Classical guitar concert
A concert by classical guitarists David Mozqueda and Winfried Kellner, and transversal flautist Nury Ulate, plays at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala, Friday, June 22, 7 p.m. Admission is 100 pesos.
LLT play reading
With the goal of attracting more potential actors to its auditions, Lakeside Little Theatre will offer interested folks a chance to hear the script of its next production, “Cleaver Little Lies,” Saturday, June 23, 2 p.m. Harry McFadden, Maryanne Gibbard, Greg Custer and Deb Bowers will read the play that day, but due to prior commitments, will not be auditioning for the play. Auditions are Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7. Show dates are September 14 and 23. Interested backstage volunteers are also welcome to attend to get a grasp of the play’s content, needs and requirements. You may ask the director questions after the reading.
Viva JPO bus trips
Viva la Musica offers summer trips to Guadalajara’s Teatro Degollado to hear the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra.
Thursday, July 5, the JPO will offer up Mozart’s Concerto for Three Pianos, Liszt’s Symphonic Poem and Beethoven’s bombastic “Wellington’s Victory.” The group will stop for dinner in the restaurant district of Guadalajara. Bus departs at 4:30 p.m. and the performance is at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 15, the JPO presents Brahms’ Violin Concerto with virtuoso Korean-American Esther Yoo and Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, with Marco Parisotto conducting. Bus departs at 10:30 a.m. for the 12:30 p.m. performance.
Tickets for Viva bus trips to the Degollado cost 450 pesos (550 for non-members) and are available at the LCS ticket booth Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon, or by calling Rosemary Keeling at (376) 766-1801. Buses leave from the Carretera near Farmacia Guadalajara in Ajijic.
Film Aficionados
Lake Chapala Society members can take advantage of Film Aficionados screenings each Thursday at 2 p.m. June 28, “Faces Places” (2017, France) will be shown. A director and a muralist form an unlikely friendship while journeying through rural France creating art. This film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary.(88 minutes).
Classical concert
A free University of Guadalajara-sponsored piano concert at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala will be performed by Susana Bueno Thursday, June 28, 7 p.m.
Folkloric dance gala
The Ballet Folclorico del Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, under the direction of Zayda Zamudio, will perform at the Auditorio de la Ribera, Thursday, June 28, 6 p.m. Tickets, 80 pesos, are available at the Auditorio or call Cristian at 331-874-8044.
French songs
Les Femmes de Serge perform songs in French, Saturday, June 30, 6 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Ajijic. Tickets are 100 pesos in advance and 120 pesos at the door.
Arts Society meets
The Ajijic Society of the Arts meets Monday, July 2, 10 a.m. at La Bodega in Ajijic.
Lois Schroff will explain a way to understanding color and its possible use as a therapeutic tool. Schroff was in Europe for two years studying the Goethe/Steiner approach to understanding color. This is an approach that studies the reality of how color naturally manifests between the light of our sun and the darkness of the universe that surrounds our planet. This approach is very different from what materialistic science teaches based on Newton’s color wheel that we learned in kindergarden.
In her presentation Schroff will go into detail, using examples of paintings, charts and a prism.
Bravo! Theatre
“Visiting Mr. Green” is a funny, emotional and compelling story about what tears us apart and what brings us back together.
This production at Bravo Theatre is directed by Jayme Littlejohn and stars Roger Larson, last seen in “Trying” at Bravo, and Ken Yakiwchuk, last seen in “Quality of Life” at Naked Stage. They have brought this show to life twice before and this time the performance is in loving memory of Roger’s partner Phil Shepherd, as a benefit to help defray medical expenses.
The show got a rave review comparing it to an off-Broadway production and audiences have clamored for a reprise run.
Show dates are July 7, 8, 14 and 15. Curtain rises Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, 4 p.m. Tickets, 250 pesos, are available at Diane Pearl, Mia’s Boutique or via 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..
Music Fest
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) will hold another of its popular Music Fests, Saturday, July 14, 2:30-7 p.m., featuring the one and only Woodstock Band and The Crooners, a duet of brothers who sing ballads and pop music from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s in English and Spanish, accompanied by their big band.
Summer food fare, including hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob and cakes will be available. A cash bar will operate.
Tickets, 150 pesos for members and 180 pesos for nonmembers, are on sale at LCS and Diane Pearl. Tickets at the gate on the day of the event are 200 pesos. Food and drink are not included in the entry price.
Viva summer concerts
This summer, Viva La Musica has planned a concert series titled “Romance in the Village,” featuring chamber music concerts held in private homes and small concert halls at lakeside.
Friday, July 20, the Galatea Early Music Ensemble presents “Renaissance Romance” – a musical journey through France, Italy, Germany and England using ancient instruments popular during the Renaissance period, including lutes, baroque violins, guitars and a viola de gamba, and are accompanied by a talented soprano soloist and guest baritone. This concert will take place in a private home in Rancho del Oro.
The “Opera Romance” gala on Thursday, August 30 features soprano Jessica Alcala, mezzosoprano Mayela Lou and baritone Jose Manuel Gonzalez, with piano accompanist Rodrigo Sierra Moncayo. Romantic music by Donizetti, Rossini, Wagner and Lehar will be performed.
And on Friday, September 21, Sergio Parra, a scholarship student of Viva’s for many years, will play a program of Chopin, Messiaen, Iberia and beautiful Debussy preludes in St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Riberas del Pilar.
Tickets cost 500 pesos and include champagne and canapés served at 3:30 p.m. before the 4 p.m. concerts.
The location is disclosed on the back of each ticket, which are available at Diane Pearl, Mia’s Boutique and the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) ticket booth, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to noon.