Arts & Entertainment

The second edition of the Festival de Culturas Vivas de la Ribera, to run April 30 to May 6 in Chapala, Poncitlan and Jamay, promises to be full of color, music and tradition. Planned events include presentations by musical and dance groups and puppet theater companies from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, as well as mask-making workshops for children, and other academic activities.

Chapala-based textile artist Synthia David is holding her first local exhibit, “Light Up Your Life,” featuring hand-painted silk batik lamps (ArtLites), handcrafted handbags, and scarves. The opening is scheduled for Friday, May 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Casa del Sol Inn. She has been creating these colorful, one-of-a-kind pieces for about ten years.

“Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 Acts” is a hilarious take on co-dependency and heaven and hell in two one-act plays by award-winning Canadian playwright John Lazrus.

Bare Stage’s April production, “Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 Acts,” presents two one-act plays by award-winning Canadian playwright John Lazrus.

The Chapala government has announced that the municipality will be a host venue for the Festival Internacional de Cine Espiritual (FICES 2026), scheduled from April 30 to May 13. 

Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) will continue its popular opera season by hosting The New York Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed production of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” on Monday, April 20.