The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
A tragedy at a Zapopan underpass occurred just a few hours after this newspaper went to press last week—an edition in which we published a front-page image and caption highlighting the dangers of flash flooding in Guadalajara tunnels.
If you own a pre-1980 classic car you might wish to participate in the first Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive event to be held in Guadalajara.
UdeG Ballet
The famed Ballet Folclórico de la Universidad de Guadalajara are in the middle of therir summer season.
In a cultural first for this state, on September 13 the 98 members of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra gave a performance inside the Puente Grande state penitentiary located on the outskirts of Guadalajara.
Recognizing her as an “outstanding figure of a neo-Baroque poetic genealogy,” a jury has awarded the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2023 to Mexican poet and writer Coral Bracho, who will receive the $US150,000 prize on November 25 during the opening ceremony of the 37th edition of the Guadalajara
There is no exact record of Miguel Hidalgo’s rousing speech that set off a nationwide revolt against Mexico’s Spanish rulers in 1810, but the spirit is captured in modern day orations that will climax with a litany glorifying national heroes and howling cheers of “Viva Mexico!” on Friday, September 15.
U.S. Open finalist Coco Gauff and semi-finalist Madison Keys are both pencilled in to participate in the GDL Open AKRON featuring the world’s best female tennis players, scheduled September 17 to 23 at the Pan American Tennis Center in Zapopan.
Celebrities from Mexico’s entertainment industries will swarm into Guadalajara this weekend, as the city hosts the Ariel Awards (Mexico’s equivalent to the Academy Awards), marking the first time the event has been held outside Mexico City in its 65-year history.
There’s still time to register as a participant in the Guadalajara Gay Games 2023, scheduled over nine days from November 3-11. The deadline for entries is October 1.
