Out and About in Puerto Vallarta
 Twila Crawford - PVNN
March 05, 2010
Puerto Vallarta's new theater, Teatro Vallarta, is opening here March 6 with a spectacular musical, Fandango. The multimedia show, with 15 musicians and 30 dancers, is a creative interpretation of the warmth, colors and flavors of contemporary Mexico.
Participating in the production is Alejandro Colunga, an artist and personality whose work in plastic arts embodies Mexico's artistic and cultural life, which also can be seen in the theater's in-house art gallery, Galería de Arte Colunga.
Manuel Diaz Preciado is the director and mastermind of Teatro Vallarta, with a capacity for 960 people. State-of-the-art technology is provided. Wheelchair access is available. Regular functions will be at 8:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, at 185 Uruguay, near the Ley supermarket.
This $120 million pesos investment anticipates bringing concerts, plays, musicals, choirs, ballet and opera to its venue. For more information, click HERE or email contacto(at)teatrovallarta.com.
The Puerto Vallarta Chamber Orchestra's Spring Concert is Sunday, March 21, at 8:00 pm at the American School in Marina Vallarta. The new conductor is Don Bieghler. Featured soloist is concert master Mary MacLachlan. Cost is $100 pesos at the door, with students attending free.
Author Karen Blomain and her husband, writer and photographer Michael Downend, were traveling by bus from Guadalajara to Vallarta when they discovered that the bus had WiFi and decided to check their email. That's how Karen discovered that she had been offered a two-book contract to complete the trilogy begun by "A Trick of Light."
Many Vallarta residents who already have read the first book will be happy to know that next year they will be able to meet the same characters in "The Season of Lost Children," and 18 months later, catch up with the final installment in "From Oz." Publication dates will be announced later. You also can go to KarenBlomain.com.
Singer Kim Kuzma performs during March on Mondays and Saturdays from 6-8 pm at bite-me! Beach Club. Buy your tickets early as they sell fast for this talented performer.
Chef and owner of Paradise Bakery and Catering, Liana Turner, announces the opening of Liana's SazOn!, a dinner restaurant featuring Mexican dishes, gourmet international and American-style comfort food. The address is Calle Del Santuario 149, corner of Paseo de Las Palmas in Colonia Barrio Santa Maria. For more information, call (322) 222-5137 or email info(at)vallartacatering.com.
A thank-you breakfast for friends was hosted by Robert and Dolores Brittingham at hot Mama Rosa restaurant, 297 Leona Vicario. Everyone seems to go there. Owner Mateo was his usual gracious self, even providing Sangria for breakfast, with the fabulous and extensive buffet. Look for an article soon about the popular restaurant and its popular owners.
The 2010 Becas Ball is here... on March 11 at Patio Los Arcos, Club Regina. For further information, email Polly Vicars at phvicars(at)gmail.com.
Thank you for the Native Cultural Festival at the Cuale Cultural Center. The festival contributed to recognizing the cultural heritage of Mexico, concerning diversity and the richness of native languages.
Be sure to see well-known artist Evelyne Boren's beautiful and colorful paintings at Galerie des Artistes, 250 Leona Vicario.
"Celebration of Life!" was the theme for a party at Chickie Alter's. Nearly 200 persons celebrated her return from six and a half months of treatment for cancer in Los Angeles, which is now in remission. Her husband, Irwin, has Alzheimer's.
Chickie's and Irwin's new home was nearly finished being built when she remained in Los Angeles for treatment. "My friends in Puerto Vallarta welcomed my return by staging our home with more than 60 poinsettia plants and all types of holiday decorations," Chickie points out. Her recent party "was given in appreciation to our wonderful friends in Puerto Vallarta." Chickie is open... and obviously very thoughtful.
You will hear more about La Cigale, 398 Calle Hidalgo, (322-223-2247), a new and authentic French bistro, from anyone who dines there. The food and the atmosphere are excellent. Where else would one go to dinner with a spy?
We celebrated Ruth Doll's 86th birthday and heard tales of intrigue from Elaine Babcock, both Washington, D.C. area friends. Actually, Elaine can't talk much about it, and this journalist probably has as many or more tales of intrigue. Elaine was with the CIA before she moved on to the U.S. Defense Department. Look for an article about this bistro in the future.
Renewal of my visa this year was lightening rapid.
Thank you to friends and acquaintances who were so thoughtful while I underwent some medical treatment, which included confinement at home for several days. Barbara Yates accompanied me to a Guadalajara medical facility.
Kathleen Hennen did invaluable research. Other friends brought food, and kept in touch. I am fine. A special thank you to doctors Lilian Davalos Pita, Antonio Matilla Torres, Leslie Swindle, and nuclear doctor Carlos Aguilar Elias, Guadalajara. We are so fortunate here to have some outstanding physicians.
And we had to eat in Guadalajara, of course. The Italian restaurant, Pomodoro, was fabulous. For more information, go to Pomodoro.com.mx.
 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.
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