Curtains rise at the Auditorio de la Ribera on an over-the-top cabaret show Wednesday and Thursday, November 20 and 21.

The Orquesta Típica de Chapala (OTCH) will celebrate its ninth anniversary on Wednesday, November 20, 6:30 p.m. with a concert and dinner at La Bodega in Ajijic (Calle 16 de Septiembre 124).

When Rebecca Roth started a doll-making workshop inside the women’s section at the Puente Grande state penitentiary 11 years ago, she never imagined the dimensions the project would reach beyond the prison’s walls.

Outstanding artisans coming from far flung corners of Mexico will showcase a cornucopia of high-quality handicrafts and folk art at the 18th annual Feria Maestros del Arte, scheduled Friday, November 8 through Sunday, November 10 at Chapala’s Club de Yates, located at the east end of Paseo Ramón Corona.

“Las muñecas de Gennytzin,” a private collection of 101 Barbie dolls donning one-of-a-kind costumes, will be showcased in an exhibit opening Saturday, October 5, 5 p.m., at Chapala’s Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia (CCAP) gallery, Avenida Madero at Hidalgo.

The expression “life hangs by a thread” aptly ties into the concept of “Impermanencia,” a collection of mixed media works by Luis Felipe Chávez González that will hang for just three days at the Centro Cultural de Ajijic, opening Friday, September 20, 7 p.m.