Yucatan Living

Merida Events: August 10-17, 2015

It's summer in Merida and the nights are hot, but the days are hotter. Take our poll (our site is going to have a lot more of these...) and tell us what you like to do in the summertime.

This week, Merida is having an Animé Film Festival at the Olimpo. LA 68 has a great line-up of films too. And there are some good workshops going on. But in general, Merida is pretty quiet this week... it's summertime! Everyone is at the beach, escaping the city heat. And shhhh... don't tell anyone. Everyone in the city is enjoying the relative peace. It sometimes is even relatively quiet too!

Check out this week's events and definitely also check out our new Calendar of Events. We update that on an ongoing basis, so check in there anytime to see what's happening!

Events

• Workshops Bird Watching Workshop - Day One

  
  • Fri August 14th 2015
  • 4:00 pm
  • Free
  • Offices of Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan MAP »

  Free Level 1 Workshop to learn the basics of birdwatching. You will learn the basics, bird anatomy, bird identification tips, field etiquette and more. Limited to 20 people so sign up if you are inter more »

• Film 20,000 Days on Earth

  
  • Fri August 14th 2015
  • 6:00 pm
  • $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
  • LA 68 Cultural Center MAP »

  The rock documentary “20,000 Days on Earth” follows singer-songwriter Nick Cave as he visits a therapist, records an album and drives around with friends. In English. more »

• Film La Sal de la Tierra (Salt of the Earth)

  
  • Fri August 14th 2015
  • 9:00 pm
  • $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
  • LA 68 Cultural Center MAP »

  Synopsis from IMDB.com: For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of t more »

• Film Nomadak, Texas

  
  • Sat August 15th 2015
  • 12:00 pm
  • $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
  • LA 68 Cultural Center MAP »

  From Variety: The music does the talking in "Nomadak Tx," an exhilarating, feverishly globe-hopping doc that follows Basque musical duo Oreka Tx as they seek out fellow artists in far-flung nomadic so more »

• Film One Minute for Conductors

  
  • Sat August 15th 2015
  • 6:00 pm
  • $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
  • LA 68 Cultural Center MAP »

  A documentary about trying to find the best new conductor. Has won major international awards. Appears to be in Italian, possibly with English subtitles. more »

• Film Eden

  
  • Sat August 15th 2015
  • 9:00 pm
  • $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
  • LA 68 Cultural Center MAP »

  EDEN is an affecting trip into the electronic dance movement in Paris whose rhythms echo its textures and feeling. Based on the experiences of Hansen-Løve's brother (and co-writer) Sven, the film fol more »

• Music Classic Rock: The Fabulous Yucatones

  
  • Sun August 16th 2015
  • 3:00 pm
  • Free
  • Lizard Joe's in Chelem MAP »

  The Yucatones are a group of expat rockers determined to make this a night you'll never forget. THE FABULOUS YUCATONES stuck their big toes in the water a week ago, and it felt so good they're gonna j more »

• Film Bikes Vs. Cars

  
  • Thu November 26th 2015
  • 6:00 pm
  • $35 pesos, $15 pesos students
  • LA 68 Cultural Center MAP »

  Synopsis: The bicycle, an amazing tool for change. Activists and cities all over the world are moving towards a new system. But will the economic powers allow it? Bikes vs Cars, a new film project fro more »