Aquarius
Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town. But this water-themed event is not your average circus. Founded in Las Vegas, the Aquarius Circus features 25 traditional artists such as clowns, jugglers, acrobats and dancers performing their stunts in over 100,000 liters of water.
The circus is located across from Plaza del Sol on Avenida Mariano Otero. The shows begin everyday at 6 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. with an additional performance at 3.30 p.m. on Sundays. According to organizers the shows will run for approximately one month.
For more information call (33) 1673-7569 or visit www.aquariuscircus.com.mx. Tickets start at 50 pesos.
Croqueton
The public is asked to donate a bag of dog or cat food pellets in the first “Croqueton Guadalajara” which takes place all day on Saturday, September 3 outside the Cabañas Cultural Institute.
Organizer and animal rights activist Julio Rodriguez says the bags will be passed on to some 70 groups and individuals that assist around 300,000 abandoned and stray cats and dogs in the city.
He also wants to raise awareness about the importance of looking after one’s pets and urges Tapatios to adopt animals rather than buy them illegally in streets markets.
Veterinarians will be carrying out sterilizations during the Croqueton and some dogs will be showcased for adoption.
Another of Rodriguez’s goals is to persuade authorities to build a public veterinary hospital in Guadalajara.
For more information call (33) 3635-8096, or look for Croqueton Guadalajara on Facebook.
Juggling Light
Images of a spectacular circus show by ten local photographers will be on display in the “Malabares de Luz” (Juggling Light) exhibition which opens at Café Rendez Vous Friday, September 7 at 8.30 p.m. All of the photographs exhibited will be on sale. The café is located just off Avenida Chapultepec and in front of the U.S. Consulate at Libertad 1903.
Mariachi Queen
Alejandra Lizbeth Hernandez, an accountancy student and ‘expert’ in oratory, won the contest to be the ambassador for the 2012 Guadalajara International Mariachi and Charreria Festival, which got underway this week. The role should come easily to her: in 2012 she was crowned queen of the annual Fiestas de Octubre.
Community art
“REDES, Arte Publico en el Rio Santiago,” an exhibition/installation that opened this week at the Museo de la Ciudad, draws attention to the problem of contamination in the River Santiago, which flows out of Lake Chapala, and skirts Guadalajara before wiring its way down to the Pacific Ocean.
Cuban artist Rosina Santana, a resident of Puerto Rico, began a community art project four years ago in El Salto, located six kilometers outside the Guadalajara metropolitan area. The Santiago becomes heavily polluted as it runs through the town and surrounding communities. Despite promises by authorities to clean up the river, studies show its waters to be dangerously toxic. More than 400 people have participated in the community art project since its inception.
The Museo de la Ciudad is housed in a charming colonial house two blocks from Federalismo and showcases the history of Guadalajara from the 16th century to the present day. It is well worth a visit; entry costs eight pesos for adults.
Museo de la Ciudad: Independencia 684, between Mariano Barcenas and Contreras Medellin, Centro Historico. Telephone: (33) 1201-8712.