The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Metro Can, the largest dog park in Mexico, opened its doors in Zapopan’s Parque Metropolitano last weekend. Judging from the eager crowds of users who have been taking their pooches there ever since, it should prove to be as popular as the rest of the park itself. Proof of this: Last Wednesday evening, as the light faded, at least 30 dogs and their owners were still using the new dedicated playground for dogs.
Jazz Fest
Metro area dance halls began to open up to jazz in 1961. Years later, pianist Carlos de la Torre began bringing jazz musicians together in the Copenhagen Jazz Club, located in front of Parque Revolucion just off Avenida Juarez. Now, with a strong interest among local musicians and aficionados, Jalisco has opened up a performance space for jazz at the Casa de Cultura Jalisciense Agustin Yañez, at Constituyentes 21 in the city center. The next Carlos de la Torre Jazz Cycle runs September 1 through November 24. Entrance is free for the weekly Monday evening concerts starting at 8 p.m.
Motocross in the woods
Racepark Nabo on the northern edges of the Primavera Forest is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a Motocross race day, Saturday, August 23, from noon to 7 p.m.
Traditional mariachi
As in past years, the 13th Encuentro Nacional del Mariachi Tradicional (Traditional Mariachi Festival) will precede the big annual mariachi bash, with performances scheduled at several city venues from August 18 to 24.
Following the recent opening of the tunnel under the rail tracks at Novelistas and Avenida Juan Palomar y Arias (above), the latter avenue has finally been extended all the way to the Periferico. The new stretch of Juan Palomar y Arias between Av. Naciones Unidos and the Perifierco which opened this week has six lanes and is expected to ease traffic flow on Av. Patria and Av. Acueducto. Speed cameras will be in operation.
Comictlan, held Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3 at Expo Guadalajara, is celebrating 18 years as Mexico’s top entertainment and comic convention. It is a fiesta for fans and artists involved in comics, video games, anime, animation, vintage dress, toys, collectables and accessories, fantasy, Asian music, science fiction, film dubbing, writing, singing and much more.
Mariachi Festival
Organizers of the upcoming International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara have announced dates for the traditional series of gala concerts at the Degollado Theater.
