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Ribera Arts Review - July 2, 2016

LLT auditions

Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) auditions for “Mark Twain, Uncensored” will be held Friday and Saturday, July 1 and 2, at the theater. Registration is 9:30 a.m. each day with auditions at 10 a.m. 

LLT is looking for one girl and three boys, aged 12 to 15, all English-speaking, and four men (small roles) and for women (dancers). For script info, contact Sandy McKoy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Show dates are August 23 to 28. 

ASA field trip

Ajijic Society of the Arts (ASA) meets Monday, July 4, at La Bodega. Coffee is at 9:30 and the meeting starts 10 a.m. A field trip to see murals by Linda Fossi at her home a few doors away is set for 10:30 a.m.

Set against brilliant Mexican yellow high walls, the exterior features many original pieces of art.  On the east wall, there is a 25-foot high exotic beach/jungle scene complete with colorful palms with hidden tree frogs and a monkey swinging from one palm to another. The murals were painted with brilliant color using sponges.

Stepping Out

Friday, July 1. Restaurant Maria Isabel is hosting a happy birthday to Canada event, as well live music from Dean Bennett, fireworks and an all you can eat BBQ. Call 766-5157 for reservations.

Peter Moore will play some Canadian tunes along with rock and roll covers on his guitar at Bar el Camaleon in Ajijc from 9-11 p.m.

La Mision is hosting a Canada Day special with the music of Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, Michael Buble and others, along with some Canadian dishes. Reservations: (376) 108-0887.

Daniel Tejeda and Sol y Luna entertain from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at La Sima in San Juan Cosala. Call (387) 761-0405 for reservations.

Adelita’s Bar and Grill offers up the Traficantes del Ritmo (Jonathan Guzman, Sergio Casas and Chelo Gonzalez) from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Call 766-0097 for reservations. 

La Bodega Restaurant enjoys music by Los Pios from Guadalajara beginning 8 p.m. Call 766-1002 for reservations.

Blue Velvet plays instrumental jazz at the Iron Horse in Riberas del Pilar, beginning 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 2.  Jimmy Barto and Noe Raygoza will play at the Democrats Abroad Independence Day Picnic at the Montecarlo Hotel. Tickets (250 pesos) are available at Diane Pearl, Yoli’s or at www.DemocratsAbroad.org.

Diana Argote sings at Adelita’s, 8:30-11 p.m. Call 766-0097 for reservations.

The Morales Brothers on keyboard and saxophone will entertain at Roberto’s. Call 766-1616 for reservations.

Violinist Victor, accompanied by his father Ignacio, will be featured at La Mision, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Call (376) 108-0887 for reservations.

Ricardo and Blanca play at La Bodega, starting at 8:30 p.m. Reservations: 766-1002.

The Icons of Rock will play at The Iron Horse from 9 p.m. 

Sunday, July 3.  Daniel Cordero will be playing at The Iron Horse from 3 to 7 p.m.

Roberto’s host’s Los Tr3bols from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Jazz Duet will give an Indian music recital at Jasmine’s (southside of the Ajijic Plaza), 1 p.m. 

Gill Rios and Chuko Soto will play jazz and blues at Ocampo 71 in Ajijic beginning 7 p.m.

Monday, July 4. Restaurant Maria Isabel will celebrate U.S. Independence Day with live music from Dean Bennett, fireworks and an all you can eat BBQ. Call 766-5157 for reservations.

Lakeside Singers

Join the Lakeside Singers Wednesday, July 13, 4:30 p.m for a sing-a-long at OHana’s nursing home. Just show up and stretch your vocal chords. Afterward the group has dinner at about 6 p.m. at Perry’s Pizza, Carretera Pointe 37-A, 376-766-2841.

LLT playhouse

The Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) offers an HD screening presentation via its affiliation with London’s Royal Opera House and the National Theatre. On Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, LLT Showcase presents the Royal Opera House’s HD screening of Gaetano Donizetti’s tragic masterpiece “Lucia di Lammermoor.” 

Acclaimed director Katie Mitchell’s production of Donizetti’s tragedy relates the descent of Lucia, compelled by her brother to abandon her betrothed, and tricked into a loveless marriage, into grief, madness and murder.

The title role is sung by Diana Damrau, an expert in the coloratura repertory, while U.S. tenor Charles Castronovo plays her secret lover, the reckless and passionate Edgardo.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets, 200 pesos, are available at the LLT box office Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon or one hour before curtain. Seats can be reserved at time of purchase. The Angel Terrace Bar is open one hour before show time and during intermission.

Summer workshops

“Pure Tales” is the theme of a summer course theater workshop for children to be held at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala from July 18 to August 12. Children from eight to 12 years old can attend courses that include shadow theater, puppets and faces, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. The workshops conclude with a presentation of their work. The cost is 350 pesos per course. 

Also offered is a singing workshop for children and adolescents on Wednesdays, from 4 to 6 p.m. The cost is based on the amount of kids who sign up. For more information on either course, call 765-7424.

Bravo! Theatre

“Extravaganza – a Variety Show” will be presented at the Bravo! Theatre in July.  As the name implies there will be a variety of entertainment from sing-a-longs with the Ukelele Club, to improv comedy with audience participation, to tap dance numbers (group and solo) to twisted fairy tales a la Shakespeare and some singing thrown in for good measure, accompanied by Timothy G. Ruff Welch. 

The shows are on Thursday, July 21, 4 p.m.; Friday, July 22, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 23, 4 p.m.  Tickets are 200 pesos and can be reserved at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by stopping by Mia’s Boutique or Diane Pearl.

Summer Art Camp

The fourth Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Children’s Art Program (CAP) Summer Art Camp runs Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to noon daily.  A sale of the children’s artworks from the workshops will be held in the LCS Gazebo Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Workshops are filling up, so if you know of any children who would like to participate, ask their parents to complete a form at the LCS office or to come to the Art Patio on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon.

If you would like to help at Art Camp and/or donate materials, email Danielle Pagé at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Belle Epoque

Viva la Musica presents Belle Epoque, an evening of turn-of-the-century French Art Song (referred to as “melodies”), featuring Portuguese soprano Laeticia Grimaldi, accompanied by South African pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz. The performance is Thursday, July 28, 5 p.m. at Villa Lucerna. The evening will begin with a champagne reception served in the beautiful garden of this private estate, followed by a concert in the elegant salon of the lakefront home. Attendance is limited to 60 people. 

Tickets (advance only) are available at the LCS box office on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is 450 pesos for Viva Members and 500 pesos for non-members. 

For further information and tickets, contact Sonia Breeze at 766-4400 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. prior to July 5. After this date, contact Joyce Noriega at 766-1804 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LCS Music Fest

A dy-no-mite Rock Retrospective is planned Saturday, July 30 at the Lake Chapala Society. The band that played at the Woodstock festival in 2014 is back by popular demand and there will be surprise entertainment. The event is catered by Alex´s Pasta Bar and Number 4 Restaurant. Purchase tickets at LCS: 100 pesos for members, 150 pesos for non-members and 180 pesos at the door.

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