After a gap of more than a year, the state-run Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) is prepping to perform in front of a live audience.

Apple TV + has announced that “The Mosquito Coast,” a seven-part drama series starring Justin Theroux and Melissa George filmed mostly in Jalisco, will premiere worldwide in April.

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.