Merida Events: Trova Festival
This Week... starting March 16, 2014
Festival of Trova: Merida Yucatan - March 22 – 31
All the best of Yucatan’s trova groups and individuals will be in Merida this week.
Mark Your Calendars for 2015
These dates are all governed by the cycles of the Sun and/or Moon and most are associated with major holidays and celebrations in Yucatan.
March 20 at 4:45 PM: Spring Equinox
March 29: Palm Sunday
April 4: Total Lunar Eclipse
April 5: Easter Sunday
June 21 at 11:38 AM: Midsummer Equinox
July 2 & 31: Blue Moon
September 23 at 3:20 PM: Fall Equinox
September 27: Super Moon
September 28: Total Lunar Eclipse
December 21 at 10:48 PM: Winter Equinox
Special Photographic Exposition: Women of the Mountain March 6 – 19
Photographs by Pedro Tee, award winning Mexican photographer. These photos look beautiful and a visit here makes a great ending to a day spent at Uxmal.
Location: Salon Kabah & Lobby of Hotel Hacienda Uxmal Plantation & Museum in Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico.
Time: During Museum hours
Admission: Free
Salsa for Gringos
If you are in the mood to dance, you can be certain that Anny is organizing a class just for you! Two new salsa classes are beginning in Merida. We are listing them once here, then moving them to Yucatan Living’s Ongoing Events and Classes page.
Class #1 Begins on Tuesday March 17
Location:Teatro Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Calle 60 x 57
Time: 10:30 AM Reoccurs weekly on Tuesday and Thursday
Admission: $400 pesos per month
Class #2 Begins on Wednesday March 18
Location: Liberdanza Dance Studio, Calle 24 #95-A x 13 y 15 in Chuburna de Hidalgo, Merida, Yucatan
Time: 7:00 PM Reoccurs weekly on Monday and Wednesday
Admission: $350 pesos per month
For More Information: call Anny at 923-3736 or (999) 125-0466 or e-mail: animex@prodigy.net.mx
Monday (Lunes) March 16, 2015
National Holiday
It is Benito Juarez's birthday today. Benito Juarez was the first Mexican president who was of indigenous origin... and the last. He is almost universally revered in Mexico.
Tuesday (Martes) March 17, 2015
Film Forum: Screening of “Leaving No Footprint”
(Mexico 2000). Director: Maria Novaro. Starring: Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Tiare Scanda, Jesus Ochoa, Martin Altomaro, Jose Sefami and Silverio Placios. This film won Best Latin-American film at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, plus awards for the best aerial photography and special effects. Synopsis: Aurelia, a single mother, who works as a make-up artist in Ciudad Juarez, is determined to change the fate of her children. Ana is an international trafficker of pre-Hispanic art who is fleeing a policeman who is obsessed with her, and requests that Aurelia helps her by transporting the stolen art in her car.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti / Parque de Las Americas
Time: 8:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free
The International String Quartet
This much-loved group features excellent musicians from all over the world. Don't miss at least one of these performances! Elgar - String Quartet in E minor Op. 83 and Haydn - String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2.
Location: Hacienda Xcanatun
Time: 8:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: $200 pesos. Call for reservation 930-2140.
Tuesday of Trova: Trio Ensueño
The Trio of Dreams is one of the signature trova trios in the State of Yucatan.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free
Movie: My Life in Pink
(France 1997) Ludovic is a transgender girl who is coming out. She talks of marrying her neighbor's son and can not understand why everyone is so surprised about it. Her family and neighbors struggle with her actions. In French with Spanish subtitles.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free
Wednesday (Miercoles) March 18, 2015
Movie: Twenty Feet From Stardom
(USA 2013) This is a tribute to the background singers, who are on stage, but are secondary compared to the famous singers they support. Their voices provide harmony to the best bands in popular music. In English.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 6:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
The International String Quartet
This much-loved group features excellent musicians from all over the world. Don't miss at least one of these performances! Elgar: String Quartet in E minor Op. 83 and Hayden: String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2.
Location: Hacienda Xcanatun on the road to Progreso
Time: 8:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $200 pesos. Call for reservations 930-2140.
Movie: Life Itself
(USA 2014) Documentary about the life of Roger Ebert, one of the most influential film critics in the United States of all time, died in 2012. Ebert wrote most of his life for the Chicago Sun-Times, published numerous books on cinema and was the first critic who received a Pulitzer Prize for his movie reviews. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 9:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Thursday (Jueves) March 19, 2015
Movie: Back to Nadia
(Spain 2011) Nadia was an 11-year-old girl In the Taliban Afghanistan. To be able to survive, Nadia had to dress up as a boy. She did that over the next 11 years; until 4 years ago, when an NGO took her out of the country and she was established in Cataluña, Spain as a woman. Last summer, Nadia went back to her country for the first time and the cameras joined her. In Persian with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 6:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Classic Movie: Queen Cristina
(United States 1933). Director: Rouben Mamoulian. Starring: Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. Synopsis: Set in 17th century Sweden. During the 30 Years War (1618 – 1648) Sweden’s King Gustabo Adolfo died in battle, leaving his infant daughter, Cristina, with all of the problems and responsibilities of the throne. When she grows up, she is under pressure to marry Prince Carlos Gustavo, a national hero. However, Cristina has fallen in love with Don Antonio, Count of Pimentel and Ambassador of the King of Spain to Sweden.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free
Public Safety Lecture at V.E.L.
You are cordially invited to attend a Public Safety Lecture at the Valladolid English Library. The lecture will be given by Carlos Marsh Ibarra, Director of Public Security in Valladolid.
Location: Valladolid English Library
Time: 7:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free
Art Opening: Gestational Spaces by Lorraine Toohey
Come enjoy this fascinating exhibit, "an exploration in drawing and sculpture of the nature and meaning of gestational space". Food and drinks provided.
Location: Galleria la Eskalera (Calle 70 #474-B x 57, Centro Merida)
Time: 7:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free
Movie: The Great Beauty
(Italy 2013) Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Friday (Viernes) March 20, 2015
Mamma Mia's Donation to Chicxulub Food Bank
Mama Mia's Pizza and Seafood Restaurant will be donating a percentage of all its sales during this event to support the Chicxulub Food Bank. If you feel the need for a great pizza, or burger or even ceviche, please drop by and give them a try. Their food is good and their offer to support the Chicxulub Food Bank is for a very worthy cause. They are fully licensed to sell alcohol AND if it is a warm day, they are also fully air-conditioned with free Wifi.
Location: oOn the street that goes to the Chicxulub pier, on the east side of the street, just before you get to the pier.
Time: 1:00 PM - Until...
Admission: Prices are affordable and part of every purchase will go to support the Chicxulub Food Bank
Movie: David Wants to Fly
(Germany 2010 ) In search of enlightenment young David follows his idol David Lynch and uncovers the billion-dollar industry behind Transcendental Meditation. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 6:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movie: Life Begins Today
(Spain 2010). Director: Laura Mana. Starring: Pilar Bardem, Rosa Maria Sarda, and Mariana Cordero. Synopsis: A group of elderly people attend a course in sex, which tries to help them understand that their body is still alive. This is an adults only film.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free This is an Adults Only film.
Exhibition: FACES
This event is an exhibition of Alison Palmer’s Masks and Photographs. Some of the masks made by students in the February mask-making workshop will also be shown. Music will be by Steve Katz of Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Location: SoHo Galleries, Calle 60 # 400-A x 41 y 43
Time: 7:00 PM
Admission: Free, with selected pieces for sale
Movie: Stella Cadente
(Spain 2014) The film narrates the brief reign of Amadeo of Savoy in Spain , who in 1870 tried to tidy up and modernize the country which was ungovernable. The king was misunderstood abroad and quickly took refuge inside his palace. Outside his palace, the country was collapsing, and within it, he plays his court games with love, pleasure, beauty and melancholy. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(US 2013) When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free
Saturday (Sabado) March 21, 2015
Merida English Library Saturday Lecture Series
You are cordially invited to come to MEL to hear an update, from Jack Robinson, on the effort to transform a large tract of vacant land in central Merida into Gran Parque la Plancha.
Location: Merida English Library, Calle 53 x 68
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free
Movie: Waste Land
(USA 2010) An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 6:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Fundraiser for AANY: A Taste of French Food Under the Stars
This event is a fund-raising hors d’oeuvres and cocktails party to benefit AANY (Artistas y Artesanos Nuevos de Yucatan). We do hope that everyone is able to attend.
Location: Calle 62 #367, x 43 y 45 Merida, Colonia Centro
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Saturday
Admission: 190 pesos per person, 350 pesos per couple (in advance) + 10 pesos for late admission at the door. Contact Anne-Marie at mayee42@gmail.com for more information and reservations.
Movie: Good Herbs
(Mexico 2010). Director: Maria Novaro. Starring: Ofelia Medina and Ana Ofelia Murguia. Synopsis. Dalia is separated from her husband and lives with her infant son Cosmo. She works at an alternative radio station and receives financial assistance from her father. Her mother is an ethnobotany biologist who works in UNAM’s Botanical Garden. Maria’s life changes when she has to deal with her mother’s premature Alzheimer’s disease. Good Herbs is a story about the chemistry of the brain, the chemistry of plants, and human emotions. Probably in Spanish.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free
Performance: The String Quartet in the Classical Period
This is a performance by the International String Quartet of Yucatan
Location: Canton Palace, On Montejo
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: General: $50 pesos, Students and INAPAM: $25 pesos
Ballet of the City of Merida: Suite de El Corsario
This is a love story between a pirate and a slave. 40 dancers will be on stage. This program was first presented in the Paris Opera in 1856.
Location: Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Saturday
Admission: Tickets available at the box office. Purchase yours early!
Movie: Great Expectations
(USA 1998) A Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love. In English.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos
Movie: Last Days Here
(USA 2011) Bobby Liebling was the charismatic singer of 70's hard-rockers and doom pioneers, Pentagram. Today dying in his father's basement smoking crack and heroin, a zombie with overwhelming sores and skin mottling, toothless and disjointed infections, he flirts with death daily. The film begins with the encounter between Liebling and Sean "Pellet" Pelletier, friend and manager who will try to revive the career of the late metal myth. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, centro of Merida
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Sunday (Domingo), March 22, 2015
Documentary: The Amazing Earth
Explore oceans and mountains to understand the catastrophic past and violent present of our planet. Did you know that the summit of Mount Everest was once part of the ocean floor? This documentary answers this and other questions about our amazing planet.
Location: Museum of Natural History, Calle 59 Next to the Zoo
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free
Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan (OSY) in March
Visit the Czech Republic through music. From the land of the Bohemian, the orchestra presents the music, legends and landscape of the Czech Republic. Concerto for Violin by Dvorak is in the repertoire for violin and is composed of three movements, composed in 1883, and was first presented in Prague. On this occasion, it will be played by the Portuguese violinist Emanuel Salvador who is part of the Orchestra of North Portugal. Don't forget... this month the performances are NOT at the Peon Contreras.
Location: Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Tickets available at the box office
Chamber Sundays: The String Quartet in the Classical Period
This is a performance by the International String Quartet of Yucatan.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 6:00 PM
Admission: General: $50 pesos, Students and INAPAM: $25 pesos
Movie: Enemy
(Canada 2013) A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free
Monday (Lunes) March 23, 2015
The Choir of the City of Merida: Gloria, Gloria
As we draw closer to the end of Lent, look for many more of these wonderful performances at churches throughout Yucatan.
Location: Iglesia de San Juan, Merida
Time: 8:00 PM Monday
Admission: Free
Coming Soon
Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan (OSY) in March
Note that performances of OSY in March will take place at Teatro Manzanero on Sunday, March 1st. During the month of March there will be NO Friday performances, thus /tickets/seating may be limited.
Sunday, March 22: Del Clasicismo al Romanticismo - Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Liszt
Muelle Market-Bazar del Muelle
First and Third Thursdays in February and March 2015. Local and Foreign Artisans Market: to benefit the Chicxulub Food Bank. Attractions include Slow Food Market Vendors, Jewelry by Jorge, Carvings by Martine, Olga Cuevas: Clothing Designer, Mano de Nano (aka Naomi Murphy): homemade mustard, salad dressing, marinades, granola, meat rubs, baked goods, and a variety of pickles, Anita's Salchichones (German Sausage) and many many more !!!
Location: D'Mar Salon de Eventos, Calle 28x21y23, Chicxulub Puerto
Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Admission: Free to shoppers. Vendors contact for more information.
More Information: Call Nola (English): (999) 109-6319 or e-mail: muellemarket@gmail.com or keep up with new announcements on the Muelle Market-Bazar del Muelle Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MuelleMarket
Yucadanz: Monthly Contra Dance in Merida
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: 7:15 PM in English and Spanish, 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 Scheduled Meetings: Saturday, March 28 and Saturday, April 11
The International String Quartet
This much-loved group features excellent musicians from all over the world. Don't miss at least one of these performances!
26 March: in a Centro church, Location to be announced - $200 pesos
Corelli - Concerto Grosso No. 8
Purcell - Chaconne
Albinoni - Concerto Grosso No. 1
Mozart - String Quartet
16 April: Hacienda Xcanatun - $200 pesos. Call for reservation 930-2140. 8 PM performance.
Mozart - String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K575 - OR - Tansman - String Quartet No. 3, Smetana - Quartet in E minor 'From My Life'
21 May: Hacienda Xcanatun - $200 pesos. Call for reservation 930-2140.
8 PM performance. Program to be announced
18 June: Hacienda Xcanatun - $200 pesos. Call for reservation 930-2140. 8 PM performance.
Gliere - Quartet in A Major Op 2 and Shostakovitch - Quartet No. 2
"The String Quartet in the Romantic Period"
20 June : Palacio Canton y Museo de Antropologia de Yucatan - 2 PM performance
20 June : Centro Cultural de Merida Olimpo - 6 PM performance
Tournament: Yucatan Polo Open - Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3
This tournament will be the last of the 2014/15 season. The host, of course, will be the Yucatan Polo Club. Players from throughout Mexico and from abroad will be participating and this will be the highest level of competition in the history of the club. In addition to polo, there will be several excellent restaurants on hand, a mixed drinks bar, wine tasting and beer. For entertainment, they will have a DJ, a fashion show and, on Sunday, a ladies hat competition. As always, entry is free.
Location: at the Yucatan Polo Club. However, they have a new road that reduces travel time from the Periferico by eight or nine minutes so, if you would like to attend, do be sure and look at the map on the Yucatan Polo Club http://www.yucatanpoloclub.com/ website.
Time: 4:00 PM on Saturday and on Sunday
Admission: Free
For More Information: Call Ralf at (999) 127-2394 or e-mail ralf@leszinski.com
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