The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Ajijic’s Carnaval celebrations kick off this weekend with the first of the local rodeos to be held on three consecutive Sundays, February 2, 9 and 16, 4:30 p.m., at the Lienzo Charro arena, Calle Revolución a block south of the highway.
Celtic and jazz violinist Miranda Mulholland and harpist Tara Minton perform at the Auditorio de la Ribera Monday, February 10, 7:30 p.m., as part of the Northern Lights Festival de Febrero.
February is rapidly approaching, and those of us who have had the experience of the Festival de Febrero are eagerly awaiting its beginning on the first of the month.
Ajijic’s acoustically superior Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago is the venue for an intimate concert of guitar and cello on January 18 entitled “From Bach to Jobim,” which will benefit the educational organization Opera Guanajuato and bring together the worlds of classical and Latin music.
For the past 18 years, Ajijic has proudly hosted the Northern Lights Festival de Febrero, which allows locals and visitors the opportunity of seeing performances by world-class international musicians.
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Bare Stage Theatre presents “Paradise Lost,” by Erin Shields, Friday to Sunday, December 27 to 29.
The following interview is with Maryanne Gibbard, Wendy Hamblin and Leslie Martin, three women who have been performing for many years in the annual benefit Lip Sync show – a 12-year tradition at Lakeside. Funds from this year’s show will go toward improvements to Auditorio de la Ribera.
