Feeling the heat
If you’re feeling a little desiccated from the heat – the city’s hottest readings Thursday were registered in Tlaquepaque at 38 degrees Celsius (100.4F) – spare a thought for those poor souls in other parts of Jalisco state. According to the National Weather Service, residents in Bolaños, Santa Rosa, Amatitan, Cuixtla and San Cristobal de la Barranca were sweltering under 45 degrees Celsius (113F). So, Tapatios, no complaining please.
Lakeside in GDL
Four Lakeside artists – Pat Apt, DePaul Durhan, Kristina Trejo and Xilotl – open an exhibition of their work at La Mextiza Clandestina Café/Restaurant/Bar in Guadalajara on Saturday, June 9, 7 p.m. The event will feature live music and light refreshments. The restaurant is located at Ignacio Ramirez 23 (corner of Hidalgo) in downtown Guadalajara. For information or to make reservations call (cel.) 333-825-6797 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Amateur golf
The 85th Mexican Amateur Golf Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Aficionados) takes place at the Guadalajara Country Cub from Thursday, June 7 to Sunday, June 10. Participants are expected from 13 countries, including the United States, Brazil, Argentina, New Zealand and France.
Any golfer with a USGA or FMG handicap of less than three is eligible to participate. The inscription cost is 4,500 pesos.
The winner gains automatic entry into the U.S. Amateur Championship, to be held at the Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado in August.
For more information call Betty Marin at the Mexican Golf Federation at (55) 1084-2175, ext 107, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Expos
Expo Guadalajara will be busy during June with shows to suit different tastes.
Expo Belleza 2012 (Sunday, June 3 and Monday, June 4) Beauty products – makeup, nails, hair styling, body care, etcetera – are the main attraction of this large show, now in its tenth year. More than 450 exhibitors will take up 30,000 square meters of the expo space to show their wares and services. Web site: www.ebio.com.mx.
Expo Espacio 15 (Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10) is aimed at parents planning 15th birthday parties (quinceañeras) for their daughters. Web site: www.expo15.com.
Expo Mascotas (Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17) Big, popular show that has everything for your pets – demonstrations too. Take your vaccinated dog along! Web site: www.expomascotas.com.mx.
Expo Siempre Saludable (Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17) is all about healthy products and lifestyles. Web site: www.exposiempresaludable.com.mx.
Cycling record
Those adventurous cyclists who like to get together for mass night-time rides on Guadalajara’s streets have broken another record.
On Wednesday evening, starting at 11 p.m., an astonishing 6,000 cyclists rode 17 kilometers in unison along major city avenues such as Federalismo, Avila Camacho, Patria and Americas. The Paseo Ciclista Nocturno, as it is known, has been going for five years and has grown rapidly as “bike fever” gripped the city after the introduction of the popular Sunday Via RecreActiva.
For more information on the night-time rides visit Paseo Ciclista Nocturno on Facebook, or www.bici10.org for other biking-related issues in Guadalajara.
MetroMitotl
Spain is the invited country of honor at this year’s Festival Cultural MetroMitotl 2012, which takes place in the Parque Metropolitano from Saturday, June 2 through Sunday, June 10.
The ecology-themed festival kicks off Saturday, June 2 with an opening ceremony in the park’s Plaza Torres Rojas at 5 p.m. Events throughout the week include exhibits, theater, dance and music performances, movie presentations and workshops.
Specific events include a “Green Fashion” show on June 8, and the Festival Ecolocuras form June 5 to 10, in which children can learn about the natural world from butterfly hatchings, worm colonies and family orchards displays.
The First National Parks Congress (Primer Congreso Nacional de Parques) takes place from June 7 to 9. The keynote speaker will be Felix del Moral Perez of the Spanish Parks Association.
For the full schedule go to parquemetropolitano.com.mx and congresonacionalparques.com.