Another farmer’s market
The upmarket Plaza Gourmeteria on Avenida Lopez Mateos Sur, by the entrance to El Palomar subdivision, has followed the lead of the Andares mall and is hosting a weekly farmer’s market
The Gourmeteria’s event takes place on Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main esplanade.
Vendors will hawk a range of organic products, vegan foods, breads, eco-friendly household materials, etcetera. It is likely that some of the same vendors will set up shop at both the Saturday Andares and Wednesday Gourmeteria markets, as well as the Tuesday event at lakeside.
Tequila Express
Two special Tequila Express train excursions have been planned during the Mariachi Festival. The trips were suspended earlier this year and substituted for bus rides, as carriages were sent in for renovations. The Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce has evidently found some usable carriages and is putting on two trips, on Saturday, August 29 and Saturday, September 5. For more information, call (33) 3880-9080 or go to tequilaexpress.com. There’s no word on when regular service will be resumed.
Music sessions
The Teatro Alarife Martín Casillas (address facing page) is hosting what it calls “Popular and Contemporary Music Sessions” each Monday at 8 p.m. through December 14. Local bands will be showcased, playing varied styles of music, including world beat, electronic, funk, jazz, progressive rock, soul, indie and folk. Entrance is free.
Rebozos
A photographic exhibit to promote awareness regarding one of Mexico’s most treasured articles of clothing, the rebozo or Mexican shawl, is on display at the Colegio de Jalisco in Zapopan.
The 16 portraits of Mexican women, aged between 65 and 93, were taken by Joel Rivas and are accompanied by complimentary texts relating remembrances from their past. Rivas, 26, spent three months seeking out the women in communities in three states – Jalisco, Michoacan and Zacatecas. He is a graduate of the University of Guadalajara’s Centro de Artes Visuales (Visual Arts Center).
The Colegio de Jalisco is in Zapopan Centro at Cinco de Mayo 321, two blocks from the Andador 20 de Noviembre
JPO goes to Korea
Leaving labor troubles behind them, 90 musicians representing the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra travel to Busan, South Korea on Monday to participate in the International Busan Maru Music Festival. According to the festival website, the word “maru” means “the best” in Korean and reflects the event’s goal of becoming one of the most recognized music festivals both domestically and internationally. This year’s festivities, held under the theme “Musical Globalization,” include performances from 37 musical groupings (500 participants) from all over the world. Speaking to reporters this week, JPO Patronato President Alejandro Elizalde said his aim is to position the state orchestra “among the top ten in the world.” He stressed that no government officials will be traveling with the orchestra as “hangers on.”