The Old Globe brings a free, 80-minute 'Macbeth' to CECUT on Thursday, Nov. 5
San Diego's Old Globe stops in Tijuana on its Globe for All tour with a Macbeth directed by Marcela Lorca. The show starts at 6 p.m., and admission is free.
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This weekend in Tijuana (Oct. 30–Nov. 1): a rainy Halloween, DÃa de Muertos and where to stay dry
Friday looks like the driest night, Saturday turns wet by the afternoon, and Sunday starts with rain and the clock change. Here's the weekend, with the indoor options marked.
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Xolos draw 1-1 at América as Gil Mora returns; Monterrey is next, Saturday at 6 p.m. Tijuana time
Elias Manoel scored early and Miguel Borja answered in Wednesday's makeup game in Mexico City. The point leaves Xolos seventh with 21, one ahead of Saturday's opponent.
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Brewers beat Aranda's Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the World Series, the first title in team history
Milwaukee took the series four games to one at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night. Tijuana's Jonathan Aranda started at first base, batting second, as the Rays' season ended.
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Rain returns for Halloween: the state expects showers, locally heavy, Saturday afternoon and night into Sunday
Isolated showers are possible Thursday afternoon and Friday morning; the main rain arrives with a cold front on Saturday, with lightning, hail, gusty wind and high surf in the forecast.
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DÃa de Muertos: Tijuana's municipal cemeteries open 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday and Monday; burials pause
The city is staffing its cemeteries for Nov. 1 and 2 and asks visitors not to bring alcohol or bands, not to put up tents over graves or street stalls, and to bring their own cleaning supplies.
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Tijuana museums guide: lucha libre masks, a walk-through taco, an IMAX dome and the city's own story
Six museums we've profiled, from a free city-history museum and a Friday-to-Sunday lucha libre collection downtown to CECUT and El Trompo, with the days each one opens.
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Tijuana singer Bruses is up for alternative act of the year at the Rolling Stone en Español Awards
Her second album, 'Desde el coma', and two of its songs are also up for Latin Grammys. The Rolling Stone en Español awards are Nov. 25 and 26 in Mexico City.
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The FCE's Librobús, a bookstore on wheels with books from 12 pesos, is due in Tijuana on Tuesday, Nov. 3
The traveling bookstore of Mexico's Fondo de Cultura Económica is touring 21 Baja California communities through Nov. 6. Where it will park in Tijuana hasn't been announced.
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Tijuana writer Luis Humberto Crosthwaite wins the José Fuentes Mares national literature prize
A university in Ciudad Juárez awarded this year's prize, devoted to the short story, to his collection 'El último show del Elegante Joan', Zeta reported.
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Free vaccines at El Trompo today, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., plus 2-for-1 museum tickets for those who get a shot
Tijuana's health jurisdiction is vaccinating for free at the Museo Interactivo El Trompo on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with flu, COVID-19 and pneumococcal shots among those offered.
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Marigolds are on sale downtown for DÃa de Muertos: 30 pesos a bunch, or two for 50
Vendors on Avenida Constitución and Avenida Revolución say demand for cempasúchil is holding up ahead of Nov. 1 and 2, El Imparcial reported.
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Where to eat seafood in Tijuana: taco carts, aguachile houses and a rooftop sushi bar
A practical guide to Tijuana mariscos, from morning octopus tacos to long aguachile lunches, built from our place profiles, with what to order and how to time your day.
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Update: About 90 trucks joined Monday's Tijuana caravan; Canacar's national strike continues Tuesday
The Tijuana reports we read describe no border closures caused by the protest. Nationally, Canacar called drivers back out at 7 a.m. Tuesday as talks with the federal government begin.
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Aranda starts Game 3 on the bench as the Brewers rout the Rays 10-1; Game 4 is tonight at 5 p.m. Tijuana time
Milwaukee leads the World Series 3-0 after an eight-run fifth inning. Tijuana's Jonathan Aranda went 0-for-2 off the bench and made the final out.
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CFE is doing about 30 days of grid maintenance in Tijuana, Rosarito and Tecate to cut power failures
The work began Saturday and covers eight subtransmission lines, five substations and 72 circuits, with a planned crew of 248, according to the state government and CFE.
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Tijuana Restaurant Week runs Nov. 2–12: about 80 brands serve set menus at 199, 399 or 799 pesos
Canirac Tijuana says about 80 restaurant brands, with roughly 130 to 140 locations, will serve two- or three-course menus at fixed prices. The participant list is on the event's website.
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Where to drink cocktails in Tijuana: day-drinking bars, a hidden speakeasy and old cantinas, by neighborhood
An afternoon bar in Zona Este, a hidden room behind Oryx, a piano bar in the Grand Hotel and the cantinas of Calle Sexta: Tijuana's cocktail map, built from our place profiles.
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Baja California's state government offices are closed Monday, Oct. 26, too; service resumes Tuesday
The state's Oficial Mayor says Monday is a day off for state workers, swapped for Tuesday's union anniversary. Health, public security and civil protection keep on-duty staff.
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Baja California falls back an hour on Sunday, Nov. 1, the same night as California: what to know
At 2 a.m. Sunday, clocks in Tijuana go back to 1 a.m. San Diego changes at the same moment, so the border stays in sync, but the gap with Mexico City grows to two hours.
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