Showstoppers 8 performed by members of Los Cantantes del Lago will be presented on Sunday, February 16, 4 p.m. at St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Riberas del Pilar. The bar is open at 3 p.m.
This show of “showstopper” numbers has become one of the most awaited events at Lakeside. Dave McIntosh is the emcee again (back by popular demand). This concert promises even more fun with new performers, instrumentalists and, of course, the ever popular Timothy G. Ruff Welch accompanying on piano.
This time, Los Cantantes are branching out from Broadway to include “Showstoppers” of all kinds.
This concert is a benefit to help Los Cantantes del Lago defray costs when they perform in local venues for free. Tickets costing 200 pesos (100 pesos for students) are available at Diane Pearl Colecciones, Mia’s Boutique, from any Cantantes member or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Recital
The Ajijic Music School (CREM) faculty and students give a recital at the Auditorio de la Ribera on Saturday, February 15, 4 p.m. Entrance is free but donations are welcome.
The soloists (listed first) perform the following works:
- Areli Medeles: “Requiebros” by Cassado, and “Pastorale” by Bach;
- Diego Rojas: “Chaconne for violin and piano” by Vitali;
- Emmanuel Medeles: “O del mio amato ben” by Donaudy and “Jurame” by Grever;
- Manuel Olivares: “Nostalgia preñada de neurosis” by Barboza and “Elégie Op. 44” by Glazounow.
Casa de la Cultura
Milo Needles is showing a selection of his acrylic paintings and India ink drawings (work shown on the right) at Jocotepec’s Casa de la Cultura, alongside granite sculptures by José Velázquez. The art exhibit continues through March 12.
Viva bus trips
Seats are available for Viva la Musica bus trip from lakeside to Guadalajara to see Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) concerts at the Degollado Theater, as well as the Live at the Met telecasts at the Teatro Diana.
Sunday bus trips for the JPO concerts leave at 10.30 a.m. and Friday at 4.30 p.m. (the latter trip stopping at a good restaurant in Guadalajara for dinner before the performance). Trips are scheduled on Friday, February 21; Sunday, March 2; Friday, March 7; Sunday, March 16 and Friday, March 28. (For JPO concert details see page 29).
Viva bus trips for Live at the Met telecasts leave on Saturdays mornings at either 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. in front of Farmacia Guadalajara in Ajijic. Tickets are still available for all five operas in March 1 and April. The schedule is:
Saturday, March 1: Borodin’s “Prince Igor”
Saturday, March 15: Massene’s “Werther”
Saturday, April 5: Puccini’s “La Boheme”
Saturday, May 3: Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte”
Saturday, May 10: Rossini’s “La Cenicienta”
Tickets for Viva trips are only sold at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) on Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to noon. Ticket prices for all trips are 250 pesos for Viva members and 350 for non-members. Seats are reserved only when tickets are purchased. For more information go to http://www.ajijicviva.org.
Hooray for Hollywood!
Lakeside Little Theatre’s musical “Hooray For Hollywood!”, written and directed by Barbara Clippinger, opens on Friday, February 21 and runs through Tuesday, March 4. Alexis Hoff is choreographer and Judy Hendrick is music director.
Clippinger has created an original story about a young screenwriter who gets a chance at fame in Hollywood. A studio bigwig gives her six months to get a presentation together to show to the “suits.” If they like it ... he’ll make her movie. In her “Movie” we get to hear some wonderful songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood, those songs that never won an Oscar … in fact, they weren’t even nominated. It is truly amazing how many well-known songs fall into that category.
Tickets for the show are 250 pesos. Show times are weekday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., and on Sundays at 3 p.m. There is no performance on Monday, February 24. The Box Office will be open from 10 a.m. to noon, from Wednesday, February 19 and through the run of the show (except for the Sunday matinees), and one hour before curtain time for each performance.