Demonstrating without any doubt that trilateral relations—at least in the cultural sphere—are alive and well, Canadian Consul Frank Le (left), U.S. Consul General Amy Scanlon and Sergio Matos, director of the Guadalajara May Festival, attended the festival’s final event last week at the Teatro Degollado.

Many visitors to the captivating crafts hub of Tlaquepaque are unaware that just a few blocks from the iconic Parián restaurant zone sits a former community hospital that has served as a vital cultural center for nearly four decades.

Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco

Music director José Luis Castillo opens the OFJ’s summer season with a Russian-themed program honoring Sofía Gubaidulina (d. 2024), Dmitri Shostakovich, and the 120th anniversary of the 1905 Russian Revolution.

Teatro Degollado: Thurs., June 5, 8:30 p.m. & Sun., June 8, 12:30 p.m. 100–250 pesos

Montreal-based dance company Rubberband opened Guadalajara’s Festival de Mayo with “Reckless Underdog,” a performance that blends abstract narrative with movement bridging urban and classical styles.

The magnificent Palacio de las Vacas in downtown Guadalajara is presenting a version of the iconic musical “The Lion King” (El Rey León) throughout May.

Iskar Olivares had been working for five years out of a studio in his one-story home near the Minerva Fountain in Guadalajara, where he lives with his wife Eliza Osher and their daughter.