Don Beaudreau
Email: wbeaudreau@aol.com
Las Voces del Lago will present their annual Holiday Concert titled Gaudete (Rejoice) onDecember 12, 13 and 14 at the Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Riberas del Pilar. All concerts are at 3 pm. This year’s concert will feature beautiful choral selections both sacred and secular in Latin, English, and Spanish. Translations will be provided.
The choir will perform several ancient Latin Carols such as Personet Hodie, Gaudete and Quem Pastores as well as various contemporary settings of numerous well-known carols.
Members of the audience will have the opportunity to join in on a festive “Carol Sing.”
Nova Lux, LVDL’s Chamber Choir will perform a variety of beautiful and complex compositions such as Veni, Veni Emanuel by American composer Michael John Trotta and All is Quiet by German composer A. H. Rosewig.
Tickets can be reserved at Lasvocestickets@gmail.com and the cost is 300 pesos.
LAKESIDE LITTLE THEATRE
Celebrating Our 60th Season
Individual show tickets can be purchased now. See the Lakeside Little Theatre website for further details and ticket information: lakesidelittletheatre.com.
Our plays on the Main Stage for the rest of this season include:
November 1-10: Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison, directed by Bernadette Jones. This clever, captivating drama explores what it means to be human, the complicated nature of familial relationships, and the life moments we might choose to forget if given the chance.
December 6-15: Dinner by Moira Buffini, directed by Monnie and Peter King
February 21-March 4: Man of La Mancha, written by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, directed by Dave McIntosh and Ann Swiston, music director Gary Wayne Young
March 28-April 6: It’s Only a Play by Terrence McNally, directed by Paul Kloegman
May 2-11: Grand Horizons by Beth Wohl, directed by Suki O’Brien
LAKESIDE LITTLE THEATRE OPERA
Les Contes D’Hoffman
October 13th and 14th, 4pm
Tickets, $350 pesos, available at lakesidelittletheatre.com
Filmed opera by Jacques Offenbach
Opening the LLT opera season.
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer.
THE OCTETTE BRIDGE CLUB
By P. J. Berry
Directed by Rosann Balbontin
Show dates are Friday, Oct. 26, Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. All shows are at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $200 pesos. RESERVE NOW at barestagetheatre2018@gmail.com
Anyone with sisters can imagine what would happen when they get together every other Friday night to play bridge. Stories will be shared, gossip will make the rounds, and sparks will fly. So it is with The Octette Bridge Club, when eight Irish Catholic sisters come together for a friendly game on a Friday in 1934.
Each sister is meticulously crafted, with distinct personalities and individual struggles contributing to the overall tapestry of the narrative. The playwright, P.J. Barry, skillfully uses the bridge game as a metaphor for negotiating relationships and illustrating how the rules of the game parallel the unwritten rules that govern their interactions. As the game progresses, so do the revelations, with each hand dealt revealing deeper truths and unresolved tensions among the sisters.
Overall, the play stands out as a poignant exploration of personal connections and the complexities of human interaction, leaving audiences with much to reflect on long after the final curtain.
Playwright P.J. Barry is known most notably for The Octette Bridge Club, which ran on Broadway in 1985. Much like Shakespeare, the theme is universal. Rosann Balbontin directs.
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 tickets using our Gmail address above.
BRAVO! THEATRE
Friday, Oct. 11 (7:30 pm), Saturday, Oct. 12 (4 pm), Sunday, Oct. 13 (4 pm)
Friday, Oct. 18 (7:30 pm), Saturday, Oct. 19 (4 pm), Sunday, Oct. 20 (4 pm)
Almost, Maine, written by John Cariani and directed by Randy Warren.
Tickets are $350 pesos. RESERVE NOW by email at reservations@thebravo.org.
How do you carry around a heart that has been broken into nineteen pieces?
Does getting closer mean moving farther apart? What does it mean to “fall” in love?
Set in a place that is so far north, it is almost not in the United States. It is almost in Canada. And it is not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So, it almost does not exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above Almost, Maine, nine couples find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways.
The BRAVO! Theatre is located at 441 Hidalgo in Riberas Del Pilar, just west of S&S Auto. Doors open one hour before showtime, so come early to mingle and enjoy a drink in our lounge.
Please like and follow our Facebook Page & check out our website www.thebravo.org
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
by Antonin Dvorak
Michael Reason, Director
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2 pm and 4:30 pm shows
Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 250 San Jorge, Riberas
Tickets at $350 each
Reserve by email at LCCOtickets@gmail.com.
State which performance and how many tickets
Ever since the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak completed his 9th and final symphony it has established itself as one of the most popular orchestral works of all time.
Nicknamed the “New World Symphony” it was written in 1893 while Dvorak was director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York. The composer was influenced by African American spirituals and Southern Plantation songs and used elements of these within the symphony. The famous theme of the second movement would become the well-known song “Going Home.”
The concert opens with Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme” for cello and orchestra. This technically demanding work has been recorded by all the great cellists from Pablo Casals to Yo Yo Ma.
Yalissa Cruz, one of Mexico’s most outstanding cellists, will be the soloist for the LCO’s performance. “Yalissa is an artist that inspires everyone who performs with her, and I am delighted that she accepted our invitation to participate in this concert,” says Michael Reason the orchestra’s conductor.
Like all Lake Chapala Orchestra concerts, this will be a sellout so early booking is advised.
ARTISTS OF LAKE CHAPALA ART MART
Location: Garden of Dreams, Constitucion 105, Ajijic
Date: October 19, 2024
Time: 10am – 3 pm
Cost: Free and open to the public
Lakeside’s new artist organization, Artists of Lake Chapala, is pleased to announce that our Art Market will be held at Garden of Dreams, Constitucion 105, Ajijic, on October 19, 2024, from 10:00 am to 3:00 p.m. Local artists will be displaying and selling their original artwork in a variety of media. For more information about Artists of Lake Chapala, please visit artistsoflakechapala.org
Mexico’s finest folk art presented during a best-in-class 3-day event!
Now in its 23rd year!
FERIA MAESTROS DEL ARTE
November 8, 9, 10, 2024
New Location: Hotel Real de Chapala,
Calle Paseo del Prado 20
Fraccionamiento La Floresta, Ajijic
(The hotel is offering reduced rates for Feria attendees.
Use registration code G03368 at registration
Mexico’s folk-art traditions are disappearing at an alarming rate. Artisans need opportunities to sell their work, and the Feria offers them a venue at absolutely no cost: no booth fee, no percentage of sales. We pay their transportation to and from the event and find them host families where they sleep and eat for the three days of the show. For some artisans, the sales they make at the Feria represent a major portion of their annual income.
The selection criteria for artisans is based on the merit and quality of their work, as well as their ability to continue to produce it. Traditional folk art reflects shared cultural aesthetics and traditions, however, for the purposes of the Feria, traditions are dynamic and traditional folk art can be both reactive to and innovative for the times. Indeed, we promote a wide range of Mexican folk art: world class, up-and-coming, innovative, and traditional.
Having 85 artisans at the Feria offers the public the opportunity to see the work of some of Mexico’s finest artists, allowing each artist a place to exhibit and sell their work. Indeed, the Feria promotes the folk art of Mexico, while educating the public that such art is in danger disappearing forever.
We are a non-profit organization and are run entirely by volunteers. For more information email:info@feriamaestros.com or Marianne Carlson, Founder of the Feria, has provided this information from the Feria website.
To find out about hosting an artist, please contact Brenda Byrom at WhatsApp 332-348-9514, if by email quierobrenda@gmail.com
THE FOURTH PAELLA FESTIVAL OF LAKE CHAPALA
Center for Culture and Arts of the Lakeside, La Floresta
Saturday October 19th, 2024
from 12:00 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: 800 pesos
Contact: Arq. Francisco “Paco” Romero 333-139-4028
Luis Amaral 333-106-8596
Fco. Nava (English Spoken) fcorrc@gmail.com
The 4th Paella Festival of Lake Chapala will happen on Saturday October 19th, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. in La Floresta, Ajijic, Jalisco Mexico. This event will take place at the Center for Culture and Arts of the Lakeside (CCAR) and will be a culinary competition challenging the competitors to outdo each other by creating traditional and alternative forms of the well-known dish. The event is also a fundraiser for Poco A Poco San Pedro Itzican, a non-profit organization that helps the people in the villages east of Mezcala by feeding people, saving, and improving lives. www.pocoapocosanpedro.com
Live jazz music will be heard in the open air by the Jazz Lakeside Trio. There will also be flamenco music and dance throughout the afternoon performed by Solea.
Tickets on sale at Home 4 Rent, Carretera 34E, Ajijic. Reservations and ticket sales can be made beforehand at the phone numbers’s listed on the invitation.
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