News
Felipe Calderón reopens Museo Casa de Allende
By Jesús Ibarra

Alonso de María y Campos, Matilde González Rulán, Felipe Calderón, Juan Manuel Oliva, Rodolfo Jurado

President Felipe Calderón visited San Miguel with a tight security, to inaugurate Museo Casa de Allende 

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Community
Where cut flowers can blossom
By Kelly Lynn James
A day at Casa Hogar Santa Julia with Kelly Lynn James’ photographs
Art
Symbols in sculpture come to San Miguel
Compiled by Atención staff
Mexican sculptor Enrique Carbajal is best known as Sebastian—a man of monumental vision and sculptures. Not only an artist, he is also a man of science. His sculpture is visibly concerned with geometric forms, and he does not submit his geometries to logical symbols, but rather to poetic symbols.
Music
Dynamic playing style
By Gabriela Sevin
Sergio Basurto will use the folklore harp to play traditional rhythms from Latin America and Mexico.
Lecture
Teotihuacán magical, mystical tour
By Arturo Morales Tirado
Teotihuacán represents myth, architecture and culture—cosmic order and the birth of the gods, 2,000-year-old urban design and a pattern of cultural development lasting 700 years.
Home and Decoration / Food & Wine
Hoja santa, a leaf and a legend
By Victoria Challancin
I’ve heard it said that hoja santa (Piper auritum) tastes like anise with hints of tarragon, black pepper, nutmeg, and sassafras thrown in. Perhaps. But to me, the name given to the plant in the southern US says it all: root beer plant.
Que Pasa
Que Pasa is the most complete weekly guide to arts and entertainment in San Miguel de Allende.
Community Connections
Community Connections
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Dozens of organizations in San Miguel assist children and families; promote education and schools; provide food, potable water and medical treatment; and even take care of animals and the environment. This section provides descriptions, contacts and information for donors or volunteers.