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Puerto Vallarta Information & Events

R.I.S.E. Benefit Bingo :: Thursdays :: 7 to 9pm :: at the Lazy Lizard

Beginning Thursday, June 14th, and continuing on Thursdays until further notice, The Lazy Lizard Bar and Restaurant on Los Muertos Beach, just south of the pier, will be hosting BINGO for the KIDS.

This Thursday, June 28th, the surprise will be ten-fold and half naked (nobody’s saying WHAT half) and I don’t think that they’ll let the R.I.S.E. kids in to dance (or watch) at this half-time show….

The Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza, (R.I.S.E.), is a non-profit shelter for babies and children under the age of 14 who have been turned over to R.I.S.E. by DIF (Desarrollo Integral de la Familia), a Mexican Government institution that is the legal representative for minors under the age of 14.

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LIVE JAZZ at the new CHEZ SABOR

Live jazz at Chez Sabor

After a face lift, new management, new menu, chef and staff, Chez Sabor is open with weekly live jazz and salsa Friday-Saturday-Sunday nights from 9-12pm. This weekend (June 15-17), featuring guitarist Paco Barajas’s trio. Free internet.

Club Sabor is located at Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez 128, near Banorte Bank, just off the malecon.

Contact Andrew Robertson 322 222-5660 or (cell) 044 322 140 7447.

VALLARTA LIVE MUSIC :: June 11 to June 17 :: Listings by Steve York

PUERTO VALLARTA GIG SCHEDULE:
June 11 to June 17, 2007

This is an approximate listing of bands playing this week because Steve York, the person who compiles this list, is touring in the US this week. This list changes very little from week to week, but please check with the individual venues if you are desperate for a certain band.

Links to the web sites of venues and musicians are on the links page at The Puerto Vallarta Music Forum. It is a good idea to double check dates at the appropriate site.
All times are Jalisco time.

MUSIC EVENTS:

Monday the 11th

ALBERTO PEREZ, La Palapa, Southside, 8-11pm
ARRIBA MARIACHI, Mariachi Loco, Lazaro Cardenas 254, Southside, 10:30pm
BLACK BEANS, rock, Paradise Burger, Malecón
CATIA, Brazilian, Cuates y Cuetes, 8-11pm
DAVID, acoustic, La Bicyclette, Sayulita, 7pm
GRUPO ARCANO, Main Plaza, 8pm

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BENEFIT CONCERT :: June 6 :: Tucson Gay Mens Chorus

Gay Mens Chorus
Concert to Benefit Vallarta’s new HIV/AIDS Organization
And the recently opened Vallarta HIV/AIDS Clinic: Centro Ambulatorio para atención del Sida y las Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual (CAPASITS)

When: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Where: Cecati Auditorium
between Matamoros & Zaragoza, Colonia Centro
(2 blocks east of the Main Plaza)
Tickets: $200 pesos (Premium)
$100 pesos (Regular)

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TANGO EVENING at J&B Dance Club, June 6

This Wed, June 6, tango practica will be extra special. Former PV resident Nanette Taylor will be back for a visit and plans to join us for the evening. Nanette left PV a number of years ago to learn Argentine tango… or maybe she left and then found tango. I like the first version. After studying in Buenos Aires with the best, Nanette returned to the States and settled near Portland, OR, for access to their large, active tango community.

Old friends of Nanette are welcome to join us on Wed, from 8 – 10 pm at J&B Dancing Club on Francisco Medina Asencio (airport road) near Office Depot. There is no charge, and any tango dancers are welcome to join us on the floor. Nanette will be too busy, I hope, to visit, but you can enjoy watching her dance… and visit later.

SPECIAL EVENTS May 31, June 1

Entertainment-wise, this is a very active week in Vallarta. Besides these events, Thursday will host the Mariachi Gala at the Malecon. The street (from the top of the Malecon to Libertad) will be closed to vehicle traffic from about 4 pm on. The main concert will begin around 9 pm with a fireworks display at around midnight.

These two new postings are from Tom Colvin, via a Steve York’s Yahoo Music Forum:

3 Grand Dames of Song — special performance at Mariachi Loco

Mariachi Loco, the music club on I. Vallarta in Southside, presents three well-known “grand dames” singers this Friday night. Performing will be Lucero del Campo, who I think may be a female impersonator, is known as “La Reina del Falsete.” Also performing at Gloria Armida and Amparo Rodriguez. Expect high-spirited Mexican mariachi and ranchero music.

End of season concert at Lienzo Charro La Ribera in Pitillal

Few expats know about, much less attend the frequent music nights at the La Ribera grounds in Pitillal. These events, staged in a horse rink stadium, are immensely popular with the local Mexican population. This Saturday will be the last concert for awhile, as the stadium closes down for the rainy season

Featured will be Los Tucanes de Tijuana. Also performing will be Vaquero’s Musical and Astilleros. These events are fun, but it is recommended that you find a local resident to accompany you.

Posted by: “Tom Colvin” phmx@yahoo.com phmx
Date: Wed May 30, 2007 1:36 pm ((PDT))

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