Bake sale & brunch
St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Guadalajara invites the public to a bake sale and brunch in honor of Mother’s Day. It is set for Sunday, May 13, noon.
“People can sit in the garden and have a gourmet coffee and something to eat or we can wrap it up for them to take home,” said Marcy Matthew of St. Mark’s choir, which is putting on the fund-raiser.
The event happens after the 10:30 a.m. English Mass, to which everyone is always welcome, said St. Mark’s Rector Manuel Sonora. It will continue through the Spanish Mass, which begins at 12:30 p.m.
St. Mark’s is at Aztecas and Chichimecas in Colonia Monraz, a two-minute drive north of Plaza Mexico and near the end of Bus 33-A. (33) 3641-6620. Also see www.stmarksanglican.org.
The Magic Circle
Regular Reporter contributors John and Susy Pint will present a slide show entitled “The Magic Circle” at the American Society (Amsoc) on Thursday, May 24, 11 a.m.
This presentation should not be missed. The Pints believe they have found the answers to these questions: Why are there so many beautiful places within easy reach of Guadalajara? And why so much diversity in landscapes, flora and fauna?
They should know. The Pints have been exploring Western Mexico for 25 years and are the authors of “Outdoors in Western Mexico,” as well as many articles in the Reporter. Come and be surprised.
Papirolas
The 17th edition of Papirolas, a creative festival for children and young people, will convert the Expo Guadalajara (Avenida Mariano Otero and Avenida de las Rosas) into a young person’s paradise from Wednesday, May 16 to Sunday, May 20.
The focus this year is on nature and the environment, with four pavilions dedicated to bio-diversity, conservation, energy and technology. There will also be nine arts exhibitions on ecological themes.
Ages will be kept apart in the activity zones, with separate areas for under two’s, 3-6 year-olds, 7-9 year-olds, 10-12 year-olds and 13-18 year-olds.
A wide range of performing arts presentations will include theater, music, dance, storytelling, circus arts, puppets and juggling. The two main arenas, the Foro Jaguar and the Teatro Quetzal, can hold 750 and 300 people respectively.
Other activities include a climbing wall, a film make-up zone, a paper island, a clay modeling workshop and a stilt workshop.
Tickets cost 35 pesos. Entrance from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from May 16-18 will be restricted to school groups only. Public access on these days is from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, entry will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) provides 60 percent of the funding for the event, while private sponsors account for the remainder.
For further information go to www.papirolas.com/programa-2012.html.