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Bar Frida » Vallarta’s only true Gay Cantina is moving…

Disregard most this article. Bar Frida has moved as of February 11 and open once again. For a view of the opening, check out Tracy Park’s blog at Bar Frida’s “Soft” Opening. The *real* grand opening is Friday, February 26. This will be a night (among many, of course) to remember.

Frida un BarMuch like Frida Kahlo herself, Bar Frida in Vallarta has become an icon. In it’s nearly 8 years of existence, Bar Frida’s owner Tom Finley and partner Luis have worked to maintain a consistently well run, authentic, Mexican style cantina where all of us can feel comfortable, get a very fair priced drink or cold cerveza and enjoy the kind of camaraderie/socializing that doesn’t exist in too many places these days.

That tradition will continue at their new location with an open air balcony at Insurgentes and Carranza (just one block south of the current location). All of the artwork and fixtures from the will be moved in the next few days to the new location. Watch for a soft opening mid-week and then a special GRAND OPENING and owner Tom Finley’s 65th birthday party (February 25 – the birthday, that is)… all coming soon.

IN THE MEANTIME, everyone is invited to join the staff for one last night of Vallarta memories, bar Frida style. TODAY! (starting at 4pm), Sunday, February 8…. it’s the final, last call at the current Fridas!

WEBSITE: http://fridaunbar.partyvarty.com/index.php
OLD ADDRESS:
Lázaro Cárdenas # 361 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. México
NEW ADDRESS:
301A Insurgentes. Corner of Insurgentes and Venustiano Carranza

$10,000 “Big Dog” Puerto Vallarta Treasure Hunt, April 3, 2009

Enter Vallarta’s BIG DOG Treasure Hunt

S.F. Productions would like to invite you to participate in “The Big Dog Treasure Hunt,” a televised event taking place in Puerto Vallarta on April 3rd, 2009. This is a new reality television show to air nationally in the United States.

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We aim to put you and/or your company in the spotlight of over 90 million viewers and give you the opportunity to win $10,000 USD in cash as well as $15,000 USD in cash and prizes. The Treasure Hunt promises to be a spectacular event for the community of Puerto Vallarta and a fantastic way for everyone involved to interact and have a great day of fun.

This event is open to full and part time residents of Mexico. The entry fee for the Big Dog Treasure Hunt is $300 USD per team of up to 4 persons, 10% of which will be donated to a local charity.

This contest will not only be exciting, but promises to be the biggest event that Puerto Vallarta has ever seen. Be a part of history making in this magical city.

The Event

A combination of The Amazing Race, Fear Factor and Survivor.

A One Day Event where contestants receive clues and challenges around Puerto Vallarta.

Contestants receive the clues and receive points for each challenge they complete until they find the treasures at each stop.

The team that finds the treasure first and has the most points is declared the BIG DOG of Puerto Vallarta and wins the Grand Prize of $10,000 USD in CASH.

The final awards party will be held at La Iguana in Old Town and is open to the public.

Space is limited, so get your team together and visit PvTreasureHunt.com to learn everything you need to know about entering and competing for over $25,000 in cash and prizes in the Puerto Vallarta Big Dog Treasure Hunt.

Special discounts and bonuses are available to teams that sign up before March 14, 2009, so click HERE to register today!

» PV ENTERTAINMENT and EVENTS «  The Week of February 8 – 15

the Puerto Vallarta DAILY CALENDAR

February 8 to 15, 2009
(Updated February 13, 9 am)

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

SUNDAY February 8

MONDAY February 9

TUESDAY February 10

WEDNESDAY February 11

THURSDAY February 12

FRIDAY February 13

 
SATURDAY February 14

 
SUNDAY February 15

 
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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Milk, the Movie » Thursdays in February at PJ’s Comedy Club

I lived in San Francisco when Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were murdered by a man, Dan White, whose defense was that he was high on Hostess Twinkies. The times were surreal.

Hostess kept a large billboard up above the freeway heading into town with the slogan, “San Francisco, Home of Twinkies.” Life was sad then.

This movie is about those times.

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Thursdays thru February at 7:30 pm. 50 pesos.
PJ’s Comedy Club, The San Franciscan Resort, Calle Pilitas #213 (half a block off of Olas Altas) 222-6473, ext 122

Book Signing by Yelapa Author, Robert Hardin » Café Roma, February 21

YELAPA AUTHOR PUBLISHES NEW NOVEL

Robert Hardin
American writer Robert Hardin announces the publication of Worst Cases, the latest book in his David Armstrong series. This is Hardin’s fourth novel since moving to Yelapa, Mexico in January 2005. The first book signing of Worst Cases will be held at Café Roma in Puerto Vallarta on Saturday, February 21st from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.

In Worst Cases, criminal attorney David Armstrong takes on the causes of two unsavory clients. The murder trial of one of those clients taxes David’s abilities as few others have. And the representation of the other before the United States Supreme Court creates the most serious ethical conflict of his career. Felicia Bates-Baxter, California’s senior U.S. Senator and David’s long time lover, relieved that the American government is finally rid of the disgraceful George W. Bush, spends more time than usual in her home district and helps David through his work crisis.

Worst Cases
All of Robert’s books, including Worst Cases, are available at amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles, and other bookstores in the U.S. and Canada. They will also soon be available in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at NV Bookstores and A Page in the Sun on Olas Altas.

Former northern California residents Robert Hardin and his wife, Kathryn, along with their two black cats, live year round in a beach house in Yelapa, a small village between Puerto Vallarta and Cabo Corrientes accessible only by boat.

Anyone wishing to know more about the author may access his web page at http://outskirtspress.com/worstcases or his email at croberthardin (at) gmail.com.

Café Roma fronts the Rio Cuale at 287 Encino just a few doors west of the municipal flea market.