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You can always tell when I have lost a Scrabble Tournament – it takes me forever to have to sit down and actually write those words. But now it’s done, bravas to Sharon, who bribed me (again!) with fresh lemon/blueberry sourdough bread for winning two out of three. I will not mention the first game,…

A Scrabble game or two is in the offing if it’s Wednesday. And, because it’s the first one of the month, it is a Tournament. Come out to Qulture today at 12:30, the gloves come off, the clocks start ticking, and three or four games later, we will have a winner. You are welcome to…

I had a great pizza and mango smoothies (of course!) at Vallarta Factory with Georgia Darehshori yesterday. Georgia is hosting a feast of summer entertainment in the living room at Casa Karma ranging from live theatre to acappella choirs, tribute shows (Yes, Adele is coming back!), to a magic show! All the details can be…

Before we start, get more coffee. I had a busy weekend! First up, Sargento’s one-man show, The Mentiras Experience, with Salvatore Rodriguez on piano, exploded into life in the Living Room at Casa Karma. Mentiras el Musical opened in Mexico City in 2009 and is still running! Sargento condensed the storyline of four women in…

I stopped by La Catrina Cantina last night to give Marco Camacho a big hug just before his final show. He returns to Kansas today and will be missed. I caught the tail end of Happy Hour with Jacob on guitar and Isabel singing and playing piano in Mary Ann’s Ovations Piano Bar with some…

Happy first day of August; we are galloping toward the end of the rainy season, er, I mean summer. No hurricanes yet, and not much rain down here on flat land but loads up in the mountains, judging from a raging Rio Cuale last night carrying gigantic trees out to the fishies in the deep…

Gloria Fiona reprised and unplugged her sold-out The Palm Cabaret Adele Tribute last night at Casa Karma. The chill living room was full of friends, fans and supporters of Gloria and her dreams. She has secured Teatro Vallarta for her Adele Tribute in January; tickets will be available soon. Last night’s intimate concert began with…

I am looking at a very dark, foreboding sky this morning. Even the birds are sleeping in, giving me an idea to do the same. Maybe I will, but my darling Bogie needs to be fed first. He is sitting at the window waiting for something to fly by in the air or run on…

Puerto Vallarta has always been a safe, welcoming place for everyone. More and more ex-pats fall in love with the exuberant energy and find ways to settle on our shores, bringing their life stories to date, scattering those tales to the wind, and then learning who is listening. In that quiet time, friendships are solidified,…

Another weekend awaits just around the corner. Are we staying at home being quiet? Hell, no! First thing tomorrow, right after a visit to my Herbalist Ricardo Mazcal at his Weekend Artisan market on the Isla Cuale, I will attend #4 Voice Workshop at Act2PV Theater, led by Maestro David Sabella. Then, I am going…

Whoa! Christmas is five months today! We will be bundled in sweaters and complaining about the chill in the air. Remember our summer months then with affection if you can! Anyone watching Sharon Gerber Scherer and I play Scrabble together would think we really didn’t like each other much. Each game is such a fight…

It’s Scrabble day! 12:30 at Qulture if you can join us for this fun-filled, brain-stoking, full-contact sport. Well, two out of three… I had another first for the year yesterday with my dear Sandra Bradley; you can read her metaphysical writings weekly in Vallarta Mirror. We went to Vallarta Factory for our usual two-hour chit-chat…

Pizza is an excellent way to kick-start the week, so Georgia Darehshori and I met at the Vallarta Factory to share one of those, along with mango smoothies. Most of our chatter centered around The Arts in town and what will happen at her spectacular villa, Casa Karma, this summer. (Check VallartaCalendar.com daily for more…

For nearly five years, I have been saying the same thing, “That was her best concert YET!” after every performance in Vallarta, and the consensus is the same. Nobody argues and says, no, no, last week at The Palm Cabaret was better because…blah, blah, blah. However, that may change in a year, and the fan…

Ah, Gloria Fiona. Last night’s concert was one of those gentle rarities when all the energies mixed in perfect chemistry, creating one of the most intimate, loving concerts ever held in Act2PV‘s Casa Karma Red Room. Her voice, stories, gestures, and gorgeous smile welcomed the audience into her very soul, open and honest with tears,…

Another Greatest Show last night at Act2PV, another notch in performer Cate Valcic’s Producer’s belt. Every week, the show gets a little tighter, with different singers performing solos and duets that are unusual genres, genders, genuinely interesting, and sometimes hilarious. Last night’s duet “Suddenly Seymour,” from Little Shop of Horrors, with Sargento and Andy Sands,…

It is a picture-perfect morning – not a cloud and no humidity. The beaches will be packed; drink lots of water, people! Singer Marco Camacho (La Catrina Cantina and Garbo’s) and I went to the tianguis in Coapinole and spent more than 2 hours hunting for treasures. Marco found a couple of designer casual tops…

It’s Tuesday, and it’s not raining, so Coapinole Tianguis, here I come! I haven’t been since Patrice returned to Canada, so it’ll be fun and interesting—a full report in the morning. Last night, I walked over to Casita & Garden to catch the Lovers Duo, which consists of just two of the band’s mates –…

What a perfectly glorious morning with an almost clear sky and no rain last night. Today should be the actual start of rainy season, where we have a knockdown drag-out, terrifying storm, with rain so hard you can’t see across the street. Right now, it doesn’t look like the sky could sneeze politely. Check back…

The elevator fund for Act2PV got a boost last night from Enrique de Allende and Derek Carkner, who donated their time, energy, and talent to make Act2 accessible to everyone. It was fitting that the two came together again, as Derek accompanied Enrique on piano at his first show in Vallarta at Incanto about five…