The Guadalajara Reporter
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Tuesday recitals
The Degollado Theater opens its doors each Tuesday for the free classical music series Martes de Musica y Opera. No tickets are sold nor is there numbered seating. Just turn up before the performance and grab a seat. The quality is always exceptional, and the theater will often fill up.
A few novelties are planned during the upcoming 22nd International Mariachi Festival, the schedule for which was announced this week.
Zaikocirco
Local exponents of the circus arts showcase a variety of skills (juggling, acrobacy, puppetry, etc.). They will present their new CD, “Porky Style.”
Teatro Diana, Friday, July 17, 9 p.m. 150-350 pesos.
In another strange sequel to problems plaguing the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ), this weekend’s concert, “Rhythms of Mexico and Spain,” scheduled for the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara, was suddenly cancelled and the musicians sent home.
Despite being mired in controversy last year, the annual Salon de Octubre art competition and exhibit is going ahead this year under the watchful eye of new administrators.
Fresh from two well-received performances in Ireland and Wales, the celebrated Ballet Folclorico de la Universidad de Guadalajara returns for its annual summer/fall season at the regal Degollado Theater on Sunday, July 26.
The Jalisco Jazz Festival is gearing up to be a special event this year, with top-class invited guests from both home and abroad.
