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 Entertainment
 Puerto Vallarta Nightlife
There's really only one drag about it - with so much going on to satisfy every age, taste and persuasion, it's hard to decide where to start!
After dinner at one of about a thousand restaurants offering an astounding diversity of cuisines - many with live music - you can do pretty much whatever you feel like well into the wee hours. Catch a flick in English, score big at a state-of-the-art bowling alley, or shake your booty all night long. Loads of bars, discos, gentlemen's clubs, pool halls, sports bars and hard rock venues keep you hopping. And several salsa/meringue clubs give free dance lessons where you make new friends while warming up for rhythm-filled nights ahead.
Kicking back more your thing? Do it with a tall cool one on the beach soothed by easy-listening Latin-based sounds. Acknowledge your bohemian side at intimate Spanish-style piano bars where spontaneous performances are the norm. Or just do what lovers have done for eons, stroll hand in hand under a star-filled sky, your senses massaged by the primal pounding of the Pacific.
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Out and About in Puerto Vallarta
 Twila Crawford
No matter what time of year, there are always tons of new things to see and do while you are Out and About in Puerto Vallarta. This week, we take a look at some recent, and some upcoming, art, music, charitable and community events.
 Catch the Rhythms of the Night
 Laura Gelezunas
Vallarta Adventures' Rhythms of the Night tour transforms the tropical beach hideaway of Las Caletas into a magical paradise where one of Mexico's most innovative contemporary dance troupes will take you on a journey through time.
 1st Festival de Salsa Fiesta Latina Puerto Vallarta 2008
 PVNN
The multicultural destination of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico will soon host the 1st annual Salsa Festival "Fiesta Latina." Scheduled to start at 7 pm on May 4th at Sr. Frog's, Venustiano Carranza #218 in the Romantic Zone, this "Latin Party" is just one of the many cultural events scheduled this May.
All's Well That Blends Well
 Margaret Swaine
Cocktails are tres chic again, so with spring finally here you might want to stock up on celebratory spirits. The premium and deluxe categories are at the heart of the trend: Both have enjoyed a recent surge in sales.
The Magic of Siempre Sol
 JOY!
The first time I saw Sol perform I didn't know he had a stage show. I was having dinner at Café Bohemia watching this charismatic character weaving everyone on this patio restaurant into one big family having a party in his back garden.
Fever, First New Show At Newly-Owned Theater, is a Huge Success
 Twila Crawford
A full theater of friends, fellow actors and theater-goers cheered on Mikki Prost at the opening of her very "hot" show, Fever!, at the newly-owned Santa Barbara Theater in Puerto Vallarta.
Sexy Latinas Look for Love with White Americans
 Vanessa Ramirez
Latina girls are far more sexy than latino men which explains why more latina women are being woed by rich Americans who treat their ladies far better than pig headed latino men.
New Owner at Santa Barbara Theater
 Twila Crawford
A new owner, Ann Marie Daminus, takes over Santa Barbara Theater, 351 Olas Altas, effective April 1, 2008. Local performer Mikki Prost will manage the theater for Ann Marie. T.J. Hartung, with local theater background, also will help out Mikki.
de Santos - THE Place To See and Be Seen
 Gary R. Beck
BanderasNews food writer and restaurant reviewer, Gary R. Beck, checks out the culinary creations and after hours action at THE place to see and be seen in Puerto Vallarta - the fashionable and very popular de Santos Restaurant.
Pacifists, Poets and Pizza at Café Roma
 Paul Crist
March 19th is an International day of commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. At 7 pm in Cafe Roma, a one-hour film will be presented about the American poet and pacifist William Stafford. This free event is open to the public.
A Shot or a Sip: Viva Tequila
 Sonya Padgett
For the past six years, Americans have developed a near unquenchable thirst for tequila, and some Strip bars and restaurants have attempted to slake it by offering a tequila for every taste bud and wallet.
Top 10 Cantinas in Mexico City
 Guardian.co.uk
The oldest recently closed and last week Mexicans sparked their final cantina cigarettes, but Jo Tuckman finds 10 traditional bars that still have some swing left in their doors.
Katmandu at Cafe des Artistes
 Twila Crawford
Katmandu (Don and Rhonda and group) will perform in a sitar concert on the evening of March 10th in the garden at Cafe des Artistes in downtown Puerto Vallarta. Doors open at 7:30 pm, dinner is at 8 pm, and the hour-and-a-half show starts at 9 pm.
The Next Tequila
 David Kiley
Makers of cachaça, the Brazilian liquor fermented and distilled directly from freshly pressed sugar cane, are hopeful they can turn the spirit, still unknown to most non-Latin drinkers, into the next tequila.
Joaquin Borges Returns to Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
Acclaimed Mexican pianist Joaquin Borges will perform for the second time in Puerto Vallarta during the fund raising dinner-concert to benefit the Esperanza y Alegria foundation at 8 pm on March 7th at the Westin Resort and Spa.
Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall...
 Sue Fornoff
Tired of the same old bar scene? Have you seen enough sunburned tourists enjoying Jello shots? Wondering where to find some authentic local dives? Well, the Puerto Vallarta Tacky Bar Tour may be just what you're looking for!
Mexicans Refuse to Call Time on Historic Bar
 Jo Tuckman
The closure of El Nivel, frequented over the years by artists, writers, revolutionaries, presidents and street vendors, has provoked a passionate protest from its regulars.
Enjoy Art and Music in Marina Vallarta
 Mercedes Sanchez
On January 31st, Bridged and Brian Lott welcome Puerto Vallarta oil painter Clemente Hernandez Garcia, a.k.a. Teocalich, and Tex-Mex rocker Joe King Carrasco to their new Mexican-African art gallery in Marina Vallarta, Galería Internacional.
Cabo Wabo Ultra-Premium Tequila now Available through Skyy Spirits
 Business Wire
The world's most distinctive ultra-premium tequila, Cabo Wabo, has a new casa. Skyy Spirits, a Gruppo Campari company, is now the official marketer and distributor of the 100-percent blue agave Cabo Wabo Tequila line in the United States.
Meet Menudo, a Beef Tripe-Fueled Cure for Post-Holiday 'Cruda'
 Erasmo Guerra
Has the holiday sparkle gone dead in your eyes? Do you feel as flat as all the empty gift boxes in the recycling bin? There’s hope. Menudo — not the boy band, but the spicy Mexican soup made with beef tripe in a tomato broth, a traditional cure for hangovers — should melt away your miseries.
A Taste for Brews That Go to Extremes
 Eric Asimov
As a life philosophy, it may not lead to wealth, happiness or old age, but for many American brewers today the motto printed on the bottle of Moylander Double I.P.A., from Moylan’s, a West Coast brewer, is a guiding principle: “If one is good, then two is better!”
Two Artists Influenced by Dali at Dante
 Claire and Joe Guarniere
On January 16th, Galleria Dante's "Meet the Artists Night" will feature two surreal artists influenced by Salvador Dali, Israel Zzepda and Jonas Gutierrez. Come welcome these two Guadalajara artists to Vallarta, while enjoying cocktails from 6 to 10 pm.
Kosmas Opening at Coco Tropical a "Hit"
 Bob Cohen
Last Saturday night felt like a high school reunion as a crowd of 80-90 people, many of whom had known each other for years, came for dinner, drinks and entertainment by Kosmas at Coco Tropical Restaurant and Beach Club.
A 2008 Beer Lover's Survival Guide to Our Planet
 Michael Werbowski
If you seek a refuge from the daily madness which surrounds us, allow me to share some of my favorite watering holes; places where life slows down to a more livable pace and where being civil and sociable and at times downright silly are in style.
Kosmas Opens at Coco Tropical Restaurant and Beach Club
 Bob Cohen
Kosmas Mamadopoulos, who has played to full houses regularly at Le Gourmet Restaurant for the last five years, will be bringing the crowds in this winter season at Coco Tropical Restaurant and Beach Club on Los Muertos Beach.
Study: Pueblo Indians Brewed Beer From Corn 800 Years Ago
 Heather Whipps
Ancient Pueblo Indians brewed their own brand of corn beer, a new study suggests, contradicting claims that the group remained dry until their first meeting with the Europeans.
Siempre Sol - a Wild and Funny Musical
 Twila Crawford
Vallarta´s and Broadway´s Sol Rose in Siempre Sol, a Las Vegas-style revue of some of his musical career, is funny and wild, with his voice in beautiful form. Audience participation is extensive, fun and filled with laughter.
Mexican Company Launches Beer in Honor of Unofficial Drug Saint
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Jesus Malverde is considered a Mexican Robin Hood and the patron saint of drug lords. On Wednesday, he got his own beer. A Mexican brewery in the western city of Guadalajara began selling the Malverde beer in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, long considered one of the country's main drug strongholds.
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