May flowers, in this case an orchid on the cover brought to us by photographer Holger Tobuschat, and the celebration of Mother’s Day, May 10, seem a perfect match. We salute our moms and yours throughout the magazine with quotations devoted to mothers everywhere.

From May 29 through June 1 the Asociación Guatemalteca de Orquideología will host a show of these gorgeous flowers in La Antigua Guatemala. See DateBook for details. Other highlight activities include a new show at the Museo Ixchel, Evoking the Past: Indigenous Textiles through the Eyes of Painter Alfredo Gálvez Suárez and the celebration of the Month of Museum’s Casa MIMA, located in Guatemala City’s Historical Center. This features the work of 19th century Guatemalan miniaturist Francisco Cabrera and compliments the book presentation, Francisco Cabrera y el arte de la miniatura en el siglo XIX. In addition, other activities this month include art shows, musical concerts, theatrical performances and lectures.

Dawn Run at Hound Heights takes us on an exhilarating morning adventure with Martin Leadbitter; The Zen of... Master Dwight Wayne Coop delves into Mood and Movement, and he reports on the Lake Atitlán Bass Tournament Results; Carlisle Johnson weighs in with Building Locally and Archaeology Around Lake Atitlán; Tamalyn Gutiérrez highlights the Rotary Club of Antigua; Dr. Karmen Guevara explains how to go about Taming the Tiger; and in San Salvador, Lena Johannessen introduces The Finca El Espino Ecological Park.

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