The Candelaria Fair
The municipal government announces the celebration of the traditional Candelaria Fair. The 67th edition of this iconic flower sale and exhibition will take place from February 1-15 at Benito Juarez Park. In addition to the presence of more than 90 exhibitors, there will be a cultural and artistic program to liven up the customer experience, along with emblematic acts of the wake, the blessing of the seeds, and the dance of the concheros, among other moments attached to this tradition.
FIGG already has dates for 2023
The Guanajuato International Film Festival announces that it will celebrate its 26th edition from July 20 to 30. GIFF is calling Mexican and international filmmakers to submit their films from January 16 to April 1 in the categories of feature, documentary, short film, animation, experimental, Guanajuato, and virtual reality. The call for entries is available on the FilmFreeway.com platform. In order to continue promoting Mexican cinema, registration is free for national filmmakers. For more details, please visit: http://www.giff.mx.
Guanajuato attends international tourism fair
The state of Guanajuato has participated constantly and uninterruptedly in recent years in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR), one of the main events of the tourism industry worldwide and a leader in the Ibero-American markets. This year, the Guanajuato Ministry of Tourism presented the tourism offerings of its 46 municipalities at the event in Spain, the third largest international outbound market for the state of Guanajuato. Spain’s FITUR is one of the three most important tourism fairs in the world, along with ITB (Berlin) and WTM (London).
“Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi comes to Guanajuato
León’s Roberto Plasencia Saldaña Bicentennial Theater will open its 2023 season with “Aida,” an opera in four acts with music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and libretto in Italian by Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824-1893). The new performance of this wartime love story in ancient Egypt is a co-production with the Sinaloan Artistic Society, with original set design by Michael Yeargan for San Diego Opera and participation by the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Guanajuato, the Bicentennial Theater Choir, the Celaya Music Conservatory Choir, and Delfos Contemporary Dance. Performances will occur February 24, 26, and 28 at the theater, located at Prolongación Calzada de los Héroes 918 in León.
Citi-Banamex finally has an owner
After a year of being for sale, Citi has chosen the “winning bid” for the sale of Banamex. It is being sold to Germán Larrea, owner of Grupo México and the second richest man in the country. According to journalist Dario Celis, the businessman, who has an estimated fortune of US$28.1 billion, only needs to “get rid” of some of the financial institution’s conditions by presenting a purchase proposal for almost US$11 billion. Although it did not reach the US$15 billion sought by the seller, it would be enough for Citi to consider itself well paid. Source: El Economista.
New Director of the Biblioteca
The Board of Director of the Biblioteca Publica de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. is pleased to announce the appointment of Marie Moebius as the new Director of the Biblioteca. In addition to the new responsibilities as Director, Marie will continue to be in charge of fundraising for the Biblioteca, as she has been since she first became employed with the Biblioteca in September 2021. Please join us in welcoming Marie to her new leadership position. Great things are happening at the Biblioteca!
