By RICH GRANT By a stroke of good fortune for the Mexican tourism office, both of Mexico’s revolutions began 100 years apart – in 1810 and 1910 (with the one in 2010 being just one year-long party). Routes that follow the various military campaigns have been laid out with one leaving from Guadalajara that goes to the three most historic towns
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Italian Embassy in Mexico wants you to think pasta … and risotto … and pizza … and tiramisu —and just about everything else that the Bel Paese has to offer in the food department. All this month, the embassy is sponsoring a That’s Amore Italian Love Food festival, showcasing the best of Italian cooking in Mexico City,
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s beloved, fanciful monsters known as alebrijes were invented in the 1930s by Pedro Linares in the southern state of Oaxaca. One night, while in a mild coma from illness, Linares dreamed of surreal magical animals playing in a forest and all shouting the word, “alebrijes.” When he awoke, he began creating these creatures
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By RICARDO CASTILLO For the 19th year straight, San Miguel de Allende (SMA) entrepreneur and benefactor Luis Ferro de la Sota has organized the Universal Brotherhood Convivium, a weeklong arts festival at the end of May with members of the Universal Brotherhood Coexistence group. Ferro de la Sota selected the month of May based on the simple fact that SMA,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO A major theme among candidates in the ongoing Mexican presidential electoral campaign is the huge political squabble over education. And it seems only natural that education be the top topic of discussion since today Mexico celebrates the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Teachers’ Day or “Día del Maestro.” It was conceived during the drafting of the historic 1917
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Do real rockers ever retire? The answer is a resounding no, and the 2018 San Miguel de Allende Magic Town Music Festival, held last March 10, was living proof of that. Attending the fundraiser for the Centro Infantil de los Ángeles at Plaza Arvino – famous for its giant goose – “the biggest in the world” says
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS San Miguel de Allende will host its fourth annual edition of Dress to Give Fashion Days from Wednesday, April 25, through Friday, April 27. The multifaceted display of fashion and art will showcase more than 20 Mexican designers, including the latest collection by the world-renowned house Piñeda Covalin, as well as up-and-coming Mexican visual artists. All of the money
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Galería Atotonilco in San Miguel de Allende will host a two-day open house art exhibit at its installations on Saturday, Feb. 24, and Sunday, Feb. 25, from noon to 5 p.m. The gallery’s collection currently includes a selection of handcrafted Wounaan baskets from Colombia and Panama, as well as works by Mexican indigenous
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Magic Town Music Festival, slated to take place in San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, from Thursday, March 8, through Saturday, March 10, will help support the local Centro Infantil de los Ángeles, a safe haven home for disadvantaged children and single mothers. The four-day festival, now in its fifth year, will include performances by the Maylee Thomas
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