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by connie ellig
UPDATED JULY 11, 2008
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Events
are subject to change. All events listed are open to the public.
Unless
otherwise noted, all phone numbers listed are in Mexico.
To
call from the U.S. or Canada dial 011-52 + numbers listed. Within
Mexico
dial 01 + numbers listed.
2007
MAIN EVENTS
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Ongoing
Monthly Events
Every first & third
Wednesday: Club Compañeros
de Baja Norte meet at 10:30am on the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Luncheon follows
($4dlls.
donation). Meet new friends and assist charities through this local
service
club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
Every last Saturday:
La Sociedad de Vecinos de
Punta Banda meets at 10am at Campo La Jolla Salon in Punta Banda, 16
miles
south of Ensenada. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Heather Hamilton, tel. (646)154-2452; e-mail
January
2008
Thru February
29: “Raíz (Root)” Art Exposition
Opened in December 2007, this exhibition features nearly a
dozen abstract acrylic paintings by Ensenada artist Luis Gabriel Razo
at the
Museo Histórico Regional (former Ensenada jail) on Av. Gastelum
between Av.
Lopez Mateos & Virgilio Uribe, Ensenada. Museum gallery hours:
9am-5pm
Tues.-Sun., closed Mon. Free admission. Info: Museo Histórico
Regional de
Ensenada, tel. (646)178-3692.
Thru March 31:
Guided Whale Watching Tours
View the magnificent California gray whales near Ensenada’s
Todos Santos Bay as they migrate toward their warm breeding grounds
along the
Baja peninsula’s central Pacific coast. Guided 4-hour tours are
available from Sergio’s
Sportfishing Center, tel/fax (646)178-2185; e-mail or Gordos
Sportfishing, tel. (646)178-2377.
Thru March 31:
Whale Watching Excursions in Guerrero Negro,
Baja California Sur
Experience a close-up encounter with the California gray
whales and their calves in their warm mating and breeding grounds of
Scammon’s
Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre). Located approximately 370 miles south of
Ensenada, Guerrero Negro is the northern gateway to the state of Baja
California
Sur. For guided tour info & reservations, contact Malarrimo Eco-Tours, tel.
(615)157-0100.
January 1: New
Year’s Day
January 6:
Día de los Santos Reyes (Three Kings Day in
Mexico)
January 7, 14,
21 & 28: David Lynch Film Series
7pm: The Cine Club of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
presents a series of four films by Oscar-nominated American director
David
Lynch, known for his surreal movies that feature a singularly dark and
disturbing view of reality. The free showings of “Wild at Heart” (1990)
on
January 7, “Blue Velvet” (1986) on January 14, “Mulholland Drive”
(2001) on
January 21, and “Inland Empire” (2006) on January 28 take place in the
Sala
Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Info: CEARTE,
tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
January
11-February 15: “Con las sobras de mis sueños, me
sobra para comer (With the Leftovers from My Dreams, I Have Enough Left
Over to
Eat)” Art Exposition
Miguel Ramón Tamayo of Mexicali presents his installation
art and assemblages in the Galería de la Ciudad in the northern
end of the
Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The January
11 artist reception at 7:30pm is open to the public. Gallery hours:
8am-7pm
Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de
Cultura de
Baja California, tel. (646)177-3130 or CEARTE/Jaime Delfín,
tels. (646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308, ext. 113.
January 12
& 13: “A Majority of One,” a Play
The Rosarito Theatre Guild presents the love story of a
Jewish widow and a wealthy Japanese widower who develop an attraction
but must
learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness and forgiveness on Sat.
at 7pm
and Sun. at 2pm at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta
Banda,
16 miles south of Ensenada. Ticket donation: $8dlls. ($7dlls. if
purchased
before Jan. 11). Info & tickets: Heather Hamilton, tel.
(646)154-2452; e-mail
January 16:
Historical Book Presentation
7:30pm: Historian Alejandro Espinoza Arroyo introduces his
new book, “Linaje Espinoza en El Rosario, Baja California: Así
sobrevivieron nuestros
pioneros (The Espinoza Lineage of El Rosario: The Way of Survival of
the Baja
California Pioneers),” in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. The book and presentation are in Spanish but
the
question-answer period is bilingual. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
January 21:
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Observed
(U.S.)
January
24-April 14: “Conversaciones (Conversations)” Photo
Exposition
Mexico City/Ensenada photographers Natalia Delgado and Fabián
Bautista exhibit their color and black & white digital works in the
Sala
Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The January
24 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm
Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
January 24-May
15: “Abstracto 02 Colección ING (Abstract 02
ING Collection)” Art Exposition
A collective exhibition of more than three dozen paintings,
lithographs and sculptures signed between 1961 and 1985 by more than
two dozen
of Mexico’s most distinguished artists in the Sala de Exposiciones of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The January 24
inauguration at 7pm is
open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun.
Free
admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
January
31-February 5: 90th Anniversary “La Fiesta de las
Californias 1918-2008” Carnaval
One of the city's largest and most popular events,
Ensenada’s Mardi Gras attracts a multitude of national and
international
visitors. In the evening, enjoy regional foods and libations, games and
rides,
live entertainment and dancing in the streets along Av. Ruiz. Don’t
miss the
lavish parades of colorful floats and costumed dancers on Sat., Sun.
and Tues.
at 2pm along Av. Ruiz and Blvd. Costero. Info at Spanish-language web site
or
contact the Special Events Committee at tels. (646)175-7740 or
(646)178-3819; e-mail
See 2006 story & photos
See 2005 story
& photos
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February
2008
Thru
February 5: 90th Anniversary “La Fiesta de las
Californias 1918-2008” Carnaval
One of the city's largest and most popular events,
Ensenada’s Mardi Gras attracts a multitude of national and
international
visitors. In the evening, enjoy regional foods and libations, games and
rides,
live entertainment and dancing in the streets along Av. Ruiz. Don’t
miss the
lavish parades of colorful floats and costumed dancers on Sat., Sun.
and Tues.
at 2pm along Av. Ruiz and Blvd. Costero. Info at Spanish-language web site
or
contact the Special Events Committee at tels. (646)175-7740 or
(646)178-3819; e-mail
See 2006 story & photos
See 2005 story
& photos
Thru February
15: “Con las sobras de mis sueños, me sobra
para comer (With the Leftovers from My Dreams, I Have Enough Left Over
to Eat)”
Art Exposition
Miguel Ramón Tamayo of Mexicali presents his installation
art and assemblages in the Galería de la Ciudad in the northern
end of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The
January 11
artist reception at 7:30pm is open to the public. Gallery hours:
8am-7pm
Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de
Cultura de
Baja California, tel. (646)177-3130 or CEARTE/Jaime Delfín,
tels. (646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308, ext. 113.
Thru February
29: “Raíz (Root)” Art Exposition
Opened in December 2007, this exhibition features nearly a
dozen abstract acrylic paintings by Ensenada artist Luis Gabriel Razo
at the
Museo Histórico Regional (former Ensenada jail) on Av. Gastelum
between Av.
Lopez Mateos & Virgilio Uribe, Ensenada. Museum gallery hours:
9am-5pm
Tues.-Sun., closed Mon. Free admission. Info: Museo Histórico
Regional de
Ensenada, tel. (646)178-3692.
Thru March 31:
Guided Whale Watching Tours
View the magnificent California gray whales near Ensenada’s
Todos Santos Bay as they migrate toward their warm breeding grounds
along the
Baja peninsula’s central Pacific coast. Guided 4-hour tours are
available from Sergio’s
Sportfishing Center, tel/fax (646)178-2185; e-mail or Gordos
Sportfishing, tel. (646)178-2377.
Thru March 31:
Whale Watching Excursions in Guerrero Negro,
Baja California Sur
Experience a close-up encounter with the California gray
whales and their calves in their warm mating and breeding grounds of
Scammon’s
Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre). Located approximately 370 miles south of
Ensenada, Guerrero Negro is the northern gateway to the state of Baja
California
Sur. For guided tour info & reservations, contact Malarrimo Eco-Tours, tel.
(615)157-0100.
Thru April 14:
“Conversaciones (Conversations)” Photo
Exposition
Mexico City/Ensenada photographers Natalia Delgado and
Fabián Bautista exhibit their color and black & white
digital works in the
Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. The
January 24 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours:
8am-8pm
Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
Thru May 15:
“Abstracto 02 Colección ING (Abstract 02 ING
Collection)” Art Exposition
A collective exhibition of more than three dozen paintings,
lithographs and sculptures signed between 1961 and 1985 by more than
two dozen
of Mexico’s most distinguished artists in the Sala de Exposiciones of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The January 24
inauguration at 7pm is
open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun.
Free
admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
February 2:
Groundhog Day
February 3:
Super Bowl Sunday
February
4: Día de la Constitución (Constitution Day in
Mexico) Observed
February 4,
11, 18 & 25: Herzog vs. Kinski German Film
Series
7pm: The Cine Club of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
presents a series of four films starring Klaus Kinski that were
directed by
Werner Herzog. The free showings of “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” (1973)
on
February 4, “Woyzeck” (1979) on February 11, “Fitzcarraldo” (1982) on
February
18, and “Cobra Verde” (1987) on February 25 take place in the Sala
Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE)
on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Films are in German with
subtitles most likely in English. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
February 5:
Día de la Constitución (Constitution Day in
Mexico)
February 6:
Ash Wednesday
February 7:
Chinese New Year
February 14: Valentine’s
Day
February 18:
Presidents’ Day (U.S.)
February
20-March 20: Kaleidoscopic Photography Exposition
The Institute of Astronomy of the Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México (UNAM) presents a series of 14 photos,
“Una mirada
caleidoscópica a la instrumentación astronómica (A
Kaleidoscopic Look at
Astronomic Instrumentation),” in the lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal
de las
Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The February 20 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission.
Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
February 24:
Día de la Bandera (Flag Day in Mexico)
February 29:
Leap Day
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March
2008
Thru
March 20: Kaleidoscopic Photography Exposition
The Institute of Astronomy of the Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México (UNAM) presents a series of 14 photos,
“Una mirada caleidoscópica
a la instrumentación astronómica (A Kaleidoscopic Look at
Astronomic
Instrumentation),” in the lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes
(CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club
Rotario. The February 20 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission.
Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
Thru
March 31: Guided Whale Watching Tours
View the magnificent California gray whales near Ensenada’s
Todos Santos Bay as they migrate toward their warm breeding grounds
along the
Baja peninsula’s central Pacific coast. Guided 4-hour tours are
available from Sergio’s
Sportfishing Center, tel/fax (646)178-2185; e-mail or Gordos
Sportfishing, tel. (646)178-2377.
Thru March 31:
Whale Watching Excursions in Guerrero Negro,
Baja California Sur
Experience a close-up encounter with the California gray
whales and their calves in their warm mating and breeding grounds of
Scammon’s
Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre). Located approximately 370 miles south of
Ensenada, Guerrero Negro is the northern gateway to the state of Baja
California
Sur. For guided tour info & reservations, contact Malarrimo Eco-Tours, tel.
(615)157-0100.
Thru April 14:
“Conversaciones (Conversations)” Photo
Exposition
Mexico City/Ensenada photographers Natalia Delgado and
Fabián Bautista exhibit their color and black & white
digital works in the
Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. The
January 24 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours:
8am-8pm
Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
Thru May 15:
“Abstracto 02 Colección ING (Abstract 02 ING
Collection)” Art Exposition
A collective exhibition of more than three dozen paintings,
lithographs and sculptures signed between 1961 and 1985 by more than
two dozen
of Mexico’s most distinguished artists in the Sala de Exposiciones of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The January 24
inauguration at 7pm is
open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun.
Free
admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
March 1: 3rd
Annual Mexico
Tourism, Travel & Real Estate
Expo in San Diego
10:30am-5pm: Mexico Alive & AeroMexico present an informative
expo featuring more than 60 Mexico-related real estate, travel,
tourism,
resort, golf and media exhibitors, plus seminars and door prizes, at
the San
Diego Events Center/Scottish Rite Center, 1895 Camino Del Rio South,
San Diego,
CA. Admission: $3dlls. (see web site for 2 x1 admission). For more info
including exhibit and sponsorship availability, contact Ted Donovan at
U.S.
tel. (619)985-4950; e-mail
March 3, 10,
17, 24 & 31: The Coen Brothers American
Film Series
7pm: The Cine Club of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
presents a series of five films directed and produced by the Academy
Award
winning duo of Joel and Ethan Coen. The free showings of “Blood Simple”
(1983)
on March 3, “Raising Arizona” (1987) on March 10, “Miller’s Crossing”
(1990) on
March 17, “Barton Fink” (1991) on March 24 and “The Big Lebowski”
(1998) on
March 31 take place in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. Films are in English with Spanish subtitles.
Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
March 8-April
10: “Tormenta Silenciosa (Silent Storm)”
Painting Exposition
A
retrospective of more than 50 contemporary and
abstract oil paintings by acclaimed artist/poet Eduardo Tello at the
Galería de
Arte “Jardín Visual” of Radio Bahía, Av. Ruiz #10,
Ensenada. The March 8
inauguration at 6pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-5pm
Mon.-Fri.,
8am-2pm Sat. Free admission. Info: Eduardo Tello, U.S. tel.
(714)434-7336; e-mail
March 9:
Daylight Saving Time Begins (U.S.)
March 10-April
11: “Origenes (Origins)” Painting Exposition
Renowned Ensenada artist Armando Franco displays his works
in the library of Xochicalco University, Calle San Francisco #1139,
Fracc. La
Misión, Ensenada. The March 10 inauguration at 5pm is open to
the public. Free
admission. Info: Universidad Xochicalco, tel. (646)174-3980.
March 14-16:
22nd Annual Tecate SCORE
San Felipe 250
More than 250 cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs will
attempt to complete the challenging 232-mile desert course within the
official
10-hour time limit. On Friday, the SCORE Midway and tech inspection is
from
10am-6pm on San Felipe’s waterfront malecón. On Saturday, the
race start is 6am
for motorcycles and ATVs, followed by trucks and cars at approximately
9:30am.
The start line is at the landmark San Felipe arches on Highway 5 on the
outskirts of town; the finish line is just south of the arches,
directly behind
the Tecate building. Awards are Sunday at 10am in front of The
Beachcomber on
the malecón. Info: SCORE International, U.S. tel. 818-225-8402.
March 15: Club Compañeros de Baja
Norte St. Patrick’s Day Lunch
1-4pm: Enjoy
Irish singing and dancing plus a
traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage with salad and dessert at
the
Compañeros Clubhouse, Calle Mazatlán #256, Fracc.
Acapulco, 1 mile south of
Ensenada. Open to the public. Donation: $7dlls. Info: Carol Coons, tel.
(646)174-5164; e-mail
March 15-April
6: 9th Annual Bahía de los Angeles Art & Craft Show and Sale
11am-5pm: A
talented group of local artists exhibits
their oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, gourd creations, crafted
wooden
objects, jewelry and fabric items upstairs at the Isla Market (just
north of
Villa Vitta RV Park) in Bahía de los Angeles on the Sea of
Cortez. The opening
reception on March 15 at 11am is open to the public. Free admission. Info: Mary
Bandy, e-mail
March
17: Benito Juárez’ Birthday Observed (Mexico)
March 17: St.
Patrick’s Day
March 19: Club Compañeros de Baja
Norte General
Meeting and “Sharp Medical Visit”
10:30am: Open to the public, Sharp HealthCare under the direction of
Minerva
Santos will discuss arthritis, offer free blood pressure checks, and
answer
health-related questions at the Compañeros Clubhouse, Calle
Mazatlán #256,
Fracc. Acapulco, 1 mile south of Ensenada. Lunch ($4dlls. donation)
follows.
Meet new friends and assist charities through this local service club.
Info:
Tillie Foster, tel. (646)176-1901, ext. 169; e-mail
March 21:
Benito Juárez’ Birthday (Mexico)
March 22 &
23 and March 29 & 30: “Citizen Mendez (Aboard the American
Freedom Train)” a Play
Set on the
California/Mexico border, Jack Shea’s compelling
play interweaves the tales of two illegal Mexican immigrants, two
American
border crossing agents, and an American yuppie couple whose lives
converge on
one devastating night. Directed by Irka Davis, this political drama
explores
the concept and consequences of borders and offers a thought-provoking
commentary on life’s struggles and the American Dream. Performances are
on Sat.
at 7pm and Sun. at 2pm at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at Campo La Jolla
in Punta
Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Ticket donation: $8dlls. ($7dlls. if
purchased before March 21). Info & tickets: Heather Hamilton, tel.
(646)154-2452; e-mail
March 22-29: Baja Travesia 2008
Teams from
around the world compete in an adventure
racing event that starts in San Felipe and ends in Ensenada, and
includes
disciplines like paddle boarding, ocean kayaking,
trekking/canyoneering,
mountain biking and a desert auto rally.
March 23:
Easter Sunday
March 23: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Easter Brunch
9-11:30am: Enjoy a special brunch of Eggs Benedict ($4dlls.
donation) and an Easter Hat Contest & Parade at the clubhouse on
Calle
Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada.
Open to the
public. Meet new friends and assist charities through this local
service club.
Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
March 28-30: El Alamo 200 Off-Road Race
Motorcycles, ATVs and four-wheel vehicles from both sides of
the border compete in a challenging four-lap race on a 50-mile circuit
course
at El Alamo, 50 miles southeast of Ensenada. Info: RECORD Off-Road
Series/Ramón
Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
March 29: 19th
or 20th Annual Los Gordos Crazy Hat Party
5-11pm:
Bring your wildest hat and participate in
pre-April Fool’s Day festivities, music and dancing at Restaurant/Bar
Los
Gordos at Rancho La Bufadora in Punta Banda, 21 miles south of
Ensenada. Info:
Pam Connor; e-mail
March 31:
César Chávez Birthday (California State Holiday)
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April
2008
Thru April 6:
9th Annual Bahía de los Angeles Art & Craft Show and
Sale
11am-5pm: A
talented group of local artists exhibits
their oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, gourd creations, crafted
wooden
objects, jewelry and fabric items upstairs at the Isla Market (just
north of
Villa Vitta RV Park) in Bahía de los Angeles on the Sea of
Cortez. The opening
reception on March 15 at 11am is open to the public. Free admission. Info: Mary
Bandy, e-mail
Thru
April 10: “Tormenta Silenciosa (Silent Storm)”
Painting Exposition
A
retrospective of more than 50 contemporary and
abstract oil paintings by acclaimed artist/poet Eduardo Tello at the
Galería de
Arte “Jardín Visual” of Radio Bahía, Av. Ruiz #10,
Ensenada. The March 8
inauguration at 6pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-5pm
Mon.-Fri.,
8am-2pm Sat. Free admission. Info: Eduardo Tello, U.S. tel.
(714)434-7336; e-mail
Thru April
11: “Origenes (Origins)” Painting Exposition
Renowned Ensenada artist Armando Franco displays his works
in the library of Xochicalco University, Calle San Francisco #1139,
Fracc. La
Misión, Ensenada. The March 10 inauguration at 5pm is open to
the public. Free
admission. Info: Universidad Xochicalco, tel. (646)174-3980.
Thru April 14:
“Conversaciones (Conversations)” Photo
Exposition
Mexico City/Ensenada photographers Natalia Delgado and
Fabián Bautista exhibit their color and black & white
digital works in the
Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. The
January 24 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours:
8am-8pm
Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
Thru May 15:
“Abstracto 02 Colección ING (Abstract 02 ING
Collection)” Art Exposition
A collective exhibition of more than three dozen paintings,
lithographs and sculptures signed between 1961 and 1985 by more than
two dozen
of Mexico’s most distinguished artists in the Sala de Exposiciones of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The January 24
inauguration at 7pm is
open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun.
Free
admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 1: April
Fool’s Day
April 5:
Nomads4Niños Charity Golf Tournament & Fiesta
A charity
event with a scramble format and prizes for
golfers plus cooking contests and other activities for food and fun
lovers at
Baja Country Club, located approximately 8 miles south of Ensenada.
Limited to
48 players, the tournament fee ($55dlls.) includes golf with tee-off
from
9-11am, cart, range balls, prizes and fiesta. “Fiesta Only” donation ($10dlls.
before April 1, $12dlls. after)
includes mariachi music, catered food and beverages from 1-6pm. Proceeds
benefit Agua
Viva
Guarderia Day Care Center in Maneadero. Advance registration is
required through Doc Dougherty, U.S. tel.
619-618-0508; e-mail
April 6:
Daylight Saving Time Begins (Mexico)
April 7, 14,
21, 28: Film Series “Jan Svankmajer and the
Quay Brothers, Masters of Surrealistic Animation”
7pm: The Cine Club of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
presents a series of avant-garde films by eminent European
animators/directors.
The free showings of Svankmajer’s “Alice” (1989) on April 7, “The
Collected
Shorts of Jan Svankmajer” (1965-1992) on April 14, the Quay’s “The
Piano Tuner
of Earthquakes” (2005) on April 21 and “The Brothers Quay Collection”
(1984-1993) on April 28 take place in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz
Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Film dialogue
is in English. Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 10:
Concert of Classical Music
7:30pm: Directed by Ernesto Rosas, the CEM Orchestra
performs Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony and Fantasy Overture Romeo and
Juliet, and
soloists Olena Galytska and Santos Cota perform Bach’s Concert for Two
Pianos
in Do Major at Teatro Benito Juárez, Av. Guadalupe between
Calles 2 & 4,
Ensenada. General admission is $8dlls. (Additional concerts are on
April 7 in
Mexicali, April 8 in Tijuana and April 9 in Tecate.) Info: Cirilo Liera
Murillo, UABC School of Arts, tel. (646)176-3005 or (646)177-1195; e-mail
April 11-June
2: “Mi Trabajo es el Mar (My Work is the Sea)”
Photo Exposition
UAM social anthropology student Dzilam Méndez displays his color
digital photos that focus on the lives of tuna fishermen in the lobby
of Teatro
de la Cuidad on Av. Diamante, Ensenada. The April 11 artist reception
at 7pm is
open to the public. Lobby hours: 8am-3pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. &
Sun. Free
admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, tel.
(646)177-3130.
April 12:
Seminars of 9th Annual Festival of New Wine &
Mollusks
Visit the
mollusk cultivation areas from
7:30-10:30am and attend aquaculture seminars from 11am-2:30pm. For
prices and more information contact the Baja California
Winemakers
Association, tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
April 13: 9th
Annual Festival of New Wine & Mollusks
Noon-5pm: Don’t miss this unique opportunity to taste newly made
Baja California wines while savoring oyster, clam and mussel dishes
prepared by
seafood producers and local restaurants at Ensenada’s Cruiseport on the
bay.
For tickets ($20dlls.) and more information contact the Baja California
Winemakers
Association, tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
April 16:
Francisco Bribiesca in Concert
7:30pm: As part of his “Nadie Esta Solo 2008” world tour,
this celebrated classical guitarist performs at Teatro Benito
Juárez, Av.
Guadalupe between Calles 2 & 4, Ensenada. General admission is
$8dlls.,
students $5dlls. Info: Cirilo Liera Murillo, UABC School of Arts, tel.
(646)176-3005 or (646)177-1195; e-mail
April 17-30:
“Perdida de una Identidad Social y sus Consecuencias
(Loss of a Social Identity and its Consequences)” Collective Photo
Exposition
Former students from the UABC School of Photography exhibit
their color and black & white digital photography in the hallways
of the
Casa de la Cultura in the northern end of the Riviera Cultural Center,
Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The April 17 artist
reception at 7pm is
open to the public. Hours: 8am-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun.
Free
admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, tel.
(646)177-3130.
April 19:
Passover Begins at Sundown
April 19: 29th
Spring Rosarito-Ensenada Fun
Bicycle Ride
10am: Over 7,500 cyclists participate in this scenic 50-mile
ride along the Free Road that starts in downtown Rosarito Beach and
finishes in
Ensenada with a fiesta from noon-sunset at Plaza Ventana al Mar on the
waterfront at the giant flagpole. Register online or call Bicycling
West, U.S.
tel. 858-483-8777 for recorded message. In Ensenada contact Andres
Muñoz, tel.
(646)174-0033.
April
19 & 20: Sierra Blanca Mountain Hike
A 4-hour
guided hiking tour from the Kumiai village of
San Antonio Necua to the Sierra Blanca, the highest peak in Valle de
Guadalupe.
The hike begins on Saturday at 7am, includes overnight camping with
bonfires
and Kumiai storytelling at the San Antonio Viejo base camp, and returns
Sunday
morning. Bring your own camping equipment, food and beverages. Cost is
$20dlls.
per person. Info: ADESU Alliance for Sustainable
Development/Horacio
González, tel. (646)178-8780; e-mail
April 20: San
Antonio Necua Artisans & Farmers Market
10am-5pm: The Kumiai community of San Antonio Necua presents
an exhibition and sale of traditional Kumiai, Pai-Pai, Cucapah and
Kiliwa native
arts as well as local agricultural products (cheese, honey, eggs,
bread,
fruits) and traditional foods like shawii, pinole and ground wheat
tortillas. Enjoy
guided walking tours and a cultural program with birdsingers and
traditional
dances. Free admission. The community is located in Valle de Guadalupe
off
Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3 (take dirt road opposite Domecq Winery and
continue
approximately 2 miles, passing L.A. Cetto Winery and following signs to
Necua).
Info: ADESU
Alliance for Sustainable Development/Horacio González,
tel.
(646)178-8780; e-mail
April
22: Earth Day
April 23-June
25: “Autorretrato (Self-Portrait)” Painting
Exposition
More than two dozen Ensenada artists reveal their inner
selves in large format paintings in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz
Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The April 23 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public.
Exhibition hours:
8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April
24:
Inauguration of the Second Phase of Ensenada’s State
Center of the Arts
Noon: Official grand opening ceremony of the Plaza de las
Artes and Foro Experimental of the Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE)
on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Free
admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 24-May
21: “Gráfica Baja Californiana (Baja California
Graphics)” Art Exposition
A collective exhibition of 32 engravings by Baja California
artists in the Galería de la Ciudad in the northern end of the
Riviera Cultural
Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The April 24
artist
reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 9am-7pm
Mon.-Fri.,
closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de
Baja
California, tel. (646)177-3130.
April 25:
“Live Rock” Concert
7:30pm: Local bands perform alternative rock at the Foro
Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the
corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Free admission.
Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 25-27:
61st Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race
The world’s largest international yacht race begins at noon
on Friday in Newport Beach, California and concludes with an award
ceremony on
Sunday afternoon at the Hotel Bahía in Ensenada. This
125-nautical-mile race
attracts approximately 450 sailboats in nearly two dozen classes. Info:
Newport
Ocean Sailing Association (NOSA), U.S. tel. (949)644-1023.
See 2006 review & photos
April 25-27:
Gran Feria del Nopal in San Vicente
The three-day festival dedicated to this edible cactus
includes seminars, nopal samples from 30-40 regional growers, a
gastronomic
fair and culinary contest of different dishes prepared with nopales,
cultural
entertainment, and the presentation of candidates for San Vicente
Fiesta Queen.
Festivities take place in front of the Delegation Office in the Plaza
del
Pueblo, located on the Transpeninsular Highway approximately 50 miles
south of
Ensenada. Info: Delegación de San Vicente, tel. (646)165-6635.
April 26:
“Historias en V Planivuelvo” Children’s Theater
5pm: Triciclo Rojo, a Mexico City theater company, performs
this entertaining pantomime in the Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s
Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. Admission: $5dlls. adults, $2.50dlls. children.
Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 27:
“Celebrating the Children” Concert
Noon:
Directed by
Pavlo Getman, the Youth Symphonic
Orchestra of Tijuana performs at Teatro Benito Juárez, Av.
Guadalupe between
Calles 2 & 4, Ensenada. General admission is $8dlls., students
$4dlls.
Info: Cirilo Liera Murillo, UABC School of Arts, tel. (646)176-3005 or
(646)177-1195; e-mail
April 27: “Tu
Hombro” Contemporary Dance Presentation
8pm: The well-known Compañia Antares from Hermosillo,
Sonora, performs in the Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal
de las
Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. General admission $10dlls., students $5dlls. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 28:
Museo
Histórico Regional Monthly Conference
8pm: Débora Flores, Director of the Community Museum in San
Vicente Ferrer, is the guest speaker at the Museo Histórico
Regional (former
Ensenada jail) on Av. Gastelum
between Av. Lopez Mateos & Virgilio Uribe, Ensenada. Free admission. Info: Museo
Histórico Regional de Ensenada, tel. (646)178-3692.
April 30:
Día del Niño (Children’s Day in Mexico)
April 30: “An
Adventure of Fiesta, Art & Fun” Children’s
Day Celebration
4-7pm: Creative workshops, interactive exhibitions, games,
and presentations of music and dance at the Plaza de las Artes and Foro
Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the
corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Free admission.
Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
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May
2008
Thru May 15:
“Abstracto 02 Colección ING (Abstract 02 ING
Collection)” Art Exposition
A collective exhibition of more than three dozen paintings,
lithographs and sculptures signed between 1961 and 1985 by more than
two dozen
of Mexico’s most distinguished artists in the Sala de Exposiciones of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The January 24
inauguration at 7pm is
open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-7pm Sun.
Free
admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
Thru May 21: “Gráfica Baja
Californiana (Baja California
Graphics)” Art Exposition
A collective exhibition of 32 engravings by Baja California
artists in the Galería de la Ciudad in the northern end of the
Riviera Cultural
Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The April 24
artist
reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 9am-7pm
Mon.-Fri.,
closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de
Baja
California, tel. (646)177-3130.
Thru June 2:
“Mi Trabajo es el Mar (My Work is the Sea)”
Photo Exposition
UAM social anthropology student Dzilam Méndez displays his color
digital photos that focus on the lives of tuna fishermen in the lobby
of Teatro
de la Cuidad on Av. Diamante, Ensenada. The April 11 artist reception
at 7pm is
open to the public. Lobby hours: 8am-3pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. &
Sun. Free
admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, tel.
(646)177-3130.
Thru June 25:
“Autorretrato (Self-Portrait)” Painting
Exposition
More than two dozen Ensenada artists reveal their inner
selves in large format paintings in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz
Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The April 23 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public.
Exhibition
hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-7pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
May 1:
Día del Trabajo (Labor Day in Mexico)
May 2:
Minaudieres Reception
6-9pm: Open to the public, the evening reception marks the
debut of designer Barbara Johnson’s Tjentland brand minaudieres (small,
hard-case evening bags), which are studded with Swarovski crystals and
semi-precious gemstones and lined with Colorado deerskin suede. Wine
and hors
d’oeuvres will be served at Barbara’s home in Punta Banda. For
directions and
reservations contact Barbara Johnson, tel. (646)154-2011; e-mail
May 3: 134th
Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
May 3:
Feria Artesanal Arts & Crafts Fair
10am-6pm: A unique opportunity to meet and interact with
more than 50 internationally known artists and artisans who will be
demonstrating and selling their works directly to the public at Centro
Artesanal on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Castillo,
Ensenada. Participants include local fine artists and sculptors,
native Pai-Pai potters and
Kumiai basket weavers, and dealers of quality
Mexican folk
art and Mata Ortiz pottery. Also enjoy tequila tastings, traditional
Mexican
foods and beverages, and an artistic program of cultural music and
dance. Free
admission. For more information or to participate as a vendor, contact
Adalberto
Pérez Meillón, tel. (646)175-7848; e-mail
May 3: 6th
Annual Baja Book
Signing & Wine Tasting
11am-5pm:
Meet more than a dozen famous Baja
authors and storytellers, sample fine Baja California wines (from 1pm),
and
enjoy a performance of the Salzambra Flamenco Dancers (at 2pm) at Pyramid Resort in Plaza del Mar, Km. 57 on
Rosarito-Ensenada Free Road. Books and wine
available for purchase. For information, hotel reservations, or to
participate
in the event as a Baja book author, contact Keri McCarty, tel.
(646)155-0265; e-mail
May 3
& 4:
Cabalgata Vaquera El Alamar
A 4-5 hour guided horseback riding adventure in the Sierra
de Juarez. Registration fee includes meals and overnight camping (bring
your
own tent and equipment) at Rancho El Alamar. Horse rental available or
bring
your own. Registration & info: Alfredo Vizcarra, cell tel.
(646)179-5074 or
Tijuana tel. (664)902-3681; e-mail
May 3, 17
& 31: Traditional Mexican Folkloric Dance Show
4pm: Attired in colorful handmade costumes, the ensemble Xochiquetzal
ISSSTE Cultura performs time-honored regional dances of Jalisco,
Veracruz,
Sinaloa and other regions of Mexico every other Saturday at La Casa Vieja Wine
Bar & Art Gallery, located between Casa de Piedra winery and
Restaurant
Mustafa in San Antonio de las Minas at Km. 93.5 Carr. Tecate-Ensenada
(“Ruta
del Vino”). Free admission, ample parking. Info: Colleen & Humberto
Toscano, tel. (646)155-3153.
May 4, 11, 18
& 25: CEARTE Tianguis Cultural
12:30-7pm: Artists and artisans offer their wares on Sundays
at this cultural marketplace held on the Plaza de la Estrella of
Ensenada’s
Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
May 5: Cinco
de Mayo (Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla)
May 5, 12, 19
& 26: Film Series “Alfred Hitchcock, the
Master of Suspense”
7pm: The Cine Club of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
presents a series of psychological thrillers directed by one of the
most
popular and celebrated filmmakers of all time. The free showings of
“Rear
Window” (1954) on May 5, “North by Northwest” (1959) on May 12,
“Psycho” (1960)
on May 19 and “The Birds” (1963) on May 26 take place in the Sala
Ernesto Muñoz
Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner
of
Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario.
Films are in English
with Spanish subtitles. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
May 9:
Ensenada Jazz 25th Anniversary Tour ‘08
7:30pm: The
incomparable Ensenada Jazz celebrates 25 years of
performing jazz in Baja California with a concert at Teatro Benito
Juárez, Av.
Guadalupe between Calles 2 & 4, Ensenada. General admission is
$8dlls., students
$5dlls. (Additional
concerts are on April 26 in Tecate, May 2 in Tijuana and May 13 in
Mexicali.)
Info: Cirilo Liera Murillo, UABC School of Arts, tel. (646)176-3005 or
(646)177-1195; e-mail
May 10:
Día de las Madres (Mother’s Day in Mexico)
May 10: Amanda
Miguel in Concert
As part of their “La Pareja Más Romántica de America”
tour,
the world-famous Argentine-born Mexican pop singer and her husband,
Diego
Verdaguer, perform at the Casa de los Siete Patios, located 8 miles
north of
Ensenada near Playas de San Miguel. Tickets are $50, $60 &
$80dlls. A portion of proceeds benefits Club Rotario Ensenada Calafia,
A.C. Wine, mixed drinks and
El Rey
Sol canapés will be sold at event. Doors open at 8pm; the
outdoor concert
begins at 10pm. Seating is limited. Advance tickets are recommended and
are
available at Restaurant El Rey Sol, tel. (646)178-1733.
See photos
and concert review
May 10, 17, 24
& 31: Bazar Centro Artesanal
10am-6pm: A
colorful outdoor bazaar featuring local
artists and their original works, native Pai-Pai potters and Kumiai
basket
weavers,
and a variety of vendors offering quality Mexican crafts, collectibles,
antiques, books, regional foods, beverages and produce every Saturday
at Centro
Artesanal on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Castillo,
Ensenada. Free admission. For more information or to participate as a
vendor,
contact Centro Artesanal administrator Adalberto Pérez
Meillón, tel.
(646)175-7848; e-mail
May
11:
Mother’s Day (U.S.)
May 11:
7th
Annual International Half Marathon
8am: Men and women are invited to compete for medals and
cash prizes in this 21 km. foot race that starts and finishes at
Sullivan
Sports Field, Av. Diamante, Ensenada. Open to anyone age 16 or older;
no entry
fee. Info: Municipal Sports Institute (INMUDERE)/Felipe Borrego
Escobedo, tel.
(646)176-4445 or (646)177-0744.
May 11: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Mother’s Day
Celebration
1-4pm: Open
to the public, the special luncheon
features Cornish game hen, vegetables, salad, dessert, and for mothers,
a
corsage and champagne. Join the festivities at the Compañeros
Clubhouse, Calle
Mazatlán #256, Fracc. Acapulco, 1 mile south of Ensenada.
Donation is $7dlls.;
proceeds benefit club charities. Reservations are recommended. Info:
Jim
O’Brien, tel. (646)154-2018; e-mail
May 17: 133rd
Preakness Stakes at Pimlico
May 17: Homage
to Ensenada
5pm: In honor of Ensenada’s 126th Anniversary, local
composers and writers present their Ensenada-themed music and poetry in
the
Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. Free
admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
May 17 &
18: Baja Series Motocross 2008
Round One of this exciting motorsport series takes place at
the newly renovated Rancho Motocross track located 10 minutes from
downtown
Ensenada at Km. 8.5 on Carr. Ensenada-Ojos Negros (Highway 3). On
Saturday,
practice is from 10am-3pm. On Sunday, practice is 8-9am with races from
10:30am-3pm. General admission is $5dlls., VIP admission is $7dlls.
Info: Baja
Series Motocross, cell tel. (646)947-5330.
May
18, 19,
21, 22, 23 & 25: 12th Annual University
Festival of Theater
8pm: A series of six Spanish-language plays performed by
theater groups from Mexico City, Veracruz and Sinaloa at either the
Foro
Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the
corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario
or the Teatro Benito
Juárez, Av. Guadalupe between Calles 2 & 4 in Ensenada.
General admission
is $10dlls., students $5dlls. Info: Cirilo Liera Murillo, UABC School
of Arts,
tel. (646)176-3005 or (646)177-1195; e-mail, or
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
May 24 &
25: 15th Annual Guillermo's
Yellowtail
Sportfishing Tournament in Bahía de los Angeles
Anglers compete for trophies and cash prizes while trying to
hook up with the largest yellowtail in the Sea of Cortez. Registration
fee. Bring your own boat or arrange a panga rental in town. Info:
Restaurant Guillermo’s/Guillermo Galván in L.A. Bay, satellite
tel.
(200)124-9104.
May 24 &
25: 29th Annual La Misión Fiesta
A family
style country festival with parades,
rodeo contests, cultural exhibitions, regional foods, live
entertainment and a
Saturday night Cowboy Camp & Bonfire. It is held at the site of San
Miguel
Arcangel de la Frontera Mission at Km. 65.5 on the Tijuana-Ensenada
Free Road
(from Toll Road, take La Fonda exit). The fiesta kicks off on Saturday
with
sports contests at 8am, rodeo contests at 3pm, folkloric dancing at
4pm, the
11th Annual State Calabaceado Dance Festival at 4:30pm, and a bonfire
and dance
at 8pm. Sunday festivities begin with Catholic mass at 9am, followed by
a civic
parade at 10am, inauguration ceremonies at noon, folkloric dance groups
from
12:30-5pm, a cabalgata (procession of costumed horseback riders) at
2pm, rodeo
at 3:15pm, and a special performance of “Nativo,” a music and dance
production
based on the history of Baja California, from 5-6pm. The fiesta
concludes with
live music for dancing from 8pm-midnight. Free
admission. Info: UABC School of Tourism in
Tijuana/Prof. Mario Reyes, tel/fax (664)682-1697; e-mail
See 2006 story & photos
May 25: 6th
Annual Festival del Caballo,
Arte y Vino
10am-6pm: Equestrian and charrería exhibitions, Andalusian
dancing horses, folkloric & flamenco dancers, music, arts &
crafts,
wine tasting and regional foods. Festivities take place at Adobe
Guadalupe
Vineyards & Inn in Valle de Guadalupe. Admission: $25dlls. at the
door,
$20dlls. in advance. Children under 12 free. Proceeds benefit Club
Tiburones,
A.C. Info at tel. (646)120-5878 or cell (646)947-7146.
May 25:
Ensenada 126th Anniversary “Ensenada de Todos, Suma
de Culturas” International Festival
10am-8pm: A
multicultural celebration at Plaza Ventana al
Mar on the
waterfront near the giant flag pole on Blvd.
Costero, Ensenada. Enjoy music,
dance, arts, foods and exhibits by nearly four fozen local community
groups of
various nationalities, historical and cultural societies, museums and
the
city’s founding families. Free admission. Info: Yukio
Nishikawa, tel.
(646)176-2763; e-mail
May 26: Memorial Day Observed
(U.S.)
May
29: 10th
Annual Baja 500 Autograph Signing Fiesta
1-11pm: Meet and get autographs from more than 65 racing
teams from Mexico, the United States and other countries at this
family-oriented event featuring Trophy-Truck, motorcycle and race car
exhibitions, off-road products and souvenirs, music, food and giant
screen
video presentations at Plaza Ventana al Mar (near the gigantic flag
pole) on
Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas),
Ensenada. Free admission. Info: Gabriel García at El
Vigía, tel. (646)120-5555,
ext. 255; e-mail
May 29-June 1:
40th Tecate
SCORE Baja 500
The legendary desert race in which more than 300 cars,
trucks, motorcycles and ATVs from the United States, Mexico, Canada,
France,
Germany, Italy and Japan traverse nearly 500 miles of rugged mountain,
forest
and desert terrain in their attempts to “beat the Baja.” This year’s
race starts and finishes in front of Ensenada’s
historic Riviera Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas). On
Thursday, May 29, there is the Autograph Signing Fiesta from 1-11pm and
racer/media
registration from 2-6pm. On Friday, May 30, the pre-race SCORE
Manufacturer’s
Midway and tech inspection takes place on the boulevard across from the
Riviera
from 10am-6pm. On Saturday, May 31, motorcycles and ATVs start at 6am,
followed
by trucks and cars at approximately 10am. Starters have
a 20-hour time period to
officially finish the 441.15-mile race. On Sunday, June 1,
award
presentations
are poolside at 10am at Ensenada’s Hotel San Nicolás. Info:
SCORE
International, U.S. tel. (818)225-8402.
May 31: A
Sunset Concert with Francisco Cespedes
The Cuban-born singer/composer performs romantic music in
the Plaza de Toros of L.A. Cetto Winery in Valle de Guadalupe, Km. 73.5
on
Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3. Doors open at 4pm; concert is at 6pm.
General
admission is $40dlls.; VIP seating is $60dlls. Wine and food available.
Info
& tickets: L.A. Cetto offices, Ensenada tel. (646)175-2363, Valle de Guadalupe tel.
(646)155-2264, Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031; e-mail
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June
2008
Thru June 1:
40th Tecate SCORE Baja
500
The legendary desert race in which more than 300 cars,
trucks, motorcycles and ATVs from the United States, Mexico, Canada,
France,
Germany, Italy and Japan traverse nearly 500 miles of rugged mountain,
forest
and desert terrain in their attempts to “beat the Baja.” This year’s
race starts and finishes in front of Ensenada’s
historic Riviera Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas). On
Thursday, May 29, there is the Autograph Signing Fiesta from 1-11pm and
racer/media
registration from 2-6pm. On Friday, May 30, the pre-race SCORE
Manufacturer’s
Midway and tech inspection takes place on the boulevard across from the
Riviera
from 10am-6pm. On Saturday, May 31, motorcycles and ATVs start at 6am,
followed
by trucks and cars at approximately 10am. Starters have
a 20-hour time period to
officially finish the 441.15-mile race. On Sunday, June 1,
award
presentations
are poolside at 10am at Ensenada’s Hotel San Nicolás. Info:
SCORE
International, U.S. tel. (818)225-8402.
Thru June 2:
“Mi Trabajo es el Mar (My Work is the Sea)”
Photo Exposition
UAM social anthropology student Dzilam Méndez displays his color
digital photos that focus on the lives of tuna fishermen in the lobby
of Teatro
de la Cuidad on Av. Diamante, Ensenada. The April 11 artist reception
at 7pm is
open to the public. Lobby hours: 8am-3pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. &
Sun. Free
admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, tel.
(646)177-3130.
Thru June 25:
“Autorretrato (Self-Portrait)” Painting
Exposition
More than two dozen Ensenada artists reveal their inner
selves in large format paintings in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz
Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The April 23 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public.
Exhibition
hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., noon-7pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
June 1: Día de la
Marina (Navy Day in Mexico)
June 1: 11th Annual Mushroom Festival
1-9pm: A food
fair and restaurant culinary competition
of mushroom-based dishes on Av. López Mateos between Av.
Alvarado and Av.
Blancarte, Ensenada. Wine, beer,
live entertainment (rondalla, blues
and Latin dance music), raffles, and mushroom exhibitions by the
science
faculty of UABC University. Ticket ($12dlls.) includes food samples and
beverages. Info &
tickets: CANIRAC
Chamber of
Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
See 2006 review
& photos
June 1, 8, 15,
22 & 29: CEARTE Tianguis Cultural
12:30-7pm: Artists and artisans offer their wares on Sundays
at this cultural marketplace held on the Plaza de la Estrella of
Ensenada’s
Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
June 2, 9, 16,
23 & 30: Film Series “Stanley Kubrick, in
Honor of the 40th Anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey”
7pm: The Cine Club of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
presents a series of films by one of the greatest directors and
producers of
the 20th century. The free showings of “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968)
on June 2,
“A Clockwork Orange” (1972) on June 9, “Lolita” (1962) on June 16,
“Full Metal
Jacket” (1987) on June 23 and “Killer’s Kiss” (1955) on June 30 take
place in
the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de
las Artes
(CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club
Rotario. Films are in English with Spanish subtitles. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
June 6, 7
& 8: “Nunsense” a Musical
Directed by Mike Beals, the Wigs & Giggles Repertory
Group presents this hilarious Off Broadway musical about five zany nuns
at
Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles
south of
Ensenada. Performances are on Friday and Saturday at 7pm and on Sunday
at 2pm. Ticket
donation: $8dlls. ($7dlls. if purchased in advance from May 1-June 5).
Info
& tickets: Heather Hamilton, tel. (646)154-2452; e-mail
June 6-July
16: “Trece Años (Thirteen Years)” Sculpture
Exposition
An exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Ensenada artist
Patricia López in the Galería de la Ciudad in the
northern end of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The
June 6 artist
reception at 7:30pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 9am-7pm
Mon.-Fri.,
closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de
Baja California,
tel. (646)177-3130.
June 7: 140th
Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
June 7:
Galería Pérez Meillón 20th Anniversary Celebration
6:30pm: Enjoy wine, cheese, bread, live music and great
company as Adalberto Pérez Meillón celebrates his
birthday and 20th year in
business at Galería Pérez Meillón in Centro
Artesanal, Locale #40, Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) #1094 & Av. Castillo,
Ensenada. Please RSVP at
(646)175-7848 or e-mail
June 7: “Four
Inspirations: Sonatas and Sonatinas for
Clarinet and Piano” Concert
8pm: Pianist Santos Cota and clarinetist Emiliano López
perform classical selections in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s
Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. General admission is $10dlls.,
students
$5dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
June 7 &
8: Circuito Panamericano Baja California 2008
Dog Show
10am-4pm: Come and watch purebred dogs from Mexico and the
United States compete for the titles of Mexican Champion and Grand
Mexican
Champion in the gardens of the Hotel Corona, located on the corner of
Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) #1442 & Av. Club Rotario,
Ensenada. Free admission
for spectators but please do not bring noncompeting dogs. For more
information
or to enter the dog competition (advance registration required), visit www.clubcanofilocaliente.com
or call Claudia Pierce, Tijuana tel.
(664)633-7395.
June 7, 14, 21
& 28: Bazar Centro Artesanal
10am-6pm: A
colorful outdoor bazaar featuring local
artists and their original works, native Pai-Pai potters and Kumiai
basket
weavers,
and a variety of vendors offering quality Mexican crafts, collectibles,
antiques, books, regional foods, beverages and produce every Saturday
at Centro
Artesanal on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Castillo,
Ensenada. On June 14,
enjoy live music by the Astro
Rumberos, a 4-man band from Tijuana that will perform modern rumba
music for
your listening and dancing pleasure from 4-6pm. Free
admission. For more information or to participate as a
vendor,
contact Centro Artesanal administrator Adalberto Pérez
Meillón, tel.
(646)175-7848; e-mail
June 8: Fiesta
of the Flowering Vineyards (Fiesta de los
Viñedos en Flor)
Noon-5pm:
Originally scheduled for May 11, this colorful
event at Bibayoff Winery in Valle de Guadalupe is an excellent
opportunity to
sample wines from many different wineries and enjoy regional foods and
music in
a family atmosphere. Admission is $2dlls. per child, $10dlls. per adult
(wine
tasting included). Proceeds benefit Albergue San Vicente Shelter in
Ensenada.
Advance tickets are recommended and available through the Baja
California
Winemakers Association, tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
June 10: “The
Passion of Russia and America” Concert
7pm: Mexico City mezzo-soprano Verónica Alexanderson and
pianist Farizat Tchibirova perform classical and popular music by
Russian and
American composers in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. General admission is $10dlls., students $5dlls.
Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
June 12-August
4: “XVI
Bienal Plástica de Baja California” Visual Arts Exposition
More than 90 outstanding paintings,
drawings, sculptures and graphic works by Baja
California
artists that were selected from the “XVI Bienal Plástica de Baja
California”
art competition held in November 2007 are on display in the
Sala de
Exposiciones of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the
corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The June 12
inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm
Mon.-Sat.,
11am-7pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
June 13: San Antonio Necua
Festival POSTPONED
UNTIL JULY 5
10am-midnight:
The Kumiai community of San Antonio
Necua presents its annual festival, a cultural gathering of Yuman
tribes
(Pai-Pai, Cucapah, Kiliwa and Kumiai) with traditional dancers and bird
singers,
an intertribal piak tournament, arts and crafts exhibitions, a bonfire
at
sunset, and complimentary meals. Free admission. For a small fee,
participate
in craft workshops and guided nature hikes. The community is located in
Valle
de Guadalupe off Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3 (at Km. 73.5 take dirt road
and
continue approximately 5 miles, passing L.A. Cetto Winery and following
signs
to Necua). Camping is available for $5dlls./night per vehicle with up
to 5 persons.
Info: ADESU Alliance
for Sustainable Development/Horacio
González,
tel. (646)178-8780; e-mail
June 14: Flag
Day (U.S.)
June 14: La
Sociedad de Vecinos de Punta Banda Spaghetti
Feed
Enjoy spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic bread and
dessert at Campo La Jolla Salon in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of
Ensenada.
Doors open at 3pm, dinner served from 4-7pm. Ticket donation is $8dlls.
at the
door, $7dlls. if purchased in advance. Proceeds benefit the Punta Banda
Volunteer Fire Department. Info & tickets: Kathleen Taormina, tel.
(646)152-0090; e-mail
June 14 &
15: Baja Series Motocross 2008
in San Quintín
Round Two of this exciting motorsport series takes place at
the San Quintín Motocross located in front of the Federal de
Caminos at Km. 196
on the Carr. Transpeninsular in San Quintín. Info: Moto Club San
Quintín, tel.
(616)165-3866 or cell tel. (616)105-3335.
June 15:
Father’s Day
June 15: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Father’s Day Brunch
9am-noon: A special brunch of bacon or sausage, eggs and
choice of French toast or biscuits & gravy at the Compañeros
clubhouse on Calle
Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada.
Open to the
public; $4dlls. donation. Meet new friends and assist charities through
this
local service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
June 20:
“Edipo Guey,” a Play
8pm: A Spanish-language comedy by Mario Cantú Toscano in the
Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on
the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. General
admission is $10dlls., students $5dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
June 20 &
21: New Covenant of Grace Christian Fellowship
Yard Sale
8am-noon: Clothing, furniture, household items and bake sale
goods at the New Covenant of Grace
Christian Fellowship church, located near Gertrude Pearlman
Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada.
Donations
welcomed. Info: New Covenant of Grace, tel. (646)154-2601; e-mail matt16.18@gmail.com
June 20-22: Ensenada-San
Felipe 250 Off-road Race
More than 200 cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both
sides of the border compete on a challenging off-road course. Friday is
tech inspection from 3:30-11pm on Av.
Ruiz in Ensenada. On Saturday,
motorcycles and ATVs take off at 2pm,
followed by four-wheel vehicles at approximately 3:30pm, from the start
line in
Ojos Negros, 25 miles southeast of Ensenada. The finish line is across
from the
Hotel Cortez in San Felipe. Sunday award
presentations
are at
1pm at Rockodile Bar in San Felipe. Info:
RECORD Off-Road Series/Ramón Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
June 20-July
31: “See-Through” Art Exposition
An exhibition of 18 drawings and etchings by Ensenada/Mexico
artist Luis Urrutia at Maple’s House Cafe on Av. Ruiz & Calle 17,
Ensenada.
The June 20 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Free admission.
Open daily from 2-11pm. Info: Maple’s House
Cafe, cell tel. (646)151-0376.
June 21: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Wine Tasting &
Steak Night
Join the Compañeros for a Wine Appreciation & Tasting
conducted by wine expert Katrina Tinoco from 2-4pm at the clubhouse on
Calle
Mazatlán #256, Fracc. Acapulco, 1 mile south of Ensenada.
Donation ($5dlls.)
includes sampling of four Baja California wines; please bring your own
wine
glasses. From 4-6pm, enjoy a dinner of steak ($7dlls.), chicken
($6dlls.) or
fish ($6dlls.) and DJ music. Proceeds benefit club charities. Info:
Carol
Coons, tel. (646)174-5164; e-mail
June 21: “Lady
de la Lena”Art Exhibit in Cantamar
1-7pm: Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Ensenada artist
and storyteller Martina at
Joanna Jones Galería & Cafe at Villa Borja in
Cantamar, Tijuana-Ensenada Free Road Km. 47.6 (a half mile north of the
Cantamar exit from the Toll Road). Enjoy Italian food by Dominic, Baja
California wine tastings, music by songwriter/guitarist D’Elle, a drum
circle
hosted by Thomas & Tombo Raisticos, and a “Starving Artists”
reduced art
sale. Info: Joanna Jones, cell tel. (646)193-0072, U.S. tel.
(619)819-2994 or e-mail
June 21 &
22: Summer Surfing Tournament
Nearly 100 surfers from Baja California and Baja California
Sur are expected to compete in this tournament at Playa Tres
Marías in El
Sauzal, located approximately 1.5 miles south of the Ensenada toll
gate. Info:
Yahaira Sánchez Dahlinger, cell tel. (646)119-8247.
June 27-July
13: 27th Expo Feria San Quintín
6pm-midnight: An annual fair with exhibitions of regional
products, foods and crafts, a “Señorita San Quintín Expo
Fair 2008” beauty pageant,
music, dancing, entertainment and fun for the entire family at Centro
Deportivo
de San Quintín, located approximately 110 miles south of
Ensenada. Free
admission. Info: Arturo Aviña, cell tel. (616)163-0249 or Felipe
García, cell
tel. (616)107-0225.
June
28: Mariachi
Vargas de Tecalitlán & Fernando de la Mora in Concert
3pm: “The Best Mariachi in the World” and famous Mexican
tenor Fernando de la Mora perform in the Plaza de Toros of L.A. Cetto
Winery in
Valle de Guadalupe, Km. 73.5 on Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3. General
admission is
$40dlls.; VIP seating is $60dlls. Wine and food available. Info &
tickets:
L.A. Cetto offices, Ensenada tel. (646)175-2363,
Valle de Guadalupe tel. (646)155-2264, Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031; e-mail
June 28:
“Classics of Romanticism” Concert
7:30pm:
Violinist Konstantin Ziumbilov and pianist Evgeny
Korolkov perform works by Tchaikovsky, Shubert and Grieg in the Sala
Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE)
on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Admission is
$20dlls. Proceeds
benefit Club Rotario Ensenada Riviera. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
June 28 &
29: Baja Series Motocross 2008
Round Three of this exciting motorsport series takes place
at Las Cañadas Recreation Park located 30 minutes south of
Ensenada at Carr.
Transpeninsular Km. 31.5. Info: Baja Series Motocross, cell tel.
(646)947-5330; e-mail
June 29: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Brunch
9-11:30am: Sunday brunch at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Open to the
public;
$4dlls. donation. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
June 29: Ador
Arte Festival of Art and Electronic Music
6pm: An evening of DJ and musical performances, paintings,
photography, visual and culinary arts at El Bodegón del Arte,
Av. Blancarte
& Calle 7, Ensenada. Admission: $5 dlls. Info at cell tel.
(646)132-3090.
June 29 &
30: La Punta Pro-Am Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Bay View Grand La Punta, a Greg Norman upcoming
18-hole oceanfront golf community, this two-day event includes a Sunday
9-hole
skins game, trade show, mixer and dinner party, and Monday team
tournament and
award ceremony at Bajamar Ocean Front Golf Resort, located 15 miles
north of
Ensenada on the toll road at Km. 77.5. Proceeds benefit Baja Norte
Children
Orphanage Relief Program. Info: Patrick Shaw, PGA, tel. (646)155-0161,
U.S.
toll free 888-311-6076; e-mail
June 30:
“Bahía de los Angeles en la Arqueologia Peninsular”
Conference
8pm: Archeologist Jorge Serrano discusses archeological
excavations in Bahía de los Angeles (in Spanish) at the Museo
Histórico
Regional (former Ensenada jail) on Av. Gastelum between Av. Lopez
Mateos &
Virgilio Uribe, Ensenada.
Free admission. Info: Museo Histórico Regional de Ensenada, tel.
(646)178-3692.
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July
2008
Thru July 13:
27th Expo Feria San Quintín
6pm-midnight: An annual fair with exhibitions of regional
products, foods and crafts, a “Señorita San Quintín Expo
Fair 2008” beauty pageant,
music, dancing, entertainment and fun for the entire family at Centro
Deportivo
de San Quintín, located approximately 110 miles south of
Ensenada. Free
admission. Info: Arturo Aviña, cell tel. (616)163-0249 or Felipe
García, cell
tel. (616)107-0225.
Thru July 16:
“Trece Años (Thirteen Years)” Sculpture
Exposition
An exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Ensenada artist
Patricia López in the Galería de la Ciudad in the
northern end of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The
June 6 artist
reception at 7:30pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 9am-7pm
Mon.-Fri.,
closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de
Baja
California, tel. (646)177-3130.
Thru
July
31: “See-Through” Art Exposition
An exhibition of 18 drawings and etchings by Ensenada/Mexico
artist Luis Urrutia at Maple’s House Cafe on Av. Ruiz & Calle 17,
Ensenada.
The June 20 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Free admission.
Open daily from 2-11pm. Info: Maple’s House
Cafe, cell tel. (646)151-0376.
Thru August 4: “XVI
Bienal Plástica de Baja California” Visual Arts Exposition
More than 90 outstanding paintings, drawings, sculptures and graphic
works by Baja
California
artists that were selected from the “XVI Bienal Plástica de Baja
California”
art competition held in November 2007 are on display in the
Sala de
Exposiciones of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the
corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The June 12
inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm
Mon.-Sat., noon-7pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
July 2:
“Proyecto Península II: Continuación Caminata 2000
(Project
Peninsula II: A Continuation of the Walk)” Audiovisual Conference
7:30pm: Photographer Alfonso Cardona and Josue Cruz del
Corral present images and discuss their transpeninsular walk through
Baja
California in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las
Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
July 3:
Guitar and Flute Concert
7:30pm: Guitarist David Mozqueda and flautist Nury Ulate
Solís perform classical and popular music in the Sala Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. General
admission is $10dlls.,
students $5dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
July 4:
Independence Day (U.S.)
July 4:
Ensenada Jazz in Concert
8pm: An outdoor concert featuring the incomparable Ensenada
Jazz at the Foro Experimental and Plaza de las Artes of Ensenada’s
Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
July 4-August
26: “Primero Sueño (First I Dream)” Painting
Exposition
International award winning Ensenada painter/sculptor/ceramicist José
Carrillo Cedillo presents 15 of his colorful paintings created
between
2000 and 2008 in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s
Centro Estatal de
las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. The July 4 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public.
Exhibition
hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., noon-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
July 5: San Antonio Necua Festival
10am-midnight:
The Kumiai community of San Antonio
Necua presents its annual festival, a cultural gathering of Yuman
tribes
(Pai-Pai, Cucapah, Kiliwa and Kumiai) with traditional dancers and bird
singers,
an intertribal piak tournament, arts and crafts exhibitions, a bonfire
at
sunset, and complimentary meals. Free admission. For a small fee,
participate
in craft workshops and guided nature hikes. The community is located in
Valle
de Guadalupe off Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3 (at Km. 73.5 take dirt road
and
continue approximately 5 miles, passing L.A. Cetto Winery and following
signs
to Necua). Camping is available for $5dlls./night per vehicle with up
to 5 persons.
Info: ADESU Alliance
for Sustainable Development/Horacio
González,
tel. (646)178-8780; e-mail
July 5: Paella
Contest CANCELLED
Noon-7pm: More than two dozen professional and novice culinary
teams prepare this famous saffron-kissed dish from Spain on Av. Ruiz
between
Av. Lopez Mateos & Calle 2, Ensenada. Enjoy live music and a family
atmosphere. Ticket ($15dlls.) includes 2 beverages (wine, beer or soda)
and 2
hearty samples of paella. Info: Victor González, tel.
(646)177-0780; e-mail
July 5 &
6: Expo-Feria de la Mascota 08
10am-5pm: Sponsored by Purina Pro Plan, the pet expo-fair in
the parking lot of Ensenada’s Hotel Paraíso Las Palmas on Av.
Sangines #206 will
feature pet supply booths, souvenirs, regional foods (for bipeds and
quadrupeds), and contests with prizes for the mascot in best costume,
the
mascot with the best trick, and the best trained dog. There is no fee
to enter
contests but pets must be registered in advance. Spectators are
welcome, free
admission. Info and registration: Happy Pets Veterinary Services, tel.
(646)172-4030; e-mail
July 5, 12, 19
& 26: Bazar Centro Artesanal
10am-6pm: A colorful outdoor bazaar featuring local artists
and their original works, native Pai-Pai potters and Kumiai basket
weavers, and
a variety of vendors offering quality Mexican crafts, collectibles,
antiques,
books, regional foods, beverages and produce every Saturday at Centro
Artesanal
on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) &
Av. Castillo, Ensenada.
Free admission. For more information or to participate as a vendor,
contact
Centro Artesanal administrator Adalberto Pérez Meillón,
tel. (646)175-7848; e-mail
July 6, 13, 20
& 27: CEARTE Tianguis Cultural
12:30-7pm: Artists and artisans offer their wares on Sundays
at this cultural marketplace held on the Plaza de la Estrella of
Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
July 7, 14, 21
& 28: Film Series “Wim Wenders, the New
German Cinema”
7pm: The Cine Club of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
presents a series of films by this acclaimed German director,
playwright and
producer. The free show |
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