General News

Lakeside Little Theatre hosts another National Theatre Live award-winning production, “The Motive and the Cue,” written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes, on Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21.

Democrats Abroad GDL President Gaby Moreno gets ready to take a whack at the Trump piñata at the group’s U.S. Independence Day celebration held at St. Mark’s Anglican Church July 6.

Friends of the Chapala Red Cross present “United in Our Hearts,” a red-letter benefit to help complete the construction of the new Cruz Roja Clinic.

Alejandro Aguirre was up bright and early Monday, July 8 to resume his duties as Chapala mayor (presidente municipal) after an 18-week leave of absence to run for reelection.

The 28th Jalisco International Dance Festival returns July 13 to 20 with 20 separate performances scheduled at more than a dozen metro-area venues, as well as in Ajijic, Lagos de Moreno, Ciudad Guzman and Etzatlan.

With faith and hope instilled in their hearts, the people of Chapala anxiously await the arrival of the Virgin of Zapopan on Sunday, July 14, when they will raise prayers for divine intercession to bring a beneficial rainy season for drought-stricken Lake Chapala.

“Legacy in Stone and Bronze” is the title of the retrospective exhibition honoring the memory of renowned Mexican sculptor Miguel Miramontes Carmona to be inaugurated with a conference on Friday, July  12, 5 p.m., at the Ribera Arts and Culture Center (CCAR) in La Floresta.

While the first summer rains have not yet increased Lake Chapala’s water level, recent precipitation has at least kept it from the steady retreat that occurred throughout the dry season.