Dance
The Ballet Folklorico Nuevo Jalisco and Colectiva Pardo-Heli & Oniric present “Kopalli” on Sunday, March 1, with shows at 1 and 5 p.m. at the Centro Para la Cultura y las Artes de la Ribera.
This fictional story is based on Quetzalcótl and Kukulcán, the plumed serpent, and reminds us of the importance of living in harmony with Mother Earth and the living creatures on it. Tickets, 500 pesos, are available at boletia.com and the box office.
Live Music
FRIDAY
• Flamenco artists Rodrigo Robles, Fernando Martinez, Santiago Maisterra and Emilia Galvez take to the stage at a dinner/performance at the Casa del Sol Inn on Friday, February 27. Dinner at 5 pm. and performance at 7 p.m. Call Mariana at 376-766-0050 for reservations.
• Dario Napoli, one of the leading exponents of gypsy jazz in Italy, performs with Carlos Cáceres, Jonathan Villalobos, Gilberto Rios and Perla Medina at Cola de Gallo, Hidalgo 17 in Ajijic, Friday, February 27, 5 p.m. Cover is 250 pesos. Tickets at 332-191-1309.
SATURDAY
• The Northern Lights Music Festival Orchestra performs Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos, 4 p.m. Tickets for these performances are available at La Nueva Posada from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and online at northern-lightsmexico.com. A final Jazz Under the Stars dinner/concert at La Nueva Posada concludes the festival at 6 p.m. Tickets for that show are available at La Nueva Posada at any time of day.
SUNDAY
• Gloria Fiona offers a tribute concert to Adele at Concerts in the Park at the Lake Chapala Society, Sunday, March 1, 5 p.m. This is the Italian star’s first performance at Lakeside. Tickets, 500 pesos VIP and 350 pesos general seating, are available at the LCS offices Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or via lakechapalasociety.com.
COMING SOON
• A jazz concert tribute to French and Brazilian songs is held Thursday, March 5, 6 p.m. at Cola de Gallo, Hidalgo 17 in Ajijic. The evening features musicians Carlos Cáceres, Gilbero Rios, Eleazar Soto and Isael Angulo, and singer Clara Faure. Tickets, 250 pesos, available at Cola de Gallo.
• Stan and Linda Foster will present a Tribute to Neil Diamond, Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m. at Mama’s Musical Bar showroom, Gonzalez Gallo 86 in San Antonio, as a fundraiser for Lucky Dog Rescue and Adoption Center. Tickets, 500 pesos, are available at Kinda Bazaar… in Riberas del Pilar.
• The 19th Artistic Marathon at San Juana Cosala’s main plaza takes place Sunday, March 8, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., featuring 14 bands, including Costa Sound, Generacion Emergente, Los Romanticos del Lago and Sabor Kumbia, among others.
Eurojazz International Jazz Festival
A collaboration of Rezzonante with the Italian Cultural Institute in CDMX will host six Ajijic jazz concerts as part of the Eurojazz International Jazz Festival in Mexico City.
The invited Italian musicians are guitarist Francesco Diodati (above), double bassist Matteo Bortone, drummer Gustavo Nandayapa, percussionist Miguel Cruz and saxophonist Giovanni Cigui.
The first concert is on Thursday, March 12 at the Garden of Dreams Hotel. Part of the ticket price will benefit the children’s programs of Poco a Poco at San Pedro Itzican’s Community Center. Tickets for the first concert (350 pesos presale, 500 pesos on the day of the event) can be purchased daily at the Garden of Dreams from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information, call or WhatsApp Gaby at 331-530-4847.
Exhibits
• Photographer Xill Fessenden teams up with sculptor Moises Perez for a unique exhibition of their art, opening Friday, March 6, 4 to 6 p.m. at Casa del Sol Inn, Juarez 7 in Ajijic. One of Fessenden's images is shown above.
• Saturday, February 28, 4 to 6 p.m., an opening reception for a Lake Chapala Fine Artists Guild group exhibition at the Ajijic Cultural Center (in the Ajijic Plaza) will feature live music and refreshments. The show will run through Tuesday, March 17. The Guild is an art collective of established, professional artists. To preview their artists and work, visit FineArtChapala.com.
• The collective exhibition Corazon de Arte is on display at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia in Chapala.
• An exhibition of oil paintings by Efren Gonzalez is up at the Museo El Hospitalito, Calle Cardinal Sur 66 in San Juan Cosala, up through March 8.
• The Centro Cultural Ajijic hosts a dual exhibition featuring a collective show of works by expat and local artists, including alumni of the Neill James Children’s Art Program (established 1954), and “Sincretismo Mágico,” a solo exhibition by artist Jesús V. López Vega.
• A retrospective show of the 50 years of work of artist Pat Apt is up at the Ajijic Museo de Arte, Privada Flores Magon 3, in West Ajijic.
Classes
• Diane Pearl Gallery will be the site of a four-day Mata Ortiz pottery class, February 24 to 27. Sign up at Santa Margarita 23 in Riberas del Pilar or call 376-766-5683.
• Efren Gonzalez holds a drawing workshop, March 24 to 27, and an oil painting workshop, March 30 to April 2. Cost is 8,000 pesos per person. Information at 331-703-3942 or 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..
• Edward Martin will present collage art workshops on March 19 and April 2, 8 and 23. Cost is 800 pesos. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive a reservation link.