Arts & Entertainment

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.

The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) finds itself embroiled in turmoil with Canadian musical director Mario Parisotto in the eye of the storm.

Quebec born Francoise Roy has lived in Guadalajara so long that she writes poetry in Spanish as well as French.