Nov
3
Vallarta Gay Community Collects Donations for Tabasco Flood Victims
November 3, 2007 | Tags: Gay, News, Events | Leave a Comment
The gay community in Vallarta is organizing a collection of basic necessities for fellow Mexicans affected by the disastrous flooding in Tabasco State. As you may have heard, 80% of the state is under water. The residents are in dire need of food, medicines and other basics:
- Non-perishable items such as canned tuna or other meats, canned vegetables
- Rice, beans, sugar
- Ultra-pasteurized milk – non refrigerated type
- Baby formula
- Basic medicines including antibiotics, anti-diarrhea medicines, aspirin, skin creams (skin infections are common in flooding situations), etc.
- Cash donations are not recommended for this effort, but the banks all have accounts set up to accept donations if you prefer to donate cash.
Please bring your donation to:
Hotel Mercurio
Calle Francisca RodrÃguez #168
Colonia Emiliano Zapata
(click here to see location on map)
Questions? Call Hotel Mercurio at 222-4793. Anyone on staff will be able to assist you.
No later than MONDAY NOVEMBER 5, at 3 PM. The residents of Tabasco need help TODAY!
They will deliver the collected items to the local Red Cross (Cruz Roja) in the name of the local PV Gay Business Community and Supporters, on Monday afternoon.
This effort will be communicated to the local media, and we will ask reporters to publish a short article listing the businesses who donated to this important project. This will be an opportunity for our local Gay businesses to do something worthwhile to help people outside of our community who are in serious need NOW, while gaining some positive local media exposure for Gay businesses and the Gay community of Puerto Vallarta.
Apr
30
The Papantla Flyers
April 30, 2007 | Tags: Events, Photos, Voladores de Papantla | Leave a Comment
 Voladores de Papantla - Papantla Flyers. Photo by photofool. |
The Voladores de Papantla are
a Mexican tradition, they dance in order to please the Gods. A group of men are attached to a rope hanging from the top of a 50 feet pole. They come down from the pole, turning around with open arms and the head towards the earth. At the same time, one of them plays indian music with hand made wooden musical instruments. The flute represents the voice of birds. The “tambor” represents the voice of God. This dance is also a symbol of the 4 cardinal points. The pole represents Tlazoleotl, the godess of fertility. The main dancer, the musician, dances on top of the pole and turns first to the East, the origin of the world. Each “volador” turns 13 times around the pole. 13 circles multiplied by 4, for a total of 52 circles. According to the Mayan calendar, every 52 years make a solar cycle. And every 52 weeks make a year, that gives birth to a new sun so that life may go on.
The “voladores” risk ther lives in this spiritual gift to the gods so that the Earth is filled with joy and the new sun can come to life.”
— quote from baxtion.com/us/mx/papantla_flyers.htm.
The photo is a beautiful capture at sunset from the Puerto Vallarta malecón by photofool and it is our photo of the week here on Puerto Vallarta Satellite.
Performances of the Papantla Flyers, take place every Saturday and Sunday nights at 6, 6:30, 8, 8:30, 9 and 10pm, on the malecón, adjacent to the “Boy on a Seahorse” statue.
Feb
27
Artist Brad Smith in Puerto Vallarta this week
February 27, 2007 | Tags: Events, Art | Leave a Comment
Artist Brad Smith from Santa Fe, New Mexico will be in Puerto Vallarta this week at GallerÃa Dante on Basilio Badillo in the Zona Romantica.
Smith’s art is perfectly suited for the Zona Romantica being very romantic itself, softly colored paintings of women.
Find it on the map: GalerÃa Dante.
Read about the exhibit: Banderias Bay News: Brad Smith at Galleria Dante This Week.
See more of Brad Smith’s art on the gallery website: Brad Smith at GalerÃa Dante.
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Feb
10
If you’ve never seen kiteboarding, or even heard of it, you’ll have your chance in Vallarta from May 14 to 20 when the World Kiteboarding tour comes to town. I’ve managed to see it a couple of times, in Victoria, BC, and it’s a pretty amazing sight to watch. Basically, the kiteboarder’s feet are strapped to what looks like a surfboard while they hold and manipulate a kite above them. They surf the waves while also using the wind to make huge jumps up into the air.
It’s also apparently dangerous as hell if you don’t know what you’re doing.
More info: The press release for the event, more pictures of a previous kiteboarding event in Puerto Vallarta.
Jan
26
Bar business down?
January 26, 2007 | Tags: Events | Leave a Comment
Well it might be because “Sobriety under the Sun” hits Puerto Vallarta this weekend. It’s an AA convention for English speakers held at the NH Krystal. Best of luck and enjoy the sunshine!
Straight to the source: Banderas News: Sobriety Under the Sun.
Check out convention info: AAPVConvention.com.
Jan
24
Soccer, Sun and Spanish - Now that’s a Spring Break combo
January 24, 2007 | Tags: Events, Sport | Leave a Comment
Instead of beer and bikinis, a group called Edukick is organizing a spring break soccer and Spanish camp in Puerto Vallarta for youths. Learn something, get a little sun and a little exercise. Now that’s something I can get behind.
The camps are a week in duration for $1399 (not including airfare), offer accomodation options are either a homestay or a hotel.
Straight to the sources: eMediaWire: Spring Break Soccer Training and Spanish Language Camp in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Edukick.
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