The American Society (AMSOC) will celebrate Mother’s Day on Thursday, May 8 with a special luncheon.
The menu will consist of chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms and spinach, plus dessert. There will be a 50/50 raffle and great prizes. The lunch is served from noon to 1:30 p.m. The cost is 130 pesos.
AMSOC is at San Francisco 3332, Colonia Chapalita. Telephone: 3121-2395.
Book early as this event is often a sellout.
Snoopy exhibit
Change Lives Creating Art, an exhibit showcasing prestigious Mexican innovators in design and art, opens May 2 at the Laboratorio de Arte Variedades, located at Ocampo 120, corner of Av. Juarez, in downtown Guadalajara. Some of the works shown include those by architect Iñaki Echeverría, “Cha” de Moderatto, illustrator Marco Colín, typographer Gabriel Martínez Meave, industrial designer Jorge Diego Etienne, the industrial design house Neko, illustrator César Nandez, jewelry designer Iker Ortíz, designer Jorge Moreno with the Colectivo Clandestino, industrial designer Alejandro Romero García y Santo y Jean Ya industrial design firm.
Snoopy, the character created in 1968 by Charles M. Schulz for his comic strip Peanuts, has become a symbol of generosity and solidarity throughout the world and is the central focus of this exhibit.
Pitaya in Nueve Esquinas
Head over to Guadalajara’s Nueve Esquinas neighborhood to sample Jalisco’s succulent spring fruit, the pitaya. Do not be put off by the brain-like innards. Pitayas are a tasty and refreshing treat during the hot Tapatio summer. They come in white, pink, and orange colors, but the deep red “mamey” is recognized as the sweetest of the bunch. The cactus-type fruit enjoys a six-week harvest in Techaluta, Jalisco and surrounding municipalities. Truckloads are delivered daily to Guadalajara.
Papirolas
The Papirolas creative youth festival that takes place at Expo Guadalajara from Wednesday, May 21 to Sunday, May 25 seeks to “contribute to young persons’ cultural, creative, educational, intellectual, physical and humanistic development.”
Kids having fun is the heartbeat of the event, which started in 1995 as an offshoot of the International Book Fair (FIL).
One of the driving forces of Papirolas is the large number of creative workshops for children of all ages. There are pavilions for children aged from 3 to 6, from 7 to 9, from 10 to 12 and from 13 to 18. The workshops include plastic arts, music, dance, theater and more.
School heads and teachers are encouraged to take advantage of the special hours reserved for school classes from pre-school through high school (prepa) from 9 a.m. on weekdays. Call (33) 3055-5120 for details and to make reservations. Registration closes on May 9.
The opening hours for the general public are 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Entry costs 40 pesos for three-year-old and up.
Sleeping Beauty
The Instituto Cultural Cabañas is lit up splendidly for the Joven Ballet’s presentation of “Sleeping Beauty.” High demand for tickets persuaded the troupe’s directors to schedule additional shows on May 1, 2 and 3, 8:30 p.m. Tickets on sale at Degollado.
City Council-kids
Last Wednesday, on “Dia del Niño,” 23 children took the place of Guadalajara’s mayor and city councilors to discuss problems they think Tapatios need to address. Insecurity, pollution, drug addiction, bullying, family violence, lack of decent schools and low-cost sports facilities were on the agenda.