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Ancient Middle East Fascinates Mexican Museum Goers
 Alistair Bell
Fascinated by cultures as old as their own, Mexicans are pouring into museum exhibitions in wonder at ancient Middle Eastern artifacts never before seen in the Western Hemisphere.
The Show Did Go On!
 Polly G. Vicars
If anyone had doubts that Los Bambinos have what it takes to make it to the top, they only had to have been there during Monday night's windstorm when those five young guys made lemonade out of lemons and gave the performance of their lives.
Hey Now: It’s Garry Shandling’s Obsession
 Jacques Steinberg
It was almost nine years ago that Larry Sanders, the fictional talk-show host who was a too-close-for-comfort amalgam of Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jack Paar, signed off the air.
Miss America Also Making Fans Out of Men
 Alex Veiga
Behind nearly every young woman making her way through the gantlet of pageant life in hopes of being crowned Miss America, there's a brother, boyfriend or some other man who's along for the ride.
Add Mexico City to Chic List
 Mercury News
Jim Johnston, 56, who has lived in Mexico since 1994 and exclusively in Mexico City for the past 2 1/2 years as a printmaker and writer, believes that crime is exaggerated, pollution on the wane and nightlife on the rise.
Top 10: Top 99-Producing Countries
 Shawn Loeffler
If you were to visit the offices of AskMen.com these days, you would find many exhausted and excited men. Exhausted because we are preparing our annual Top 99 Most Desirable Women list - which launches on January 31, 2007 - and excited for the same reason.
White House Correspondents Association Tells Rich Little Not to Make Fun of the President, or Iraq
 John in DC
If the White House Correspondents Association is so afraid of doing anything that criticizes the president, even in jest, then how does this affect their reporting?
Church-Owned PBS Station Skips Program on Sex Scandals
 Associated Press
A public television station owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville did not run a “Frontline” program about the child molestation scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston.
Ujena Bikini Jam - the New Spring Break
 PVNN
Puerto Vallarta will host the 2nd Annual Bikini Image Awards, Sept 2, 2007, as part of the 23rd annual Ujena Bikini Jam. Over 200 bikini models and photographers from over ten countries will be competing.
A Star is Born?
 Polly G. Vicars
I have never been accused of being a sophisticated music aficionado. But Los Bambinos knocked me off my feet when they went from singing all the wonderful Spanish favorites to a rousing performance of the Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira!"
Watch Out Vallarta... The Divas are Coming!
 Patrick Harrison
Beginning January 17 and continuing for 12 weeks, Club Mañana will be hosting the Diva Wednesday Concert Series. Each and every Wednesday a different fabulous disco diva will take the stage and have all of Banderas Bay shakin' their groove thing.
An Evening with Tennessee Williams
 Angela Corelis
Tennessee Williams is said to have forged a poetic theater of raw psychological insight that fused realism and expressionism. Beginning Thursday, January 18 at the Santa Barbara Playhouse, one can see this demonstrated by local actors in vignettes of four of Williams better known plays.
Finding Beauty in Her Pain
 The Ottawa Citizen
One hundred years after Frida Kahlo's birth, the play Frida K. tells the story of the Mexican artist who endured much misfortune, Suzanne Ma writes.
Amping It Up
 Agustin Gurza
The woman on the phone with Los Angeles' top-rated morning DJ confides that she used to work as a prostitute. On the air, she sounds young and conflicted. She has tried to get out of the life, she tells the radio host in Spanish. But her current job in retail just doesn't pay, and she's tempted to sell herself again.
Oaxaca 2007 Rural Tourism Fair
 Planeta.com
The world's largest small event, the 2007 Rural Tourism Fair will take place in Oaxaca City, Mexico on Saturday, January 27th. Highlighting rural tourism, the event showcases a variety of options travelers have exploring the Mexican countryside.
From Lucy To Reba: A Look at Cuban and Hollywood Relations
 Gabe Rodriguez
Most everyone knows Desi Arnaz. And anyone who has ever watched the show knows that he was Cuban and a talented musician. But something that not many people know is that Arnaz played a vital part in the set up of the show at a time when the television sitcom was still being molded.
It Really Does Take a Village
 Polly G. Vicars
Merriment filled the Santa Barbara Theater's Becas Night on December 18th as the America-Mexico Foundation, (Becas Vallarta) held their annual raffle drawing at the Los Bambinos concert intermission, instead of waiting for the Becas Ball in March.
Kosmas Opens at Le Gourmet
 Bob Cohen
Kosmas Mamadopoulos opened the winter season at Le Gourmet Restaurant last Wednesday night, bringing his act that made him a New York City success for over thirty years to Puerto Vallarta.
Norton Happy for Ex Salma
 Associated Press
Ed Norton is happy for his ex-girlfriend, Salma Hayek, whose "Ugly Betty" series for ABC has become a first-year hit for ABC. In an interview with Mexico City's Reforma newspaper, the actor said the show is "marvelous" and that he would like to appear in it.
Mexico’s Newest TV Drama Is a Bid to Block a Third Broadcaster
 Elisabeth Malkin
Night after night for almost two weeks, Mexican television news has shown exposés on how poor people suffer from the high cost of medicines. The images of the ill and dying have been heart-wrenching.
TV Bounty Hunter Waits for Court Action
 Jaymes Song
Duane "Dog" Chapman is waiting to hear whether a Mexican federal court will set him free or order his pending extradition and criminal case to proceed for his June 2003 capture of fugitive convicted rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir, in Puerto Vallarta.
This Business of O.J. and 'Kramer'
 Frazier Moore
The Fox network let down a lot of people who, having worked themselves into a lather over the O.J. Simpson interview, were about to get even angrier once Fox put it on the air.
T'visa's 'Chavo' is a Barrel of Laffs
 Michael O'Boyle
Mexican media conglom Televisa's first toon is a hit in Latin America, but it remains to be seen if it has global appeal. Nabbing audience shares of more than 30% in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador and hit 45% in Venezuela on Venevision; it soon will debut in Chile and Brazil.
Lowriders Have Left the Road for the Show
 John L. Mitchell
Lowriding, a craze that was born on the boulevards 50 years ago in Mexican American communities across the Southwest, has been driven indoors — the result of aging enthusiasts, crackdowns on cruising and the emergence of corporate sponsorship.
Four Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer Named Maria
 Renee Perez
Don't miss Four Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer Named Maria, playing at the American School Amphitheater from December 7th-9th. The talented students performing in this bi-lingual musical theater event will knock your calcetines off!
International Show and Dinner at La Iguanas to Benefit Old Town
 Bob Cohen
This Friday, November 17th, the Association of Businessman and Neighbors of Colonia Emiliano Zapata are putting on an International dinner and show at La Iguana restaurant and club on Lazaro Cardenas at 8:00 PM, with all proceeds going to improve Viejo Vallarta (Old Town).
Duane Chapman: 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Free in LA
 Michael Amsterdam
Fresh out of his ankle bracelet and off the islands Duane Chapman, aka 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' was loose in Los Angeles giving his every dog has its day mantra to the paparazzi cameras.
First Call for Becas Ball
 Peter Gray
Mark your calendars for the 2007 Becas Ball - the closest thing Puerto Vallarta has to a formal "High Society" event. This year's affair will be held on March 10th at the Westin Regina Resort and Spa in Marina Vallarta.
November Musicals at Santa Barbara Dinner Theater
 PVNN
This month, an exciting lineup of popular musicals with a Vallarta-esque twist will launch the dinner theater season at the Santa Barbara Theater on the corner of Olas Altas and Basilio Badillo in Puerto Vallarta's Romantic Zone.
Mexico's Erica Andrews Crowned Transsexual Beauty Queen
 AFP
Mexico's Erica Andrews has been crowned Miss International Queen 2006 after topping 23 other contestants in the world's biggest transsexual beauty pageant.
Little Shop of Horrors Opens Halloween Night
 Ed Hutmacher
Mix great food, a little bit of horror and a whole lot of fun and what do you get? Our own Puerto Vallarta version of Little Shop of Horrors, premiering Halloween night at the Santa Barbara Theater, with dinner at 6:30 pm and the show at 8:00.
IMAX Signs Multiple Theatre Deal in Mexico
 PRNewswire
IMAX Corporation announced an agreement with Cinemas Martinez to install IMAX theatres as part of two new multiplex developments in Mexico. There are now 32 IMAX theatres scheduled to be open in Latin America by the end of 2008.more »»»
'Luche Libre' Returning to Its Roots
 Melissa Vargas
The larger-than-life Mexican phenomenon Lucha Libre — loosely translated as free fight — has returned to its roots in Texas. The recent movie Nacho Libre and the children’s cartoon television show ¡Mucha Lucha! have also helped the Mexican masked-wrestler movement move into the mainstream in the U.S.more »»»
The Legacy of Christopher Columbus
 Peta Lindsay
The second Monday of October is Columbus Day, celebrated as a federal holiday in the U.S. since 1971. This day marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's 1492 landing in the Americas, his "discovery of the New World" for the benefit of the Spanish monarchy.more »»»
Mexican Father Fends Off Norwegian Reality Show Detective Trying to Take His Son
 Ioan Grillo
A Norwegian reality show is filming the search in Mexico for a 10-year-old boy who lives here with his Mexican father, claiming the father kidnapped the child and that both are now in hiding. The father claims he has full custody and says he is shocked that his family is being exploited on television.more »»»
'Ugly Betty' Promoters Hit N.Y. Streets
 Associated Press
A hundred actresses dressed up as ABC's version of ugly descended upon New York's key tourist spots Thursday to promote 'Ugly Betty,' the American take take on a hit Colombian TV series that has become popular throughout the world.more »»»
A Turn for Telenovelas
 Jennifer Ordoñez
In the Spanish-language soap operas, which draw higher prime-time ratings in some urban markets than the Big Three networks, man and woman meet, fall in love and are kept apart by evil forces that, after 13 weeks of twists and turns, are ultimately no match for the lovers' passion.more »»»
Famed Hominid 'Lucy' to Leave Ethiopia for First Exhibit Abroad
 Associated Press
"Lucy," the celebrated skeletal remains of a female hominid who lived 3.2 million years ago will leave Ethiopia next year for her first-ever foreign exhibition, officials said.more »»»
The Bounty Hunter 'Dog' on Tight Leash for Now
 Stone Martindale
The mullet headed star Duane "Dog" Chapman and his two co-stars accused of illegal detention and conspiracy in the capture of the Max Factor heir in Mexico posted bail, and were released Friday.more »»»
'Greetings from Tucson' Star Dies
 AP
Teenage actor Pablo Santos, who starred in the television series "Greetings from Tucson," died after a small plane in which he was riding crashed in Mexico, a hospital official said Saturday.more »»»
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