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This Week… starting July 09, 2012

Municipal Fiestas This Week

Sinanché Fiesta: July 14

This fiesta is in honor of San Buenaventura. In fact, the Templo de San Buenaventura, constructed in the 17th century, is one of the major tourist attractions of this area. Located on the coast of Yucatan, just this side of Telchac Pueblo, the town you are most likely to associate with Sinache is San Crisanto, well known for its mangrove swamps and tours. In past centuries, Sinache was known as el arbol de alacran (the tree of the scorpion) and was part of the province of Ceh Pech. If you have not been to Sinache and San Crisanto, you are missing a beautiful part of Yucatan’s coast and an important part of its history.

In The City

Monday (Lunes) July 09, 2012

Look for a list of ongoing events here

Tuesday (Martes) July 10, 2012

Tuesday of Trova with Rogerio Castro

Preview Rogerio Castro’s performance at the 2012 Festival of the City.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Movie: Skins
(USA, 2002). Director: Chris Eyre. Starring Eric Schweig, Graham Greene and Gary Farmer. Graham Greene won the Tokyo International Festival’s prize for Outstanding Performance in this movie. Redemption tells the story of two brothers, originally from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the poorest in the U.S. The youngest works as a police officer who only wants the best for their community, while brother Mogui (Graham Greene) is a war veteran trapped by unemployment and alcoholism. This is a moving film that reflects on family ties, racism and the culture of their ancestors.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti / Parque de las Americas, Av. Colon x Calle 20, García Ginerés
Time: 8:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Wednesday (Miercoles) July 11, 2012

Unforgettable Concert: Boleros
What you will hear tonight has been called the most romantic music of yesterday, today and always.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $50 pesos

Thursday (Jueves) July 12, 2012

Movie
Check the Full Events Calendar for updates on this event as soon as we know them.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $30 pesos, $15 pesos students.

Music: Piano Concert
This end of the school year performance is by the Advanced Piano Students who study under Maestro Alberto Alvarez Iniguez, who is – quite literally – teacher to the stars of piano and voice. We haven’t seen him or his students in a while and hope that this performance is the beginning of so many more to come!
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 6:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Music: Violin Concert
This is another end of the school year performance. This one is by the Beginning and Intermediate students under Maestro Edwin Schirp Magana, from the Centro Cultural Wallis. Please do come out and support these young people as they stand at the threshold of what, for many, will be long and illustrious careers.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 4:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Concert: The Choir of the City of Merida
This is a lovely choir, under the direction of Maestra Nidia Gongora. Tonight’s performance is “Inside the Music.” We are sure that everyone will enjoy it!
Location: Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Mani: Literary Musical: Maya Stories
If anyone is in the area of Mani tonight, this is going to be a wonderful performance in which the authors of the stories will be on hand to participate. One of the best parts of the show will be the marvelous Niños Percusionistas de Ixil. They are one of the most talented and exciting groups of young people performing in Yucatan today.
Location: Mani
Time: 8:00 PM, Thursday
Admission: Free

Friday (Viernes) July 13, 2012

Music and Dance: Weddings and Fiestas in Mexico
If you haven’t seen this show, you are missing out on one of the best performances of the year! Not only do you get to see the best of folkloric dance in Yucatan, but this dance group – the UADY Folkloric Ballet – has a wardrobe that has won its own awards. Tonight’s performance will have that marvelous white wedding in it! There is just nothing you can think of that is more beautiful than this performance by the UADY Folkloric Ballet.
Preview 28 years of UADY Folkloric Ballet Performances 
Location: Central Patio of UADY, Calle 60 x 57, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $50 pesos

Japanese Film Series: Late Spring
(1949) Director: Yasujiro Ozu. Noriko lives with and cares for her widowed father, while the man she loves marries her best friend.
Location: Cineteca Nacional Manuel Barbachano Ponce in Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Saturday (Sabado) July 14, 2012

Movie
Check the Full Events Calendar for updates on this event.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $30 pesos, $15 pesos students.

Movie: The Man on the Train
(2002, France) Director: Patrice Leconte. Starring: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday and Jean-Francois Stevenin. A teacher and a gangster meet by chance in a small town pharmacy. As a friendship of sorts develops between these opposite personalities, each starts to envy the other and by the week’s end, everything will change for both of them.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 6:00 and 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Second Music Festival of Students of Maestro Guillermo Calderon
This performance will be under the direction of Maestro Guillermo Calderon.
Preview their First Music Festival. We think everyone will love this group!
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Japanese Film Series: The Naked Island
(1960, Japan) Director: Kaneto Shindo. This should be an interesting film. It is about an island family that must fight the forces of nature to survive. It is a drama without dialogue, in which the images themselves take on the role of narrator.
Location: Cineteca Nacional Manuel Barbachano Ponce in Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Sunday (Domingo) July 15, 2012

Movie: Million Dollar Baby
(2004, USA) This is, of course, a great movie starring Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman. A hardened trainer/manager works with a determined woman in her attempt to establish herself as a boxer.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 11:00 AM Sunday
Admission: Free

Documentary: Animal Builders
No home is sweeter than the one you build yourself. Animals do not need bulldozers and trucks to build their houses. They have their own tools.
Location: Museum of Natural History, Next to the Zoo on Calle 59
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Japanese Film Series: The Naked Island
(1960, Japan) Director: Kaneto Shindo. This should be an interesting film. It is about an island family that must fight the forces of nature to survive. It is a drama without dialogue, in which the images themselves take on the role of narrator.
Location: Cineteca Nacional Manuel Barbachano Ponce in Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Music: 15th Anniversary of the Chamber Orchestra of the City of Merida
This performance is under the direction of Maestro Jose Luis Chan Sabido. This is a wonderful, small orchestra with huge talent.
Preview the Chamber Orchestra of the City of Merida.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Monday (Lunes) July 16, 2012

Yucateco Trova: A Tribute to Morris Zorrilla
This performance will be by the Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten, under the direction of Pedro Carlos Herrera. There is an energy with this orchestra that cannot be matched anywhere! If you haven’t been to see them, now is the time! This performance is in coordination with the Ricardo Palmerin Art Society.
Preview Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten.
Location: Teatro Peon Contreras, Calle 60 x 57
Time: 9:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Classical Dance: State Performance Arts Practice Center
This artistic dance performance should be one of the highlights of the week. The coordinator is Rubí Montejo Cantillo
Location: Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Tickets available at the box office

Coming Soon

Pandora’s Box: Engraving and Collage Techniques Workshop
Monday and Wednesday, July 2 to August 1
This workshop will be led by Lilian Rivera Juarez, who was born in Mexico City but now lives in Merida. She has received several international awards in China and her work has been exhibited in Mexico, Austria, Spain and China.
Location: Habla, Calle 26 No. 99B x 19 y 21  Col. Mexico
Time: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM (3 hours per session)
Admission: $950 pesos (basic material included)

Free Improvisation: A Music Workshop
Monday July 9 to Thursday July 19
The teacher for this workshop is Dario Bernal Villegas, a drummer, composer and improviser, originally from Mexico City, trained in Mexico and London. The goal is to help the student find new ways to explore their instrument.
Location: Habla, Calle 26 No. 99B x 19 y 21  Col. Mexico
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Admission: $850 pesos.
For more information, e-mail: contact[at]habla[dot]org

Concert: Juanes Unplugged Tour
Wednesday  August 19, 2012
This should be one of the most exciting concerts of the summer! If you want tickets, now is the time to get them.
Location: Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI
Time: 9:00 PM, Wednesday
Admission: Tickets available at the Siglo XXI box office and at ticketmaster.com.mx
Ticket Prices (in pesos): Diamond: $1,750, VIP $1,250, Gold: $850, General $400

Concert: Alejandro Sanz
Tuesday  October 16, 2012
The title of this tour is “La Musica No Se Toca.” This is a concert we don’t want to miss.
Location: Estadio Kukulcan, Circuito Oriente
Time: 9:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Tickets available at Hotel Conquistador and at ticketmaster.com.mx
Ticket Prices (in pesos): Diamond: $2,850, VIP: $1,900, Lower seats (orchestra level): $750, General: $400.

Summer Yoga at Semilla Yoga
These classes have been listed for Summer 2012
Theater in yoga for kids. Summer 2012 July 9 -27.
Intensive yoga for adults. Summer 2012, July  2 – August 10
Location: Semilla Yoga
More Information: Contact Semilla Yoga http://www.semillayoga.mx/contacto/

Third Jose Jacinto Cuevas National and International Piano Competition
November 24 to December 1, 2012
Contestants in this competition are all world class pianists. Never miss even one of these performances! We even recommend the practice sessions! Be sure to be there on November 30, where you will be able to watch the three best of the best pianists compete for this award, accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan.
Location: Yet to be announced
Time: Yet to be announced
Admission: Yet to be announced

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