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A slew of events on the menu as annual mariachi bash reaches adulthood

Some of Mexico’s top mariachi bands will headline the six nightly gala concerts at the Teatro Degollado during the International Mariachi and Charreria Festival that begins on August 28.  

Guadalajara’s International Mariachi and Charreria Festival celebrates its 20th birthday this year, with bands from all over Mexico and other parts of the world set to roll into the homeland of this revered musical genre at the end of August.

Guadalajara Jazz spot ready for festival

During the Jazz Festival, a number of local muscians and bands will take the stage at Primer Piso, which sports live jazz from Tuesday to Saturday.

After a long career in the media and art world, Eduardo Diaz Barraza, a middle aged tapatio was taking a trip across France when the idea of a new venture hit him. The cozy bars in Paris enchanted him, and once back in Guadalajara he dedicated himself to find the perfect place to start his own jazz bar, the first one in the city since the closing of the legendary Copenhagen 77 more than a decade ago.

‘Ruptura’ artist draws mixed reactions at Cabañas

The graphic work, collages and paintings of Fernando García Ponce (1933-1987) show at Instituto Cultural Cabañas until August 25.

The buzz about the Fernando García Ponce retrospective, showing at the venerable Instituto Cultural Cabañas in downtown Guadalajara until August 25, follows at least two divergent lines.