Puerto Vallarta Events, Shows, Live Music, Outdoor Fun and More!
With a dozen questions in my head, I walked down to the beach to my fave breakfast restaurant, Langostinos, to meet Francesca Bavaro/Effie Passero. That was one of the questions. I remember a few years ago at Incanto, she asked everyone to please start using her real name, Francesca, as she wanted to leave the…
A shout-out today for my friend and colleague David Duvall on his 67th birthday. David has been added to Vallarta Mirror’s growing list of writers, and I hope you enjoy his perspective as much as you enjoy his tremendous talent as a pianist and soulful singer. May you have many, many more, amigo! The air…
A full and very happy house listened to Andrew Sands sing his fave tunes in his first solo show at Casa Karma last night. Accompanied beautifully on piano by David Duvall, Andy took us through a range of musicals with a couple of standards from Sound of Music and Les Mis and lesser known Jekyll…
Happy October! This month, one of my faves of the year will bring us the opening of The Palm Cabaret – one week from today. Traditionally, the Palm opens and closes its season with a charity event where all the “house entertainers” give their best on stage. And, to celebrate 25 years in the business,…
I have a very cool week planned in my head, AND it’s also on paper, so I won’t jinx a thing by telling you about it beforehand. That way, you’ll have a couple of interesting things to read with coffee heading into October, or it’ll be completely different. Let’s move on! If you are a…
I do not know how it can be Friday already. I swear Monday morning I got up to go to the gym and boom! Friday. That being said, a month tomorrow, my sister Patrice arrives from southern Alberta for her winter visit. Lots to do in the house before then but the time will obviously…
Two out of three ain’t bad – my mantra for yesterday. The concert at Casa Karma was canceled late in the day, so my concentration was on Scrabble and Bingo. Both went well. The first 2024/25 season bingo for Colina Spay and Neuter took place upstairs at Nacho Daddy. The atmosphere was giddy, with Rose…
Every Tuesday, Studs Bear Bar throws a bingo game from 9 to 11, but last night was also a fundraiser for the Vallarta Gay+ Community Center. Hosted in two languages by Drag Queens Wendy Warhol and Tia Gloria, both buried in gorgeous sequined gowns. The place was hopping with Casa Cupula and Pvrpv, which were…
The great thing about Monday is most places are closed to regroup from a busy weekend. For me, last night meant a(nother) cozy evening at home with my kitty, Bogie, my strangely fascinating book, and dinner while tucked in bed. There is nothing the matter with pistachios! It’s tricky to balance a book and one…
Goodbye, Summer, and hello to Autumn, which will be with us until just before Christmas Day, which means there are only 90ish more shopping days. Today, I am facing an almost insurmountable problemita. How can I write about M-A-G-I-C? We know it exists because we were all children once where every single we had to…
What is this, day five of no rain? The humidity has been negligible and average hot temps for September. I will have to water my garden today, a first in 30 Vallarta summers. And no hurricanes, for which I am endlessly grateful; wouldn’t it be lovely if that continued straight into winter? Keep the good…
How was everybody’s puente (Long weekend, a ‘bridge’ in Spanish)? I spent all day abuzz from the night before. I caught some of the Independence Day parade coming home from Central Gym Monday morning. Lots of schools, the Red Cross, cadets, Civil Protection, ambulance personnel, firefighters, lifeguards, police, all the services that help keep Vallarta…
What a delightful reunion I had with the Kesslers last week. They have finally made the big, permanent jump from Simi Valley, California to Vallarta. They will take their time perusing the myriad colonias to see where they will finally end up, but there is no rush. Barry Kessler’s long-running, informative podcast, The Puerto Vallarta…
Of course, it’s Friday the 13th! I didn’t need a calendar to warn me as I had a full day yesterday preparing for bad luck. “Bad” is the wrong word. We could just stick with a simple NO. I had five tentative “maybe-we-can-get-together” plans. One by one, as the day went by, the tentatives became…
I am enjoying being a slug, two nights in a row without an event! In no time, however, we will be up to here in brand-new shows. My absolute favorite Mexican celebration is coming up this weekend. The Grito de Independencia (Cry for Independence) will ring out from every city and town at around 11…
What a storm yesterday afternoon! Happily, I had no place to be so I spent the entire day with Bogie, grateful I was not outside in the weather. I had a growing “to-do” list, waiting for a quiet day at home, and sat down with it last night for a review. I could not cross…
Empress and the Crown Jewels’ sold-out performance last night at Casa Karma covered much musical ground. There was soul music, a lot of jazz, a little three-part harmony choir practice, a conga line, audience participation, rock n’ roll, and dancing. The food was delicious and plentiful. I had to leave before the cake and champagne…
In grand style, the City of Vallarta celebrated pata salada painter Javier Niño’s 74th birthday. The Presidencia was full of friends, family, representatives from the mayor’s office, and the cultural department. Javier’s wife, Nathalie Herling, Director of Arte Vallarta Museo, gave a short speech in Spanish, after which we all descended to eat awaiting cakes…
Two hours of extraordinary romantic, sad, mellow songs in two languages, Derek Carkner and Diego Guerrero, gave me some Pink Floyd! From 1975, Wish You Were Here blended beautifully with the lyrics of Nina Simone, Sam Smith, Adele, and more. The setting could not be lovelier, with the sun going down, comfy sofas, excellent company,…
Birthday parties are popping up all over the city – last night, we celebrated co-owner Bill Williams at La Catrina Cantina. Luis Villanueva sang beautifully as he always does, and Juan Alvarado, the birthday boy’s husband, ordered some sizzling entertainment with a hot, new-to-me-at-La CC stripper. My date last night – again! – Sandra Bradley…