ENTERTAINMENT

Excerpt from Viva Oaxaca: We always enjoy just hanging out at the zócalo, with its sidewalk cafes, wandering musicians, strolling families, and constant buzz of activity. Add to that the free concerts by the State Band of Oaxaca (Sundays at 12:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.), the State Marimba Band (Mondays and Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. and and Wednesday noon, plus . . .

Viva Oaxaca also presents nightspots for music or dancing, places to see regional dances and costumes, places to go for a temazcal or massage, and much more.

Whirling dancers at a Christmas festival

If you like classical music, you'll enjoy the free organ and piano concerts on the first Sunday of each month. The organ concerts take place in even-numbered months at 8:00 p.m. in the Cathedral. The piano recitals are given in in odd-numbered months, at 6:00 p.m. at the Cultural Center next to Santo Domingo church

In November, Oaxaca's remarkable collection of baroque organs take center stage  during the annual organ festival. Contact Cecelia Winter at organos@iohio.org for the details. Click here to see the church and baroque organ at Tlacochahuya.

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