The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Last weekend’s 13th Feria Maestros del Arte was a whopping success thanks to the astonishing selection of first-rate handicrafts and folk art put on display, record attendance boosted by three days of flawless fall weather and the dedication of the event’s organizers, volunteers and supporters.
Outstanding artisans coming from far flung corners of Mexico will showcase a a cornucopia of high quality handicrafts and folk art at the 13th annual Feria Maestros del Arte, scheduled for Friday, November 14 through Sunday, November 16 at Chapala’s Club de Yates.
Lakeside Little Theatre audiences will be thrilled with “Betrayal,” undoubtedly one of English playwright Harold Pinter’s major dramas. Thanks to the creativity and unerring eye for detail of director Neal Checkoway, revolutionary technical innovations have demonstrably enhanced this production.
Showstoppers 9 certainly lived up to its name last Sunday, when 230 people squeezed into St. Andrew’s Anglican Church for the annual fundraiser for Los Cantantes del Lago.
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Children’s Art Program (CAP) with the October 25 opening of a retrospective show tracing the history of the free workshops that helped forge successive generations of lakeside’s native artists.
When Neal Checkoway, director of Lakeside Little Theatre’s upcoming show “Betrayal” by Harold Pinter, found himself facing the nightmarish challenge of nine complete set changes in a two-act play, he realized there was only one solution. He needed a revolving stage and he knew just the man to design and build it.
As final planning details for the 13th annual Feria Maestros del Arte start to gel, event founder Marianne Carlson is pleased to report exciting news that the Chiapas Council of Culture and Arts is coming through with bus transport to bring 20 craftsmen from isolated rural villages to show their unique wares at the three-day fair.
