Ribera Arts Review – July 1, 2017
Atequiza Theatre
The third annual Ixtlahuacan Music Festival will be held at the historic theater in Atequiza, Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1. Friday, four different regional orchestras will play a half-hour of music starting at 7 p.m. The line-up is: The Zapopan Symphonic Band, the San Felipe Municipal Band, Cuerdas de Janacatlan and the Tlajomulco Municipal Band. Saturday, five groups take the stage beginning with the Estudiantina de the Casa de la Cultura from Ixlahacan del Rio at 7 p.m., followed by Canto y Musico from Zapotlanejo, two children’s traditional mariachis from El Salto and Tonala, and the Tipical Orchestra from Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos. The program is free of charge. Atequiza is about a 25-minute drive from Chapala on the state highway 35 headed toward La Barca.



