Japanese visit
A 83-person delegation from Kyoto, Japan will arrive in Guadalajara next week to promote Japanese culture and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sister agreement between the two cities.
Kyoto Mayor Kadokawa Daisaku will lead the Japanese delegation during the four-day trip.
Guadalajara Mayor Aristoteles Sandoval announced that the sister agreement would be “renewed” during the visit. The event will also celebrate 400 years of relations between Mexico and Japan.
The most interesting part of the visit should be the free performances in the Teatro Degollado given by famous pianists from Kyoto on Wednesday, August 25, 7 p.m. and traditional Japanese dancing and ballet on Thursday, August 26, 7 p.m.
For those who want to see something a little different, there will be a exhibition of sumo wrestling at 12:30 p.m. at the Pan American Games volleyball stadium located in Unidad Avila Camacho, at the intersection of Avenida Patria and Manuel Avila Camacho.
Guadalajara’s Tourism Secretary will take the Japanese delegation to the most famous tourist spots in the city.
Although Guadalajara has many sister city agreements, the Kyoto bond is seen as one of the strongest, as is the link with Portland, Oregon.
Walk of Stars
Watch out Hollywood, Guadalajara is looking to steal your glory.
The “Tapatio Walk of Stars” could be become a reality on the corner of Chapultepec and Vallarta if Guadalajara councillor (regidora) Gloria Rojas Maldonado’s plan gets the green light.
Following on the heels of a similar scheme in Mexico City, the city’s entertainment stars may soon have their handprints and names immortalized in Guadalajara’s Zona Rosa.
Vicente Fernandez would be an early favorite, and perhaps movie director Guillermo del Toro, but which other Tapatio entertainment greats?
Miss Universe
The state of Jalisco will be watching the Miss Universe competition on August 23 with special interest. Ximena Navarette, the reigning 23-year old Nuestra Belleza Mexico, is from this state and is tipped by many to win the title. First she’ll have to overcome stiff competition from the other hot favorites from Colombia, Venezuela, Ireland, France and Russia.
“I am going to prove that Mexican women will never be defeated,” she told a local Spanish-language newspaper. “We are capable of occupying important positions but we are also feminine.” Navarette and the other 85 contestants are currently in Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, awaiting the final part of the pageant on Monday.
British meet
The next ‘Brit’ party is on Saturday, August 28 at Greg’s language school in Tlaquepaque. Bring a bottle (or bottles) of something, maybe something to snack on and a smile. Around 30 Brits (and friends) meet up every month in different people’s houses around Guadalajara. This month it’s held at Culturalingua language school at Reforma 31, between Herrera y Cairo and Emilio Carranza near the center of Tlaquepaque. Things usually get started at 8 p.m. For further information call Sharon Sibsen on 3629-3135.
Novillada
Bullfighting action continues at the Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso on Sunday, August 22 with another novillada, a program especially for young, up-and-coming bullfighters. The action starts at 5 p.m. at the city’s main bullring, located at Pirineos 1930 in Colonia Monumental. It’s easy to find: just one block off Calzada Independencia, across from the Estadio Jalisco. Tickets cost from 80 to 200 pesos. For more information call (33) 3651-8378. Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso
Perez de Moreno
Some of the city center’s main streets will be closed to traffic on the morning of Friday, August 27, when the remains of Rita Perez de Moreno are taken to the Rotunda de Ilustres Jaliscienses in a solemn procession. Perez de Moreno, the wife of independence hero Pedro Moreno, is only the second women to be given the honor. Perez made vital contributions to the rebels’ cause, preparing and sharing out a reducing food supply, as well as treating wounded soldiers, during the siege of Sombrero Fort.
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