Merida Events: Trova & Independence Day
This Week... starting September 08, 2014
In The City
Monday (Lunes) September 08 2014
VEL Lecture Series: History of Mexican Independence Day
Paula Álvarez graduated as an archaeologist from UADY University. She has Master and Doctor degrees from the London University. Paula worked for 26 years doing archaeological investigations in several Mayan Sites, especially in Calakmul. She retired 2 years ago and lives in Valladolid where she teaches Sociology to upper grades at the Modelo University.
Location: La Palapa at Casa Hamaca in Valladolid
Time: 7:30 PM Monday
Admission:A $50 pesos per person donation to help with VEL expenses is greatly appreciated. Please come and bring your friends! Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, plus delicious snacks available for purchase at Casa Hamaca’s own Xoco Loco!
Tuesday (Martes) September 09, 2014
Movie: Cuentos de hadas para dormir cocodrilos (Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles)
(Mexico 2002) Language: Spanish. Director: Ignacio Ortiz. Starring Arturo Rios, Luisa Huertas, Ana Graham, Dagoberto Gama and Mayra Serbulo. A man travels back to the house of his father, grandfather and on backward. He is in search of salvation from a family curse for himself and his son. The movie mixes the personal life of the ancestors of this man with historical moments for México, such as The Reform War, the Mexican Revolution, etc.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti / Parque de Las Americas, Av. Colon x Calle 20
Time:8:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free
Tuesday of Trova: Trio Romance
This trio is one of the long-time favorites of Merida. They contribute to keeping traditional trova alive, while still opening the door to the new sounds of 21st century trova.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free
Wednesday (Miercoles) September 10, 2014
Movie: Little Dieter Needs to Fly
(Germany 1997) German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as an American naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Vietcong, recreating many events for the camera. In German with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movies: Greek Mythology Documentaries
Movie 1: Medusa
(United States 2009). Writer/Director: Christopher Cassel. Documentary Narrator: Stan Bernard. The epic tragedy of Medusa, the most infamous female fiend in Greek mythology, whose look turned every living thing to stone. But what is the true story behind the myth? Find out this evil Gorgon's real world connection to human corpses, and learn what clues the night sky holds about the origins of the tale of Medusa.
Movie #2: Achilles: Myths and Legends
(Spain 2005). Achilles was the greatest of the Greek heroes of the Trojan war: young, ardent, strong in character – the very definition of a warrior.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: Free
Music: Night of Dreams
Chamber Sundays, celebrating 100 years of Musica Yucateca. This performance is a special tribute to Yucateco composer Arturo Cosgaya C. The Concert Director is Maestro Russell Montanez Coronado. If you have never been to a concert at this museum, you are in for a treat!
Location:Museum of Yucateca Song, Calle 57 x 50, centro
Time: 8:30 PM Wednesday
Admission: Free
Movie: H2OMX
(Mexico 2013) With over 20 million residents, can Mexico City avert disaster and create a sustainable water system? In Spanish.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro, Open Air Cinema
Time: 9:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Thursday (Jueves) September 11, 2014
Movie: Purgatorio: Viaje al corazón de la frontera (Journey to the Heart of the Frontier)
(Mexico 2013) Rodrigo Reyes' riveting film is a provocative meditation that captures the brutal beauty of the U.S./ Mexico Border. Winner of the Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary as well as the New Orleans Film Festival Jury Award. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movie: Los Fernández de Peralvillo
(Mexico 1954). Director: Alejandro Galindo. Starring: David Silva, Victor Parra, and Sara Garcia. Mario has no father and lives in Peralvillo with his two sisters and his mother. With no education, he soon falls in with a group of thugs, with whom he becomes rich and powerful. Unfortunately, he ends up despising people and loneliness slowly seizes him. One night, with the intention of making amends, he is given a tour of his old neighborhood in Peralvillo; but fate is about to collect her debts in the person of an old enemy...
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free
Opening of the Exhibition: Sisal (Ziz-ha) and Species
Visual graphics exhibition of the flora and fauna of the Ejido of Sisal. This exhibit is open from September 11 until October 10.
Location: Galería Sede Rendon Peniche, Calle 43 s/n entre 44 y 46, Col. Industrial.
Time: 7:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free
Merida Magic: Wine Tasting at MEL
Tonight begins the new season of Merida Magic at the Merida English Library. Three wonderful wines will be presented by Naomi Murphy, along with excellent Indian dishes for your enjoyment, all at a beautiful Merida home in the centro.
Location: Directions will be given upon purchase of tickets.
Time: 7:00 PM
Admission: $250 pesos for members, $300 pesos for non-members. Tickets on sale at MEL.
Movie: The Gatekeepers
(Israel 2012) A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets. In Hebrew with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Friday (Viernes) September 12 , 2014
Chelem Christmas Dreams September Bingo Raffle Extravaganza September 12
It's back to Bingo Time! Come hang out with the Chelem Elves at their September Bingo/Raffle Extravaganza! As usual, half the bingo money goes to the toy drive fund and half goes to the lucky winners. They’ve already got some great raffle prizes in their backpack and they're working on more. Prizes so far include a one week stay at Casa de Coco in Mahahual, stays at hotels in San Cristobal and Puerto Aventuras, gift certificates at Robert Abuda Salon, restaurants, dog grooming and more. This list will keep on growing. Please visit the The Chelem Christmas Toy Drive Facebook page or email them at chelemchristmasdreams@gmail.com for more details.
Location: La Playa de Chelem
Time: 6:00 PM, September 12
Admission: They let you decide how many cards and how many games you want to play. Cards for regular bingo will be 25 pesos each, and the cards for the blackout round will be 75 pesos each. You can play as many cards as you want and if you want to keep playing after the scheduled 3 games and blackout are over, they'll accommodate that also. Also, you can participate in the raffles even if you are not in the Yucatan by going to our donation page . For every $10.00 donation, they'll throw 5 raffle tickets into the raffle of your choice.
Movie: La Jaula de Oro (The Golden Cage)
(Mexico 2013) A road movie about teenage Guatemalan immigrants and their journey to the United States. In Spanish with English subtitles
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro,
Time: 5:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movies: Video: Ko Olel Nal: Video Dance
This video was filmed over three days in Tecoh, Yucatan. It turns the process of making corn tortillas into a rhythmic and harmonious dance. This is a video to see... and one you probably won't see anywhere else!
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free
Mexican Film: Los Albaniles
(Mexico 1976). Director: Jorge Fons. Starrig: Ignacio Lopez Tarso, Jaime Fernandez, Jose Alonso, Salvador Sanchez, Jose Carlos Ruiz and Katy Jurado. This classic Mexican movie shows us the lifestyle of the Mexican migrant construction workers in the middle 70s. We see the corruption, the robberies, infidelity, envy and the poor treatment that workers received from overseers. There is a murder that goes unresolved and plenty of bad language. Yet, with all of that, this is still one of the best movies of its kind that has ever been made. Well worth seeing.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free
Weekly Language Exchange
Every Friday in Hotel Campestre there is a language exchange. The comfortable setting is peaceful, on the terrace, with great coffee. This Friday, they will have a special movie night. There is someone new at every meeting, so don't be afraid to come alone. They have a new Meetup Group and everyone is welcome to join: Merida Language Exchange Meetup.
Location: Hotel Campestre, Calle 1-D, Entre Calle 26 Y Prol. Montejo, Fracc. Campestre.
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free
Dance: Caballo Azul Company
This performance is part of the Fall Artistic Season in a lovely Itzimna setting.
Location: Fuera de Centro, Calle 21 #93-B x 14 y 18, Col. Itzimna, Merida
Time: 8:00 PM, Friday
Admission: $80 pesos
Movie: Life with Adele
(France 2013) Adele is 15 years old and knows that it is normal to go out with boys, but has a growing attraction to women. In French with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro, Open Air Cinema.
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan: Program 2
Juan Carlos Lomonaco Principal Conductor, Manuel Escalante piano.
In this program OSY presents the program from their first recording. The program interprets each of the recorded works of the three most important composers of Mexico nationalism: Chavez, Revueltas and Moncayo, and the first orchestral recording Metro Chabacano Javier Alvarez as well as a unique concert by Ricardo Castro on the Piano. Congratulations to our orchestra for their 1st recording! The Program will be Suite “The Night of the Mayas” of Silvestre Revueltas, Metro Chabacano by Javier Alvarez; Symphony No. 2 “India” of Carlos Chavez and Huapango by José Pablo Moncayo. Also, concerto for piano and orchestra presented by Ricardo Castro. Read more about the Fall Symphony season here.
Location: Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Calle 60 x 57
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $60, $80, $100 and $150 pesos.
Saturday (Sabado) September 13, 2014
Movie: The Gatekeepers
(Israel 2012) A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets. In Hebrew with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movies: Video: Ko Olel Nal: Video Dance
This video was filmed over three days in Tecoh, Yucatan. It turns the process of making corn tortillas into a rhythmic and harmonious dance. This is a video to see.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free
Mexican Cinema: “De Panzazo”
(Mexico 2012). Director: Jan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Loret de Mola. This is a documentary presenting the current education system in Mexico, and its importance to the future of Mexico. It includes research findings, as well as interviews with parents and students. The documentary is intended as a call to all members of Mexican society to work for a better Mexico.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free
Movie: Narco Culture
(Mexico 2013) To a growing number of Mexicans and Latinos in the Americas, narco traffickers have become iconic outlaws and the new models of fame and success. They represent a pathway out of the ghetto - a new form of the American Dream, fueled by the war on drugs. NARCO CULTURA looks at this explosive phenomenon from within; cycles of addiction to money, drugs and violence that are rapidly gaining strength on both sides of the US/Mexican border. In English and Spanish with Spanish subtitles.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro, Open Air Cinema.
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movie: The Secret in Their Eyes
(Spain 2009) A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later. Probably in Spanish.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free
Sunday (Domingo) September 14, 2014
Documentary about Nature: The Ultimate Guide to Sharks
Meet the animals that have crossed the seas for more than 400 million years. They have survived the extension of the dinosaurs, and play a crucial role in the balance of the marine ecosystem.
Location: Museum of Natural History, Calle 59 next to the Zoo.
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free
Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan: Program 2
Juan Carlos Lomonaco Principal Conductor, Manuel Escalante piano.
In this program OSY presents the program from their first recording. The program interprets each of the recorded works of the three most important composers of Mexico nationalism: Chavez, Revueltas and Moncayo, and the first orchestral recording Metro Chabacano Javier Alvarez as well as a unique concert by Ricardo Castro on the Piano. Congratulations to our orchestra for their 1st recording! The Program will be Suite “The Night of the Mayas” of Silvestre Revueltas, Metro Chabacano by Javier Alvarez; Symphony No. 2 “India” of Carlos Chavez and Huapango by José Pablo Moncayo. Also, concerto for piano and orchestra presented by Ricardo Castro. Read more about the Fall Symphony season here.
Location: Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Calle 60 x 57
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: $60, $80, $100 and $150 pesos.
Chamber Sundays: Orquesta de Camara de Merida (Chamber Orchestra of Merida)
Music: Night of Dreams. Chamber Sundays, celebrating 100 years of Musica Yucateca. This performance is a special tribute to Yucateco composer Arturo Cosgaya C. The Concert Director is Maestro Russell Montanez Coronado.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 6:00 PM Sunday
Admission:$50 pesos
Movie: Elite Squad 2
(Brazil 2009) After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free
Monday (Lunes) September 15, 2014
Grito de Independencia: Mexican Independence Day
Location: Palacio de Gobierno in every town in Mexico. In Merida, on the Plaza Grande, with an outdoor musical concert before, starting at 9 PM.
Time: 10:00 PM Monday
Admission:Free
Coming Soon
Mexican Independence Day : Tuesday September 16.
This is a national holiday and most businesses will be closed.
Mexican Independence Day Parade: Tuesday September 16
Location: In every town in Mexico. in Merida from Monumento a la Bandera to San Juan
Time: 7:00 AM Tuesday
Admission: Free
Joe King Carrasco at Lizard Joe’s - September 16, Mexico’s Independence Day
Location: Lizard Joe’s in Chelem
Time: TBA
Admission: Tickets on sale now at Lizard Joes. $120 pesos advance purchase. $600 peso ticket and hotel packages available (includes 1 night stay at Las Garzas Hotel and 2 tickets to the show. Las Garzas is within walking distance of Lizard Joes). $150 pesos day of the event, if any tickets are still available. Stop in Lizard Joes or email lizard@lizardjoes.com for information or tickets.
Galeria Nahuali: Piano Concert, September 26 and 27
On these two nights, a live piano performance will accompany the creation of a work of art by Abel Vazquez. Don't miss this amazing and one-of-a-kind performance!
Location: Galeria Nahuali, Calle 60 x 45, Santa Anna
Time: 7:30 PM both nights
Admission: Tickets on sale now at the gallery. $250 pesos .
Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan
Program 3: Friday, September 26, Sunday, September 28
Guest Director: Michele Santorsola. Featuring: Davide Fanchin (French horn). Music includes works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Dvorak. Read more about the Fall Symphony season here.
Location: Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Calle 60 x 57
Time: Friday at 9:00 PM, Sunday at 12:00 PM
Admission: Tickets available at the box office.
Second Annual White City Ball - Saturday, October 18
This is the annual AANY fundraiser. The White City Ball promises to be the most glamorous event of the fall season. Trova music will greet you and a live band will keep you dancing. The price includes botanas from some of the best restaurants and caterers in Merida including Trattoria La Pasta, Bistro Cultural, Merida Home Cooking to Go, V’s Good Eats, and more. Sweets from Café Crème and Yury’s Decadent Brownies will end the night on a sweet note. There will be a cash bar and a silent auction, including pieces by AANY artists.
Location: Villa Verde Merida, Calle 56 x 53 y 55 Merida centro
Time: 8 PM til Midnight
Admission: Tickets are 350 pesos and are on sale now at Hennessey’s, the Merida English Library, Bistro Cultural, and Lizard Joe’s. If you are not in Merida yet, you can buy your tickets at AANY.org or by contacting Cindy@aany.org
ARTE a MANO AANY Expo - November 14, 15, & 16
This year’s exciting show represents over 70 masters of the finest in Yucatecan art and handcrafted treasures.
Location: CONACO, Av. Itzaes # 273 x 31 y 33, Three blocks from Clinica de Merida
Time: Preview on Nov. 14 at 5 PM, Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 7 PM
Admission: TBA
Miraculous Medal Race - November 23
This running event is open to the general public and is being held as a benefit for the Chelem Chapel. The course is approximately 14 miles long. Prizes to be announced. Categories include: free, master, submaster, male and female veterans, and veterans plus wheel chair. There will also be additional events, such as 5K hikes, walks. This event is under the direction of the Institute of Sport (IDEY).
Location: Chelem, Progreso, Yucatan (start and finish at the church)
Time: TBA
Admission: $100 pesos
Bird-a-thon Xocch’ich: November 21 through 23
The biggest birdwatching competition on the Yucatan Peninsula. More Information as it becomes available. Mark your calendars!
Benefit: The Oasis Red Ribbon Charity Ball - Nov. 29, 2014
This lavish event will open the festive season on the terrace of one of Merida’s most spectacular homes. The event will be a be a fundraiser for Oasis San Juan de Dios AC, a shelter for people affected by HIV/AIDS who have no resources and no family to care for them. Live music and dancing will follow the scrumptious dessert bar. A raffle and live auction will add to the merry-making.
Location: At a private residence in Merida, TBA
Time: TBA
Admission: $1,000 pesos per person. Limit 150 people. A buffet dinner and a full open bar (all drinks are included in the ticket price).
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