Arts & Entertainment

A series of terror classics from Universal Studios is on the bill each Friday in October at the Ex-Convento del Carmen (Avenida Juarez 635, one block from Federalismo). Show times are 4, 6 and 8 p.m.  Tickets at 25 pesos.

An eight-week “people’s” festival that seeks to position Guadalajara as a leading cultural center in Latin America gets underway on October 8.

Swan Lake

Moscow State Ballet performs the world’s most famous classical work.

Ballet de Jalisco

Jalisco’s only full-time professional dance troupe presents “Don Quijote,” based on the choreography of Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky. 

Lunes de Musica

The Palacio de la Cultura y la Comunicación (Palcco) is offering a new series of Monday recitals in their salon de camera.

The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) has embarked on its fall season, announcing it will sail along several distinct courses before winding up with several special concerts at year’s end, including one spotlighting Jalisco talent (including acclaimed homeboy pianist Juan Pablo Contreras), the finals of a composition competition and a traditional Christmas concert, all held at the acoustically renowned Teatro Degollado in the center of Guadalajara.