Writer
American crime fiction writer Jonathon Woods will appear at La Bodega Restaurant, 16 de Septiembre 124 in Ajijic, on Saturday, August 21, 5 p.m. He will discuss and read from his work, as well as autograph copies of his highly praised book of ‘noir’ crime stories, “Bad Juju & Other Tales of Madness and Mayhem.” Woods will also gladly sign any of his books that you may already have in your possession.
Musica ranchera
The contest for talented ranchera singers continues at La Bodega Restaurant on August 25, 8 p.m. Winners from each contest night (August 18, August 25, and September 1) will compete in the finals on September 8. Singers should bring their own CDs as backing. The final contest will be accompanied by a live mariachi band. Those who wish to compete must be amateurs (no professionals, please), must sing in Spanish and will pay 50 pesos to enter the contest. Those who want to be enrolled into the contest should call 766-1002.
Mariachi
Mariachi Real de Chapala, with Blanca Estela and Ricardo, will perform Tuesday, August 31, 8:30 at La Bodega Restaurant. The dinner and show costs 230 pesos per person. Call 766-1002 for reservations.
Traveling man
Dimitar Krustev, an artist, photographer and member of the Explorers’ Club, presents the slide show “An Artist and his Travels” on Thursday, August 26, noon in the LCS Sala.
Bored with his life as a commercial artist – he worked for Better Homes and Gardens magazine– Krustev left the magazine world to travel to exotic locations to document and paint people in their native surroundings.
He has spent more than 40 years traveling, filming and painting in Mexico, South America, Africa, Europe, Samoa and the United States. Krustev and his wife Helen have lived in Ajijic since the 1970s.
Writer needed
Victoria Schmidt, editor of the American Legion Post Seven “Roll Call” magazine, is looking for a writer – preferably a military history buff – to contribute to the journal.
Roll Call caters to anyone living within the lakeside community and traditionally runs a column called “Military History.” The regular columnist resigned recently and Schmidt is in need of someone who can take over the monthly task.
She says the focus of the column can be anything dealing with the history of military conflicts, maneuvers, successes, failures, organizations from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico or any other country. These are feature-length articles and be anywhere from 1,000 to 2,500 words or broken into two- or three-part series.
Schmidt is also looking for a proof-reader, who will meet with her once a month and check the printed hard copy draft prior to printing. She needs someone with an excellent command of punctuation, grammar and word use. The job requires about an hour and the copy will have already been draft-proofed once.
The pay for either of these positions is the same as the editor’s – zero.
Interested parties should contact Schmidt at victoriaschmidt@gmail.com.
Foursome
Four international award-winning artists – Dona Jonson, Lyn Rew, Linzy Roberts and Patrick DuMouchel – will present their latest work at a special exhibit with a gala opening reception to be held at the former Pedro’s Gourmet location (Ocampo 71 in Ajijic) on Saturday, August 21 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Calling themselves “Three Gals and a Guy,” the artists will also be set up on Sunday, August 22 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
There will be nibbles, a cash wine bar and raffle tickets for a chance to win door prizes of a gift certificate to GO, Pedro’s new upscale restaurant, theater tickets, and paintings by the artists. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Lakeside Spay and Neuter Center.
There will be a tequila-tasting on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., sponsored by Don Vita Tequila.
Live art demonstrations will show visitors special techniques used to create the works of art. Johnson, DuMouchel and Roberts all work in various forms of water media and Rew will be showing off her Huichol-style yarn painting. Come for the great art, good food, good cause and good conversation. Don’t miss.
ANIKAN
The ANIKAN band, featuring Martha Orendain on the keyboard, Doug Friend on drums, Jorge Orendain, Jr. on guitar, Jorge Orendain, Sr. on keyboard and Enrique Lopez on bass, will perform Saturday, August 28, 9 p.m. at ElBarCo on the Carretera near Telmex.
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