Don Beaudreau
Email: wbeaudreau@aol.com
From the Lakeside Living Editor: Please note that deadline for submission of notices about a local cultural, civic, or charitable event is the first day of the month, an entire month BEFORE the article can appear in El Ojo Del Lago. Appropriate notices should include the name of the event, its location, date(s), time, and cost (if applicable). Please include a high-resolution photo if possible. But no lengthy articles, please! Send such information to me directly at wbeaudreau@aol.com Thank you. Don Beaudreau
Celebrating Our 60th Season
Mexico’s Oldest English Language Theatre
Operating Since 1965
Season ticket renewals are being managed now and will go on sale to the general public on August 1. Individual show tickets can be purchased starting in September.
See the Lakeside Little Theatre website for further details and ticket information: lakesidelittletheatre.com.
Our plays on the Main Stage this season include:
The World Goes Round, Marjorie Prime, Dinner, Man of La Mancha, It’s Only a Play, Grand Horizons
Doris and Ivy in the Home by Norm Foster, directed by Kathleen Morris at the BARE STAGE, Friday August 23, Saturday August 24 and Sunday August 24. All shows are at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $200 pesos. RESERVE NOW at barestagetheatre2018@gmail.com
A university dean, a corrections officer, and a disgraced former athlete walk into a retirement home…and into the Bare Stage August production, Doris and Ivy in the Home by Norm Foster.
Doris and Ivy in the Home takes three unlikely companions on a journey through illness, relationships, perhaps even some romance, and the occasional snoop on another senior couple who like to, uh, get busy in the garden. Doris is a former corrections officer with a tough exterior, Ivy is a former skier who fled to Canada after a career-ending run, and Arthur used to be a dean, but he prefers to think of himself as a teacher. Arthur only has eyes for Ivy, while Ivy is afraid to fall in love again after three failed marriages. After much meddling and the occasional heart-to-heart, the three end up totally inseparable as they settle into their new lives.
The ability to change our lives over and over again, no matter what age we are, is part of the beauty of being human, and Doris and Ivy in the Home directly speaks to that humanity. The play delves into real issues while keeping the overall essence lively and fun.
Kathleen Morris directs the cast, which includes Barbara Harkness, Mark Heaton, and Marsha Heaton.
Our new location: Saint Andrew’s, 19 San Lucas, one block down from the Catholic Church on the lake side of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar. Look for directional signs. Handicapped parking is available out front and there’s a lot across the street. Our theatre is a scent free location.
Door and Bar opens at 3:00 pm. All bar proceeds go to Operation Feed. Seats are held till 3:50 pm. Please Like, Follow & Share our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/barestagetheatre2018/ BUT PLEASE RESERVE using our gmail address above.
NOVA LUX
The New Chamber Choir of Lakeside
Presents a Premier Concert:
Esto les Digo (This I Say unto You)
Las Voces del Lago presents Nova Lux in its premiere solo concert, Friday August 23, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 250 San Jorge, Riberas del Pilar
NOTE: this is the only performance of this concert.
The new chamber choir is an offshoot from the larger community chorus, Las Voces del Lago. Nova Lux will perform music from the Spanish
Renaissance as well as other choral treasures in Spanish and English.
The choir will be directed by Ken Turner and accompanied by Robert Thieme on keyboard, along with recorders and percussion on some pieces.
Selections will include famous works by Tomas Luis de Victoria (1528-1599), Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599), Juan del Encina (1468-1529, Kinsey Lange (b. 1950) and Kim Andre Arneson (b. 1980).
Tickets for this unique offering are $300 pesos, and may be reserved by email to LasVocesTickets@gmail.com. Do it soon, though; this is a one-time concert!
Lake Chapala Orchestra and Gustav Mahler
The Fourth Symphony
Conducted by Michael Reason
Soloist is Janeene Williams
2 Concerts on Saturday, August 17, 2024, 2 p.m. and 4:30 pm
Gustav Mahler is considered a giant amongst the world’s most revered composers, right up there with Mozart and Beethoven.
His nine symphonies bridge the 19th and 20th centuries and most of them call for huge orchestral forces.
The 4th symphony, however, is considered his most approachable and lyrical work requiring a somewhat smaller orchestra. The Lake Chapala Orchestra is presenting this symphony on Saturday August 17 as part of its 2024 season.
“We have been able to acquire a marvelous arrangement of the symphony by Iain Farrington” says Michael Reason, the orchestra’s conductor, “and this version for 25 instruments, including a harp, loses none of its charm and is ideally suited for a small venue like the one we perform in.”
The final movement of this 55-minute work features a soprano soloist who sings about a child’s vision of heaven. Local soprano Janeene Williams will be the soloist and will also perform 2 of Mahler’s songs for voice and orchestra.
The concerts are a wonderful opportunity to experience the sound world of Mahler live in our community, with one of his most tuneful and creative works.
There are 2 performances at 2pm and 4.30pm on Saturday August 17. The venue is Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 250 San Jorge, Riberas. Tickets are $350 each and can be reserved by email at LCCOtickets@gmail.com . Early reservations are encouraged as every LCO concert sells out weeks in advance.
KEEP IT LIVE AT LAKESIDE!
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“This is an absolute must for anyone at Lakeside wanting to be in the know concerning weekly events of a musical or dramatic nature.” Don Beaudreau
Your attention is called to Francis Dryden’s superlative website (Keep it Live at Lakeside!) which has for many years been the gateway to information about musical and theatrical events here at Lakeside. Here you will find weekly listings of what’s happening around town. Through this website, you can reach information as it appears on four major sites. Here is the info:
The Cordero’s site at www.bestoflakechapala.com and you’ll find Francis Dryden’s logo by just scrolling down a bit on the right (on a cell go right to the bottom).
Chuck Bolotin’s site at www.bestmexicomovers.com and look under Living in Mexico on the menu and then Lakeside Happenings in the drop down and then download.
And you can go to Francis Dryden’s wife’s web site at www.AnastasiaBoyd.com and click on Entertainment at the top of the page and scroll down until you see the box marked click here for event calendar.
Rich Birkett has all back issues of Keep It Live at Lakeside! to January 2019 archived on his great site which is at www.lakechapalaguide.com. Just click on Entertainment in the upper left, scroll down a little to Keep it LIVE at Lakeside! and click on that.
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