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*Conecciones* The latest edition Lake Chapala Society's magazine, Conecciones or Connections in English, is now available for reading [a href="https://issuu.com/lakechapalasociety/docs/conecciones_magazine_may_2021" target="_blank" name="Conecciones"] On-Line [/a]. Alternatively, you may download a copy of the magazine to your PC [a href='newsletters.php' target='_blank'] DOWNLOAD HERE [/a]. The mission of this magazine advances the mission of LCS, which is to "promote the active participation of lakeside's inhabitants to improve the quality of life Lakeside."The articles in the magazine have been carefully chosen to entertain, educate, and provide information and inspiration to live a quality life lakeside. The magazine's name, Conecciones, reflects its purpose, with LCS acting as a link that encourages connections amongst our unique populace.With an unconventional spelling the name symbolizes the merging of cultures and ideas.	New Spanish Learning Opportunities Beginning in May, on CAMPUS classes and via ZOOM! Introduction to Spanish, Spanish in Action, and [a href="spanish-classes.php" name="LCS Spanish Classes"]CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THESE OFFERINGS ON THE SPANISH EDUCATION PAGE[/a]. Then, click the blue REGISTER ONLINE to secure your place in a class. For details, email directoreducacion@lakechapalasociety.com.	A Lake Chapala Society Personal Enrichment Program opportunity: NEED A DRIVER'S LICENSE? May 10 On Campus - 3:00 - 4:30 PM Instructor: Alfredo Pérez Aldana Min/Max Students required: 5/15 Cost: $400 pesos. LCS Membership Required [a href="personal_enrichment.php" name="Personal Enrichment Program"] CLICK HERE TO ENROLL [/a] In the process of adapting and modernizing ourselves to the changes the world puts in front of us, we offer you the Driver's License class. The purpose of this class is to provide you with the necessary knowledge to obtain a new license or to renew it. It lasts an hour and a half and in it we will consider these topics: Documents and processing. Types of driver's license in Jalisco. Mexican Police Secretary of Transportation in Jalisco. Visual traffic signs Body language and sound of traffic agents. ** Chapala traffic regulations All the necessary orientation to get your driver's license in your hands. Material will be sent over email prior to the class.	The LCS Concert in the Park Series Continues with Effie Passero Two Performances: Sunday, May 16, 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM The concert will be held in the LCS Garden Advanced ticket purchase recommended. VIP tickets (features prime location with table): $500 MXN General Admission tickets (seats arranged in rows): $350 MXN. Advance tickets may be purchased [a href='event_ticket_form.php' target='_blank'] HERE USING CREDIT CARD [/a] Effie Passero, a recent American Idol semi-finalist, has one of the most amazing voices you'll ever hear. She often has stories that accompany each song. She'll also play many of your all time favorites and some of her own originals. Effie has performed twice at LCS, once with Spencer Day and once with Enrique de Allende - both shows have attracted great audiences. This time - this is Effie's show. You'll fall in love with Effie in her own space.
Prueba Mexico Mexican Salsas Instructor: Ana Moreno Course Fee:$380 MXN Course Dates:May 27 Course Time:1:30 to 3:30 PM Course Location: LCS Garden Min/Max Students required: 10/12 Enrollment ends May 26 . [a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a] OR, Sign-up at Service desk LCS Membership must be current, or purchase of Temporary Membership. No Refunds Description: The key to many Mexican dishes is found in their sauces, whether they are raw, cooked, fried, stewed, etc. And thatcan be spicy, sweet, neutral, acidic, light, thick, simple or very elaborate. With this course LCS aims to take you by the hand to buy the necessary ingredients to make some sauces. How Mexican uses them. What food you can dress with them. Do not miss this tour into the Mexican gastronomic world.	The LCS Concert in the Park Series Continues with a new Broadway revue devised by Michael Reason. Featuring Amaranta Santos, Laura Medina and Doug Voet. One Performance Only: Sunday, May 30, 6:00 PM The concert will be held in the LCS Garden Advanced ticket purchase recommended. General Admission tickets: $300 MXN. Advance tickets may be purchased [a href='event_ticket_form.php' target='_blank'] HERE USING CREDIT CARD [/a] On Sunday May 30 area residents will get the opportunity to experience Back to Broadway with Amaranta Santos, Laura Medina and Doug Voet in a carefully designed show featuring songs from hit musicals such as A Chorus Line, Kiss Me Kate, Wicked and Follies. What will make this revue different and exciting is that instead of just a piano accompanying the singers the audience will experience the songs as they were meant to be heard – with a full orchestra! "As much as I would like to have a real live orchestra due to pandemic protocols we can´t at this time. Instead I have arranged all the songs for a virtual orchestra!" comments Reason. "The results are backing tracks that sound just like the real thing!" All of the performers have extensive backgrounds in musical theatre especially Doug Voet who played Joseph in the original Broadway production of the Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice hit show "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."	Prueba Mexico Mexican Manners Instructor: Alfredo Perez Course Fee: $350 MXN June 3, 1:00 - 3:30 PM Course Location: Veranda Min/Max Students required: 6/12 Enrollment ends June 2 [a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a] LCS Members only. Membership must be current. No Refunds Description: Cultural shock is a normal part of life when we move to another country whose habits are different, we have to observe and learn thelocal rules of urbanity, what body language issues are appropriate and which are not. Why the behavior of the inhabitants of the new place is different. What do local people expect from me as a new inhabitant of the area?What phrases should I use and at what times? What should I understand about the time structure of the local people so different from mine?Why are the procedures with the authorities so complicated? And a long etc. Our intention is to help you understand these basic and necessary questions for the real and adequate coexistence with my new neighbors. Another way to know Mexico.	The LCS Concert in the Park Series Continues with The Three Tenors Vallarta Concert Two Performances: Sunday, June 13, 3:30 and 6:00 PM The concert will be held in the LCS Garden Advanced ticket purchase recommended. VIP tickets (features prime location with table): $500 MXN General Admission tickets (seats arranged in rows): $350 MXN. Advance tickets may be purchased [a href='event_ticket_form.php' target='_blank'] HERE USING CREDIT CARD [/a] The Three Tenors Vallarta debuted at Incanto to rave reviews in December 2020 and have been extended three times. This is a Latino group that audiences love. Reminiscent of internationally popular vocal groups Il Divo and Il Volo, the show stars Freddy Otelo from Venezuela, Armando Chakam from Colima, Mexico, and Pedro Islas from Mexico City singing exquisite interpretations of many familiar contemporary Pop and operatic ballads in English, Spanish, and Italian.

*Conecciones* The latest edition Lake Chapala Society's magazine, Conecciones or Connections in English, is now available for reading [a href="https://issuu.com/lakechapalasociety/docs/conecciones_magazine_may_2021" target="_blank" name="Conecciones"] On-Line [/a]. Alternatively, you may download a copy of the magazine to your PC [a href='newsletters.php' target='_blank'] DOWNLOAD HERE [/a]. The mission of this magazine advances the mission of LCS, which is to "promote the active participation of lakeside's inhabitants to improve the quality of life Lakeside."The articles in the magazine have been carefully chosen to entertain, educate, and provide information and inspiration to live a quality life lakeside. The magazine's name, Conecciones, reflects its purpose, with LCS acting as a link that encourages connections amongst our unique populace.With an unconventional spelling the name symbolizes the merging of cultures and ideas.	New Spanish Learning Opportunities Beginning in May, on CAMPUS classes and via ZOOM! Introduction to Spanish, Spanish in Action, and [a href="spanish-classes.php" name="LCS Spanish Classes"]CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THESE OFFERINGS ON THE SPANISH EDUCATION PAGE[/a]. Then, click the blue REGISTER ONLINE to secure your place in a class. For details, email directoreducacion@lakechapalasociety.com.	A Lake Chapala Society Personal Enrichment Program opportunity: NEED A DRIVER'S LICENSE? May 10 On Campus - 3:00 - 4:30 PM Instructor: Alfredo Pérez Aldana Min/Max Students required: 5/15 Cost: $400 pesos. LCS Membership Required [a href="personal_enrichment.php" name="Personal Enrichment Program"] CLICK HERE TO ENROLL [/a] In the process of adapting and modernizing ourselves to the changes the world puts in front of us, we offer you the Driver's License class. The purpose of this class is to provide you with the necessary knowledge to obtain a new license or to renew it. It lasts an hour and a half and in it we will consider these topics: Documents and processing. Types of driver's license in Jalisco. Mexican Police Secretary of Transportation in Jalisco. Visual traffic signs Body language and sound of traffic agents. ** Chapala traffic regulations All the necessary orientation to get your driver's license in your hands. Material will be sent over email prior to the class.	The LCS Concert in the Park Series Continues with Effie Passero Two Performances: Sunday, May 16, 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM The concert will be held in the LCS Garden Advanced ticket purchase recommended. VIP tickets (features prime location with table): $500 MXN General Admission tickets (seats arranged in rows): $350 MXN. Advance tickets may be purchased [a href='event_ticket_form.php' target='_blank'] HERE USING CREDIT CARD [/a] Effie Passero, a recent American Idol semi-finalist, has one of the most amazing voices you'll ever hear. She often has stories that accompany each song. She'll also play many of your all time favorites and some of her own originals. Effie has performed twice at LCS, once with Spencer Day and once with Enrique de Allende - both shows have attracted great audiences. This time - this is Effie's show. You'll fall in love with Effie in her own space.
Prueba Mexico Mexican Salsas Instructor: Ana Moreno Course Fee:$380 MXN Course Dates:May 27 Course Time:1:30 to 3:30 PM Course Location: LCS Garden Min/Max Students required: 10/12 Enrollment ends May 26 . [a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a] OR, Sign-up at Service desk LCS Membership must be current, or purchase of Temporary Membership. No Refunds Description: The key to many Mexican dishes is found in their sauces, whether they are raw, cooked, fried, stewed, etc. And thatcan be spicy, sweet, neutral, acidic, light, thick, simple or very elaborate. With this course LCS aims to take you by the hand to buy the necessary ingredients to make some sauces. How Mexican uses them. What food you can dress with them. Do not miss this tour into the Mexican gastronomic world.	The LCS Concert in the Park Series Continues with a new Broadway revue devised by Michael Reason. Featuring Amaranta Santos, Laura Medina and Doug Voet. One Performance Only: Sunday, May 30, 6:00 PM The concert will be held in the LCS Garden Advanced ticket purchase recommended. General Admission tickets: $300 MXN. Advance tickets may be purchased [a href='event_ticket_form.php' target='_blank'] HERE USING CREDIT CARD [/a] On Sunday May 30 area residents will get the opportunity to experience Back to Broadway with Amaranta Santos, Laura Medina and Doug Voet in a carefully designed show featuring songs from hit musicals such as A Chorus Line, Kiss Me Kate, Wicked and Follies. What will make this revue different and exciting is that instead of just a piano accompanying the singers the audience will experience the songs as they were meant to be heard – with a full orchestra! "As much as I would like to have a real live orchestra due to pandemic protocols we can´t at this time. Instead I have arranged all the songs for a virtual orchestra!" comments Reason. "The results are backing tracks that sound just like the real thing!" All of the performers have extensive backgrounds in musical theatre especially Doug Voet who played Joseph in the original Broadway production of the Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice hit show "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."	Prueba Mexico Mexican Manners Instructor: Alfredo Perez Course Fee: $350 MXN June 3, 1:00 - 3:30 PM Course Location: Veranda Min/Max Students required: 6/12 Enrollment ends June 2 [a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a] LCS Members only. Membership must be current. No Refunds Description: Cultural shock is a normal part of life when we move to another country whose habits are different, we have to observe and learn thelocal rules of urbanity, what body language issues are appropriate and which are not. Why the behavior of the inhabitants of the new place is different. What do local people expect from me as a new inhabitant of the area?What phrases should I use and at what times? What should I understand about the time structure of the local people so different from mine?Why are the procedures with the authorities so complicated? And a long etc. Our intention is to help you understand these basic and necessary questions for the real and adequate coexistence with my new neighbors. Another way to know Mexico.	The LCS Concert in the Park Series Continues with The Three Tenors Vallarta Concert Two Performances: Sunday, June 13, 3:30 and 6:00 PM The concert will be held in the LCS Garden Advanced ticket purchase recommended. VIP tickets (features prime location with table): $500 MXN General Admission tickets (seats arranged in rows): $350 MXN. Advance tickets may be purchased [a href='event_ticket_form.php' target='_blank'] HERE USING CREDIT CARD [/a] The Three Tenors Vallarta debuted at Incanto to rave reviews in December 2020 and have been extended three times. This is a Latino group that audiences love. Reminiscent of internationally popular vocal groups Il Divo and Il Volo, the show stars Freddy Otelo from Venezuela, Armando Chakam from Colima, Mexico, and Pedro Islas from Mexico City singing exquisite interpretations of many familiar contemporary Pop and operatic ballads in English, Spanish, and Italian.