CERVANTINO: Mexico’s Premier Festival of the Arts By Loretta Scott Miller Once a year, the entire city of Guanajuato transforms itself into a performing arts center called Festival Internacional Cervantino. The premier arts festival in all of Latin America, it features top conductors, orchestras, ballet dancers, singers and actors from around the world. Performers […]
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Hearts at Work A Column by Jim Tipton Everything’s just a dear old grandpa. For more than fifty years I have found companionship, solace, and wisdom in the poetry of ancient China and Japan. Like those Buddhists and Taoists who wrote those poems, increasingly I choose to detach from, and perhaps in the future
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Drugs.com states: “There is no absolute number of drinks per day or quantity of alcohol that defines alcoholism”. Tolerance varies between men and women and even nationalities. One can be drunk on 2 beers and another can drink 2 bottles of wine with no
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Dear Portia Advice to the Lovelorn, the Drastically Distracted and the Deeply Disgruntled Dear Portia, My friend and her husband are splitting. She’s pretty new here and doesn’t have lots of friends. What’s my best shot to help her? Take her to exercise class? Lectures? We go out for lunch a lot, but don’t
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LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com October 2015 TIMES A-WASTIN’ Right after this edition of Ojo comes out, you can hurry and get tickets to the fashion show sponsored by Feria Maestros del Arte. The show is on October 7, 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., at Casa del Sol B&B, Javier
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Our Literary Awards—Circa 2015 THE 21st OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON With Ed Tasca, John Ward, Kelly Hayes -Raitt, Diana Rowland, and Roberto Ortiz providing the super entertainment, the latest luncheon was one of our best ever. To our winners—heartiest congratulations, and to the other nominees, we send along our thanks, and say to them: Wait’ll Next
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Once Upon A Lime In Mexico I was just a small amoeba living on a lime, and though the lady disinfects her fruit every single time, I fear that the bartender doesn’t bother to so that is how the tale occurred that I am telling you. She squeezed her lime above the ice, then
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Ramblings From The Ranch By Syd Sullins The more things change the more they stay the same. That really sums up the past eight months at the Ranch. Gudrun Jones has been the face of the Ranch for 14 years. During this time she worked tirelessly to shelter Lakeside dogs that were most in
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Watch Out for Topes By Helen Murray White Reviewed by Bill Frayer The title of Helen White’s new book, Watch Out for Topes, is really a metaphor for living happily as an expat in Mexico. When driving to dine at Viva México in San Juan Cosalá, we know we need to watch our speed to
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Lake Chapala Society Celebrates 60 Years! By Barbara Hildt On Saturday Nov. 7, 2015, the Lake Chapala Society will celebrate its 60th Anniversary with a grand all-day “Free-esta”. Dozens of lakeside non-profits and businesses will participate. There will be live music, dancing, displays and free food provided by local restaurants. The remarkable history of
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