Jim Tipton, who died on May 16, 2018, was a much loved writer and poet at Lakeside. His last published book, “The Alphabet of Longing and Other Poems,” is a slim volume in which he poetically describes 13 years of living in the high desert mesa of Colorado, with his dog as his only companion.

Branden & James are back in Ajijic with a brand new show, “The Phantom of The Greatest Showman” — a musical mash-up of two of the greatest love stories ever told.

Just a few days remain to catch the astounding exhibit of ceramic sculptures by local master craftsman Gilberto Torres Herrera at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia, on display in the ground floor gallery at the corner of Avenida Madero and Hidalgo.

In May 2015, Val Jones, a local professional dancer and choreographer, began teaching tap classes at the Bravo Theatre to help dancers prepare for try-outs for the upcoming Lakeside Little Theatre show “Stepping Out.”

On Saturday, December 1, I got to watch Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” at Ajijic’s Lakeside Little Theatre, directed by Dave McIntosh and assisted by Ann Swinston.

The inaugural concert of the Lake Chapala Community Orchestra takes place Sunday, December 16, 2 p.m. at The Spotlight Club in San Antonio.