The Naked Stage
Don Beaudreault and Barbara Pruitt comprise the cast of “Love Letters,” the next production of The Naked Stage Readers Theatre, playing Friday to Sunday, April 27-29.
The play, by A.R. Gurney and directed by Susan Quiriconi, is the story of a 50-year correspondence between Melissa Gardner and her childhood-friend-turned-love-interest, Andrew Makepeace Ladd III.
A Pulitzer Prize finalist, the play has been performed in theater spaces all over the world, thanks to its simple staging. A touching romance with comedic moments. Reservations are by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Naked Stage is at Hidalgo 261 in Riberas del Pilar, next to Parker Insurance. Parking is available at the Baptist Church parking lot behind the theater.
Secret X-File photo show
Photographer Rocio Lojero will show 32 artistic images of female and male nudes in her first solo exhibit, opening Saturday, April 28, 6 p.m., the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia (CCAP), Chapala’s former town hall building, Avenida Madero at Hidalgo.
Lojero titles the exhibit “Expedientes Secretos X,” in a back-handed reference to an era when artworks picturing nudes were commonly censured due to prudish thinkers who considered them to be eroticism unfit for public display. Her striking 12- by 18-inch images depict models and dancers posed to highlight the bone structure and the beauty of the human body, many captured in lakeside settings.
The opening will be complemented by a dance program in the CCAP auditorium, featuring performers from the Desperanto Academia de Danza and Danza Aérea Fenix companies.
Bus trips to opera
Viva La Musica hosts the last bus trip to see a live screening from the New York Met Opera at the Teatro Diana in Guadalajara.
Saturday, April 28, Massenet’s “Cinderella” is the final showing of the season. This masterpiece stars Joyce DiDonato in the title role, with Kathleen Kim, Alice Coote, Stephanie Blythe, and Laurent Naoui as Pandolfe. The opera runs just over three hours. The bus departs at 10 a.m. for the noon show.
Tickets, 450 pesos and 550 for non-members, are available by calling Rosemary Keeling, 766-1801.
Art in Ajijic
The Centro Cultural Ajijic has two art presentations up through May 3. The Second Municipal Print Workshop contains works by the students of Juan Navarro and The First Graphics Salon with works by 20 artists including Alejandro Brambila, Alicia Lozano, Axel R.V. Dan Montellanos, Javier Malo, Eduardo Mejorada, Alejandra Rodiles, Sara Guel, Pepe Olivares, Georgina Montes, Josue Jimenez, Meredith Rodriguez, Antonio Lopez Vega, Gabriel Mariscal, Leonardo Gonzalez, Isidro Xilonzochitl, Jesus Lopez Vega and Jesus E. Lopez.
Film Aficionados
Lake Chapala Society members can take advantage of Film Aficionados screenings each Thursday at 2 p.m.
On May 3, “Jane” will be shown. A 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, this brilliant film portrays the life and work of famed primatologist Jane Goodall and features never-before-seen footage. (88 minutes) .
Stepping Out
Enjoy great music at some of Lakeside’s best eateries and night spots this weekend.
Friday, April 27
The Jazz Duet gets an early start at Huerto Cafe in Riberas del Pilar from 11:30 a.m..
Guadalajara band Rockumbieros kicks off at 9:30 p.m. at Iron Horse Saloon in Riberas del Pilar.
Jonathan and Los Traficantes de Ritmo keep the tunes flowing at Adelita’s Bar and Grill from 8:30-11 p.m.
Los Villanos Blues Band begins honking at Funky Finn’s in San Antonio at 8:30 p.m.
Daniel Tejada tinkles the ivories at Roberto’s on the Carretera from 6-9 p.m.
Rodrigo Leal is at the piano at St. Remy du Lac in West Ajijic from 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
Duo Quetzal with Eddie Lara on guitar and Vocals by Sofia play at La 133 in San Antonio from 6:30 p.m.
Beto Moreno is at Los Telares in Ajjic from 4-6 pm.
Tommy Banks and the Soul Investors play at Funky Finn’s in San Antonio from 8 p.m.
Ricardo and Blanca play dance music at La Bodega in Ajijic from 8:30 p.m.
Ernesto Hernandez plays flamenco guitar at Adelitas in San Antonio from 8:30 p.m.
Los Tres Amigos are featured at Roberto’s playing cumbias from 7-10 p.m.
Golden Hill plays classic rock at the Iron Horse from 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29
Listen to romantic violin music at Food Lake Container in Ribera del Pilar every Sunday, 4 pm..
The Jazz Ambassadors play at Ocampo 71 in Ajijic from 7:30 p.m.
Daniel Cordero gets you in the mood early at the Iron Horse, 3 p.m.