Maestros del Arte
The Feria Maestros del Arte opens Friday, November 7 and runs through Sunday, November 9 at the Hotel Real de Chapala, Paseo del Prado 20 in lower La Floresta. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is a donation of 100 pesos.
The work of 86 different craftspeople/families from around the Republic will on display and for sale at the fair. A program of live entertainment and a folk art lecture series will round out the event.
Artisan Art Show
The Artists of Lake Chapala hosts their Artisan Art Show on Saturday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (and every third Saturday of the month) at the Centro para la Cultura y las Artes de la Ribera (CCAR) in La Floresta, located on the Carretera. Enjoy tacos, drinks and coffee bars. Entrance is free. Above: Sculptor Alfredo Marquez at the group’s September 2025 show at CCAR.
Cochera Cultural
Xayacas conquest masks take center stage in a festive weekend event at La Cochera Cultural (Javier Mina 49, Ajijic) from Friday to Sunday, November 14-16. The celebration will include workshops, dances, a mask exhibition, craft sales and conferences. Participating towns from Jalisco include Ajijic, Tonala and San Martin de las Flores, with Michoacán’s Tocuaro and Pamatacuaro also represented. For more info, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 315-104-8325.
Exhibits
• An exhibition of art by San Juan Cosala artist Xilonzochitl ‘Chivo’ Camarena, alias Xilotl, opens Friday, November 7, 4 to 6 p.m. at Casa del Sol Inn, Javier Mina 7 in Ajijic.
• Centro Cultural Ajijic presents a collective exhibition featuring painting, sculpture, graphic art and photography by dozens of local artists. The show opens with music, cocktails and appetizers on Friday, November 14, 5 p.m.
• The Lake Chapala Fine Artists Guild opens a group exhibition at La Estación Restaurant (Hidalgo 75, Riberas del Pilar, above Pancho’s East) Friday, November 7, with an opening reception, 3 to 6 p.m.
Enjoy live music, wine and agua fresca. Meet the artists, socialize and immerse yourself in an inspiring collection of fine art. Admission is free. Facebook: FineArtChapala.
• The Efrén González Children’s Art Program is holding a Children’s Art Sale Friday, November 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Friday Art Market, held in La Huerta in West Ajijic (the same location as the Tuesday Market). Featured will be a large collection of art cards, reproductions of original works created by the talented kids in the program. This includes never-before-seen art, as well as a limited selection of original artwork. Half of all the proceeds go directly to the young artists.
Theater
• The women of the Morning Glory Baking Circle for Revolutionary Self-defense continue to shine at The BRAVO! The final performances are on Friday, November 7, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9, 4 p.m. Tickets are 350 pesos. Reserve at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or stop by It’s Kinda Bazar … and Kinda Not to reserve in person.
• Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) opens the second production of its 61st season, “The Tin Woman,” on Friday, November 7. The play is based on the true story of a young woman who unexpectedly needs a heart transplant. Afterward, she decides to contact the donor’s family.
“The Tin Woman” runs from November 7 to 16, with matinees on Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and evening shows at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets, 400 pesos, are available at lakesidelittletheatre.com and at the box office before the shows.
Live Music
FRIDAY
• Joel Tallboy and Louie Pavao perform at La Bella Vida’s first Friday fiesta, noon to 4 p.m. Refreshments and live music. Constitucion 6, Ajijic.
• What the Funk performs Herbie Hancock, Sly Stone, Taj Mahal, Stevie Wonder and more at 4to Sentido, 4:30 p.m. 50 pesos cover.
• Andres Rodriguez and Juan Carlos Villanueva perform boleros, 6:30 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala. Free entrance.
SATURDAY
• BlackWater Rock n’ Blues Band play at El BarCo, 3 p.m. 100 pesos cover.
• Armando Curliel Quintet performs at Casa del Arte, Av. Del Pilar 8ª in Riberas del Pilar, 6 p.m. Tickets, 500 pesos, include one drink. Reservations: 333-130-1303.
SUNDAY
• Blue Jay Slim and the Blues Machine play Jorge’s Place, 4 p.m. 100 pesos cover.
• Sheila, Fer and Bacanora Jazz perform a free concert at 12:30 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala.
COMING SOON
• Costa Rican musician Kako Brenes’ quintet performs Wednesday, November 12 at La Cochera Cultural, 7 p.m. Tickets, 250 pesos, are available 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 Romeos are back for another exciting season, ready to entertain with more great music. The first performance, Sunday, November 16, 3 to 6 p.m. at El BarCo’s rooftop, will also serve as a memorial for their former keyboard player, Wes Cogan. Music from 3 to 6 p.m. Reservations: 376 766 0452.
• The Lake Chapala Orchestra presents “From Russia to the Rhine,” Saturday, November 29, 2 p.m. at the Robert Kleffel Auditorium on the Libramiento. Flautist Eva Rodriguez solos, Michael Reason conducts. The program includes: Glinka’s Rusian and Ludmilla Overture, Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1 and Schumann’s Symphony No. 4. Tickets, 400 pesos, can be reserved 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..">.
Opera
Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohéme” in HD Live from the Metropolitan Opera will be shown at Lakeside Little Theatre, Sunday and Monday, November 23 and 24, 4 p.m. Tickets, 350 pesos, are available online at lakesidelittletheatre.com, by email via tickets@ lakesidelittletheatre.com or one hour before every show at the LLT box office.
Improvisation class
Jill Flyer begins her next improv class on Saturday, November 8 at the Centro Cultural Ajijic on the Ajijic plaza. Flyer has an extensive background in improvisation and has developed simple, uncomplicated methods of teaching improv so that everyone can do well.
The drop-in classes are Saturdays at 10 to 11:30 a.m. with two different ways to pay: 75 pesos per class or 250 pesos per month. Questions: 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..