Three days of music, dance, theater and puppetry will be incorporated in the Festival de Culturas Vivas de la Ribera, running April 4, 5 and 6 at venues in Jocotepec, Chapala and Ajijic.

Lakeside DayBreak Dementia Support is hosting a live readers’ theater performance in which local individuals living with memory changes will share their personal stories.

Patricia Rosas, executive coordinator of the Centro Universitario de Chapala (CU-Chapala), delivered her first progress report on the newest branch of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) network on Monday, March 24, addressing a full house in the auditorium at Ajijic’s Centro de la Cultura y las Artes.

Although the 40-day period of Lent is traditionally a time of penance and fasting in the Christian faith, one of the season’s guilty pleasures is indulging in capirotada de vigilia, a sumptuous Mexican version of bread pudding that is a beloved culinary specialty during this time of year.

Active members of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) gathered on Wednesday, March 19, for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to conduct the regular yearly business, including the election of officers to fill eight vacant seats on the board of directors.

Registered Lake Chapala Society members hold up printed ballots to elect three of the organization’s executive officers by acclamation at the March 19 Annual General Meeting.