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Out and About in Puerto Vallarta
 Twila Crawford - PVNN
February 12, 2010
| | The 8th Annual R.I.S.E. for Hope fundraiser on February 6th drew hundreds of participants who had a great time while supporting the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza) Children's Shelter. | |
Musician Miguel Escontria performs at Cafe Bohemio, 127 Rodolfo Gomez, from 7-10 pm on Saturday for Valentine's festivities. Miguel is featured on several CDs.
Mardi Gras will be celebrated on February 24 at Dolores Brittingham's Essence of Cooking School. Included is Jambalaya. For more information, email y_brittingham(at)hotmail.com or call (322) 222-7017.
The recent rainstorms have had many of us dealing with water issues, broken windows, uprooted trees and other problems. I left behind the one-hundredth umbrella, this time at Coco's. So I know about rain-soaked. Hank and Conrad ended up soaked to the bone while trying to put up the canopy at Cafe Bohemio.
Wally and Chuck have a beautiful new black and white dog named Naava, of a Middle East breed, dining with them at Hank and Conrad's. Many eating establishments were filled with customers enjoying good food during the grayness and dreariness.
Cocktails at the International Friendship Club (IFC), with dinner following at restaurants are popular. Cocktails are at 5 pm, with dinner about 6:30 pm. At one table at No Way Jose, Febrero 260, delicious food was enjoyed by John and Barbara Warren, Ruth Doll, Elaine Babcock, Pat Tracey, Don Spencer, Mary Alberts and Gail Lefebvre.
Owner Julie Guerrero of No Way Jose is excited about the attention toward the restaurant. It is a fairly large two-level eating establishment in an old building, with Mexican colors and decorations. As a fairly new restaurant, diners say the food is excellent one time, then not so good the next time. The restaurant's kitchen will become consistent undoubtedly with a little more time. Our food was excellent the other night.
Wonderful sweet rolls and scones are available in the mornings at Artisan Bakery, 875 Morelos. Freshly baked bread also is available.
Terra Noble was a beautiful setting for the remembrances of former U.S. Consular Agent Jenny McGill. Her book about the Talpa area that Jenny was writing will be completed for publication by friends.
Sunday brunches open on Valentine's Day, February 14, at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens, south of town. The brunches will be from 10 am-2 pm every Sunday. Click HERE for more information. For reservations, call (322) 223-6182.
The 8th Annual R.I.S.E. for Hope fundraiser on February 6th drew hundreds of participants for entertainment and dinner by many of Vallarta's fine restaurants at the American School. Joining Sudy Coy, who works so hard for R.I.S.E., at her table were Dana and Gale Crowne, Nick and Diane Engels, Robert Rabine, John and Sandy Keller, Gail Fuller and me. The children of the Refugio are to be loved. So adorable.
The all-female vocal ensemble, QuesaDivas, will open their lively new show, Blast from the Past, on March 4 and run for seven performances through March 14 at Bite-Me! Beach Club on Los Muertos Beach. Tickets are available at Bite-Me!
Vallarta Writers Conference features "Creative Nonfiction" February 26-28 at Biblioteca los Mangos. To register, email Ginger Carpenter at gingercarp(at)yahoo.com or call (322) 222-2537.
Andale Restaurant on Olas Altas celebrates 30 years of providing a party atmosphere in Vallarta on February 26. It is going strong 24 hours, 7 days a week.
The annual Baroque Music Festival is February 28 - March 6 in San Miguel de Allende. Four hundred years of music and culture will be celebrated. Tickets are available at BaroqueConcerts.com.
Vallarta Mayor Salvador Gonzalez welcomes six Haitians to the city, promising to support them with education and employment opportunities.
 An award-winning journalist, Twila Crawford lives in Puerto Vallarta, where, in addition to contributing articles to BanderasNews, the PV Mirror and other local publications, she writes Out and About in Puerto Vallarta, an informative column that offers inside information about who, what, why, where and when it's happening around Banderas Bay.
Click HERE to read more articles by Twila Crawford. |
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