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by connie ellig
UPDATED MAY 7, 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 27:
“The Young Scene” Concert Series
7:30pm: Students of classical and electric guitar from the
Academy of Pro Música Ensenada, A.C. perform 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.
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 6:
“Tribute to Bob Marley and Carlos Santana” Concert
7:30pm:
Ensenada’s Grupo Wandana performs covers made
famous by these great reggae and Latin musicians 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
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 26: “The
Young Scene” Concert Series
7:30pm: Accompanied by Ella Korobtchenko on piano, music students
specializing in “Bel Canto” from the UABC School of Arts perform songs
by
Spanish 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. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307
&
(646)173-4308.
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: “The
Young Scene” Concert Series
7:30pm: Music students from the UABC School of Arts perform
a contemporary music at 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 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: 8am-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: 8am-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 8: Concert
of Mexican Music
7:30pm: The AUCA String Quartet, composed of students from
the UABC School of Arts, performs music by contemporary Mexican
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. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
May 9: “DNA,”
a Movie Presentation
4pm: A
showing of a new sci-fi film by Punta Banda
resident Carlos Victorica at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at Campo La
Jolla in
Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Ticket donation is $5dlls. If
you
could choose your DNA, what kind of DNA would you like to have??? Info
&
tickets: Heather Hamilton, tel. (646)154-2452; e-mail
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.;
proceeds benefit Club Rotario Ensenada Calafia. 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.
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: Fiesta
of the Flowering Vineyards DATE
CHANGED TO JUNE 8!
Noon-5pm:
Held at a different winery each year, this event
is an excellent opportunity to sample wines from many different
wineries and
enjoy regional foods and music in a family atmosphere. Info: Baja
California
Winemakers Association, tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
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: La Sociedad de Vecinos de Punta Banda White Elephant Sale
9am-3pm: Browse for bargains like small appliances,
kitchenware, linens, furniture, etc. at Campo La Jolla Salon in Punta
Banda, 16
miles south of Ensenada. Proceeds benefit the Punta Banda Scholarship
Fund.
Donations welcomed. Info: Kathy Hibbard, tel. (646)154-2833; e-mail
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
17 &
18: Spring Men's Doubles Tennis Tournament
10am: Open to
men age 21 or older at Club
Deportivo Puerto Salina, Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 73, approximately
23 miles
north of Ensenada. Registration ($50dlls. per pair) includes t-shirt,
raffles
and post-tournament party. Spectators are welcome, free admission. Info
&
registration: Club Deportivo Puerto Salina, tel. (646)155-4110 or
(646)155-4109; e-mail
May 18: 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
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 22: “A
Night of Chamber Music” Concert POSTPONED!
7:30pm: Violinist David Varela and pianist Evgeny Korolkov
perform in the Pro Música Ensenada, A.C. Sala de Events, Av.
Obregon #1025
between Calles 10 & 11, Ensenada. Donation: $10dlls. Info &
tickets:
Margit Gantt, tel. (646)174-7969; e-mail
May 24: The
Orquesta de Baja California in Concert
7:30pm:
Directed by Iván del Prado, the
Orchestra of Baja California and invited horn soloist Jon Gustely
perform
“Música Acuática (Water Music)” at 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 $5 dlls. Info: 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:
Club Compañeros de Baja Norte Rummage Sale
10am-2pm:
Search for treasures and bargains at the
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile
south of
Ensenada. Proceeds benefit club charities. Donations of gently used
clothing,
furniture, appliances, etc. are welcomed. Info: Edie Crocker, tel.
(646)154-2547; e-mail
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 28: La
Sociedad de Vecinos de Punta Banda Steak Night
Join La
Sociedad for a dinner of chicken or filet
mignon, baked potato, salad and dessert at Campo La Jolla Salon in
Punta Banda,
16 miles south of Ensenada. Doors open at 4:30pm, dinner served at
5:30pm. Member
donation is $6-8dlls., non-member $8-10dlls. Proceeds benefit club
charities. Info:
Kathleen Taormina, tel. (646)152-0090; e-mail
May 28: “The
Young Scene” Concert Series
7:30pm: Under the direction of Maestro Luis Salazar, the
Pre-Orquesta del Centro de Estudios Musicales (CEM) of the UABC School
of Arts
performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 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 or Cirilo Liera Murillo, UABC School
of Arts,
tel. (646)176-3005 or (646)177-1195; e-mail
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: An
Encounter with Folkloric Dances Ensenada 2008
7:30pm: Grupo Tepochcalli and Grupo Folklórico Ixtepecano
perform colorful Mexican folkloric dances at Teatro de la Cuidad on Av.
Diamante, Ensenada. Admission: $5dlls. Info: Instituto de Cultura de
Baja
California, tel. (646)177-3130.
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. 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. 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., 11am-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: 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, raffles, and
mushroom
exhibitions by the science faculty of UABC University. Ticket
($12-15dlls.)
includes food samples and beverages. Info & tickets: CANIRAC
Chamber of
Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
See 2006 review
& photos
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 7: 140th
Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
June 7: Dinner
Concert of Classical Music
7pm: A festive evening that serves as the opening reception
for the Roberto Calderón Art Exposition (June 7-15) at Club
Deportivo Puerto
Salina, Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 73, approximately 23 miles north of
Ensenada. Admission ($70dlls. per couple) includes dinner, flamenco
music and a
concert of classical music by Grupo Ensamble. Tickets & info: Club
Deportivo Puerto Salina, tel. (646)155-4110 or (646)155-4109; e-mail
June 7-15:
Roberto Calderón Art Exposition
Ensenada
artist Roberto Calderón exhibits his
paintings and sculptures at Club Deportivo Puerto Salina, Carr.
Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 73, approximately 23 miles north of Ensenada.
Exhibition
hours: 9am-6pm daily. Free admission. Info: Club Deportivo Puerto
Salina, tel.
(646)155-4110 or (646)155-4109; e-mail
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. 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 13: 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
June 14: Flag
Day (U.S.)
June 15:
Father’s Day
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. Info:
RECORD Off-Road Series/Ramón Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
June 21: “Lady
de la Lena”Art Exhibit
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
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July
2008
July 4:
Independence Day (U.S.)
July 12: Baja
Scholarship Foundation Charity Golf Tournament
A shot-gun
start, scramble tournament with a post-golf
carne asada patio party, raffle and awards ceremony at Baja Country
Club,
located approximately 8 miles south of Ensenada. Check-in is 9-10am,
putting
contest is 9:30am, start is 10:30am. Cost ($65dlls./player) includes
golf,
cart, prizes and 3:30pm party. “Party only” cost for non-golfers is
$8dlls./person.
Proceeds benefit the non-profit Baja Scholarship
Foundation which assists needy
Mexican children and their families. Info and tournament registration
(limited
to 48 golfers): Marylee Donovan, tel. (646)155-4134; e-mail
July 18-20:
4th Annual Baja Rosario Festival
A cultural festival celebrating the founding of of the first
Dominican mission, Nuestra Señora del Rosario de
Viñadaco, by Friar Vicente
Mora in July of 1774. The three-day event features rodeos, horse races,
nightly
dances with live music, a beauty pageant, carnival rides, regional
foods, an art
exposition and tours of mission sites, museums and other local points
of interest.
Festivities begin on Friday afternoon and continue through Sunday
night. The
town of El Rosario is located approximately 150 miles south of Ensenada
via the
Transpeninsular Highway. Info: Antonio Muñoz, U.S. cell tel.
619-664-3585; e-mail
See 2005 review & photos
See 2006
story & photos
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August
2008
August 1-17:
Fiestas de la Vendimia
The annual
Grape Harvest Festival with different cultural
and culinary events at wineries, vineyards and restaurants in Ensenada,
San
Antonio de las Minas and Valle de Guadalupe. Info: Baja California
Winemakers
Association, tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
August 2 &
3: Nativa 2008 Festival
of Traditional Arts
of Baja California
9am-5pm: A cultural gathering of native artists from the
Pai-Pai, Kumiai, Cucapá and Kiliwa communities who present their
pottery,
basketry, beaded jewelry and other unique handmade items and offer
traditional
foods, interactive crafts classes, an arts contest and informational
exhibits
at Plaza Ventana al Mar on the waterfront at the giant flagpole near
Blvd.
Costero & Alvarado, Ensenada. The “Kuri Kuri” (a traditional
gathering of
gourd singers) reunites members of related tribal groups from
California,
Arizona and Baja California as they share traditions of music and
dance. Free
admission. Info: ADESU
Alliance for Sustainable Development/Horacio González,
tel. (646)178-8780; e-mail
August 16:
13th Annual Los Gordos Chili Cookoff & Salsa
Contest
Noon-5pm: Join the fun at this friendly neighborhood
“anything goes” cookoff at Restaurant/Bar Los Gordos at Rancho La
Bufadora in
Punta Banda, 21 miles south of Ensenada. Taste chili ($1dll. fee) and
salsas;
enjoy raffles and other surprises. Cook's entry fees (amateurs only)
are
$10dlls. for chili (judged at 3pm), $7dlls. for salsa (judged at 1pm).
Info
& cook’s registration: Kathleen Taormina, tel. (646)152-0090; e-mail
August 16:
L.A.
Cetto “Fiesta Colores de Vendimia 2008”
Noon: L.A. Cetto Winery celebrates its grape harvest with a
gala fiesta including the blessing of the first harvest, grape stomping
contests, wine tasting, country dinner, bullfights, live entertainment
and
fireworks at the vineyards in Valle de Guadalupe, 25 miles northeast of
Ensenada
at Km. 73.5 on Highway 3. Info: L.A.
Cetto offices, Ensenada tel. (646)175-2363, Valle de Guadalupe tel. (646)155-2264,
Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031; e-mail
August 17: 6th
Annual Summer Taco & Beer Festival
10am-8pm: Enjoy Tecate beers, live entertainment, raffles,
and all types of tacos (seafood, beef, pork, chicken, etc.) prepared by
local
taquerías at Plaza Ventana al Mar on the waterfront at the giant
flagpole near
Blvd. Costero & Alvarado, Ensenada. For information and tickets
call Olivia
Herrera, cell tel. (646)132-6094.
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September
2008
September 1:
Labor Day (U.S.)
September 13
& 14: Cabalgata de la Independencia 2008
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
September 16:
Día de la Independencia (Mexican Independence
Day)
Banks, schools, government offices and some businesses close
on this Mexican holiday that is celebrated with parades, civic
ceremonies and
fiestas throughout the republic.
September 27:
29th Fall 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.
September 30:
Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown
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October
2008
October 9: Yom
Kippur
October 12:
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day in Mexico)
October 12:
Real del Castillo Festival
10am-8pm: Celebrate the anniversary of this historic former
gold mining town, the capital of Baja California during the 1880s.
Visitors are
requested to dress in vintage attire to compete for prizes while
enjoying this
traditional country style fiesta. Historic exhibitions, entertainment,
free
barbacoa. Bring your own potable water, sodas and snacks. Real del
Castillo is
located approximately 30 miles southeast of Ensenada. Take Ensenada-San
Felipe
Highway 3 into central Ojos Negros, then follow the signs. Info:
Beatriz
Toboada, tel. (646)178-6038.
October 13:
Columbus Day Observed (U.S.)
October 26:
Daylight Saving Time Ends (Mexico)
October 31:
Halloween
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November
2008
November
2: Día de Muertos (Day of
the Dead in Mexico)
Día de Muertos is one of Mexico's
most traditional religious
holidays as deceased loved ones are remembered with special altars,
flowers,
candles and their favorite foods. A sweet bread, pan de muertos,
can be found at bakeries, and candy skulls, coffins and skeletons are
featured
at dulcerías. Celebrations and candlelight processions
are
held in local cemeteries.
November 2:
Daylight Saving Time Ends (U.S.)
November 4:
Election Day (U.S.)
November 11:
Veteran’s Day (U.S.)
November 17:
Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day in Mexico)
Observed
November
19-22: 41st Anniversary Tecate
SCORE Baja 1000
Chronicled in the 2005 full length feature documentary “Dust
to Glory,” the Baja 1000 is the legendary off-road race in which more
than 400
cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs challenge nearly 1,300 miles of
rugged
mountain, forest and desert terrain in their attempts to “beat the
Baja.” Info:
SCORE International, U.S. tel. (818)225-8402.
November 20:
Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day in Mexico)
November 27:
Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)
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December
2008
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 12:
Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of
Guadalupe Day in Mexico)
December
12-14: Race Ready Ensenada-San
Felipe 275 Off-Road
Race
More than 220 cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both
sides of the border compete in a challenging off-road event that is the
last in
the Record Off-Road Series. Info: RECORD Off-Road Series/Ramón
Castro, tel.
(646)176-1637.
December 22:
First Day of Hannukah
December 25:
Christmas Day
December 26:
First Day of Kwanzaa
December
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