November Can't-Miss Events
As the end of the year approaches, a number of happenings are coming up that we have compiled thanks to the hard work of our friends at San Miguel Live, whose commitment never ceases to amaze us when it comes to helping people find the most outstanding activities in our town.
As for the lingering Day of the Dead festivities, we have the Day of the Dead Exhibition at the Museo de Arte Popular, where you can admire its impressive collection of altars and objects related to this celebration, as well as take your picture with the famed Catrina Salmantina.
And to properly lay the dead to rest, we suggest taking the Giant Skeleton Workshop at the same museum, where you will learn to assemble your own enormous calaca and no doubt take a very skinny friend home with you.
Tarántula is the open exhibition by Isis Rodríguez in her studio workshop at Fábrica la Aurora, in which the Nepalese artist explores the large hairy spider of Mexican origin as well as its associations with Mictlán in this exciting immersive experience inside the creative world of someone with such remarkable skills.
For all those who wish to shine on stage, Open Auditions for Diez Minutos Play Festival will give newcomers the opportunity to audition with a monologue of up to 3 minutes based on this year’s theme, “Small Spaces,” and if selected, debut performers must commit to about 2 to 3 weeks of rehearsals.
An event that will undoubtedly be beautiful and that we are very excited to promote is Swan Lake on the Lake, in which Valle de los Senderos will collaborate with the Royal Ukrainian Ballet to once again stage the tragic story of Odette, set to Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music, in an experience that will blend ballet with nature.
A Fashion Show will take place in the bullring at the Real de Minas hotel, using the funds raised to support Fundación Pro Niño Leonés A.C. in this lovely event that will champion fashion with the best combination of philanthropy.
The skeletons will not stop moving with Danza del Alma, a form of ecstatic dance in which, over the weekend, attendees’ bodies will be driven by electronic music to move however body and soul desire.
TEDX Calle Aldama presents The Partners Beside Us, a series of inspiring talks that will be as varied as a robot presentation and a horse whispering demonstration, all accompanied by saxophone music within the grounds of Fábrica La Aurora.
Film lovers will have the opportunity to analyze one of Darren Aronofsky’s masterpieces starring Natalie Portman, a film that earned her the Oscar thanks to her tremendous performance, with an Analysis of the film Black Swan.
An event that brings together actors, playwrights, and theater enthusiasts is what we will find at the 3rd Staged Readings Gathering from Thursday the 25th to Saturday the 27th of the month, where these readings of such texts will provide plenty of material for interpretive analysis through exploration of the text and its various ways of being read and interpreted.
For Thanksgiving, there will be the option of a delicious classic dinner at Market Plaza with dishes such as delicious turkey stuffed with mushrooms, carrots, and almonds, or a concert with Blue Caravan and Gypsy Jazz and Blues.
