Mexican circuses are being forced to eliminate animal acts from their shows as new bans on the use of wild beasts spread across the nation. Lakesiders may get their last chance to see tigers, dromedaries, a llama and star elephant Papaya do their tricks at Circo Unión, playing now through next weekend under the big top set up in the Tobolandia parking lot. Performances start at 6 and 8:30 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday matinees at noon and 4 p.m.

Lakeside’s first extended celebration of 2015 will be Jocotepec’s fiestas patronales honoring El Señor del Monte. This year’s festivities are scheduled for January 6 through 18. 

The next presentation in the 50th jubilee season of Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT)  is the dark comedy “Wrong Turn At Lungfish” by Lowell Ganz and Garry Marshall, of television sit-com fame. 

Chapala’s San Francisco parish welcomes the public to celebrate the Christmas season at a series of special events to be held every night through Wednesday, December 24, 8 p.m. at the entrance to the church.

Los Cantantes del Lago is well known for great concerts but this year’s seasonal offering, “Lakeside for the Holidays,” held at the Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago on December 9 and 10, was met with rapturous delight by the audience.

Yes. The secret’s out and everyone’s talking about My My How Nice Productions’ new performance venue, in the shape of the new Bravo! Theatre on Río Bravo, which is great news for Ajijic’s burgeoning arts scene.