40 kids at the Love in Action Children’s Center broke open 45 piggy banks to count the money collected in them by generous volunteers.

The Three Wise Men of the Orient received an enthusiastic welcome at the Ajijic plaza on the evening of Sunday, January 6. 

The Canadian Consulate in Guadalajara will present a seminar on Canada’s new simplified program for registering Canadians abroad on Thursday. January 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society.   

Lakesiders in the mood for a dose of authentic Mexican entertainment will want to catch the Fiesta Charra scheduled for Sunday, January 13, 1 p.m. at the Ajijic bullring, wedged between the town’s east side two soccer fields opening on to Calle Revolucion.

The Chapala government and local entrepreneurs Alberto Alcantar Medeles and German Lopez Garcia have revealed early details on the town’s annual Mardi Gras festivities, set for February 1 through 12, 2013.