Irish Dancing
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Guadalajara most well-known Irish pub, the Temple Bar, with dance troupe Irish Dancing de México Guadalajara.
The dancers will give performances at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 16 and Monday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day itself). They will be joined by the band Los Cardenales.
Temple Bar is located at Lopez Cotilla 1860, two blocks from Avenida Union. The bar sells a variety of national and imported ales, including Guinness. Wear something green!
Opera in Strange Places
Have a coffee in front of Teatro Degollado some afternoon and your waitress might just burst in to song. In order to promote the live performances broadcast from the Met in New York to Teatro Diana, that theater and the Discover the Centro Historico commission are showcasing opera singers in the most unlikely of places. Friday, March 13, subway travelers in the Plaza Universidad station were surprised and pleased to hear a soprano and tenor give a brief opera recital in their midst. So far opera singers have visited the Plaza de la Liberacion, the municipal palace, and three malls (Galerias, Gran Plaza and Andares). For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 331-832-2258.
Belly Dancing
Tribal Fest Guadalajara is a celebration of different styles of tribal Arab dance and variations of that including American tribal, gothic, circus, fusion, fusion, hip-hop, fusion flamenco, etc. The festival runs Saturday, March 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 16, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Auditorio Charles Chaplin and includes a show, a bazaar of Middle Eastern articles and 14 hours of seminars. International dancer Mira Betz and belly dance superstar April Rose will perform Saturday, March 15, 7 p.m. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Tickets 100 pesos at Squash Juarez, Av. Juarez 881, Col. Americana. Auditorio Charles Chaplin: Lopez Mateos Norte 833, Corner of Jose Ma. Vigil, Col. Lomas de Guevara, Guadalajara. See www.tribalfestguadalajara.com.
Art Intervention
The Culture Department at Guadalajara City Hall is promoting an art intervention program that brings meaningful words to barren and unsightly public spaces. Municipal officials approach owners of walls and disused buildings and ask them to lend their spaces to young people, who can either paint their own words, or quotes or texts by well-known scribes. The Acción Poética movement was started by poet Armando Alanis in Monterrey 15 years ago and has spread throughout Latin America.