Live Music
FRIDAY
• Let’s Groove performs at Scallion Ajijic Bistro, 10 p.m.
• Niñitos Santos de Maria Sabina and the Chris Cuevas Band play the Camaleon Bar, Constitucion 29 in Ajijic, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
• The Weekend Band will play a tribute to rock group Maldida Vecindad at El Granero, Gonzalez Gallo 24 in Chapala, 8 p.m. Cover 200 pesos. Reservations: 331-572-0449.
SUNDAY
Arcadio Son performs son Jarocho, fusion, zapateado, and sones of their own at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala at 12:30 p.m. Free entry.
COMING SOON
• The Lake Chapala Orchestra presents Joel Chavez on Cello and Carlos Gutierrez on piano playing works by Bach, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, at Casa Floresta, Paseo del Mirador 34 in La Floresta, Thursday, June 4, 4 p.m. Tickets, 600 pesos (including wine and appetizers), 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..
• As part of the jazz lakeside series, a tribute concert to Ornette Coleman is planned for June 6, 3 p.m. at Casa del Arte, Avenida del Pilar 8A in Riberas del Pilar. The musicians are Alain Cano on sax, Juan Castañon on guitar, Itzam Cano on bass and Miguel Soto on drums. Tickets are 500 pesos. RSVP: 333-130-1303.
• Karma Club performs rock, blues, soul and country at Iron Horse in Riberas del Pilar, Saturday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.
• See Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez at Ajijic’s CCAR Auditorio on Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m. Tickets, 650 pesos pre-sale, 750 pesos at the door, can be reserved at 332-353-5203.
• Stan and Linda Foster will perform country music classics at Mama’s Musical Bar Showroom, Gonzalez Gallo 86 in San Antonio, Saturday, June 27, 1 p.m. Tickets are 500 pesos (including meal) and available at Kinda Bazaar in Riberas del Pilar or via WhatsApp, 332-831-4698. This performance supports Mama Cleo’s Boys’ Home.
Opera
Lakeside Little Theatre will screen The MET Live production of “The Last Dream of Frida and Diego,” an emotional and visually stunning opera inspired by the lives of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, in Spanish, Sunday and Monday, June 14 and 15, 4 p.m. Tickets, 350 pesos, available at the LCS box office or via the LCS website.
Exhibits
Rigoberto Navarro and Efren Gonzalez will hold a sculpture and painting exhibition, “Two Perspectives, One Territory,” at the Ajijic Museo de Arte, Flores Magon 3, in Ajijic, Sunday, May 31, 4 p.m. Free admission. Exhibitions in all the galleries will be changed for this event. Cold drinks and snacks.
• 360 XQMX will hold a closing reception for David Crum’s “Stories from History” photo exhibition and an open house, Thursday, June 4, at Constitucion 98 in Ajijic.
• Paintings by Arlette Romero and sculptures by David Agredano at “Dos Visiones,” at the Galeria Luis Lopez Terriquez in the Antigua Presidencia in Chapala.
• Chapala-based textile artist Synthia David’s first local show, “Light Up Your Life,” featuring hand-painted silk batik lamps (ArtLites), handcrafted handbags and scarves, is up at Casa del Sol Inn.
• Tapatio artist Diego Reynoso’s photographic exhibit “La Marca del Agua, Capas de un Desastre” that focuses on the environment, is up at the Centro para la Cultura y las Artes de la Ribera, open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Up through June 28.
Art workshops
The Efren Gonzalez Museum holds free painting classes for children on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon. With Maestro Zaragoza.
Films
Sunday, May 31, the Centro para la Cultura y las Artes de la Ribera (CCAR) will screen two Mexican films, 6 to 8 p.m.: “Para Toda La Vida,” a short drama by director Fernanda Camacho (2026), and “No Gracias, Ya No Fumo,” a comedia feature by director Diego Toussaint. Entrance is free with tickets available at boletia.com.
Dance
The Folkloric Dance Workshop of the Chapala Preparatoria (high school) will perform at the CCAR on Friday, May 29, 5 to 7 p.m. Entrance is free with tickets available at boletia.com.