The Guadalajara Reporter
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Hooray for VIVA!
A truly international quintet – clarinetist Xochitl Garcia and volinist Julio Serna of Mexico, cellist Laila Kannina of Latvia, violist Robert Nelson of the United States and violinist Robert Markus of Slovakia – did more than simple justice to the evening’s musical fare at the VIVA la Musica concert held last week at the Gonzalez Gallo Cultural Center in Chapala.
Nudes
A group of artists who have been meeting weekly in a private studio to draw and paint from life – usually the female form – will open an exhibition of their work on Thursday, September 20, 5-9 p.m. at the Art and Sol Gallery in Ajijic.
Flowers
Photographer Xill Fessenden exhibits works at Quattro Galeria (Colon 9, Ajijic) on Saturday, September 8, 3-6 p.m.
Art fair
Feria Maestros del Arte board members, Diana Ayala and Marianne Carlson, announced and presented the winners of the recent Feria-sponsored children’s art contest held this past month during the Saturday morning art classes at the Lake Chapala Society.
Calendars
Ajijic’s most popular calendars, “Our Beloved Mexico 2013,” in this 20th edition by Enrique and Belva Velazquez, are now on sale in various sites around Lakeside. The calendars, featuring reproductions of paintings by the artists and big squares to write in your most important upcoming events cost 150 pesos each. Besides using them to keep your own busy social life in order, you’ll be able to keep up with important Mexican, United States and Canadian holidays. If you don’t find them someplace else, stop at the Velazquez Gallery at 16 de Septiembre 7 in Ajijic. It’s open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
New group
A new art/artisan group is forming at Lakeside. Called Lakeside Artisan Association, the group is looking for members who are skilled at their trades or handicrafts and looking to aid those members in marketing their goods. Applications will be screened by the board of directors, Charles Freeland, Laura Dunaway, Mario and Marina Maurtua, Barbara Milagros and Tony Passorello.
Free recital
Sunday, August 12, 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Riberas del Pilar, popular mezzo-soprano Kimball Wheeler will present a concert of songs by Schubert, Charles E. Ives and Richard Strauss. Sharing the spotlight will be the brilliant Spanish pianist Javier Vasquez Grela. The entrance is free but donations for the Promusicis organization will be accepted.
