Cello and Chapulines

Tuesday is Chapulines day, at Oaxaca's central market.

Farmers descend from mountain villages to sell their freshly-roasted grasshopper catch.  Chapulines are Oaxaca's favorite snack, and the Plaza de Chapulines is bustling with customers seeking their favorite flavor.

This Tuesday,  Michal Shein, an Israeli-American cellist and her friend Sharon Cohen, arrived at the Plaza from their village (Boston), for a surprise performance.

Children sat between the vendors and enjoyed, maybe for the first time, classical music.