Farmer’s Market
Zapopan’s plush open-air Andares mall has started a Saturday Farmer’s Market where shoppers can purchase a wide range of items directly from producers.
Visitors will find a large array of fruit, vegetables, preserves, baked items, candies, dairy products, organic foods, coffee and much more.
The market is held in the food court area from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Andares also offers entertainment Thursdays through Sundays, at 5 p.m. in its performance space zone. The mall is anchored by the Palacio de Hierro and Liverpool department stores, and boasts dozens of brand-name clothing and accessory stores, as well as several fine restaurants. A Wal-mart, Sam’s Cub and Home Store adjoin the mall.
Andares Mall is located on Avenida Patria, just before the intersection with Acueducto. There is plenty of underground parking.
Naked Bike Ride
Cyclists will strip off their clothing (to varying degrees) on Saturday, June 14, as Guadalajara participates in the World Naked Bike Ride for the fourth time.
The Naked Ride is an annual event that highlights the vulnerability of cyclists everywhere and decries society’s dependence on pollution-based transport.
Hundreds of bikers are expected to turn up at the ride’s starting point: the city’s Arches (Arcos) on Avenida Vallarta, a block from the Minerva Glorieta. The “make-up” preparation takes place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., when the ride itself will start and follow this route: down Hidalgo to Alcalde, up to La Normal Glorieta, down Av. Division del Norte to Federalismo to Washington and back via Alcalde to the city center, ending up in the Plaza de la Liberacion around 2 p.m.
The rides, which now take place in more than 80 cities worldwide, are billed as a “peaceful, imaginative and fun protests against oil dependency and car culture. A celebration of the bicycle and also a celebration of the power and individuality of the human body. A symbol of the vulnerability of the cyclist in traffic.”
Not all cyclists take off all their clothes. According worldnakedbikeride.org, the rides are “clothing optional and the dress code is “as bare as you dare.”
Participants are encouraged to decorate their bodies and bikes and many will express messages that strike at the core of the ride: opposition to oil dependency and celebration of the human body.
Saying thanks to mom and dad
Enjoying a Fathers/Mothers Day celebration luncheon at Amsoc Thursday, June 12 were (left to right) Dave Gallagher, David Grant and John Brennan.
1,000 drums
A festival for “the unification of humanity” featuring the beat of 1,000 drums will take place, just like last year, in the esplanade facing the Instituto Cultural Cabañas on Saturday, June 21, 4 p.m.
The event is planned as a “massive meditation” through the sound of the drum, according to organizer Ana Teresa Sanchez Gonzalez of Casa Lahak, a Guadalajara-based new age outfit that offers a wide range of spiritual options, including temazcal sweat baths.
Those who do not register to participate with a drum can simply turn up to the event with a tambourine or similar instrument and/or a candle, she says.
Artists will use flower petals to create extravagant “paintings” on the plaza.
One of the aims of the happening, Sanchez says, is “to reconnect us with mother Earth.”
Those who wish to participate or want further information should call (33) 3613-1805 or visit www.casalahak.org.
Photographic walk
Join in an urban photographic walk and workshop through one of Guadalajara’s oldest neighborhoods, the Colonia Americana, on Sunday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The tour includes a meal at the popular Pig’s Pearl restaurant, a tourist guide, exclusive access to houses in the neighborhood, and drinks during the walk.
The walk starts at Avenida Chapultepec, at the corner of La Paz.
For more information and registration, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (33) 3333-3541.
Correction
A note about English teachers at the American Society (Amsoc) in the May 17-23 City Living column got the names of the instructors wrong. They are Fred Hanna and Frank Rodriguez. Apart from the conversation classes on Saturdays, Rodriguez also gives private instruction during the week. Contact him at Amsoc, 3121-2395.