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Large sacred art museum opens in rear of Guadalajara cathedral
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- Published on Friday, 20 April 2012 13:34
- Written by GR Staff
You won’t find any Titians, Rembrandts or Rubens, except for a copy of one Rubens oil painting, but a visit to the new Museo de Arte Sacro [Museum of Sacred Art] in Guadalajara’s city center, is nevertheless enjoyable and a pleasant respite from downtown hubbub.
A Quebec festival on city streets
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- Published on Friday, 20 April 2012 13:25
- Written by GR Staff
Stand by for a veritable feast of circus arts when Quebec brings some of its finest performers to Guadalajara for this year’s May Cultural Festival.
Artistic pair leave their mark on Guadalajara streets and hearts
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- Published on Friday, 23 March 2012 11:52
- Written by Elaine Halleck
How is it that a Canadian couple breeze into Guadalajara for a one-week visit, are initially overwhelmed by this buzzing city, but end up staying for two months and canceling their around-the-world travel plans so they can embark on an artistic project aimed at humanizing the people who sell gum and wash windows on city streets, and then miraculously manage to get their project exhibited in a coveted public venue?
Dynamic New Yorker picks up JPO baton
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- Published on Friday, 13 April 2012 12:26
- Written by GR Staff
Local business leaders are ready to chip in and help pay part of the salary of Alondra de la Parra, the 31-year-old New York-born conductor who was named the new music director of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) just before Easter.
TlaquepArte a hit - once again
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- Published on Friday, 23 March 2012 11:38
- Written by GR Staff
The TlaquepArte crafts extravaganza keeps getting better and better and more popular than ever with the foreign community.
Malkovich advocates free theater
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- Published on Friday, 13 April 2012 12:24
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In words that may strike a chord with those unpaid thespians who take part in lakeside productions, acclaimed actor John Malkovich declared that theater should be free, ahead of his performance in Guadalajara this week.
Music icons set to roll back the years
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- Published on Friday, 23 March 2012 11:30
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Two legends of 1960s rock and folk are due to perform in Guadalajara just days apart in May: Sir Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan.
Quebec to showcase its cultural riches at May Festival
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- Published on Thursday, 05 April 2012 01:00
- Written by Aaron Burkholder
The 15th annual May Cultural Festival will see the Canadian province of Quebec share its unique artistic, musical and performance styles with the state of Jalisco.
No dampened spirits at Film Fest
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- Published on Friday, 16 March 2012 11:21
- Written by Aaron Burkholder
As the 27th Guadalajara Film Festival bore down on its close this week, Friday’s narco blockades threw some confusion on the event. Visitors wondered whether Saturday’s closing ceremony would go on as scheduled, with a few Friday night red carpet and party events suspended. However, when the Saturday sun broke, the festival went forward unabated.
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