General News
June 30 through July 4 will an International Chorus of Children in Mexico in both SMA (June 30 – July 2) and Guanajuato (July 3 & 4). Música Mundi is the sponsoring organization with Henry Leck as Artistic Director. See below under Performing Arts for SMA schedules. All performances are FREE.
June 24
- The San Miguel Red Cross will dedicate the new medical emergency vehicle to the memory of founder Barbara Lichter. The dedication will be at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Parroquia.
Summer plans from the University of Texas Pan American have been made for workshops here in SMA during the week of July 20 to 25 with the aim of encouraging exchanges in the future. The week’s intensive workshops will be in art and creative writing especially various kinds of poems. Lecture series will be available. For those wish, there will be a small registration fee. Contact Thomas Lynch in SMA at 154-5254.
The good news is that the police programs, “Estrella Azul” for youngsters 6 to 18 and “Grupo Vivo” for more than 200 of those who get training in carpentry, painting and blacksmithing etc., seem to be working. Police Chief Daniel Trujillo is actively fighting to keep the cartels out of SMA, but children at these ages are vulnerable. On June 15, a group of youngish well organized thieves were caught who used and robbed cell phones. Their cell phones had numbers of various police, some high ranking ones. These are being investigated, as are those ex-policemen who have banded together and have been assaulting residents.
Groups and Meetings
June 21
- This Father’s Day, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear three members, Peggy Bell, Phyllis Culp and Liz Stone, talk about the impact their fathers had on them lives and their values. The Fellowship welcomes all races, religions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, when it meets each Sunday in La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15 at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
June 23
- The Midday Rotary Club has its weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas. Check-in hour is from noon to 12:15, and the meeting starts promptly at 12:30. Guest speaker will be Leticia González Fernández, who is the Clinical Director of Hospice San Miguel, as well as the Director of Mexican Services there.
June 20
- Dancing Arthur Murray style is from 7:45 to 10:00 for classmates and visitors at the Sindicato, Recreo 4, is having the last gathering of the season on this date.
June 24
- Singles Group is now meeting each Wednesday at a different place now at Bacco Restaurant in Hotel Sautto, Hernández Macías 59, from 5:30 to 7:30. Newcomers, singles, couples and just those interested in meeting new folks are invited to come.
June 25
- Lions Club meet on the first and third Thursdays at the Hotel Quinta Loreto, Loreto 15. Check in time is 12:30 and the meeting begins at 1:00. Call Norma Robinson at 120-0726 for further information.
July 4
- San Miguel Democrats Abroad will have a party in the gardens of the Hotel de Minas from 1:00 to 5:00.
July 5
- St. Paul’s Anglican Church will begin Sunday School for children ages 4 to 14 in the Parish Hall from 10:00 to 11:45. Rebecca Peterson with Claudia Vilchis will be in charge. During the last half hour the children will join parents for Eucharist in the church. For further information, call Peterson at 154-7010 or Father Michael Long at 152-0387.
Lectures
June 26
- A lecture on soil and roots “The Root of the Problem” will be given by Doug Weatherbee at Charco del Ingenio at 10:00 a.m.
Lectures in the Biblioteca Pública’s, Insurgentes 25, Sala Quetzal (SQ), Gloria Grant Room (GGR) and Santa Ana Theater (SAT)
June 23 – SAT – Arturo Morales Tirado will give a slide talk exploring the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, especially between San Miguel and Zacatecas, including the mines of Guanajuiato, Pozos and San Luis Poptosí at 1:30.
June 29 – SQ – Lauren Lesko and Sergio Rodriguez will lecture on “As Above So Below” with examples in the lives of Zapata, Cantinflas and Kahlo. Beverly Russell will moderate from 6:00 to 8:00.
Tours
June 21
- San Miguel Audubon will gather at the entrance of Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20, at 7:45 a.m. to go to El Charco del Ingenio Botanic Gardens. Bring hat and water. Bird books and binoculars enhance the experience. Drivers with cars are welcome to help with the transportation. For further information, call 152-2139.
June 21
- House and Garden Tour begins gathering at the Biblioteca Pública at 11:00 a.m. Three houses are scheduled to be visited.
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.
June 23 & 25
- The Tuesday and Thursday tours of the botanic garden El Charco del Ingenio continue. To join the tour, meet at the main entrance to leave promptly at 10:00 a.m. The tour lasts about two and a half hours. Bring hat and water and wear comfortable walking shoes. For further information, call 154-8838 or visit the new website http://www.elcharco.org.
Movies
Biblioteca Cinemateca
June 19
- Sin City, Eng – 5:00
- Cadillac Records, Bio Eng – 7:00
June 20
- Kids Matinee – Cartoons – noon – FREE
June 23
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Eng – 7:00
June 25
- Buddy, Norweg/Eng – 7:00
June 26
- Ivan’s Childhood, Ger/Eng – 2:00
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – 5:00
June 27
- Kids Matinee – Cartoons – noon – FREE
MM Cinemas – For schedule 120-4743
Movie Pocket Theater – El Market Bistro, Hernández Macías 95 – 1:30, 4:00 & 7:00
Café Monet, Zacateros 83, – reservations 154-8348
June 21 – Dinner & Movie at 6:30
The Meditation Center, Callejón Blanco 4 (off Quebrada)
June 25 – Conversation with Pema Ghodron and Alice Walker – 5:30 – FREE – Please be early to get seated.
Performing Arts
June 20
- A nationwide singing contest, the final round – Cantantes Camino al Estrellato or Singers on the Road to Stardom will bring opera music and singers to SMA. Famous Mexican opera star soprano Gilda Cru-Romo is to be one of international judges of the contest. The last round will be held in the Ángela Peralta Theater beginning at 8:00.
June 22 & 27
- Sergio Basurto will give two concerts on his folklore harp and Flamenco guitar in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 7:30.
June 24
- Outstanding Mexican cellist Jimena Giménez Cacho returns to the Santa Ana Theater, Reloj 50A, for the second of her three-concert series at 7:30. Her program will mix old and modern music, Austrian and Mexican composers.
June 25
- In May, John Stump offered a FREE organ recital that was cancelled because of the flu epidemic. Now Victor Urbán, Titular Organist of the Monumental Organ in the National Auditorium in Mexico City, will offer a FREE organ recital under the auspices of the summer the 31st Chamber Music Festival. Urbán will play Bach and music by Mexican composers. The music begins at 8:00.
June 26
- A benefit concert for the SMA Red Cross will be given by the quartet of singers A Viva Voce, at 6:30. Since year 2000, this group has concertized all over the world. Baritone Jack Goodwin and wife soprano Ruth Kaplan live here in SMA. Other voices are mezzo soprano Diana Ipavic and tenor Alex Wang. Tickets are available at Border Crossings, La Conexión and Solutions.
June 26
- Richard Mensah Sokpor, instructor of African Traditional and Hip Hop Dance at Lewis and Clark College, will bring music and dances from Ghana, representing different regions and districts with many languages and cultures to the Santa Ana Theater, Reloj 50A at 8:00. See below for Workshops.
June 26 & July 3
- Antonio Cabrero Mendoza will give two piano concerts in the Biblioteca Pública’s Sala Quetzal at 6:00. His eclectic concerts include improvisations on western and Indian classical music, jazz, music from Spain and Mexico.
June 30 through July 4 will bring an International Chorus of Children in Mexico in SMA (June 30 – July 2)
June 30 – On the front steps of the Parroquia – 7:00
July 1 – San Francisco Church – 8:00
July 2
- Bellas Artes – 5:00
- Angela Peralta Theater – 8:00
Exhibitions and Openings
June 25
- Instituto Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20, will have an exhibition brought together by several people and institutions to reflect the changes in women’s participation in the arts and how it has changed from previous times. “In Motion: ExpresArte Mujer” opens at 6:00 and will continue for the month.
Workshops and Classes
June 22 – 26
- Richard Mensah Sokpor, instructor of African Traditional and Hip Hop Dance at Lewis and Clark College, will teach in the Santa Ana Theater.
African Percussion from 2:00 to 3:30
Modern Hip Hop from 3:30 to 5:00
Traditional African Dance from 5:00 to 6:30
For further information and registration, call Jennifer Hofmann at (415) 111-9843
Today, our ‘angel’ editor, Reggie King, has made the decision to retire due to ever-increasing health problems that interfere seriously with her abilities to bring us the news.