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Events on offer at American Society in September

The American Society (Amsoc) celebrates Mexico’s Independence Day with a delicious meal of chamorro en adobo (pork shank in adobo) on Thursday, September 15. Chamorro en adobo consists of pork on the bone that has been marinated in a traditional Mexican sauce, then baked slowly until the meat is fork-tender. Tossed salad, refried beans and rice round out this savory meal. Top it off with dessert and creamy flan. Amsoc opens noon; the meal is served at 1 p.m. Cost: 150 pesos.


Tattoo expo at Calle 2

All those heavily into tattoos, or those interested in the culture surrounding the art, should make a bee line for Expo Tatuaje Internacional at the Calle 2 events center on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day.  

City couple tie the knot

Maria del Carmen Torres and local tequila empresario and American Society supporter David Ruiz tied the knot last Saturday at the Vista del Cielo clubhouse in Ciudad Bugambilias with about 100 friends and family members looking on.

Zoo’s gorillas’ face lonely future

The untimely death of Bantú, the male gorilla at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, means that the two female residing at the Guadalajara facility, Chencha and Faustina, are likely to live out the rest of their days without a mate.