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Caligula in Vallarta

The first time I saw this movie, back in Berkeley in the late 1970s, I almost walked out of the theater because it hit me hard. I was reviewing movies for a small weekly newspaper and knew that this was a controversial movie but I wasn’t ready for the images on that big screen. When I saw it years later, I nervously laughed at the scenes that had previously challenged my “free love,” “liberal” tendencies.

That this movie is playing in the local library here in Puerto Vallarta is amazing to me. I’m sure that it will be the truncated 90 minute version and not the uncensored 160 minute version, but, hey, what the heck…. Not much is left to the imagination in any version. I’m going to this showing simply to see the audience reaction.

7pm Friday, October 24
4pm, Saturday, October 25
15 pesos

Caligula
(Italy – US)
Penthouse/Felix. Director Tinto Brass; Producer Bob Guccione, Franco Rossellini; Screenplay [uncredited]; Camera Silvano Ippoliti; Editor Nino Baragli; Music Paul Clemente; Art Director Danilo Donati

Starring:
Malcolm McDowell
Teresa Ann Savoy
Helen Mirren
Peter O’Toole
John Gielgud.

Biblioteca Los Mangos – Puerto Vallarta

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Democrats Abroad Election Party On The Beach » November 4

By Paul Crist

The election campaign in the United States is FINALLY in its last days. An unusually long Primary Election season has been followed by an intense General Election campaign. On Election Night, Tuesday November 4, Restaurant Marazul and the Costa Banderas Chapter of Democrats Abroad Mexico have teamed up to celebrate the conclusion of this historic election in the U.S.

On election night, all are invited, regardless of party affiliation or citizenship status, to come out and enjoy an outstanding buffet supper at the beautiful new Restaurant Marazul. Election results will be monitored on a giant-screen TV, with the beautiful Los Muertos Beach and the Bay of Banderas as a backdrop.

Doors open at 8PM, and it is expected that the event will conclude around midnight, assuming the winner of the Presidential election is known by that hour.

Restaurant Marazul, located on the beach directly in front of the Parque Lazaro Cardenas in the Zona Romantica will present an outstanding buffet dinner from 9 PM to 10:30 PM, including:

  • Fresh sea bass filled with shrimp in a guajillo salsa with a touch of cream
  • Jamaica glazed shrimp
  • Chicken curry
  • Pork in Pomegranate salsa
  • Salmon mousse stuffed chiles
  • Clam soup
  • Rice and sautéed vegetables
  • CASH BAR

After dinner, attendees are encouraged to mingle with new and old friends as we await the final word on who will be the next President of the United States (and so usher in CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!).

Cost of the event is $350 pesos with advance reservation, or $400 pesos without prior reservation. Cash bar available all night. After 10 pm, people may attend the event for 50 peso cover charge. This price includes no food or drink.

With a buffet of delicious international cuisine prepared by one of Vallarta’s premier new chefs, this is sure to be an unforgettable evening!

For reservations please contact any of the following members of Democrats Abroad Mexico, Costa Banderas Chapter:

In Bucerias, stop in at Gringo’s Books & Coffee and ask for JoAnn.

Restaurant Marazul is located at Olas Altas #336, Zona Romantica.

Reserve NOW! This will be an historic night, and it should be shared with friends old and new! Years from now, people will be asking, “Where were you when the winner was declared in the Presidential elections of 2008?”

Your answer should be “I was at a gala event in Puerto Vallarta, overlooking the beach. There was a gorgeous sunset that evening, and the people had come out to celebrate a new era in American history!”

DJ Funky Inferno with DJ Blackfa » October 30 at Pure Night

Pure Night Nightclub announces a party with a unique atmosphere called DJ Funky Inferno. Doors open at 10:00 PM on Thursday, October 30. Cover is $200 pesos per person, which includes a courtesy drink. Ticket sales and reservations can be made at Pure Night, Plaza Marina L-50, or by calling 221-1940.

The special guest will be DJ Blackfa, who worked in the restaurant de Santos, and also with many music icons of international reputation. Enjoy the musical sounds of trip hop, industrial, techno, dance, elektrojungle, powerfunk, electronic, drum and bass.

According to the organizers this is to be a high-impact, dark, daring, sexy, funny and very explosive show; full of visual and auditory language and with the intention of generating an unforgettable experience of collective hallucination.

dj inferno

The Daily Scene » October 19 to 26

the Puerto Vallarta DAILY CALENDAR

October 19 to 26, 2008

The Puerto Vallarta Daily Schedule of Events is continually updated. Last-minute additions and corrections are frequent. Click on any listing for more information for individual events.

The tourist High Season in Puerto Vallarta is beginning. Calendar listings are expanding. The weather is cooling, the rain is ending and the activity now centers on the clubs and social activities. The city is alive with strange new openings and beginnings full of promise and high hopes.

SUNDAY October 19

 • MUSIC » Municipal Band, 6 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
 • DANCE » the Sunday Evening Dance, 7 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)

MONDAY October 20

 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)
  
TUESDAY October 21

 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)

WEDNESDAY October 22

 • Kids of the Dump + Pizza » Café Roma, 3 pm
 • FILM » Capote, 8 pm, Cuale Ctr, free
 • BENEFIT » for Gib Hauersperger, Club Manana, 6 pm
 • FIDO CLUB » Organizing dinner, La Huerta, 6 pm, 80 pesos
 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)
 
THURSDAY October 23

 • CONVENTION » Antique Auto Show
 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)
 
FRIDAY October 24

 • THEATER » Monstruos Invisibles, 8:30 pm, Cuale Ctr, 40 pesos
 • FILM » Caligula, Los Mangos Library, 7pm, 15 pesos (English)
 • JAM FOR THE KIDS » Cafe Roma, 7 pm, benefit
 • CONVENTION » Antique Auto Show
 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)
 
SATURDAY October 25

 • LITERARY » Vallarta Writers’ Group Meeting, 10:30 am, at IFC
 • DOGS & CATS » Pet Adoptions, Los Mangos Library, 10 am to 2 pm
 • ORCHIDS » Orchid Society Meeting, Botanical Gardens, 1 pm
 • THEATER » Soy Homosexual, 8 pm, Cuale Ctr., 50 pesos
 • FILM » Caligula, Los Mangos Library, 4pm, 15 peso (English)
 • PARTY » VallartaScene meetup, Cafe Roma, 6 pm
 • CONVENTION » Antique Auto Show
 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)
 • COMIC CONVENTION » Los Mangos, 11am to 8pm
 
SUNDAY October 26

 • TIME CHANGE » Set Clocks back 1 hour…
 • MUSIC » Municipal Band, 6 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
 • DANCE » the Sunday Evening Dance, 7 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
 • PARADE » Antique Autos, downtown Vallarta
 • CULTURE » Traditional Medicine Show, Hidalgo Park (all day)
 • COMIC CONVENTION » Los Mangos, 11am to 8pm
 
If you have an event that you would like to see listed here, please email events (at) pvscene.com. The Listings are Free.
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Dia de Los Muertos Altar and Calaveras Contest

day of the dead altar

20 spaces will be made available on the Malecon and Juarez Street sides of the Presidencia on November 1 and 2 for the display of Day of the Dead Altars made by residents of Puerto Vallarta and surrounding areas. Participants must register with the Division of Arts and Culture, located on the upper Río Cuale island, with the Profr. Enrique Barrios Limón. Registration is free.

The rules for display are HERE and basically require that the displays be 3 meters by 2 meters and of a personal nature, and not political, commercial or untraditional in any manner. Only materials traditionally used in such altars will be allowed. Altars must be installed on October 31 at 6 pm and removed on November 3. Labels on the altars should be bilingual.

The Calaveras Poetry Contest is open to all residents of the area and also has rules HERE. Submissions should also be made to the Division of Arts and Culture, located on the upper Río Cuale island, with the Profr. Enrique Barrios Limón before October 31 at 3 pm. The Calaveras will be displayed in the Presidencia and there will be a reading on November 2 at 8 pm at the Los Arcos Ampitheater on the Malecon.