Expat opera buffs starved of a fix in these culturally bereft times, should go online Saturday evening to watch – and support – a local version of “Madame Butterfly,” the first original production sponsored by the Universidad de Guadalajara’s Conjunto Santander. 

The easiest way to access the 34th edition of Guadalajara’s International Book Fair (FIL) will be via www.fil.com.mx, where you will find links to scores of events scheduled for this year.

Daniel Reséndiz, a Guadalajara artist better known as Mack, has defended the Jalisco’s government’s initiative to allow urban artists the opportunity  to paint murals on columns supporting elevated sections of Guadalajara’s new Tren Ligero (subway) line.

As Mexico’s cost-cutting federal government slashes its endowments to cultural activities, including the film sector,  Jalisco is taking a very different approach.

After having been throttled by the pandemic, the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) has announced its second season and will offer its next eight concerts on consecutive Sundays at noon via Jalisco TV (https://jaliscotv.com).

The Zapopan Youth Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Rodrigo Sierra Moncayo, gave a live concert at the Constitución Cultural Center on October 14.