Festival del Lago concerts

Students of the Festival del Lago Academy of Music will perform at the Old Hacienda del Lago, Saturday, August 10, 5 p.m. Solos performed by some of the students will be followed by the entire faculty performing Mendelsshohn’s epic Octet for Strings.

CREM chamber orchestra

Emmanuel Medeles directs the  Centro Regional de Estudios Musicales (CREM music school) chamber orchestra performing “Two Years, Eight Seasons in a Single Night,” featuring music by Vivaldi and Piazzolla, with soloist Maya Kilburn on violin, Friday, July 26, 7 p.m. at the Culture and Arts Center auditorium in La Floresta.

Free concert

Sunday, July 21, 12:30 p.m., the jazz group Maraku-Jazz presents a concert with the most recent of its musical repertoire at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala.

Artists connect

New York author Anita Anburajan and Boston fabric developer and fashion designer Christian Restrepo will be the featured creatives at the Artists Together salon series, Friday, July 12, 4 to 6 p.m. at 360XQ Summer House at Constitucion 94A in Ajijic. Beverages will be served. Information at 331-157-2300.

Exhibits

• The monthly Art in the Plaza, located at Centro Laguna Mall—behind Black Coffee—is Saturday, July 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy live music while shopping under shaded tents from over 70 vendors selling gourmet food, art work in all disciplines, textiles, jewelry, photography, skin care and more.

Piano Recital

Friday, June 28, 7 p.m. a piano concert by Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner finishes the third annual Festival de Musica Axixic Haus Der Musik. Tickets, 500 pesos, available from Fabiola Ibarra at 333-490-0340.