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bANANA cANtiNA » Celebrity Host Wednesdays

LOCAL CELEBRITY GUEST HOSTS EVERY WEDNESDAY

THIS WEEK’S CELEBRITY HOST:

MAY 7
María José Zorrilla will guest host, she is president of the board of Biblioteca los Mangos. Sally Conley will guest host, she is a member of the board and created a library in her own home in el Pitillal. They are dependent on donations from individuals and businesses as well as the city of Puerto Vallarta and IFC. Let’s add our hearts and pesos to our local library.

Raffle with great prizes, gift certificates, jewelry and always more. Join us for great food, drinks, service, fun and raise funds for a needy child to be able to spend time in the chamber.
Reservations 222 2114 or pvbananacantina@aol.com

Banana Cantina

Local Celebrity Night at bANANA cANtiNA gives everyone the opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child while enjoying a fabulous night of friendship, food and fun.

In addition to 10% of all sales being donated to the charity chosen by the guest host, a weekly raffle gives you a chance to win jewelry from Cassandra Shaw, gift certificates from Bruces Back Alley, Encuentros and MORE. It’s EASY come in have dinner with us and choose to purchase a raffle ticket.

Reservations Necessary: pvbananacantina@aol.com

CELEBRITY HOST SCHEDULE:
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VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL » Free Environmental Films » December 5 to 9

THE FOURTH ANNUAL VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTALIST SECTION (free viewings)

List of all Films to be shown.

The fourth edition of the annual Vallarta Film Festival, to take place from December 5th to 9th, will feature the Environmentalist Section, with a selection of documentary films that should promote among the audience both ecological conscience and the importance of caring for our planet.

This year the Environmentalist Section is comprised of five documentaries plus a special screening of Planet Earth –a BBC nature documentary TV series that consists of eleven episodes.

[youtube AcpJMBBUvys&rel=1 BBC’s Planet Earth]

One of the most outstanding films to be presented in this section is The 11th Hour, a feature film documentary created, produced and narrated by three-time Academy Award nominee actor Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, The Aviator, The Departed).
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Puerto Vallarta AIDS Day Parade » 2007

On December 5th, Puerto Vallarta commemorated World AIDS Day, beginning with a march along the Malecón. At 9 am, several hundred Vallartenses, dressed in white, carrying banners, wearing red ribbons, and distributing information, stepped off from Parque Hidalgo and made their way to the Los Arcos Ampitheater, accompanied by music provided by members of a local marching band.


Video courtesy of The BANDERAS BAY NEWS

Paul Crist, the President of Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, took some time out of his busy schedule on World AIDS Day to talk to BanderasNews videographer Ray Dion about HIV and our city’s commitment to keeping everyone in our community safe and healthy. (Ray Dion/PromoVision)

Participants in the Parade included students from local schools, concerned adults of all ages, elected and public health officials, and representatives of local HIV/AIDS organizations.

Mayor Javier Bravo Carbajal was represented by Lic. Marcelo Mantecón, who affirmed the local government’s commitment to continuing the fight against HIV in Puerto Vallarta. Other speakers included Dr. Carlos Castro, Public Health Director for the Puerto Vallarta Region, who commended the extraordinary work of our local HIV clinic known as CAPSITS, and spoke of the high incidence of HIV infection in our community.

Puerto Vallarta Enfrente el SIDA

Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA. A.C.
WEBSITE: http://www.vallartaenfrentasida.org/en/index.htm
TEL: 322-223-0535.

CURRENT TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA » VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL

THE CURRENT TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA TO BE PRESENTED IN THE 4TH ANNUAL VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL

List of all Films to be shown.

From December 5th to 9th, get ready to enjoy a distinctive selection of six Latin American films such as “The Past”, starring Gael Garcia, and “XXY”, winner of the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes film festival

Nuevo Vallarta, Nay. – The Vallarta Film Festival is pleased to announce the films representing the Latin American Section of its fourth annual edition, to take place on December 5th to 9th of this year at the facilities of Cinemark Plaza Caracol.

This section will showcase a selection of six feature films representing the current trends in Latin American cinema, including Hector Babenco’s The Past –the most recent production starring Mexican heartthrob Gael Garcia Bernal- and XXY, the awarded movie debut of Argentinean filmmaker Lucia Puenzo. One Long Night, Under the Same Moon, Dream Havana, and Posada complete the program.

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