teresa, Eng/Sp – 5:30
– The Visitor, Eng – 7:30
Nov 25
– Children of a Lesser God – 5th of IREE Series, Eng – 5:00
– The Visitor, Eng – 7:30
Nov 26
– Global Justice Film: Wall Street (with Michael Douglas) – 3:00
Nov 27
– Dear Frankie – 6th of IREE Series, Eng – 5:00
Nov 28
- Mother Teresa, Eng/Sp – 2:00
Nov 29
- 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

Meditation Center of San Miguel, Callejón Blanco 4 (off Quebrada)
Dec 4 – Return to the Golden Horse – 5:30

The Arts

November 28 & 29
- Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair will be held at Café el Chai, Salida a Celaya 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 each day.

Performing Arts

November 21
- El Viejo Topo Café-Teatro, Calle Stirling Dickinson 28, will feature Del Rey and Steve James in “Essence of the Blues” for one night only at 9:00. Reservations at 154-8701.

November 22
– Again at El Viejo Topo, Eva Zollner returns for one last performance of her accordion music before returning to Europe. One night only, beginning at 8:00.

November 23
– The Athnor Theater Company will have the Children’s Theater presenting The Shell (La Concha) in El Sindicato Centro de Artes Escénicas, Recreo 4 for two performances, at noon and 5:00. The performances include puppets, transparencies, projections and human shadows.

November 21, 22 & 23
– A musical feast is coming with Ópera de San Miguel and Pro Música joining to present Three Nights of Song (Tress Niches de Canto) with Rodrigo Garciarroyo and Juan-Carlos Lopez Tenors, Flor del Carmen Herrera, soprano and Lydia Rendón, mezzo soprano. The songs will come in the form of arias, boleros, canciones, chanson, duos, opera and zarzuela. On the 21st at the Ángela Peralta Theater, corner of Mesones and Hernández Macías at 8:00 and 22nd and 23rd at St. Paul’s Church, Calle Cardo 6. The concert on the 22nd is at 8:00 and that of Sunday, the 23rd at 5:00. Tickets for the concert at the Ángela Peralta Theater are available at the theater box office. For the concerts at St. Paul’s Church, tickets can be purchased at Casa de Papel, La Conexión, La Tienda of the Biblioteca Pública and at St. Paul’s office and at the door.

Continuing thru the 23rd in the Santa Ana Theater, Reloj 50A, Narissa Ferrer’s “I Fought with Pancho Villa.” Performances on the 22nd are at 7:30, and on the 23rd at 5:00. These performances celebrate Mexico’s Revolution Day.

November 24
- 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.

November 26
– At El Viejo Topo Café-Teatro, Calle Stirling Dickinson 28,
Cuban pianist Gabriel Hernández, along with Bob Kaplan, Antonio Lozoya, Tyler Mitchel and Kimani Carranza will play music composed by Hernández to help their friend and fellow musician Victor Monterrubio get back on both feet from after breaking one of his legs. The concert is at 9:00.
Reservations at 154-8701.

November 28
- 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.

The International Jazz Festival will take place November 29 through December 4 in the Ángela Peralta Theater. Major concerts at the Peralta
are:
Nov. 29, top jazz drummer (3 Grammy awards) Antonio Sánchez with Christian McBride and the Pat Metheny Trio. Daline Jones, the great vocalist from last year’s free concert in the Plaza Civica.
Nov. 30, vocalist Marcia Ball (three-time Grammy nominee) who writes her Texas/Louisiana blues. Local pianist Gabriel Hernández will share the second part of the program with drummer Francisco Mela from New York.
December 1, keyboard artist Don Grusin (one Grammy) together with Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves (eight Grammys). The other part of the program will have Jimmy Dillon, Bay area singer and blues guitarist.
Dec. 2, the headliner is Mexico City’s jazz singer Iraida Noriega. Pianist Ken Bichel (one Grammy) will hold down the other part solo.
Dec. 3, international singer Betsy Pecanins will be featured with trumpeter Peter Welker and guitarist Randy Vincent, along with Rodrigo Villanueva on drums and Hopalong on bass.
Dec. 4’s concert is special and different with an 18-piece band – the Jazz Lab Band of Northern Illinois University. Finishing the concert and the Festival is a Tribute in Jazz to the Beatles with vocalist Sibyl Lee-English, at least 13 other musicians, some local and some surprises.

In total, the musicians who will entertain have accumulated 16 Grammies!
There will be four free Concerts – Nov. 28 at 6:00 in the Jardín, and the others Nov. 29, 30 and December 3, all at 4:00 at the Luciérnaga. There will be three bilingual clinics in Bellas Artes’ auditorium – December 1, Jazz Guitar with Randy Vincent; December 2, Playing the Blues with Jimmy Dillon; and December 3, Jazz Vocals with Iraida Noriega. More information on www.sanmigueljazz.com.

November 30
– Visitors from Mexico City, the Scenic Chameleons (Cameleones Escenicos) theater group will bring a pre-launch screening of their project “The Trapezist” to Shelter VG4, Vincente Guerrero 3 in Colonia San Rafael. Share time with some of them at 11:00 a.m.

Exhibitions and Openings

November 21
– Bellas Artes, Hernández Macías 75, will have an opening for the Crucigramas in the Sala de Usos Múltiples at 7:00.

November 28
– Jalisco artist Efren Gonzalez will have his art on exhibit and sale at a reception at 6:30 at Actinver Lloyd, San Francisco 33.

November 28
– Artist Marion Perlet will have a book signing of her From the Outside Looking In at Sollano 84 from 7:00 to 10:00.

November 30
– The Red Door Gallery is upstairs at Ancha de San Antonio 3, and will be hosting a group show for Linda Erickson, Julian Fedorak, Eunice Hundley, Judith Jenya, David Orozco, Samuel Orozco Ramos, Enrique Ortega de la Fuente and Jan Searle from 2:00 to 5:00

December 6 & 7
– Donna Drinnon and Rochelle Wald bill themselves as the Wild Women and will have open house at the Casa del Boreas, Montitlán 25 in Los Balcones, each day from 1:00 to 4:00.

Workshops and Classes

Currently ongoing, Sunday mornings at 10:30 for about 45 minutes at the Los Frailes Plaza de Azulejo, Grandmaster Dr. Dan-Horia Chinda teaches Chi-Kung and Tai-chi Chuan focusing on simple exercises and the practical benefits of practice.

Ongoing classes in Hatha Yoga
– Beginners meet Monday and Wednesdays from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. All levels meet on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6:00 to 7:30. Classes are held at Hotel Casa Bonita, Calle Cardo 9. Further information at 152-1271.

Lance Bruner, a qualified dharma art teacher will be at the Shambhala Center, Terraplén 34. For information, see Lectures or call John Morrow at 101-0135.

December 6 and 7
- Writer, executive producer, producer Michael Grais and Writer Nancy Davis will give workshops on writing novels for the movies. For further information and registration, visit www.michaelgrais.com or writingmovienovels.blogspot.com

Beginning in January, Dan-Horia Chinda will give weekly classes in bansai with classes limited to 10 persons. For details email dan-horia@atelierdhc.com.

February 16 through 20
– Bonnie Steinberg, water color artist and instructor will be in SMA to conduct classes covering Composition and Construction, Techniques and Execution of Techniques, and Introduction to Perspective, Color and Light. Marcia Dworkin will help making the connections at 152-4280.

General News

San Miguel de Allende really does not need the not-lamented Sanmiguelada – everyone is trying out new things to draw visitors to the city.  Mayor Jesús Correa and his Assistant, Rodolfo Jurado Maycotte were invited to a forum about World Heritage sites to share information about conservation, development and preservation of such places.  Included in their meetings were those with several big European travel agencies.  To be followed up in early 2009 are meetings with European media such as travel magazines.

November 12 to 23
- November comes, and so does the Wool and Brass Fair, at least here in SMA the fair returns for the 31st year.  It is located in the scarcely used parking lot on Cardo.  Each year, special state is honored, and this year it will be Oaxaca showing clothing, food and the famous weaving crafts.  There will be shows, music each evening around 6:00 and 7:30.  On Sunday, November 16, at noon, there will be a special entertainment for children.

November 15
- Danzón will be king in the Plaza Real del Conde’s Events room at 8:00.  Acerina and his Danzonera will entertain.  Four-seat tables can be reserved at Hernández Macías 47 and in the Jardín.

The International Jazz Festival will take place November 29 through December 4 in the Ángela Peralta Theater.  Musicians who will entertain have accumulated 16 Grammies!  There will be four free Concerts – Nov. 28 at 6:00 in the Jardín, and the others Nov. 29, 30 and December 3, all at 4:00 at the Luciérnaga.  There will be three bilingual clinics in Bellas Artes’ auditorium – December 1, Jazz Guitar with Randy Vincent; December 2, Playing the Blues with Jimmy Dillon; and December 3, Jazz Vocals with Iraida Noriega.  More information on www.sanmigueljazz.com.

Groups and Meetings

November 16
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Bob Leonard, who has worked in Africa, the South Pacific, the Caucasus, southeast and Central Asia, namely Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.  He will speak on “Islam and Our Misconceptions.”   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.

November 18
– The Midday Rotary Club at its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Jody Feagan on the coming San Miguel Writers’ conference.  The group gathers from noon till 12:25.  The meeting starts promptly at 12:30.  For more information, go to www.rotarysma.org.

November 18
– Mujeres en Cambio sponsor a visit glass maker Ana Thiel’s studio and showroom at Colegio Militar #1 in Colonia Guadalupe from 5:00 to 7:00. Admission is FREE.  Twice during the evening, Thiel will give studio tours and explain making art from glass.  There is to be a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres, the latter provided by volunteers of the organization.  Thiel will donate a percentage of sales to Mujeres en Cambio, as well.  Pianist Jake Oken-Berg will provide the music for the occasion.

November 18 and continuing on Tuesday evenings at different locations, the Newcomers Club will get together at Mare Nostrum restaurant, Umaran 56.  For further information, call 152-4299.

November 20
– Mujeres en Cambio will have their monthly luncheon at Hacienda de las Flores, Hospicio 16.  The guest chef is Hortensia Mendoza of La Casita Feliz in Guadiana, who will prepare exquisite empanadas.  Members of Mujeres en Cambio contribute the additional dishes.  Tickets must be purchased in advance at Casa de Papel, corner of Mesones and Reloj.  For further information, but no phone reservations, call Roger Hind at 154-6552.

Lectures

November 15
- The revolution being remembered this week is the more recent one, which of 1910-20, but UNAM conferences at noon and 1:00 will talk about both.  The conferences are in The Santa Ana Theater –
“We Were All Insurgents: Actions and Fictions of Mexican Insurgency” by Antonio Ibarra, general secretary of the Faculty of Economics of UNAM.  “Interpretations of the Mexican Revolution” by Leonardo Lomelí Villergas.

November 18
– Arturo Morales will lecture on “The Mexican Revolution and San Miguel” in the Biblioteca Pública’s  Santa Ana Theater, Insurgentes 25 at 1:30.

November 21
– Dan-Horia Chinda will show slides and talk about bonsai – the history, style and general principles – in the El Charco del Ingenio’s new Bóveda at 10:00.  Reserve space at nzerriffi@yahoo.com.

Tours

November 15
– 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.

November 16
- 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.

November 18
– 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.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Nov 14
– The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Fren/Eng – 3:00
Nov 15
- Kids Matinée – Cartoons – (Sala Infantil) – Noon – FREE
Nov 17
– Opera/Ballet Series – Verdi’s Attila – 2:00
– Lost and /found in Mexico, Doc. Eng + Q&A with filmmaker Caren Cross – 5:00
Nov 18
– The Land of Darkness and Silence, Doc. Germ/Eng – 4th of IREE Series – 5:00
Nov 19
– The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo, Doc, Eng/Sp – 3:00
Nov 20
– PREMIER – The History of Mexico, Narration Eng with cast and producer  for Q&A – 5:00
Nov 21
- The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo, Doc, Eng/Sp – 5:00
Nov 22
- Kids Matinée – Cartoons – (Sala Infantil) – 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

Shelter Theater
VG4 Vicente Guerra 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)
Nov 20 – Buddha’s Lost Children– 5:30

Performing Arts

November 19 thru 22
– The Santa Ana Theater, Reloj 50A will have Narissa Ferrer’s “I Fought with Pancho Villa.”  Performances on the 19th to 22nd are at 7:30, and on the 23rd at 5:00.  These performances celebrate Mexico’s Revolution Day.

November 19 and 20
– San Miguel Playreaders will present Harold Pinter’s “The Hothouse” in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Calle Cardo 6.  The readers are newcomer Norman Araiza, plus Wade Ashley, Joanna Bryne, Gerry Camp, Michael Gottlieb, Jim Newell and Dennis Pipes.  Henry Vermillion directs.  The doors open at 7:00 and the play begins at 7:3or earlier if the house fills.

November 20
- 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.

November 21
- 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.

November 21
- El Viejo Topo Café-Teatro, Calle Stirling Dickinson 28, will feature Del Rey and Steve James in “Essence of the Blues” for one night only at 9:00.  Reservations at 154-8701.

November 21, 22 & 23
– A musical feast is coming with Ópera de San Miguel and Pro Música joining to present Three Nights of Song (Tres Noches de Canto) with Rodrigo Garciarroyo and Juan-Carlos López Tenors, Flor del Carmen Herrera, soprano and Lydia Rendón, mezzo soprano.  The songs will come in the form of arias, boleros, canciones, chanson, duos, opera and zarzuela.  On the 21st at the Ángela Peralta Theater, corner of Mesones and Hernández Macías at 8:00 and 22nd and 23rd at St. Paul’s Church, Calle Cardo 6.  The concert on the 22nd is at 8:00 and that of Sunday, the 23rd at 5:00.  Tickets for the concert at the Ángela Peralta Theater are available at the theater box office. For the concerts at St. Paul’s Church, tickets can be purchased at Casa de Papel, La Conexión, La Tienda of the Biblioteca Pública and at St. Paul’s office and at the door.

Exhibitions and Openings

November 15
– Mero Arte Contemporáneo, Zacateros 24, will have an opening for the prints of Marisa Boullosa and the photographs of Norma Suárez, their work joined under the title “Natura.”  The opening is from 7:00 to 9:00.

November 15 & 16
– Bonnie Griffith will have open studio at Mesones 65 from noon to 3:00 each day showing her jewelry, clothing and papier mâché sculpture.

Workshops and Classes

Currently ongoing, Sunday mornings at 10:30 for about 45 minutes at the Los Frailes Plaza de Azulejo, Grandmaster Dr. Dan-Horia Chinda teaches Chi-Kung and Tai-chi Chuan focusing on simple exercises and the practical benefits of practice.

Ongoing classes in Hatha Yoga
– Beginners meet Monday and Wednesdays from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.  All levels meet on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6:00 to 7:30.  Classes are held at Hotel Casa Bonita, Calle Cardo 9.  Further information at 152-1271.

November 21
- Blues Guitar taught by Del Rey and Steve James at the El Viejo Topo Café-Teatro, Calle Stirling Dickinson 28.  Contact 154-8701 for arrangements.

Beginning in January, Dan-Horia Chinda will give weekly classes in bansai with classes limited to 10 persons.  For details email dan-horia@atelierdhc.com.

February 16 through 20
– Bonnie Steinberg, water color artist and instructor will be in SMA to conduct classes covering Composition and Construction, Techniques and Execution of Techniques, and Introduction to Perspective, Color and Light.  Marcia Dworkin will help connect make the connections at 152-4280.

General News

The week of November 9 through 15
- A conference with workshops, expo and eco-fair about the creation of a green economy and thus a sustainable economy here in SMA, which may result in a changed SMA. Various meeting places; the Ángela Peralta Theater, Bellas Artes, Hotel Real de Minas, Instituto Allende and the Jardín will be involved. It is hoped that SMA can become a green dream, with architects, artists, retired entrepreneurs, writers, forward thinking individuals and groups, championing the idea and working together to make it come true. For further information and schedule of events, contact peyretf@yahoo.com or www.sanmiguelsustentable.com.

Breast cancer in Guanajuato women is on the rise, and the causes may be numerous. The Municipal Institute of Allende for helping women (IMAM) is promoting the idea of a mammogram for every woman. In January of this year, Peruvian singer Tania Libertad gave a fund-raising concert, which cleared enough to pay for 100 mammograms. In that group of women (92), two were in the initial stages of cancer and another in an advanced stage. Of the 80 women who wanted testing but couldn’t because there was no money to pay for them. Until recently, there have been two mammogram machines in SMA.

On October 18, about 500 people gathered in the Jardín for an exercise program. The money collected then was more than $16,000 pesos and the Presidencia donated $15,000 pesos to the program. The General Hospital has just added a digital mammogram machine. It is hoped that an agreement for getting this machine to be used for the Mammograms For Every Woman program, about 300 more women can benefit. This is a drop in the bucket when you consider that women over 40 should have a mammogram every two years, those over 50, annually.

November 9
– The children of Los Charcos Waldorf School are celebrating the Festival of St. Martin in Juárez Park at 6:00 with candles and lanterns, food, theatrics and musical performances. They ask those attending to donate $50 pesos toward a scholarship fund for the little girls at Casa Hogar Santa Julia.

November 13
- Danzón comes to SMA in the form of Acerina and his Danzonera with Sonora Cumarebo to raise funds for the Sociedad Civil en Marcha at Plaza Real del Conde. Then to follow up, the Danzón Sundays will continue on November 9 and 30 with the Orquesta Marimba Tono 13 in the kiosk for Danzón in the Jardín from 1:00 to 3:00 and again from 6:00 to 8:00. The dancing in the Jardín is FREE.

Groups and Meetings

November 9
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Héctor Ulloa, academic dean of Instituto Allende, who will talk about what campesinos think about the Spanish take over of the land their forefathers held. 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.

November 11
– The Midday Rotary Club at its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Marina Viracacha, a volunteer who works to raise funds for the Casa Hogar Don Bosco. Viracacha will outline the need to start a more complete program of professional services for the adolescent girls living there and the need for more space. The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to www.rotarysma.org.

November 11 and continuing on Tuesday evenings at different locations, the Newcomers Club will get together at Mare Nostrum restaurant, Umurán 56. For further information, call 152-4299.

November 20
– Mujeres en Cambio will have their monthly luncheon at Hacienda de las Flores, Hospicio 16. The guest chef is Hortensia Mendoza of La Casita Feliz in Guadiana, who will prepare exquisite empanadas. Members of Mujeres en Cambio contribute the additional dishes. 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, Insurgentes 25, Sala Quetzal (SQ) and Santa Ana Theater (SAT)
November 11 – SQ … Renee Devereaux will lecture on “Changing Your World” at 3:00.

November 11 – SAT… Wayne Colony will give an Audubon sponsored slide lecture on SMA’s late fall avian visitors, especially in our botanic garden El Charco at 3:00.

November 11 – SAT … Arturo Morales Tirado will lecture on “Indigenous Influence in San Miguel” at 5:00.

November 11 – SQ … Dr. Monterrubio will lecture on “Spinal Health” at 6:00.

November 12 – SQ … Constance Brereton will talk about her five years “From Afghanistan to Indonesia” with a slide show at 3:00.

November 14 – SQ … Luis Flores will lecture on “Smoking” at 5:00.

Tours

November 8
– 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.

November 9
- 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.

November 11
– 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 16
– The regular monthly Audubon bird walk will be led by Bob Graham. The meeting place is in front of Instituto Allende at 8:00.
Birders will go to El Charco and Landeta Park.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Nov 7
- Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE
Nov 10
– Opera/Ballet Series: Das Rheingold – 2:00
– The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Fren/Eng – 5:00
– In America, Eng/Sp – 7:00
Nov 11
- Movie Concert: Keith Jarret: The Art of Improvisation – 7:00
Nov 12
– In America, Eng/Sp – 3:00
Nov 13
– The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Eng – 3rd of IREE Series – 3:00
Nov 14
– The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Fren/Eng – 3:00
Nov 15
- Kids Matinée – Cartoons – (Sala Infantil) – 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
Italian Week – Nov 8 thru Nov 14
Nov 8 – A Fistful of Dollars
Nov 9 – Il Bruto, Il Cattivo
Nov 10 – Umberto D
Nov 11 – Divorce Italian Style
Nov 12 – La Dolce Vita
Nov 13 – Novecento, Part I
Nov 14 – Novecento. Part II

Shelter Theater, VG4 Vicente Guerra 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)
Nov 13 – Darshan: The Embrace – 5:30

Performing Arts

November 7 and 14
- 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.

November 13
- 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.

November 19 thru 22
– The Santa Ana Theater, Reloj 50A will have Narissa Ferrer’s “I Fought with Pancho Villa.” Performances on the 19th to 22nd are at 7:30, and on the 23rd at 5:00. These performances celebrate Mexico’s Revolution Day.

Exhibitions and Openings

November 7
– The galleries. studios etc. at Fábrica La Aurora are having an art walk from 5:00 to 7:00. This event will continue on the first Friday of each month. Artists will be on hand in some galleries.

Workshops and Classes

Currently ongoing, Sunday mornings at 10:30 for about 45 minutes at the Los Frailes Plaza de Azulejo, Grandmaster Dr. Dan-Horia Chinda teaches Chi-Kung and Tai-chi Chuan focusing on simple exercises and the practical benefits of practice.

October 19 thru November 16
– Santa Fe Photo Workshops are back in town again with intensive class work. Visiting instructor Julia Dean is giving a course in “Mastering Your Flash.” Another instructor is Jim Richardson, who will join Dean in a final FREE lecture in the Ángela Peralta, Theater, Mesones and Hernández Macías on November 10 at 7:30 Classes are at La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15. For further information visit www.santafeworkshops.com.

October 31 and the following Fridays until January 18
– Alicia Murias Ybarra will conduct a study of death (thanatology), the social attitudes and grieving, memorialization which surrounds death. The workshop will be in the Unidad de Extension of the University of Guanajuato at Calle Beneficencia 13. The classes in Spanish will be in the evenings from 5:00 to 8:00. For further information and to register, call 152-5383.

Hospice San Miguel will be organizing November workshops on how to prepare Living Wills with no more than 12 people in a group. Hospice is also helping people set up Care Share Groups, in which several people band together as networks of friends who can help each other in time of need. Check out the workshops at 154-4287 or email info@hospicesma.org

November 11 through December 4
– An acting workshop “The Pleasure of Acting” will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 in the Santa Ana Theater. For further information and registration contact ambodyart@gmail.com.

November 11 through December 5
– San Miguel Actors Workshop will have 8 classes, limited to 10 people. For more information or to register, call 154-0352 or visit www.theatersanmiguel.com.

General News

As has been announced before, the school for the deaf IREE is being threatened with closure at the end of this year, and the 38 students will not be able to continue their schooling because there will be no place for them to meet and their teachers will not be receiving payment. What they get at the school – Sign Language Instruction, Speech Therapy, a Standard Primary or Secondary Curriculum Instruction, two Meals a Day (Lunch costs, including the stove, and gas are donated by Feed the Hungry with the mothers of students volunteering to take turns in preparation. What is most important is the chance the children have at the school to socialize in their world of silence. Support the series of nine films pertaining to living with deafness beginning November 4 at the Santa Ana Theater. See the Movie Schedule under Biblioteca Cinemateca below. Tickets can be bought individually or for the entire series.

The 18th century cemetery (panteón) of San Juan de Dios is undergoing a restoration and so will not be open on November 1 and 2. In other years, the cemetery is only open on those days, when women from DIF go to decorate the tombs. Architect Claudia Patricia Escalante is in charge of the restoration, supervised by state and National Institutes of Anthropology and History (INAH) along with cooperation by the city departments of Urban Development and Public Works. Accompanying the restoration, historical and anthropological studies are being carried out. An interesting discovery is that the cemetery has been used both by the town folks and indigenous people.

October 31, November 1 and 2
– The Hotel Real de Minas, Ancha de San Antonio and Calle Stirling Dickinson, will host the annual Festival Internacional de Salsa y Ritmos Latinos from 8:00 to 2:00 a.m. The show on November 1 will feature a dance contest with world-champion professional dancers. For further information, call 154-6134.

November 1 & 2
– Some 20 local artisans will set up a fair from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 on Hernández Macías between Pila Seca and Codo.

November 1
– The Day of the Dead is to be celebrated at Fábrica la Aurora, especially between 6:00 to 9:00. Each studio and gallery will have its unique offering altar for this open house in la Fábrica.

November 1
– The 7th annual parade of the Catrinas will be in the Jardín at 8:00. At the end of the parade, the best Catrinas will be honored. It should be noted that Halloween costumes can not be entered, only Catrinas.

November 7
– The Arthur Murray dancing at Romano’s Italian Restaurant, Hernández Macías 93, was a huge success; so naturally, it is to be repeated on this date from 7:30 to 9:00. Reservations are strongly recommended. The newly opened Arthur Murray dance studio can be reached by visiting www.arthurmurraysma.com.

The week of November 9 through 15
- A conference about the creation of a green economy and thus a sustainable economy here in SMA will involve various meeting places; the Ángela Peralta Theater, Bellas Artes, Hotel Real de Minas, Instituto Allende and the Jardín. It is hoped that SMA can become a green dream, with architects, artists, retired entrepreneurs, writers, forward thinking individuals and groups, championing the idea and working together to make it come true. For further information, contact peyretf@yahoo.com or www.sanmiguelsustentable.com.

Groups and Meetings

November 2
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Pakina Langenscheidt talk of the Day of the Dead traditions and how they are related to some views of the creation. 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.

November 2
- 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.

November 4
– The Midday Rotary Club at its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Joseph Dispenza of LifePath on “Common Themes in Dreams.” The group gathers from noon till 12:25. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to www.rotarysma.org.

November 6
– Lions Club International meets each month on the first and third Thursdays at the Don Quijote restaurant, Prolongación de Pila Seca # 55. Check in at 12:30 with the meeting beginning at 1:00. The Lions will hear Héctor Ulloa, Director of Instituto Allende who will give a brief history of the school. For further information, call Norma Robinson at 120-0726.

Lectures

November 3
– Part of the Santa Fe Workshops lecture series, there will be a lecture in the Ángela Peralta Theater, corner of Mesones and Hernández Macías at 7:30.

Lectures in the Biblioteca Pública’s, Insurgentes 25, Sala Quetzal (SQ) and Santa Ana Theater (SAT)
November 3
– Center for Global Justice will have Charlotte Self speaking on “Marching to a Different Drummer” and her childhood In Nazi Germany at 10:30 a.m. (SQ)

November 3
- Fernando Senior, Ph.D. will lecture on photography “The Mindful Eye” as an introduction to mindfulness and how to use the camera as instrument for contemplation at 3:00 (SQ) FREE

November 4
– Arturo Morales Tirado will give a virtual tour of Teotihuacán at 1:30 (SAT)

November 7
– A Lecture on “Sufism: The Path of Love” will introduce the Sufi Path and study at 5:00. (SQ)

November 8, 15, 22, 29 and December 6 at 5:30
– There is to be a series of five Saturday lectures at El Sindicato, Recreo 4, concerning the pre- Hispanic Maya. The series is sponsored by the Mayan Research Center of the Institute of Philological Research of UNAM and Home Payments Mexico. Important aspects of the Mayan civilization are to be covered. On November 8, History; November 15, Religion; November 22, Architecture; November 29, Sculpture and December 6, Writing. For information and registration, call 154-0090 or go to info@homepaymentsmexico.com.

Tours

November 1
– 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.

November 2
- 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.

November 4
– 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.

Movies

Biblioteca Cinemateca
Oct 31
– Video: Dia de Muertos – 5:00
– Phantom Ship, Eng – 7:00
Nov 1
– Kids Matinée – Cartoons – Noon – FREE
Nov 3
– Opera/Ballet Series: Spartacus – 2:00
– Lost and Found in Mexico: Q&A with filmmaker Caren Cross – 5:00
Nov 4
– Johnny Belinda – First of IREE Series – 5:00 – FREE
Nov 5
– Special Music Movie: Imagine: John Lennon, Eng/Sp – 6:00
Nov 6
– The Miracle Worker – 2nd of IREE Series – 5:00
– The Life of Others, Germ/Eng – 7:30
Nov 7
– The Life of Others, Germ/Eng – 6:30
Nov 8
– 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
Milos Forman directs Nov 1 thru Nov 7
Nov 1 – Loves of a Blond Andula
Nov 2 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Nov 3 – Ragtime
Nov 4 – Hair
Nov 5 – Amadeus
Nov 6 – Valmont
Nov 7 – The People vs. Larry Flynt

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)
Nov 63 – Adyashanti: Understanding to Realizing – 5:30

The Arts

Iguana Productions will present three plays at their first Iguana Arts Festival from February 2 through 28 with performances in Salon Independencia at Avenida Independencia 82. The production company needs volunteer help and cash. Visit website www.theatersanmiguel.com or contact Alan Jordan at 154-0352.

Readings

November 7
– Authors’ Sala will have Nani Power and Nancy Miller reading in St. Paul Parish Hall from 5:00 o 7:00. Power will read from her published book his Feed the Hungry, and Miller will read from her recently published book The Wondrous Toy Workshop.

Performing Arts

November 3
– Jana Stanfield will give a concert of humor, songs and stories in a fund raiser for Authors’ Sala at 5:00 at the Villas Xichú, Camino a Xichú 9, Valle del Maíz. Seating is limited. Reservations are
available by calling Jeanne Mills at 152-4018 or email mexico@gtunlimited.com. Specific directions to Villas Xichú when you reserve. Other option is visit www.villa-xichu.com.

November 4
– Spanish classical guitarist Eduardo Pascual, will give a concert in the Santa Ana Theater at 7:00. Entrance is at Reloj 50A.

November 5 and 6
– San Miguel Playreaders will present Wil Calhoun’s “The Balcony Scene” in their usual venue, St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Calle Cardo 6. Readers will Jill and Michael Gottlieb and Tim McCoy. Eli Nadel brings on the lights and sound. Doors open at 7:00; the play begins at 7:30 or earlier if the house fills.

November 6
- 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.

Exhibitions and Openings

October 31
– LifePath Gallery, Recreo 80, will have Jess Izak Zimmerman’s paintings inspired by the Day of the Dead, with an opening from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00.

November 2
– Instituto Allende will have a group show in the James Pinto Gallery, serving atole, ponche and tamales at 6:00. All are welcome to view the Instituto’s chapel, where the deceased person being honored this year is Florence Vanderkemp.

Workshops and Classes

October 19 thru November 16
– Santa Fe Photo Workshops are back in town again with intensive class work. Anyone can browse the work of Instructor Patrick Donehue by visiting the stock of www.corbis.com. Another instructor is Douglas Beasley, who teaches “Zen and the Art of Photography.” Classes are at La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15. For further information visit www.santafeworkshops.com.

October 31 and the following Fridays until January 18
– Alicia Murias Ybarra will conduct a study of death (thanatology), the social attitudes and grieving, memorialization which surrounds death. The workshop will be in the Unidad de Extension of the University of Guanajuato at Calle Beneficencia 13. The classes in Spanish will be in the evenings from 5:00 to 8:00. For further information and to register, call 152-5383.

Hospice San Miguel will be organizing November workshops on how to prepare Living Wills with no more than 12 people in a group. Hospice is also helping people set up Care Share Groups, in which several people band together as networks of friends who can help each other in time of need. Check out the workshops at 154-4287 or email info@hospicesma.org

November 11 through December 5
– San Miguel Actors Workshop will have 8 classes, limited to 10 people. For more information or to register, call 154-0352 or visit www.theatersanmiguel.com.