Arts and culture news and events from Lake Chapala.
Art group
The Ajijic Society of the Arts will meet on Monday, September 6, 10 a.m. at Hotel La Nueva Posada, Donato Guerra 9 in Ajijic. The membership will be discussing upcoming shows: the first on the Ajijic plaza on September 19 and an exhibition in the Ajijic Cultural Center, “Mexico Mio,” set to open on Friday, October 29.
Helena Feldstein will give a demonstration, “The Art of Felted Handbags, Before and After.” Visitors and guests are welcome. Coffee is on at 9:30 a.m.
The Ajijic Society of the Arts, formed about 30 years ago, is a collection of local artists of all media who gather to exchange ideas and promote art in the Lakeside area.
Don’t miss
Local painter Efren Gonzalez will be holding the hammer at an art auction of about 30 pieces by local artists on Sunday, August 29, 3:30 p.m. in front of the Ajijic Cultural Center on the Ajijic Principal Plaza. Profits from sales will be split between the Cultural Center and Gonzalez’s free painting classes for local children that he holds six days a week at his village studio. There are going to be some great paintings at some really decent prices. Be there!
Craft fair
The Feria de Artesania de Chapala (Artesans of Chapala Fair) will be held at La Bodega restaurant at 16 de Septiembre 124 on Saturday, September 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is part of La Bodega’s “Live Mexico” program running throughout September.
The luncheon will feature a “taquiza” (all the tacos you can eat with all your favorite fillings) for 70 pesos a person.
Featured at the fair will be the corn-husk doll makers of San Luis Soyotlan; Mata Ortiz fine pottery from Chihuahua; original handwork by the Tarahumara indigenous people of Copper Canyon; Jose Melendrez and his unique jewelry; weavings by Telares los Reyes (tablecloths to clothing); Juan Ramon Soto with his “footed bowls,” chickens in tennis shoes and his heart and rose pottery; Jose Maria Tirado with sleek whimsical modernistic animal figurines, among others.
Ten percent of all sales will go to help the Tarahumara indigenous people of Copper Canyon. Reservations are a must for lunch. Call 766-1002. There is no charge to attend the fair.
Theater tickets
The Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) will hold its season ticket sales event for new and renewing members on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14 and 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the LLT lobby.
Season tickets are still only 800 pesos for reserved seats for six plays and include the 100-peso membership fee. Tickets for individual plays are 150 pesos each.
Season ticket holders who do not wish to renew should notify box-office manager Paula McTavish at mctavish@prodigy.net.mx or call the theater at 766-0954 and leave a message as soon as possible.
Change
The date of the Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) Kick-off party, to which all LLT members and guests are invited, has been changed to Saturday, September 25, 5-7 p.m. Members are admitted free and non-members pay just 100 pesos. The theme is “The Pajama Game,” because LLT’s big musical this coming season will be that play. Those attending the party are encouraged to wear their favorite sleepwear.
Auditions
Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) will hold auditions for the comedy “Lend Me a Tenor” by Ken Ludwig and directed by Roger Tredway on Friday and Saturday, September 10 and 11 at 10 a.m. (sharp). Registration is at 9:30 a.m. Tredway is looking for four women and four men. Don’t let the title fool you. This is not a musical, so singing ability is not required. Performances are set for December 11 through December 19.
For scripts and more information, contact Tredway at tenorlly@yahoo.com.
Dance exercise
Jaime Barbiery will be teaching a class in Dance Exercise on Wednesdays, 11 a.m. at the Ajijic Cultural Center, beginning on September 8. This cardio dance class incorporates a variety of movement styles to dance those calories away. According to Barbiery, the time will fly and you’ll never be bored in this workout. Everyone just joins in the fun and takes a spot on the dance floor.
The one-hour class is designed for movement, movement and movement, as the students will follow the steps Barbiery is dancing, moving your arms, hips, pelvis, legs and feet to whatever music comes out of the IPod. The class has body-shaping benefits, tones muscles, develops core strength and increases balance.
The cost is 50 pesos per class. Wear comfy clothes, bring water and show up.
Naked
The Naked Stage has moved its digs to “Teatro Pequeño,” located at Carretera Oriente 49, behind the Beer and Tequila Cantina three doors west of the Pemex gasoline station in Ajijic. Parking is available at the theater, bar and restaurant.
The Naked Stage will open at its new theater with “As Bees in Honey Drown” on September 17, 18 and 19 at 4 p.m. The box office opens at 4 p.m. Call 766-2044 or email thenakedstagegroup@gmail.com for more information or to reserve seats.
The play’s the thing
The Municipal Government of Chapala and the “El Quixote” Cultural Collective will present the play “La Conspiracion,” an original theatrical work by Zaida Cristina, on Saturday and Sunday, September 4 and 5, 7:45 p.m. at the DIF building, Calle Degollado 327 in Chapala. Admission is free.
Art exhibit/concert
“Pequenos Paraisos Malditas” (Little Bad Paradises), an exhibit of paintings by Marita Terriquez opens Saturday, September 11, 6 p.m. at the Gonzalez Gallo Cultural Center, Av. Gonzalez Gallo 1500 in Chapala. Cocktails will be served. A concert of Mexican music presented by Clemente Quezada follows at 8 p.m.
Art fiesta
In celebration of Mexico’s Independence bicentennial, local artist Efren Gonzalez will open an exhibition of new paintings on Friday, September 10, 3 p.m. at his studio and gallery located at Marcos Castellanos 7 in Ajijic. Also on display will be many wonderful Mexico-themed paintings created by children who attend the free art class that he holds for them six days a week.
The occasion will also mark the unveiling of two of Gonzalez’s latest murals, executed for the village-wide contest. The first is a clay relief mural on the side of the Marcos Castellanos elementary school across the street from San Andres church, and the other is a painted mural directly across the street from the Gonzalez studio at Marcos Castellanos 6.
This is a definite “NO MISS” event.
Tickets
Tickets for the big “Fiesta Mexicana” bash set for Sunday, September 12, 5 p.m. at La Huerta de Serna events hall on the west end of Ajijic can be purchased for 250 pesos at Ajijic Consultorio Dental del Lago at Constitucion 27-A, Centro de Arte Efren Gonzalez at Marcos Castellanos 7, Boutique Fiaga at Calle Morelos 7, Casa de las Artesanias on the Chapala-Jocotepec Carretera, Barbara’s Bazaar at Independencia 9-B and Macondo-sra Erica at Ocampo 32 in Ajijic.
The Fiestas sponsored by and will benefit El Centro Regional de Estudios Musicales (CREM).
Tall story
The Tall Boys band is winding up the summer with a show at La Tasca, Donato Guerra 20 (on the lake) in Ajijic, on Friday, September 3, from 7 p.m. until whenever.
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