The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Diana Leidel is an accomplished artist living among us in Chapala. She originally came to Lakeside through the 360 Xochi Quetzal Artist and Writer’s Residency Program, which gathers creatives at the QQ Hotel and offers time and space for artists to work on their craft. She and her husband, Ron Janoff, enjoyed their residencies so much that they now divide their time between New York City and Chapala.
Those living in and around the center of Ajijic may have noticed an influx of young people walking the sidewalks with instruments slung over their shoulders during the past few weeks.
The rebozo, the typical Mexican shawl, is a practical garment in use by the generations of women for providing warmth in cool weather, head cover against harsh sunshine, a tool for hauling large bundles of goods and materials, and a comforting device to carry infants close to a mother’s heart.
The Centro Cultural Ajijic (CCA) is pulling out the stops for a jam-packed program of activities marking its 17th anniversary.
The lifeless body of a man was discovered on the central plaza of Chapala at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27. He was stretched out on the stone border of a green area.
English-speakers in the mood for an off-beat theater experience might want to scoot over to the Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) playhouse for one of the four performances in the Mark Boyer 10-Minute Play Festival, scheduled to run Thursday, August 4 through Sunday, August 7.
Besides its reputation for thought-provoking plays, says Jayme Littlejohn, the Bravo! Theatre is known for having enlisted loyal friends to pitch in for a yearlong construction effort when Bravo relocated to Riberas del Pilar just before the pandemic.
