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Tuesday, April 16 will be the last day for the Malecón Sculpture Walking Tours for this season, which is the seventh year for this free tour. No reservations are necessary and one must only show up at the Millennium sculpture next to the Hotel Rosita at the north end of the Malecón.
In an effort to further assist the foreign tourists who favor our destination season after season, the Puerto Vallarta municipality has opened the Oficina Municipal de Atención y Asistencia al Turista y Residente Extranjero (OAATRE), or Municipal Office to Attend and Assist Foreign Tourists and Residents.
Fandango, the original musical/dance tribute to Mexico’s native and folkloric traditions created by the production company behind Teatro Vallarta, is back home, after two years of touring, triumph, and turmoil. Is it worth the admission price? Managing Editor Paco Ojeda provides the answer!
The eight annual Wixaritari Tateikie Mieme indigenous festival is currently taking place in Puerto Vallarta’s Plaza Caracol and will continue until April 7. Every year, around this time, the Tateikie Huichol community from San Andrés Cohamiata, Jalisco, sets an exhibition at the popular shopping plaza.
As expected, Puerto Vallarta became the destination of choice for thousands of Mexican nationals who flocked to our destination during this past week. The exodus began early last week with a noticeable increase in vehicular traffic throughout the city.
Hosted by the Vallarta Yacht Club, Tango in Paradise 2013, a special dance participation and exhibition event to benefit the Yacht Club’s Jr. Sailing Program, will take place on Saturday, April 6, starting at 6:30 pm.
The ninth edition of the well-established culinary festival will once again transform Puerto Vallarta in a dining destination of choice during the second half of May, with 35 participating restaurants, five participating for the first time.
The third annual Open Water Swimming Competition organized by NadoSeguro has been announced, and will take place on April 27 in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Riviera Nayarit. The event is open to amateur and professional athletes of all ages.
Not only has Isla Río Cuale's La Cuiza recently reopened its doors to the public. The former restaurant and nightclub has put together “Cirque du La Cuiza,” a special evening of circus and acrobatic performances to set the tone for the new cultural and learning center, to take place Friday, March 22, at 9 pm.
Galeria Contempo will showcase the works of local artist Alfonso Peña this Friday, March 22, in an exhibition entitled “Encaustic & Resin,” from 6 - 10 pm.
This coming Friday, Galleria Dante will showcase the works of Brewster Brockmann and Jean-Gabriel Lambert, in their last show of the Winter/Spring season. Cocktails will be served 6 - 10 pm.
The American Legion and Navy League are joining forces to sponsor a charity chili cook-off. This always popular event will be held on Saturday, March 30 from 1 pm to 6 pm at El Rio Bar and Grill alongside the Cuale River in Paso Ancho.
The Palm Cabaret and Bar is excited to announce the arrival of comedian Tony Tripoli, Joan Rivers’ head comedy writer, for 4 nights of his ‘Dirty, Sexy, Funny!’ one man show, March 15, 17, 22 & 24.
Next Saturday, March 23rd, Los Mangos Library opens its doors at 6:30 p.m. to fill the night with light, art, movement, color, and intense, creative energy in Emergente, an exhibition of alternative art, art as you may have never seen before in this city.
Galeria Pacifico will feature a solo exhibition of the stunning paintings of Magdiel Perez with a cocktail inauguration on Wednesday, March 6, from 6 to 10 pm during the weekly El Centro Art Walk. Perez is a highly acclaimed artist, not only in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, but throughout Mexico and internationally.
The Puerto Vallarta Chamber Orchestra has just announced dates for three spring performances to take place throughout Banderas Bay during the month of March, providing visitors and locals with three different opportunities to enjoy the same program.
Marina Vallarta has been attracting a number of its residents, along with visitors, to a series of cultural events taking place during several afternoons and evenings of the week, and continuing through the rest of the Spring.
Galleria Dante will be showcasing works by Luis Castellanos Valui and Jorge Coste this coming Friday, March 8, with cocktails from 6 - 10 pm, as part of the Basilio Badillo Southside Shuffle.
Fine dining, dancing, hot jazz, a sikly breeze and waves crashing nearby on a moonlit beach are just a few of the perks Grupo Pro Sayulita (www.prosayulita.org) is offering during their upcoming annual Fiesta Fundraising event, March 13, at Don Pedro’s Brisa Mar Palapa in Sayulita.
Act II Entertainment proudly presents Del Shores in his one-man show, “Naked. Sordid. Reality.” to be performed at The Palm Cabaret and Bar. Texas-born Shores is an American film director and producer, playwright and actor, best known for his LGBT cult classic play “Sordid Lives,” also currently playing.
