The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
As Mother Nature begins working her rainy season wonders, devout Roman Catholics are making ready to raise prayers to Mother Mary for divine intervention to protect and replenish Lake Chapala. In that vein, thousands of pilgrims will congregate Sunday, July 12 to manifest their devotion to La Virgen de Zapopan when the revered icon arrives for her traditional summer visit to Chapala.
Lakeside children will have a unique opportunity to get a head start toward following this area’s ancient traditions of making art during the week-long Third Annual LCS Children’s Art Program Summer Art Camp later this month.
Aerial dances, trapeze tricks, acrobatics, juggling and other fun stuff is on the bill for a free show by Artes Circenses Infinity slated for Sunday, June 28, 5 p.m., at the Foro al Aire Libre outdoor stage at the Chapala Malecon.
Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) has booked the award-winning documentary film “The Wrecking Crew” for four showings from Friday, Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19. The film records the story of one of the greatest ever groups of rock and roll musicians. You may not know their names, but you know their sounds.
The 13th Encuentro de Arpas, Salterios y Más, taking place Wednesday, June 10 on the grounds of Chapala’s Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo, attracted its biggest audience ever for a musical marathon that rocked on non-stop for more than eight hours.
Hector Hernández Valle, the ballet instructor whose brilliant coaching catapulted his two sons into the international limelight, has become the mentor for the classic dance program at Ajijic’s Auditorio de la Ribera.
A U.S. folk art group has authorized a US$6,500-dollar grant to help fund bus transportation for Mexican artisans to attend the 2015 Feria Maestros del Arte, scheduled November 13-15.
