Here is the 2009 official Puerto Vallarta City Calendar of holidays and celebrations. The print is small and in Spanish so click to enlarge to read. Courtesy of the Puerto Vallarta Culture Department. This listing shows all governmental holidays and how the Mexican flag should be flown (full or half staff), where the official ceremony will be held and if civic personnel have to attend. Full staff flying of flags indicates a basic holiday. Half staff indicates a current or historical date of death.
Santa Barbara Theater Benefit Jam Session » Sunday, January 25
Sunday, January 25, at 6 pm, there will be a benefit musical jam session at the Santa Barbara Theater and Broadway Cafe for Ann Marie Danimus, owner of the Theater, and all proceeds go to the Santa Barbara Theater Recovery Fund. If you value theater in Puerto Vallarta, this is a good way to become involved.
DONATIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED!
At the Santa Barbara Theater, 351 Olas Altas. Phone: 223-2048
If you’ve ever wanted to get to know or to hang with the theater community here in Vallarta, this is a good opportunity. Meet the people behind the scenes… Come on down with an instrument, a voice, or just an ear!
We will be serving: Nachos, Stuffed Mushrooms, Garlic/Ginger Hotwings, Mini Pizzas and Kettle Corn.
Drink Specials!!! $15-20 peso beer, $20-35 peso margaritas.
We thank the Puerto Vallarta community in advance for supporting us in this endeavor.
Liv Boughn, Actress, Acting Teacher
cell: 044-322-137-5777
US tel: 323-201-2704
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” -Goethe
Spencer Tunick Returns to Mexico » January 19, 2009
Spencer Tunick, the U.S. photographer famed for shooting photos of naked people en masse in public places, returned to Mexico City over the weekend to do his thing again.
The last time the photographer worked in Mexico, he photographed an estimated 20,000 people naked in the city’s Zocalo, or grand central plaza, in May 2007.
This time around, Tunick opted for more intimate portraits of people posed naked around the streets of Mexico City and spent the weekend and yesterday snapping 40 subjects (men and women) in locations as diverse as newsstands, a water truck and the Latin America Tower in the historic center of the city.
Supported by National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the project was apparently inspired by the collection of works by Andrés Blaisten (a 20th century Mexican artist) presented in the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco.
Tunick said that he feels safer working in Mexico City than he does in the United States, according to local media.
“I feel more secure here in Mexico because I couldn’t do this project in Texas, where I’ve been imprisoned,” he said to El Universal.
– Deborah Bonello in Mexico City
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Obama Parties!
Obama Inauguration Parties for the more serious celebrators:
- Casa Isabel – early, early, early with 29 peso screwdrivers (w/fresh OJ), Marys and Caesars. Watch the world change with bang.
- Harry’s Bar – Election Party at 6 pm (OK, so Harry is a little slow…). Celebrate the departure of Bush with 10 peso tequila all night.
- Philo’s – In La Cruz is in serious celebration mode starting at 9 am. Normal great Philo food and prices plus free champagne to toast in Obama.
- Democrats Abroad – Party with the Party at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. 450 pesos plus the cost of drinks
SCHEDULE for January 20, 2009, Inauguration Day (in Vallarta Time)
Gates to the Inaugural Ceremony open at 7 am The inaugural festivities are scheduled to start at 9 am on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. They will include:
- Musical selections of The United States Marine Band, followed by the San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein provides call to order and welcoming remarks.
- Invocation by the Rev. Rick Warren.
- Musical selection of Aretha Franklin.
- Biden will be sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
- Musical selection of John Williams, composer/arranger with Itzhak Perlman, (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet).
- Obama will take the Oath of Office, using President Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. Scheduled around 11 am.
- Obama gives the inaugural address.
- Poem by Elizabeth Alexander.
- Benediction by Rev. Joseph E. Lowery.
- The National Anthem by The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters.”
After Obama gives inaugural address, he will escort outgoing President George W. Bush to a departure ceremony before attending a luncheon in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.
The 56th Inaugural Parade will then make its way down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.
Puerto Vallarta 2009 Mardi Gras Carnaval Parade » February 21
THE DAY AFTER: PVScene, along with its sister webstite, VallartaScene, and Casa Isabel was in this parade and it is by far the best parade Vallarta has ever seen. I hope it continues as a tradition. 1000s of people lined the parade route. Hundreds of people participated. Photos to follow…
There will be a parade celebrating Carnaval Puerto Vallarta 2009, on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 10 pm. The parade will start and end at Club Mañana and move along Venustiano Carranza, Olas Altas, Pulito and Lázaro Cardenas.
We urge all legitimate organizations and businesses to participate in what we hope will be an annual Puerto Vallarta event. Already we have several participants from Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
The theme of the parade will be “Celebration of Life” and participants should theme their entry. This is going to be a great event!!! Pre-registration is required and a small fee will be charged; the fee for non-profits is waived. For registration or information: USE THIS FORM
Possible parade entries include cars, floats, people holding banners, and marching bands etc. Although it is anticipated that most of the entries will be gay related, the parade is open to any legitimate organization that wants to participate. The entry fee of $250 pesos will be charged to cover administration costs and to ensure the integrity of the parade. This fee is waived for non-profit organizations.
Club Mañana is hosting the greatest Carnaval and Mardi Gras parties Puerto Vallarta has ever seen – for four nights beginning Saturday February 21 and ending on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) February 24, 2009
Events include the crowning of the first-ever “Reyna de Carnaval Puerto Vallarta”
Becas Vallarta Valentine Benefit Concert Under the Stars » February 6
With a brand New Year just starting out, be sure to plan on the attending the first ever Valentine Romantic Concert under the Stars on February 6th!… a very special event in an equally enchanting venue…
The price is only 200 pesos (adults) and 100 pesos (students). So hurry and do secure your seats pronto as this is a winner of an event not to be missed! It just doesn’t get any more romantic than this! See you all there!
Becas Vallarta Valentine Benefit Concert Under the Stars – Friday, February 6, at 7 pm at the Westin Resort & Spa.