San Miguel de Allende Atención San Miguel, the best information in print and online! June 14
By Karina Marquez In order to promote the conservation of traditional Mexican cuisine within the San Miguel Festival Gourmet, on 7 and 8 June, there will be the first meeting of Michoacan Traditional Cooks in San Miguel de Allende, which will take place in El Charco del Ingenio and will include the participation of Chef [...]
Text and photos by Richard Cretcher Possibly, if you haven’t visited El Charco recently. The presa and the wild flowers are waiting for the rainy season, but the Cacti don’t care. These plants are in full bloom now providing a spectacular show of color and design. An easy walk from the entrance will reward the [...]
By Atención staff Photos by Russel Monk, Gabriela Villareal For 32 years he sold Atención and other newspapers and magazines at the Jardín. He inherited the job from his father, who was a newspaper delivery man, but he settled down by getting a permit to sell in the Jardín. He was Bernabé González Silva, better [...]
By John Bills The Teatro del Bicentenario in León opened its 2013 opera season on April 14th with an innovative production of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, designed and directed by Juliana Faesler. Based on the play by David Belasco, Puccini tells the story of a Japanese geisha whose love for an American sailor leads to tragic [...]
By Karina Marquez As part of the activities of the Festival San Miguel Arte, the exhibition “101 children artists”, opened in rooms 1 and 2 of the Tourist Council, with paintings by children from the Children’s Art Foundation of San Miguel, CAF, led by local artist Hannah Jarmain, which encourages children to express themselves through [...]
By Jesús Ibarra The nature reserve and botanical garden El Charco del Ingenio celebrated the spring equinox last Sunday, March 23, at 5:30pm, with an open-air concert performed in the beautiful natural setting of El Charco’s canyon. The concert was given by Mexican flautist Horacio Franco and cellist Asaf Kolerstein, from Israel. The concert included [...]
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado Palm Sunday represents the entrance of Jesus the Nazarene into Jerusalem and the fulfilling of a prophecy. This year, Palm Sunday will be celebrated on April 24 and includes two processions. The first leaves from El Calvario heading toward San Francisco Church and the second from Parque Juárez to the [...]
By Tiffany Green There was a time when Gravityworks was one of San Miguel’s best-kept secrets. Wedding planners and private event coordinators were likely to know how to get in touch with them. But unless you had the good fortune to be on the guest list for one of those private shows, chances were good that [...]
By Suzanne Ludekens Ending all forms of violence towards women and children is very much the issue of 2013. Quite simply women (and many men) have declared “No More!” No more rape, no more beatings, no more intimidation, no more fear. Eve Ensler’s ‘One Billion Rising’ (anti-violence dance protest) brought millions to the streets all [...]
By Emma Salazar Dazzling vaulted ceilings Sun, Mar 3, noon. La Biblioteca’s patio Insurgentes 25 Tickets 200 pesos or US$18 On March 3, The Biblioteca House and Garden tour is pleased to present three spectacular homes, and an in-progress bóveda by well-known Jimenez master bovederos (with supervision of architects and/or homeowners). Bóveda in spanish means [...]
