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11 November 2014 Events 0

This Week... starting November 10, 2014

X’matkuil State Fair: November 7 – November 30
These events take place at the X’matkuil fairgrounds. Admission is only $15 pesos and parking is $30 pesos. In addition to theater events, there are so many performance shows that it makes this fair the largest center for nightlife in southeast Mexico right now.
Location: Fairgrounds at Xmatkuil, south of Merida.
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Friday
Admission: $15 pesos, $30pesos parking

Fifth Yucatan Theatre Festival: November 7 to 15
This may be a hard event to fully appreciate if you are not fluent in Spanish... but maybe not! Might be interesting to go to some of these events. See the Yucatan Theatre Festival Events here.

Yucatan Young Creators Festival: November 12 to 23
This festival is FULL of events... too numerous to mention. Events include music recitals, trova and hip hop performances, theatrical performances, anime movies... an amazing selection of art performances! And not just in Merida. Performances are also in places like Tizimin, Acanceh, Progreso, etc. Maybe there is something you'd like to see!! Check out the schedule here: Yucatan Young Creators Festival List of Events.

National Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe: December 12
This is one of the biggest fiestas of the year in Mexico. You can see some of the activities in Merida in Yucatan Living’s Virgin of Guadalupe Video.

Christmas and New Year's Eve
The last two weeks of December and the first five days of January are relatively quiet in Yucatan, but the new year of almost non-stop festivals begins again on January 6 (Three Kings’ Day, aka Epiphany). So do keep watch on Yucatan Living’s Events pages to see what there is to do in Merida whenever you are here.

In The City

New Ongoing Event: Cemetery Walking Tour (Wednesday Nights)
Don Wilbert Sosa, with his extensive knowledge of the history of this cemetery, will walk you through the tombs, mausoleums and roundabouts of famous people who are buried here, telling stories of those men and women who shaped the history of our state. You are cordially invited to come and learn about the various funeral rites that have existed in Merida, from pre-Hispanic to the present, and about the various architectural styles of the mausoleums and tombs.
Location: Cementerio General de la Ciudad (General Cemetery of the City), at the southern end of Calle 66, south of Ermita
Time: 8:00 PM all Wednesdays
Admission: Free

Temporary Exhibition of the National Museum of Egypt
This exhibition will be open only during the Festival of Mayan Culture. There are 25 pieces in the collection. Why Egypt? No idea...
Location: Juan Gamboa Guzman Gallery, Calle 59 x 60 y 58
Time: Opens at 10 AM
Admission Free

Monday (Lunes) November 10, 2014

Art Show: Los Pinceles de la García
Art show from local artists living in Colonia García Ginerés.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Martí, Av. Colon x Calle 20
Time: 8:00 PM Monday
Admission: Free

Classical Concert
Enjoy the beautiful Yucatan Classic Quintet concert "Gala Musical Yucateca" by the Vienna Music & Art Academy - Yucatan. They will be accompanying the tenor Miguel Mena, under the direction of Maestro José Luis Chan Sabido.
Location: The Municipal Auditorium, The Colosito, in Telchac Puerto
Time: 8:00 PM Monday
Admission: Free

Tuesday (Martes) November 11, 2014

Presentation of the Piece of the Month: Alfonso Duran
These monthly presentations of different aspects of Yucatan’s culture are some of the best you will ever see, and certainly in one of the best locations in the city.
Location: Museum of the City of Merida, Calle 56 x 65, Centro
Time: 10:00 AM
Admission: Free

Tuesday of Trova Trio K'ay T'aan
This group is part of the newest generation of trova artists.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Movie: Cronos
(Spain 1993) A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. In Spanish.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Food Trucks Merida!
Three, at least, gourmet food trucks will be parking tonite and serving their GREAT food. Come support these young chefs that are having trouble getting city permits.
Location: Calle 32 x 55 y 53, Colonia San Ramon Norte
Time: 9:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Wednesday (Miercoles) November 12, 2014

Movie: The Chebabs from Yarmouk
(France 2012) The Chebabs are a small group of Palestinian youths known since adolescence. The story takes place in the present time they become adults to discover their enormous thirst for living fully , but also face complex realities. Among his desire for freedom , the need for group membership , the desire for rebellion and peaceful life , the choices are hard ; everything is more complicated when a Palestinian Yarmouk refugee Chebab a camp in Syria. In French with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro, Open Air Cinema
Time: 9:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students

Thursday (Jueves) November 13, 2014

Movie: The Artist is Present
(USA 2012) Seductive, fearless, provocative, Marina Abramović has redefined the concept of art for over forty years. Using her own body as a vehicle, going beyond the limits to risk her own life in the process, she has created performances that have challenged us, shocked and moved. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students

Classical Music by the Baroque Music Company and the Ars Musicum Ensemble
There will be several of these performances throughout October, November and December.
Location: Church of San Juan, Calle 64 x 65
Time: 7:15 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Chamber Orchestra of Merida: 100 Years of Yucatecan Music
What a wonderful performance and venue!
Location: Regional Museum of Yucatan (Canton Palace)
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Movie: The Chebabs from Yarmouk
(France 2012) The Chebabs are a small group of Palestinian youths known since adolescence. The story takes place in the present time they become adults to discover their enormous thirst for living fully , but also face complex realities. Among his desire for freedom , the need for group membership , the desire for rebellion and peaceful life , the choices are hard ; everything is more complicated when a Palestinian Yarmouk refugee Chebab a camp in Syria. In French with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students

Friday (Viernes) November 14 , 2014

El Buen Fin
Shopping opportunities from November 14- 17.

Movie: Cutie and the Boxer
USA 2013) This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband’s assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own. In Englsih and Japanese with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students

Inauguration of the 2014 Birdathon
At 5 pm, sign up and registration. At 5:30, reading of the Birdathon rules. At 6 PM, a talk about the Birds of Celestun. Then an awards ceremony and opening of the exhibition of photography and drawing contests.
Location: MACAY, entrance between Calle 58 and Calle 60 at Pasaje de Revolucion
Time: 5:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

VI Anniversary: SoHo Galleries' Back to Cuba Exhibition
Meet the artist: Jorge Jacas Vivanco, enjoy the works of Sandra Dooley Medina, toast the artists with Cuban drinks, and enjoy the gourmet delights made by Anita, the Sausage Lady.
Location: SoHo Galleries, Calle 60 #400-A x 43 y 41
Time: 7:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

ARTE a MANO AANY Expo - November 14, 15, & 16
This year’s exciting show represents over 70 masters of the finest in Yucatecan art and handcrafted treasures.
Location: CONACO, Av. Itzaes # 273 x 31 y 33, Three blocks from Clinica de Merida
Time: Preview on Nov. 14 at 5 PM, Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 7 PM
Admission: TBA

Xmatquil: The Great Vaqueria
This performance is what we would call “the real deal.” Do plan on being here on Friday night.
Location: Teatro de Pueblo at the Fairgrounds in Xmatkuil
Time: 7:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Dance: Solos for Joining
When loneliness provides an opportunity for meeting. This is a performance by the Contemporary Free Dance Company.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday (Fridays and Saturdays October 17 through November 22)
Admission: $50 pesos, Students and INAPAM: $25 pesos

Sacbe: Regional Circuit for Performing Arts: Requiem for an Alcavaran
This is a theater performance in Spanish. However, we suspect that it is going to be a wonderful show even if some in the audience do not understand the language. The performance is by the Transnational Performing Arts Company of Oaxaca and it will be well worth attending.
Location: Tapano Centro Cultural, Calle 46 x 68, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $70 pesos, Students and INAPAM: $50 pesos

Dance: Count Dracula
This is a dance performance by the Classical Dance Company of Yucatan.
Location: Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61 y 59, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free, but pick up tickets before the performance

Movie: The Key to the Laundry Room
(France 2013) In building number 85 on Lausanne St. in Genève (Switzerland ) , the key to the laundry is more than a simple key to open the door, is the encounter between an order and the life of the inhabitants of these apartments. The laundry room is located at the entrance of the building, becomes the perfect setting for a human comedy. In French, we think, with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro, Open Air Cinema.
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students

Movie: Inception
(USA 2010) A thief who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. In English.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Saturday (Sabado) November 15, 2014

Merida English Library - Saturday Lecture Series
Important women of the Yucatan. George Ann Huck.
Location: Merida English Library, Calle 53 x 6 y 68
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Saturday
Admission: free

Movie: Balad and The Great Ecstasy
(Germany 1976/1984) BALLAD OF LITTLE SOLDIER . Half MISURA fighters , in Sandinista Nicaragua , are children. Little soldiers in combat who find time to sing.
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner . It is the story of an incredible athlete and sculptor. Werner Herzog retrara the best moments of weightlessness Swiss Walter Steiner In German with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students

Movie: The Leopard Man
(USA 1943) A seemingly tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy new Mexico town. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Dance: Solos for Joining Fridays and Saturdays October 17 through November 22
When loneliness provides an opportunity for meeting. This is a performance by the Contemporary Free Dance Company.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $50 pesos, Students and INAPAM: $25 pesos

Movie: The Game
(USA 1997) Wealthy San Francisco financier Nicholas Van Orton gets a strange birthday present from wayward brother Conrad: a live-action game that consumes his life. In English.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Dance: Count Dracula
This is a dance performance by the Classical Dance Company of Yucatan.
Location: Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61 y 59, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free, but pick up tickets before the performance

Sacbe: Regional Circuit for Performing Arts: Requiem for an Alcavaran
This is a theater performance in Spanish. However, we suspect that it is going to be a wonderful show even if some in the audience do not understand the language. The performance is by the Transnational Performing Arts Company of Oaxaca and it will be well worth attending.
Location: Tapano Centro Cultural, Calle 46 x 68, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $70 pesos, Students and INAPAM: $50 pesos

Movie: Klip
(Serbia 2012) Jasna is a beautiful girl in her mid-teens, leading a crude life of the postwar generation in Serbia. With a terminally ill father and dispirited mother, she is disillusioned and angry with everyone and everything, including herself. Having a huge crush on a boy from school, she goes on a spree of sex, drugs and partying, constantly filming with her mobile phone. Still, in that very harsh environment love and tenderness emerge. In Serbian with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro, Open Air Cinema.
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students

Sunday (Domingo), November 16 2014

Documentary about Nature
Life from the beginnig of the planet. In Spanish
Location: Museo de Historia Natural, Next to the Zoo on Calle 59.
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Movie: Panic Room
(USA 2002) A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room, when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.In English.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Monday (Lunes) November 17, 2014

Offical Holiday to commemorate the Mexican Revolution

Coming Soon

November Tuesday of Trova
18 | Trío Ensueño
25 | Trío Los Galanes
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo
Time: 7:00 PM
Admission: Free

Yucadanz: Monthly Contra Dance in Merida - First Dance: Saturday, November 22
When is a square dance not square? You're just going to love this new dance in town. Contra dance is a community “barn dance”, where everyone socializes and dances with everyone else. We love their energy and hope that everyone will give contra dance a whirl. Everyone is welcome!
Location: Tumaka't Dance Studio, Calle 51 #475-A x 52 y 54 (blue building, middle of block), Centro
Time: Beginner Class in Spanish: 7:00 PM, Beginner Class in English: 7:30 PM, Contra dance: 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Admission: Bring your own refreshments and water, no alcohol at the dance. $50-$100 pesos donation requested. Proceeds benefit Tumaka't, a nonprofit arts group, and to establish a fund for live music. Read this great page on the Yucadanz website!
Additional Dates:
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Fourth National and International Jose Jacinto Cuevas Piano Competition- November 21-29
Competition is tough here, but the best of the best come to Merida and they are all winners in our book! You can find out more at their website here.
Location: Teatro Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Time: Opening Ceremony: Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, 8:00 PM.
First stage of competition: Saturday, Nov. 22, 10:00 AM. Additional competitions will be announced throughout the week, with the awards ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. No times have been announced, as yet, for any of the events except the opening ceremony and first stage of competition.
Admission: Free

Bird-a-thon Xocch’ich: November 21 through 23
The biggest birdwatching competition on the Yucatan Peninsula. More Information as it becomes available. Mark your calendars!

Live, Love, Laugh - November 23
A full day of fun, interactive presentations, demonstrations and workshops by several holistic health practitioners. The universe is energy. You live in and use energy in everything you do from your thoughts, your movements and in your emotional and spiritual life. Our goal is to help you use this energy to get the best out of your life. Presenters will include Barbara Harris, Astrea Geertsema, Elizabeth Arnott, Julie Chickadel-Cardena and Nancy Hokenson.
Date: November 23
Location: Flow Holistic Center, Calle 79 #191 A, Montes de Ame, Merida
Tickets : $350 pesos. You can purchase your tickets at Flow Center or contact Barb Harris 999 193 4669 or email Barbarajoanharris@gmail.com or from one of the facilitators.

Chamber Orchestra of Merida - November 23
This performance is under the direction of Russel Montanez Coronado. This small orchestra is one of the best of its size that we have ever heard.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo
Time: 6:00 PM
Admission: Free

Miraculous Medal Race - November 23
This running event is open to the general public and is being held as a benefit for the Chelem Chapel. The course is approximately 14 miles long. Prizes to be announced. Categories include: free, master, submaster, male and female veterans, and veterans plus wheel chair. There will also be additional events, such as 5K hikes, walks. This event is under the direction of the Institute of Sport (IDEY).
Location: Chelem, Progreso, Yucatan (start and finish at the church)
Time: TBA
Admission: $100 pesos

Benefit: The Oasis Red Ribbon Charity Ball - Nov. 29, 2014
This lavish event will open the festive season on the terrace of one of Merida’s most spectacular homes. The event will be a be a fundraiser for Oasis San Juan de Dios AC, a shelter for people affected by HIV/AIDS who have no resources and no family to care for them. Live music and dancing will follow the scrumptious dessert bar. A raffle and live auction will add to the merry-making.
Location: At a private residence in Merida, TBA
Time: TBA
Admission: $1,000 pesos per person. Limit 150 people. A buffet dinner and a full open bar (all drinks are included in the ticket price).

“My Sister’s Closet” 5th Annual Fashion Show: At the Hop - January 29
The Fashion Show Committee needs your gently used, summer clothing for the Boutique. Even one outfit will help Little by little we "fill the closet" from which we choose the 36 model outfits, selling the rest to the 180 women who attend. If you have clothing to donate please contact these wonderful volunteers: Chelem: Frances Cummings cummings_fh@yahoo.ca, Chuburna: Chris Parkin ucatanchris@gmail.com, Progreso: Diane Clinton dminerdc@gmail.com, Chicxulub: Karen Cloutier klcloutier@hotmail.com. Without this clothing, the event, in support of El Programa de Apoyo Escolar de Chuburná Puerto, would not happen. Thanks on behalf of the students and their families
Location: TBA
Time: TBA
Admission: TBA

Merida English Library Saturday Lecture Series: October – March
• November 15: Important women of the Yucatan. George Ann Huck.
• November 22: The history of chocolate in Mexico. Presenter to be confirmed.
• November 29: US Thanksgiving weekend. No program.
• December 6: Birding in the Yucatan. Cherie Pittillo.
• December 13: Justo Sierra O’Reilly – 19th century Yucatecan writer. James Gunn.
• December 20 (Winter Solstice): What are labyrinths, how are they used? Offsite; attendance limited to 15 persons. Dan Karnes.
• December 27: Christmas weekend. No program.
• January 3: New Year’s weekend. No program.
• January 10: Popol Vuh – the Maya creation story and more. Miguel Angel Vergara.
• January 17: Writers’ Workshop. John Gray.
• January 24: The history of the Yucatan-Cuba connection. Peter Johnson.
• January 31: Mexican history: A hero and a villain: Juarez and Diaz. George Ashley.
• February 7: Eldercare Choices in the US. Catherine Hawes & Charles Phillips.
• February 14: Valentine’s Day & Carnival weekend. No program.
• February 21: MEL Artist Studio Tour. No lecture.
• February 28: Mexican wines – discussion and limited tasting. Elliot Diaz. Attendance limited. Admission 100 pesos.
• March 7: TBA
• March 14: TBA
Location: Merida English Library
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Admission: Most lectures are free, some have a nominal fee

VI Full Moon Jazz Festival - February 6
This event is the major fundraiser for Telchac Education. This program continues to sponsor children in school in the Telchac area and they are thriving. Three fabulous bands, dancing, the food court and full bar await you on the beach Many thanks to all of the sponsors and to everyone who participates in this Jazz Festival.
Location: Villas Wayak, km 25.5 Progreso - Telchac Road
Time: This is an all day and into the night event
Admission: Free but please come prepared to purchase food and drinks, and - we hope - to make a donation and/or sponsor a child in the Telchac Education Program.

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