First Friday getting even better

By Francisco Barrios
Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 11:06 AM MDT


With warm weather comes more quality events.


Francisco Barrios/Douglas Dispatch Singers and guitar players, Esteban Estrada, Andrea Calleja and Alberto Benitez sang “Noviembre sin ti” from Mexican pop group “Reik”

The First Friday event sponsored by the Mexican Consulate in coordination with Caffenio presented a high-quality event for April. Over 150 people were at Caffenio on April 1, for the performances of singers, guitar players, dancers, rock groups and much more.

This time the event presented artists from Douglas and Agua Prieta. Some of the participants were the Folkloric Dance Group from “Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Industrial No. 44” from Agua Prieta; a group of singers and guitar players Zone 5, also from Agua Prieta, Rock groups “Wrest” and “For Yesterday’s Dreams” from Douglas, poetry and saxophone play by student Alberto Hernandez, from “Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Industrial No. 44.”

Future events

The Mexican Consulate informed that they recently confirmed the appearance in Douglas of the very famous Mexican actor Ignacio Lopez Tarso in May. The Mexican Consulate will be honoring Lopez Tarso with a five-day movie festival in Douglas. Mexican actor Lopez Tarso will be in Douglas for the opening ceremony to meet with local people. The Mexican consulate will provide more details about this event in future editions.

For the next First Friday to be held in May 6, people is invited to participate and share a quality moment with all people attending. For more information, please contact the Consulate of Mexico in Douglas at (520) 364 3107 and 364 3142, or write to douglas@sre.gob.mx.

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Comments

    amazed wrote on Apr 10, 2011 6:02 AM:

    " It amazes me how the Mexican Consulate will bring activities to Douglas but the City and residents do nothing themselves to how the town. "

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