A year of magnificent images with the Garden Club calendar
By Atención staff, Oct 6, 2006


The colorful and elegant Garden Club calendar for 2007, featuring fabulous photographs of picturesque San Miguel streets, culture and festivals, is now available through Garden Club members and at various locations throughout San Miguel. 

The calendar is produced by the Garden Club of San Miguel de Allende, an organization with nearly 40 years of promoting local interest in flowers, plants, gardens and floral arranging in support of civic, beautification and educational projects.

The calendar was first produced by long-time resident and club member Louise McGann in 2002 and featured original photographs by Dixon Adams. Louise remains a driving force behind the calendar, which is one of the club’s most effective fund-raising endeavors. 

The 2007 calendar, produced by members Leigh Gersnoviez, Arden O’Rourke and Linda Whynman, comprises 13 photographs, each a frameable work of art that beautifully expresses the unique character, atmosphere and traditions of our lovely city.

Cover, “El Grito” by Linda Ericksen Linda, a full-time resident of SMA for 18 months, used a Panasonic Lumix camera

January, “Going Home” by Fran Schiavo Fran, a professional photographer and one-year resident, used an Olympus camera

February, “The Bells of Santo Domingo” by Murray Friedman  Murray, a retired family physician and 2½-year resident, used a Nikon 5700 Coolpix camera

March, “The Doll Maker” by Lulu Torbet Lulu, a professional writer, swapped her pen for a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera for this shot

“Las Niñas de Semana Santa” by Patrice Wynne Patrice, a five-year resident and photographer and designer, used a Nikon 4500 for this Semana Santa image

May, “Two Musicians” by Cory Gray Cory, a part-time resident of SMA for over 23 years, took this photograph of the Festival del Maíz with a Fuji Finepix

June, “Day of the Locos” by Sallie Kravetz Sallie, an amateur photographer and frequent visitor, used a point-and-shoot Canon camera to capture one of the city’s favorite festivals

July, “El Charco” by Fran Schiavo Fran, who also contributed the January photograph, used a Nikon to capture the beauty of the city’s botanical gardens

August, “San Miguel Vista” by Sandy Baum Sandy, a full-time resident of SMA for the past two years, is an accomplished pilot who enjoys aerial photography with a Nikon 8700 Coolpix

September, “Alborado” by Angel Miguel Reyes A true sanmiguelense, the 21-year-old Angel Miguel is an amateur photographer and student, and perhaps a future Garden Club member!

October, “Castillos” by Jon Sievert Jon is a full-time resident, and though once a professional photographer now enjoys more casual photographic opportunities using a Canon digital camera

November, “Day of the Dead” by Jim Fix Jim, a frequent visitor to SMA, used a Kodak 6.1 Megapixel to capture this colorful religious national tradition

December, “Bells of the Parroquia and Boys” by Suzie Harriman  Suzie, a part-time resident of SMA, began photography with a Kodak Brownie camera at age 8 but now prefers a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20-5 Megapixel digital with 430-mm focal length Leica zoom lens

The calendar is not only beautiful and practical, providing holidays and space to annotate daily activities, it makes a great souvenir or gift for family and friends. All proceeds directly benefit San Miguel through beautification and educational projects supported by the Garden Club. Look for the calendar at Casa de Papel, Border Crossings, La Conexión, Solutions, Sollano 16, Casa Luna , and Villa Jacaranda. For more information call Dorothy Ponder at 155–8179 or Louise McGann at 154-5081.