Events

Pancho Villa coming to New York!

Pancho Villa coming to New York!

    Narciso Martinez “Pancho Villa” photogragh taken by Raechel  Running The one thing that I have learned since launching the Chihuahua Querida Home Page is that every person recommended to me by Carmela Wallace and Raechel Running  who I... (Continue reading)

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Chihuahua Querida

Chihuahua Querida

All graphics donated by Katro Rodriguez© Donate to feed the Tarahumaras and the Raramuris long-distance runners Food is Arte presents Chihuahua Querida with the support of The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, The Mexican Consulate in New York, and... (Continue reading)

My Music Week

My Music Week

  If I started my week on Friday, January 20th, when Alvaro Paulino, the charming, brilliant violinist founder of the Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino , picked and rehearsed the songs that we plan to record for an  album to... (Continue reading)

Thanksgiving Menu

Thanksgiving Menu

    If you have heard me speak, you know that I often repeat the anecdote of my cousins and mine unexpected visit to my Comadre Lupe’s home in one of the outposts on the ranch. It was a time... (Continue reading)

Mariachi Mass in honor of Santa Cecilia, Year three

Mariachi Mass in honor of Santa Cecilia, Year three

Encuentro de Mariachis en la ciudad de Nueva York en Honor a Santa Cecilia Wednesday, November 23 at 6:00pm     Since I discovered this festival three years ago, I’ve been trying to bring more people to listen to the... (Continue reading)

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A Heartfelt Tribute to a Much-Loved Friend: Alex BAker

A Heartfelt Tribute to a Much-Loved Friend: Alex BAker

    If a Nordic God were to appear to me he would look like Alex Baker.  He’d be tall and lean but muscular with well-developed thighs from years of running and he’d smell of green apples.  I often thought... (Continue reading)

Lila Downs In Carnegie Hall on November 15

Lila Downs In Carnegie Hall on November 15

Lila is all the rage in Mexico and many  parts of the world.  She has a unique style and because she is from OAxaca, my spiritual home, I gave her a full page ad. She is a great performer and... (Continue reading)

Set up the Ofrenda at Ofrenda Restaurant with Food is Arte

Set up the Ofrenda at Ofrenda Restaurant with Food is Arte

Right on the heels of our retablo auction last night is our first event of the season with the charming Luis Mota and his beautiful wife Lisa at their very appropriately named restaurant Ofrenda on Friday at 11:00. We invite... (Continue reading)

Retablo Auction New Additions – WOW!

Retablo Auction New Additions - WOW!

Straight from Tepic, Nayarit via DSL this marvelous retablo by my dear friend, Pedro Luis de Aguinaga arrived this morning.  Artist, writer, raconteur, boulevadier, brilliant and cunning at observing and commenting on people and situations and, most importantly, loyal friend... (Continue reading)

Barbara Sibley’s Corn Retablo

Barbara Sibley's Corn Retablo

Everything that Barbara does is always beautifully thought out and picture perfect.  She is a woman of many talents and interests.  An artist, a poet, a chef, and a supportive friends. Barbara Sibley is the owner and chef of the... (Continue reading)

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