The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The New York Jazz All Stars series, sponsored by the Universidad de Guadalajara and Jazz at Lincoln Center, returns for yet more stellar Thursday night concerts.
More than 30 German (or German co-produced) films will be shown at the 32nd edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG32) from March 10-17.
Excellent direction, choreography, acting, singing and dancing combine for a magical experience at Lakeside Little Theatre’s much anticipated “Chicago” – the classic American musical set in the Roaring Twenties when the Windy City was a hotbed of corruption, speakeasies and jazz babies.
Monday music
Classical recitals are held each Monday at this classy and relatively new cultural complex to the north of the city. February 27: Xahnat Dúo. March 6: Trio Americano (piano, violin, cello).
Palcco, Mondays. 100 pesos.
Culture Secretary Myriam Vachez believes the monthly wage of Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) Musical Director Marco Parisotto does not contravene recently enacted legislation dictating that no government official or employee can earn more than the state governor.
Guadalajara city hall is facing criticism for forking out 3.4 million pesos (US$168,000) to stage an exhibit of works by U.S. photographer/artist David LaChapelle. The exhibit is set to run at the Instituto Cultural Cabañas from March 25 to July 15.
Thousands of lovey-dovey couples, families and seniors wandered or waited patiently in the balmy air on Valentine’s Day for the first of five resplendent evenings that celebrate Guadalajara’s 475th birthday along a nine-block promenade that includes downtowns’s fountains, pools, sculptures and architectural treasures.
