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Javier Perez Kenna Photo Exhibition » February 26 to March 24

Images of a hurricane in Puerto Vallarta

101 photographs of Hurricane Kenna, one of the greatest natural disasters in Puerto Vallarta history, is on display from February 26 to March 24 at la Casa de Enlace Puerto Vallarta in Guadalajara.

Kenna Show Panorama

The Malecon and KennaIn the seven years since hurricane Kenna slammed the Jalisco coast, photojournalist Javier Perez has collected visual volumes of photographs for this display. 101 photographs are grouped into 21 categories according to related contents (the boardwalk, cars destroyed by the waves, the damage after the hurricane…).

The idea, says Perez, is to remind the public that “la naturaleza es poderosa” (“nature is powerful”).

La Casa de Enlace Puerto Vallarta is located at Luis Pérez Verdía 174.

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SEAPAL Race for Water » March 22

SEAPALSunday, March 22 is World Water Day and Puerto Vallarta is commemorating this day with IX Carrera Atlética por el Agua (IX Race for the Water).

More than 100,000 pesos will be awarded in prizes in a large number of categories and more than 700 people with ages of 6 to over 56 years old. Races will be run by age grouping.

Registration is until Saturday, March 21 at the Agustín Flores Contreras Sports Stadium central office from 8 am to 3 pm.

On Sunday, March 22, part of the main airport road, avenida Francisco Medina Ascencio will be closed from 8 am until noon and passage will be slow.

SEAPAL Race

4th Wixarika Festival Indígena 2009 » March 1 to 15

4th Festival Indígena 2009

In a joint participation of the City of Puerto Vallarta, DIF, the Comisión Nacional de Pueblos Indígenas and la Comunidad Wixarika, the 4th Festival Indígena 2009 will be held from 1 to March 15 in this Puerto Vallarta.

In this Festival, the Wixaritari culture will be demonstrated with a program that includes traditional crafts and music, ritual songs and dances, traditional ceremonies such as Patsixa (Change of authorities), Hikuri Neixa (Peyote Fiesta) and Tatei Neixa (Drum Festival), with photo exhibitions, workshops for children and the presence of the storyteller Araceli Muñoz. All events and demonstrations are open to the public and free.

To be honest, this is not much more than a half dozen Huichol artisans selling their work. The “performances” are not announced in advance so it’s pot luck…. They are nice people and are quite willing to talk about ‘secret’ herbs and such, and, in opposition to previous shows, they now like photographs taken of them.

The main exhibition will take place in Plaza Caracol from 10 am to 9 pm everyday from March 1 to March 15. Extensions of this festival will also occur at the Cuale Cultural Center.

Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Week 2009 » May 15 to 31

In its fifth year in a row, Vallarta Lifestyles Restaurant Week 2009 has begun. Sample the best of what Puerto Vallarta has to offer.

For 17 days, many of Puerto Vallarta’s best restaurants will offer spectacular three-course menus (with three options each) discounted by up to 50%. The cost of the fixed price menus are $169 or $269 pesos (beverages and tips excluded).

Vallarta Restaurant Week

Restaurant Week 2009 is endorsed by local municipal authorities, Puerto Vallarta’s tourism bureau (FIDETUR), and Hotel and Motel Association.

Restaurant Week 2009 takes place May 15-31, 2009.

The participating restaurants include:

  • Al Fresco
  • Archie’s Wok
  • Banana Cantina
  • Barcelona
  • Bocabento
  • Bubba Gump Shrimp
  • Café des Artistes
  • Café des Artistes del Mar
  • Cilantro’s
  • Coco Tropical
  • Daiquiri Dick’s
  • El Arrayán
  • El Dorado
  • Epoca
  • Hacienda San Angel
  • Japanice
  • Kaiser Maximilian
  • La Estancia
  • La Palapa
  • Le Kliff
  • Mar Azul
  • Mestizo
  • Mezzogiorno
  • Porto Bello
  • Roberto’s
  • Si Señor
  • The Blue Shrimp
  • The River Cafe
  • Tikul
  • Trattoria Michel
  • Trio
  • Vista Grill
  • Thierry’s Prime Steakhouse
  • Vitea

RESTAURANT WEEK WEBSITE

Oliver » American School Spring Musical, March 5-7

Musical Theater at the American School

by Renee Perez – PVNN

Since 1990, the students at The American School of Puerto Vallarta have been entertaining Puerto Vallarta audiences with quality musical theater. For this year’s Spring Musical, they will be performing “Oliver” from March 5th-7th at 7:30 pm.

OliverFrom the very beginning, the American School’s theater and music program has been a very important part of the curriculum. A tradition which spans over 19 years, and this school continues to provide the community with quality musical theater that consistently improves year after year.

In the old days, 1990 to be exact, our first Spring Musical was presented at the Hotel Krystal. Having no theater of our own, we relied purely on the generosity of the major hotels to provide us with a room, chairs, and if we were lucky, a stage. The minimal sets were built on campus, and there were only one or two days in which to rehearse in the actual venue. The first American School production was Guys and Dolls, and for a neophyte theater program, with only Spanish speaking students, it was a huge accomplishment.

You see, there was no other English theater in Puerto Vallarta at the time. The teachers who had the vision and courage to put together an American musical in a foreign country with no previous experience, created a foundation for an annual musical production, complete with live music, sets, costumes, lights and sound. After approximately five years, our theater program had raised enough money to build our own outdoor theater on campus, an achievement which is still highly prized today.

Over the years, our school has performed Guys and Dolls, High Tops, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver, Anything Goes, Bye Bye Birdie, Cinderella, Damn Yankees, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, The Music Man, My Fair Lady, The Fantastics and Four Guys Named Jose.

Coming full circle, this year we again present Oliver, which was the first production we presented in our amphitheater many years ago. Quite an extraordinary list for a little school in a beach town in Mexico. But these are extraordinary kids.

Melissa O’Neil is Assistant Choreographer and Elizabeth Mason is the Music Director.

This Musical will be playing from March 5th-7th, 2009 at the American School Amphitheater, located in Marina Vallarta. Admission is $100 pesos. Showtime is at 7:30 pm.

For more information contact Elena Garza at mailto:egarza(at)aspv.edu.mx