The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Surely the astounding amount of success achieved by Viva la Musica and its supporters in nurturing and supporting talented Mexican music students at university is, if not one of the best kept secrets, certainly one of the least well known achievements in the area.
Lake Chapala met all of Joe and Jenny Smith’s criteria for retirement. Not only were the climate and cost of living better than Indiana, the culture-focused couple were drawn to lakeside by the scope of the local arts scene.
Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) patrons will remember last season’s charming play “Over The River And Through The Woods.” Director Ann Swiston is now bringing a bittersweet comedy by the same author to the LLT stage.
Famed Mexican actor Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo paid an overnight visit to lakeside this week to pitch his involvement in “¿Por Qué Yo?” (Why Me?), the upcoming film production that will showcase scenery from the Lake Chapala area.
A huge, enthusiastic audience packed the Auditorio de la Ribera on Saturday, August 9, as yet again the Centro Regional de Estudios Musicales’ (CREM) Concierto de Verano proved to be a winner for one and all.
Efrén Gonzalez, director of the Centro Cultural de Ajijic, recently announced plans to take the center to another level of functionality for the community.
On Saturday and Sunday last weekend Lakeside Little Theatre introduced a wonderful new innovation to local audiences – large-screen presentations of HD digital recordings of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s internationally acclaimed production of “’War Horse.”
