Merida Events: Tunich Fair Still
This Week... starting July 28, 2014
Feria Tunich 2014: Friday, July 25 through Sunday, August 3
Have you ever heard of a fair that got hammered by torrential rain, but 83,000 visitors came anyway? That was the Feria Tunich in 2013. This year, just in case, they have installed the ways and means to direct any extra water away and huge numbers of people are expected to be in tiny Dzitya for their not-to-be-missed fair. Special invited guests will be artisans from Corregidora, Queretero, with additional participants expected from Michoacán, Jalisco, Guanajuato and Puebla. As time for the fair draws near, we will provide a link to online maps and schedules of when and where there will be free busses and vans from the city out to this amazing fair. In the meantime, read Yucatan Living’s own Stones of Dzitya to get an idea of what Dzitya is about.
In The City
When the heat rises, in July and August, kids are out of school; but Merida seems strangely deserted. “Oh – they’re all at the beach,” some say; but we know better. When the temperature rises in Merida, Merida goes to the movies. There are an amazing number of movie theaters in this city and many film series are supported by either the state, the city, or private organizations that offer special presentations either free or at very little cost. We just finished an Alfred Hitchcock series and are well into a series of Japanese monster movies from the 1960s. So, if you are in Merida and prefer not to fight the crowds at the beach, now is the time to catch up on your museum visits and then its off to an air conditioned movie... or two.
Monday (Lunes) July 28, 2014
Monday (Lunes) July 28, 2014
Opera Yucatan Summer Repetitions
Fidelio de Beethoven
These events are sponsored by Opera Yucatan, A.C., a non-profit civil association created to promote the art of opera in Yucatan. Their objectives are purely educational and cultural. During their “Seasons of Opera at the Movies” they have shown 40 operas in 60 shows and 6,658 persons came to see operas at the movies. The members of Ópera Yucatán, A.C. are, President: Benjamín Ramírez Cervantes; Vice-president: Jaime Casanova Amar; Secretary: Ross H. Russell; Treasury: Miguel Escobedo Novelo; Vocal: Adolfo Patrón Luján.
Online Information: Facebook: operayucatan, Twiter: @operayucatan, Website: operayucatan.org
Location: Sala Mayamax, Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
Time: 7:00 PM Monday
Admission: Free
Tunich Fair: Two Concerts
Admission: All Entertainment is Free to the Public
8:00 PM: Concert: Frecuencia Musical
Six musicians, 12 years on the music scene in Yucatan.
9:00 PM: Concert: Banda Canek
These young people can play, sing, and dance in any genre you can think of. Great way to end the evening.
Tuesday (Martes) July 29, 2014
Concert: Merida: Mexico Symphony
This performance introduces the Youth Orchestra of Yucatan, under the direction of Edgar Sulu. Please do come and support the young people who have worked so hard to reach this point in their careers and who will represent Yucatan throughout the nation.
Location: Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Calle 60 x 57
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: Free
Tuesday of Trova: Trío Los Principes
This performance will be comfort food for romantics. Always a crowd pleaser.
Location: Auditorium of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free
Tunich Fair: Magic Show and Two Concerts
Admission: All Entertainment is Free to the Public
8:00 PM: Magic Show: Mago Emm. A magic show that even adults will love.
9:00 PM: Trio Despertar. You always know a group is really good when they get invited back again and again.
10:00 PM: Grupo La Cema. The party is just getting started. This lively, young group is from Komchen, Merida and they can play almost anything.
Wednesday (Miercoles) July 30
Movie: La Piedra Ausente
(Mexico 2013) Focusing on the removal and subsequent replications of a colossal pre-Hispanic rain deity taken from a small Mexican town to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, this film explores struggles over heritage and artifacts, contrasting diverse perspectives within the contemporary debate about cultural property and the stewardship of the past.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Merida: Movie: Regarding Buñuel (Documentary)
(Spain, France, 2000) Directors: José Luis López-Linares, Javier Rioyo. Stars: José Sancho, Carlos Fuentes, Claudio Isaac. Luis Buñuel was a great Spanish filmmaker. His life spanned the years from 1900 to 1983, so he was witness to much of Europe’s war-torn 20th century history.
Location: Videosala of the Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: Free
Tunich Fair: Guest Folkloric Ballet and a Great Concert
Admission: All Entertainment is Free to the Public
8:00 PM: Fiesta Mexicana Folkloric Ballet Presents My Beautiful Queretaro Each state has one of these folkloric ballet groups and they tour the nation to bring the different cultures together.
9:00 PM: Music: Banda Ysrael. Lights, sound, action, maybe even fireworks. Whatever the show, we guarantee that fun will be had by all.
Movie: The Way Way Back
(Mexico 2009) Documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Thursday (Jueves) July 31, 2014
Movie: The Girl from the South
(Argentina 2012) While attending a communist sponsored youth conference held in North Korea, a member of the Argentinian delegation encounters a South Korean activist who captures the attention of the media and all those in attendance with her message of reunification.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Tunich Fair: Two Concerts
Admission: All Entertainment is Free to the Public
8:00 PM: Son Santa Fe Musical Group from Merida presents “Tribute to the Sonoras”. This is another one of those young, talented groups that can keep their own style while moving seamlessly from a mambo to a ballad.
9:00 PM: Grupo Merenglass presents “Festejando 20 anos de trayectoria”. This meringue group is celebrating the path of their now 20 year party. If you love music with a Caribbean feel, this is the place for you!
Movie: Polisse
(USA 2011)A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters an affair with one of her subjects.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Friday (Viernes) August 01 , 2014
Tunich Fair: Folkloric Ballet and Music Admission: All Entertainment is Free to the Public
8:00 PM: Mexicas of COBAQ Folkloric Ballet from the Municipio de Corregidora, Estado de Queretaro. This is a beautiful, university folkloric ballet. Do try to see it.
9:00 PM: Night Club Orchestra Presents “From Sinatra to Perez Prado”. Revisit the best of an era that is kept alive here by one of the best groups in Yucatan.
Movie: Renoir
(France 2012) Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movie: La Jaula de Oro
(Mexico 2013) A road movie about teenage Guatemalan immigrants and their journey to the U.S.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Saturday (Sabado) August 02, 2014
Progreso: Coca Cola Beach - August 2 & 3
This will be a tournament (volleyball, soccer) in which more than 160 people are expected to participate.
Location: At the beach by the International Pier in Progreso
Time: tournament games all day, festivities into the night
Admission: Free
Tunich Fair: One Concert
Admission: All Entertainment is Free to the Public
8:00 PM: Ranchero Show: Jose Antonio Paredes with Mariachi. Jose Antonio Paredes has been a favorite in Yucatan for a long time.
Movie: Gerhard Richter - Painting
(Germany 2011) A documentary on the German artist that includes glimpses at his studio, which has not been seen in decades.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 5:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movie: Nuestra Belleza
(Mexico 2012) This is a story of the collision between Paul and Thomas during an important contest put on by Nuestra Belleza (a beauty contest), carried out under the auspices of Mammie Blue, in Mérida, Yucatán. Local history… check it out!
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
Movie: TBD
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 12:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free
Sunday (Domingo) August 03, 2014
Documentary
Great naturalistic documentaries every Sunday morning!
Location: Museum of Natural History, Calle 59 next to the Zoo.
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free
First Hairless and Creole Pork Festival
This is a festival where you can try a variety of dishes made by prestigious chefs from various restaurants in Merida. The goal is to support the development of four independent pork nurseries and an integrated ecological farm that will, ultimately, support entire communities. Also available for sale will be clothing, handmade shoes, butter, festival keepsakes – such as hairless and Creole pig mugs, and meats, such as sausage and raw pork.
Location: Malta Cerveteca & Gastropub, Calle 1B #270 Plaza Carillón, 97120 Mérida
Time: 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Admision: $150 pesos. Does not include drinks, but they will be available for sale, including beers from around the world.
Tickets: Reservations and ticket purchases can be made with Eduardo Medina, manager of Malta at (999) 315-4924
Tunich Fair: Super Musical Marathon – 3 Shows
Admission: All Entertainment is Free to the Public
7:00 PM: Los Mendez. This is a great, young group with their own songs and style.
8:00 PM: Lluvia con Sol. With almost 40 years of pleasing crowds behind them, Rain With Sun can make you cry and make you dance. This will be an excellent show.
9:00 PM: Habana Son. This is a group of Cuban origin that can be found in Santiago, Merida, during Noche Blanca, as well as on other occasions when free concerts are being sponsored by the Municipality. They are particularly attentive to the older members of the audiences and make certain that those fans are well served.
Movie: TBD
Location: Cairo Cinema, Calle 20 #98A x 15 y 17, Colonia Itzimná
Time: 9:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free
Monday (Lunes) August 04, 2014
Opera Yucatan Summer Repetitions
Katia Kabanova by Janacek
Location: Sala Mayamax, Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
Time: 7:00 PM Monday
Admission: Free
Coming Soon
Opera Yucatan Summer Repetitions
August 11 - Otello de Verdi
Location: Sala Mayamax, Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
Time: 12:00 PM Monday
Admission: Free
Date to Note: School Vacation Begins July 15, ends August 15
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