Smells a lot like Xmas
• American Legion Post 7 Auxiliary will hold a Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale, Saturday, November 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Post.
• The Raquet Club will hold its Holiday Home Tour and Bazaar, Sunday, December 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. The tour of eight homes begins in the club’s offices at Raul Ramirez 37, and features hors d’oeuvres at the Club House at the end of the tour. The cost is 300 pesos, with tickets available at Its Kinda Bazaar, Gosha’s Restaurant and the Raquet Club office. The Bazaar is held from 1 to 6 p.m. Tables can be rented for 200 pesos. Contact: 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..
Health fair
The Garden of Dreams Boutique Hotel, Constitucion 105 in Ajijic, will hold a Health & Wellbeing Fair Saturday, November 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come for a day filled with enlightening discussions and interactive sessions on an array of health topics, from stem cell therapy and trigger points to the fascinating world of CBD and holy tea, the benefits of mushroom therapy or the surprising link between collagen and coffee and more.
Information: TheGardenofDreams.com; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 322-238-2046.
Chess tournament
The Huara Chess Club expects around 150 participants at its “Los Maestros del Lago” Chess Tournament, to be held Sunday, November 19 at the Lake Chapala Society, Calle 16 de septiembre 16A in Ajijic.
Categories are children, youth, amateurs and open. Each participant will play six games beginning at 9 a.m. Prizes of 30,000 pesos are split among the first seven places in each category. Come and watch local kids and adults vie for the prizes. Information: Facebook.com/HuarachessAjijic.
Viva Mexico!
Celebrate the Day of the Mexican Revolution at American Legion Post 7 Chapala, Monday, November 20, noon, with a lunch of cheese enchiladas, rice and refried beans for 120 pesos. A 30/30 Tequila tasting will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.
Lakeside Freethinkers
The next meeting of the Lakeside Freethinkers, Wednesday, November 22, 2 p.m., is a live event chaired by Donna (Dab) Steadman. The topic for discussion is artificial intelligence and its potential effect on religious views.
Artificial intelligence, like any powerful technology, has potential benefits and risks. AI may be able to advance science and find solutions for serious problems. However, as the use of AI has become widespread, several unintended consequences and risks have been identified.
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The Lakeside Freethinkers define a “freethinker” as a person who identifies himself or herself as an atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, or skeptic. They reject belief in the supernatural and rely on science and reason to guide their lives.
No fuss Thanksgiving
If you haven’t yet thought about what you’re doing on Thanksgiving, take it easy and dine out at these fine Lakeside establishments:
• American Legion Post 7 Chapala has a traditional turkey dinner for 350 pesos with doors open at 3 p.m. and dinner served at 4 p.m. Proceeds to UVA scholarships. Information: 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.. Morelos 114, Chapala.
• Chatterley’s has two options. A BBQ turkey roulette, stuffed with nuts and a red wine reduction of strawberries and chipotle and a honey turkey special with honey and Dijon mustard. Both are accompanied by a pumpkin puree and Waldorf salad with yogurt dressing. Reservations: 333-228-4656. Zaragoza 307B, Chapala.
• La Bodega de Ajijic has a traditional individual meal for 330 pesos to go, or turkey and trimmings to go by the kilo. Call 376-766-1002 for more information. Last day to order is Tuesday, November 21. 16 de Septiembre 124, Ajijic.
• La Nueva Posada has seatings at 1:30 and 5 p.m. for their very special Thanksgiving Day menu, including pumpkin pie and liquor with your coffee, for 590 pesos. Reservations: 376-766-1444/1344. Donato Guerra 9, Ajijic.
• Manix serves roast turkey and crown roast pork with all the trimmings and a dessert bar for 550 pesos with seatings at 2 and 6 p.m. Reservations: 376-766-0061. Ocampo 57, Ajijic.
• Panino begins early with its Thanksgiving meal, 11 a.m. and serves until 4 p.m. or sold out, for 295 pesos. No reservations. Carretera 91-A, San Antonio.
• Bobby’s Escondido serves from 2 to 6:30 p.m. with a five-course dinner of turkey or baked ham with peach cinnamon glaze for 490 pesos. Other menu items are available, including sea bass, scallops and beef brisket. Reservations: 333-965-2866. On the highway in West Ajijic.
• Casa Linda Cafe at the Lake Chapala Society will hold a Thanksgiving dinner from Non to 6:30 p.m. Dinners must be prepaid.
100 helping hands
Join 100 Helping Hands Tuesday, November 28, 6 p.m. at La Bodega de Ajijic to raise 100,000 pesos for the local charities that help those most in need in our community. Those who donate 1,000 pesos will act as a judge and vote for their favorite charity of the day and have a say in how to best allocate the funds.
Registered and legally constituted charities of Chapala and Jocotepec will participate in this fundraiser. They will be provided 20 minutes in front of the judges to explain what they do and how they would commit to invest the fund if chosen.
The winner will take the total donations of the day, while La Bodega de Ajijic will donate 20 percent of the day’s sales. This event will be repeated on January 16, 2024, when the previous winning charities will no longer participate.
Ajijic Cares
World AIDS Day will be observed Friday, December 1 at the amphitheater on the Ajijic Malecon with a half-hour program beginning 5 p.m.
The theme will follow the overall Worlds Aids Day theme this year, “Let Communities Lead,” with an emphasis on education and resources.
Volunteers are needed to help with transportation of items to be set up beginning 10 a.m., and also to staff the registration and donations tables and dismantle the set up at the end of the program.
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to help.