Naked
The Naked Stage opens “An Afternoon with Woody” with performances set for January 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. and January 31 at 3 p.m. at Calle Zaragoza 3A in Ajijic.
Kristine Moily directs selections by Woody Allen that have been edited specifically for the Naked Stage by Moily and Ed Tasca. The collage includes “Death Knocks,” “God (A Play)” and “Writer’s Block-Riverside Drive.”
The plays will reflect Woody Allen and his non-sequiturs, quirky hairpin turns of thought and sudden switches of logic. The characters are all right out of the surreal world for which Allen has become famous.
Ticket donation is 50 pesos. For ticket information and reservations or for information about participating in a Naked Stage production, contact Jertiza McCarter at 765-3586 or Betty Lloyd Robinson at 766-2044.
Opening
Tandem exhibitions named the “Magical Realism of Ajijic artist Jesus Lopez Vega” and “When Mexico Sings” by Pat Apt open Saturday, February 6, 4-8 p.m. with a reception at the Ajijic Cultural Center on the plaza. Expect the unexpected.
Mime
Don’t forget the Wink, Wink (It’s Lip Sync) mime show in full swing on January 15 (7:30 p.m.), January 16 (7:30 p.m.) and January 17 (4 p.m.) at Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago. This community production sponsored by VIVA la Musica! is to raise funds to upgrade acoustics in the auditorium and continue with music scholarships for Mexican students. VIVA would like to thank the Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT), the Music Appreciation Society (MAS), the Northern Lights Festival and Los Cantantes del Lago for their support of this project. Everyone should come out and have a good laugh. Tickets are 150 pesos for center seating and 120 pesos for side sections.
Dance
The Ballet Folklorico of Ixtlahuacan will present regional dances of Michoacan, Jalisco, Yucatan and the Maya on Sundays, January 24 and February 7, at noon in Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago. Tickets are 100 pesos each and are available at the auditorium. The Ixtlahuacan dancers are state champions. They are lively, precise and beautifully costumed.
At El Gallo
Ken Gosh is featuring his watercolor class painters in exhibition on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 15, 16 and 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at his El Gallo Gallery, Calle Victoria Guadalupe 30 in Ajijic. Participating artists are Linda Shaffner, Diane Brisse, Varn, Lynndeen Knapp, Wanda Cowilshaw, Rick Cowilshaw, Margaret Dixon, Dan Williams, Kathy Fallon, Gravy Graves and Dona Johnson. Of course, Gosh’s paintings will also be on display.
The El Gallo Gallery is now open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 4 p.m.
Northern Lights
The Northern Lights Music Festival returns to Lakeside for its eighth season from March 5-15. As a community-sponsored event, this festival is giving a free preview of what it will offer this season on Saturday, January 23, 7 p.m. at the Sol y Luna event center, Rio Bravo 14 in west Ajijic.
Those attending will hear about this year’s festival and can buy their series tickets before they go on sale to the public (part of the cost being a small donation to the Festival’s programs to enhance the musical education of young Mexican musicians). There will be a short recital featuring violinist Chris Wilshere and friends.
The event is free. All past patrons and anyone else who is thinking seriously about becoming a new patron are welcome.
The popular Northern Lights Festival offers Lakeside music lovers a selection of ten classical and jazz concerts and recitals.
The Dresser
Lakeside Little Theater (LLT) opens its production of “The Dresser” on Saturday, January 16 at the LLT playhouse located just off Allen W. Lloyd Drive in San Antonio Tlayacapan. The run continues through January 24. with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees on January 16 and January 24 are at 3 p.m. Get there early for easy parking and to enjoy the full service bar on the Angel patio. Tickets are 150 pesos. The box office will be open January 16 from 10 a.m. to noon and open at the same time each day of the run (except Sundays) and one hour before curtain. The phone number for the box office is 766-0954. Leave a message.
Readings
Galeria Dos Lunas presents readings and book signings for four local authors – humorist Neil McKinnon, novelist Robert Bruce Drynen, poet James Tipton and memoirist Kenneth Clarke – on Saturday, January 16, 1-3 p.m. Dos Lunas is located at Calle Colon 13 in Ajijic.
On the plaza
The Ajijic Society of the Arts (ASA) will be set up on the Ajijic plaza on Sunday, January 17, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is their annual “art sale and flea market” event with lots of great artistic bargains and a whole bunch of neat stuff that you never dreamed of. Don’t miss it. It’s bound to be interesting.
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