Fine Artists Guild
The Lake Chapala Fine Artists Guild’s group exhibition, currently on at the Sol y Luna Hotel Spa (Rio Bravo 10 in West Ajijic), will continue until Wednesday, February 4.
Two live painting presentations will be held during the exhibition.
Oscar Orlando Ibarra, an up-and-coming young Mexican artist, will give an oil painting demonstration on Saturday, January 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. Here is one of his works:
Ricardo Sánchez Corona, one of the most important watercolorists at Lakeside, and recently selected to represent Mexico in the 2026 Fabriano in Watercolour exhibition in Italy, will give a demo on Saturday, January 31, from 3 to 7 p.m.
Exhibits
In celebration of her 85th birthday, a retrospective exhibition of the artist Pat Apt's 50 years of work opens on Saturday, January 24, at 3 p.m. at the Ajijic Museo de Arte, located at Privada Flores Magon 3 in West Ajijic.
• “El Vapor Libertad,” a pictorial exhibition by Luci Williams, is up at the Centro para la Cultura y las Artes de la Ribera. The art includes paintings and sculptures, interpreting the history of the emblematic steamboat that plied Lake Chapala at the end of the 19th century.
• RI (Real Intelligence), an exhibition of paintings by Neal S. Willow, is up at La Estacion, Hidalgo 75 in Riberas del Pilar. The exhibition closes on February 11.
• Sculptor Francisco Quiroz Carranza, the founder and general director of Art21Studio, presents an exhibition of his private collection during January and February at Casa Del Sol, Javier Mina 7.
Live Music
FRIDAY
• The Escarabajo Blues Band will perform at the Garden of Dreams Boutique Hotel, Constitucion 105, Ajijic, Friday, January 23. Tickets: 400 pesos at the door.
• Grizz Piña and the Soul and Blue Revival play 4to Sentido in Chula Vista, 4:30 p.m. Reservations: 334-669-3622.
SATURDAY
• Manouche jazz guitarist Carlos Caceres and Jeffree White play gypsy jazz and vintage swing from the ‘20s and ‘30s at Pasta Trenta, 7 p.m.
• West Coast Swing dance lessons every Saturday, through February 7, noon to 1 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society. Register in person at the LCS office.
SUNDAY
• Mau Jimenez brings his “Who’s The Boss” Bruce Springsteen tribute to Steve Balfour’s Concerts in the Park series at the Lake Chapala Society, 5 p.m. Tickets available at the LCS office on Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
COMING SOON
• The Rooftop Romeos will perform Beatles’ music Monday and Tuesday, January 26 and 27, at El Bar Co’s rooftop deck. Doors open at 2 p.m., concerts begin at 3 p.m. The fundraisers benefit Niños Incapacitados. For tickets, 500 pesos (which must be purchased in advance), see programaninos.com.
• Learn how to dance swing-rockabilly with dance music by the Lanz Band, Tuesday, January 27, at Scallion Ajijic Bistro. Lessons at 5:30 p.m. and band at 6:30 p.m. 50 pesos for lessons, no cover for band. Reservations: 376-766-2301.
• A Chet Baker tribute by Josimar Acevedo, Sofia Ramirez, Juan Manuel Ayala and Miguel Soto, Thursday, January 29, 6 p.m. at Cola de Gallo Bare, Hidalgo 17, Ajijic.
• The Lake Chapala Orchestra presents Symphonic Passion, Saturday, January 31, 2 p.m. in the Kleffel Auditorium of the Instituto Tecnológico de Chapala, Libramiento Chapala 200. Enjoy Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, with soloist Brenda Galvan, and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Tickets, 400 pesos, can be reserved 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..">.
Art Walk
Tickets are now on sale for the third annual Art Walkers Carnival, which runs Friday to Sunday, February 6 to 8, in Ajijic, San Antonio and San Juan Cosala. Eighty-two artists will be displaying their works at 42 locations.
The ticket/map, 50 pesos, which covers all three days, is available at Art Connection, Independencia 153D in San Antonio, Huizache Gallery, 16 de Septiembre 22 in Ajijic, Axixic Art Gallery, Ocampo 200 in West Ajijic and Voz al Viento, Porfirio Diaz 120 in San Juan Cosala. More information at artwalkers2026.blogspot.com.