The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Day of the Dog
To celebrate the “Day of the Dog” on Sunday, July 22, the Parque Metropolitano in Zapopan’s Colonia La Estancia will be erecting a “dog city” with special activities (including a “shoe pool”?) and special food available for man’s best friend.
New inmates at zoo
After a pregnancy period of almost nine months, two hippopotami gave birth to 30-kilo babies in the Guadalajara Zoo last Friday.
Consulate July 4th bash
U.S. Consul General Daniel Keller gave a rousing speech on the similarities and ties that bind Mexico and the United States at his invitation-only celebration to mark the 236th anniversary of U.S. Independence, Tuesday, July 3 at the Tec de Monterrey Convention Center in Zapopan.
St Mark’s Anglican
A special Mass and music for U.S. Independence Day will be presented at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Guadalajara Sunday, July 1, at noon. St. Mark’s 10-member choir will sing, accompanied by Ana Silvia Guerrero on organ and directed by Debra Rodriguez. Hymns will include “God of Our Fathers,” “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and “America the Beautiful.” Rev. James Priddy will preach.
US Independence
The American Society (AMSOC) is preparing yet another traditional bash to mark the 236th anniversary of the independence of the United States.
Father’s Day
The upmarket Plaza Galerias Mall (Vallarta and Rafael Sanzio) is putting on a special music show for dads on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, when The Rockets will play a tribute to The Beatles at 6 p.m. in the mall’s atrium.
Trompo Magico
The science area at the excellent Trompo Magico Children’s Museum has installed a special planetary exhibit for the summer. Among its novelties, Travesía Cosmica includes a black hole simulator and a machine that tells people their equivalent weights on the moon, Saturn and other planets. The interactive exhibit is on loan from the Planetario Alfa de Monterrey.
