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This Week... starting June 09, 2014

Art In The City

Exhibition: Winners of the 2013 Funds for the Visual Arts - April 15 – No end date listed
The winners of support offered by the Ayuntamiento de Merida present the results of their projects. The winners include Yoochel Kaaj, Cine Video Cultura, A.C., Igor Solís, Mina Bárcenas y Paloma Menéndez.
Location: Museum of the City of Merida (1st floor) and in the Galeria de Arte Municipal, Calle 65 x 56
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Admission: Free

And of course, there's the MACAY! New exhibits there as well!

In The City

Monday (Lunes) June 09, 2014

No events planned for today

 

Tuesday (Martes) June 10, 2014

Movie: Machuca
(Chile, 2004). Director: Andrés Wood, Starring: Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Küppenheim, Federico Luppi and Ernesto Malbrán. Santiago de Chile, 1973 Gonzalo Infante and Pedro Machuca are two eleven year old boys, living in two diametrically opposite worlds: one in a residential neighborhood, and the second in an illegal settlement a few blocks away. The director of a private religious school, Father McEnroe, is an idealist who, with the support of some parents, tries to integrate boys from the village into the elite college. Thus Pedro Machuca and Gonzalo Infante become classmates and friends in a time of serious division and confrontation within Chilean society.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti / Parque de Las Americas, Av. Colon x Calle 20
Time: 8:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Tuesday of Trova: Trio Los Romanticos
Trio Los Romanticos will be performing this week. They are one of the best loved trova trios in Yucatan.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

 

Wednesday (Miercoles) June 11

Movie: The English Surgeon
(UK 2007) This documentary offers a glimpse into the life of an English neurosurgeon (Henry Marsh) situated in Ukraine as we are exposed to the overwhelming dilemmas he has to face and the burden he has to carry throughout his profession.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $20 pesos students

Movie: Like Father Like Son
(Japan 2013) Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth, he must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $20 pesos students

 

Thursday (Jueves) June 12 , 2014

Movie: Silvestre Pantaleon
(Mexico 2012) The story of an elderly man from the Nahuatl-speaking village of San Agustin Oapan, Guerrero, Mexico. Told with a lyrical combination of lingering imagery and ethnographic detail, 'Silvestre Pantaleon' follows the protagonist as he struggles to pay for a curing ceremony and provide for his family. He dedicates himself to the only remunerative activities he knows: handcrafting rope for religious ceremonies and building seldom-used household objects that he alone still has the skills to produce.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $30 pesos, $15 pesos students

Corelli Music
Live Baroque music under the direction of Felipe Cervera.
Location: Santa Ana Church, Parque Santa Ana on Calle 60 at Calle 45
Time: 8:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Movie: Liv & Ingmar
(UK 2012) The 42 year long relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $20 pesos students

La Cava Francesa
Do you love wine? Would you like to know more about it? Tonite, Renaud Lignelet of France will teach participants about the great bubbly, champagne! You'll get to try, learn about and enjoy different types of sparkling wines. Be sure to reserve your spot by calling 927-2403 or 926-9990
Location: Alianza Francesa, Calle 23 #117, Colonia Mexico, Merida
Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $150 pesos

 

Friday (Viernes) June 13 , 2014

Movie: My First Contact
(Brazil 2007) Following their "first contact" in 1964, the Ikpeng people were relocated to the great Upper Xingu reserve, where their lives would no longer be threatened by settlers. Viewing a filmed record of this signal event in their history evokes a stream of memories and provides a rare account of contact from the indigenous point of view. The consequences of contact and resettlement still have an impact on the community, even as the Ikpeng gain more control over their future.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $20 pesos students

Gabriel Espinosa Music
This jazz concert features music from Yucatan to Rio, and is led by Gabriel Espinosa and his New York friends. The show was in Lincoln Center in NYC last summer and is now here in Merida for two nights only! Tickets on sale on Dante bookstore, at Teatro Fantasio and online at tusboletos.mx.
Location: Teatro Fantasio, Parque Hidalgo, Merida centro
Time: 7:00 PM and 9:15 PM Friday
Admission: $300, 350 and 400 pesos

Movie: Camera Buff
(Poland 1979) Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss, thus transforming his modest and previously contented life. Won big prizes at the Moscow and Berlin International Film Festivals.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Movie: Los Canallas
(France 2013) Marco returns to Paris after his brother-in-law's suicide, where he targets the man his sister believes caused the tragedy - though he is ill-prepared for her secrets as they quickly muddy the waters.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $20 pesos students

 

Saturday (Sabado) June 14, 2014

Bird Watching Tours: June 14 and 15
Register by June 12 by contacting Marigel Campos C. at +52 (999) 988-4436 ext. 113 or infotoh@pronatura-ppy.org.mx
Location: Hobonil, Tzucacab, Yucatan
Time: 2:00 PM
Admission: $500 pesos (includes transportation and guide), does not include food and lodging.

Fourth Season of Opera at the Movies:
The series “The Ring of the Nibelung” by Richard Wagner will be shown Saturdays at noon. This week is SIEGFRID, the third in this series of four operas. Find out more about it here on Wikipedia.
Location: Sala Mayamax del Gran Museo del Mundo Maya.
Time: Opera Talk: 11:30 AM, Film: 12:00 PM
Admission: Free
More Information at website: operayucatan.org

Movie: Sins From My Father
(Argentina 2009) This is the incredible story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous boss of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, told for the very first time by his son, Sebastian and his widow Maria Isabel Santos.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $20 pesos students

Gabriel Espinosa Music
This jazz concert features music from Yucatan to Rio, and is led by Gabriel Espinosa and his New York friends. The show was in Lincoln Center in NYC last summer and is now here in Merida for two nights only! Tickets on sale on Dante bookstore, at Teatro Fantasio and online at tusboletos.mx.
Location: Teatro Fantasio, Parque Hidalgo, Merida centro
Time: 7:00 PM and 9:15 PM Saturday
Admission: $300, 350 and 400 pesos

Movie: Sin City
(USA 2005) A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption. Stars Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen and Bruce Willis.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Movie: La Jaula de Oro
(Guatemala 2013) A road movie about teenage Guatemalan immigrants and their journey to the U.S.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $20 pesos students

 

Sunday (Domingo) June 15, 2014

Gypsy Market in Chelem
Loads of good stuff for sale, as well as some of Yucatan's best food, including "Walk around (California style) breakfast burritos", quesadillas, soft shell pulled pork taco's with fresh jicama pico de gallo, plus Anita's beer garden with German sausage & beers. Beautiful big shaded garden setting with many exotic plants & trees.
Location: Graciela's Secret Garden, midway between Chelem & Chubarna on the north side of the main road, between Entrada Sol & Aruba.
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Admission: Free, but do come prepared to shop, eat, and enjoy

The Artic and Antarctica
Learn the secrets of our planet’s coldest places and how they affect the world’s environment.
Location: Museum of Natural History, Calle 59 next to the Zoo.
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Movie: Strangers on a Train
(USA 1951) This Alfred Hitchcock thriller features a psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

 

Monday (Lunes) June 09, 2014

No Events to report at the moment...

Coming Soon

Oaxaca in Merida: June 09-24
For the first time in Merida, there will be a Oaxaca festival at Merida's Convention Center. The event will span ten days and will feature the culture, food, crafts, industry, tourism, song and dance of Oaxaca. You don't want to miss this! The show will have over 50 exhibitors.
Location: Siglo XXI, North Merida
Time: All Day
Admission: Free

Yucatan Symphony Orchestra: May/ June Schedule
Program 13: The opera La Cenicienta (Cinderella), June 20, 22, 24, 26 & 28. Please Note Time Change: All of these gala performances are at 8:00 PM. The last symphony of the Spring Season is always one of the best events in Merida for the year. For tonight’s performance, the Concert Director is Juan Carlos Lomonaco and the Scene Director is Horacio Almada. Rossini’s Cinderela features Gabriela Thierry, Oscar de la Torre, Josue Ceron, Sergio Meneses, Claudia Rodriguez, Irasema Terrazas, and Emilio Carsi. If you love opera, great music, and performances by an ensemble that cannot be matched anywhere, this is the concert to see!
Locations: Jose Peon Contreras Theater , Calle 60 x 57
Time: 9:00 PM Friday and 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: purchase tickets online or by calling (999) 923-1333

Bajo La Luz de su Alma 7 (Under The Light of Your Soul 7)
Please consider attending this very worthy art opening, featuring art by the students of PPPN, Patronato Peninsular Pro Niños, an amazing organization and facility that provides services to children with mental deficiencies. This is a wonderful facility and your purchase of art will help support it, as well as give much needed validation to the children.
Location: Centro Cultural José Marti, Parque de las Americas, Avenida Colon at Calle 20, Garcia Gineres, Merida
Time: 12:00 Noon
Admission: Free
More Information at website: www.yucatankids.com

Fourth Season of Opera at the Movies
The cycle “The Ring of the Nibelung” by Richard Wagner will be shown Saturdays at noon. On June 21, 2014, the last of the four-part series will be shown: GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (Twilight of the Gods)
Location: Sala Mayamax del Gran Museo del Mundo Maya.
Time: Opera Talk: 11:30 AM, Film: 12:00 PM
Admission: Free
More Information at website: operayucatan.org

Music Festival at Alianza Francesa
The Alianza Francesa annual live music festival! This music festival features popular music, much of it free and open to everyone. First started in France in 1982, it has now become a worldwide event, celebrated in more than 100 countries. For more details, check their website here.
Location: Alianza Francesa, Calle 23 #117, Colonia Mexico, Merida
Date:June 21 and 22, 2014

Here are some of the events you might like:
Music of the World
This is a performance by seven members of the Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan: Toño López, Debora Katz, Victoria Nuño, Marketa, Natalia Merikhova, Charlie Mcgirr, José Luis
Location: Bistro Cultural, Calle 66 x 41 y 43, # 377. Centro
Time: 11:30 AM
Admission: Free

Concert: The String Orchestra of UADY
This orchestra is under the direction of Veselin Dechev. It began performing on January 30, 2010 and is currently building an impressive reertoire and reputation for itself.
Location: Canton Palace Regional Museum of Anthropology and History,Paseo de Montejo x 43 # 485. Centro
The majestic premises will be space to present the string orchestra of the UADY.
Time: 4:00 PM
Admission: Free

Andres Tinoco in Concert
Hearing this guitarist is on the short list of "must do" in Merida. He has won awards in both the U.S. and Mexico and Merida is blessed to call him her own.
Location:Café crème,Calle 41 x 58 and 60. 5 local Centro.
Time: 5:00 PM
Admission: Free

Mahache Jarana Maya Moots and Grupo la Charanga
This is a performance to showcase the new La Negrita.
Location: La Negrita, Calle 62 x 49. Centro
Time: 6:00 PM
Admission: Free

STM Gypsy Jazz Band
This garden performance will give attendees at the International Reading Fair an opportunity to dance the night away. The STM Gypsy Jazz Band is led by Etienne Walex.
Location: Alliance Française de Mérida, Colonia Mexico Calle 23 # 117 x 24
Time: 7:00 PM
Admission: Free

Three Shows at UADY
7:00 PM: Concert by students at Música de la Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana
8:00 PM: Concert by Orquesta de Guitarras de la UADY
9:30 PM: Concert by Grupo Itzá Quiché, Director: David Flores Sabido
Don't skip any of these concerts. There's a new vocal group (Grupo Re-Percusión Vocal) that will be part of the 7:00 PM concert. They are directed by Maestro Juan Carlos Hernández, so you know they'll be exceptionally enjoyable! The last concert of the evening showcases Latin folkloric music.
Location: UADY Central Courtyard, Calle 60 x 57
Time: Shows begin at 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM
Admission: Free

Open Air Concerts
7:00 PM: Raquel Martínez Arana (vocalist) and Ariel Carrillo Diver (vocalist and guitarist) will open this concert. Then, Manuel Basulto will grace the stage. Many will know his work from his many years as soloist with UADY's Atril 6. Closing the evening will be the Troveros Universitarios (University Troubadors).
8:00 PM: Concert: Voices Without Frontiers Choir, Director: Maestro Carlos A. Tello Martinez, including a tribute to the career of the director.
Location: Explanade of Parque de la Colonia Alemán
Admission: Free

Afro-Caribbean Concert: Las Fabulosas del Ritmo
The cumbia, cha cha cha, and mambo never get old in Merida, nor do the songs of legend and folklore. This is a great way to spend an evening in Centro.
Location: La Rendija, Calle 50 x 51. Centro
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: Free

Bird Photography Workshop: June 20, 21, 22, 28 and 29
Tired of photos that don’t turn out the way you want? Improve your knowledge of your camera and learn to take amazing bird photos.
Instructor: Ivan Gabaldon
Requirement: DSLR camera
Location: Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan Office (Calle 32 #269 x 47 y 47-A), Col. Pinzon II, Merida
Times:
Friday: June 20: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday: June 21: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: June 22: 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Saturday: June 28: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunday: June 29: 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Admission: $2,000 pesos, includes registration and diploma. 50% of fee is required upon registration.
More information and full schedule at: Festival de las Aves Toh. (Great website, by the way!)

Corelli Music
Live Baroque music under the direction of Felipe Cervera.
June 26: Itzimna Church
July 10: Santa Lucia Church
July 31: Asilo Celarain
Admission: Free

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