The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Arena Guadalajara, the city’s long-awaited multi-purpose indoor arena, officially opened last week with an inaugural concert by U.S. band Maroon 5, attended by 12,000 fans.
Eight years have passed since Morrissey headlined the first edition of Roxy Fest at the now-defunct Parque Trasloma. On November 4, the singer returns to Guadalajara to take center stage at Auditorio Telmex.
From October 4 to 10, 32 mariachi groups from Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero and Colima will take part in the XXIV National Traditional Mariachi Encounter, celebrating one of Mexico’s most iconic musical traditions.
Two Free Recitals
Piano recital, followed the next day by another recital from the Guadalajara Cathedral Children’s Choir.
Casa Museo López Portillo (Liceo 177, Centro Histórico), Saturday, October 4, 6 p.m., and Sunday, October 5, noon. Free admission.
Guadalajara continues to boast an increasing number of cozy spots where great jazz thrives. One such venue gaining growing acclaim is Cafetal 97 in Colonia Americana—a laid-back night bar, restaurant and gallery that blends live music performances with art exhibitions, food and drinks.
Famed tenor Plácido Domingo made a surprise appearance on the stage of the Teatro Degollado on September 13 to perform “Ojos Tapatíos”—a song from the 1936 film “Allá en el Rancho Grande.” This iconic movie helped launch the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and propelled actor Jorge Negrete to fame.
The “third time’s the charm,” they say, but in the case of Arena Guadalajara, that expression should be amended to “the fourth, or maybe fifth time.”
