Learning Seminar
Lake Chapala Society (LCS) members are invited to attend the Tuesday, November 17, noon-1:15 p.m. learning seminar featuring Laura Bates, a British actress and nanny, discussing “Everyday Sexism” and the website she established in 2012.
Richard Rhoda, moderator of the session says, “Many say that sexism no longer exists. Do you think most females experience sexism on a day-to-day basis? Does “everyday sexism” exist in the Lakeside expat community.”
Democrats Debate
Local residents eager to learn more about some of the candidates in the race to be president of the United States can join the Democrats Abroad Debate Watch Party at Salvador’s Restaurant on Saturday, November 14, 7:30 p.m.. Broadcast from Des Moines, Iowa, CBS News Political Director John Dickerson will moderate. The debate will be shown on two big screens.
LCS Bus Trip
The LCS shopping bus will leave the sculpture in La Floresta on Wednesday, November 18, 9:30 a.m. for Guadalajara’s Galerias Mall and its adjoining Costco, Mega, Sam’s and Walmart superstores. The mall’s anchor stores are Liverpool, Sears, Best Buy, and Sanborn’s. Shoppers can explore a wealth of specialty stores and boutiques that include H&M, C&A, Gap, Sketcher Shoes, Body Shop, Home Store and Radio Shack. Top mall restaurants include PF Chang’s, Cheesecake Factory, Applebee’s, Chili’s and Outback Steak House. Sign up for the trip in the LCS office is required.
Garden Club
Lake Chapala Garden Club’s board members Judie Keck and Jean Marie Harmon are scheduled to present a demonstration on making wreaths and decorations using live succulents at the Wednesday, November 18, noon meeting in Ajijic’s La Nueva Posada Restaurant.
Pre-made holiday decorations of the live plants will be on sale at the meeting, and can then be used throughout the year. Those wishing to attend are asked to make reservations for the luncheon through their invitation or to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for new membership information.
The last chance for members to make reservations and pre-pay for the December holiday party will be during the meeting.
Lakeside Freethinkers
Members of the Lakeside Freethinkers will propose topics for discussion during the Wednesday, November 18, 4 p.m. open meeting at La Nueva Posada Restaurant.
During the October meeting, members weighed the division of thought among atheists. The discussion usually continues over dinner following the meeting.
The group defines a “freethinker” as a person who identifies himself or herself as an atheist, agnostic, secular humanist or skeptic. They believe that individuals should not accept ideas proposed as truth without recourse to knowledge and reason. They reject belief in the supernatural and rely on science and reason to guide their lives.
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Open Circle
James Tipton, Robert Bruce Drynan, Mel Goldberg, and Antonio Ramblés explore the capacity of the human spirit to endure the seemingly unendurable and the transformative consequences during the program segment of the Sunday, November 15, 10 a.m. meeting of Open Circle at the LCS.
The men who collaborated on the creation of their recently published new anthology, “Embracing the Fog: The Transformative Power of Crisis,” will talk about trust, acceptance, and honor put to the test by extreme life experiences. The book includes lessons drawn from stories of ordinary people cast into extraordinary circumstances. The presentation will include unpublished commentary by each author on experiences which served as the genesis of his work.
Goldberg taught high school and college literature and writing in California, Illinois, Arizona and as a Fulbright Exchange Teacher in England. Rambles has authored two novels and a collection of short stories. Tipton is a prolific poet, book reviewer, columnist and associate editor. Drynan used his Army intelligence and international business experience to craft a series of three novels.
LCS Membership
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) 2016 membership program includes reduced rates for those who renew their membership, and a new membership number and card. Students, and members who are 80 or older now have additional discounts.
Among the many LCS benefits for members are learning seminars and lecture series, Spanish classes, discounts for LCS bus trips, special events and area restaurants, businesses and health services. Members have access to thousands of books in the Neill James Library, and the large collection of current and classic DVDs.
Ajijic Cares
The Ajijic Cares committee headed by Bobby Lancaster and Dan Blackburn have set several goals for the second annual Ajijic World AIDS Day. They include providing information on the prevention of AIDS and developing local educational and support programs.
Despite continuing progress in the successful treatment of HIV patients, the disease continues to strike young and old, male and female, children and adults due to a lack of information.
The group is planning a Tuesday December 1, 6 p.m. evening of remembrance in the amphitheater on the Ajijic malecon. At the event, Ajijic Cares will reveal the achievements of its first year and give those attending the opportunity to pay tribute to friends and family members who have died of AIDS by lighting remembrance candles.
Ajijic Cares thanks Mac Morrison and Barbara Clippinger for pledging to donate the profits of their Saturday, December 14 musical evening “One More for the Road.”
For more information on World AIDS Day in Ajijic or to volunteer to assist, email Lancaster at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit Ajijic Cares on Facebook.
Benefit Fashion Show
Tickets are now available for “Putting on the Ritz,” the Auction Fashion Show to benefit the School for Special Children, scheduled Friday, December 4, 1-5 p.m. at the San Juan Cosala Racquet Club.
They can be purchased at Casi Nuevo, Casa Bella, Diane Pearl Colecciones, Mia’s Boutique and at the Lake Chapala Society on Monday and Wednesday mornings.
The 250-peso ticket includes entry to the annual fashion show, a glass of wine, canapés, the exciting auction of 50 outfits, a silent auction table with accessories, and access to the onsite clothing store filled with additional special items donated for the event.
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Charros Baseball
The LCS baseball fan bus will travel to see the Charros de Jalisco games in Guadalajara on Sunday, December 13 and Sunday, December 20.
The bus leaves lakeside at 11:30 a.m. for the 1 p.m. start. Spaces on the 15-passenger bus sell out quickly, so fans of the Charros are urged to purchase tickets soon at the LCS office.
Tickets are 500 pesos for members and 600 pesos for non-members and include transportation and good seats at either first or third base.