There’s still time to buy your tickets for Lakeside Little Theatre’s fun and entertaining musical “Hooray For Hollywood!” written and directed by Barbara Clippinger. Alexis Hoff is choreographer and Judy Hendrick is music director.

“Hooray for Hollywood,” an original music and dance extravaganza written and directed by Barbara Clippinger, opens at Lakeside Little Theatre on Friday, February 21, running through Tuesday, March 4.

Showstoppers 8 performed by members of Los Cantantes del Lago will be presented on Sunday, February 16, 4 p.m. at St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Riberas del Pilar.  The bar is open at 3 p.m.

Jocotepec hosts a Feria Artesanal Indígena from Monday, February 10 through Monday, February 17 in the town’s main plaza. Among the indigenous art and crafts on show and for sale will be pieces from the communities of the Wixarika, Otomí, Tzotzil, Chol, Purépecha, Nahua and Mazahua.

An exposition by three Jocotepec artists: Anabel Ibarra, Chenlla and Eduardo Xilozochitl opens Friday, January 31, 6 p.m. at the Chapala City Hall.

Correction

Photographer Jill Flyer informs us that the cost of her tours are 100 U.S. dollars with 20 U.S. dollars for each additional person. The cost was incorrectly put in pesos in last week’s column. Flyer stresses that the price is still excellent value for money.

Jocotepec city hall’s art and culture department is hosting a collective exhibit this month featuring work by some the town’s most accomplished artists.

The fourth play of the Lakeside Little Theatre season, “Blood Relations,” opens on Friday, January 17 and runs through January 26. 

A selection of serigraphs and oils by the late Georg Rauch, one of Lakeside’s most prominent resident expat artists, is currently on display at Ajijic’s Galeria Cuatro, located at Colon 9.

Tickets for the ever-popular Lip Sync Show to support on-going renovations at the Auditorio de la Ribera will be going on sale as of Thursday, January 2. The price is set at 200 pesos for center section seating, plus a glass of wine or beer, or 150 pesos for a spot in the side sections without a beverage. 

Jesus Alejandre, the talented young photographer who created the magnificent Spirit of Michoacan collection put on display in conjunction with last weekend’s Purepecha Festival, will be conducting two full-day workshops for local shutterbugs interested in honing their skills.

Experience the magic of Michoacan during the three-day Fiesta Purépecha going on this weekend at the Ajijic plaza. Holiday shoppers will find visiting vendors offering a great selection of fine crafts from 13 communities.

Lakeside Little Theatre’s third show of the season opens on Friday, December 6

The third play of the Lakeside Little Theatre season opens Friday, December 6. “Over The River And Through The Woods” is a comedy-drama about an Italian-American family, written by U.S. playwright Joe DiPietro. Directed by Ann Swiston, and with a cast of Georgette Richmond, Ed Tasca, Heather Hunter, Kevin O’Byrne, Kenneth Bridges and Peggy Lord Chilton, the play runs from December 6 through 15. 

Bird Fest events

• Cultural activities wrapped into the 2013 Lake Chapala Bird Festival commence Saturday, November 23, 5 p.m. with the art show “Birds of the Lake” at Galeria Efren Gonzalez (Marcos Castellanos 7, Ajijic).

The 12th annual Feria Maestros del Arte runs Friday, November 15 through Sunday, November 17 at the Chapala Yacht Club.

Weekend happenings

Art lovers have plenty of options to attend happenings booked for this weekend.

Studio 18

Studio 18 Art Gallery (Colon 18, Ajijic) presents a Day of the Dead ceremony and exhibit on Saturday, November 2, from 4-7 p.m. More than 16 artists will be showing paintings, photographs and sculptures.  An altar erected by Lori Truly will be on display.

Wonder Woman

There’s still time to catch the final two Wonder Woman shows at El Piano Rojo, both fund-raisers for November’s Feria Maestros del Arte. 

Sweet music will fill the evening air in Chapala on Saturday, October 19 as student troubadours roam the downtown area belting out lively Spanish and Latin American folk songs.