Expat Living

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.

Feeling the heat

If you’re feeling a little desiccated from the heat – the city’s hottest readings Thursday were registered in Tlaquepaque at 38 degrees Celsius (100.4F)  –  spare a thought for those poor souls in other parts of Jalisco state.  According to the National Weather Service, residents in Bolaños, Santa Rosa, Amatitan, Cuixtla and San Cristobal de la Barranca were sweltering under 45 degrees Celsius (113F). So, Tapatios, no complaining please.

Naked ride

For the second year in a row, Guadalajara will participate in the World Naked Bike Ride. Hundreds of nude cyclists will take part in the ride which begins on the corner of Avenida Mexico and Chapultepec at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 9.

Looking for a franchise?

The eighth annual Expo Franquicias (Franchise Fair) takes place at Expo Guadalajara on Thursday, May 24 and Friday, May 25.

Bake sale & brunch

St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Guadalajara invites the public to a bake sale and brunch in honor of Mother’s Day. It is set for Sunday, May 13, noon.