Bird watch
The Centro para la Cultura y las Artes de la Ribera is holding a bird watch in La Floresta, Sunday, February 26, 8 a.m. Register 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..
Open Circle
Dr. Marco Antonio Cortes and Dr. Cecilia Soraya Shibya Soto present “Communities of Expats in the Ajijic and Puerto Vallarta Areas” at the next meeting of Open Circle, Sunday, February 26, 10:30 a.m. at the Lake Chapala Society.
This conversation will deal with some of the results of the “Comparative Study of the International Communities in the areas of Ajijic and Puerto Vallarta” carried out by professors of the University of Guadalajara. Particularly the data obtained from the survey applied to expats in these areas during 2020 and 2021. Dr. Marco Antonio Cortés is professor-researcher and director of the IIIG of the University of Guadalajara, and a former general rector of the UdeG and CUCSH, CUCOSTA.Dr. Cecilia Soraya Shibya Soto is aprofessor-researcher in the Department of Socio-Urban Studies at the University of Guadalajara.
Pickleball tourney & trip
A pickleball tournament for seniors will be held March 3 to 5 in Puerto Vallarta at Hotel Canto del Sol.
A trip to the event, including a four-night stay, runs from Thursday, March 2 through Monday, March 6. Round-trip transportation from Ajijic is included in the cost. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Juan Carlos Castro, 331-486-7173. Last day of registration is Wednesday, March 1.
The competition includes round robin, beginners, intermediate, doubles, mens, women’s and mixed. Categories are: 50+open Friday, March 3, 4 p.m.; doubles men and women 60+ Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m.; doubles men and women 70+ March 4, 9 a.m.; mixed open 50+, 60+, 70+ Sunday, March 5, 9 a.m. Medals are given for the first three places in each category.
Int’l Women’s Day
Meet the women and men from some outstanding Lakeside non-profits that support local girls and women at their tables at the Art Fair in Centro Laguna Mall, Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Organizations include Tepehua Sewing Group, Niñas Sabias, Have Hammer…Will Travel and Pro Mexico. Volunteers and students will be on hand to help you learn about their services, sell you their handmade products, and take your donations for their worthwhile causes.
This notice is on behalf of the newly formed Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a coalition of interfaith churches at Lakeside.
Chopper city
Eco Sonoro holds the second edition of Joco Fest Biker Saturday, March 5 at the Jocotepec malecon beginning noon. Some 400 chopper-style bikes will be on display. Live music, food will be part of the show.
Red Cross
Singer-comedian Scott Grace performs at Scallions Bistro Ajijic in a fundraiser for the Chapala Cruz Roja Friday, March 10, 4 to 6 p.m.
The 450-peso ticket price includes a tapas buffet. Tickets available at Scallions, 376-766-2301.
Purses for paws
Bone Voyage Dog Rescue hold the Purses for Paws fundraiser Tuesday, March 14 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a private address on 16 de septiembre.
A silent auction, live music a raffle, cash bar and delicious hors d’ oeuvres are on tap. Tickets, 500 pesos, can be purchased at the Cat Shelter in Riberas or via Cinday, 331-737-2704 or Annette, 332-971-8011.
Paella fest
The Arroceria del Lago invites one and all to the third annual Festival de la Paella, which will be a benefit for Poco A Poco San Pedro Itzican. The event is at Fracc. Constanza Residential Club in San Juan Cosala (above the Racquet Club) Saturday, March 25, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. This event is a culinary competition, challenging the competitors to outdo each other by creating traditional and alternative forms of the well-known dish.
Coming on the heels of the successful Second Festival of Paellas of Lake Chapala, this third event promises to be a casual, al fresco afternoon of fragrant smells that will be a prelude to the feast of flavors to come.
On the slopes of San Juan Cosalá, above the Racquet Club with a wonderful view of the lake, the contenders will gather around the paellas; the extended and round pans bear the same name as the dish that is prepared in them.
The Second Paella Festival of Lake Chapala thus concluded with a clear sign of success in that there was not one grain of paella left. We’re sure the Third Paella Festival of Lake Chapala will be the same.
The 500-peso ticket price includes a welcome glass of beer or sangria, appetizers (gazpachos, Spanish tortillas, coca or fogass valencianas), more than ten types of paellas, music by the Lakeside Jazz Trio, and a flamenco dance presentation by Danza Española and Pilar Villasante. A no-host bar with distilled spirits and beers will be available. No pets are allowed at this event.
Reservations are required and can be made with the event’s organizer, Francisco Romero, 333-139-4028, 333-106-8596.
Social security woes
Have you had problems with the U.S. Social Security “Proof of Life” form (SSA-7162)?
U.S. Social Security recipients living abroad are supposed to receive this form regularly via the local postal system and they are required to return the signed, filled out form, or lose their benefits.
Reporter contributor John Pint is researching the process of receiving and returning this form. If you have had any problems with this, please share your story with John 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..