Last Saturday, relatives of students and supporters of the Centro Regional de Estudios Musicales (CREM) packed the Centro Cultural de Ajijic for an excellent concert in aid of the piano purchase fund.

On Sunday, June 29, an enthusiastic audience heard an exceptional recital given by gifted young pianist Sergio Parra, who last year received a scholarship from both Viva la Música and the Northern Lights Festival.

Travel writer and community activist Neill James created a study and art program for local children in 1954 that evolved and has flourished as the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Children’s Art Program.

The Centro Regional de Estudios Musicales (CREM) is always humming – both literally and figuratively – but this month is even more hectic than usual.

A sweet deal to acquire a piano for the Centro Cultural de Ajijic (CCA) is the motor propelling three events on the calendar for successive Saturdays this month.

The extraordinary performance company Sonidos y Movimientos de Mexico will perform Thursday, June 19 to mark the inauguration of the new outdoor public events forum located on the eastern leg of the Chapala Malecón. The free event will start at 6:30 p.m.