San Miguel de Allende Atención San Miguel, the best information in print and online! June 14
By Jade Arroyo La Tienda, the shop inside La Biblioteca, will offer a special sale of half-price new books. The books featured are works by authors participating in the Writer’s Conference this year, including among others work by Donna Masini (Turning to Fiction), Mary Morris (Vanishing Animals), Lawrence Hill (Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being [...]
By Peter Kennard The Ineffable Mystery of God takes us on a journey from the heights of Mount Sinai to the mysterious sites of Istanbul, from the glittering streets of Paris to the glorious Sistine Chapel. Fr. Robert Barron presents the Catholic faith’s compelling vision of God as the ineffable and majestic Trinity. Film Catholicism [...]
By Martín Habacuc Like Water for Chocolate is a 1992 film in the style of magical realism based on the popular novel of the same name, published in 1989 by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. It earned all 11 Ariel awards of the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures, including the Ariel Award for Best Picture, [...]
By Pat Frey Catholicism, Father Robert Barron’s epic series of breathtaking videos, comes to San Miguel starting in June. Rich with examples of the art, literature, beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church, the films in the series reflect the splendor of the global Church while presenting longstanding beliefs and traditions in “a journey around [...]
By Jade Arroyo Café Santa Ana, the restaurant/coffee shop at La Biblioteca, has been reinvented with vibrant new dishes created by a duo of young cooks, Ana Laura Mendoza and Omar Rivera, both gastronomy students at the UTSMA. Aside from the established menu with favorite classics such as the tortilla soup and the sandwiches, now [...]
By Robyn Halliday Kent Evans will read from his new novel, A Crash Course on the Anatomy of Robots, at the Biblioteca on May 23. His protagonist, Damien Woods, has had a path to adulthood marked with effortless success — creative, financial, sexual — coupled with an inability to be touched by the people around [...]
By James Lasher I had the opportunity to enjoy Sergio Basurto’s concert at the Sala Quetzal on April 25. The room was as beautiful and intricate as the music. Each of the four walls in the room was covered with a giant mural of bright hues. Sergio Basurto Harp and guitar concert Mondays & Thursdays, [...]
By Martin Abacuc In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow — she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in [...]
By Dario Valencia The experience of attending Sergio Basurto’s concerts that are held at the Sala Quetzal at La Biblioteca is wonderful. Sergio Basurto takes us on a marvelous journey through a variety of music and gives us a unique experience. Basurto is a talented musician who plays the harp and guitar. Concert An amazing [...]
By Victoria Negrete Reiki is a system of self-healing and healing for others that arose through the spiritual experiences of Mikao Usui in the 19th century. The fundamental principle is that of the connection to vital universal energy so as to facilitate an authentic physical, spiritual as well as mental and emotional transformation. Lecture Training [...]
