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1st Rio Cuale Festival » Program

Cultura en Movimiento

From January 16th-31st, music, folk and contemporary dance performances, theater, plastic arts, culinary arts and folk art will enhance the melodic sounds of the river and the ocean waves and the beautiful landscapes of the River Cuale Island.

Cuale FestivalDuring 3 weekends of excitement, the Festival will deliver a unique program of significant national and international artists, while maintaining close ties with the local community by bringing the city together with an array of opportunities for the participation and involvement of locals and visitors alike.

Located in the heart of Puerto Vallarta, the River Cuale Island is a charming spot; its natural beauty, cultural offerings, shops and restaurants make it one of the most visited places in town.

With the support of our City Hall, the Board of Tourism, the Island’s Business Association, local and international press and guest artists, the island is hosting its first “Festival Cuale.”

From January 16th-31st, music, folk and contemporary dance performances, theater, plastic arts, culinary arts and folk art will enhance the melodic sounds of the river and the ocean waves and the beautiful landscapes of the River Cuale Island.

During 3 weekends of excitement, the Festival will deliver a unique program of significant national and international artists, while maintaining close ties with the local community by bringing the city together with an array of opportunities for the participation and involvement of locals and visitors alike.

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Puerto Vallarta Bullfights » Wednesdays, Dec 23, 2009, to May, 2010

Corrida de Toros

“Anything capable of arousing passion in its favor will surely raise as much passion against it.” – Ernest Hemingway

The 2009-2010 Puerto Vallarta Bullfighting season will run from December 23 thru May at la Plaza de Toros “La Paloma” on the airport highway just north of Walmart and the Marina. Bullfights are held weekly, every Wednesday, at 5pm. The cost is 350 pesos.

There is blood and death for the bulls (4 a night), posing and pageantry for the toreadors. Bullfighting can be poetry and art and it can be primitive man against animal brutality. The bullfight is one notable place where cultures clash between New World sentimentality and European/Mexican sensuality.

Perhaps it would be good to take into account that this is one of the main “premiums” offered by timeshare salesmen here in Puerto Vallarta so much of the audience will probably be tourists. The Vallarta Bullfights are not premium.

Video of a Bullfight here in Puerto Vallarta:

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VII Campeonato Nacional Charro » February 18 to 22, 2009

The Puerto Vallarta yearly traditional Championship Mexican Charreada (Rodeo) will be held February 18 to 22, 2009. If you like charros (cowboys) and horses and pageantry, this is a very exciting event.

THE MALECONEADA:

A special highlight open to everyone without charge will be on Friday, February 20, at 10 pm, the traditional Maleconeada, a promenade on the Malecón with many Charros, chicas, walking bands and free tequila being passed out to all those attending. The Maleconeada begins late in the evening and continues on until it’s over. It starts at the north end of the Malecón at Park Hidalgo and proceeds down to the Presidencia where it ends with a public dance. The march is slow and the people are “happy” and loose.

Maleconeada Band and CharroMaleconeada in Puerto Vallarta

GENERAL PROGRAM:

February 18, Wednesday

  • 3 pm – Inauguration Ceremony
  • 3:30 pm – Carlos Sánchez Llaguno, Jal., Regionales de Jalisco and Charros de Vallarta -B- with a special performance of la Escaramuza Charra La Providencia, from Jalisco
  • 7 pm – Charros de El Relicario, EdoMex., Dos Ases de Ezequiel Peña, Nay. and Charros de Vallarta -A-
  • 9:30 – Tradicional Verbena Popular, A Show at Los Arcos Ampitheater with the Xiutla Ballet, Rope Dances and Mariachi bands.

FEBRUARY 19, Thursday

  • 11 am – Regionales de Tizayuca, Hgo., Rancho Las Cuatas, Nay. and Tapatía de Charros Jalisco
  • 3 pm – Puente de Camotlán, Nayarit, Rancho El Jaralito, SLP and Rancho Agua Santa, Jalisco
  • 7 pm – Youth Competition with the special appearance of Los Tres Potrillos, -Childrens National Champions-, Charros del Rancho San Gabriel and Charros del Pitillal, –Children’s Third Place National Champions-, together with la Escaramuza Charra La Providencia –Infantil-

FEBRUARY 20, Friday

  • 11 am – Charros de Cuauhtémoc -B-, NL, Tres Regalos, Q. Roo. Tequila Hacienda Vieja, Jalisco, Campeones Nacionales and San Martín Caballero -B- EdoMex.
  • 2:30 pm – Charros de Jalisco, Hacienda Tamaríz, Pue., Santa Fe de Valladolid, Mich. and Rancheros de Sonora, together with la Escaramuza Rancho Los Olivos del estado de Jalisco
  • 6:30 pm – Charros de El Cócono, Mor., Rancho La Biznaga, EdoMex, Rancho Nuevo de Tepa, Jalisco and Rancho El Quevedeño, Nayarit
  • 10 pm – Tradicional Maleconeada, the Parade on the Malecón.

FEBRUARY 21, Saturday

  • 11 am – Hacienda de Guadalupe, NL, Tequila Don Roberto, Jalisco, Charros de Cuauhtémoc -A-, NL and San Martín Caballero -A-, EdoMex
  • 3 pm – Charros de Tracomsa, NL, Los Tres Potrillos, Jalisco, Hacienda Naveja, Jalisco and Rancho El Edén, EdoMex
  • 7 pm – Rancho El Olivo, DF, Regionales de Texcoco, EdoMex, Charros de Chalco 36, EdoMex. and Charrería Lo Nuestro, DF

FEBRUARY 22, Sunday

  • 11 am – Ganadera Santa Isabel Pueblo, Charros de Félix Flores de Texcoco, EdoMex, Perla del Pacifico, BCN. and Los Tamaulipecos, Tams.
  • 3 pm – 1st Grand Finale Teams 1,2, and 3
    with la Escaramuza Las Alteñitas, del Estado de Jalisco, Tricampeonas Nacionales
  • 6 pm – 2nd Grand Finale Teams 4, 5 and 6
  • Upon completion of the two finals cash prizes will be awarded to the 6 teams and to the 10 individual champions

COST:

  • Wednesday to Saturday – 80 pesos for adults and 30 for children.
  • Sunday – 120 for adults and 30 for children

LOCATION MAP
Lienzo Charro Miguel “Prieto” Ibarría in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

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Blessing of the Animals, St. Anthony’s Day » January 17

On Saturday, Januarty 17th at 11:45 am, all people are invited to bring their household animals to Puerto del Cielo, the chapel of Hacienda San Angel, at Miramar 363, Colonia El Cerro, Downtown Puerto Vallarta.

This event is Free and Open to the Public. Refreshments will be available.

Animals (household pets only) will be blessed by Esteban Salazar Gonzalez, Parroco

This event is sponsored by SPCA de PV

St. Anthony Abbot, much venerated throughout Italy, is a hermit-saint who died in the deserts of Egypt on January 17th in the fourth century (not to be confused with St. Anthony of Padua, a Franciscan saint of the thirteenth century). Legend has it that during his periods of prayer and fasting in the desert, his only companions were the animals. Occasionally, the local people brought him bread. An integral part of St. Anthony’s feast day, even today, is the blessing of the animals followed by the receiving of the pane benedetto (“blessed bread”). Like most feast days in Italy, the Feast of St. Anthony is intertwined with the ancient Roman world. The long period between the winter solstice and summer equinox was replete with festivities and rites of purification, of the animals, the fields, the people – propitious offerings for fertility and regeneration of the cosmos. Today, under the veil of religious feast days, local customs are tied to those ancient rites of fecundity and regeneration. The blessing of domestic animals on the Feast of St. Anthony was considered auspicious, keeping away evil forces from the home and land, bringing fertility, fecundity.

The mission of SPCA de PV is to help fund and promote sterilization,
adoption and healthcare efforts for companion animals in the Puerto
Vallarta area, with the goal of eliminating the euthanasia of
healthy and adoptable animals. Monies raised will support these
various goals in ways that are most feasible within the community.

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7th Annual R.I.S.E. for Hope ¡Fiesta Mexicana! » February 7

7th Annual R.I.S.E. for Hope Fundraiser

by Sue Fornoff

February 7th is the date of the 7th annual RISE for HOPE fundraiser benefiting the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza children’s shelter in Puerto Vallarta. This once a year gala party raises much of the money needed to run the shelter that is home to approximately 50 children.

RISE Poster

The Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza, A.C. (R.I.S.E.), is a non-profit shelter for infants and children under the age of 14 who have been turned over to R.I.S.E. by DIF (Desarrollo Integral de la Familia), a Mexican government organization that is the legal representative for minors under the age of 14.

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Biggest benefit Concert ever on the Riviera Nayarit » January 18

Biggest benefit Concert ever on the Riviera Nayarit
By Bill Bell

Sometimes it takes a tragedy to bring a community together. The recent auto fatality of well known Nayarit’s Rincon de Guayabitos resident Kenny Thompson and serious injuries to his wife Jomie has not only brought together local American, Canadian and Mexican friends but also the entire Riviera Nayarit music community.

Ten well known Country and Western, Folk, Blues, Rock, and Mexican bands from Melaque, Bucerias, San Pancho, Las Varas and Rincon de Guayabitos will be coming together Sunday January 18th in La Penita (50 kilometers north of Puerto Vallarta) for an one day benefit concert to help pay Jomie Thompson’s medical bills.
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