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PV ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS » January 11 to 18

the Puerto Vallarta DAILY CALENDAR

January 11 to 18, 2008

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.

The tourist High Season in Puerto Vallarta is in full force, considering that the world is collapsing economically. Calendar listings have expanded, the weather is mild, and the activity centers on the clubs and social and cultural activities. Vallarta is alive with new openings and beginnings full of promise and high hopes. It’s a pretty exciting time here, the most exciting in years.

SUNDAY January 11

MONDAY January 12

TUESDAY January 13

WEDNESDAY January 14

THURSDAY January 15

FRIDAY January 16

 
SATURDAY January 17

 
SUNDAY January 18

 
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6th Annual Make a Wish Golf Tournament » January 31

mawgolf6-webYou can help Make a Wish come true while enjoying a fun-filled day of golf, as the beautiful Flamingos Golf Course in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico hosts the 6th Annual Puerto Vallarta Make a Wish Golf Tournament on Saturday, January 31st.

The tournament will include 18 foursomes that will tee off at 8 am on Saturday morning, in the following categories:

  • Champions
  • Seniors
  • Partners

As in past years, prizes will be awarded to winning participants, special prizes will be awarded for a hole-in-one and other special achievements, and a post-tournament celebratory toast is included for a taxable deductable donation of just $1500 pesos per person.

Remember, the field is limited to only 18 teams and 72 players, so if you are interested in playing please call the local Make a Wish office at (322) 222-9211 or Manuel Viñas at 044-322-1020-7742.

Make-a-Wish is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Donations are used to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses, and are tax deductible in the USA and Mexico. If you would like to volunteer, make a donation, refer an eligible child or adopt a wish, please call (322) 222-9112 or 01 800 DESEOS 1 (337-3671) or visit MakeAWishMexico.org.mx

1st Rio Cuale Festival » Program

Cultura en Movimiento

From January 16th-31st, music, folk and contemporary dance performances, theater, plastic arts, culinary arts and folk art will enhance the melodic sounds of the river and the ocean waves and the beautiful landscapes of the River Cuale Island.

Cuale FestivalDuring 3 weekends of excitement, the Festival will deliver a unique program of significant national and international artists, while maintaining close ties with the local community by bringing the city together with an array of opportunities for the participation and involvement of locals and visitors alike.

Located in the heart of Puerto Vallarta, the River Cuale Island is a charming spot; its natural beauty, cultural offerings, shops and restaurants make it one of the most visited places in town.

With the support of our City Hall, the Board of Tourism, the Island’s Business Association, local and international press and guest artists, the island is hosting its first “Festival Cuale.”

From January 16th-31st, music, folk and contemporary dance performances, theater, plastic arts, culinary arts and folk art will enhance the melodic sounds of the river and the ocean waves and the beautiful landscapes of the River Cuale Island.

During 3 weekends of excitement, the Festival will deliver a unique program of significant national and international artists, while maintaining close ties with the local community by bringing the city together with an array of opportunities for the participation and involvement of locals and visitors alike.

PROGRAM:
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Chance and Chinese Art in Puerto Vallarta

EVENTS:

  • January 13 – Visiting artist Hung Liu and her husband Jeff Kelley will lecture about contemporary Chinese art Tuesday evening, January 13th, at the Cuale Cultural Center at 7:30. This lecture is free and open to the public. The presentation will be in both Spanish and English.
  • January 14 – Hung Liu will then open a show at Omar Alonso Galerie Wednesday, January 14th, during the Vallarta ArtWalk, 7 to 9 pm.
  • January 16 to 31 – Hung Liu will also participate in a show with six other artists that opens on January 16th at the Cathy von Rohr Studio.

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Puerto Vallarta Bullfights » Wednesdays, Dec 23, 2009, to May, 2010

Corrida de Toros

“Anything capable of arousing passion in its favor will surely raise as much passion against it.” – Ernest Hemingway

The 2009-2010 Puerto Vallarta Bullfighting season will run from December 23 thru May at la Plaza de Toros “La Paloma” on the airport highway just north of Walmart and the Marina. Bullfights are held weekly, every Wednesday, at 5pm. The cost is 350 pesos.

There is blood and death for the bulls (4 a night), posing and pageantry for the toreadors. Bullfighting can be poetry and art and it can be primitive man against animal brutality. The bullfight is one notable place where cultures clash between New World sentimentality and European/Mexican sensuality.

Perhaps it would be good to take into account that this is one of the main “premiums” offered by timeshare salesmen here in Puerto Vallarta so much of the audience will probably be tourists. The Vallarta Bullfights are not premium.

Video of a Bullfight here in Puerto Vallarta:

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VII Campeonato Nacional Charro » February 18 to 22, 2009

The Puerto Vallarta yearly traditional Championship Mexican Charreada (Rodeo) will be held February 18 to 22, 2009. If you like charros (cowboys) and horses and pageantry, this is a very exciting event.

THE MALECONEADA:

A special highlight open to everyone without charge will be on Friday, February 20, at 10 pm, the traditional Maleconeada, a promenade on the Malecón with many Charros, chicas, walking bands and free tequila being passed out to all those attending. The Maleconeada begins late in the evening and continues on until it’s over. It starts at the north end of the Malecón at Park Hidalgo and proceeds down to the Presidencia where it ends with a public dance. The march is slow and the people are “happy” and loose.

Maleconeada Band and CharroMaleconeada in Puerto Vallarta

GENERAL PROGRAM:

February 18, Wednesday

  • 3 pm – Inauguration Ceremony
  • 3:30 pm – Carlos Sánchez Llaguno, Jal., Regionales de Jalisco and Charros de Vallarta -B- with a special performance of la Escaramuza Charra La Providencia, from Jalisco
  • 7 pm – Charros de El Relicario, EdoMex., Dos Ases de Ezequiel Peña, Nay. and Charros de Vallarta -A-
  • 9:30 – Tradicional Verbena Popular, A Show at Los Arcos Ampitheater with the Xiutla Ballet, Rope Dances and Mariachi bands.

FEBRUARY 19, Thursday

  • 11 am – Regionales de Tizayuca, Hgo., Rancho Las Cuatas, Nay. and Tapatía de Charros Jalisco
  • 3 pm – Puente de Camotlán, Nayarit, Rancho El Jaralito, SLP and Rancho Agua Santa, Jalisco
  • 7 pm – Youth Competition with the special appearance of Los Tres Potrillos, -Childrens National Champions-, Charros del Rancho San Gabriel and Charros del Pitillal, –Children’s Third Place National Champions-, together with la Escaramuza Charra La Providencia –Infantil-

FEBRUARY 20, Friday

  • 11 am – Charros de Cuauhtémoc -B-, NL, Tres Regalos, Q. Roo. Tequila Hacienda Vieja, Jalisco, Campeones Nacionales and San Martín Caballero -B- EdoMex.
  • 2:30 pm – Charros de Jalisco, Hacienda Tamaríz, Pue., Santa Fe de Valladolid, Mich. and Rancheros de Sonora, together with la Escaramuza Rancho Los Olivos del estado de Jalisco
  • 6:30 pm – Charros de El Cócono, Mor., Rancho La Biznaga, EdoMex, Rancho Nuevo de Tepa, Jalisco and Rancho El Quevedeño, Nayarit
  • 10 pm – Tradicional Maleconeada, the Parade on the Malecón.

FEBRUARY 21, Saturday

  • 11 am – Hacienda de Guadalupe, NL, Tequila Don Roberto, Jalisco, Charros de Cuauhtémoc -A-, NL and San Martín Caballero -A-, EdoMex
  • 3 pm – Charros de Tracomsa, NL, Los Tres Potrillos, Jalisco, Hacienda Naveja, Jalisco and Rancho El Edén, EdoMex
  • 7 pm – Rancho El Olivo, DF, Regionales de Texcoco, EdoMex, Charros de Chalco 36, EdoMex. and Charrería Lo Nuestro, DF

FEBRUARY 22, Sunday

  • 11 am – Ganadera Santa Isabel Pueblo, Charros de Félix Flores de Texcoco, EdoMex, Perla del Pacifico, BCN. and Los Tamaulipecos, Tams.
  • 3 pm – 1st Grand Finale Teams 1,2, and 3
    with la Escaramuza Las Alteñitas, del Estado de Jalisco, Tricampeonas Nacionales
  • 6 pm – 2nd Grand Finale Teams 4, 5 and 6
  • Upon completion of the two finals cash prizes will be awarded to the 6 teams and to the 10 individual champions

COST:

  • Wednesday to Saturday – 80 pesos for adults and 30 for children.
  • Sunday – 120 for adults and 30 for children

LOCATION MAP
Lienzo Charro Miguel “Prieto” Ibarría in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

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