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Audubon will host a Community Planting Party and Picnic Saturday, June 24 from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Parque Juarez to expand flowering habitat for hummingbirds and butterflies, especially Monarchs. To RSVP, contact [email protected].
Democrats Abroad will host a 4th of July party themed Women’s March Celebration of Six Months of Resistance from 3 – 5 p.m. at Mio Bistrok in Colonia Guadalupe at Julian Carrillo 7 for $250 pesos with chicken and sausage brochettes, chicken wings, veggies, rosemary baby potatoes, ice cream and more. Beer, sangria, margaritas, wines and tequila shots can be purchased for $50 pesos each. Make reservations at https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/six-months-of-resisting-4th-of-july-party?source=direct_link.
They will host a house party with Congressman Mark Takano from California July 30 with wine and cheese for $300 pesos, half of which will go to his reelection campaign. Tickets wil. be on sale July 5 at Solutions, La Conexion, and the Biblioteca gift shop, as well as at the July 4th party.
They will host an LGBT house party with Congressman Mark Takano August 3. For more info, contact [email protected].
For more info about the Women’s March activities, contact [email protected].
El Charco del Ingenio Jardin Botanico will host another in its series of lectures on succulents Saturday, July 1, at 11 a.m. This will be in Spanish. For more information, contact [email protected].
Feed the Hungry can now process tax-deductible donations from Canada, thanks to an alliance with Amistad Canada. For more information, see feedthehungrysma.org and amistadcanada.org.
International Music Festival of San Miguel de Allende is planned for August 4 – 26. For more information, see festivalsanmiguel.com.
Lifelong Learning is offering the following classes. For more information, contact [email protected].
Apology and Forgiveness: From the Personal to the Political
- July 5, 7, 12, 14
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
Investing 101: The Basics of Investing for Security, Growth and Income
- July 18, 20, 25, 27
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
SMA: The Making of a World Heritage Site
- July 24, 26, 28
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $525 pesos
Big History: Exploring the History of Everything
- October 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $925 pesos
Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican Revolution, 1910 – 1920
- October 21
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., including lunch
- $425 pesos
Issues in Bioethics rom the Beginning to the End of Life
- October 23, 25, 30
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $525 pesos
A History of Western Interior Design
- November 7, 9, 14,16
- 1 – 4 p.m. including social hour
- $625 pesos
Americans in Paris: Expat Writers of the 20s
- December 5, 7, 12, 14
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
Unconscious Bias: Becoming Aware of What We Really Believe
- January 3, 5, 10, 12
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
Mexican Law
- January 15, 17, 22, 24
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
The World Refugee Crisis: Why Won’t they Let Me In?
- January 18, 23, 25
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $525 pesos
Gregorian Chant and the Development of Modern Musical Notation
- January 29, 30
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $425 pesos
History of Western Architecture
- February 6, 8, 12
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
Existential Psychology: (In Search of) Lives Worth Living
- February 15, 20, 22, 27
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- February 19, 21, 23, 26
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
Great Trials that Changed the Course of History
- March 2, 5, 7, 9
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
American Political Parties from Lincoln to Trump
- March 6, 8, 12, 14
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
The Silk Road: Its History, Culture, and People
- March 10
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., including lunch
- $425 pesos
The Unbearable Weirdness of Modern Physics
- March 13, 15, 20, 22
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
“God Wills It”: A Cultural History of the Crusades
- March 16, 21, 23, 28
- 1 – 4 p.m., including social hour
- $625 pesos
Pro Musica is seeking a commission-based business advertising sales representative for its printed materials. Successful candidate will be at least somewhat bilingual in English and Spanish, a team player, a self-starter, and a lead generator who will work from his/her home office. Commission potential is around $75,000 pesos/year. Contact General Manager Jenny McCarthy at [email protected].
Their free Youth Chamber Orchestra summer concerts will be July 16 and 23. They will feature selection by Mozart, Debussy, Beethoven, and Gustav Holst. Tim Hazell, their director and conductor, is seeking $2,000 USD through minimum donations for $50 USD/equivalent per person/couple at https://www.crowdrise.com/texasheriragemusicfo.
Their gala fundraiser to benefit education outreach will be Tuesday, February 6, 5 p.m., featuring and opera stars, champagne, dinner, the youth orchestra, and more.
Their next opera will be Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Angela Peralta Theatre February 9 at 7 p.m. and February 11 at 5 p.m.
For more information, contact [email protected] and see promusica.org.
Rotary will present Artificial Intelligence for Social Causes Tuesday, July 11, at 12:30 p.m. at Hotel Mision, Salida a Celaya 1, free and in English, to explain from Microsoft’s perspective how technology can be used to solve social challenges. For more information, contact Oscar Ortega Pacheco at [email protected].
Traveling Tutus have 4th of July costumes to share with two nonprofits who will provide photos they can use on social media. Contact [email protected].
By Robin Loving
