Naked Stage
“Four Places,” by Joel Drake Johnson, is the next production of The Naked Stage Readers Theatre. When Peggy’s two adult children take her out for lunch, they quietly begin to take apart her life.
With excruciating patience, the playwright lets two middle-aged siblings and their elderly mother lead one another – with the best intentions – to a place where forgiveness, understanding, and even love may no longer be possible. The play is directed by Pierre Blackburn; cast members are Pam Pettis, Chris L’Ecluse, Deanne Barber and Clay McAdam. Performances are on the weekend of April 28-30, 4 p.m. each day. A donation of 100 pesos is welcomed. The box office and bar open at 3 p.m. Reserve tickets at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Naked Stage is located at Hidalgo 261 (on the Carretera), Riberas del Pilar.
Ajijic Society of the Arts
Artist Rodrigo Zuloaga presents “The intention and the painting” featuring acrylics on paper at the Monday, May 1, 10:30 a.m. meeting of the Ajijic Society of the Arts at La Bodega Restaurant in Ajijic. Coffee is served at 10 a.m.
Piano Recitals
A series of free piano recitals organized by the University of Guadalajara is scheduled the following Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo (old train station) in Chapala:
May 4: Daniel Lomeli will play pieces from the Baroque Period to the Modern. He will also present his own work, “Un Dia a Caballo.”
May 11: Mauricio Allera Malo interprets pieces by Bach, Chopin, Debussy and Manuel M. Ponce.
May 18: Susana Bueno Gomez will play music by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Hernandez Moncada, Ruiz Armengol and Ruiz Galinso.
May 25: Stefania Morales Ponce de Leon, a student of the University of Guadalajara, will interpret a program including pieces by Muzio Clementi, Miguel Bernal Jimenez, Isaac Albeniz and George Gershwin. For more information, call the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo at 765-7424, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, May 26, 7 p.m., pianist Antonio Quiroz Martinez, a graduate of the University, will interpret works by Mozart, Chopin, Debussy and Mexican composer Armando Montiel Olvera.
Saturday, May 27, 6 p.m., a concert is given by the Guitarreto Ensamble, which includes David Navarro Luna, Roy Joel Perez Sahagun, Marco Helio Mondaragon Alvarez and Edgar Guadalupe Romo Garcia. Cover is 100 pesos.
JPO bus trip
Viva la Musica!’s last bus trip to see the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra at the Degollado Theater this season is on Friday, May 12. As part of Guadalajara’s May Cultural Festival, the orchestra will present Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, featuring Dutch violinist Liza Ferschtman. The bus departs 6:30 p.m. on the Carretera, near Farmacias Guadalajara. Tickets, 600 pesos (700 pesos for non-Viva members), must be purchased at least one week in advance. They are available at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) ticket booth on Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon.
Met Opera bus trip
Viva la Musica!’s final bus trip of the season to Live from the Met Opera screenings at the Teatro Diana in Guadalajara is on Saturday, May 13. “Der Rosenkavalier”, by Richard Strauss and starring Renee Fleming and Elina Garenca, will be presented in a new production. The bus departs 10:30 a.m. on the Carretera, near Farmacias Guadalajara. Met Opera bus trip tickets, 450 pesos (550 for non-Viva members), must be purchased at least one week in advance. They are available at the LCS ticket booth on Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon.
Gala concert
The Rotary Club of Jocotepec-Chapala is organizing a gala concert Saturday, May 6, 9 p.m. at restaurant El Patio, Hidalgo Norte 89, Jocotepec. An orchestra of 13 instrumentalists and vocalists, interpreting both classical masterpieces (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Bizet) and modern ones (“My Way” by Frank Sinatra), will be held in a magnificent garden strung with lights. The proceeds will go to the construction of a new pet shelter in Jocotepec and to the Rotary Foundation. Tickets, 400 pesos, include wine service and canapés. For reservations, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Lorenzo de Blois at 331-359-7519.
Viva summer concerts
Viva la Musica! is planning a series of “Summer in the Village” concerts in June, July and August. Each will cost 300 pesos, or 800 pesos for the three-day event package. The proposed concerts are: a piano solo recital with an up-and-coming Mexican pianist/composer, operatic duets with a Canadian mezzo-soprano, and piano/viola recitals with talented Mexican musicians.