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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.
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MAIN EVENTS
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Ongoing
Monthly Events
Every Wednesday: Midweek Bible Study at
10am at Calvary
Punta Banda (formerly New Covenant of Grace Church) in Campo La Jolla
Alta,
Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. All are welcome! Info or
directions at
(646)154-2064; e-mail
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
($5dlls.
donation). Meet new friends and assist charities through this local
service
club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
Every third Thursday:
The Red Hat Society (official Ensenada chapter 47004 “The Daring
Dollies of
Baja”) meets for fun, food and fellowship at a different restaurant.
Open to
Baja Red Hatters and aspiring Red Hatters. Info: Tillie Foster, cell
tel.
(646)171-5292; 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
2011
Thru January
10: “Visiones Revolucionarias (Revolutionary Visions)” Art Exposition
Artists from Ensenada, Tijuana and Mexicali present their
Mexican Revolution theme paintings and drawings in the Sala
International of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The November 18
inauguration at 8pm 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.
Thru January 15:
“Reflexiones/Orgánicas (Reflections/Organics)” Art Exposition
Mexicali artist Marco Miranda
and Santa Rosa, California
artist Al Longo exhibit
large format abstract paintings in the Sala Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta and lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The November
13 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.
Thru January 28:
“Zapatismo y Villismo: La Revolución Popular” Photo Exposition
Historical photos relating to the Mexican Revolution and its
centennial at the Museo Histórico Regional (former Ensenada
jail) on Av.
Gastelum near Av. López Mateos. Hours: 9am-5pm Tues.-Sun.,
closed Mon. Free
admission. Info: Museo Histórico Regional, tel. (646)178-3692.
Thru March 31: Guided
Whale Watching Tours in Ensenada
Take a 4-hour guided tour and 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.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
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, Guerrero Negro tel. (615)157-0100; e-mail
January 1: New Year’s
Day
January 3-February
28: Todos Santos Big Wave
World Tour Event
Twenty-four of the best big wave surfers on the planet
compete in giant surf during a one-day event at Todos Santos islands,
12 miles
west of Ensenada. The contest will take place with 72-48 hours notice
on the
day with the most favorable swells and climate during the waiting
period. Info:
Rogue Wave Events, e-mail
January 6: Día de los
Santos Reyes (Three Kings Day in Mexico)
January 15: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Top Hat Hoedown
Join the Compañeros for a beef brisket dinner, raffles, and
live music by David Fitzgerald & his band at the clubhouse on Calle
Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada.
Doors open at
1pm, food at 2pm. Member donation is $8dlls., nonmember $9dlls. Meet
new
friends and assist charities through this local service club. Info
&
tickets: Carol Coons, tel. (646)177-4471; e-mail
January 17: Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
January 22: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. For more info contact
Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
January 22:
“La
Ultima Gota (The Last Drop)” Film Premiere & Arts Festival
6pm: The public is invited to a viewing of “La Ultima Gota
(The Last Drop),” a 5-minute film about ecological conservation of
water.
Directed by Esteban Flores and starring actor/sculptor Enrique Avilez and his
son, Philip David, the film short is in Spanish with English subtitles.
The multimedia evening also features
poetry by Lauro
Acevedo, designer jewelry by Cristina Rendón, paintings by
José Jule and Silvia
Chávez, and regional Baja California cuisine by Chef Antonio
Contreras at Jazz
Cafe on Av. Blancarte & Calle 7, Ensenada. Free admission. Info:
Enrique
Avilez, tel. (646)178-0140; e-mail
January 27:
International Guitar Festival Concert
7:30pm: The Oporto Jazz Trio performs at the Sala Duetto of
Bodegas de Santo Tomás Winery, Av. Miramar between Calles 6
& 7, Ensenada.
Admission: $5dlls. Info: Bodegas de Santo Tomás, tel.
(646)174-0829.
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February
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “Amor, Liebe,
Amour, Love...” and includes “Solo Con Tu Pareja” (in Spanish) on
February 7,
“Im Juli” (in German with Spanish subtitles) on February 14, “Je Vous
Trouve
Trés Beau” (in French with Spanish subtitles) on February 21,
and “(500) Days
of Summer” (in English with Spanish subtitles) on February 28. The free
showings 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.
Thru February
28: Todos Santos Big
Wave
World Tour Event
Twenty-four of the best big wave surfers on the planet
compete in giant surf during a one-day event at Todos Santos islands,
12 miles
west of Ensenada. The contest will take place with 72-48 hours notice
on the
day with the most favorable swells and climate during the waiting
period. Info:
Rogue Wave Events, e-mail
Thru March 31: Guided
Whale Watching Tours in Ensenada
Take a 4-hour guided tour and 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.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
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, Guerrero Negro tel. (615)157-0100; e-mail
February
2:
Groundhog Day
February 3: The
Guitar in Chamber Music Series - Guitar & Flute Concert
8pm: Flutist Teresa Díaz de Cosio and guitarist Edwin Montes
perform romantic duets 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: $8.25dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
February 5: Día de la
Constitución (Constitution Day in Mexico)
February 6: Super
Bowl Sunday
February
6: Bob
Marley’s Birthday
February 6: State
Mountain Bike Race (First Stage)
10am: The best riders in the state compete on a challenging course
at Rancho Los Cerritos in Valle de Guadalupe. For a small fee per
vehicle,
spectators are welcome to view the race and enjoy food, music and the
family
atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga Municipal de Ciclismo de
Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
February 6: 2nd
Annual Chocolate Festival
3-8pm: Chocolate desserts, coffee, raffles and a culinary
contest among chocolatiers and restaurants in the Sala de Tintos of
Bodegas de
Santo Tomás Winery, Av. Miramar between Calles 6 & 7,
Ensenada. Free admission.
Food ticket ($5dlls.) includes 2 chocolate samples, 1 coffee and
raffle. Info:
CANIRAC Chamber of Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
February 7: Día de la
Constitución (Constitution Day in Mexico) Observed
February 10: The
Guitar in Chamber Music Series - Guitar Concert
8pm: The
Ars Acustico Duo performs 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: $8.25dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
February 11:
International Guitar Festival Concert
7pm: Felipe Valdez y Amigos perform in the Salón Morisco at
the Casa de la Cultura in the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro
Cardenas), Ensenada. Free admission. Info: Casa de la Cultura, tel.
(646)176-3786.
February 12: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Valentine’s Day (Día de Amistad)
Celebration
Join the Compañeros for a Beef Bourguignon dinner, raffles,
and live music by David Fitzgerald & his band at the clubhouse on
Calle
Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada.
Doors open at
1pm, food at 2pm. Member donation is $8dlls., nonmember $9dlls. Meet
new
friends and assist charities through this local service club. Info
&
tickets: Carolyn Evans, tel. (646)173-5307; e-mail
February 14:
Valentine’s Day
February
17: The
Guitar in Chamber Music Series – Guitar & Piano Concert
8pm: Pianist Ella Korobchenko and guitarist Rafael Elizondo
perform works by Castelnuo-Tedesco, Ponce, Diabelli and Boccherini 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:
$8.25dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
February 17: 2nd
Annual One Love Peace Concert - Bob Marley Day Ensenada
92.9 FM Reggae Makossa and Culture Beat
present a music
festival honoring the great reggae
legend Bob Marley at the Culture Beat Performing Arts Center, Av.
López Mateos
#688 (next to Librerías de Cristal) between Av. Macheros &
Av. Miramar,
Ensenada. The
international lineup includes reggae
singers, songwriters and musicians like Horace Andy, Tosh1, Alika, Nano
Bravo
& Mad Lions Band, Quinto Sol and Botanika. Ticket: $12.50dlls. in
advance,
$15.50dlls. at the door. Doors
open at 8pm. Info at (646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
February
18 & 19:
Horacio Franco & the Ensenada Chamber Orchestra in Concert
8pm: Directed by Alvaro Díaz, the Orquesta de Cámara de
Ensenada and acclaimed Mexican recorder soloist Horacio Franco perform music
from Biber, Vivaldi, Sammartini and Bach at Hotel Coral y Marina, three
miles
north of Ensenada at Km. 103 Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada. Cost of the Friday
night dinner
concert is $50dlls. Cost of the Saturday night concert (which also
features the
Coro Lirico Juvenil of Tijuana) is $20dlls. Info & tickets at www.orquestacamaraensenada.org
or Hotel Coral & Marina, tel. (646)175-0000
or (646)175-0005.
February 19: Punta
Banda Volunteer Fire Department Dinner
A fundraising dinner at Campo La Jolla Salon in Punta Banda,
16 miles south of Ensenada. Doors and bar open at 4:30pm. Proceeds
benefit the
Punta Banda Volunteer Fire Department. Info & tickets: Steve &
Claire
Eversole, tel. (646)154-2915; e-mail
February 20:
Mountain
Bike Race (Second Stage)
10am: The Municipal League of Mountain Biking presents the
second race in its championship series on a challenging course at
Cañon de Doña
Petra, located at the end of Av. Ruiz in Ensenada. For a small fee per
vehicle,
spectators are welcome to view the race and enjoy food, music and the
family
atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga Municipal de Ciclismo de
Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
February 21:
Presidents’ Day (U.S.)
February 24:
Día de
la Bandera (Flag Day in Mexico)
February 24: The
Guitar in Chamber Music Series – Guitar & Strings Concert
8pm: Guitarist Rafael Elizondo and the Ghukasyan String
Quartet perform works by Vivaldi, Guastavino, Handel and Boccherini 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:
$8.25dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
February 25: Homage
to Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta - “Vamos por la Galería!
(Go for the Gallery!)”
Fundraiser
7pm: A tribute to renowned Mexican artist Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta at Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE)
on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Sponsorship
admission ($125dlls. individual, $167dlls. couple) includes wine,
appetizers, a
musical recital, a guided tour of Muñoz Acosta’s exposition “El
Vuelo de mi
Hermano (The Flight of my Brother),” and a copy of the newly published
book of
the same name about the life and works of the artist. Proceeds benefit
the
remodeling and renovation of the Galería de la Cuidad, located
in the Rivera
Cultural Center. Info & tickets: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
February 26: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. For more info contact
Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
February 26-May 2: Homage
to Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta - “El Vuelo de mi Hermano (The
Flight of my
Brother)” Art Exposition
The Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC) exhibits
its complete private collection of 94 paintings, drawings and
sculptures by internationally
acclaimed Mexican artist Ernesto Muñoz Acosta in the
lobby, Sala
Internacional and 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 February 26 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
A book and
a 75-minute documentary about the life and works of Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta will
be introduced on March 1 and March 3 at 7:30pm at CEARTE. Exhibition
hours:
8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., noon-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
See story & photos
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March
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “Time and Space,
Space and Times” and includes “Planet of the Apes” on March 7, “Alien”
on March
14, “Blade Runner” on March 21, and “Moon” on March 28. All movies are
in
English with Spanish subtitles. The free showings 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.
Thru March 31: Guided
Whale Watching Tours in Ensenada
Take a 4-hour guided tour and 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.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
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, Guerrero Negro tel. (615)157-0100; e-mail
Thru May 2: Homage
to Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta - “El Vuelo de mi Hermano (The
Flight of my
Brother)” Art Exposition
The Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC) exhibits
its complete private collection of 94 paintings, drawings and
sculptures by internationally
acclaimed Mexican artist Ernesto Muñoz Acosta in the
lobby, Sala
Internacional and 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 February 26 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
A book and
a 75-minute documentary about the life and works of Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta will
be introduced on March 1 and March 3 at 7:30pm at CEARTE. Exhibition
hours:
8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., noon-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
See story & photos
March 1: Homage to
Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta - “El Vuelo de mi Hermano (The
Flight of my
Brother)” Book Presentation
7:30pm: The Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC)
presents the new full color book “El Vuelo de mi Hermano” about the
life and
works of one of Mexico’s most famous living artists 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. Book
available for purchase ($84dlls.). Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307
&
(646)173-4308.
March 3: Homage to
Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta - “El Vuelo de mi Hermano (The
Flight of my
Brother)” Documentary Presentation
7:30pm: The Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC)
presents the new 75-minute documentary about the life and works of one
of Mexico’s most famous living artists 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 3-8:
Carnaval
de Ensenada 2011 “Fiesta Tropical”
One of the city’s largest and most popular events, Mardi
Gras attracts a multitude of national and international visitors. Enjoy
regional foods and libations, games and rides, live entertainment,
music and
dancing in this year’s festival zone located at the northern end of
Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) between Av. Miramar & Av.
Castillo, open from
approximately 6pm-2am on Thursdayand Friday,
from 4pm-2am on Saturday through
Tuesday. Traditional festivities include the Quema
de Mal Humor (Burning of Bad Humor) on Thursday; the
Coronation of the Royal Court on Friday; and the Baile del
Marido Oprimido (Oppressed Spouse Dance) on Monday. The
Carnaval parades start at 2pm on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday on
Av. Juárez & Av. Castillo, then continue to Av. Ruiz to
Av. Virgilio Uribe to Blvd. Costero, finishing near Calle Diamante. For complete
program of Carnaval events and
activities in English, click here. Info:
Ensenada
Special
Events Committee, tels. (646)120-5417 or (646)120-5447; e-mail
See 2006 story & photos
See 2005 story
& photos
See 2011 story & photos
March 5: Carnaval
"Fiesta Tropical" Costume Ball & Wine Tasting
Sample a selection of Baja California wines from 6-9pm in
the Salón Casino and afterwards dance the night away to the
sounds of the Machito
Ruíz Salsa Orchestra in the Salón Catedral of the Riviera
Cultural Center,
Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. Costume attire and/or
mask is
mandatory; prize for best costume. Admission ($17dlls.) includes dance,
wine
tasting and commemorative glass. Info: Ensenada Special Events
Committee, tels.
(646)120-5417 or (646)120-5447 or Baja California Winemakers
Association
(Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
March 5, 6, 12 &
13: “Craig’s Wife,” a Play
This Pulitzer Prize-winning play is a powerful drama about a
married woman whose greed and ambition lead to her downfall.
Performances are
on Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at
Campo La
Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Admission donation is
$8dlls.
($7dlls. in advance). Info & tickets: Irka Davis, tel.
(646)154-2235; e-mail
March 6: Carnaval
“Fiesta Tropical” Food, Wine & Culture
1:30-10pm: CANIRAC Chamber of Restaurants and the Baja
California Winemakers Association (Provino) offer a variety of culinary
specialties by local restaurants and Baja’s best wines in the colorful
gardens
of Ensenada’s Riviera Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero & Av. Club
Rotario.
Enjoy the evening lineup of cultural entertainment in the Riviera’s
open-air
theater including Tablao-Studio Flamenco at 5pm, Irish dancers at 6pm,
Russian
dancers at 7pm, and English and Spanish music from the 60s, 70s and 80s
performed by Mexicali’s Grupo Innuendo at 8pm. Free admission. Info:
CANIRAC
Chamber of Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
March 8: Tequila Talk
with Deborah Riner in San Diego, CA
6:30-7:45pm: Deborah Riner, the Chief
Economist, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce, Mexico City, discusses “Mexico’s Economic Outlook 2020” at
the Weaver
Conference Center, Institute of the Americas, UC San Diego
campus. Cost
is $10dlls. per person, free to current Institute members, press,
teachers and
students with valid ID. For info and registration visit www.iamericas.org or
call the Institute of the Americas, U.S. tel. (858)453-5560.
March 8: Carnaval
“Fiesta Tropical” Ensenada Talent Night
Enjoy local entertainment in the Riviera Cultural Center’s
open-air theater with the Rondalla de Todos Santos at 6pm, the Banda
Musical
Municipal de Ensenada at 7pm, the Circo Ito Street Theater at 8pm, and
the
Ballet Folklórico del Municipio de Ensenada at 9pm. Info:
Ensenada Special
Events Committee, tels. (646)120-5417 or (646)120-5447; e-mail
March 9: Ash
Wednesday
March 10: Carla
Morrison in Concert
8pm: Mexican vocalist Carla Morrison performs songs from her
new CD 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 $4.25dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
March 10-20: 18th
Annual Latino Film Festival in San Diego, CA
The longest-running Latino Festival in Southern California
celebrates the best in international Latino cinema with screenings of
more than
100 short and feature films at UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at
Hazard
Center, 7510 Hazard Center, San Diego. Meet actors and filmmakers and
attend
workshops, live music events, parties and other exciting events.
Tickets &
info: Media Arts Center San Diego, U.S. tel. (619)230-1938, ext. 101 or
visit www.sdlatinofilm.com
March 11:
International Guitar Festival Concert
7pm: The Cordero-Chan Duo performs in the Galería de la
Ciudad in the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. Free admission. Info: Instituto de
Cultura de Baja
California (ICBC), tel. (646)177-3130.
March 11-13: 25th
MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 Desert Race
More than 275 cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs attempt to
complete a challenging course that starts and finishes in the town of
San
Felipe on the Sea of Cortés. On Friday, the pre-race
Manufacturer’s Midway and tech
inspection is from 10am-6pm on San Felipe’s waterfront malecón.
On Saturday,
motorcycles and ATVs take off at 6am, followed by trucks and cars at
approximately 10am, at the start/finish line located at the landmark
San Felipe
arches. On Sunday, award
presentations
are at 10am on the malecón. Info: SCORE International at U.S.
tel. (818)
225-8402.
Info: SCORE International at U.S.
tel. (818)225-8402.
March
13: Daylight
Saving Time Begins (U.S.)
March 15-April 16:
“Naciente” Collective Art Exposition
An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and jewelry by more
than a dozen rising and established Baja California artists in the
Café-Galería
of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The
March 18 artists’ reception from 6-8pm is open to the public, as is the
April
16 art auction to support the Riviera. Gallery hours:
11am-8pm
Tues.-Sun. Free admission. Info: Cristina Rendón de Avilez, cell
tel.
(646)119-0609; e-mail
March 16: Concert of
Ancient Music
8pm: The Voces de Sor Juana group performs a repertoire of
Renaissance and Baroque music from Mexico and Latin America 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:
$8.25dlls. Info: CEARTE,
tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
March 17: St.
Patrick’s Day
March 17: Town Hall Meeting
with U.S. Consul General
10am-noon: Join U.S. Consul General Steven
B. Kashkett and a
team of officers from the American Citizens Services section of the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana
for an informative
meeting and Q & A session at the San Nicolás Hotel &
Casino on Av.
López Mateos & Av. Guadalupe, Ensenada. Consular
representatives will
address security in Baja. Please RSVP with Tillie Foster, tel.
(646)154-2060; e-mail
March 17: La Sociedad
de Vecinos de Punta Banda St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Join La Sociedad for a traditional dinner of corned beef,
cabbage, potatoes, rye bread and sherbet at Campo La Jolla Salon in
Punta
Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Doors/bar open at 4:30pm, dinner at
5:30pm. Member
donation $7dlls., nonmember $9dlls. Proceeds benefit club charities.
Info &
tickets: Kathy Hibbard, tel. (646)154-2833; e-mail
March 18:
Jazz
Concert
8pm: The renowned Ensenada Jazz performs 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
passes available. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
March 18: “La Flauta
Mágica (The Magic Flute)” Opera-Concert
8pm: With musical direction by Alvaro Díaz and and artistic
direction by Manuel Alberto Aybar, the Orquesta de Cámara de
Ensenada (OCENS)
and the Riverside Lyric Opera perform highlights from Mozart’s last
opera at
the Riviera Cultural Center on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario, Ensenada. This concert is celebrated under the
Sister
Cities Program with the collaboration of Riverside and Ensenada County.
Tickets: $16.50dlls. general admission, $8.25dlls. students. VIP area
tickets
($25dlls. in advance, $33dlls. at the door) include reserved table,
wine and
cheese. Info/tickets at Spanish-language www.orquestacamaraensenada.org
or Mario
Lamadrid, cell tel. (646)132-8778; e-mail
March 18: 1st
Anniversary Culture Beat Performing Arts Center
92.9 Reggae Makossa and Culture Beat present a reggae music
celebration featuring Sister
Carol, Prezident Brown,
Nano Bravo & Mad
Lions, and other groups at the Culture Beat Performing Arts Center, Av.
López
Mateos #688 (next to Librerías de Cristal) between Av. Macheros
& Av.
Miramar, Ensenada. Ticket: $12.50dlls. in advance, $15.50dlls. at the
door.
Doors open at 8:30pm. Info at (646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
March 19: 2nd
“Pedaling for a Hope in Life” Bike Ride
10am: A fundraising bike ride from Foxploration Studios in Rosarito to
Bibayoff
Winery in Valle de Guadalupe to benefit Fundación Castro
Limón, A.C., a
nonprofit organization that assists children with cancer. Registration:
$25dlls. before March 11, $30dlls. on day of event. Info: Fundación Castro
Limón, e-mail
March 19: Club Compañeros de
Baja Norte St. Patrick’s
Party
Join the Compañeros for a traditional corned beef and
cabbage dinner, raffles, a liar's contest and live music (including a
few Irish jigs) by
David
Fitzgerald & his band at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc.
Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Doors open at 1pm, food at 2pm.
Member
donation is $8dlls., nonmember $9dlls. Meet new friends and assist
charities
through this local service club. Info & tickets: Carol Coons, tel.
(646)177-4471; e-mail
March 19: 1st
Ensenada Homebrewers & Artisan Beer Festival
2-10pm: Beer tastings, craft beer contests and workshops
from more than two dozen regional homebrewers plus live music, dj’s, an
art
expo, food and “beer scene” celebrities at the Riviera Cultural Center
on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario, Ensenada.
Ticket ($20dlls.) includes admission, samplings of all beers (from
2-6pm),
commemorative glass and 2 food samples. Info: Francisco Talamantes,
tel.
(646)156-5036; e-mail
March 20: Valle de
Guadalupe Olive Festival
11am: A culinary and cultural festival featuring olives,
olive oils, cheese, bread, regional foods and wine at Vinícola
Barón Balché in
Ejido Porvenir, Valle de Guadalupe. Admission ($4.25dlls.) includes
olive and
olive oil sampling. Info: Barón Balché Winery, tel.
(646)155-2141; e-mail
March 20: Antique
Auto Show
2pm: Check out antique and classic cars in a family
atmosphere in the parking lot of at Restaurant La Bufadora, located
inside the
hairpin curve before the entrance to the blowhole shopping mall, 21
miles south
of Ensenada on the Punta Banda peninsula. Free admission. Info: Jan
Burg, cell
tel. (646)160-5521; e-mail
March 21: Benito
Juárez’ Birthday Observed (Mexico)
March 22-25: Baja
Love Ride Rosarito Beach to San Felipe
A 4-day,
225-mile ride with overnight camping stops
at Ensenada’s Estero Beach Resort, Hacienda Ojos Negros, El Oasis in
Valle de
la Trinidad, and San Felipe’s Playa del Paraíso Hotel. Riders
can choose to register
for the entire 225-mile ride ($200dlls.), the 5-7 mile “Good Start
Rides”
($25dlls.), or the single day “Bike and Camp” ($45dlls.). Proceeds
benefit
local children’s orphanages and charities along the route. All riders
receive a
free ticket to the San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta on March 26. Register
online or contact John Pack of Baja
Good Life Club, San Felipe cell tel. (686)230-9933; San Diego tel.
(619)550-2730; U.S. toll free 877-LUVMEX1; e-mail
March 24-27: 20th
Season of Dance
8pm: Enjoy
the “Somos Aire (We Are Air)”
dance-related photo exposition by Enrique Botello as well as ballet,
Cuban, Polynesian, Spanish, jazz,
folkloric, modern, flamenco and other styles of dance as troupes and
schools
from Ensenada, Mexicali and San Diego perform at the Teatro de la
Ciudad on Av.
Diamante, Ensenada. Nightly admission: $8.25dlls. Tickets &
performance
schedule: Teatro de la Ciudad, tel. (646)177-0392.
March 25-27:
RECORD
Off-Road Series El Alamo 200 Off-Road Race
Motorcycles, ATVs and four-wheel vehicles from both sides of
the border compete in a challenging race that starts and finishes
southeast of
Ensenada at Ejido Heroes de la Independencia, Carr. Ensenada-San Felipe
Km. 92.
Info: RECORD Off-Road Series/Ramón Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
March
26: Tara
Restoration Work Party
& One Year Anniversary
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. To celebate
one year of restoration efforts, the
public is invited to enjoy music and food (bring your own bowl, cup and
utensils) starting at 1pm. Country flags and prayer flags are welcome
too. For more info contact
Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
March 26: 5th Annual
International Blues & Arts Fiesta in San Felipe
The Lion’s Club of San Felipe presents an all-day
fundraising event that features numerous art exhibitors and an outdoor
concert
with nearly a dozen live blues and fusion bands from Mexico and the
U.S. Gates
open at 9am. Ticket: $20dlls. in advance, $25dlls. at the door. Info &
tickets online or call U.S. toll free
1-877-LUV-MEX1, ext. 5.
March 27:
Mountain
Bike Race (Third Stage)
10am: The Municipal League of Mountain Biking presents the
third race in its championship series on a challenging course at Rancho
Chichihuas, located near Santa Rosa on the Carr. Libre
Tijuana-Ensenada. For a
small fee per vehicle, spectators are welcome to view the race and
enjoy food,
music and the family atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga
Municipal
de Ciclismo de Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
March 27: “Kitchen
Witches,” a Play
If you can't stand the laughter, then stay out of the
kitchen! Directed by Connie Morgan, this play, centered on a feud
between two
gastronomic divas, is a fool proof recipe for comedy and chaos.
Audience
participation is welcome. One performance only at 2pm at Gertrude
Pearlman
Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada.
Admission
donation: $8dlls. Info & tickets: Irka Davis, tel. (646)154-2235; e-mail
March 29-May 20:
“Juan Valdez Homenaje Postumo” Art Exposition
A twenty-year retrospective of nearly two dozen oil,
acrylic, watercolor and mixed media paintings by the late Ensenada
artist Juan
Valdez at Cafe Arabiga, Av. Blancarte & Calle 2 #1010, Ensenada.
The March
29 inauguration from 7-10:30pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours:
9am-9pm
Mon.-Sat. Free admission. Info: Luis Arriaga, tel. (646)178-8666; e-mail
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April
2011
Thru April 16:
“Naciente” Collective Art Exposition
An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and jewelry by more
than a dozen rising and established Baja California artists in the
Café-Galería
of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The
March 18 artists’ reception from 6-8pm is open to the public, as is the
April
16 art auction to support the Riviera. Gallery hours:
11am-8pm
Tues.-Sun. Free admission. Info: Cristina Rendón de Avilez, tel.
(646)120-5094; e-mail
Thru
May 2: Homage
to Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta - “El Vuelo de mi Hermano (The
Flight of my
Brother)” Art Exposition
The Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC) exhibits
its complete private collection of 94 paintings, drawings and
sculptures by internationally
acclaimed Mexican artist Ernesto Muñoz Acosta in the
lobby, Sala
Internacional and 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 February 26 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
A book and
a 75-minute documentary about the life and works of Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta were introduced on March 1 and March 3 at 7:30pm at
CEARTE. Exhibition hours:
8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., noon-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
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Thru May 20:
“Juan Valdez Homenaje Postumo” Art Exposition
A twenty-year retrospective of nearly two dozen oil,
acrylic, watercolor and mixed media paintings by the late Ensenada
artist Juan
Valdez at Cafe Arabiga, Av. Blancarte & Calle 2 #1010, Ensenada.
The March
29 inauguration from 7-10:30pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours:
9am-9pm
Mon.-Sat. Free admission. Info: Luis Arriaga, tel. (646)178-8666; e-mail
April 1: April Fool’s
Day
April 1: Book
Presentation “Misión de Santa Gertrudis La Magna, 1737”
7pm: La Sociedad de la Antigua California presents the first
in a series of books in Spanish about the 13 missions of Baja
California at
Restaurant El Cid, Av. Lopez Mateos #993, Ensenada. Donation
($21dlls./person)
includes three-course dinner and copy of the book. Info &
reservations:
José Luis Fernández, tel. (646)178-6525, cell (646)
126-6492; e-mail
April 2: 25th
Annual
Los Gordos Crazy Hat Party
Bring your wildest hat or decorated sombrero and join the annual
celebration of the birthday of Los Gordos founder Abel González
(R.I.P.). Enjoy DJ
music, dancing and camaraderie from 5pm until closing at Restaurant/Bar
Los
Gordos at Rancho La Bufadora in Punta Banda, 21 miles south of
Ensenada. Info:
Pam Connor, e-mail
April 2: “The
Classics of the Classics” Classical Music Concert
8pm: Guest conductor Eduardo Sánchez Zúber, violin
soloist Esmeralda
Gómez Bibiano and the Orquesta de Cámara de Ensenada
(OCENS) perform works by
Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven at Teatro Universitario Benito
Juárez on Av.
Guadalupe between Calles 2 & 4, Ensenada. General admission
$17dlls., 50%
discount for students and seniors. Info/tickets at Spanish-language www.orquestacamaraensenada.org
or Mario Lamadrid, cell tel. (646)132-8778; e-mail
April 2: The Baja
California Orchestra in Concert
8pm: The Orquesta de Baja California (OBC) performs “10
Danzas y un Danzón – Parte 2” 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: $8.50dlls. Info:
CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 7:
5th Chinto
Mendoza Jazz Festival
7pm: Chinto Mendoza and Baja Jazz Tijuana perform on the
open-air 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.
April 8: 5th Chinto
Mendoza Jazz Festival
8pm: The Gabriel Puentes Trio performs 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:
$8.50dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
April 9: Tribute to
Procol Harum
7:30pm: The Orquesta del Centro de Estudios Musicales (OCEM)
performs at Teatro Universitario Benito Juárez on Av. Guadalupe
between Calles
2 & 4, Ensenada. Admission: $8.25dlls. Info: UABC School of Arts,
tel.
(646)175-0720, ext. 65 or 73; e-mail
April 12-16: 8th
International Music & Musicology Festival
7:30pm: A
celebration of music with concerts at the
Teatro Universitario Benito Juárez on Av. Guadalupe between
Calles 2 & 4,
Ensenada. This year’s lineup features Tiko’s Big Jazz Band from Mexico
(April
12), Music for Flute and Percussion by Wilfrido Terrazas & Cory
Hill from
Mexico and the United States (April 13), pianist Silvia Navareete from
Mexico
(April 14), guitarist Simone Iannarelli from Italy (April 15), and the
César
Olguín Trio from Argentina (April 16). Admission: $8.50dlls.,
$4.25dlls.
students, teachers and seniors, or $25.50dlls. for the five-concert
package. Tickets/info:
UABC School of Arts, tel. (646)175-0720, ext. 65 or 73; e-mail
April 15: Mozart’s
“Requiem”
7pm: The Pro Música Ensenada Chorus and the Camerata de la
Licenciatura en Música perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and selected
works by J.S.
Bach at Ensenada’s Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Cathedral on Av. Floresta & Calle 6. Donation:
$12.50dlls. general admission, $8.25 students and seniors. Info: Pro
Música
Ensenada, A.C., tel. (646)177-9082 or Margit Gantt, tel.
(646)174-7969; e-mail
April 15-17: 64th
Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race
The oldest U.S. to Mexico international yacht race begins on
Friday in Newport Beach, California and concludes with trophy
presentations at
Ensenada’s Hotel Bahía on Sunday. For more information about the
125.5-nautical-mile overnight race and other race-related activities,
call
Newport Ocean Sailing Association (NOSA) at U.S. tel. (949)644-1023.
See
2006 review &
photos
April 15-17: Freezer
Fiesta II Fishing Tournament
Fish for lingcod, halibut, calico bass, rockfish, sandies
and red snapper with the “Tres Amigos” – Ronnie Kovach of FOX Sports
& AM
830 Radio, Sergio Fainsztein of the Owner Hooks Fishing Schools, and
Marc
Higashi of Performance Tackle – during a two-day tourney in Ensenada.
Info
& registration at www.freezerfiesta.com
or U.S. tel. (702)968-2966.
April 16: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Spring Bunny Hop
Join the Compañeros for all-you-can-eat burgers, fries and
dessert, plus raffles and live music by David Fitzgerald & his band
at the
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile
south of
Ensenada. Doors open at 1pm, food at 2pm. Member donation is $6dlls.,
nonmember
$7dlls. Meet new friends and assist charities through this local
service club.
Info & tickets: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
April 16:
“Naciente”
Art Auction & Benefit Dinner
7pm: Bid on
works by Baja California artists
in the Café-Galería of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro
Cardenas), Ensenada. Admission donation ($17dlls.) includes auction
registration, wine and roast beef dinner (served from 7-9pm with
reservation
only). Limited seating. Proceeds benefit the Riviera Cultural Center.
Info
& reservations: Cristina Rendón de Avilez, tel.
(646)120-5094; e-mail
April 16-May 1: 12th
Annual Bahía de los Angeles Art and Craft Show & Sale
Talented local artists exhibit their oil, acrylic and
watercolor paintings, gourd creations, crafted wooden objects, jewelry
and
fabric items in the Museum Salon daily from 10am-4pm. The April 16
inaugural
reception at 10am is open to the public. Free admission. Bahía
de los Angeles
is located on the Sea of Cortés, approximately 330 miles
southeast of Ensenada.
Info: Mary Bandy, e-mail
April 17: Mountain
Bike Race (Fourth Stage)
10am: The Municipal League of Mountain Biking presents the
fourth race in its championship series on a challenging course at
Rancho La
Bufadora, located 21 miles south of Ensenada on the Punta Banda
peninsula. For
a small fee per vehicle, spectators are welcome to view the race and
enjoy
food, music and the family atmosphere. Info & race registration:
Liga
Municipal de Ciclismo de Montaña/Roberto García, tel.
(646)178-1011.
April 17: San Antonio
Necua Artisans & Farmers Market
10am-5pm: The Kumiai community of San Antonio Necua presents
an exhibition and sale of Kumiai, Pai-Pai and Kiliwa basketry and
native arts
as well as local agricultural products (cheese, eggs, fruits),
medicinal plants
and traditional foods like shawii, pinole and ground wheat tortillas.
Enjoy
guided walking tours, exhibits in the new museum, 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:
Instituto
de Culturas Nativas (CUNA)/Horacio González, tel. (646)178-8780;
e-mail
April 17:
3rd Annual Taco &
Mexican Food Fair
Noon-6pm:
Local restaurants and taquerías offer
tacos and Mexican fare at Plaza Cívica de la Patria on Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Macheros, Ensenada. Wine, beer, exhibitions
and live
entertainment. Free admission. Info:
CANIRAC
Chamber of Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
April 22: 41st
Anniversary Earth Day
April 22: Fidel Nadal
in Concert
Internationally
renowned Afro-Argentine reggae
musician Fidel Nadal performs
at the Culture Beat Performing Arts Center, Av.
López Mateos #688 (next to Librerías de Cristal) between
Av. Macheros & Av.
Miramar, Ensenada. Doors open at 8:30pm. Admission:
$4.50dlls. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
April 23: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. For more info contact
Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
April 24: Easter
Sunday
April 28: “Dance,
Love and Philosophy” Classical Music Concert
8pm: Guest conductor Mario Rodríguez Guerra, violin soloist
Luis Angel Salazar and the Orquesta de Cámara de Ensenada
(OCENS) perform works
by Wagner, Viotti, Bartok and Britten in the Salón Ensenada at
Hotel Coral
& Marina, three miles north of Ensenada at Km. 103 Carr.
Tijuana-Ensenada. Ticket:
$34dlls. VIP seating, $17dlls. general admission, 50% discount for
students and
seniors. Info/tickets: Hotel Coral, tel. (646)175-0000 or Mario
Lamadrid, cell
tel. (646)132-8778; e-mail
April 28-May 16: “Mar
y Vino (Sea & Wine)” Collective Art Exposition
An exhibition
of paintings by Ensenada artists Alfredo
Zavala, Armando Franco and Arturo Ponce in the
Café-Galería of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The
May 3 artists’
reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery
hours: Gallery
hours: 7:30am-8:30pm Mon.-Sat. Free
admission. Info:
Cristina Rendón de Avilez, tel.
(646)120-5094; e-mail
April 29-May 1: 12th
Annual Festival of New Wine & Mollusks
Seminars and tours of different mollusk cultivation
facilities on Friday & Saturday. Wine tasting and seafood sampling
at
Ensenada Cruiseport Terminal on the waterfront on Sunday. Ticket:
$26-32dlls. Info &
tickets:
Baja California Winemakers Association (Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
April 29-May 1: Run
for the Border
Motorcyclists from the U.S., Canada and Mexico ride from San
Diego, CA to Ensenada, B.C. for a weekend of fun, festivities and
entertainment
at Hotel Costa Baja. Info & registration at www.runfortheborder.net
April 29-May 1: MTB
Across Baja 2011
A 68-mile coast-to-coast mountain bike ride along dirt roads
from Nuevo Rosarito Beach on the Pacific to Bahía de los Angeles
on the Sea of
Cortés, including a stop at Misión San Borja, one of the
two fully intact
missions in the state of Baja California. There is no registration fee;
the
only cost is personal expenses. Everyone is welcome. Info: Renacio
(Rene)
Barerra; e-mail
April 29-May 25:
3rd
International Festival of Contemporary Dance Photo Expositions
“Homenaje a Manuel Torres (Homage to Manuel Torres)” by
Edgar Meraz and “Anatomía de la Danza (Anatomy of the Dance),” a
collective
exhibition by Baja California photographers in the Sala Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta
and lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the
corner of
Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario.
The April 29
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.
April 30: Día del
Niño (Children’s Day in Mexico)
April 30: Mountain
Bike Race (Fifth Stage)
10am: The Municipal League of Mountain Biking presents the
fifth race in its championship series on a challenging course at Rancho
Chichihuas, located near Santa Rosa on the Carr. Libre
Tijuana-Ensenada. For a
small fee per vehicle, spectators are welcome to view the race and
enjoy food,
music and the family atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga
Municipal
de Ciclismo de Montaña/Roberto García, tel.
(646)178-1011.
April 30: Book Fair
10am-5pm: In commemoration of World
Book and Copyright Day
(April 23), the Instituto de Cultura de Baja California presents its
annual
“Bazar del Libro” at Parque Revolución on Av. Obregon &
Calle 7, Ensenada.
Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC),
tel.
(646)177-3130.
April 30: Primavera
en los Viñedos 2011
11am: Celebrate spring in the vineyards with a blessing of
the vines, wine tastings, food and music in a family atmosphere at Vinícola
Barón Balché in Ejido Porvenir, Valle de Guadalupe. Admission:
$13dlls. Tickets & info: Barón
Balché Winery, tel. (646)155-2141;
e-mail
April 30-May 8: 3rd
International Festival of Contemporary Dance (Ensenada Also Dances)
8pm: Dance troupes from Ensenada, Tijuana, Monterrey, the
Yucatán and Spain perform
at the Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario.
Admission: $8.50dlls., half price students & seniors; $25.50dlls.
for 4-show
package; or $51dlls. for 8-show package. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
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May
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “Regarding the
Holocaust” and includes “The White Ribbon” on May 2, “Schindler’s List”
on May
9, “The Pianist” on May 16, “Downfall (Der Untergang)” on May 23, and
“Inglourious
Basterds” on May 30. Films are in English with Spanish subtitles. The
free
showings 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.
Thru May 1: 12th
Annual Bahía de los Angeles Art and Craft Show & Sale
Talented local artists exhibit their oil, acrylic and
watercolor paintings, gourd creations, crafted wooden objects, jewelry
and
fabric items in the Museum Salon daily from 10am-4pm. The April 16
inaugural
reception at 10am is open to the public. Free admission. Bahía
de los Angeles
is located on the Sea of Cortés, approximately 330 miles
southeast of Ensenada.
Info: Mary Bandy, e-mail
Thru May 2: Homage
to Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta - “El Vuelo de mi Hermano (The
Flight of my
Brother)” Art Exposition
The Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC) exhibits
its complete private collection of 94 paintings, drawings and
sculptures by internationally
acclaimed Mexican artist Ernesto Muñoz Acosta in the
lobby, Sala
Internacional and 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 February 26 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
A book and
a 75-minute documentary about the life and works of Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta were introduced on March 1 and March 3 at 7:30pm at
CEARTE. Exhibition hours:
8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., noon-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
See story & photos
Thru May 8: 3rd
International Festival of Contemporary Dance (Ensenada Also Dances)
8pm: Dance troupes from Ensenada, Tijuana, Monterrey, the
Yucatán and Spain perform
at the Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario.
Admission: $8.50dlls., half price students & seniors; $25.50dlls.
for 4-show
package; or $51dlls. for 8-show package. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
Thru May 16: “Mar y
Vino (Sea & Wine)” Collective Art Exposition
An exhibition of paintings by Ensenada artists Alfredo
Zavala, Armando Franco and Arturo Ponce in the
Café-Galería of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The
May 3 artists’
reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery
hours: 7:30am-8:30pm Mon.-Sat. Free
admission. Info: Cristina Rendón de Avilez, tel. (646)120-5094; e-mail
Thru May 20:
“Juan Valdez Homenaje Postumo” Art Exposition
A twenty-year retrospective of nearly two dozen oil,
acrylic, watercolor and mixed media paintings by the late Ensenada
artist Juan
Valdez at Cafe Arabiga, Av. Blancarte & Calle 2 #1010, Ensenada.
The March
29 inauguration from 7-10:30pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours:
9am-9pm
Mon.-Sat. Free admission. Info: Luis Arriaga, tel. (646)178-8666; e-mail
Thru May 25: 3rd
International Festival of Contemporary Dance Photo Expositions
“Homenaje a Manuel Torres (Homage to Manuel Torres)” by
Edgar Meraz and “Anatomía de la Danza (Anatomy of the Dance),” a
collective exhibition
by Baja California photographers in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz
Acosta and lobby of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The April 29
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.
Thru May 27: “¿A Qué
Templo Mayor Pertenece Esta Pieza? (From What Major Temple Do These
Artifacts
Originate?)” Exposition
Nearly two dozen archaeological pieces recovered from
smugglers are on display at the Museo Histórico Regional (former
Ensenada jail)
on Av. Gastelum between Av. Lopez Mateos & Virgilio Uribe,
Ensenada. The
March 11 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public. Museum gallery
hours:
9am-5pm Tues.-Sun., closed Mon. Free admission. Info: Museo
Histórico Regional
de Ensenada, tel. (646)178-3692; e-mail
May 1: Día del
Trabajo (Labor Day in Mexico)
May 1: 12th
Annual Festival of New Wine & Mollusks
Wine tasting and seafood sampling
at
Ensenada Cruiseport Terminal on the waterfront. Ticket:
$26-32dlls. Info &
tickets:
Baja California Winemakers Association (Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
May 5:
Cinco de Mayo
(Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla)
May 7: 137th Kentucky
Derby at Churchill Downs
May 7: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Join the Compañeros for a Chicken Tampiqueña lunch,
raffles,
a Mexican dress contest (optional) for women, and a performance of
“Quetzal” by
Ensenada’s Escuela Sangre Latina folkloric dancers at the clubhouse on
Calle
Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada.
Doors open at
1pm, food at 2pm. Member donation is $10dlls., nonmember $11dlls.
Proceeds
benefit Casa Hogar del Anciano (Home for the Aged). Info & tickets:
Jaime Cassarin, tel. (646)120-8981; e-mail
May 7: Pandora in
Concert
The Mexican female trio performs songs from their newest CD,
“Pandora en Plata,” on the Grand Terraza of Hotel Coral & Marina,
three
miles north of Ensenada at Km. 103 Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada.
Info/tickets: Hotel
Coral, tel. (646)175-0000; e-mail
May 7 & 8:
Cabalgata de la Primavera 2011
A 4-5 hour guided horseback riding adventure at Parque
Nacional Constitución de 1857 in the Sierra de Juarez.
Registration fee
includes meals and overnight camping (bring your own tent and
equipment) at
Rancho El Alamar. Cabin rentals available. Horse rental available or
bring your
own. Registration & info: Alfredo Vizcarra, Tijuana tel.
(664)902-3681; e-mail ranchoalamar@yahoo.com
May 8: Mother’s Day (U.S.)
May 8: 10th 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: Ensenada Municipal Sports Institute (INMUDERE)/Martha Silvia
Soto
Amador, tel. (646)176-4445 or (646)177-0744.
May 8: Francisco
Céspedes
in Concert
Popular Cuban singer/composer Francisco Céspedes
performs at Viña de
Liceaga Winery at Carr. Tecate-Ensenada Km. 93 in San Antonio de
las Minas. Info
& tickets: Viña de Liceaga, tels. (646)178-2922 or 156-5313;
e-mail
May
10: Día de las Madres (Mexico)
May 10-16:
International Paragliding Open
More than 100 pilots participate in a paragliding
competition held on La Salina Ridge and also over Valle de Guadalupe
with
awards in various categories. A non-competitive event, the 5th Annual Full Moon
“Fiesta Del Cielo” Fly-In, takes place May 12-16. Info/registration
at www.ensenadaopen.com
or Mexican toll-free tel. 01-800-838-3054.
May 12-June 23: “Caracola de
Sentires (Conch
of Feelings)”
Exposition
Paintings by Guerrero Negro’s Isabel Zaragoza at the
Galería de la Ciudad in the northern end of the Riviera Cultural
Center, Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The May 12 inauguration at
7:30pm is open
to the public. Gallery hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed
Sat. &
Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California
(ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
May
14: 32nd
Anniversary Spring Rosarito-Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride
Thousands of cyclists participate in this scenic 50-mile
ride that starts at 10am in downtown Rosarito and follows the Free Road
along
the Pacific Coast and inland through rural countryside to the finish
line in
Ensenada. The event concludes with a huge fiesta from noon to sunset on
Ensenada’s waterfront. Info: Paseo Ciclista Rosarito Ensenada, SA de
CV, tel.
(646)174-0033.
May 14: “Wild” Cinco
de Mayo Fiesta & Art Sale in La Misión
5pm: A fundraiser for BECA, a
scholarship program that
offers extended educational opportunities to more than 100 children in
La
Misión. Admission donation ($25dlls.) includes Mexican munchies,
taco bar,
beer, wine and margaritas at the home of Charlie Wild, Junípero
Serra #160 in
Playa La Misión. Info & directions: Molly Post, e-mail
May 14: “De Faunos
y
Otros Franceses” Concert
8pm: The Orquesta de Baja California (OBC) performs works by
Debussy, Ibert, Milhaud and Satie 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:
$8.50dlls. Info: CEARTE,
tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
May 15: Woodstock
Fest Ensenada 2011
Noon-8pm: Live bands from Ensenada, Mexicali and San Diego
perform classic rock from the 60s & 70s for eight hours at Playa
San
Miguel, located just south of the Ensenada toll gate at Carr.
Tijuana-Ensenada
Km. 99. Beer, wine & food will be available. Bring your own chair,
blanket or shade canopy; no coolers please. General admission
$17.50dlls.; free
admission
for kids under 12, seniors over 70, and the handicapped. Limited to 500
persons; advance tickets recommended. Info: Biz-Art Entertainment, tel.
(646)216-2686.
May 15: Fiesta of the
Flowering Vineyards (Fiesta de los Viñedos en Flor)
Noon: To be
held this year at Viña de
Liceaga Winery
at Carr. Tecate-Ensenada Km. 93 in San Antonio de las Minas, this event
is an
excellent opportunity to sample wines from different wineries and enjoy
regional foods and music in a family atmosphere. Ticket: $23.50dlls.
adult,
$6dlls. child. Advance
tickets recommended. Proceeds
benefit Albergue San Vicente. Info &
tickets: Baja California
Winemakers
Association (Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
May 18-June 9:
“Amigos del Riviera (Friends of the Riviera)” Collective Art Exposition
Paintings by Anabel Vega Pinto and Armando García, ceramics by
Cecilia Bitterlin, and etchings by Adalberto Pérez
Meillón in the
Café-Galería of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The May 20 artists’ reception at 7pm is open to the
public. Gallery
hours: 7:30am-8:30pm Mon.-Sat. Free admission. Info: Cristina
Rendón
de Avilez, tel.
(646)120-5094; e-mail
May 20-July 31:
“Notóxico” International Printmaking & Graphic Arts Exhibit
Selected works by artists from a dozen countries from the 2009
International Non Toxic Printing Convention held in Monterrey,
Mexico in
the Sala Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. The May
20 inauguration at 7:30pm 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.
May 21: Armed Forces Day (U.S.)
May 21: 135th
Preakness Stakes at Pimlico
May 21: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Rummage Sale
8am-4pm: Search for treasures and bargains at the
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile
south of
Ensenada. Food & drinks for sale. Proceeds benefit club charities.
Donations of gently used clothing, furniture, appliances, etc. are
welcomed.
Info: Mary Jane Boone, tel. (646)177-6953; e-mail
May 21: La Sociedad
de Vecinos de Punta
Banda White Elephant Sale
8am: 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: Ginny Conlan, tel. (646)154-2735; e-mail
May 21: “Noche de
Estrellas” Dinner Concert
5:30pm: Tijuana’s versatile Grupo
Luna Azul performs soft
rock, pop classics, modern hits, and Latin favorites at Rancho María Teresa,
Carr. Tecate-Ensenada Km. 82.5 in Valle de Guadalupe. Admission:
$61dlls. Info
& tickets: Rancho María Teresa, tel. (646)155-2450 or Viajes
Kinessia, tel.
(646)152-1800.
May 21: “Noche
Bohemia (Bohemian Night)” Fundraiser
7-11pm: Enjoy a relaxing evening with live romantic and
trova music, and jewelry, art and other exhibitors in the
Café-Galería of the
Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. Admission
($8.50dlls.) includes glass of wine. Proceeds benefit the Centro de
Apoyo a la
Mujer de Ensenada (CAME), the local center for abused women and
families in
crisis. Info & tickets: CAME/Daniel de la Peña, cell tel.
(646)146-2557 or
Cristina Rendón de Avilez, tel. (646)120-5094; e-mail
May 22: 9th Annual
Festival del Caballo, Arte y Vino
10am-6pm: Equestrian and charrería exhibitions, Andalusian
dancing horses, folkloric and flamenco dancers, music, arts and crafts,
Mexican
and international foods, wine tasting and more. Festivities take place
at Adobe
Guadalupe Vineyards & Inn in Valle de Guadalupe. Ticket:
$22dlls./adult, children under 12 free. Info
at cell tel. (646)947-7146; e-mail
May 22: La Casa Vieja
2nd Annual Spring Wine & Art Festival
11am: Enjoy a blind tasting of 15-20 Baja California artisan
wines, live entertainment, and exhibition booths featuring art, crafts,
homemade foods and
gift items galore at La Casa
Vieja Gallery & Wine Bar, 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. For booth or
other info:
Rowan Randol, tel. (646)155-3153; e-mail
May 22: Festival
Internacional Palabra en el Mundo (International Festival Word in the
World)
Noon-6pm: To be held in 42 countries and cities of the
world, this event includes poetry readings; opera, classical and rock
music; theatrical
presentations; visual and fine arts exhibitions; regional foods; and
the
creation of a giant “carpet” of children’s chalk drawings promoting
peace.
Activities take place in the gardens, Salón Rojo, and
Café-Galería of the
Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. Free
admission. Exhibitor & general info: Liz Durand, tel.
(646)175-3569; e-mail
May 27: Punta Banda
Yacht Club’s 20th Annual Commodore’s Ball
6-11pm: A Black and White Event, with elegant dining and
dancing to the music of Marco Hintze and the Amaretto Blues Band in the
Grand
Ballroom of the San Nicolás Hotel, Av. Guadalupe & Av. Lopez
Mateos,
Ensenada. Ticket: $35dlls. member, $45dlls. nonmember includes filet
mignon,
shrimp scampi or chicken cordon bleu dinner. Ticket
purchase deadline is May 16. Info/tickets: Vince
Taormina, tel.
(646)152-0090; e-mail
May 27: Ensenada
Ska
Festival
The legendary Skatalites from
Jamaica and other ska bands
perform at the Culture Beat Performing Arts Center, Av. López
Mateos #688 (next
to Librerías de Cristal) between Av. Macheros & Av. Miramar,
Ensenada. Ticket
$12dlls. in advance, $15dlls. at the
door. Doors open at 8pm. Must be 18+. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
May 28: La Sociedad
de Vecinos de Punta Banda Pancake Breakfast
8:30-10am: Join La Sociedad for blueberry pancakes and
accompaniments before the General Meeting at Campo La Jolla Salon in
Punta
Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Donation ($3.50dlls.) benefits La
Sociedad’s
Scholarship Fund. Info: Heather Hamilton, tel. (646)154-2452; e-mail
May 28: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. For more info contact
Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
May 28: Wine &
Lobster with Alberto Cortéz
3pm: Enjoy the marriage of lobster and Santo Tomás
wines along
with the incomparable music of Argentine singer/songwriter Alberto Cortéz
at
Rancho San Gabriel in San Antonio de las Minas, Carr. Tecate-Ensenada
Km. 95.
Info/tickets: APM, tel. (646)174-6802.
May 28 & 29:
32nd
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 rodeo demonstrations
at 3pm; a special presentation by folkloric dancers from Nogales,
Sonora at
4pm; the 14th Annual State Calabaceado Dance Festival at 4:30pm; and a
bonfire,
Kumiai song and dance, and local Calabaceado Dance Contest at 8pm.
Sunday
festivities begin with the opening of the “Microhistory of the
settlement of La
Misión” exposition at 8am; a civic parade at 10am; folkloric
dance groups from
12:30-5:15pm (including the exceptional “Dance of the Bighorn Sheep” at
12:55pm);
the Cabalgata Histórica (procession
of costumed horseback riders) at 2:35pm; rodeo events at 3pm; and a
special
performance of “Nativo,” a contemporary dance production based on the
history of
Baja California, at 5:30pm. The fiesta concludes with live music for
dancing
from 8pm-midnight. Free admission (small parking fee). Info: UABC
School of Tourism in
Tijuana/Prof.
Mario Reyes, tel/fax: (664)682-1697; e-mail
See
2006 story &
photos
May 28 & 29: 18th
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 Cortés. Bring
your own boat
or arrange a panga rental in town. Bahía de los Angeles is
located on the Sea
of Cortés, approximately 330 miles southeast of Ensenada. Info:
Guillermo’s
Sportfishing in L.A. Bay, satellite tel. (200)124-9104.
May 29: Ensenada
129th
Anniversary “10th Annual Ensenada de Todos, Suma de Culturas”
International Festival
11am-7pm: A multicultural celebration at Plaza Ventana al
Mar on the waterfront near the giant flag pole on Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro
Cárdenas), Ensenada. Enjoy music, dance, arts, ethnic foods and
exhibits by
nearly four dozen 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.
See 2004
review & photos
May 30: Memorial Day (U.S.)
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June
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “Reviewing the
Western” and includes “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” on June 6,
“The Good,
the Bad and the Ugly” on June 13, “The Wild Bunch” on June 20, and “El
Tunco
Maclovio” on June 27. Films are in English with Spanish subtitles. The
free
showings 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.
Thru June 9:
“Amigos del Riviera (Friends of the Riviera)” Collective Art Exposition
Paintings by Anabel Vega Pinto and Armando García, ceramics by
Cecilia Bitterlin, and etchings by Adalberto Pérez
Meillón in the
Café-Galería of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The May 20 artists’ reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery
hours: 10am-8pm Mon.-Thurs., 10am-9pm
Fri.-Sat. Free admission. Info: Cristina Rendón
de Avilez, tel.
(646)120-5094; e-mail
Thru June 23: “Caracola de Sentires (Conch of Feelings)”
Exposition
Paintings by Guerrero Negro’s Isabel Zaragoza at the
Galería de la Ciudad in the northern end of the Riviera Cultural
Center, Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The May 12 inauguration at
7:30pm is open
to the public. Gallery hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed
Sat. &
Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California
(ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
Thru July 31:
“Notóxico” International Printmaking & Graphic Arts Exhibit
Selected works by artists from a dozen countries from the 2009
International Non Toxic Printing Convention held in Monterrey,
Mexico in
the Sala Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. The May
20 inauguration at 7:30pm 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.
June 1:
Día de la Marina
(Navy Day in Mexico)
June 3-5: 43rd Tecate
SCORE Baja 500
The legendary desert race in which more than 250 cars, trucks,
motorcycles and ATVs from 25 U.S. states and 10 countries traverse
nearly 455 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),
leaving and returning
through the arroyo wash. On Friday, June 3, the pre-race SCORE
Manufacturer’s
Midway and tech inspection takes place on the boulevard from 10am-6pm.
On
Saturday, June 4, motorcycles and ATVs start the race at 6am, followed
by
trucks and cars at approximately 10am. On Sunday, June 6, award
presentations
are poolside at 11am at Ensenada’s Hotel San Nicolás. Info:
SCORE
International, U.S. tel. (818)225-8402.
June 5: 14th Annual
Mushroom Festival
Noon-9pm: A
food fair and restaurant culinary
competition of mushroom-based dishes on Av. López Mateos &
Av. Alvarado,
Ensenada. Live music, entertainment, and mushroom exhibitions by the
science
faculty of UABC University. Free admission. Food, wine and beer for
purchase. Info:
CANIRAC
Chamber of Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
See 2006 review & photos
June 8-July 25: “VII Bienal
Fotográfica” Photography
Exposition
Award-winning color and black & white images created by
Baja California photographers for the 2010 photography contest are on
display
in the lobby and 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 June 8 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.
June 11: 143rd
Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
June 11: Belanova in
Concert
The pop music group from Guadalajara performs at Rancho San
Gabriel in San Antonio de las Minas, Carr. Tecate-Ensenada Km. 95.
Doors open
at 2pm. General admission $57dlls., VIP seating $78dlls. Info/tickets:
APM,
tel. (646)174-6802.
June 11: Rice &
Beans Benefit Dinner in La Misión
5pm: Enjoy door prizes, raffles, a Latin dance demonstration
and dinner of rice, beans, salad, handmade tortillas and dessert at
Kathleen
Dwyer’s oceanfront home in Playa La Misión. Admission is
$10dlls. or $10dlls.
worth of rice, beans, canned goods and pasta for needy families.
Proceeds
benefit La Misión Children’s Fund. a non-profit organization.
For directions
and reservations contact Mike Miller, e-mail
June 11: Paco
Rentería “Talisman Tour” Dinner Concert
The great Mexican freestyle master guitarist and composer
performs at Vinícola
Barón Balché in Ejido
Porvenir, Valle de Guadalupe. General
admission $35dlls. (includes glass of wine), preferential seating
$70dlls.
(includes glass of wine, bread & cheese), VIP seating $105dlls.
(includes glass
of wine, bread, cheese & three course dinner). Doors open 6pm for
VIP, 7pm
all other seating. Tickets & info: Mario Rodríguez, cell
tel. (646)193-8547; e-mail
June 11: Baja
California Orchestra in Concert
8pm: The Orquesta de Baja California (OBC) performs at the
Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Admission:
$8.50dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
June 11-July 9: “Love
Affair with Riviera Maya” Art Exposition
New watercolors by Sue
McDevitt, inspired by her trip
to Bacalar, Quintana Roo in February 2011, at Galería Pérez
Meillón at Locale
#40 in Centro Artesanal, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas)
#1094 & Av.
Castillo, Ensenada. The June 11 artist’s reception from 2-6pm is open
to the
public. Gallery hours: 9am-5pm daily. Free admission. Info: Sue
McDevitt, cell
tel. (646)161-9886; e-mail
or Adalberto Pérez Meillón, tel. (646)175-7848; e-mail
June 12: 4th Blues-Rock
Fest Ensenada 2011
Noon-8pm: Eight hours of live music with Mexicali’s Mosk
Tryo; Ensenada’s Ruta 69, Dz-karga, Time and César Marmolejo;
San Diego’s Michele
Lundeen and The Coronados feat. Big
Shot Reub in the open-air
theater
at the Riviera Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas). Admission:
$8.50dlls. Gourmet food, pizza, beer, wine and sodas for purchase.
Info: Jorge
Muñoz, cell tel. (646)947-8344; e-mail
June 13: San Antonio Necua
Festival
9am-sunset: 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, craft
workshops,
guided nature hikes, horseback riding, a bonfire at sunset, and local
and
regional foods. Free admission and meal of barbacoa.
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 4 persons. Info: Instituto de
Culturas
Nativas (CUNA)/Horacio González, tel. (646)178-8780; e-mail
June 14: Flag Day (U.S.)
June 16: Guitar
Concert
8pm: Giulio Tampalini,
the Italian Virtuoso of Guitar,
performs 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: $8.50dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
June 16-July 15:
Sculpture Academy Collective Art Exposition
Students and teachers from the Academia de Escultura del
Riviera exhibit ceramics and wood carvings in the
Café-Galería of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The
June 16
artists’ reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery hours:
7:30am-8:30pm
Mon.-Sat. Free admission. Info: Cristina Rendón de Avilez, tel.
(646)120-5094; e-mail
June 18: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Father’s Day Hoedown
1-4pm: Join the Compañeros for baby back ribs, baked beans,
spiced apples, green salad and dessert plus raffles and music for
dancing at
the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one
mile south of
Ensenada. Doors open at noon, food at 2pm. Donation: $10dlls. in
advance,
$12dlls. at the door. Proceeds benefit Angels on Wheelchairs. Info
&
tickets: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
June 18 & 19: 2nd
Annual El Faro Beach Surf Fishing Tournament
A family-oriented tournament for all ages at El Faro Beach,
six miles south of Ensenada. Info: Gerardo Sánchez
Córdova at Armadores Unidos
de Pesca Deportiva, cell tel. (646)149-2239; e-mail
June 19: Father’s Day
June 19: Mountain
Bike Race (Sixth Stage)
10am: The Municipal League of Mountain Biking presents the
sixth race in its championship series on a challenging course at Rancho
Beltrán,
located at Km. 5 on the highway to Ojos Negros. For a small fee per
vehicle,
spectators are welcome to view the race and enjoy food, music and the
family
atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga Municipal de Ciclismo de
Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
June 19:
International Surfing Day
3-7pm: A celebration of the sport of surfing, the surfing
lifestyle and the ocean with documentaries, book presentations,
expositions and
a concert at the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta, lobby and terrace 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 21: World
Environment Day Celebration
9am-4pm: In honor of World
Environment Day, Haciendo Lo
Necesario, A.C., CEARTE and Sistema Educativo Estatal present “Bosques:
Naturaleza a tu Servicio (Forests: Nature at your Service)” on the
open-air
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.
June 24-26: RECORD
Off-Road Series Ensenada-San Felipe 250 Off-road
Race
More than 150 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 25: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. For more info contact
Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
June 25:
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán in Concert
4pm: “The Best Mariachi in the World” performs with
acclaimed Mexican songstress Edith
Márquez in the Plaza de Toros of L.A. Cetto
Winery in Valle de Guadalupe, Km. 73.5 on Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3.
Info &
tickets: L.A. Cetto
offices, Ensenada tel. (646)175-2363, Valle
de Guadalupe tel. (646)155-2264, Tijuana tel.
(664)685-3031.
June
28: Return of
the Peace Boat
Peace Boat, a Japan-based international non-governmental and
non-profit organization that works to promote peace, human rights,
sustainable
development and respect for the environment, presents a program of
cultural and
ecological activities at various locations in Ensenada. Info:
Proturismo de
Ensenada, tel. (646)178-2411; e-mail
June 29: “Cultures
of
Resistance” Film Screening
8pm: Directed by Iara Lee, this award winning feature
documentary highlights the work of artists, musicians, and dancers
throughout
the world who are striving for peace and justice, and are re-conceiving
resistance as a fundamentally creative act. The English-language film
features
Medellín poets for peace, Capoeira masters from Brazil, Niger
Delta militants,
Iranian graffiti artists, women’s movement leaders in Rwanda, Lebanon’s
refugee
filmmakers, U.S. political pranksters, indigenous Kayapó
activists from the
Xingu River, Israeli dissidents, hip-hop artists from Palestine, and
many more.
The free screening is open to all ages at the Culture Beat Performing
Arts
Center, Av. López Mateos #688 (next to Librerías de
Cristal) between Av.
Macheros & Av. Miramar, Ensenada. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
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July
2011
Thru July 9: “Love
Affair with Costa Maya” Art Exposition
New watercolors by Sue
McDevitt, inspired by her trip
to Bacalar, Quintana Roo in February 2011, at Galería Pérez
Meillón at Locale
#40 in Centro Artesanal, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas)
#1094 & Av.
Castillo, Ensenada. The June 11 artist’s reception from 2-6pm is open
to the
public. Gallery hours: 9am-5pm daily. Free admission. Info: Sue
McDevitt, cell
tel. (646)161-9886; e-mail
or Adalberto Pérez Meillón, tel. (646)175-7848; e-mail
Thru July 15:
Sculpture Academy Collective Art Exposition
Students and teachers from the Academia de Escultura del
Riviera exhibit ceramics and wood carvings in the
Café-Galería of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The
June 16
artists’ reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery hours:
7:30am-8:30pm
Mon.-Sat. Free admission. Info: Cristina Rendón de Avilez, tel.
(646)120-5094; e-mail
Thru July 25: “VII Bienal
Fotográfica” Photography
Exposition
Award-winning color and black & white images created by
Baja California photographers for the 2010 photography contest are on
display
in the lobby and 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 June 8 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 July 31:
“Notóxico” International Printmaking & Graphic Arts Exhibit
Selected works by artists from a dozen countries from the 2009
International Non Toxic Printing Convention held in Monterrey,
Mexico in
the Sala Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. The May
20 inauguration at 7:30pm 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 1: 2nd
Annual
“Opera y Zarazuela” Pro-Música Concert
7:30pm: Directed by Esther González with Evgeny Koralkov on
piano, the Pro-Música de Ensenada A.C. chorus presents an
evening of light
opera and entertaining Mexican songs in the open-air theater at the
Riviera
Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas),
Ensenada. Admission:
$13dlls. Info and tickets: Pro Música Ensenada, tel.
(646)177-9082 or Margit
Gantt, tel. (646)174-7969; e-mail
July 1-3: Don Eddie’s Memorial Big Fish
Tournament in San
Quintín Bay
The Association of Sportfishing Captains of San Quintín, the
Baja California Tourism Secretariat, Don Eddie’s Landing, the Old Mill
Hotel,
the Old Mill Restaurant, Hotel Santa María and Restaurant/Hotel
Jardines Baja
are joining forces to make this holiday tournament especially
outstanding. Friday
(July 1) is registration and welcome; Saturday is competition; Sunday
is
competition and awards. (First place takes 50% of the purse; Second
takes 35%,
Third 15%.) Entry fee is $100dlls. Anglers are welcome to join the
fishing
caravan from the San Ysidro border crossing to and from San
Quintín that will
be led by the Angeles Verdes (Green Angels). Info, rules &
registration at e-mail
or e-mail
July 2: 1er. Gran
Paella Cultural
2pm: Paella, art, wine, flamenco dancers and Spanish guitar
by César Marmolejo at Bibayoff Winery at Rancho Toros Pintos on
El Porvenir-El
Tigre Road near Km. 9 in Valle de Guadalupe. Ticket: $26dlls. presale,
$30dlls.
at the gate. Tickets & info: Rancho Bibayoff, tel. (646)176-1008.
July 2 & 3: 3rd
Annual La Bufadora Art Show
Noon-5pm: Baja artists display and sell their paintings,
photography, jewelry, crafts, pottery and Indian arts on the oceanview
outdoor
patio at Restaurant La Bufadora, located inside the hairpin curve
before the
entrance to the blowhole shopping mall, 21 miles south of Ensenada on
the Punta
Banda peninsula. Free admission. Exhibition or general info: Jan Burg, e-mail
July 3: 2nd Annual
Oriental
Food Festival
Noon-9pm:
Local restaurants offer Chines,
Japanese and Vietnamese fare at Plaza Cívica de la Patria (The
Three Heads) on
Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Macheros,
Ensenada. Also enjoy
exhibitions and live entertainment. Free admission. Food, wine and beer
for
purchase. Info:
CANIRAC
Chamber of Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
July 4:
Independence
Day (U.S.)
July 6, 13, 20 & 27: Summer
Evenings of Jazz & Blues
7pm: Jazz and blues groups perform on the open-air 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 7-August 19: “De
la Imaginación al Pincel” (From Imagination to Paintbrush)”
Exposition
Works by Carolina Saldaña at the Galería de la Ciudad in
the
northern end of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The July 7 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
Gallery
hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free
admission.
Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
July 8: Baja
California Orchestra and Javier Bátiz in Concert
8pm: The Orquesta de Baja California (OBC) and Javier Bátiz,
known as the founder of Mexican rock, perform on the open-air Plaza de
las
Artes of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario.
Admission: $8.50dlls. Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
July 15-August 10:
“Tríptico de Verano (Summer Triptych)” Art Exposition
Paintings by three of Ensenada’s most eminent artists –
Esther Aldaco, Jorge Ramírez and Francisco Tellez – in the
Café-Galería of the
Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The July15
artists’ reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 9am-8pm
daily. Free admission. Info: Cristina
Rendón de Avilez, tel. (646)120-5094, cell tel. (646)119-0609; e-mail
July 15 & 29: Sonic Nights
7pm: Bands of different rock genres perform in concert on
the open-air 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 16: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Christmas in July
SOLD OUT !!!
1-4pm: Join the Compañeros for a traditional Christmas
dinner of turkey with all the trimmings at the clubhouse on Calle
Mazatlán #256
in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Doors open at noon,
food at
2pm. Donation: $10dlls. before July 13, $12dlls. at the door. Proceeds
benefit
Compañeros scholarship programs. Info & tickets: Carol
Coons, tel.
(646)177-4471; e-mail
July 16: Valle
Sunset
Concert SOLD OUT !!!!
4pm: A
lively party featuring renowned Mexican
songstress María
José in the vineyards of L.A. Cetto Winery in Valle de
Guadalupe,
Km. 73.5 Carr. Tecate-Ensenada. General admission is $52dlls.; VIP
seating is
$122dlls. Info & tickets:
L.A.
Cetto offices, Ensenada tel. (646)175-2363, Valle de Guadalupe tel.
(646)155-2264, Tijuana tel.
(664)685-3031.
July 16-September 30:
“Los Colores de la Vendimia” Art Exposition
Acrylic and oil pastel paintings by Armando Franco, José
Jule, Alfredo Zavala and Arturo Ponce at Cafe Arabiga, Av. Blancarte
&
Calle 2 #1010, Ensenada. Exhibition hours: 9am-10pm Mon.-Sat. Free
admission.
Info: Luis Arriaga, tel. (646)178-8666; e-mail
July 22: Film
Presentation
8pm: A film screening of the 65-minute Spanish-language
documentary “Kiliwas,” about a group of native Baja California original
people
in danger of extinction 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; e-mail
July 22 & 23: WON
Hotel Coral & Marina Saltwater Championship
After a three-year absence, this famous Western Outdoor
News fishing tournament is back with a three
division multispecies (bass, yellowtail, tuna) format, payouts,
jackpots,
drawings, prizes and awards dinner at Hotel Coral & Marina, three
miles
north of Ensenada at Km. 103 Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada. Entry fee:
$100dlls./person,
two-man teams and larger. Info: Pat
McDonell, Director, U.S. tel. (949)366-0030, ext. 33; e-mail
July 22-August 21: “Des-Hechos” Collective
Sculpture
Exposition
Baja California sculptors present nearly two dozen works in
the lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of
Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario.
The July 22
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.
July 23: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. Info: Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
July 24: Mountain
Bike Race (Seventh Stage)
10am: The Municipal League of Mountain Biking presents the
seventh race in its championship series on a challenging course at Las
Lomas in
San Antonio de las Minas. For a small fee per vehicle, spectators are
welcome
to view the race and enjoy food, music and the family atmosphere. Info
&
race registration: Liga Municipal de Ciclismo de Montaña/Roberto
García, tel.
(646)178-1011.
July 25: A Day Out of
Time (Día Fuera del Tiempo) feat. Gondwana
8pm-2am: A night of entertainment and culture that includes not only
the world
renowned Chilean reggae band Gondwana,
but also acoustic and African rhythms by
the Senegal duo, Sene
Africa, plus dance and drumming from Ghana, workshops,
meditation and more at the Culture Beat Performing Arts Center, Av.
López
Mateos #688 (next to Librerías de Cristal) between Av. Macheros
& Av.
Miramar, Ensenada. Admission: $12dlls. Open to all
ages. Bus
transportation from Tijuana available. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
July 27: La Sociedad
de Vecinos de Punta Banda “Christmas in July”
Turkey, stuffing and all the accompaniments at Campo La
Jolla Salon in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Doors/bar open
at
4:30pm, dinner at 5:30pm. Donation: $8dlls. in advance, $10dlls at the
door.
Proceeds benefit club charities. Info & reservations: Heather
Hamilton, tel.
(646)154-2452; e-mail
July 27: Ensenada
Jazz in Concert
8pm: Under the direction of Maestro Ernesto Rosas, the
incomparable Ensenada Jazz will be taped while performing 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
passes available. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
July 29: Punta
Banda Muestra de Comida y Vino
3-8pm: More than ten local wineries (from Valles de
Guadalupe, Santo Tomás, La Grulla and San Vicente) along with
Ensenada restaurants,
chocolatiers, bakers and other food purveyors present their fare at
this
special event at La Jolla Beach Camp (upper) Park, 16 miles south of
Ensenada.
Live music by Coyote Mike and the Wetbacks, crafts booths, and a wine
judging
contest. Admission ($20dlls.) includes wristband ticket (must be
purchased in
advance), wine glass and 8 tasting tickets. Additional tasting tickets
may be
bought on site for $1dlls. each. Tickets are available at La Jolla
Beach Camp
office or Kathleen Taormina, tel. (646)152-0090; e-mail
July 30:
L.A. Cetto Festival del Queso, Pan y Vino
11am: A celebration of cheese, bread, olive oil and wine in the L.A.
Cetto vineyards in Valle de Guadalupe, 25 miles northeast of Ensenada
on
Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3. Admission:
$17.50dlls. Info & tickets: L.A. Cetto
offices, Ensenada
tel. (646)175-2363, Valle de
Guadalupe tel. (646)155-2264, Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031.
July 30: 2nd Annual
National Rondallas Concert
8pm: Rondalla groups from Baja California, Sonora and
Sinaloa perform traditional romantic Mexican music on the open-air
Plaza de las
Artes of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario.
Admission: $13.50dlls. Info:
CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
July 31: 2nd Tomato &
Wine Festival in San Quintín
Noon: Music, wine, cheeses, and tomato-based foods (pastas,
soups, paellas, sushi, etc.) prepared by regional chefs from San
Vicente,
Colonet, Camalu, Vicente Guerrero, San Quintín and El Rosario at
Salón JM
located on the Transpeninsular Highway Km.
280 in Col. Lázaro
Cárdenas, San Quintín. Admission ($17.50dlls.)
includes 10 food samples. Info at www.fiestadeltomateyvino.com
or call
(616)166-5754, cell tel. (616)112-1070.
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August
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club “Musicals on the Plaza”
8pm: This month’s film classics include “The Wizard of Oz”
on August 1, “Singin’ in the Rain” on August 8, “The Band Wagon” on
August 15,
“Dos Tipos de Cuidado” on August 22, and “The Nightmare Before
Christmas” on
August 29. Except for “Dos Tipos de Cuidado” in Spanish, all other
films are in
English with Spanish subtitles. The free showings take place on the
open-air
Plaza de las Artes 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.
Thru August 10:
“Tríptico de Verano (Summer Triptych)” Art Exposition
Paintings by three of Ensenada’s most eminent artists –
Esther Aldaco, Jorge Ramírez and Francisco Tellez – in the
Café-Galería of the
Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The July15
artists’ reception at 7pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 9am-8pm
daily. Free admission. Info: Cristina
Rendón de Avilez, tel. (646)120-5094, cell tel. (646)119-0609; e-mail
Thru August 19: “De
la Imaginación al Pincel” (From Imagination to Paintbrush)”
Exposition
Works by Carolina Saldaña at the Galería de la Ciudad in
the
northern end of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The July 7 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
Gallery
hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free
admission.
Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
Thru August 21: “Des-Hechos” Collective
Sculpture
Exposition
Baja California sculptors present nearly two dozen works in
the lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of
Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario.
The July 22
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 September 30:
“Los Colores de la Vendimia” Art Exposition
Acrylic and oil pastel paintings by Armando Franco, José
Jule, Alfredo Zavala and Arturo Ponce at Cafe Arabiga, Av. Blancarte
&
Calle 2 #1010, Ensenada. Exhibition hours: 9am-10pm Mon.-Sat. Free
admission.
Info: Luis Arriaga, tel. (646)178-8666; e-mail
August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Summer
Evenings of Jazz & Blues
7pm: Jazz and blues groups perform on the open-air 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.
August 5: B-Side
Players in Concert
8pm-2am: San Diego’s Latin/reggae/soul band performs at the
Culture Beat Performing Arts Center, Av. López Mateos #688 (next
to Librerías
de Cristal) between Av. Macheros & Av. Miramar, Ensenada. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
August 5 & 6:
Tango y Vino, Arte y Pasión
The world renowned tango couple Sandor y Parissa present an
evening of Tango & Wine, Art & Passion at Vinícola Barón
Balché in
Ejido Porvenir, Valle de Guadalupe. General admission $30dlls., VIP
seating $46dlls.
Doors open at 6pm. Tickets & info: Viajes Kinessia, tel.
(646)152-1800 or Barón
Balché Winery, tel. (646)155-2141; e-mail
August
5-21: 21st
Annual Fiestas de la Vendimia
The
annual Grape Harvest Festival with different cultural
and culinary events, concerts and seminars at wineries, vineyards and
restaurants in Ensenada, San Antonio de las Minas and Valle de
Guadalupe,
Tecate, Tijuana and Mexicali. Info &
tickets: Baja California
Winemakers
Association (Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
August 5-September 1:
“Reverdece (Re-greening)” Art Exposition
Large format abstract paintings by acclaimed Tijuana artist Alejandro
Martínez-Peña 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 August 5 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.
August 6: 4th Annual
Vendimia Golf Open
10am: A shot-gun tournament with more than $3000dlls. in
prizes at Bajamar Ocean Front Golf Resort, located 20 miles north of
Ensenada
at Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 77.5. Registration ($150dlls./player)
includes
cart and greens fees, on-course beer and snacks, wine tastings, awards
dinner, and
more. Special
discounts for pre-payment before July
25. Info & registration: Pat Shaw, tel. (646)155-0151, U.S.
toll
free
(888)311-6076, Mexico toll free (800)025-4075; e-mail
August 6: Ana Gabriel
in Concert
4pm: Popular Mexican singer and composer Ana Gabriel
performs at Rancho San Gabriel in San Antonio de las Minas, Carr.
Tecate-Ensenada Km. 95. Info & tickets: Viajes Kinessia, tel.
(646)152-1800.
August 6
& 7:
Nativa 2011 Festival of Traditional Arts of Baja California
9am-6pm: 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
interactive crafts classes, an arts contest and informational
exhibits at
Plaza Ventana al Mar on the waterfront at the giant flagpole near Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. 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. This
year’s event also will include a children’s
pavilion, a food court area of traditional fare, and booths by special
guest
native artists from the state of Chiapas. Free admission. Info:
Instituto de
Culturas
Nativas (CUNA)/Horacio González, tel. (646)178-8780; e-mail
August
7: 5th Annual
“Ensenada Se Viste de Vino (Ensenada Dresses Up in Wine)” Culinary
Festival
Baja
California wineries and restaurants
participate in a gastronomic fair that promotes the marriage of food
and wine
on Av. Ruiz between Av. López Mateos & Calle 2 in Ensenada. Info:
CANIRAC
Chamber of Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
August 11: 4th
Annual
Fiestas de la Vendimia “Fiesta Callejera (Urban Street Fair)”
5-10pm: An open-air festival with live music, cabaret
performances, clowns, graffiti, street opera, and other expressions of
contemporary urban and street art at the Plaza de las Artes and Plaza
Norte 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.
August
11-21: Expo Feria Internacional Ensenada
A family-oriented summer expo fair with rides, games,
regional foods and beverages, artisan booths, commercial exhibitions
and live
entertainment along the Municipal Beach area on the southern extension
of Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas). Admission: $1.75dlls. Hours:
4-10pm Mon.-Fri.,
2-10pm Sat. & Sun. Info: Ensenada Festival & Special Events
Committee,
tels. (646)120-5417 or (646)120-5947.
August
12-14: Fiestas de la Vendimia “Verbena
Santo Tomás (Santo Tomás Street Fair)”
Noon: A colorful street fair with games, regional foods,
Baja wines, art exhibitions, cultural presentations, and all types of
music at
Bodegas de Santo Tomás Winery, Av. Miramar between Calles 6
& 7, Ensenada. Free admission. Info:
Baja California
Winemakers
Association (Provino), tel.
(646)178-3038; e-mail
August 13: La Sociedad de Vecinos de Punta Banda Country Fair
11am-5pm: Bring the whole family to this annual outdoor
event that offers activities, entertainment, music, Shoot & Holler,
a
Dessert Raffle, fried chicken and other home-style foods at Campo La
Jolla
Salon in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Free admission.
Proceeds
benefit La Sociedad’s Scholarship Fund. Craft vendor tables ($15dlls.)
are
available. Info: Heather Hamilton, tel. (646)154-2452; e-mail
August 13:
L.A. Cetto “Fiesta Colores de Vendimia” SOLD OUT !!!
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 on Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3. Info & tickets: L.A. Cetto
offices,
Ensenada tel. (646)175-2363, Valle
de Guadalupe tel. (646)155-2264, Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031.
August 13: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Luau
1-4pm: Join the Compañeros for a Hawaiian style fiesta with
BBQ chicken, Kahlua pork, sides, dessert, music and raffles at the
clubhouse on
Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of
Ensenada. Doors open
at noon, food at 2pm. Donation: $10dlls. presale, $12dlls. at the door.
Proceeds benefit the Association for the Blind (Unidos Venceremos
Asociación de
Invidentes). Advance tickets recommended. Info & tickets: Pauleen
Blake,
tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
August 13:
“Guitaring
with Wine” Concert
8pm: César Marmolojo and Arturo Alarcón Morales perform
on
the open-air 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.
August 13 & 14:
3rd Annual Family Sportfishing Tournament in Ensenada
Anglers of all ages compete for trophies and cash prizes in
various categories like surf fishing, kayak fishing, father and son
team, etc.
at various venues in and around Ensenada. Info: Gerardo Sánchez
Córdova at Armadores
Unidos de Pesca Deportiva, tel. (646)149-2239; e-mail
August 13-September
15: “VidArte” Drawing Contest Exposition
Winners and
runners-up of this vine-and-wine themed
illustration contest are on display in the Café-Galería
of the Riviera Cultural
Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. Gallery
hours: 9am-8pm
daily. Free admission. The announcement and exhibit of winning entries
takes
place at 7pm in the Sala de Conciertos of Bodegas de Santo Tomás
winery at the August
13th Verbena de Santo Tomás Street Fair. Info: Cristina
Rendón de Avilez,
tel. (646)120-5094, cell tel. (646)119-0609; e-mail
August 14: Copa
Vendimia Bibayoff Golf Tournament
9am: A shotgun tournament that includes breakfast buffet,
wine tasting, food, drink, raffles, and more at Baja Country Club,
located
approximately 8 miles south of Ensenada. Registration:
$115dlls./player.
Proceeds benefits Mother Teresa of Calcutta nursing home in Ensenada.
Info
& registration: Baja Country Club, tel. (646)177-5523; e-mail
August 14: 9th Annual
Taco & Beer Festival
Noon-8pm: Enjoy live entertainment, Tecate and artisan beers, and all
types of tacos (fish, shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, vegetarian, etc.)
prepared
by local taquerías at Plaza Ventana al Mar on the waterfront at
the giant
flagpole near Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) &
Alvarado, Ensenada. Free admission.
Info: Olivia Herrera, tel. (646)177-0732; e-mail
August 14: Ensenada
Jazz in Concert
2-6pm: Under the direction of Maestro Ernesto Rosas, the
incomparable Ensenada Jazz and invited musicians from San Francisco
perform on the oceanview
outdoor
patio at Restaurant La Bufadora, located inside the hairpin curve
before the
entrance to the blowhole shopping mall, 21 miles south of Ensenada on
the Punta
Banda peninsula. Donation: $1.75dlls. Info: Jan Burg, e-mail
August 17:
“Transparencias” Dinner Concert
7pm: A piano concert by David Martínez and guest musicians,
art expositions, wines by Cava Aragon, Madera 5 and Las Nubes,
food by
Boules and Muelle 3, and cheese from Marcel Castro Ramonetti at San
Miguel, located
just south of the Ensenada toll gate at Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 99.
Ticket:
$58dlls. Info & tickets at (646)151-9094.
August 18:
Fiestas de la Vendimia “Celebration in
the Valley”
Noon: A traditional fiesta with games, music, food and wines
from different wineries at Parque de Ejido El Porvenir in Valle de
Guadalupe,
northeast of Ensenada. Free
admission. Info: Baja California Winemakers Association (Provino),
tel. (646)178-3038.
August 19-21: RECORD
Off-Road Series El Alamo 200
Cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both sides of the
border compete in a challenging off-road event. Info: RECORD Off-Road
Series/Ramón Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
August 19-November 6:
“Art, Politics and Environment” Exposition
A compilation of video art, installation, calligraphy and
photography created by five artists from Mexico, Argentina, Poland and
Egypt
who are represented by Artdecollectors
Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles,
CA. Focusing on political, environmental, religious and social issues,
the
cross-cultural and interdisciplinary works are displayed in the Sala
Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The August 19
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.
August 20: 16th
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
($2dlls. fee)
and salsas; enjoy raffles, music and other surprises. Cook and compete
for cash
prizes – chili entry fee is $15dlls. (judging and tasting at 3pm),
salsa entry
is $7dlls. (judging at 12:30pm). Limited space is available for
crafters/vendors ($15 dlls. fee). Info
&
rules:
Kathleen Taormina, tel. (646)152-0090; e-mail
August 20: Cena y
Concierto en La Antigua Ruta del Vino
2pm: A dinner concert featuring the Orquesta de Cámara de
Ensenada (OCENS) directed by Maestro Alvaro Díaz at Viñedos Aldo César
Palafox,
located south of Ensenada on the “Old Wine Route” at Carr.
Transpeninsular Km.
43 in Ejido Uruápan. Admission ($45dlls.) includes dinner,
Palafox and MD
wines, concert
and equine exhibition. Info & tickets at (646)178-1590.
August
26: Sonic
Nights
7pm: Bands of different rock genres perform in concert on
the open-air 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.
August 27: Governor’s
Cup Sportfishing Tournament in San Quintín
Anglers compete for cash prizes and trophies in surface and
bottom fishing categories in the second of a three-tournament series.
Info
& rules: State Tourism Offices or Secretaría de Pesca, tel.
(646)172-3080; e-mail
August 27: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. Info: Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
August 27: Cumbia
Machin in Concert
The
dub/electronic/Latin group from San
Diego and guest musicians Saoko from Tijuana perform at the
Culture Beat Performing Arts Center, Av. López Mateos #688 (next
to Librerías
de Cristal) between Av. Macheros & Av. Miramar, Ensenada. Doors
open at
8pm. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
August 28: 4 Patas
Pet
Adoption Campaign
4 Patas A.C., a nonprofit animal protection association,
seeks good homes for healthy young dogs and cats that have been
abandoned or
rescued from the streets. Meet your potential new pet from noon-5pm
at the food court of Macroplaza
del Mar on the Transpeninsular Highway south of Ensenada. There
is no fee for adoption but there is a small charge to
recuperate
costs of vaccination. Info: 4 Patas,
tel. (646)178-0988 or (646)178-6668; e-mail
August 28: Mountain
Bike Race (Eighth Stage)
10am: The Municipal League of Mountain Biking presents the
eighth race in its championship series on a challenging course at
Cañon de Doña
Petra, located at the end of Av. Ruiz in Ensenada. For a small fee per
vehicle,
spectators are welcome to view the race and enjoy food, music and the
family
atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga Municipal de Ciclismo de
Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
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September
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “Mexico seen
through the Lens of Buñel” and pays tribute to the father of
cinematic
surrealism. Spanish-language films include “Los Olvidados” on Sept. 5,
“El” on
Sept. 12, “Viridiana” on Sept. 19, and “El Angel Exterminador” on Sept.
26. The
free showings 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.
Thru September 1:
“Reverdece (Re-greening)” Art Exposition
Large format abstract paintings by acclaimed Tijuana artist Alejandro
Martínez-Peña 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 August 5 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 September
15: “VidArte” Drawing Contest Exposition
Winners and
runners-up of this vine-and-wine themed
illustration contest are on display in the Café-Galería
of the Riviera Cultural
Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. Gallery
hours: 9am-8pm
daily. Free admission. The announcement and exhibit of winning entries
takes
place at 7pm in the Sala de Conciertos of Bodegas de Santo Tomás
winery at the August
13th Verbena de Santo Tomás Street Fair. Info: Cristina
Rendón de Avilez,
tel. (646)120-5094, cell tel. (646)119-0609; e-mail
Thru September 30:
“Los Colores de la Vendimia” Art Exposition
Acrylic and oil pastel paintings by Armando Franco, José
Jule, Alfredo Zavala and Arturo Ponce at Cafe Arabiga, Av. Blancarte
&
Calle 2 #1010, Ensenada. Exhibition hours: 9am-10pm Mon.-Sat. Free
admission.
Info: Luis Arriaga, tel. (646)178-8666; e-mail
Thru November 6: “Art, Politics and Environment” Exposition
A compilation of video art, installation, calligraphy and
photography created by five artists from Mexico, Argentina, Poland and
Egypt
who are represented by Artdecollectors
Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles,
CA. Focusing on political, environmental, religious and social issues,
the
cross-cultural and interdisciplinary works are displayed in the Sala
Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The August 19
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.
September 1-October 2: “Equal = Secret
Identities” Photo
Exposition
Josué Castro presents black-and-white images in the lobby of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The September 1
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.
September 1-October
21: “Principios” (Beginnings)” Photo Exposition
Works by Karla Elizabeth González Lim at the Galería de
la
Ciudad in the northern end of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The September 1 inauguration at
7:30pm is open to
the public. Gallery hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat.
&
Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California
(ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
September 3: Punta
Banda Blues Festival
11am-7pm: Coyote Mike & the Wetbacks, Louisiana Bluesman
Señor Ali, Ensenada’s
Deja Blues, Brent BeSaw, and
more at Campo
Siete in Punta Banda on the road to La Bufadora. Admission $12dlls.,
no children
under 18, no dogs. Beer and food available. Bring your beach
chairs. Info:
Sue at cell tel. (646)137-5055.
September 4: El
Tigre-Cañon Doña Petra Mountain Bike Ride
A scenic ride through ranch lands and the Wine Country of
Mexico that starts at Rancho El Junco and finishes at Cañon de
Doña Petra,
located at the end of Av. Ruiz in Ensenada. For a small fee per
vehicle,
spectators are welcome to view the event and enjoy food, music and the
family
atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga Municipal de Ciclismo de
Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
September 4: La
Misión Fandango Fiesta & Art Auction
5-11pm: A memorable evening with a Mexican buffet, live
music for dancing, and silent and live art auctions to benefit the
LMPOA/BECA
Scholarship Fund at Kirchhoff’s Rancho Exilio by the river in La
Misión. Reservation
required ($35dlls./person) by Aug. 28. For tickets, map or other
information
visit www.beca4kids.org/index.php/upcoming-events
or contact Molly Post,
tel. (646)155-0384; e-mail
September 5: Labor
Day (U.S.)
September 6-October
5: “My Brother’s Flight (El Vuelo de mi Hermano)” Exposition and
Tribute to
Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta in Los Angeles, California
ADC Contemporary Art Gallery in conjunction with the
Government of Baja California, the State Center of the Arts in Ensenada
(CEARTE), the Institute of Culture of Baja California (ICBC), the
National
Council of the Culture and Arts of Mexico, and the Consulate General of
Mexico
in Los Angeles present a retrospective of drawings, paintings and
sculptures by
internationally acclaimed Baja California artist Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta,
considered one of Mexico’s most famous living artists, at the ADC Contemporary
Art Gallery, Factory Place Art Complex, 1330 Factory Place,
Building I, in the
Arts District of downtown Los Angeles. The opening reception (please
RSVP) on September
17 from 7-10pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 10:30am-6pm
Tues.-Fri., noon-6:30pm
Sat., closed Sun. & Mon. Free admission. Info: Artdecollectors
(ADC)
Contemporary Art Gallery, U.S. tel. (323)839-5786; e-mail
September 8-October
31: “Alteraciones (Alterations)” Art Exposition
Paintings and collages by Francisco Méndez Calvillo 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
September 8 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.
September 9-11: Tecate
SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions
Replacing the Primm 300 held in Nevada, this new race for 17
Pro and 2 Sportsman classes for cars and trucks covers the same
252-mile course that was used in March for this year’s
MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250. On Friday, the pre-race
tech inspection
is from 10am-6pm on San Felipe’s waterfront malecón. On
Saturday, vehicles take
off at 7am from the start/finish line located at the landmark San
Felipe
arches. Competitors have 11 hours to officially finish the race. On
Sunday,
award presentations are at 10am on the malecón. Info: SCORE
International, U.S.
tel. (818)225-8402.
September 10:
Orquesta de Baja California in Concert
8pm: Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Baja California Orchestra
(OBC) performs 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
$8.75dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
September
13: U.S.
Consulate Town Hall Meeting in Ensenada
10am: Speakers from the U.S.
Consulate’s Federal Benefits Unit
give presentations regarding Veterans Affairs, Social Security,
Department of
Labor, Railroad Retirement Board, and Office of Personnel
Management in
the second story convention hall at the San Nicolás Hotel &
Casino on Av.
López Mateos & Av. Guadalupe, Ensenada. Please RSVP with
Tillie Foster,
tel. (646)154-2060; e-mail
September 15:
Traditional “Grito de la Independencia”
Ensenada Mayor Pablo Alejo López Núñez gives the
traditional
“Cry of Independence” at approximately 10pm at the new City Hall
(Centro de
Gobierno Municipal) located south of Ensenada on Av. Carr.
Transpeninsular #6500-A. Music and festivities begin
at approximately
5pm. Info: Proturismo, tel. (646)178-2411; 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 16: Mexican
Independence Parade
9am: A civic and military parade commemorating the 201st
anniversary of Mexican independence starting at Miguel Hidalgo Monument
on Av.
Ruiz and continuing down Av. Juárez to Av. Iturbide in Ensenada.
Info: Proturismo, tel. (646)178-2411; e-mail
September 16: “Viva
México” Celebration
6pm: A Mexican Independence Day fiesta with live
entertainment at the 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.
September 17: 469th
Anniversary of Discovery of Ensenada
10am: A short ceremony commemorating the discovery of
Ensenada by Portuguese explorer Captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
in 1542 occurs at
the Cabrillo Monument on Av. Bucaneros & Diamante, Ensenada. The
flags of Spain,
Portugal, Mexico and the United States are raised by representatives of
the
four countries. Event is open to the public. Info: Tillie Foster, tel.
(646)154-2060; e-mail
September 17: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Mexican Independence Fiesta SOLD OUT !!!!
Noon-5pm: Join the Compañeros for a Mexican tampiqueña
dinner,
flag ceremony, Fiesta Queen, Ballet Folklórico Quetzal, raffles
and dancing at
the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one
mile south of
Ensenada. Doors open at noon, food at 2pm. Donation: $10dlls. presale,
$12dlls.
at the door. Advance tickets recommended. Info & tickets:
Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
September 17 &
18: Cabalgata de la Independencia 2011
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 19: 18th Aquathlon
on the Beach
10am: A three-stage race for trophies and cash prizes involving
2.5-km. run, a 1-km. swim and another 2.5-km. run at La Jolla Beach
Camp in
Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Various categories include
adults, children
and relay teams. Registration 7-9am on day of event. Info: María
Rodarte, tel.
(646)177-4941, Julio César Castañeda, tel. (646)178-4323,
or Spanish language www.clubtodossantos.blogspot.com
September 20:
Ensenada Chamber Orchestra Concert
8pm: The Orquesta de Cámara de Ensenada (OCENS) presents
selections from J.P. Moncaya and Maurice Ravel at the Teatro de la
Ciudad on
Av. Diamante, Ensenada. General admission $17dlls., half price
children,
students and teachers. Info: Musical Director Alvaro Díaz, tel.
(646)175-2386; e-mail
September 20-22:
Tribute to Eusebio Francisco Kino
A series of historical talks, conferences and lectures
relating to the 300th anniversary of the death (1711-2011) of this
Jesuit
missionary and Spanish explorer of Baja California. Activities take
place
nightly at CEARTE from 7-9pm except the ceremony for the plaque of
recognition
in the mission garden of the Rivera Cultural Center from 10-11am on
Wed., Sept.
21. Info: José Luis Fernández, tel. (646)178-6525; e-mail
September 22-25: Baja
Seafood Expo & 33rd Annual Seafood Festival
Events include a fisheries and aquaculture commercial
exposition (Sept. 23-25), a finance seminar (Sept. 23), an aquaculture
safety
symposium (Sept. 22-23) at CEARTE, a gastronomic contest (Sept. 23-24)
at UABC,
the Governor’s Cup Fishing Tournament (Sept. 24), and the grand finale,
the
33rd Ensenada Seafood Fair (Sept. 25) from 2pm with fine seafood, wine,
beer,
live music and cultural entertainment. Most activities occur at the
Municipal
Beach area on the southern extension of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas). Info:
Patronato Baja Seafood Expo, tel. (646)120-2677; e-mail
September 24: Governor’s
Cup Sportfishing Tournament in Ensenada
Anglers compete for cash prizes and trophies in surface and
bottom fishing categories in the third of a three-tournament series.
Info
& rules: State Tourism Offices or Secretaría de Pesca, tel.
(646)172-3080; e-mail
September 24: Chicas
“Women-Only” Off-road Race
9am: Female drivers from both sides of the border compete on
a 100-mile course of natural makeup at the Rancho Rincón de
Guadalupe in San
Vicente, approximately 50 miles south of Ensenada. Spectators are
welcome to
enjoy the race and family atmosphere with free admission. Info at www.chicasoffroad.com
or Viry Féliz at e-mail
September 24: 32nd
Fall Rosarito-Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride
Thousands of cyclists participate in this scenic 50-mile
ride that starts at 10am in downtown Rosarito and follows the Free Road
along
the Pacific Coast and inland through rural countryside to the finish
line in
Ensenada. The event concludes with a huge fiesta from noon to sunset on
Ensenada’s waterfront. Info: Paseo Ciclista Rosarito Ensenada, SA de
CV, tel.
(646)174-0033.
September 24: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. Info: Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
September 24: Marco
Antonio Solis “En Total Plenitud” Tour
7pm: The popular Mexican singer-composer and Grammy winner
performs in concert at Ensenada’s Cruiseport Terminal on the
waterfront. Info
& tickets: RCV Travel Shop, tel. (646)178-2211 or www.rcvtravel.com
September 25: 11th
International Jazz Festival Ensenada 2011
Noon-7pm: Outstanding national and international jazz
groups including
Mario Martinez Session, Latitud Swing
Machine, Roberto Quintero Contrapunto, Oporto Jazz Band, Lupillo
Barajas -
Sublime, Ensenada Jazz, Ray Briz’s Latin Experience and Ticos Big Band perform
on the open-air 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:
UABC School of Arts, tel. (646)175-0720, ext. 65 or 73; e-mail
September 25: 4 Patas Pet
Adoption Campaign
4 Patas A.C., a nonprofit animal protection association,
seeks good homes for healthy young dogs and cats that have been
abandoned or
rescued from the streets. Meet your potential new pet from noon-5pm
at the food court of Macroplaza
del Mar on the Transpeninsular Highway south of Ensenada. There
is no fee for adoption but there is a small charge to
recuperate
costs of vaccination. Info: 4 Patas,
tel. (646)178-0988 or (646)178-6668; e-mail
September
25: 33rd
Ensenada Seafood Festival & Baja Seafood Expo
2pm: Enjoy fine seafood, wine, beer, live music and cultural
entertainment at the Municipal Beach on the southern extension of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas). Free admission, food for sale. For
info about the Baja
Seafood Expo, symposium, sportfishing tournament, culinary competition
and
other activities to be held September 22-24 in conjunction with the
Seafood
Fair, visit www.bajaseafoodexpo.com
or contact CANIRAC Chamber of Restaurants,
tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
September 28: The
Toasters and Los Kung Fu
Monkeys in Concert
Celebrated New York ska band The Toasters and acclaimed
Tijuana ska punk Los Kung Fu Monkeys perform at the Culture Beat
Performing
Arts Center, Av. López Mateos #688 (next to Librerías de
Cristal) between Av.
Macheros & Av. Miramar, Ensenada. Doors open at 8pm. All ages
welcome. Round trip
Tijuana-Rosarito-Ensenada party bus
transportation available. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
September 29 &
30: “Auka! Dialogue of Knowledge”
The National Institute of Anthropology and History, the
National Anthropology Department, the National Museum of Anthropology
and the
Baja California INAH Center presents an academic event with Yuman
language
speakers and scholars to discuss this disappearing language. The event
takes
place in the Salón Casino of the Riviera Cultural Center on
Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas). Info at (646)178-3692; e-mail
September 30: Concert
of Traditional Music
8pm: Edith Ortiz, known as the “Mixtec Lark,” performs 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 passes available. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
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October
2011
Thru
October 2: “Equal = Secret Identities” Photo
Exposition
Josué Castro presents black-and-white images in the lobby of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The September 1
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
October
5: “My Brother’s Flight (El Vuelo de mi Hermano)” Exposition and
Tribute to
Maestro Ernesto Muñoz Acosta in Los Angeles, California
ADC Contemporary Art Gallery in conjunction with the
Government of Baja California, the State Center of the Arts in Ensenada
(CEARTE), the Institute of Culture of Baja California (ICBC), the
National
Council of the Culture and Arts of Mexico, and the Consulate General of
Mexico
in Los Angeles present a retrospective of drawings, paintings and
sculptures by
internationally acclaimed Baja California artist Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta,
considered one of Mexico’s most famous living artists, at the ADC Contemporary
Art Gallery in Los Angeles. The opening reception (please
RSVP) on September
17 from 7-10pm is open to the public. Gallery hours: 10:30am-6pm
Tues.-Fri., noon-6:30pm
Sat., closed Sun. & Mon. Free admission. Info: Artdecollectors
(ADC)
Contemporary Art Gallery, U.S. tel. (323)839-5786; e-mail
Thru October
21: “Principios” (Beginnings)” Photo Exposition
Works by Karla Elizabeth González Lim at the Galería de
la
Ciudad in the northern end of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada. The September 1 inauguration at
7:30pm is open to
the public. Gallery hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat.
&
Sun. Free admission. Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California
(ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
Thru October
31: “Alteraciones (Alterations)” Art Exposition
Paintings and collages by Francisco Méndez Calvillo 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
September 8 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 November 6: “Art, Politics and
Environment” Exposition
A compilation of video art, installation, calligraphy and
photography created by five artists from Mexico, Argentina, Poland and
Egypt
who are represented by Artdecollectors
Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles,
CA. Focusing on political, environmental, religious and social issues,
the
cross-cultural and interdisciplinary works are displayed in the Sala
Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The August 19
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.
October
1: Mountain
Bike 8-Hour Endurance Race
10am: The best riders in the state compete on a challenging
course at Cañon de Doña Petra, located at the end of Av.
Ruiz in Ensenada. For
a small fee per vehicle, spectators are welcome to view the race and
enjoy
food, music and the family atmosphere. Info & race registration:
Liga
Municipal de Ciclismo de Montaña/Roberto García, tel.
(646)178-1011.
October 1:
Spectacular Ten Piano Show
4pm: An international music show featuring ten pianos,
dancers and singers on stage at L.A. Cetto Winery in Valle de
Guadalupe, 25
miles northeast of Ensenada on Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3. General
admission
$62dlls., VIP seating $80dlls. Info & tickets: L.A. Cetto
offices, Ensenada
tel. (646)175-2363, Valle de
Guadalupe tel. (646)155-2264, Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031.
October 1: Emmanuel
in Concert
The famous Mexican singer performs at Hotel Coral y Marina,
three miles north of Ensenada at Km. 103 Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada. Gate
opens at
4:30pm. Info & tickets: Hotel Coral & Marina, tel.
(646)175-0000; e-mail
October 1-31: 10th
Annual Festival de Octubre 2010
Throughout its five municipalities, the Government of the
State of Baja California and the Institute of Culture of Baja
California will present
more than 200 artistic events featuring performers from diverse parts
of the
world including Canada, Cuba, Spain, Russia, Argentina, Mexico and this
year’s
invited guest country, the United States. Many of the activities are
listed in
EnsenadaGazette.com, but for a complete schedule of concerts, plays,
art
exhibitions, dance presentations, and workshops in Ensenada, visit the Spanish-language
web site of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE).
October 2: 4th Annual
Cheese & Wine Festival in Ojos Negros
10am-6pm: Enjoy Real del Castillo, Ojos Negros and other
regional cheeses, Baja California wines, Mexican foods, exhibits, and
live
entertainment in a family atmosphere at the public plaza in the park
next to
the Delegación office in Ojos Negros, 25 miles southeast of
Ensenada via
Highway 3 to San Felipe. Admission ticket ($13dlls.) includes over two
dozen
cheese and wine samples. Info: Socorro at (646)153-3003 or
Héctor Sarabia, cell
tel. (646)138-5382; e-mail
October 3: “¡Viva
Mexico!” Film Screening
7pm: In a journey from the mountains of southeastern Mexico
to the northern border with the United States, Subcommander Marcos and
the
people of Mexico trace the forgotten face of a country. See a free screening
of
this award-winning 120-minute documentary at the Culture Beat
Performing Arts
Center, Av. López Mateos #688 (next to Librerías de
Cristal) between Av.
Macheros & Av. Miramar, Ensenada. Info at
(646)178-3159, www.culturebeatmexico.com
or e-mail
October 3-17:
Sculpture Exposition
Scholarship students from the Avilez Rendón Foundation for
Art & Culture display their works that also serve as prototypes for
monumental sculptures in the central atrium of the new City Hall
(Centro de
Gobierno Municipal) located south of Ensenada on Carr. Transpeninsular
#6500-A in
Ex Ejido Chapultepec. The inauguration at
noon on October 3 is open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-6pm
Mon.-Fri.,
8am-2pm Sat. Free admission. Info:
Cristina
Rendón de Avilez, tel. (646)120-5094, cell tel. (646)119-0609; e-mail
October 7:
Festival
de Octubre 2011 – Diavolo Dance
Theatre
8pm: The celebrated Los Angeles company of dancers, gymnasts
and actors creates a large-scale interdisciplinary performance
accompanied with
spectacular back-drops and surrealistic sets at the open-air Plaza de
las Artes
of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario.
Admission: $26dlls. pre-sale,
$34dlls. at the door. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
October 7 & 8: 48th
Annual San Diego-Ensenada International Yacht Race
Over 90 yachts in various classes participate in this
62-nautical-mile race that starts at 11am on Friday morning in San
Diego and
officially finishes at 2pm on Saturday in Ensenada. Award presentations
are on
Saturday afternoon at the Hotel San Nicolás. On Sunday, yachts
have the option of competing in the 6th
Annual Todos Santos
International Yacht Regatta, a 20-nautical-mile sailing
race around Todos Santos Island. Info: Southwestern
Yacht Club,
U.S. tel. (619)222-0438.
October 7-9: 7th
Annual Entijuanarte Festival
of Art in Tijuana
More than 250 Mexican and international artists participate
in this open-air art show that is a fusion of border area visual and
performing
arts with painting, sculpture and photography exhibitions, conferences,
music,
dance, video-art and theatrical presentations at the Tijuana Cultural
Center
(CECUT), Paseo de los Heroes #9350, Zona Río, Tijuana. Free
admission. Info:
Julio Rodríguez at Tijuana tel. (664)621-1493; e-mail
October 8 &
9:
19th Annual Puerto Nuevo Lobster Festival
Noon-7pm: Enjoy lobster, live music, contests, raffles and
activities for the entire family at Puerto Nuevo Lobster Village,
approximately
10 miles south of Rosarito. Ticket ($20dlls. presale, $25dlls. at the
door)
includes lobster dinner and three beverages. Info: Rosarito Beach CVB,
tel.
(661)612-0396 or U.S. toll free 1-800-962-BAJA
October 9: 3rd Annual
Fiesta of Paella, Wine & Hispanic Folklore
Music, flamenco dancers, saffron-kissed Spanish paella, and
the culture of Spain highlight this fundraiser at La Casa Hogar del
Anciano
Home for the Aged, Calle 15 & Av. Ryerson, Ensenada. Donation
($13dlls.)
includes paella, bread and a beverage or glass of wine. Doors open at
1:30pm,
paella served at 3pm. Tickets & info: La Casa Hogar del Anciano,
tel.
(646)175-3171; e-mail
October 9: Festival
de Octubre 2011 – Violin & Piano Duet
8pm: Internationally acclaimed Russian musicians Elena and
Victoria Mikhailova 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. Admission: $13dlls. Info:
CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
October
10: Columbus
Day (U.S.)
October 10:
Festival
de Octubre 2011 – Yiddish Soul Concert
8pm: Klezmer Juice offers fresh interpretation of
traditional Jewish music from around the world at the Foro Experimental
of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Admission:
$8.50dlls. Info: CEARTE,
tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
October 11: Festival
de Octubre 2011 – La Séptima Banda in Concert
8pm: Enjoy waltzes, boleros and danzones by this 17-member
band from Guamúchil, Sinaloa on the open-air Plaza de las Artes
of Ensenada’s
Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE)
on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Admission: $4dlls. Info:
CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
October 12: Día de la
Raza (Columbus Day in Mexico)
October 14: Jenni
Rivera in Concert
6pm: Known as the “Diva of Banda Music,” this popular
Mexican-American songwriter and recording artist performs at Ensenada’s
Campo
Alberto Mancilla baseball park (near the secondhand stores on Calle
Ambar) in
Valle Verde. Tickets $13-86dlls. Info & tickets: Hotel Cortez, tel.
(646)178-2307.
October 14: Festival
de Octubre 2011 – “Desert Beats” Concert
8pm: Mexicali’s Grupo Cantotumbao presents music inspired by
Baja California landscapes on the open-air 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.
October
14 & 15:
RECORD Off-Road Series San
Vicente 200 Off-road Race
Cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both sides of the
border compete on a challenging course in San Vicente, 50 miles south
of
Ensenada. Info: RECORD Off-Road Series/Ramón Castro, tel.
(646)176-1637.
October 14 & 15:
5th MTB Baja Ultra Endurance
A 100-kilometer point-to-point bike race through single
tracks, ranch roads, hill climbs and descents (in the Ensenada area)
that will
put even the most fit mountain biker to the test, physically and
mentally. For
those who prefer to ride for fun, there is a 65-kilometer extreme ride.
Race
start is 7am Saturday, awards at 6pm at Hotel Misión Santa
Isabel in Ensenada.
Register online at www.bajadventours.net
or contact Bajadventours, tel.
(646)178-7376; e-mail
October 15: 4th
Annual Golf4Niños
Charity Golf Tournament & Dinner Extravaganza
A charity event at Baja Country Club, located approximately
8 miles south of Ensenada. The tournament fee ($100dlls./golfer)
includes 9am
breakfast; 10am golf tee-off with cart; 3:30pm awards ceremony and
three-course
dinner with all-you-can-drink beer and wine; 5pm raffles, live music
and
dancing. “Dinner Only” donation ($45dlls. pre-paid) includes food,
libations,
raffles and music. Available online, advance registration is required.
Proceeds
benefit children’s charities. Info at email
October 15: 2nd
Annual Baja Book Festival
11am-6pm: A day of Baja’s best, from authors to restaurants
to artists, musicians and winemakers, at La Casa Vieja Gallery &
Wine Bar,
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.
For sponsorship, vendor or general info: Jo Ann Knox, cell tel.
(646)193-0072; e-mail or
Carla White, (646)155-4008
or U.S. tel. (619)318-5347; e-mail
October 15: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Oktoberfest
Join the Compañeros for bratwurst, raffles and fun at the
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile
south of
Ensenada. Doors open at noon, food at 2pm. Donation: $10dlls. presale,
$12dlls.
at the door. Proceeds benefit club charities. Info & tickets:
Pauleen
Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
October 16: La
Misión
Children’s Fund Benefit
Noon-5pm: An afternoon of art, music and wine at La Fonda
events center in La Misión, Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 59.5. The
art show features
Mexican paintings, sculpture, glass and jewelry by artists like
Castillo B.,
Jorge Lunas, Polo, Sue McDevitt, and others. A percentage of proceeds
benefit La
Misión Children’s Fund that serves children in need. Info: Mike
Perkins, e-mail
October 16: Festival
de Octubre 2011 – Progressive Rock Concert
8pm: The Cides Bao King Trio from Argentina/Spain/Mexico
performs on stick, bass and drums at the Foro Experimental of
Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. Admission: $8.50dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
October 17-November
14: Day of the Dead Altar at Bazar Casa Ramirez
The elaborately decorated altar honoring departed family
members has been a tradition for more than 17 years at Bazar Casa
Ramirez on
Av. Lopez Mateos 496-3 near Av. Gastelum, Ensenada. There is also an
ample
selection of amazing Mexican folk art inspired by Día de
Muertos. Enjoy free pan de muertos on November 1 &
2.
Open 9am-6pm Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm Sun. Info: Bazar Casa Ramirez, tel.
(646)178-8209; e-mail
October 19: Festival
de Octubre 2011 – Jazz Concert
8pm: Canada’s critically-acclaimed Steve
Koven Trio performs
at the Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on
the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av.
Club Rotario. Admission:
$17dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
October 20: Festival
de Octubre 2011 – Contemporary Dance Show
8pm: Vox Dance Theatre and Musicántica present a
unique
concert of dance and music at Teatro de la Cuidad, Av. Diamante,
Ensenada.
Admission: $8.50dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
October
22: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. Info: Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
October 22: Gloria
Trevi in Concert
8pm: The Mexican pop diva performs at Rancho San Gabriel in
San Antonio de las Minas at Km. 95 Carr. Tecate-Ensenada (“Ruta del
Vino”).
Admission: $68-12dlls. Info & tickets: Viajes Kinessia, tel.
(646)152-1852.
October 26: Doo Wop
(Oldies But Goodies) Concert
5pm: Las Vegas showroom style concert featuring N-Demand and
Mary Williams at Estero Beach Resort, six miles south of Ensenada.
Admission:
$25.00dlls. show only, $100dlls. for show, dinner and hotel overnight.
A
portion of proceeds benefits local charities. Round trip bus
transportation
from Rosarito available. Info: Bobby Foster Productions, cell tel:
(646)
191-6998; e-mail
October 28:
Festival
de Octubre 2011 – “Rhapsody
in Taps” Dance Show
8pm: Comprised of seven tap dancers, six jazz and world
musicians and special guest artists, the Los Angeles-based touring
company
performs at the Plaza de las Artes of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes
(CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Admission: $17dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
October 29: “The
Wonder Years” Philharmonic Rock Concert
7pm: Back this year by popular demand! Rock and classical
musicians combine their talents to present a new repertoire of classic
rock of
the 60s, 70s and 80s by groups like Creedence Clearwater Revival, the
Beatles,
Eagles, Pink Floyd, Bee Gees, Doors, Queen, Led Zeppelin and others at
Plaza
Ventana al Mar on the waterfront near the giant flag pole on Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas), Ensenada. General admission:
$8.50dlls., VIP table: $17dlls.
Info & tickets: Proturismo, tel. (646)178-2411 or Viajes Kinessia,
tel.
(646)152-1852.
October 29: Festival
de Octubre 2011 – “Hamlet”
8pm: The Baja California Orchestra with Grupo Mexicali A
Secas present Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the Plaza de las Artes of
Ensenada’s
Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE)
on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Admission: $15dlls. Info:
CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
October 30: 4 Patas Pet
Adoption Campaign
4 Patas A.C., a nonprofit animal protection association,
seeks good homes for healthy young dogs and cats that have been
abandoned or
rescued from the streets. Meet your potential new pet from noon-5pm
at the food court of Macroplaza
del Mar on the Transpeninsular Highway south of Ensenada. There
is no fee for adoption but there is a small charge to
recuperate
costs of vaccination. Info: 4 Patas,
tel. (646)178-0988 or (646)178-6668; e-mail
October 30: Ojos
Negros-Ejido Uruapan Mountain Bike Ride
A scenic ride through ranch lands east of Ensenada to the
hot springs of Ejido Uruapan south of Ensenada. For a small fee per
vehicle,
spectators are welcome to view the event and enjoy food, music and the
family
atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga Municipal de Ciclismo de
Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
October 31: Halloween
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November
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “Roman Polanski”
and includes “Rosemary’s Baby” on November 7, “Chinatown” on November
14, “The
Tenant” on October 21, and “Tess” on November 28. Films are in English
with
Spanish subtitles. The free showings 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.
Thru November 6:
“Art, Politics and Environment” Exposition
A compilation of video art, installation, calligraphy and
photography created by five artists from Mexico, Argentina, Poland and
Egypt
who are represented by Artdecollectors
Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles,
CA. Focusing on political, environmental, religious and social issues,
the
cross-cultural and interdisciplinary works are displayed in the Sala
Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The August 19
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 November
14: Day of the Dead Altar at Bazar Casa Ramirez
The elaborately decorated altar honoring departed family
members has been a tradition for more than 17 years at Bazar Casa
Ramirez on
Av. Lopez Mateos 496-3 near Av. Gastelum, Ensenada. There is also an
ample
selection of amazing Mexican folk art inspired by Día de
Muertos. Enjoy free pan de muertos on November 1 &
2.
Open 9am-6pm Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm Sun. Info: Bazar Casa Ramirez, tel.
(646)178-8209; e-mail
November 1: Day of
the Dead Altar at CEARTE
A special Día de Muertos altar commemorating dead loved ones
will be on display in the lobby 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.
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 3: “Sharp
Medical Visit” Meeting
& Breakfast
9am: A free breakfast meeting with the Sharp Medical International
Liaison
team, headed by Minerva Santos, at the San Nicolás Hotel &
Casino on Av.
López Mateos & Av. Guadalupe, Ensenada. Speakers include the
head of Sharp
emergency services and the Ensenada rep for Dianamed emergency
ambulance
service. The Sharp team also will answer health-related questions and
provide free
blood pressure checks. Reservations are mandatory. Please RSVP with
Tillie
Foster, tel. (646)154-2060; e-mail
November 3-December
16: ProArte Collective Exposition
Works by ProArte students at the Galería de la Ciudad in the
northern end of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The November 3 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
Gallery
hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free
admission.
Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
November 4-6: 19th San
Felipe Shrimp Festival
A popular annual event that focuses on the culinary aspects
of the shrimp season and includes wine tastings, tequila samplings,
cultural activities
and live music on the downtown San Felipe malecón overlooking
the Sea of
Cortés. Hours: noon-2am Fri., 10am-2am Sat., 9am-10pm Sun. Free
admission (food
and drinks for sale). Info: COTUCO in San Felipe at (686)577-2300; e-mail
November 6: Daylight Saving Time Ends
(U.S.)
November 8: Mitchell
Newman Violin Recital
7pm: Mitchell Newman, the first violin of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, is accompanied by pianist Ella Korobchenko and violinists
Ara
Ghukasyan and Nonna Alakhverdova 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: $8.25dlls. Info:
CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
November
10-December
31: “Ensenada in Images 1920-1960” Exposition
The Archivo Histórico de Ensenada presents vintage photos of
occupations, recreation and landscapes 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 November 10
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.
November 10-14: 25th
Travesia Baja 100
The event consists of hiking the width of the Baja
California peninsula starting at Playa Altamira on the Pacific side (15
kms (9
miles) south of El Nuevo Rosarito) and ending up at Bahía de los
Angeles on the
Gulf of California. The walk is approximately 110 kms (69 miles) that
takes
three days. At the end of each leg all the hikers come together in a
large camp
which promotes coexistence and interaction of all participants. The
event is in
the spirit of adventure, not a competition. Info: Salvador León,
Mexicali tels.
(686)554-4448 and 552-9848, cell tel. (686)109-0826; e-mail
November 11: Veterans Day (U.S.)
November 11, 12 &
13: “Cast Call,” a Play
A light-hearted fall presentation featuring skits and songs
arranged in play format. Who will impress the talent agents? Find out
on Saturday
at 7pm, or on Friday and Sunday at 2pm at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at
Campo La
Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Admission donation is
$8dlls.
Info: Leslie Allingham, tel. (646)154-2773; e-mail
November 11, 12 &
13: Freezer Fiesta III Fishing Tournament
Fish for calico bass, yellowtail, rockfish, lingcod, sand
bass, and red snapper with the “Tres Amigos” – Ronnie Kovach of FOX
Sports
& AM 830 Radio, Sergio Fainsztein of the Owner Hooks Fishing
Schools, and
Marc Higashi of Performance Tackle – during a two-day tourney in
Ensenada.
Package includes round trip transportation from San Diego. Info &
registration at www.freezerfiesta.com
or U.S. tel. (702)968-2966 or
(949)678-1187.
November 13: 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;
$5-6dlls. donation. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
November 15 & 16: Fiestas de La
Misión de Santa
Gertrudis La Magna
Annual festivities celebrating the saint’s day of the Jesuit
mission founded in 1752. Enjoy music, dancing and regional foods from
10am.
Located 23 miles east of El Arco in the southeast section of the state,
Misión
Santa Gertrudis is one of Baja
California’s two fully intact
missions
still in
use. Info: José Alonso Salgado, cell tel. (616)161-2556.
November 17-20: 44th
Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Chronicled in the 2005 full length feature documentary “Dust
to Glory,”
the Baja 1000 is the legendary desert race in which more
than 300 cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs challenge 692.82 miles of
rugged mountain, forest and desert
terrain in their attempts to “beat the Baja.” This year’s race starts
and
finishes in Ensenada. On Thursday, November 17, the pre-race
contingency, tech
inspection and SCORE Manufacturer’s Midway take place from 10am-5pm in
front of
Ensenada’s historic Riviera Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas).
On Friday, motorcycles and ATVs start the race in front of the Riviera
at
6:30am, followed by trucks and cars at 11:45am (or four hours after the
last
ATV leaves the line). With the course open for 32 hours in the
elapsed-time
race, the fastest racers are expected to cross the finish line in front
of the
Riviera in approximately 14 hours. The post-race awards celebration
will be
held poolside at the San Nicolás Resort Hotel at 11am on Sunday,
November 20. Info:
SCORE International, U.S. tel. (818)225-8402.
November 18-December
31: “Rostros de Mexico (Faces of
Mexico)” Photo Exposition
Works by Mexican photographer Mariano
Aparicio are on
display in the Sala Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes
(CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The November 18 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.
November 19: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Harvest Feast
Join the Compañeros for a ham and turkey dinner at their
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile
south of
Ensenada. Doors open at 1pm, food served at 2pm. Member donation is
$10dlls.,
nonmember $11dlls. Proceeds benefit club charities. Advance tickets
recommended. Info & tickets: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
November 19: The Baja
California Orchestra in Concert
8pm: Accompanied by flutist and director Horacio Franco, the
Orquesta de Baja California (OBC) performs “Ancient Music of All Times”
at
the Teatro
de la Ciudad on Av. Diamante, Ensenada. Admission: $8.25dlls. Info:
Instituto
de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC), tel. (646)177-3130.
November 20: Día de la
Revolución (Revolution Day in
Mexico)
November 20: 4 Patas Pet
Adoption Campaign
4 Patas A.C., a nonprofit animal protection association,
seeks good homes for healthy young dogs and cats that have been
abandoned or
rescued from the streets. Meet your potential new pet from noon-5pm
at the food court of Macroplaza
del Mar on the Transpeninsular Highway south of Ensenada. There
is no fee for adoption but there is a small charge to
recuperate
costs of vaccination. Info: 4 Patas,
tel. (646)178-0988 or (646)178-6668; e-mail
November 20: Antique
Car Show Charity Event
1-5pm: Examine beautifully restored vehicles and enjoy
homemade Mexican foods in a family-oriented atmosphere in the park in
upper
Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Donation
($1.50dlls./person) benefits repairs to the local school bus which
transports between 50-80 children each day. This event is a
collaboration
of La Sociedad de Vecinos, the parent/teacher association of the Punta
Banda
Elementary School, and the antique car association of
Ensenada. Info:
Heather Hamilton, tel. (646)154-2452; e-mail
November 21: Día de la
Revolución (Revolution Day in
Mexico) Observed
November 24: Thanksgiving Day
(U.S.)
November 25: Musical
Selections from “El Fantasma de la Opera (“Phantom of the Opera)”
Under the direction of Tomás Acosta, the Santo Tomás
Choir and
soloists Marco Antonio Labastida (The Phantom), María Lozano
(Christine) and
Joshua García (Raoul) perform at the Sala de Tintos of Bodegas
de Santo Tomás
Winery, Av. Miramar between Calles 6 & 7, Ensenada. Doors open at
7pm,
performance at 8pm. Tickets: $12.50dlls. general admission, $21dlls.
VIP. Info
& tickets: Bodegas de Santo Tomás or Margit Gantt, tel.
(646)174-7969; e-mail
November 26: Tara
Restoration Work Party
10am-2pm: Assist in the restoration of the White Tara
Buddhist goddess sculpture and its adjacent grounds on the hilltop at
Av.
Moctezuma & Calle 13 in central Ensenada. Bring painting and
gardening
supplies, personal snack and bottled water, etc. Info: Susy Aranda,
tel. (646)175-4229; e-mail
November 27: Ojos
Negros-Cañon
de Doña Petra Mountain Bike Ride
10am: A scenic ride through ranch lands east of Ensenada to
Cañon de Doña Petra, located at the end of Av. Ruiz in
Ensenada. For a small
fee per vehicle, spectators are welcome to view the event and enjoy
food, music
and the family atmosphere. Info & race registration: Liga Municipal
de
Ciclismo de Montaña/Roberto García, tel. (646)178-1011.
November 27: Alejandra
Guzman in Concert
4pm: The Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock star
performs with Moderato at Ensenada’s Cruiseport Terminal on the
waterfront. Tickets
start at $25dlls. Info & tickets:
RCV Travel Shop, tel. (646)178-2211 or www.rcvtravel.com
November 30:
Bicentennial of the Birth of Liszt
8pm: Pianists Omar and Ivana Gutiérrez 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. Admission:
$8.25dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
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December
2011
Weekly: Monday Night
CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “Awaiting 2012:
Post-Apocalyptic Films” and includes “Stalker” on December 5, “Mad Max”
on
December 12, “Wall-E” on December 19, and “The Road” on December 26.
Films are
in English with Spanish subtitles. The free showings 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.
Thru December
16: ProArte Collective Exposition
Works by ProArte students at the Galería de la Ciudad in the
northern end of the Riviera Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cardenas),
Ensenada. The November 3 inauguration at 7:30pm is open to the public.
Gallery
hours: 8am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free
admission.
Info: Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC), tel.
(646)177-3130.
Thru December
31: “Ensenada in Images 1920-1960” Exposition
The Archivo Histórico de Ensenada presents vintage photos of
occupations, recreation and landscapes 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 November 10
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 December
31: “Rostros de Mexico (Faces of
Mexico)” Photo Exposition
Works by Mexican photographer Mariano
Aparicio are on
display in the Sala Internacional of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las
Artes
(CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. The November 18 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.
December 1:
World
AIDS Day
December 2: C.A.R.E.
Fundraiser Brunch & Boutique
9am-1pm: A brunch, boutique, bake sale, 4 LegZ Costume
Contest (dogs only) and dog adoptions presented by Ensenada Women’s
Outreach
Ministry at the New Covenant of Grace Christian Fellowship Church in
upper
Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Proceeds
benefit the
nonprofit C.A.R.E. (Cantú
Animal Rescue Effort). Dogs are welcome to attend
with their owners, on leashes please. Brunch tickets ($6dlls.) &
info:
Dianne Cantor, tel. (646)154-2064; e-mail
December 3: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Rummage Sale
8am-2pm: Browse for bargains on household goods,
knickknacks, clothing and Christmas gifts at the clubhouse on Calle
Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Donations
welcomed. Free
admission. Info: Mary Jane Boone, tel. (646)177-6953; e-mail
December 3: Bajamar
Christmas Bazaar
11am-3pm: Fine art, jewelry, clothing, foods, Christmas
gifts and more at the Bajamar Country Club Clubhouse at Bajamar Ocean
Front
Golf Resort, located 20 miles north of Ensenada at Carr.
Tijuana-Ensenada Km.
77.5. Raffles, seafood tacos, Bloody Marys, wine and sodas for sale.
Free
admission. Info at e-mail
December 3: GPT
Annual Holiday Variety Show
2pm: Enjoy an afternoon of Christmas songs, the Quetzal
Ballet Folklórico and the new local Punta Banda folkloric group at Gertrude Pearlman
Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada.
Admission
to this family-oriented event is free. Info: Leslie Allingham, tel.
(646)154-2773; e-mail
December 3: Christmas
Concert
5:30pm: Two great musical ensembles on one stage! The vocal
ensemble Voces de Sor Juana and the classical ensemble directed by
Maestro
Alvaro Díaz perform at Plaza Ventana al Mar on the waterfront
near the giant
flag pole on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas), Ensenada.
Admission: $8dlls.
Proceeds benefit the Autism Center in Ensenada. Info:
Administración Portuaria
Integral de Ensenada, tel. (646)175-0329; e-mail
December 3:
Contemporary Dance Presentation
8pm: An international encounter featuring soloists and duos
from Chile, Spain and Mexico 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 $8dlls. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307
& (646)173-4308.
December 3:
Traditional Posada
8pm: A fundraiser to benefit the Riviera Cultural Center
with dinner, wine, dancing and music by the Baja Strings in the
Riviera’s Salón
Catedral, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario, Ensenada.
Ticket: $80dlls. Info: Riviera office, tel. (646)176-4310; e-mail
December 3 & 4: Expo-Navidad 2011
Club Rotario Ensenada Calafia, A.C. presents its annual
Christmas bazaar with more than 50 exhibitors offering arts &
crafts,
holiday gifts, regional foods, raffles, Santa Claus and more in the
Salón
Casino of the Riviera Cultural Center on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro
Cárdenas) &
Av. Club Rotario, Ensenada. Hours: 11am-8pm Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free
admission.
Vendor booths are available. Info: Margit Gantt, tel. (646)174-7969; e-mail
December 6: Christmas
Tree Lighting Ceremony
6pm: Coordinated by the UABC Faculty of Engineering,
Architecture and Design in the lobby 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.
December 7: Annual C.A.M.E Christmas
Breakfast
9am: A fundraising breakfast with door prizes at Hotel Paraíso
Las Palmas on Av. Sangines, Ensenada. Proceeds benefit the local
C.A.M.E.
Center for abused women and families in crisis. Donation: $12dlls.
Tickets
& info: Margit Gantt, tel. (646)174-7969; e-mail
December 9: Christmas
Concert
7pm: María Lozano (Esther González) and the Anre Quartet
perform seasonal favorites at the Cava de L.A. Cetto on Carr.
Tijuana-Ensenada
Km. 108, a few miles north of Ensenada. Admission ($20dlls.) includes
wine and
snacks. Limited seating. Tickets & info: Margit Gantt, tel.
(646)174-7969; e-mail
December
9-11: RECORD
Off-Road Series Ensenada-San
Felipe Race Ready 250 Off-Road Race
Cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both sides of the
border compete in a challenging off-road event that is the last in the
2011
RECORD Off-Road Series. Race starts in Ojos Negros. Info: RECORD
Off-Road Series/Ramón
Castro, tel.
(646)176-1637.
December 10: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Christmas Blessing
Join the Compañeros for a stuffed pork loin dinner at their
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile
south of
Ensenada. Doors open at 1pm, food served at 2pm. Member donation is
$10dlls.,
nonmember $11dlls. Proceeds benefit Christmas Baskets for the Needy.
Advance
tickets recommended. Info & tickets: Pauleen Blake, tel.
(646)177-5116; e-mail
December 10:
Handel’s
“Messiah”
7:30pm: The Ensenada Chamber Orchestra (OCENS), Pro Música
Choir and Children’s Choir present Handel’s “Messiah” at Teatro de la
Ciudad,
Av. Diamante, Ensenada. Admission: $12dlls. Info & tickets: Estela
Ponce,
tel. (646)174-4568 after 5pm; e-mail
December 11: 4 Patas Pet
Adoption Campaign
4 Patas A.C., a nonprofit animal protection association,
seeks good homes for healthy young dogs and cats that have been
abandoned or
rescued from the streets. Meet your potential new pet from noon-5pm
at the food court of Macroplaza
del Mar on the Transpeninsular Highway south of Ensenada. There
is no fee for adoption but there is a small charge to
recuperate
costs of vaccination. Info: 4 Patas,
tel. (646)178-0988 or (646)178-6668; e-mail
December 12: Día de
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe Day in Mexico)
December 14: La
Sociedad de Vecinos de Punta Banda Annual “Santa’s Dinner”
A full course roast beef dinner at Campo La Jolla Salon in
Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Doors open at 2pm, dinner
served 3:30-5:30pm. Member donation is $10dlls., nonmember $12dlls.
Proceeds are
used to
provide local students with
new backpacks
filled with much needed school supplies. Info: Kathleen &
Vince
Taormina, tel. (646)152-0090; e-mail
December 14: Philharmonic
Rock Acoustic Christmas Concert
9pm: Rock and classical musicians combine their talents in a
jam session of greatest classic rock hits at Papas & Beer Sports
Bar on Av.
Ruiz near Av. López Mateos, Ensenada. Ticket: $24dlls. or
$16dlls. with new,
unwrapped toy for the EXA FM radio station Christmas Toy Drive for
needy kids.
Limited seating. Info & tickets: Jaime Borrego, cell tel.
(646)216-2686; e-mail
December 17: Expo Navidad
Nativa
10am-4pm: Native artists from the Pai-Pai, Kumiai, Cucapá
and Kiliwa communities offer their pottery, basketry, beaded jewelry
and other
unique handmade items at the Museo Histórico Regional (former
Ensenada jail) on
Av. Gastelum between Av. Lopez Mateos & Virgilio Uribe, Ensenada.
Traditional foods, music and dancers. Free admission. Info: Instituto
de
Culturas Nativas de B.C., A.C. (CUNA), tel. (646)178-8780; e-mail
December
17-January 14: “Folk Art Is Fine Art: The Art of
Oaxaca and Northern Mexico” Exposition in South Pasadena, CA
An exposition of Mata Ortiz-inspired paintings and prints on handmade amate tree bark paper by Ensenada artist Adalberto
Pérez Meillón at the Fremont Gallery in South
Pasadena, California.
Sponsored by Fremont Gallery, Modern Mata Ortiz and DeSilva Imports,
the
exhibition and sale also includes wood carvings from Oaxaca, clay
figures and
pottery from Mata Ortiz, and silver shard jewelry from Taxco. Meet
Adalberto
Pérez Meillón at the opening of this exciting new show on
December 17 & 18
from 1-6pm both days. Fremont Gallery is located at 812 Fremont Ave,
Ste 100;
South Pasadena, CA 91030. Gallery hours: 1-6pm Tues.-Sat. Info: Fremont
Gallery, U.S. tel. (626)403-9901; e-mail or
Adalberto Pérez Meillón, Ensenada tel.
(646)175-7848; e-mail
December 20: Hanukkah
December
25:
Christmas
December
26-January
1: Kwanzaa
December 36-March:
Guided Whale Watching Tours
Take a 4-hour guided tour and 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.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
December 31: New
Year’s Eve
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