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The SMA police are following suggestions made by head of the Public Security Department Daniel Trujillo in combating gang action in various parts of the city and against the police (rock throwing at police driving through gang territory). Since February 12, organized soccer matches seem to be working in that there has been reduced rock-throwing incidents as 8 of the 12 known gangs have agreed to participate in a soccer tournament. Trujillo says repeatedly arresting gang members for antisocial behavior is not a particularly good way to educate them. There are also female gangs, and there are plans to organize either a basketball or soccer tournament involving them. Taking part in the tournament are gangs from Las Cuevitas, San Antonio, Guadalupe, San Luis Rey, San Rafael, La Estación, Mexiquito and Ejido de Tirado. With about 15 members each, the 7 player teams have 7 or 8 substitutes. Street fights and vandalism is down since the tournament started. The police officers working with the program are learning about the needs of the players, and the gang members do not seem to need to act-out so much of their resentment against the life dealt them.
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Events
Mar. 6
- Religious ceremonies in the surrounding SMA area will bring hundreds of dancers in historic pre-Hispanic feathered costumes living the feelings that transport them as they dance to the beating of log drums and the rattle of gourds. A life-sized figure of the Christ crucified, made of corn stocks by Tarascans in the 1500s is the center of all the veneration. The Concheros will dance in front of the Parroquia from 5:00 to 7:30, and then move to El
Sindicato, Recreo 4, to continue with an all-night ceremony.
Mar. 7
- The Concheros continue dancing in front of the Parroquia from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 and then again from 5:00 t 8:00.
Mar. 8 thru Mar. 16 will be the annual celebration of Cuban culture. All activities will be FREE.
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SMA has lost another of its shakers and doers - Florence van der
Kemp, had a home here on Calle Chiquitos as well as homes in Paris and New York. She and her husband Gerald were instrumental in convincing donators to contribute to the reconstruction and refurbishing of both Versailles and Claude Monet's country home and garden at
Giverny. Florence was 94 when she passed on in New York February 11. A SMA memorial service is planned.
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Groups and Meetings
Mar. 2
- The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear Sandy Brooks about Irena Sendlerova (Irene
Sendler), a Polish Catholic who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw wartime ghetto. The occasion is International Women's Week. 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.
Mar. 4
- The SMA Midday Rotary Club's weekly meeting in the Hotel Real de Minas will hear Guillermo Gonzalez
Engelbrecht, who is the city's Tourist Department head. The meeting starts promptly at 12:30. For more information, go to
www.rotarysma.org.
Mar. 4
- The SMA chapter of PEN International will continue its Winter Lecture series by having Nicholas Gilman present his Good Food in Mexico City: A Guide to Food Stalls, Fondas and Fine Dining in the Bellas Artes Auditorium, Hernández Macías 75, at 6:00. Proceeds from the lectures fund local activities and help support the international organization.
Mar. 5
- SMA Audubon will have its annual membership meting and election of officers in the Villa Jacaranda at 4:00.
Mar. 6
- The Sixth Gathering of Facilitators for Healing will be held at noon at Privada de Pila Seca 5 (entrance to street is opposite Pila Seca 45). Facilitators are invited to participate. For further information, call 152-0376. FREE
Mar. 7
- San Miguel Authors' Sala will have Minerva Neiditz and Carol Sherman reading from their works in (Change of venue) the Villa Jacaranda, Aldama 53, at 5:00.
Mar. 13
- Plan ahead for the monthly luncheon given by Mujeres en Cambio. Michele Vallon of Night Kitchen Caterers will be guest chef. Tickets are available at Casa de
Papel, Mesones 57A. For further information, contact Joan at 152-2820.
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Lectures
Mar. 4
- Photographer and lecturer Robert de Gast will give slide/lecture on Hot Air Ballooning in SMA in the Santa Ana Theater at 5:00. Entrance at Insurgentes 25.
Mar. 5
- David Stea, Ph.D. is an expert in geography and environmental/international studies. He will speak about why the "Doomsday Clock" has been advanced from 7 to 5 minutes before midnight in the Biblioteca Pública's Sala Quetzal at 10:30 a.m. Entrance at Insurgentes 25.
Mar. 5
- Retired Professor of Humanities Guillermo Méndez will begin his lecture series on the ancient cultures of pre-Hispanic Mexico in the Biblioteca Pública's Santa Ana Theater at 3:00. Entrance at Insurgentes 25.
Mar. 4, 5 and 6
- Three Belden Butterfield hour-long lectures will be held at the Warren Hardy School - the blue door on San Antonio Abad at 5:30. The subjects covered will be: The Xenophobia of Intervention, The Spider in the Web, The Country that Fell Asleep, The Face behind the Mask, Cross Culture and the Bubble Effect in San Miguel. For further information, call Tuli Hardy at 154-4017.
Mar. 11, 18 and 25
- Rev. Dr. Harold Weicker will lecture on the relationship among cosmology, spirituality and religion in St. Paul's Church, Calle Cardo 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30
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Tours
Mar. 1
- Saturday Adventure Tours usually visits an in-town artisan or artist and then goes out to the country to visit one of the businesses that surround our town. The tour leaves from in front of the Parroquia at 10:30.
Mar. 2
- The House and Garden Tour begins gathering at the Biblioteca Pública at 11:00 a.m. and leaves at noon.
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 part in the tour helps provide medical and dental care for children in need through Patronato Pro Niños.
Mar. 7
- Instituto Allende's field trips are to the City of Guanajuato. A FREE lecture on the forthcoming tour is held at the Instituto on Mar. 6 at 4:00. Bilingual guides lead all Instituto tours. Reservations are required and fees must be paid in advance at Instituto
Allende, Ancha de San Antonio 20. Telephone 152-0226.
Mar. 8
- Center for Global Justice, Calzada de la Luz 42, will sponsor a trip to Peñon de los Baños. The trip, including transportation, translation, comida and guides, will leave at 9:00 a.m. and return around 5:00. For further information, call 150-0025.
March 18
- Local International Lions will sponsor a trip to Uruapan and its artisans market for two nights and three days, stopping off at Morelia and
Tzintzuntzan. The fund-raising goes to support the eye and diabetes testing clinic at Correo 63 each Thursday morning. Information and reservations (money due by March 5) at Jean Schickel's 152-0934.
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Movies
Biblioteca Cinemateca
Mar 1
- Kids Matinee - Vintage Cartoons - Noon - FREE
- Opera Movie - Carmen - 2:30
Mar 3
- Global Justice Film - The Fourth World War - 3:00
- Duane Hopwood, Eng/Sp - 5:30
Mar 4
- Global Justice Film - The Power of Nightmares, parts I & II - noon
- Bioneers films - honor International Women's Day - Jeannette Armstrong, Tzeporah Berman and Majora Carter - 3:00
Mar 5
- Global Justice Film - The Power of Nightmares, part III - noon
- Keeping Mum, Eng/Sp - 2:00
Mar 6
- Global Justice Film - What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire 3:00
- Old Ways (Final Cut) SMA special, Eng - 5:30
Mar 7
- Keeping Mum, Eng/Sp - 2:00
Mar 8
- Kids Matinee - Vintage Cartoons - Noon - FREE
- Opera Movie - Puccini's Turandot - 2:30
MM Cinemas
- For schedule www.mmcinemas.com or 120-4743
El Market Bistro, Hernández Macías 95, Sala Alex Philips - 4:00, 7:00 & 9:30
Sampling of the Best from the First Months
Mar 1 - Sunset Blvd - Wilder, 1950
Mar 2 - To Be or Not to Be - Lubitsch, 1942
Mar 3 - Anatomy of a Murder - Preminger, 1959
Mar 4 - Gattopardo (The Leopard) - Visconti, 1963 (4:00 and 7:30)
Mar 5 - Steamboat Bill Jr. - Buster Keaton, silent 1928
Mar 6 - La Môme (La Vie en Rose) - Olivier Dahan - 2007
Mar 7 - Joyeux Noël - Christian Carion, 2005
Villa Jacaranda, Aldama 53
Mar 1 thru 3-7
- How to Steal a Million - 5:00
- In Her Shoes - 7:30
The Meditation Center, Callejón Blanco 4
Mar 6 - Zen Video Series: Joko Beck - Nothing Special, Doc - 5:30
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The Arts
Mar. 1 & 2
- Instituto Allende will have an Arts and Crafts Fair with over 90 vendors from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00. There will be all-day entertainment, foods and family fun at Ancha de San Antonio 20.
Readings and Book Signings
Mar. 4
- Photographer Robb Kendrick, who has lived in SMA for a little over two years, made his way in and around the world with 17 feature stories for National Geographic. He has put together a book Still: Cowboys at the Start of the 21st Century, featuring men and women who are drawn to this unique life. The introduction and afterwards are written by well-known authors, and Kendrick will have copies of the book to sign at the wine and cheese reception in Berlin Restaurant, Umarán 19, from 6:00 to 8:00.
Mar. 6
- There will be a memorial reading of American Poet Robert Creeley (19926-2005) in the Biblioteca Pública's Sala Quetzal at 4:00. Entrance at Insurgentes 25.
Mar 7
- A showing and reading by the collaborative team Roland Salazar Rose and Bill Pearlman will be in the Biblioteca Pública's Sala Quetzal at 5:00. Signed limited editions will be available for purchase. Entrance at Insurgentes 25.
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Performing Arts
Mar. 3
- Sergio Basurto will play a folklore harp and flamenco guitar in his concert in the Biblioteca Pública's Sala Quetzal at 7:30. Entrance at Reloj 50A. There will be limited seating.
Mar. 3 through Mar. 8
- Actor's Lab will present an edited version of Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize-winner
"JB". The editing involves reducing the cast of 36 to 4. Actors Harry
Coopersmith, Jeff Garrett, Frank Simons and Cleo Stevens-Kamelhar are being directed by editor and director Murray
Kamelhar. Tickets are available at the box office of The Santa Ana Theater, Reloj 50A. Curtain time is 8:00.
Mar. 4
- San Miguel Playreaders will present Graham Greene's "Travels with my Aunt" in St. Paul's Parish Hall, Calle Cardo 6. The playreaders are Stan Gray, Richard Keene, Tom King and Harriet Vines. Bobbie Bell directs and Irving Kohn provides lights and sound with assistance from Vines and Paula
Lopuch. Doors open at 7:00 and the play begins at 7:30.
Mar. 7
- A concert by the group Klezmerson combines music from the Eastern European Jewish tradition combined with Mexican, African and Spanish music. El Viejo Topo Café/Theater at Calle Stirling Dickinson 28 is the place, and 8:00, the time.
Mar. 8
- Hospice San Miguel will benefit from the Concert given by Marianne Koerner performing songs of Ira
Gershwin. After George's death, Ira collaborated with others such as Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern and Kurt
Weill. Richard Koerner will contribute to the evening with anecdotes, facts and trivia about Ira. The concert is in the Auditorium of Bellas
Artes, Hernández Macías 75 at 7:30.
Mar. 15
- The Angela Peralta Theater will have a concert given by the 11 Mexico City winners of the Ópera de San Miguel competition. The winners in this night's competition, the final round, will be awarded scholarships for $40,000, $20,000 and $15,000 pesos. Also scheduled for high school and preparatory students are two shows in the Angela Peralta Theater where some of the finalists will sing and have a Q&A session. Those interested in learning more about Ópera de San Miguel can check these two on-line addresses: www.operadesanmiguel.org or
operadesanmiguel@hotmail.com.
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Exhibitions and Openings
Feb. 29
- Father and son artists Steven and Noah Mendelson open another of their successful exhibitions at the Bordello Galería in Casa de la
Turca, Calle Órganos 19 from 5:30 to 8:30.
Mar 1
- The Galería/Atelier at Fábrica la Aurora will have an art opening for Claude Mathey and Patricia Mahan from 5:00 to 8:00. Mathey has 15 years of set designing for the Paris Opera behind her and Mahan will open her first exhibition at the Galería "Women of Mettle." She searches metal dumps to find a fun aspect to stimulate her creative abilities. The show will continue until April 10.
Mar 1
- The Generator Gallery in Fábrica la Aurora will exhibit the Wabi-Sabi Collective
(Shirli Macantel and Gregory Ellis) ceramic sculpture, works on canvas and photographs from 5:00 to 8:00. The exhibit will continue until April 15, with Gallery talks on March 2 from 11:00 a.m. to noon.
Mar. 15
- As she has each year recently, Ros Farbush will celebrate her birthday with cocktails and cake in Galería San Miguel, Plaza Principal 14, beginning at 6:30. Farbush taught for 30 years at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She continues to enrich the world with her colorful paintings.
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Workshops and Classes
Mar. 6
- Jenny Norman will teach a workshop in mosaic techniques. The class will be taught based on a 10-in.x10 in. base to be designed and completed, with materials furnished. Pre-enrollment required. Contact Jenny Norman at 154-6796.
Hatha Yoga classes are taught Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 in the Centro
Shakti, Ancha de San Antonio above La Finestra Restaurant. For further information, call Joanna at 152-1271.
Mar. 8
- In connection with all the written works being produced by The Author's Sala, there is to be a 3-hour workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 on designing and making a cover for your
book(s) taught by Margot Boland. To reserve space, call 185-2225 or susan@susanpage.com.
Mar. 8
- A Buddhist workshop "Ruling Your World" taught by Acharya Allyn Lyon is scheduled at the Shambahala Meditation Center at Terraplén 34 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30. There will be an introductory FREE session on March 5 at 5:30 at the same address. For further information, call 154-4890.
April 7 thru 11
- Beverly Donofrio will offer her Intermediate and Advance Memoir and Fiction Writing Beach Retreat to be held at Bahia de la Luna, located on Oaxaca's southern Pacific coast. For more information, visit
www.sanmiguelworkshops.com.
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