Arts & Entertainment Arts & Entertainment Lake Chapala Arts & Culture
Lewis Kant on show at Galeria D’Paola
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- Published on Friday, 17 February 2012 11:55
- Written by GR Staff
Art enthusiasts at lakeside have until the end of February to catch the work of one of Guadalajara’s most accomplished visual artists and designers.
Popular Lakeside poet publishes new book
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- Published on Friday, 10 February 2012 13:16
- Written by Robert Kleffel
When Lakeside writer James Tipton comes out with a new book of poetry, I always take a look. His latest, hot off the press, is a bilingual book, “To Love for a Thousand Years/El amor que dura mil años.” (Ediciones del Lago, 2012).
Orchestra completes 1st year
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- Published on Friday, 02 December 2011 13:15
- Written by GR Staff
The Orquesta Tipica de Chapala (OTCH) marked the first anniversary of its public debut with a return appearance at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo Thursday, November 24.
Glitzy Broadway review to open at LLT
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- Published on Friday, 10 February 2012 13:04
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) will roll out the red carpet (a real one) for the opening night of their annual musical production on Saturday, February 25.
Feel-good comedy to end 2011 on a high
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- Published on Friday, 02 December 2011 13:11
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Smack-dab in the spirit of the season, Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) will open Tom Dudzick’s warm, family, feel-good comedy, “Greetings!” on Saturday, December 10.
Ajijic Scotiabank Music Festival reaches double figures
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- Published on Friday, 10 February 2012 12:58
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Chris Wilshere, founder and artistic director of the Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival, says he “feels very good” about reaching the event’s tenth anniversary.
Fall crafts expo moved to auditorium
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- Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 13:01
- Written by Dayle Hoyt Palfrey
The fall edition of the Expo Chapala Artesenal (ECA) crafts fair will be held Friday, November 18 through Sunday, November 20 at the esplanade outside the Auditorio de la Ribera in La Floresta.
Young Ajijic artist makes his way
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- Published on Friday, 03 February 2012 12:32
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
An exciting young product of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Children’s Art Program has been accepted for studies at the University of Guadalajara.
Old favorite opens Yuletide season
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- Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 12:56
- Written by Wayne C. Palfrey
The Russian State Ballet Mari El was welcomed Friday, November 11 at the Auditorio de la Ribera with its interpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky suite and ballet, “The Nutcracker.” This troupe of young dancers is part of the Opera and Ballet Theater Sapaev and an obvious training ground for the more ambitious and polished Bolshoi.
Scotiabank Northern Lights music festival now in tenth year
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- Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 12:19
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival (SNLMF) has now become a major international draw and is bringing musicians of sterling status to Ajijic. Special guests this season are world-renowned pianist Anton Kuerti, composer Christos Hatzis and the up and coming Aeolus String Quartet from The Cleveland Institute of Music.
Don’t miss 10th Art Fair
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- Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 12:43
- Written by GR Staff
Entertainment will abound at the 10th Annual Feria Maestros del Arte running Friday November 18 through Sunday, November 20 at the Chapala Club de Yates (near the fish restaurants in Chapala).
LLT scores a homer!
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- Published on Friday, 20 January 2012 12:28
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
It was the typical farcical story — an illicit affair, mistaken identities, and a set with lots of doorways. Those were the only things typical about the Lakeside Little Theatre’s production of “How the Other Half Loves” by Alan Ayckbourn.
Everyone’s the villain in LLT mystery farce
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- Published on Friday, 11 November 2011 12:13
- Written by Jean Chausse
Though it reportedly evolved through several adaptations, “No Clue, The Stage Play” showing at Lakeside Little Theatre from November 5 to 15, seems to have returned to its roots. The stylized acting, the color-coded characters and the bodies stacked like cordwood behind the library couch put one exactly in mind of the old board game Clue.
LLT to open clever, witty comedy
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- Published on Friday, 06 January 2012 13:25
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Lakeside Little Theatre’s erstwhile thespian volunteers are up-and-at-‘em again, opening “How the Other Half Loves” by Alan Ayckbourn on January 14.
Third Millennium Film Fest to roll out red carpet
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- Published on Friday, 04 November 2011 16:29
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
The seventh annual Tercer Milenio International Film Festival (FIC-TM) returns to the Lake Chapala region this year with an expanded program of activities that will run from Friday, November 11 through Monday, November 21 at four venues.
Paco Renteria returns for Pro-Auditorio
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- Published on Friday, 06 January 2012 13:19
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Virtuoso world-class guitarist Paco Renteria and his band are returning to the stage of the Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago for the second time to benefit the auditorium upgrade fund.
Counter tenor returns to native stage
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- Published on Friday, 04 November 2011 16:21
- Written by Jean Chausse
“I always knew that I could sing in a high register when I wanted to because I used to mimic my soprano sister,” says Guadalajara-born counter tenor Santiago Cumplido del Castillo, who takes the stage at Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago in “The Tribute to Farinelli” on November 19. (Counter tenors sing in a typically female soprano range.)
LLT’s ‘Greetings’ provides entertaining seasonal cheer
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- Published on Friday, 16 December 2011 12:55
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Though off to a bit of a rocky start with glitchy light and sound at the beginning of the first scene, Lakeside Little Theatre’s (LLT) “Greetings” played perfectly into the sentimentality of an audience in the throes of the holiday season.
‘Whodunit’ opens at Lakeside Little Theatre November 5
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- Published on Saturday, 29 October 2011 10:58
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Veteran director Roseann Wilshere has put her own abilities of artistic improvisation to work on what she refers to as “an adaptation of a screenplay, adapted from the board game and adapted from the classic film “Murder by Death” adapted from “Ten Little Indians” by Agatha Christie.
Scotiabank Northern Lights shines bright on horizon
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- Published on Friday, 09 December 2011 12:51
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
The Scotiabank Northern Music Festival organizing committee has announced the appointment of a new managing director, Julianne Lyons.
Day of the Dead activities commence
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- Published on Friday, 21 October 2011 19:37
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Chapala area expats will have the opportunity to share the commemoration of the Day of the Dead with their Mexican neighbors at a series of special public events starting next weekend.