General News

The public assembly called by Comité Ciudadano Ajijic Pueblo Mágico attracted a small but vocal audience of around 20 village residents who expressed concerns about living conditions in the town, deficient public services, and negative impacts that might arise from increased tourism and urban development.

Bare Stage Theatre presents “The Garage Sale,” Friday to Sunday, October 28 to 30, 4 p.m.

“Frankly, my dear, this is one funny play … a rip-roaring farce”  That is how the NY Daily News summed up “Moonlight & Magnolias,” the screwball comedy presented at BRAVO! Theatre in Riberas del Pilar, a few doors west of S&S Auto.

Concerts in the Park

Kevin Anthony will sing the hits of Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder, Sunday, October 9, with shows at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society. Tickets, 500 pesos VIP and 350 pesos general, are available at the LCS office or via the LCS website.

Dead set on reviving Día de Muertos festivities in Ajijic, a group of community leaders formed an ad hoc steering committee to organize diverse happenings that will unfold in the village Monday, November 1 and Tuesday, November 2.

Neill James, the Mississippi-born world traveler and author who settled in Ajijic in the 1940s, is revered among townspeople as the benefactor who founded the first library and art programs for local children and became patroness to a number of promising young artists whose professional careers arose from those projects.

Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) Rector Ricardo Villanueva came to Chapala Tuesday, October 25 to join Mayor Alejandro Aguirre to announce that the university will launch operations of its Chapala branch in January 2023.

As some readers have pointed out, an error crept into last week’s story on Fernando Valenzuela, the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher who was  feted at the 2022 All-Star game.