The Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival has begun it’s 10th year.
It was a challenge on Saturday, February 11th keeping the poor Patrons warm for the Patrons’ Appreciation Event. That event usually takes place in late January where the loyal supports go to pay for and pick up their packages. This year, however it couldn’t be held until a week before the Festival because the Founder and Artistic Director, Chris Wilshere was up in Canada where he is employed with the Thunder Bay Orchestra and couldn’t get away in January. His mom and dad, Tony and Roseann Wilshere live here in Ajijic in a large lovely home on the lake so they were able to come to the rescue and host the Patrons’ event when it was threatened by bad weather. We had been having unusually unpleasant weather with lots of cold rain and the original venue was very open to the elements. Chris and Alvin Tung entertained us beautifully with violin and guitar pieces.
Alvin then launched the Festival last Friday at the Auditorio with “Guitango 3″. He is such a personality and besides being an internationally renowned musician, he is also a professional sports fisherman, tennis player and chef. Under the sponsorship of the SBNLMF and Hotel Villa San Francisco in Chapala, he entered the professional section of the Chili Cook-off and took away first prize. We’re hoping we’ll get a taste of his chili sometime during the festival.
From the Guadalajara Reporter last Saturday:
I’m still enjoying my role as webmaster for the Festival, and here’s the website http://www.scotiabanknorthernlightsmusicfestival.com/
Tonight I’m heading out to enjoy the Aeolus Quartet.
