Expat Living

Street circus/theater presentations are now part and parcel of the May Cultural Festival, which got underway this week with concerts at the Degollado Theater. Among artists and groups appearing this year – many of them from the Canadian province of Quebec – are Throw2Catch, Caberlion Cirque, Les Buffalo Girls, Le Cirque des Curiosité, Satellite Theatre, Makadam Kanibal and Cirque et Productions.

The American Society (AMSOC) will celebrate Mother’s Day on Thursday, May 8 with a special luncheon.

As part of the celebrations to mark World Book Day on Tuesday, April 29, more than 100 people will read passages from “Las Batallas en el Desierto” (Battles in the Desert) by Mexican author José Emilio Pacheco in a mass reading organized by the Universidad de Guadalajara.

Talented magician Juan Carlos Rodarte (the Wizard of Wonders) brings his full bag of tricks to Guadalajara’s Teatro Gallerias at the end of April.

Some of the best BMX bikers in the world will show off their skills at another edition of the Red Bull Dirt Conquers series at the Parque Metropolitano on Sunday, April 13.

The American School Foundation of Guadalajara presents its first Technovation Program on Wednesday, April 9, from 6-9 p.m.