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Check for possible cancellations with the event organizers.
Upcoming for Mar 24, 2020:

• What's Happening,
• Stay at home,
• Power outage near La Pípila Underpass Mar 26,
• Four Churches Walk Mar 26 Suspended,
• TOSMA Organic Market Mar 28,
• TEDx San Miguel de Allende Mar 21 Now Virtual Only Mar 28,
• Lord of the Column Procession Mar 28-29 Canceled,
• + The times of masses transmitted in temples of SMA,
• + Limited U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico,
• + SMA: Bars, cinemas and nightclubs closed; all public events canceled,
• + SMA: All public events organized by the government of the municipality are CANCELED,
• + School suspension Mar 17 - Apr 17,
• + Catholic masses are suspended due to Covid-19,
• + Teatro Santa Ana: 3 Hotels Mar 12-22 19-22 Canceled,
• + Ser Mujer Events - Partial Cancellations,
• Fábrica La Aurora Art Walk Apr 4 Status?,
• DST Clock Change in SMA 2020 (“Spring Forward”) April 5; USA & Canada Mar 8,
• Scheduled Work and Closures.

+ = continuing activities.
Status? - I have not heard of or seen a change in status.

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Stay at home
Hoping to see you soon for the moment it is important to take care of ourselves and stay at home.

Power outage near La Pípila Underpass Mar 26
On Thursday, March 26, the energy service derived from # LaObra El Pípila Underpass in # SanMiguelDeLaGente 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. affecting la Comer, el Pollo Feliz, Pantoja, Nuevo Pantoja and la Lejona 1st and 2nd section.

We appreciate your understanding.

Four Churches Walk Mar 26 Suspended
** Suspended Until Further Notice **
Historical perspective of paintings, relics, and statuary of four downtown churches. Meet at 9:45 am in the Jardin, across from the Parroquia, no reservations necessary, 350 peso donation collected on site.
Four Churches Walk Jan 23

TOSMA Organic Market Mar 28
The TOSMA market is located outside at Mercado Sano. Every Saturday 9 am - 4 pm.
TOSMA Organic Market.

TEDx San Miguel de Allende Mar 21 Now Virtual Only Mar 28
** UPDATE: The producers of TEDxSanMiguelDeAllende are pivoting the public event originally scheduled for March 21, and creating a virtual event scheduled for March 28. The virtual event will feature the scheduled TEDx speakers, and tickets will be sold at a flat price of $300 pesos. With your digital ticket purchase you will receive a link and a unique password. You will be able to view the event live or delayed, or download the content. **
TEDx San Miguel de Allende Website.

This year’s TEDxSanMiguelDeAllende conference will take place on Saturday, March 21, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Real de Minas, Ancha de San Antonio 1 (NOTE: This is a change of venue from the original location, Live Aqua Urban Resort.)

The theme is “Re:Generación.” The conference organizers have provided this précis: “In a world that has passed the tipping points into destructive social, individual and environmental change, sustainability is no longer enough. We have no choice but to regenerate — our world, our communities and ourselves.”

There will be a dozen compelling speakers from Mexico and the United States, with live English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English translations. The short talks ranging from 10 to 18 minutes will address topics including ecology, social justice, gender issues, regenerative agriculture, water rights, and tech innovations.
TEDx San Miguel de Allende Mar 21.

Lord of the Column Procession Mar 28-29 Canceled
The Brotherhood of the Lord of the Column announced through a statement that the traditional bringing of the Lord of the Column is suspended, the sacred images will visit San Miguel de Allende although the time and the form have not yet been determined.

In the message they point out the venerated image if they are going to make their annual, centennial and ancient visit like every year since 1823, without having a confirmed date yet.

Due to the preventive measures against the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the night walk from the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno scheduled for March 29 is canceled.
The Procession will not be held to bring the Lord of the Column (sp).

+ These are the times of masses transmitted in temples of San Miguel de Allende
Given the health provisions of the Covid-19, a situation that is taking place worldwide, of the conference of the Mexican Episcopate and especially of the Bishop Benjamin Castillo Plascencia (of the Diocese of Celaya Guanajuato) to which San Miguel de Allende, as well as ...
These are the times of masses transmitted in temples of San Miguel de Allende (sp).

+ Limited U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19
The health and safety of those who work at and visit our embassy and consulate facilities is our highest priority. In response to the global pandemic COVID-19, and in line with the Mexican government’s call to increase social distancing, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and all U.S. consulates in Mexico will suspend routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services starting March 18, 2020, and until further notice. The U.S. Embassy and consulates will continue to provide essential consular services to U.S. citizens as well as emergency visa services. More ...
Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19.

+ SMA: Bars, cinemas and nightclubs closed; all public events canceled

See Coronavirus Update Mar 20, 2020.

+ SMA: All public events organized by the government of the municipality are CANCELED

See: Coronavirus Update Mar 15, 2020.

+ Update: School suspension Mar 17 - Apr 17
Official statement from Dr. Yoloxóchitl Bustamante Díez, owner of #SEG to the educational community about the change of dates of the SCHOOL RECESS that will start from March 17, 2020.

Consult the official document at https://bit.ly/2xEeekB

The Secretary of Education in Guanajuato informed through a statement that the suspension of classes is taking place in the entity, beginning the period from March 17 to April 20. Teachers, administrators, and administrative staff must report on the 17th to receive instructions. ...

For the present administration, the priority is to safeguard the health of the citizens; that is why, the Governor of the state Diego Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo, has instructed us, as of preventive measure, to suspend classes and extracurricular activities in public and private schools from March 17 to April 20 basic education (initial, preschool, primary, secondary) and upper secondary education.
SEG confirms suspension of classes starting March 17

+ Catholic masses are suspended due to Covid-19
CDMX.- The Mexican Episcopate Conference (CEM), ordered bishops and priests from all over the country to immediately suspend Eucharistic celebrations as well as meetings for large groups such as retreats, catechesis, assemblies and others, in order to comply the guidelines established to prevent the spread of COVID19. Through the ...
Catholic masses are suspended before Covid-19; orders the Mexican Episcopate (sp).
See also: Coronavirus Update Mar 17, 2020.

+ Teatro Santa Ana: 3 Hotels Mar 12-2219-22 Canceled
“3 Hotels” starring Jill Gottlieb, Michael Gottlieb.
Directed by Alan Jordan.
THREE HOTELS will continue to be presented this weekend, March 13 , 14th, and 15 . For those of you holding tickets for March 19-22nd you have three options. ...
3 Hotels Mar 12-22.

+ Ser Mujer Events
Some events canceled, check their website.
Ser Mujer is a San Miguel de Allende group of Mexican, American and Canadian women of all ages working in partnership with community-based organizations.

Our goal is to promote the commonality of women’s issues across cultures, to raise awareness of their challenges, and to celebrate their accomplishments and contributions.
Click here for the schedule of events.

Fábrica La Aurora Art Walk Apr 4
The first Saturday of every month Fábrica La Aurora hosts their open house and Art Walk.
Fábrica La Aurora Art Walk.

DST Clock Change in SMA 2020 (“Spring Forward”) Apr 5; USA & Canada Mar 8
DST in mainland Mexico (except the states of Sonora and Quintana Roo) and Baja California Sur will start on Sunday April 5th, 2020, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 a.m. ...

Mexico’s central clock-time change dates are not usually synchronized with U.S. or European clock-time change dates, so if you’re traveling or scheduling appointments between Mexico, the US and Europe this spring and fall, do make a note to double-check your times, especially as flights and other public transportation systems always operate their schedules using local time.

Time Change 2020 in Mexico (April 5).
Time Change 2020 in the United States (March 8).
Time Change 2020 in Canada (March 8).

DST Clock Change in SMA 2020 (“Spring Forward”) April 5.

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Scheduled Work and Closures
If you know of updates, corrections or additions to this list please let us know. We often keep road work notices up a few days beyond their planned completion date because there are not always announcements of schedule delays or completions.

The Infrastructure and Public Works Department has put together a PDF file for six alternate routes with maps for the overpass work in Glorieta El Pípila.
>>> SMAFAQ: Glorieta El Pípila alternate routes <<<

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Starting Monday March 2 there will be street closures in Colonia San Antonio; they will resurface

There will be avenues closing in the San Antonio neighborhood in San Miguel de Allende for works that will be carried out on site, for you to take your precautions.

On Monday, March 2, Public Works will begin warning that they will close several streets of the San Antonio neighborhood to resurface the streets. They will start with Plaza San Antonio (Pípila section to Callejón de San Antonio) and Avenida Allende street (Orizaba section to Callejón de San Antonio), there ...
This Monday there will be street closures in Colonia San Antonio; they will resurface (sp).
As of today, there is an advance of 30 percent in the repaving works of Plaza San Antonio street (section Pípila to Callejón de San Antonio) and Avenida Allende street (section Orizaba to Callejón de San Antonio) in the San Antonio neighborhood.

This work is in charge of the Infrastructure and Public Works Directorate and the actions carried out are the removal of the current pavement from both streets, ditching for the SAPASMA ductwork on Allende Avenue, changes of the old and new drainage, as well as the intakes of water, having 48 in Allende street and 5 in Plaza de San Antonio.

The work consists of paving boxes, trench excavations for drinking water lines, laying of material, paving in cobblestone, ball stone drowned in mortar, road signs, hydraulic installation work and the formation of sidewalks. With an investment of over 2 million 300 thousand pesos in materials, labor and machinery.

For this reason, road alternatives continue in the area to speed up vehicular circulation. For these works, there will be street closings in Tinajitas, Callejón de San Antonio, Pípila and Potrero.

In addition, the same recommendations given by the Directorate of Infrastructure and Public Works to transit the area are maintained: prevent the parking of personal vehicles off-site, as well as the trucks and vans that supply services at home (gas, purified water, among others), respect the signs and limits of work, as well as the use of mouth masks, if necessary.
Update March 18 (sp).
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Call to build overpass El Pípila in San Miguel de Allende, Gto
LaObra the Depressed Pass El Pípila, which will come to change our life in SanMiguelDeLaGente, will contribute to fuel savings and travel time. Anticipate your transit times and consider alternate routes.

The overpass of the Salida a Celaya (Pipila) will be the most important work in our history. Today we formally begin the process. 18 Dec 2019 started. 11 Nov 2020 finished work. Elevated price contest. Thank you @diegosinhue For your commitment and support.

The project will consist of the construction of a vehicular underpass with a length of 524.82 m, with 2 lanes per direction in two bodies and a road width of 13.60 m.includes urbanization, lateral roads and services.
Estimated start of work: December 18, 2019.
Estimated work termination: November 11, 2020.
Call to build overpass El Pípila in San Miguel de Allende, Gto (sp).

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