Category: Calendar

Gouda Gabor kicked off her Come Blow Your Horn Edition Two, Open Mic at Nacho Daddy last night. A near-capacity room from the get-go, empty seats were filled as soon as other shows in the vicinity emptied, including their stars. Mr. Lady Zen closed the night with a Billie Holiday number from her new show;…

Our lovely yet funky Christmas tree joined a row of tall, graceful, artfully decorated submissions to the Festival of Trees. You can meander through them all at Casita & Garden, make a bid or buy them outright. There are also wreaths with Kevin Anthony’s winner. I am not saying another word…it is just so HIM!…

The First International Fiesta de Cabaret is over. I went to every concert – all seven of them, and was so impressed Vallarta Mirror will publish a synopsis this coming week. Congratulations to everyone who took part. My birthday breakfast (I know, I know, that ship sailed a week ago, but gotta do these things…

Wow! What a night! Patrice and I started early at Nick Rogers’ beautifully crafted Tribute to the music of Josh Groban at The Palm Cabaret and Bar. Nick’s voice is rich as sweet cream, and the videos that played behind him served him well, justifying the moving lyrics and adding some great twists, including a…

About three years ago, I saw a notice somewhere on Facebook asking if anybody played Scrabble. I jumped all over that, met Randy Thomas at Qulture; he had been playing there with painter Barb Stenz, and so began our little, loosely formed Scrabble Club. From our members, I have had the best roommate ever, a…

Scrabble at Qulture today at 12:30, then at 4 pm, the PuRR Project kicks off their bingo fundraisers for the season at Nacho Daddy. Concert #5 of the Fiesta de Cabaret begins at 7 pm in the Casa Karma Red Room featuring Perry Ojeda. That’s my schedule for today; find me – I am still…

I was grateful the Fiesta de Cabaret at Act2PV took a break last night so I could attend the Grand Opening of Íntimo Wine Bar & Restaurant, a new restaurant and wine bar high up on one of our downtown hills overlooking the city. It was the most thoughtful, well-executed opening I have ever had…

Birthdays are fun! I have enjoyed 73 of them and look forward to a pile more. Hundreds of kind people sent regards, congratulations, videos, and short notes sent with love and/or Facebook obligation, and all were avidly read. I wonder where some of the people go on the other 364 days of my life every…

When I really need pasta it’s time for Il Pesce. Cocina de mar, the tiny Sicilian restaurant on Constitucion. I always have the same thing, and it is always perfect – handmade fettuccine with various mushrooms and truffle oil. A friend once said it was like eating God’s Earth. Rapturous. Four dear friends met over…

I forgot to mention a delicious thing yesterday! While supplies lasted, guests seeing Buenos Aires: A Tango Murder Mystery at The Palm Cabaret and Bar were gifted a small brown paper bag containing two Argentine-style empanadas. Patrice and I enjoyed ours, which were stuffed with corn. Fabulous and fitting, a lovely, savory touch! Patrice and…

On the agenda: Scrabble Tourney, Bingo, and the Opening Night of Vaude-Villains this evening at Act2PV. Restful compared to yesterday’s offerings that began at the crack of 8:30, shopping in Coapinole for a few choice pieces of clothing and a stop at my fave seed store for flax and chia. I wanted Patrice to see…

Francesca Bavaro (Effie Passero) celebrated her birthday early (November 09), as she is leaving Vallarta soon to cut her first solo album in Nashville, tentatively titled Francesca. Afterward, she will join her band, Postmodern Jukebox for a North American Tour. Her next solo performance in town will be in March of next year. So, she…

Welcome back to the land of the Living after three straight days and nights wallowing in Death’s brightly lit dark side. What a party on the Isla Cuale last Friday afternoon and evening. Non-stop music from 4 pm on began with La Bohemia Quartet, whose Gipsy Kings-type music drew dozens of people walking around the…

I trust everybody’s Halloween was as much fun as the revelers on the streets of Centro. All. Night. Long. As we were constantly reminded yesterday with the passing of musician David Duvall, life is short, so play it loud. The Greatest Show last night in the Casa Karma Red Room, usually a wildly exuberant production,…

We were supposed to have a mango smoothie last Saturday at noon. He canceled pretty much at the last minute, apologizing that he was recovering from passing a kidney stone and needed to rest. He was chipper, and his last words were, “Enjoy your sister!” with a big heart. David Duvall died 72 hours later.…

Patrice and I were boots on the ground at the tianguis in Coapinole by 8:45 yesterday morning, and the place was already a madhouse. The tables right at the entrance usually do not have prices marked overhead (we have learned to avoid them in general), but yesterday, 10 pesos/piece was the rule of the day.…

Today will be jam-packed full of shopping with my sister, starting at the great tianguis in Coapinole. This outdoor market covers blocks and blocks and features beautiful fresh produce and new and used clothing, mostly for women and kids but there are requisite shorts and tee-shirts for the guys. I have found couture gowns for…

Every time you see the words “Chris Lopez Production,” buy tickets to whatever it is, knowing whatever you are about to see will be outstanding. Chris’s magic is written all over the latest, greatest Tribute to Rihanna that opened at The Palm last Friday night. Cecille, an extraordinary young singer/dancer from the other coast of…

In 72 hours, my baby sister will be here; there is much prep work to be done; it’s a good thing I work better under pressure! And, by my calendar, Rainy Season is over! Today marks the passing of Hurricane Kenna 22 years ago. While Nora and Lidia, our most recent hurricanes, were dreadful, the…