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Happiest parade in San Miguel de Allende


Robert J. Hawkins wrote: You’re carrying a big and colorful star on a stick that you can wave and twirl to cheering crowds while surrounded by insanely peppy music and joyfully crafted mojigangas.

How can you NOT smile and laugh as you bounce up and down on the streets of San Miguel?

This is the Reseña de La Alborada de Estrellas — a preview to an even bigger and happier parade coming next weekend, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Happiest parade in San Miguel de Allende. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Less than 16 hours away, in San Miguel de Allende they cancel the company's bullfight; they would do it in the Bullring.

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE.- 16 hours before a Bullfight announced by the company Feria Toro, the reasons? "The decision is beyond the control of the company, bullfighters and those involved," they shared in a statement that they uploaded to their social networks. The attendees who had already purchased their ticket asked for an explanation and pointed out...
A menos de 16 horas, en San Miguel de Allende les cancelan novillada a empresa; la harían en la Plaza de Toros.
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE.- A 16 horas de realizarse una Novillada anunciada por la empresa Feria Toro ¿los motivos? "la decisión es ajena a empresa, toreros y más implicados", compartieron en un comunicado que subieron a sus redes sociales. Los asistentes que ya habían adquirido su boleto pidieron una explicación y señalaron...
News San Miguel (sp) | English.
Published by News San Miguel at September 23, 2023 12:36 pm.

Woman suffered electrical shock in the gate box and the area was cordoned off.

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GTO., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023.- A woman suffered electrocution (mild) after misuse of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) box located on the corner of Calzada de la Luz, Hidalgo and Aurora Causeway, in the municipality of San Miguel de Allende.
Mujer sufrió descarga eléctrica en caja del portón y la zona fue acordonada.
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GTO., SÁBADO 23 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2023.- Una mujer sufrió electrocutamiento (leve) tras mal uso de la caja de Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) que se ubica en la esquina de calzada de la luz, Hidalgo y calzada de la Aurora, del municipio de San Miguel de Allende.Antonieta Informa (sp) | English.
Published by Antonieta Informa at September 23, 2023 10:50 pm.

Contemporary Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg is honored with a documentary.

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE. – Pedro Friedeberg, the contemporary Mexican artist who is recognized worldwide for his extensive list of works made throughout his life, especially the sedan chair, his most famous sculptural work, has been honored with a documentary, the like Saint Michael of...
Homenajean con documental al artista contemporáneo mexicano Pedro Friedeberg.
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE. – Pedro Friedeberg, el artista contemporáneo mexicano y que es reconocido a nivel mundial por su amplia lista de obras realizadas a lo largo de su vida, en especial la silla de mano, su obra escultórica más famoda, ha sido homenajeado con un documental, el cual San Miguel de...
News San Miguel (sp) | English.
Published by News San Miguel at September 23, 2023 9:28 pm.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: You’re carrying a big and colorful star on a stick that you can wave and twirl to cheering crowds while surrounded by insanely peppy music and joyfully crafted mojigangas.

How can you NOT smile and laugh as you bounce up and down on the streets of San Miguel?

This is the Reseña de La Alborada de Estrellas — a preview to an even bigger and happier parade coming next weekend, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Happiest parade in San Miguel de Allende. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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An Independence Day parade to celebrate the best of Mexico


Robert J. Hawkins wrote: I think that of all the parades we have in San Miguel de Allende, this is my favorite.

This one, during the Mexican Independence festivities, celebrates the school children (our future), first responders (our safety), police and military (our security), and equestrians (our history). It has it all. All that makes Mexico a beautiful country in which to live.

The parade began on Cordo and turned onto the Ancha before marching up into Centro on yet another flawlessly beautiful September day. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: An Independence Day parade to celebrate the best of Mexico. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Peso: 1 USD = 17.08 MXN. 1 CAD = 12.63 MXN.
Weather (Yahoo): 55F - 80F - 56F; 13C - 27C - 13C; 7%. (Weather Underground says 18%.)
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June 29th was the final edition of Atención San Miguel "under its current administration."
The Atención is for sale. Non-binding Offers were due on or before 5:00pm August 31, 2023.

The Latest News 24 hours a day
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Natalia Jiménez and Xóchitl Galvez arrive at the Grito in Dolores Hidalgo, the Cradle of National Independence. Long live Mexico!

DOLORES HIDALGO.- The Governor of the State, Diego SinhuÉ Rodríguez Vallejo, presided over the ceremony commemorating the 213th anniversary of the Cry of Independence in the Parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, in Dolores Hidalgo. From the door of the Dolores Parish, the State President paid tribute to the beginning of the independence movement...
Natalia Jiménez y Xóchitl Galvez llegan al Grito en Dolores Hidalgo, la Cuna de la Independencia Nacional ¡Viva México!
DOLORES HIDALGO.- El Gobernador del Estado, Diego SinhuÉ Rodríguez Vallejo, presidió la ceremonia de conmemoración del 213 aniversario del Grito de Independencia en la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, en Dolores Hidalgo. Desde la puerta de la Parroquia de Dolores, el Mandatario Estatal rindió homenaje al inicio del movimiento independentista...
News San Miguel (sp) | English.
Published by News San Miguel at September 16, 2023 10:57 am.
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Cry for independence in San Miguel de Allende.

The symbolic fire arrived from Querétaro
Grito de independencia en San Miguel de Allende.
El fuego simbólico llegó desde Querétaro
El Sol de Bajio (sp) | English.
Published by El Sol de Bajio at September 16, 2023 3:19 pm.
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Blogs

Alfredo Lanier: Two degrees of separation.

Rancho Santa Clara: Two degrees of separation.

Bonnie Lee Black: Rhoda Draws Laughs.

WOW Factor: Rhoda Draws Laughs.

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Guanajuato State News
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Happenings.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: I think that of all the parades we have in San Miguel de Allende, this is my favorite.

This one, during the Mexican Independence festivities, celebrates the school children (our future), first responders (our safety), police and military (our security), and equestrians (our history). It has it all. All that makes Mexico a beautiful country in which to live.

The parade began on Cordo and turned onto the Ancha before marching up into Centro on yet another flawlessly beautiful September day. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: An Independence Day parade to celebrate the best of Mexico. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Some of the literature says that the cactus known as Queen of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) blooms only once or twice a year but if that is the case, we may need to rewrite the book.

Our Queen just does not want to leave center stage.

Tonight, for the fourth time this year, a Queen has made an appearance — for one night only. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Encore for the Queen. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: As a writer, I don’t think I’ve grown less creative over the years. As the husband to Rose Alcantara, I don’t think I’ve grown less ardent in my love and appreciation.

Still, I wrote this declaration on her birthday (which is today) during our first year in San Miguel de Allende, and I don’t think I can improve upon it:

“Feliz cumpleaños, Rose Alcantara, el amor de mi vida! Cada año creces más hermosa. Tienes un alma que nunca envejece y un corazón que crece para llenarse en cada momento. Estoy tan agradecido de que estés en mi vida. Te amaré por siempre.

Happy Birthday, Rose Alcantara, the love of my life! Each year you grow more beautiful. You have a soul that never ages and a heart that grows to fill every moment. I am so grateful that you are in my life. I shall love you forever.”

Nothing has changed. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: ‘You have a soul that never ages and a heart that grows to fill every moment’. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: The voice is young, sweet, innocent and yet, broken in a way only love’s betrayal can scar.

She accompanies herself on a guitar, languidly strumming. Not living, not dead. In the between. In the neverland of a broken heart. The vocalist drags out the last words of each line, as if groping toward a precipice. It may be in Spanish but it feels very French.

The singing is coming from an upper patio of the building next door. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: A heartbreaking song on a permanent loop. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: This is the San Miguel de Allende version of “Surf’s Up!”

Bougainvillea soars skyward on spindly legs during the rainy season and bursts outward like technicolor mushroom clouds, surging over walls as their own weight and gravity pulls the blooms toward the ground.

This one is one of San Miguel’s best displays of a bougainvillea canopy. ...

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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: She was standing in the middle of Callejon San Antonio around 6:30 this morning as I left the house, a dazed look on her face. And tears. On a closer look, she was crying.

“Are you all right?” I asked. A dumb thing to ask, I know. “Can I help you?”

“No, I’m not. I don’t know.”

She removed her hand from the top of her baseball cap. A large dark smear of blood was seeping through the hat and dripping down the side of her face. In her other hand, she held the leash to the dog she had been walking.

“I hit my head. Fell down. It hurts.”

She pointed to a utility box on the side of a nearby building. She needed to say no more. I have hit my head on the same box at least once and barely dodged it several more times. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Early morning Samaritans. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: After two weeks of festivities ramping up to the Feast of Saint Anthony and the Convite de Locos on Sunday, the closing night fireworks were spectacular. Flashes, flames, arcs of brilliant light, cascades of incandescence, strobes of white heat, yellow flamethrowers, whistles, and booms all danced around the Parroquia San Antonio de Padua in Colonia San Antonio.

A stunning display of pyrotechnics set to beguiling classical music. ...

For the videos and more pics, continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Bonus: Closing night fireworks (now, with stunning video!) More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Tonight’s pilgrimage to the Parroquia de San Antonio de Padua was the last before Sunday’s massive Confite de Locos parade.

It was probably the most poignant.

Tonight, pilgrims walked to the church on their knees. There were nearly a dozen. And it gets me every year. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: One … more … time. Before things get really crazy … on Sunday. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: You know that feeling? Like you are being watched by somebody in the park? Somebody you can’t see. But those eyes …

This morning while walking the gentle philosophy dog, Moppit, in Parque Guadiana I couldn’t shake the feeling there there were eyes upon me.

Well, I wasn’t completely wrong. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: A rock concert in the park. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: And the Creator said, “epiphyllum oxypetalum, you shall be a cactus, though you do not look like one. Once a year and only at night, you shall bear forth beautiful flowers while the world sleeps. Before dawn your flowers shall wither away, but only before being ravaged by bats.”

The epiphyllum oxypetalum did not understand this curious fate but it knew better than to argue with the Creator.

Perhaps the Creator felt a little guilty because later, the epiphyllum oxypetalum was given a lovely and pronounceable name: Queen of the Night. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Surprise encore: For the Queen of the Night, beauty shall not be denied. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Well, this explains so many things: Anthony de Padua is the patron saint of the insane.

Now the Dia de Locos — or Convite de Locos — isn’t so crazy after all.

Well, yes, it is. Crazy, I mean. Very very crazy. In so many delightful ways.

What better way to honor the patron saint of people who have lost their minds than to assemble thousands of people in costumes that suggest they, too, have indeed lost their minds? ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Dress rehearsal for Sunday’s Convite de Locos was crazy, man. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: It is easy to get lost in a garden,

No matter how small it might be.

There you are, sitting in full possession of your mind

Ready to conjure great things that will soon become

A major motion picture, or, at the least, a popular novel.

When out of the corner of your eye you glimpse something across the courtyard. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: ‘If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.’ More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: What’s a Sunday morning without a few crazies parading through the neighborhood?

Empty indeed.

We got our share today. The first of three parades around San Miguel de Allende began at the Parroquia an Antonio de Padua around 10 a.m. and danced down Callejohn San Antonio before hanging a left on the Ancha and heading for Centro. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Mean girls, marching mice, and mad hatters — season of the Locos launches in San Miguel More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Wow. Talk about landing on your feet, if only for one Saturday.

Last week, the popular Mercado Sano too a hit when an outside electrical fire forced its closing, through this weekend apparently.

What to do with the hugely popular TOSMA market that occupied the back parking and cavernous storage buildings? ...

(I was just told unofficially that the market will remain at HRM for four more weeks. Can anyone confirm?) ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: TOSMA Saturday market finds a temporary home as a garden of earthly delights. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: I say it often, perhaps insufferably often for some people, but every day that I step out the front door in San Miguel de Allende, I expect a miracle to happen.

Oh, not a big miracle. Not always.

Just little miracles. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: In San Miguel de Allende, give us this day our daily miracle. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Maybe if every place had a day when you could blow up life-size papier-mâché effigies of bad people, the world would be a happier place.

I was definitely in a happier place after watching San Miguelians blow up about two-dozen effigies on Easter Sunday. They call them Judases.

I know, not your typical Easter Sunday celebration. Just roll with it and enjoy. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Catharsis: Blowing up stuff on Easter Sunday. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: It doesn’t look like a funeral, does it? But it is.

Up ahead of all the wildly costumed dancers is a more somber scene — the black hearse, mourners dressed in white shirts and blouses, somber and agonized looks on their faces. They walk at a painfully slow pace down Calle Insurgentes. The pace only enhances the sadness of the moment. In the front row, one mourner carries a picture of an all-too-young man. Beside him, another carries a stone urn with smokey incense.

I do not know who they mourn. I wish I did. It was not my place to ask during such a moment. I only know he had been a member of the Krazy Boyz crew. ...

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Founder and executive director of the San Miguel Writers Conference & Literary Festival Susan Page steps down this year.

Robert J. Hawkins wrote: It seems hard to imagine, but there was a time when writers in San Miguel de Allende had no platform on which to read their works and no outlet to sell their books.

The “dark ages” were barely two decades ago.

Two women – one who is strong on organizing and one who has the vision – noticed the void and decided to do something about it. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Page turner: 18th annual SMA Writers Conference will be last for founder. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: The 67th feast of flowers, new seeds, fertility, fertilizers, plants, and pots — La Feria de la Candelaria — has begun in Parque Juarez. The event continues through February 15.

A walk through the park this morning was truly transformative — for the park, and for me. How can you not be moved by the sheer enormity of gorgeous vegetation on display throughout every pathway, corner, and roundabout in the park?

While some of the 40-plus nursery exhibitors were still populating their corrals this morning, this is clearly the biggest Feria De La Candelaria to date. ...

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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: The Biblioteca resumes its series of medical discussions on Tuesday, January 31, with a topic that is near and dear to my heart:

My heart.

And I hope your heart, too.

No kidding, if it weren’t for one of these panelists, I would not be writing this today.

The 2 p.m. program in the Biblioteca Plaza is titled, “Mexico, Medicine, and Me: Cardiac Care.” And while it is free to the public, it is expected to be another full house, as we all hunger for the highest quality medical information we can find. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Biblioteca panel promises some heart-felt information on keeping your ticker ticking — Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Tried a CBD oil concoction for enabling sleep last night, then I ended up on the roof, mesmerized by the lighting around Parroquia San Antonio de Padua. I couldn’t stop staring at it, so I took this photograph.

The church is about a block away. When celebrations call for fireworks, as they often do, this is a great rooftop patio on which to be.

If the church looks other-worldly, it may be because my head was in an other-worldly place. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Howl’s Moving Castle it isn’t. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Well, the first day of 2023 ended quite nicely here in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

We had the pleasure of joining some of our Belize Diaspora pals for Sunday dinner and this was the view from their patio, looking west toward Pressa Ignacio Allende.

At first, I was quite taken with the “God rays” on the horizon, streaming down from the heavens. Mike, who has been admiring sunsets from his patio on the outer fringes of the city for several years now, nodded appreciatively. “Just wait a little bit,” he said. “You haven’t seen anything yet.” ...

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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: This cross sits to the right of my desk, on an empty chair. It is one of many crosses that we have inherited. Our home in San Miguel de Allende comes with crosses, cow skulls, pottery and milagros pegged to doors here and there.

Milagros are those little tin objects you see on the cross that look as though they might be Monopoly board pieces.

While I have always been aware of the cross — lord knows I’ve moved it around often enough — I never really paid close attention to it.

Until this morning. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: For 2023, I wish you a thousand little milagros. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: I do not shop. I do not wander into stores and glide up and down aisles looking for just the right … thing. I don’t compare prices. I don’t compare similar products. I don’t read labels. I don’t calculate the savings between the Jumbo and Family sizes. I don’t clip coupons.

I buy local because I’m too lazy to walk to a cheaper store. I shop to survive, not to find pleasure.

But you don’t have to twist my arm to get me up the hill to the Tuesday Market. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: It’s Tuesday: To market, to market to buy a blue suit; home again, home again, jiggety-scoot. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: As I was saying the other day, you walk out the door in San Miguel de Allende and open your heart to the infinite possibilities, and something magical will happen.

Tonight, it was opera in the park. I ask you, where you live, how often do you take an evening stroll through a beautiful park and encounter a quartet of opera singers?

I did. In Parque Juarez. Right next to the basketball courts, just down from the gazebo so brightly lit up with twinkling fairy lights. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Dusk settles on Parque Juarez, as dulcet strains of ‘Ave Maria’ float through the trees. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: News item: Conde Nast Traveler names San Miguel de Allende the “friendliest city in the world.” It beats out Dublin, Lisbon, Bangkok, Copenhagen, Mexico City, and Bruges among others. The media company previously named San Miguel the “best small city in the world.”

This can’t be good.

I was asked to respond to all this by an otherwise sharp and responsible newspaper colleague. And so …

All right, the next guy who says San Miguel de Allende is the friendliest city in the world gets a punch in the nose, see? ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Hey, buster, who are you calling the ‘friendliest city in the world’? More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: At this time of year, you can’t pass a window or a storefront without stopping to admire the Nativity scenes. One of the charms (this time of year, at least) of houses that are right up against the sidewalk, is that you are practically walking in your neighbor’s living room. You learn not to casually glance to the right for fear of invading someone’s privacy.

Except for now.

Residents and businesses put their Nativities in the front windows for all to admire, reflect upon, and appreciate the aesthetic spectrum. The Nativity is an expression of art as much as an expression of devotion or mythos appreciation. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: At San Miguel de Allende’s alpha creche, all is calm and bright, all is ready for Christmas Eve. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Sometimes you do a thing over and over because it is simply fun. The next thing you know, years pass, and the thing you enjoy so much becomes a tradition.

Last night, David Mendoza’s annual Christmas concert solidly became a tradition.

Imagine our surprise in realizing that the stunning young violinist has been producing his family Christmas concert for three years now, in the garden setting of Tres Fuentes hotel. We — Rose Alcantara and I — haven’t missed a one. But, oh, how time flies. Three years! ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: With the stroke of David Mendoza’s bow across his violin, the holiday season begins, More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe has her day


Robert J. Hawkins wrote: I’ve said it before: You want magic in San Miguel de Allende? Then just step out your front door.

Today, it was the arrival of the procession honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. The cavalcade of the holy and horses turned onto Callejon San Antonio at noon sharp and proceeded to walk in stops and starts toward the Parroquia de San Antonio de Padua.

Progress was halting because there were hundreds of people attempting to fill the already busy square for the celebration of the Mass. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Humbling exercise in devotion, just a step beyond the front door — Our Lady of Guadalupe has her day. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Burning of pyrotechnics in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the parish of Querétaro leaves 10 people injured.

WANTED. – The burning of pyrotechnics in honor of the Virgencita de Guadalupe in a parish in Querétaro, left 12 people injured, 10 vehicles damaged. The accident would have occurred in the Felipe Carrillo Puerto Parish, which also resulted in multiple damages to the property. Source: Agora
News San Miguel (sp) | English.
Published by News San Miguel at December 12, 2022 10:03 am.

Mexico and United States Mark 200 Years of Bilateral Relations.

MEXICO CITY — Today marks the Bicentennial of bilateral relations between the United States and Mexico.

In honor of the bonds that have united us for two centuries, U.S. Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd and Mexico Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard signed a Bicentennial Friendship Declaration at Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) in Mexico City. Along with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar, Special Advisor Dodd and Secretary Ebrard also opened an SRE art exhibition focusing on work by Mexican artists, Americans residing in Mexico, and binationals.

The Bicentennial commemorates more than a relationship between our governments. It offers a unique chance to celebrate the links that connect our people on both sides of our border.
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico
Published by U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico at December 12, 2022 12:32 pm.

Declaration Between the United Mexican States and the United States of America Concerning 200 Years of Friendship.
This year, the United Mexican States and the United States of America celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations. On December 12, 1822, the Mexican diplomat José Manuel Zozaya y Bermúdez presented credentials to President James Monroe that accredited him as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Government of the United States following the independence of Mexico.

In recognition of the deep bonds of friendship and partnership that have united us ever since, we express the following ...
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Published by U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico at December 12, 2022 10:40 am.

Bur see: Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the Intervención estadounidense en México (United States intervention in Mexico), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory.
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In "Los Rodríguez" they live fervor to La Morenita del Tepeyac.

By Gladis Montserrat Padrón Bautista. San Miguel de Allende, Gto. December 12, 2022.- With fervor, they celebrate the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe in "Los Rodríguez"; Hundreds of pilgrims, devotees and visitors thanked La Morenita for her blessing and protection as every December 12. Prior to the great party, during the novena, pilgrims arrived...
TV Independencia (sp) | English.
Published by TV Independencia at December 12, 2022 8:47 pm.

In San Miguel de Allende they strengthen the family economy of the communities.

By Fernanda Morales. San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato December 12, 2022.- "Family Farms" is a program of the Municipal Government of San Miguel de Allende that continues to promote the people of San Miguel in the communities so that they have a self-sustaining economy. This action reinforces the strategy marked out by the municipal president Mauricio Trejo for the progress ...
TV Independencia (sp) | English.
Published by TV Independencia at December 12, 2022 8:45 pm.

D.J. Bingham and Chuy Sanchez Return to the Santa Ana Theater.

By Dave Bingham. Every Wednesday night for the last five years (with a few exceptions), I’ve been jamming with a group of wonderfully talented musicians who live here in San …
Atención San Miguel
Published by Atención San Miguel at December 12, 2022 10:01 am.

Lady Zen, Ken Bichel, and Katy Chan in a Holiday Special.

By Fredric Dannen. Christmastime is near, and with the holidays come an abundance of seasonal concerts, too many for most music lovers to choose from. One thing is certain, though: …
Atención San Miguel
Published by Atención San Miguel at December 12, 2022 9:42 am.

For Susan Bloom and so many in the “Gang”.

By Nadine Goodman. We all lived in the same neighborhood – more or less mid-to-end of Recreo or Sollano by Parque Juarez, although the Aronins lived on one side of …
Atención San Miguel
Published by Atención San Miguel at December 12, 2022 9:08 am.

Emilio Gonzalez Rullan, in memoriam.

Some days ago, surrounded by his loving family and after a long and difficult lung malaise, local artist and activist Milo Gonzalez passed away. Few people know that it was …
Atención San Miguel
Published by Atención San Miguel at December 12, 2022 8:55 am.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: I’ve said it before: You want magic in San Miguel de Allende? Then just step out your front door.

Today, it was the arrival of the procession honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. The cavalcade of the holy and horses turned onto Callejon San Antonio at noon sharp and proceeded to walk in stops and starts toward the Parroquia de San Antonio de Padua.

Progress was halting because there were hundreds of people attempting to fill the already busy square for the celebration of the Mass. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Humbling exercise in devotion, just a step beyond the front door — Our Lady of Guadalupe has her day. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: The Christmas tree went up yesterday in the public square. Right beside the pink gothic Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel here in San Miguel de Allende.

Bit by bit, the city begins to embrace the holiday.

All of the streets leading into the Jardin Principal are strung with tin stars and twinkling lights. The gazebo and trees in the little park are a Christmas wonderland.

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: ¡Que tengas una feliz navidad! More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Lilies in bloom, Colonia San Antonio, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Because, after this week, you deserve something beautiful.

Breathe in, breathe out. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Something beautiful this way comes. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: The Janáček Quartet continued the celebration of its 75th anniversary by performing exhilarating compositions from its namesake Leoš Janáček, as well as Antonin Dvořák and Béla Bartók, at Casa Europa in Centro on Wednesday night.

“Of course, we are the second generation,” said Milos Vacek, first violinist, with a sly grin.

That explains the youthful vitality, seasoned with the wisdom of veteran performers and the intuitive interplay of long-time partners. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Czech this out, More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: So many many people pose on the steps of the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, for so many reasons.

Social media queens and generational portraits, tourists and families, engaged couples and newlyweds, tarts and saints, models and misfits, quinceañeras and brides.

The backdrop is so iconic that it lends gravitas to any poser. The pink spires seal a special moment in the lives of so many, day after day after day. People clearly travel a long way just to pose in front of this church. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Hail to the (little) chief. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Did I go too far? This Calla lily is in bloom just outside the kitchen door.

It stops me in my tracks every morning when I enter for breakfast. It has been in full bloom for nearly a week now and shows no signs of fading. A hardy one, for sure.

The original photograph, taken Wednesday, Nov. 2, is a bit flatter and duller than this. I’ll post it below. I blame it on the ambient light and the limits of the iPhone camera. And my own limitations as a photographer. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Gilding the Lily. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: “You know, I haven’t even heard it yet. I’m as clueless as everyone else today! I don’t know what to expect.”

The speaker on Wednesday afternoon was Michael Hoppé and the occasion was the San Miguel de Allende premiere of his sonorous and introspective Latin Mass for chorus and strings, “Requiem for Peace and Reconciliation.”

The perfect music for Dia de Muertos and these very troubled times. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Glorious voices lift heaven-ward in the San Miguel premiere of Michael Hoppé’s ‘Requiem for Peace and Reconciliation’ More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: I should know better, but I showed up at 5 p.m. today anyway for the start of San Miguel de Allende’s second Day of the Dead parade in as many days.

And there were very very few people on Calle El Cordo, the supposed staging area. And very few of those people looked like they would be marching in a parade. Although, some of those people were horses, meant to pull carriages so that was a good sign. And several bands were sitting in the shade where ever they could find it up and down the street.

There were a lot of people on cell phones typing in things like “Where does the parade start?”

It dawned on me soon enough. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Dia de Muertos parade No. 2: Dead can dance. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Parading around as elegantly dressed skeletons is so much fun in San Miguel de Allende that apparently, it takes two parades over two days to fit it all in this year.

In the past, it was sufficient to stage one parade of promenading Calaveras, Catrinas, and Catrins — and a variety of other-worldly subsets in various manifestations of theatricality.

Last year, after the wastelands of Covid had subsided and a rebirth of traditions signaled a new dawn, the annual Dia de Muertos parade was a joyous traffic jam of humanity. Skeletons paraded en mass down the Ancha. Preciously costumed Catrinas and their cohorts, led by a masterful and exuberant Mariachi band, exited the sanctuary of the Rosewood and paraded toward the Ancha. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Night of the living-it-up dead. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: People are taking to the rooftops of San Miguel like never before. Some head there to dine. Some to drink and dance. Some to watch the sunset. Some to watch the center of San Miguel transform into something else almost on the hour. Some, just to stop time for a little while.

We were on a rooftop on Sunday to watch two dear friends get married.

The sunset, the incredible cloud formation, the view — that was all extra. ...

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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Tell me. And be honest. When you go for a walk, do you come across sights like this?

Now, I’m not talking about those days when you light up a ginormous blunt, or drop way too much Psilocybin or Ayahuasca. Lord knows what can be seen on those days.

No, I’m talking about your normal everyday walk through the woods when you encounter dancing skeletons, talking rabbits, bobble-headed Scotsmen, cabbage-headed kings and queens, and struttin’-stuffin’ dogs. Accompanied by a Mariachi band with some pretty hot licks. ...

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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: My name is … well, never mind my name.

Just know that I walk these cobblestone streets and … I see things.

Things I can’t explain. Things that need no explanation. Things that are new to me but are as old as time. Things that are marked down 20 percent for this day only. Things that are here today and gone tomorrow, probably back to the United States. Things that say something. Things that have nothing to say but will buy you a drink, just for the company. Things that I find interesting but my dog doesn’t.

You know, things. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: The things you see in San Miguel de Allende. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Give a child a paintbrush … and you’ll be wiping down walls for months.

Ah, but give a child a paintbrush and a mission and soon enough the child will be creating art.

On Sunday at Belles Artes, there was a whole lot of art going on. Two stories worth of bristling, carefree, happy kids unleashed into a crafty and colorful world of creativity. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Festival de Vivos Y Muertos: Kids bring art to life in the Belles Artes. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Do not look for rhyme nor reason in these photographs.

If they have anything in common, you could file them under “things that caught my eye this morning.”

That, and the fact that they were all taken in San Miguel de Allende.

Did I mention they were all taken today? ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Hey, let’s play some Doors and Hot Tuna — with photos, it’s all rock and roll to me. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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The Rodarte artisans bazaar will be Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Robert J. Hawkins wrote: Last week over coffee at the Panina bakery on Sterling Dickinson, I got the lowdown on Rodarte from Zara Fernandez, director of Institute Allende. She is also the moving force behind Rodarte and has been since her father Rodolfo Fernández turned over the reins to her nearly a decade ago.

Let’s note that Rodarte is quite different from the arts & crafts bazaar that usually occupies this space on the Ancha. While that one offers goods with a touristy appeal, their provenance isn’t always clearly Mexican and can often be the result of mass production rather than artistry.

Rodarte is about individual artists and craftspeople and specialized artist collectives, like the one that crafts diaries and notebooks from their own handmade paper. Each artist is vetted to ensure quality and originality.

So, Rodarte has been around – in one name and location or another – since the Institute’s founding in 1950.

Its purpose has always been twofold: present artists to the public and raise funds for arts education, often in schools and orphanages out in the countryside. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: Rodarte bazaar brings artists and artisans, students, and the public full circle this weekend in San Miguel. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: This is my kitchen faucet.

Well, one of them.

There are four — two basins with two faucets each, two hot, and two cold.

Earlier today, this one — the hot tap in the left basin — was leaking. ...

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San Miguel de Allende is for the birds — lovebirds.

Robert J. Hawkins wrote: With all the celebrating going on in San Miguel this weekend, it is easy to forget that love is always in the air.

I submit these photographs as evidence.

These were all taken on Sunday morning before I’d even had breakfast. The peacocks sauntered over while I was having breakfast. In fact, they came up to a very large enclosure housing a quartet of finches. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: San Miguel de Allende is for the birds — lovebirds. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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They make investments outside the Industrial Corridor.

More than 600 million dollars have reached municipalities such as Abasolo, San Miguel de Allende or Valle de Santiago
El Sol de Bajio (sp) | English.
Published by El Sol de Bajio at October 02, 2022 6:01 pm.

Livestock expo held in San Miguel de Allende.

In this livestock expo you can find cattle of all breeds such as Angus, Charolais, Limousin, Simmental, and Dorper, Katahdin and Charlotte sheep
El Sol de Bajio (sp) | English.
Published by El Sol de Bajio at October 02, 2022 6:00 am.
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Robert J. Hawkins: Missed the parade, caught the warmup.

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DIY Covid Testing Guide from SMA Covid Screening Team.

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• What to do if you test negative.

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COVID-19 Home and Care Guide
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Home and Care Guide
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Robert J. Hawkins wrote: With all the celebrating going on in San Miguel this weekend, it is easy to forget that love is always in the air.

I submit these photographs as evidence.

These were all taken on Sunday morning before I’d even had breakfast. The peacocks sauntered over while I was having breakfast. In fact, they came up to a very large enclosure housing a quartet of finches. ...

Continue at Musings, Magic, San Miguel and More: San Miguel de Allende is for the birds — lovebirds. More #MusingsMagicSMA.
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