March 2024

Catalina Gutierrez is a Mexican born artist who grew up in nature, which gave her a lot of sources of inspiration along her life. Living here and overseas has enriched even more of her creativity over the years.She finds her inspiration in existence and the essence of what she sees is imprinted in the words […]

Interview with Ruth Kear, Set Designer How did you become a set designer for our Lakeside Little Theatre? My journey to becoming a set designer began in the 1960s at the University of Illinois. It was an exciting time for theater majors because small theater companies were popping up everywhere in Chicago, presenting nontraditional and

Having heard about the difficulties of my American friends have with obtaining suitable health care “insurance”, I read with interest the article in the Ojo by Tim Eyerman: “How Accurate is History? I like history and write historical novels. Mr. Eyerman began his article by noticing that history is often rewritten and revised, but then

Vasco de Quiroga After a long, illustrious career, at an age when most today consider retirement, Vasco de Quiroga arrived in Mexico in 1531 to serve as judge, priest, and finally the first bishop of Michoacán. Quiroga found Michoacán in turmoil, having been ravaged by the vicious conquistador “Bloody” Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán. Quiroga served

I should have known better. I was, after all, twenty. But there I was, watching the 1968 Democratic National Convention when I saw professional football player Roosevelt Grier, sitting among the California delegation, knitting. I was stunned. “OMG,” I gasped decades before the phrase had been coined. “He’s not just a jock. He has interests

Sin Maiz No Hay Pais – Without Corn There Is No Nation On any given Sunday around noon you will find my husband and I having breakfast at our favorite plaza restaurant, Fonda Chapala. We love sitting outdoors, watching the townspeople scurry by on their way to the Mercado to buy masa for their dinner

We mostly saw each other in the thrift shop, “Tepehua Treasures” to be specific, one of many bazaars located throughout Lakeside, and centrally located in Riberas del Pilar. Moonie King, Tepehua’s fearless leader, was always out and about with her many non-profit and networking events – Rotary, Shriners, etc., all to benefit the community of

Today as I walked by a shelf in my art studio, I read a glue label marked “Permanent Bond,” and my mind flashed back to when my niece gave birth. Excited over this first member of the fourth generation of our extant family, I had flown to Iowa from California and my mother had flown

On the way back from school I’m talking to a classmate who lives a block away from the barrio. “Yesterday I passed by your house and I saw that some guys were practicing a dance, are you going to have a party?” He asks. “Yes, my sister Nena turns fifteen coming Saturday.” “Where is the

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,