Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - The first annual ArteVida fundraiser in Puerto Vallarta will be held Friday, March 30th at the beautiful Casa Corona in Centro. This will be a glamorous evening and an exciting chance to meet the artists and to purchase great art by well-known artists at below gallery prices.

The evening includes a delicious cocktail buffet catered by the very popular restaurant, Benitto's, enticing live and silent auctions, music by the very talented tenor and guitarist, Armando Silva, and dancing under the stars to a great DJ. Complimentary valet parking will be available.

Participating artists from Puerto Vallarta, San Miguel de Allende, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Nayarit and Guadalajara who have donated to ArteVida include: Tomas Burkey, Vladimir Cora, Dra. Gabriela de la Vega, Mara Diaz, Steve Fischer: Jesse Izak, Zacarias Páez, Page Railsback, Gerardo Ruiz, and more. For photos and descriptions of some of ArteVida's participating artists, click HERE.

Other seductive auction items include:

• Five nights for two persons at the heavenly La Casa Encantada in beautiful Patzcuaro. The stay includes a complimentary bottle of red or white wine or champagne, full gourmet breakfasts and secondary secured parking.

• Two nights for two persons at the gorgeous Hacienda El Carmen, located 45 minutes outside of Guadalajara.

• Two nights for two persons in a charming palapa on the beach at Hotel Lagunita in Yelapa

• One night for eight persons at the fabulous Villa Mandarinas in Mismaloya

• Jewelry designed by master goldsmith Anthony Garzino

• Jewelry donated by Melissa Suneson, owner of Daniel Espinosa

• Half-day of fishing on Louis Drucker's 30 foot panga, the "Babalu"

Tickets, priced at $750 pesos per person, can be purchased at the PEACE Boutique in Plaza Romy, located at Madero and Cárdenas streets on Vallarta's Southside or from the following committee members: Carolyn Brussard-Lamb, Maria O'Connor, Gabriela Roman, Indalesio Sanchez, Fernando Valerio or me.

All profits will benefit PEACE education programs and spay/neuter clinics in Puerto Vallarta. For more information, please contact: gaby(at)peacemexico.org.

PEACE, (Protection, Education, Animals, Culture, Environment) established in 2005, is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization made up of three main programs which focus on education, animal well-being, and environmental protection in the Bay of Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico. PEACE works hand-in-hand with communities in Mexico to provide holistic education, combined with community action programs that enable people to improve their quality of life as well as their financial stability.

For more information, please visit PeaceMexico.org,or
click HERE to read more about PEACE