Arts & Entertainment

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday (November 7 to 9), the glassy lobby of the Demetria Hotel in Colonia Lafayette will resound with the presence of ten exhibitors from throughout Mexico, who are gathering for an exceptional, free event that aims to interest ordinary people in collecting antiquities made before 1945.

The American School of Guadalajara’s hosts its 26th annual Art Fest on Saturday, November 8.

Although some describe the electronic textiles of Mustang Jane (aka Jane Terrazas) as “guerrilla knitting,” you don’t have to take cover just yet. Jane doesn’t want to break your bones, but she does want to awaken your mind, having gotten more than fed up with the predicaments of Mexico, particularly the murders of women that began in the 1980s in her hometown of Ciudad Juarez, twin city of El Paso at the far western edge of Texas.

Fiddler on the Roof
Professional Mexico City production of acclaimed musical.
Teatro Diana, Friday, November 7, 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. 300-950 pesos.

The Tlaqueparte Expo has opened in Tlaquepaque as sellers from across the world have come to offer a menagerie of artisan products. Now in its 56th edition, the biannual event is held at the Centro Cultural El Refugio on Donato Guerra and runs from Thursday through Monday, November 3.

There was a pause in Alim Qasimov’s concert last Thursday when the Azerbaijani vocalist spend a full two minutes wiping his face and clearing his nose with a cloth. The rest of his ensemble and the hundreds gathered in Guadalajara’s Degollado Theater waited in respectful anticipation for the singer to indicate that he was ready to continue.