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, a few community announcements and a couple of weekend events you won't want to miss.

Los Muertos Brewing Company's 5th Annual Fiesta en La Calle This Saturday

Since the 'fun never dies' in Puerto Vallarta, Los Muertos Brewing (Calle Lázaro Cárdenas #302) will host their annual Fiesta en la Calle street party from 2-11 pm on Saturday, November 4. Come out and enjoy a frightfully fun party on the street with live entertainment that starts at 2 pm with a Folkloric dance performance by Ballet Vallarta Azteca. At 4:00 pm, The Texas Embassy Blues Band will get the party rocking. They'll be followed by Bad Weathers at 5:30 pm, Funk Schwa at 7:00 pm and The Roxy Rockhouse Band at 8:30 pm. At 10:00, Mariachi Nuevo Continental will close out the evening in true Mexican Style! Entrance is free. Food, beverages and craft beers will be available for purchase at Los Muertos Brewing Company.

CUCosta to Host Puerto Vallarta's First International Sculptors Forum

From November 13 to 25, El Centro Universitario de la Costa (CUCosta) will host Puerto Vallarta's first International Sculptors Forum, turning the city into a "massive sculptural workshop." Under the curatorship of sculptor and renowned academic Kemal Tufan of the University of Marmara, eleven prestigious international sculptors from Germany, Egypt, Spain, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iran, Mexico, Peru, Taiwan and Turkey, will create a large format sculptural project in Puerto Vallarta with the assistance of a group of CUCosta Visual Arts Degree students. At the end of the event, seven sculptures will be donated to the city to be installed in some of the most popular neighborhoods of Puerto Vallarta. Upon receiving the news, Mayor Arturo Dávalos Peña said that the city is proud to host this important sculpture forum, which will enrich the urban, artistic and cultural heritage of Vallarta.

Pillars of Painting Workshop at ART VallARTa

If you don't think you can paint, or you want to practice and explore your painting techniques, make plans now to be part of Angie McIntosh's Pillars of Painting Workshop at ART VallARTa. Scheduled to be held November 24-26, this 3-day workshop offers an excellent Thanksgiving get away... with art! Canadian Artist Angie Roth McIntosh has been holding successful workshops Internationally for years. This is her first intensive workshop in Mexico, and since she has a special passion for Plein Air, this is an excellent opportunity to learn from a very experienced painter while spending a fun-filled weekend in beautiful Puerto Vallarta! This 3 day studio course and optional bonus plein air day is suitable for everyone wishing to have fun painting. Suitable to those from beginner to intermediate working in acrylics and oils, this workshop will provide the necessary tools and to gain the confidence in a method to get out in the world and paint - whether inside or outside. Walk in a beginner and leave an artist! The price of this intensive 3-day painting workshop is just $300 USD. For more information and to reserve your space, visit artvallarta.com.

Weekend Events in Puerto Vallarta and Around Banderas Bay
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• The Kinsey Sicks in "Things You Shouldn't Say" Opens at Act II

• Tianguis Lo De Marcos' Opens for Fourth Season on November 4

• Paddle Zone's Birthday Beach Party and Full Moon Paddle