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Border week: First Art Walk in Tijuana

Gypsy Jan - 6-25-2012 at 08:39 PM

From The San Diego Union Tribune

Border week: First Art Walk in Tijuana
A calendar of notable events from June 25 to July 1

Written by Sandra Dibble June 24, 2012

"Tuesday: Alan Bersin, assistant secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will speak on managing the U.S. Mexico border in Tijuana at the Colegio de la Frontera Norte. At noon in the Aula Magna Raúl Rangel at the colegio's main facilities in San Antonio del Mar.

Wednesday: Chef Diego Hernández Baquedano of the Corazón de Tierra Restaurant in the Guadalupe Valley is the featured speaker in a series entitled: "Intellectuals and Gastronomy: From seed to the kitchen in Baja California." At the Tijuana Cultural Center (Cecut), sala de usos multiples, 7 p.m.

Friday: Flamenco Concert with Héctor Talavera and Pilar Gómez. At 9 p.m. at El Lugar del Nopal in downtown Tijuana, on Privada 5 de Mayo near the corner of Calle Sexta.

Friday: Tijuana No! concert with guest bands Mexican Jumping Frijoles, Jammin Green Shop and DJs DuBus, Miss Lulu and Koco at the Multikulti (former Cine Bujazán) in downtown Tijuana on Calle Constitución between Sixth and Seventh streets. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Saturday: Tijuana's Art Walk, a cultural event that aims to promote tourism and showcase local artists. Inside the Pasaje Gómez off of Avenida Revolución between Second and Third Streets. Promoters are hoping to make the Art Walk a regular event held on the final Saturday of each month, with proceeds used to restore the passageway. This week's inaugural event, scheduled to start at noon, includes music and food.

Sunday: San Ysidro is holding its Fourth of July Festival from 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at César Chávez Park. Celebration includes three music stages, and a Revolutionary War Reenactment.

Sunday: Mexican Election Day. Voters are choosing a new president, senators, and congressional representatives."