Cancellation
The Harp and Flute Concert scheduled Friday, March 11, at the BRAVO! Theatre has been cancelled after one of the musicians was involved in a car accident.
She is well, but has been advised not to play right now. The concert will hopefully be rescheduled for a later date, perhaps in April. If you have bought a ticket at Mia’s or Kinda Bazar, contact Jayme Littlejohn at mymytickets.com for a refund.
LLT
“Tennessee Rising, The Dawn of Tennessee Williams,” a live one-man performance, written and performed by Jacob Storms and directed by internationally acclaimed actor and director Alan Cumming, continues performances Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, 4 p.m. During the 75-minute performance, you will see Tom, a young anonymous writer, become the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning American playwright, Tennessee Williams.
Tickets, 350 pesos, are available at lakesidelittletheatre.com or by visiting the LLT box office Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon on the following days: February 23 and 24 and March 9 and 10.
Fiber art
“Tangled Threads,” the 10th annual fiber art show and sale, will be held Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society Gazebo and Neill James Patio. Find art quilts, embroideries, hand-dyed fabric, upcyled clothing, home décor and more.
St. Andrew’s concerts
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church’s final concert on Saturday, March 12, is an opera gala with soprano Marichuy Cardenas, mezzo soprano Teresa Banderas, tenor Ynior Medrano, baritone Ricardo Lavin and pianist Rodrigo Leal performing arias from “Don Giovanni,” “La Traviata,” “Carmen,” “Boheme” and others.
Cost is 300 pesos, available at St. Andrew’s.
Concerts in the Park
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Concerts in the Park series presents:
• Us Two show of decades of music from the 1950s to the 90s, Tuesday, March 15, 3 p.m.
• Us Two tribute to Elton John and Abba, Tuesday, March 15, 5:30 p.m.
• Seth Sikes, Me and My Gals show, in a benefit for Food Bank Lakeside, Sunday, March 20, with shows at 2:30 and 5 p.m.
Tickets are available at the LCS office or via the LCS website.
LCS Art Fair
The Lake Chapala Society has always been committed to helping the community. It is now extending this outreach to the local arts community—especially Mexican artists who aren’t a part of organized arts groups, and artisans who have very few opportunities to show their handicrafts. Both of these segments of our community have suffered from loss of income during the pandemic.
As part of this initiative, LCS is holding a two-day Art Fair on March 18 and 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. None of the artists are being charged a fee to take part.
This will be an opportunity for local artists and artisans to showcase their art and handicrafts for the last time during the high season. It is also a fund-raiser for LCS programs that have suffered a loss of funding during Covid.
Come out and see the work of over 60 local artists and artisans, including: Efren Gonzalez, Jesús López Vega, Bruno Mariscal, the Tepehua Centre, Tarahumara handicrafts, COMMUNAR indigenous collective, Needlepushers, and the LCS Children’s Art Program.
Because this is a fund-raising event, there will be an admission fee of 50 pesos. This will be the only event occurring at LCS for these two days.
All Covid protocols will be followed, but proof of vaccination is NOT required.
BRAVO!
In “Freud’s Last Session,” BRAVO! Theatre invites you to spend some time on Sigmund Freud’s couch! An imaginary conversation between Freud and writer C.S. Lewis provides some thoughtful and humorous observations on the meaning of life and the existence of God. Directed by Monnie King, with a cast of Peter King and Stan Rawson, the play has performances March 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 4 p.m. and March 24, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, 350 pesos, are available at Mia’s Boutique and It’s Kinda Bazar. Reservations: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.. Proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test, plus masks, are mandatory. There will be talk-backs with the cast and director after the performances on March 19, 24 and 25.
Art celebration
Glenda Rogers will present her oils and watercolors at Yves’ Restaurant March 18-20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Ten percent of the proceeds go to benefit Yves’ Donkey Rescue.
Bare Stage
Bare Stage Theatre’s next production is “These Shining Lives,” a drama by Melanie Mamich, directed by Phyllis Silverman. One hundred years later and still relevant, the plot revolves around the true-life circumstances of women in the 1920s, just newly accepted into the world of work but still considered expendable. A story of love and survival in its most transcendent sense, as the women refuse to allow the company, which pays them to paint glow-in-the-dark watch faces using radium, to kill their spirits or endanger the lives of those who come after them. The cast includes Linda Goman, Frank Lynch, Graham Miller, Gisele Phipps, Louise Ritchie and Darlene Sherwood. Show dates are Friday to Sunday, March 25, 26 and 27 with all show times at 4 p.m.
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Bare Stage is located at Carretera 261 in Riberas del Pilar across from the Catholic Church. Door and bar open at 3 p.m. Seats are held till 3:50 p.m. All Covid-19 protocols will be in place: audience limited in size; masks mandatory; proof of vaccine or negative test. Information: Facebook/barestagetheatre2018.
Watercolor workshops
Efren Gonzalez offers a watercolor workshop March 22-25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information: 331-703-3942.
Joint art showing
Judy Dykstra-Brown and Jesus Lopez Vega will hold a joint art showing titled “The Poet’s Eye, the Artist’s Tongue: Art and Words,” March 26, 3 to 7 p.m. at Lopez Vega Gallery, Rio Zula 1, corner of Ocampo. The exhibition will include retablos, paintings, jewelry, sculpture, poems and books. An opening reception will include a brief reading. Music and refreshments, Mask required. The show is open for viewing Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through April 30.
Acting class
Bernadette Jones offers acting classes at BRAVO! Theatre. Six sessions of two hours over six weeks run Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon, starting March 31 and ending May 5, including two weeks of monologue work and four weeks of scene work. To register or for more information, see 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.. All proceeds support BRAVO! Theatre.
Art tour
Ajijic artist Efren Gonzalez will lead an art tour to the Jalisco town of Lagos de Moreno Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2. The two day tour includes round-trip van travel from Ajijic, a visit to the Casa Museo Carlos Terres, the opening of an exhibition of art by sculptor Daria Gonzalez and painter Efren Gonzalez at the museum, and a visit to the center of Lagos.
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JPO concert tickets
You can obtain seats for the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra concerts on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. at Guadalajara’s Teatro Degollado by contacting Joyce Noriega at 376-766-1804.