San Antonio
The Ofrenda to the Lago on the Malecon of San Antonio, sponsored by the community Jarocho-Angoleira of Guadalajara, finishes up Saturday, February 4 with a variety of events.
Bring an offering of white or blue flowers, herbs, seeds, honey, etcetera, as a homage to the lake at noon. At 1 p.m. the Nzinga de Capoeira Angola will give a presentation. At 2 p.m. a comida will be served and at 3 p.m. a traditional string music fandango begins. Bring your instrument and dancing shoes and join in. All are welcome.
Open Circle
Richard Diehl presents “Win as Much as You Can” at the next meeting of Open Circle, Sunday, February 5, 10:30 a.m. at the Lake Chapala Society.
Participants will be playing a game with a team of about five people, trying to solve a puzzle of sorts.
The instructions will be intentionally ambiguous (a bit vague), although at the end all will be revealed.
The event will require some standing up and small group discussion of your team’s strategy in order to solve the puzzle.
No personal information will be discussed or revealed during the game but you might end up discovering some new things about yourself at the end.
Please bring glasses if you need them (so you can read the instructions), and a pen or pencil.
If you wish to attend and observe, but not participate, consider sitting in the Gazebo.
Take a risk and have fun.
Richard Diehl Ph.D. M.Ed. L.Ac. has been faculty at State University of New York. He has taught neurolinguistic programming in nine countries on five continents. He also had a successful practice as a Traditional Naturopath and Acupuncturist until he retired about six years ago. This is the third winter he and his partner Gayla have spent in Ajijic.
Ecology Fest
Chapala City Hall and the Movimento Ambiental Solidario (MAS—the new moniker of the Ajijic recycling program) are holding a Fiesta de Ecologia Sunday, February 5, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Parque de la Cristiania in Chapala. The fiesta will feature exhibits, demonstrations and presentations concerning recycling and meeting our environmental challenges as well as offering entertainment, food and drink. Admission to the Fiesta is free.
The Fiesta will offer a day-long program of entertainment and educational information on recycling. Among the entertainers will be The Pedro Rey Mariachi School musicians, Latin Icons: A Tribute to The Greatest Voices of Mexico.
Among the presenters will be Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre Curiel and representatives from the Reality Climate Project who will provide their presentation in both English and Spanish. There will be a children’s program as well as a silent auction and raffle. Food vendors from local restaurants will be on hand.
Free bus transportation to Cristianía Park from Ajijic will depart from the access road in front of Walmart starting at 9:45 a.m. and running throughout the day.
Breast cancer screening
The Rotary Club of Ajijic A.C. and SALVATI sponsor a free breast cancer screening campaign Monday, February 6, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Plaza Interlago in the Mastografo Movil.
Sign up at camujal.site/index.ph, providing your name, CURP, age and email.
Valentines 5K run
Chapala’s Municipal Sports Agency (COMUDE) will hold a 5K run Sunday, February 12, 9 a.m. The cost to sign up is 100 pesos. Prizes for the open category are 800, 500 and 300 pesos. Other categories will receive non-monetary prizes. Limited to 200 entrants. Sign up with Alejandro Gonzalez at 331-382-0795.
Dems Abroad Chapala
Candidates for new board members for the Democrats Abroad Lake Chapala (DALC) Chapter must submit nominations to the Nominating and Elections Committee (NEC) no later than February 14. If you would like to nominate someone or be considered for a position, contact NEC Chair Catherine Luria at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The DALC will hold its annual general membership meeting virtually on March 4. You must be a DALC member in good standing to be nominated or vote.