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01 www.lakechapalasociety.com The Lake Chapala Society INDEX / ÍNDICE Our mission is to promote Mission & Vision 02 LETTER FROM THE LCS PRESIDENT the active participation of Nuestra Misión es promover la acti- 03 SALUDOS DE LA PRESIDENTA DE LCS Lakesides’ inhabitants to im- va participacion de los residentes de 2019 LCS Membership Fees prove their quality of life lake- la Ribera de Chapala, para mejorar Volunteers Needed at LCS side. la calidad de vida en la comunidad. 04 Nixtamalization: Wisdom from the Past Nuestra Visión es un futuro Our vision is a future where all 05 Nixtamalización — Sabiduría del Pasado donde todos los residentes de La WEEDENDS AT LCS Creative Communication: A leap Lakeside residents continually Ribera participen continuamente 06 have a role in enriching the en mejorar la calidad de vida, into the Creativity of Self-Awareness community’s quality of life, vitalidad y prosperidad de la 07 FIN DE SEMANA EN LCS Comunicación creativa: vitality and prosperity through comunidad a través del inter- un salto a la creatividad de la conciencia the exchange of knowledge, cambio de conocimiento, ex- 08 NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM How to Get a CURP expertise, culture, heritage & periencia, cultura, patrimonio y language. lenguaje. Number 09 BUEN PROVECHO High Altitude Cooking at Lakeside (Part 3) Board of Directors 10 What’s Happening at LCS? President / Presidente: Carole Wolff (2020) 12 GUADALAJARA! GUADALAJARA! La Primavera: VP / Vicepresidente: Sandra Britton (2019) Guadalajara´s Lungs Treasurer / Tesorero: Tim Boardman (2019) 14 The Crafts of Tlajolmulco Secretary / Secretario: George Radford (2020) 15 Las artesanías de Tlajolmulco Directors / Directores: Howard Feldstein (2019), Nicolas Hanson 18 ECO VERDE What’s the Buzz About Hummingbirds? (2019), Philip Newbold (2020), Gin Pelzl (2020), Janis Sirany (2019), 19 ECO VERDE ¿Cuál es el rumor acerca de los colibríes? Elizabeth Villaseñor (2020), Mac Whyte (2020) 20 COVER STORY Universal Tone Immediate Past President / Antiguo presidente: Ben White 21 Needlepushers Executive Director / Director Ejecutivo: Terry Vidal 22 ARTÍCULO DE PORTADA El tono universal 23 El Grupo Los Needlepushers de LCS Conecciones Team 24 SALUD Music & the Brain The magazine’s name, Conecciones—Connections in English—re- flects its purpose, which is to enable the Lake Chapala Society to 25 SALUD Música y el cerebro connect with its community. 26 The Games People Play: Part 2 — Video Games 27 Los juegos que la gente juega; Segunda Parte — Juegos de El nombre de la revista Conneciones refleja su propósito, favore- video cer la conexión de The Lake Chapala Society con la comunidad. 28 LOCAL COLOR Antonio Andrade — Jazz Musician Publisher / Editorial: Lake Chapala Society 29 COLORES EN LA RIBERA Antonio Andrade — Editor-in-Chief / Editor en Jefe: Terry Vidal Musico de Jazz Managing Editor / Gerente de Edició: Rachel McMillen 30 RIBERAS AUTHORS And to Think that Only Department Editor / External / Depto. de Edición Externo: Harriet Hart Yesterday Department Editor / Internal (G)/ Depto. de Edición Interno: Sandy Britton 32 LCS March Activities Department Editor / Internal (O) / Depto. de Edición Interno: Tom Keane Translation / Traductor: Robert Castellanos Conecciones Advertising Prices/ Sales / Ventas: Martha Curiel Precios de los anuncios Art & Design / Arte y Diseño: Domitzu Medrano B. Cost with Production Manager / Director de producción: Marianne Carlson IVA Back cover (8.5 x 11” 22 x 28 cm) $4,400 $5,104 Conecciones welcomes submissions of articles from Lake- Inside Front/Back Cover side authors — we reserve the right to edit as necessary. (8.5 x 11” 22 x 28 cm) $3,900 $4,524 Submissions shoud be in MS Word 400-800 words, and should be directed to [email protected]. Full page (8 x 10.5” 20 x 27 cm) $3,200 $3,712 Advertisement inquiries should be directed to ventas@ 1/2 page (5.25 x 8” 13 x 20 cm) $1,850 $2,146 lakechapalsociety.com. 1/4 page (4 x 5.25” 10 x 13 cm) $1,000 $1,160 1/8 page-business card (3.25 x 2” 8 x 5 cm) $ 350 $ 406 Propuestas de artículos para la revista Conecciones. Nos reservamos el derecho de editar según sea necesario. Las consultas deben dirigirse All prices include free design work except business card ads. All ads/ad infor- mation must be submitted by the last Friday of the month for inclusion in the awww.lakechapalasociety.com [email protected]. Las consultas sobre publicidad deben dirigirse a [email protected]. next month’s magazine. Send to [email protected] 01 Greetings from the Lake Chapala Society President What could be better than the start of spring at Lakeside? Special Note: Please be aware that some activities It’s March and that time of year to invite you to our Lake will be delayed or cancelled while the LCS Annual General Chapala Society Annual General Meeting. All members Meeting is in session. The Service Office, information desk, are encouraged to attend. and all libraries will be closed until the conclusion of the meeting. The membership desk will be available to resolve Each year you, our members, have the opportunity to hear membership issues, but new memberships will not be avail- directly from the board of Directors at this annual event. able from close of business on the 18th until after the AGM This is a moment to learn about the work LCS has accom- adjourns. plished in the last year, as well as our plans for the future. TED Talks, Tournament Scrabble may be delayed. Intro- duction to Spanish (12 p.m. class) will be moved to Wilkes This year the AGM will feature an update on the Campus (Biblioteca) at Galeana #18. redevelopment plans and how LCS is moving forward. This is a project that the Campus committee and board have been engaged in for the last several years. We are very inter- LCS Learning Seminars ested in sharing this with you and would like you to attend the meeting and be a part of that process. for March are based on TED TALKS which are held in the sala, when scheduled, on Tuesdays from 12 to 1:15 p.m. The membership has a voice, and it is at the AGM that you can share your voice. Hope to see you there! March 5 No seminar due to festivities for Shrove Tuesday/“Fat Tues- Carole Wolff, LCS President day”/Mardi Gras, Lake Chapala Society, A.C. Annual General Meeting March 12 Tuesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. “What does it mean to be a Citizen LCS NJ Patio of the World” is hosted by Fred Harland and features Hugh Evans, who at the age of 14, spent the night in a Manila slum. The harsh Order of the Day realities of his hosts’ lives motivated him to start a move- 1. Call to Order ment. A movement that mobilizes “global citizens,” people 2. Establishment of Quorum who self-identify first and foremost not as members of a state, nation, or tribe, but as members of the human race. In 3. Reading of Order of the Day this uplifting and personal talk, learn more about how this 4. Receipt of Annual General Meeting Minutes of March new understanding of our place in the world is galvanizing 13, 2018 people to take action in the fights against extreme pover- 5. President’s Report ty, climate change, gender inequality and more. “These are 6. Ratification of 2018 Financial Report ultimately global issues,” Evans says, “and they can only be 7. Receipt of the 2019 Budget Projections solved by global citizens demanding global solutions from 8. Receive Report from External Financial Auditor for their leaders.” 2018 & ratification of appointment for the 2019 Finan- March 19 cial Audit “You owe it to yourself to experience a total solar eclipse”, is hosted by Pete Soderman and features David Baron. On 9. Ratification of Membership Categories and Dues August 21, 2017, the moon’s shadow raced from Oregon 10. Ratification of Reserve Fund Deposit to South Carolina in what some consider to be the most 11. Report on Annual Objectives and update on Campus awe-inspiring spectacle in all of nature: a total solar eclipse. Redevelopment Master Plan Umbraphile David Baron chases these rare events across the 12. Election of Board Officers and Directors-at-Large globe and in this ode to the bliss of seeing the solar corona. 13. Granting power of attorney He explains why you owe it to yourself to witness one, too. 14. Annual General Meeting authorization for the Board of Directors to approve the 2019 AGM Minutes March 26 Seminar to be hosted by Ron Mullenaux. The TED speaker 15. Adjournment www.lakechapalasociety.com is yet to be announced. 02 Saludos de la Presidenta de LCS ¿Qué mejor que el comienzo de la primavera en la ribera? Nota Especial: Favor de tener en cuenta que algu- Es marzo y es la temporada del año para invitarlos a nuestra nas actividades se retrasarán o cancelarán mientras la junta junta general anual de Lake Chapala Society. Se anima a general anual de LCS está en sesión. La oficina de servicios, todos los miembros a asistir. el mostrador de información y todas las bibliotecas estarán cerradas hasta la conclusión de la junta. El escritorio de Cada año, ustedes, nuestros miembros, tienen la oportuni- membresía estará a su disposición para resolver cualquier dad de escuchar directamente de la mesa directiva en este asunto relacionado con su membresía. Sin embargo, no se evento anual. Este es el momento de enterarse acerca del podrán tramitar nuevas membresías hasta el fin de día hábil trabajo que LCS ha desempeñado a lo largo del año anteri- del 18 del mes hasta concluir la junta general anual.