Rorschach art exhibit
A peculiar exhibition of “Rorschach heads” by José Manuel Ciria that goes by the name “Miradas Especulares” has opened at the Museo de Arte Raul Anguiano (MURA). Ciria based his collection of expressive faces on psychology, hoping to hold a mirror up to the viewer.
Rorschach is a fictional comic book superhero and an antihero of the acclaimed DC Comics miniseries Watchmen.
Ciria is a Spanish painter, born in the United Kingdom, who has been active since the early 1980s. Writer and filmmaker Artur Balder’s documentary covering his life is set to debut in May 2013 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
MURA is located at Av. Mariano Otero 375, one block from the Niños Heroes Monument. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entrance is 15.50 pesos general, eight pesos for teachers and students, free for seniors. Free for all on Tuesdays. Catch the “Miradas Especulares” exhibit until May 28.
Oh sorpresa!
The Museo de Paleontologia (Paleontology Museum) is hosting “¡Oh Sorpresa!” an exhibition of 186 snaps of the Alaskan wilderness taken in the summer of 2009 by Tapatio photographers Carlos Larios Gutierrez and Ernesto Sanchez Proal. Reflecting the beauty and savagery of nature, the photos feature moose, wolves, bears, foxes and eagles. The Museo de Paleontologia is at Dr. R Michel 520 (corner with Gonzalez Gallo), behind Parque Agua Azul. The exhibition is open from now until June 10. Entry is free.
Mariachi event
A grand homage to Jalisco’s most famous cultural music, “Mariachi, Patrimonio de la Humanidad,” (Mariachi, Heritage of Humanity), will blast and dance and flash its way onto the stage at Teatro Degollado for six days in April. UNESCO declared mariachi music an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011. The show promises to incorporate folk, classical and newer forms of dance alongside visual elements and, of course, mariachi music. Performers will come from as far away as Chicago and Shanghai. April 9-14, 8 p.m. Tickets 60-130 pesos.
Butterflies in bloom
You don’t have to go all the way to Michoacan to see a lovely flutter of Monarch butterflies. The Guadalajara Zoo is setting up a seasonal exhibition of the autumn-colored insects. The new Monarch Pavilion will house more than 400 of the six-legged creatures. The exhibit opens Saturday, March 31 in the Australian Village in front of the aquarium.
The Zoo is located on Calzada Independencia just north of the Perferico. Over the two-week Easter holiday, the Zoo will open Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entrance is 60 pesos for adults, 35 pesos for children.
Pro soccer games
Leones Negros vs. Irapuato (Estadio Jalisco) Friday, March 30, 8.45 p.m.
Atlas vs. Pumas UNAM (Estadio Jalisco) Saturday, March 31, 8.45 p.m.
Estudiantes vs. Guadalajara Chivas (Estadio Tres de Marzo) Sunday, April 1, 6 p.m.
Guadalajara Chivas vs. America (Estadio Omnilife) Sunday, April 8, 6 p.m.
Reading marathon
To celebrate World Book Day, hundreds of Tapatio literary enthusiasts will gather on April 23 to read Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale, “Dracula.” The marathon reading session takes place at the Rambla Cataluña on Avenida Juarez and Escorza from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
World Book Day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1995 to encourage reading. Organized by City Hall and the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), the mass reading events have been taking place annually in Jalisco since 2002.