The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Chapala’s 2014 beauty pageant circuit gets under way Saturday, February 8 with the Nuestra Belleza (Our Beauty) competition to be held at the Auditorio de la Ribera. The event is open to the public, scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. A nominal admission fee of 50 pesos per person to cover production costs is payable at the door.
Ajijic’s central plaza is an enticing spot to hang out, sip a freshly brewed cup of java and engage in casual people watching.
Three years ago, a local children’s center was looking for godparents for their charges. Jim Lloyd and Robin Lawrason wanted to assist and were assigned nine-year-old Dany as their godson.
More than 40,000 pilgrims swarmed the town of Cajiititlan on Tuesday, January 7 for the main day of festivities honoring patron saints Baltazar, Melchor and Gaspar, better known collectively as Los Reyes Magos.
Plans for the 36th annual Mexican National Chili Cook-Off are on already on the burner and heating up fast. Lakeside’s biggest, boldest community charity event will be held February 14 through 16, set once again on the grounds of the Tobolandia waterpark.
On Tuesday, January 28, Lori Vinh Sok Brown will be sharing her unique and inspirational story of how, as a 22-year old, she escaped the killing fields of Cambodia with her two young children in the late 1970’s.
El Piano Rojo was jam-packed last Sunday, as the grapevine had worked overtime following the previous night’s performance by Dame Edna impersonator, Michael L. Walters. So many turned out for the second and final show that the performance was delayed while additional seating was brought in.
