A meet-the-artist event to peruse the work of an accomplished oil painter whose approach is a little different from a great deal of Lakeside art, is on tap for Saturday, July 24, 4 to 6 p.m., at Casa del Sol Inn in Ajijic.

Besides its links with locales that travel-hungry photographer Larry Orinovsky has visited or called home, perhaps his work’s most outstanding feature is its frequent depiction of beauty in the creations of others, be it carpentry, sculpture, architecture, handicrafts or even a row of colorful botas vaqueras mexicanas (Mexican cowboy boots).

The BRAVO! and Bare Stage theaters present “Giving and Taking Direction: with Bernadette Jones” from May 7 to June 25.

After a long hiatus, Lakeside Little Theatre(LLT) presents the world premiere of “Quarantine for Two,” a hilarious, socially distanced dark comedy for our time by playwright Hy Conrad.

“There’s just so much to paint here,” says Isabel Deblanc of the magical village she has called home for the past 15 years after discovering it by accident in an AAA travel guide.

The spirit of Christmas got a boost in Ajijic last week as seasonal decorations were installed at the central plaza.