Piece of cake
Diane Pearl is celebrating her 10th anniversary at her well-known store at Colon A1 in Ajijic.
Sheet cake and champagne will make a great breakfast on Sunday, March 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a special 10th anniversary memento to the first 200 people who show up.
The shop is loaded with folk art from around Mexico and by local artisans.
Exhibit & sale
The MEXICOLECTIVE group of local and expat artists will hold their third annual exhibit and sale in the spectacular patio area of the Hacienda del Lago Hotel on Saturday, March 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Artworks donated by each artist will raffled be for the benefit of the HIV clinic in Chapala.
In addition, there will be a surprise dance performance, and a menswear fashion show.
The hotel will offer a free glass of wine with their specially priced lunch.
The featured artists are painter Victor Alcazar, artistic photographer Jaime Barbieri, fiber artist Debra Fry, jeweler Heber Barajas, potter Juan Ramon Soto and photographer Karen Spencer. Hacienda del Lago is located at Privada Ocampo 1, just west of Pedro Moreno in Ajijic. For more information call 766-1537 or 333-474-1192.
Naked donation
As a not-for-profit venture, the Naked Stage Readers Theatre is delighted to announce that they are finally in a position to start donating to the Cruz Roja on a regular basis. They would like to thank their audience for the continued support that has made this donation possible.
Founded in September 2009 to bring quality, affordable shows to Lakeside that might not otherwise be produced, the theater has become so successful that it has not only been able to buy new chairs for the comfort of the audience, but to fulfill its goal to give back to its community in the form of financial aid to the organization that looks after us all – the Cruz Roja.
Working with the suggested Naked Stage donation of only 80 pesos and with some overheads and ongoing expenditures to present a show every month, it has taken longer than expected to begin what the Naked Stage company hopes will be yearly donations to Cruz Roja, something they intended to do from the very outset of their presentations.
Meeting
Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) holds its annual general meeting on Wednesday, March 20.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the meeting at 11 a.m. Offices up for election this year are first vice president, second vice president and treasurer. Members may request numbered proxy vote forms (limit two per member) from Pat Carroll at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 766-3144.
The president will provide an annual report and board members will comment on their respective departments.
LLT tickets
Beginning next season, Lakeside Little Theatre is making some changes to its production run which may affect what night season ticket holders may choose to attend.
The theater will no longer have a performance on Monday nights, in order to provide a break in the production run for the cast and crew. As a result, opening night will be moved from Saturday to Friday. Current opening night season ticket subscribers have two choices. They may choose to keep their Saturday night seats, or they may change to retain the same seats on the new Friday opening night.
Please contact Paula McTavish at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 766-2866 as soon as possible to let her know which you would like to do. If you do not contact McTavish, she will assume that you wish to retain your seats for opening night, which will now be Friday.
The first season ticket sale takes place on Tuesday, March 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and for one half hour after the annual general meeting on March 20, so it is important to inform McTavish of your decision before then.
Going international
Just in case you are in the neighborhood, popular local artist Efren Gonzalez opens an art show and demonstration at the Glen Alta Elementary School in Los Angeles, Caliornia on Sunday, April 7, noon to 5 p.m.
Exhibition
An exhibition of paintings by Antonio Lopez Vega opens at Galeria Di Paola (Colon 11, Ajijic) on Friday, March 15. The show runs until the middle of April.
Gallery owner Maria Di Paola will be visiting her native Italy for a few weeks in April. Her daughter will be filling in, so expect some erratic hours for opening but pleasant and efficient service.
Judged show
The Ajijic Society of the Arts (ASA) opens its 30th Judged Show on Saturday, March 16, 5-7 p.m. at the Ajijic Cultural Center.
Works by more than 80 artists will be on display, competing for the highest honors. The show will remain mounted until March 28. The Cultural Center is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Also, many ASA members will be set up on the Ajijic plaza on Sunday, March 17.
Exhibition & sale
Javier Ramos, certainly one of Jalisco’s finest painters, holds a special exhibition and sale of new art from March 14-16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at his Villa de Arte (Rio Bravo 7A, Ajijic).
If you’ve never viewed Ramos’ work, take advantage of this special show, titled “Mi Pueblo … Mi Gente.”