Mother’s Days dining
Lakeside celebrates north-of-the-border Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14, with several area restaurants offering special menus.
Those we know of include: Manix (766-0061), Hacienda Don Pedro (766-4906), Tio Domingo (766-2453) and Roberto’s (766-1616).
Post Seven Auxilliary
New officers for 2017-2018 for the American Legion Post 7 Auxilliary are (L-R) Sergeant-at-Arms Susy Britton, President Anita Wikum, First Vice President and Chaplain Georgina Pumiglia, Second Vice President Cindy Thompson, Secretary/Treasurer and Historian Sharon Ottsman and Executive Committee member Peggy Graves.
Open Circle
Sunday, May 14, Susan Weeks will present “Memories of a Madwoman” at the Open Circle in the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Sala, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Some of us have been blessed with loving mothers who nurtured and supported us throughout our lives. Others of us have not been so fortunate. Yet, we can all celebrate Mother’s Day in our own unique way. Weeks shares her personal experience and offers insights into what makes this day so special.
No matter the circumstances of our backgrounds, we have been given the gift of life and for that, we can truly be thankful.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Weeks has led a nomadic life (Mexico is her eighth country of residence), with numerous professions (including administrator, editor, international tour director and spiritual leader), and varied scholastic interests. She is a Licensed Unity Teacher pursuing ordination as an Inter-faith minister.
For more information, see opencircleajijic.org.
Lakeside Freethinkers
Philip Rylett will give a presentation entitled “Free will and the mind-brain interface” at the next meeting of Lakeside Freethinkers, Wednesday, May 17, 4 p.m. at La Nueva Posada. Dinner and additional discussion usually follow the meeting.
The Lakeside Freethinkers define a “freethinker” as a person who is an atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, or skeptic. They believe that individuals should not accept ideas proposed as truth without recourse to knowledge and reason. They reject belief in the supernatural and rely on science and reason to guide their lives.
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Buddhists
The Heart of Awareness Buddhist Sangha offers several opportunities for meditation practice each week. Wednesdays, the center opens at 3:30 p.m., with a formal meditation period from 4-6 p.m. The one-hour sitting and walking meditation is followed by a talk (live or recorded) and an opportunity for discussion. The sangha is open for silent sitting and walking meditation on Sundays and Mondays from 9-10 a.m. and on Thursdays from 11 a.m.-noon. This month’s dharma matinee movie will be on Monday, May 15, 3 p.m.
The Heart of Awareness is grounded in the teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Theravada/Vipassana tradition. Prior experience or affiliation is not required. The sangha’s location is at Guadalupe Victoria 101 in Ajijic. For more information, visit heartofawareness.org, or call Janet Reichert, (331) 043-4669.
LCS film aficionados
Thursday, May 18, 2 p.m., the Lake Chapala Society will show “Toter Mann” (2001, Germany). Middle-aged lawyer Thomas meets Leyla at a suburban swimming pool. Their paths keep crossing and he gets up enough courage to ask her out. When he wakes up he finds both Leyla and his computer are missing.
Open to LCS members only. Bring your card. No food, no pets.
Legion Spanish classes
Grammar classes are held Saturdays, noon, at the American Legion Post 7 in Chapala, while a conversation club is held Thursdays, also at noon. Bring a notebook and pen to class. For more information, email 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.. Post 7 is located at Morelos 114.
Adopt a dog
The Ranch offers up four puppies and two adult dogs for adoption at the Saturday Adoption Day, Saturday, May 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in front of Zeta Gas, across the Carretera from El Torito.
LCS Bus Trip
Wednesday, May 24, the Lake Chapala Society hosts a bus trip to Guadalajara’s Galerias Mall, with its adjacent Costco, Sam’s and Super Walmart stores. Major retailers at Galerias include Best Buy, Sears and H&M, while restaurant choices include Cheesecake Factory, PF Chang and Applebee’s.
The trip costs 350 pesos for members and 450 pesos for non-members. The bus departs at 9:30 a.m. from the sculpture in La Floresta.
Memorial Day
American Legion Post 7 in Chapala hosts a Memorial Day celebration Monday, May 29 at the post. The ceremony will begin at noon and dinner is served 2 p.m. The menu is a pig roasted in a pit, baked beans, corn of the cob and dessert, all for 200 pesos. Live music from a hot new Lakeside band, a meat draw, a 50/50 draw and other events will round out the day. Call 765-2259 to get your tickets.
LCS picnic
The second annual Lake Chapala Society Picnic and Beerfest is slated for Saturday, June 17, 2-6 p.m. Music will be by the Ajijic Jamm Band. Various micro breweries will offer their most recent brews for sale. Tickets are 100 pesos for members, 150 pesos for non-members, 180 pesos on the day at the gate (if not sold out) and are available at the Lake Chapala Society.