Nine days of celebration honoring Saint Francis of Assisi, Chapala’s religious patron, kicked off Thursday, September 25, with a traditional program set to continue daily through Saturday, October 4.

Congrats

Local artist Marci Boone has announced that she will wed Bob Haynes Saturday, October 18 in The Chapel at The Village on the Creeks in Rogers, Arkansas.

Galina Vishnevskaya’s name is synonymous with twentieth-century Russian opera.

Troubadours

The ensemble Pilar de Coffeen will present a concert of “trova” (troubadour style) music Saturday, September 27, 7 p.m. at the Gonzalez Gallo Cultural Center, Avenida Gonzalez Gallo 1500 in Chapala.