For Lakesiders who don’t get their fill of Day of the Dead happenings going on Friday, November 2, in north shore communities, the nearby towns of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos and Zapotlanejo are holding extended festivities showcasing the holiday’s entrancing customs and traditions.

We are deeply saddened to report that Winnie Hunt, one of the artists interviewed in this article, died suddenly but peacefully on the morning of October 17. Both her passion for art and the important work she did to advance reproductive rights and freedom for women through her work with Women’s Way and Choice in Philadelphia, will be commemorated and honored in an event at her home on November 13.

Private and international organizations that focus on migrants entering Mexico have put their attention on the two groups of several thousand mostly Honduran people who banded together for safety as they fled their home nations to seek refuge in countries farther north.

When you come to next weekend’s Feria Maestros del Arte at lakeside, you will be seeing more than Mexican folk art and colorful costumes.

Lakeside residents will observe an intense burst of activity over the coming week as the community comes to life to commemorate the Dia de los Fieles Difuntos (Day of the Faithful Dead) on Friday, November 2.

Nicola Cavendish landed her first theater job just out of college and she hasn’t stopped working since – until last month that is, when she decided to officially retire from the profession.