Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - There's always so much going on in Puerto Vallarta and around Banderas Bay it can be difficult to keep up with it all. Here's a look at some of this week's Puerto Vallarta news headlines, a few community announcements, and a couple of this weekend's events that you won't want to miss.

Celebrate Conservation Benefit for the Fundación Punta de Mita

Fundación Punta de Mita and The Redford Center have joined together to Celebrate Conservation and invite you to be part of this wonderful day + night event, on March 21, 2015. Begin by joining the Fundación Punta de Mita for a day of play in a golf tournament on the Jack Nicklaus Signature course at the Punta Mita Club de Golf, in support of their various conservation programs, including: Red Tortuguera, Proyecto Manta, Eco Bac, Entreamigos and Jaguar Warriors. After a day of fun on the golf course, there will be a movie night and dinner under the stars featuring Watershed, the 50-minute, award-winning film produced by the Redford Center and Kontent Films. Tickets for the Golf Tournament cost $200 USD per person, the Movie Night and Dinner costs $125 USD, or buy both for just $275 USD. Click HERE for event and ticket information.

Puerto Vallarta Chamber Orchestra Spring Concerts

The Vallarta Chamber Orchestra, a non-profit organization comprised of local musicians who share the love of performing music, is planning two upcoming performances in March. The orchestra will present its spring concert on Sunday, March 22 at 4 pm in Nuevo Vallarta at the Salon Paraiso (beside the Harkness Institute, between the shopping plaza at the entrance to Paradise Village and the hospital); and on Monday, March 23 at 8 pm, in Puerto Vallarta at the Hotel Krystal, located in the Hotel Zone, on Route 200/Francisco Medina Ascensio. They have a wonderful program planned: Bizet's Carmen, Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, Grieg's Peer Gynt, and the world premier of Orpheus, composed by Vallarta's very own John Robertson. With a suggested donation of only $150 pesos, or $50 pesos for kids and students, these spring concerts are two very special evenings that you do not want to miss, so be sure to mark your calendar for March 22nd or 23rd. For more information, visit PuertoVallartaOrchestra.tk.

Bucerías Residents Make Plans for Tourism Projects

La Sociedad Cooperativa de Producción Pesquera Punta Mita RL de CV (The Punta Mita Cooperative Society of Fishing Production) has decided on and signed plans for an inner harbor project for Bucerías that will be headed by the Comisión Nacional de Acuacultura y Pesca (National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries, or Conapesca.) The plans have been presented to the Treasury Department and could possibly be financed by the Federal Government. Towards the end of 2014, $3,780,000 Mexican pesos were applied via contribution of the federation and its beneficiaries. This resource was earmarked for technical and economic feasibility studies. In mid-January, Procomar SA de CV presented three options to the community. The one that was chosen envisions nearly seven and a half acres for a new marina, with a tourism boardwalk and another constructed for coastal fishing. The cost will be around $124 million pesos; if the protocols flow as expected, construction will begin at the end of 2015. The federation will provide ninety percent of the financing and the beneficiaries will provide ten percent. The other project presented was that of the artificial reefs, which will require a different protocol but also has ample viability. As for artistic and cultural matters, the cultural foundation "Por Amor al Arte" has obtained an anchor dating back to the 17th or 18th century, which has now been placed in front of the Diver's Statue. The foundation has also opened a sculpting workshop, which is available to all the coastal villages looking to create iconic figures that could serve as tourism attractions in the region.

Vallarta Jewish Community Passover Seder

On Friday, April 3, 2015, the Puerto Vallarta Jewish Community will be sponsoring its annual Passover Seder. This is a traditional Seder that is the first Seder of Passover. They will be observing the traditional Passover Seder at The River Café, located on the Isla Rio Cuale in downtown Puerto Vallarta at 6:00 pm. There will be a traditional Seder with a dinner consisting of: gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, brisket, roast chicken, roasted herb potatoes, steamed mixed vegetables, dessert, coffee, tea, and kosher wine for $570 pesos per person including tip. For reservations, please contact Donna at helth1(at)sbcglobal.net no later than March 26, 2015, to arrange the pre-payment. For group seating, reservations should be made for everyone in the party at the same time. Volunteers are needed to: hand out and collect the Haggadahs, work at the registration desk, hand out and collect kippas, perform the candle lighting ceremony, and help the children with the Four Questions. Please email Donna today at helth1(at)sbcglobal.net if you can help.

Weekend Events in Puerto Vallarta and Around Banderas Bay
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• VYC Hosts WesMex International Small Boat Regatta

• ASPV Students' Spring Musical, 'Into the Woods'

• San Pancho Circo de los Niños for Entreamigos