The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Guadalajara is known as one of the bulwarks of Catholicism in Mexico, and maybe because of that fact it is also the base of a strong, well organized and proud gay community.
The United States Consulate General in Guadalajara hosted more than 500 guests at an Independence Day party held this week in the Benavento Salon in Tlajomulco.
Janet Heinze, the former director general of the American School of Guadalajara, has received formal recognition from the U.S. State Department for her lifetime achievements in international education.
Guadalajara-area residents who have a yen for hands-on classes in painting, pottery, piano, yoga, weaving and the like can drop in at a conveniently located municipal center on the city’s west side that just inaugurated an inexpensive program involving about 10 teachers so far.
July the Fourth will be celebrated at St. Mark’s Anglican/Episcopal Church in Guadalajara with two events on two weekends, one before and one after the holiday, which falls on a Thursday this year. Everyone is welcome to attend St. Mark’s and these special events.
The Papirolas creative festival for children and young people continues this weekend at Expo Guadalajara.
Lovers of literature at the American Society (Amsoc) are meeting on the third Thursday of each month (usually) to discuss books and “have a barrel of fun,” says member Marcia Gran.
At St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Guadalajara, Jim Priddy has been selected as pastor, after a search lasting about six months, and the Priddys are in the process of relocating from the Chapala area, where Jim was involved at St. Andrew’s Church, to Guadalajara.
Rather than visit one vivero (nursery) and be disappointed that you didn’t find the plant you wanted, head to Plaza Guadalajara in the city center, where more than a dozen vendors have set up and are selling their products.