Kick-off with “121st Rose Parade, 2010: A cut above the rest”.
Date: January 1st Time: 8:00 a.m.
Venue: Pasadena, California.
Estimated audience: 41.1 million (40 million through television, 1 million in the parade, 120,000 during the after-parade exposition)
Consulate participation: Organizes the presence of one float. Specific objective: Announce to the world the beginning of the Bicentennial festivities.
5 de febrero
Día de la Constitución de 1917
Date: February 11th Time: 7:00 p.m.Venue: Raul Anguiano Gallery, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles. Estimated audience: 200.Type of audience: Hispanic/International.Consulate participation: Organizer.Particular objective: Show the work of this artist.
24 de febrero
Día de la Bandera
Inauguration of the itinerant exposition “Me rento para soñar” of Álvaro Santiago.
Date: March 5th
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Raul Anguiano Gallery, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles
Presentation of the book “Just like us”, with author Helen Thorpe. Date: March 11thTime: 7:00 p.m.Venue: Rafael de la Colina Hall, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles.
“The Aztec Pantheon & the Art of Empire” exhibition. Date: March 23rd to July 5th Time: 10:00 am. – 5:00 p.m. Venue: Getty Villa Museum. Estimated audience: 55,000. Type of audience: International/Hispanic. Consulate participation: Partnership (Getty Villa Museum). Specific objective: Showcase Mexico´s ancestral roots.
“Manila´s Galleon” conference. Date: March 25thTime: 7:00 p.m.Venue: Rafael de la Colina Hall, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles.
Sports Games for Mexicans Abroad.
Date: March 29th to April 4th Venue: Home Depot Center and California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Date and time:
April 6th: 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Walt Disney Concert Hall.
21 de abril
Conmemoración del natalicio de
Bénito Juárez
Dedication of Carlos Chavez´s
“Toccata for percussion” to Mexico´s Bicentennial at the “Americas and Americans” concert, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.
Date and time: April 22nd and 23rd; 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Walt Disney Concert Hall.
“Hola México” Film Festival. Date: April 29th to May 4th Time: To be determined. Venue: ArcLight Cinemas.
Consular Press Organization Event.
Date: May 5th
Time: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, conducted by Alondra de la Parra, and Bajofondo.
Date and time:May 14th
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Walt Disney Concert Hall.
May 14th-15th
2010 Conference on Octavio Paz. Time: 8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Golden Eagle Ballroom, California State University.
Bicentennial Gala, Mexico´s soul, Benefit Ball 2010, in which Mexico will be the guest country.
Date: May 15th
Time: To be determined.
Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Manchuria: Visión Periférica(Manchuria: Peripheral vision).
Felipe Ehrenberg´s retrospective.
Date: May 22nd to August 15th Time: 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach (MOLAA).
Felipe Ehrenberg´s conference about his work.
Date: May 19th
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Raul Anguiano Gallery, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles.
Consulate participation: Co-organizer (Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach).
Inauguration of the photography exhibition
“Éxodo Nacional” (“National exodus”) of José Hernández Claire.
Date: May 28th Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Raul Anguiano Gallery, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles
Conmemoración de la
"Batalla de Puebla"
5 de mayo
June 3rd.
Event to promote the national film industry.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Mexico´s Official Residence
June 11th and 12th.
“Frida, a New Look”. Presentation by Gregorio Luke.
June 11th and 12th.
Time: 8:00 p.m.Venue: Ford Amphitheater.
June 19th
“Make Music Pasadena” festival.
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Downtown Pasadena.
July 9th
East LA Meets Napa.
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Venue: Union Station.
“200: Argentina-Chile-México Bicentennial” Date: July 10th
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Venue: “Art de Collectors” Gallery.Celebrate the Bicentennials of Argentina, Chile and Mexico through a photography exhibition.
July 29th
Reception in honor of the “Protocol & Diplomacy International-Protocol Officers Association”. Date: July 29th, 2010 . Time: 6:00 pm. Venue: Mexico´s Official Residence.
“El Rey” concert – Tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez.
Time: 7:00 p.m. Venue: Ford Amphitheater. Audience type: Mexican/International. Consulate participation: Partnership (Los Angeles County Arts Commission).
Particular objective: Pay tribute to one of the most prolific composers of Mexican popular music.
This conference will be presented by Dr. Manuel Aguilar Moreno, history professor for the California State University in Los Angeles.
He is a ph.D. on Latin American Studies with a specialty on Art History and Antropology from University of Texas in Austin. Expert on Mexican history.
Favor de confirmar su asistencia/ Please RSVP: (213)351-6845 or mbermudez@sre.gob.mx
August 17th
“The Limit”
Movie premiere. Directed by Laureana Toledo.
Time: 8:30 p.m. Venue: REDCAT
Favor de confirmar su asistencia/ Please RSVP: (213)351-6845 or mbermudez@sre.gob.mx
August 19th-25th
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival.
Time: Varies according the program. Venue: Hollywood, California (different theaters).
August 28th
Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet. Revolution: Land and Liberty
Time: 7:30 p.m. Venue: Ford Amphitheater. Audience type: Mexican/International. Consulate participation: Partnership (Los Angeles County Arts Commission). Particular objective: Celebrate the Mexican Revolution through dance.
September 4th
“Noche veracruzana”.
7:30 p.m.
Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East,
Los Angeles, CA 90068
www.fordamphitheater.org
September 9th
"Reflexión" Exposición de pintura de Miguel A. Palacios
7:00pm
Galeria Raúl Anguiano
Consulado General de México en Los Angeles
2401 W.6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057
September 12th
Independence Parade in East Los Angeles
Time: 11:00am
Consulate participation: Co-organizer (Civic Patriotic Mexican Committee).
September 15th
“El Grito” Ceremony.
Time: 7:00pm 10:00pm
L.A. Live
777 Chick Hearn Court,
Los Angeles, CA 90015
September 15th
Ceremonia de "El Grito"
Huntinghon Park
10:00 pm
September 16th
“México Bicentenario” Cultural Festival.
Consulado General de México en Los Angeles
2401 W.6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Pelea de Box Mosley vs Mora
“200: Celebrate and Dominate”Staples Center, Los Angeles
Staples Center
1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.staplescenter.com
September 19th
LA Phil Presents
¡Viva Mexico! - Ozomatli, Calexico, Mexican Institute of Sound & more
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 7:00pm at the Hollywood Bowl
Artists: Ozomatli Calexico Mexican Institute of Sound Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company Banda Lluvia De Estrellas Omar Almazan Los Chicanos Especiales.
Celebrate the sizzling soul and rollicking rhythms of Mexican-American music as Ozomatli and Calexico bring down the house with their special guests from various regions of Mexico – all in honor of the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. For tickets and information, visit www.HollywoodBowl.com
September 23rd
Dedication of the premiere of “Il Postino” Opera (from Daniel Catán) to Mexico´s Bicentennial.
Time: 6:00pm
Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3013
September 24th
“Ohtli Award”
September 24th
“Siqueiros in Los Angeles: Censorship Defied”
September 25th
Fiesta Mexicana VIII – Sones, bailes y cantares
Date: September 25th.Time: 7:00 p.m.Venue: Ford Amphitheater.Audience type: Mexican/International.Consulate participation: Partnership (Los Angeles County Arts Commission).Particular objective: Celebrate the diversity of Mexican folkloric music.
25th and 26th
GLOW – Santa Monica
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.Venue: Santa Monica beach and pier.
“Olmecs: Colossal masterworks of Ancient Mexico” exhibit.
Date: September 26th through January 9th, 2011.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Estimated audience: 175,000. Audience type: International/Hispanic. Consulate participation: Partnership (LACMA).
Octubre, mes de la salud
“Bicentennial Health Month” celebration in October.
Time: To be determined.
Venues: Consulate General ofMexico in Los Angeles and alternate venues.
October 16th-17th
“Trilogía de la Revolución” (“Trilogy of the Revolution”) movie exhibit. .Venue: Autry National Center
asistencia/ Please RSVP: (213)351-6845 or mbermudez@sre.gob.mx
October 25th
“A night of global videoart” (Israel, Japan and Mexico).
Events celebrating the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.
Date: November 2nd through November 7th
Time: To be determined.
Venue: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Event to commemorate the Mexican Revolution.
Date: November 20th
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles.
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
Inauguration of “Plazas Comunitarias” (Adult education program).
Dates: February 4th, to be determined. Venues: Fundación Jalisco USA (Lynwood), to be determined.
Specific objective: Promote education as a legacy of Mexico´s 200 year history.
