Puerto Vallarta Information & Events
Cabaret created, choreographed and performed by Mikki Prost. Price includes 2 cocktails, dinner, dessert and the show.
Thursday, December 20, 7 PM
Uncommon Grounds Buddha Lounge
Av. Lazaro Cardenas 625
upriver from Old Town, Puerto Vallarta
$400 pesos (advance purchase only)
TEL: 322 223 3834
WEBSITE: http://www.uncommon-grounds.com/home.php
A BOOK SIGNING BY JENNY McGILL
At Galeria Vallarta (Juarez 263, Colonia Centro, Puerto Vallarta) on Wednesday, December 19th you can find your copy of Drama and Diplomacy in a Sultry Mexican Beach Town and have it signed personally by Jenny McGill, Puerto Vallarta’s former US consular agent.
The book is great fun to read and includes anecdotes about many local people you may know. It reads like she is sitting on the terrace with you sipping margaritas.
And our cocktail party (with wine and canapes) will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
Jenny will be here selling and signing books. If you haven’t met her, this is the time. If you have met her, it’s the time again to come by and reminisce about the good ol’ times in Vallarta. (Shhh…)
MORE INFORMATION:
WEBSITE: Jenny McGill
GALLERY: GALERIA VALLARTA
Bring Your Own Flak Jacket is the title of a new book written by Jane Stillwater. It’s subtitled “Helpful Tips for Touring Today’s Middle East” and is written by an independent writer embedded with the US military in Iraq in the spring of this year, 2007. This book is written with humor and insight and, most importantly, considering today’s atmosphere of general journalistic incompetence, real first-hand experience.
The talk is on Tuesday, December 18 at Que?Pasa, Aquiles Serdan 625 in Old Town Vallarta at 4pm. (MAP) Admission is by donation. She won’t have any books to sell because she blew into town with just a duffel bag a couple of days ago (from reading her book, this is her style of travel) but you can order her books at Amazon.com or at Barnes and Noble.
Jane is here in Puerto Vallarta for a few weeks and will be giving a talk about her experiences writing this book. As soon as you meet her, you want to start asking questions, not only about the book, but about her and her life, which, without being too presumptuous, I would hint is just as fascinating, if not more, than the subjects of her new book.
If you’re interested in Iraq from the viewpoint of an “average” citizen, you will love this book. Calling Jane “average” is probably a misnomer and a great understatement, but she is, in many ways, although her life is far from average. I would go to her talk to learn about her, not about traveling to Iraq or Egypt or Turkey or Palestine, but that’s just me.
LINKS:
Jane Stillwater’s Blog
We are sorry to announce that the competition received fewer than the required number of entrants and we are therefore unable to select a winner for the competition. We wish to express our sincere thanks to all the merchants who generously donated prizes and all those workers who helped with this project.. All collected prizes shall be returned to those contributors. We truly appreciate your support and hope that you will continue to support our organization in the future.
R.I.S.E. 2008 Poster Competition
The Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza is sponsoring an annual Poster Competition to raise awareness of the needs of the children at the shelter. The theme of this year’s contest is “Los Niños Son El Futuro” and everyone is encouraged to enter.
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By PVeye
The eclectic group of talented individuals who go by the name of the VALLARTA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA will be offering their annual contribution to the Christmas festivities this year at the AMERICAN SCHOOL (Colegio Americano), out by Plaza Marina.
The performance is scheduled for 8 pm on SUNDAY, 16th DECEMBER. I am told that the concert this year will include the Vallarta Chamber Choir (directed by Nick Salmans) presenting Vivlaldi’s Gloria along with the usual audience participation in your favourite carols. The orchestra is conducted by Rigoberto Mora.
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A cocktail reception to introduce Geoff Watkinson’s audio book will be held this Friday night, December 14, from 6-8 pm at Galeria Uno, Morelos #561, El Centro Puerto Vallarta,
The Tinners is three-CD audio book, written and produced by Watkinson. The Tinners focuses on the plight of the tin miners in Cornwall in the mid-1800s.
