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Vallarta-Nayarit Clocks 'Spring Forward' This Sunday
 BanderasNews.com
In Mexico, daylight saving time, or 'Horario de Verano', begins at 2:00 am local time on Sunday, April 5, 2015. So, if you are lucky enough to be celebrating Easter here in Puerto Vallarta, don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night!
April 3 Vallarta News Brief & Easter Weekend Events
 Banderas News Team
There's always so much going on in Puerto Vallarta and around the Republic it can be difficult to keep up with it all. Here's a look at some of this week's Mexico and Puerto Vallarta news, plus a couple of Easter weekend events around Banderas Bay that you won't want to miss.
Act II Entertainment is Rocking April and Beyond
 Debbie White
Act II Entertainment's The Red Room Cabaret has extended more shows into April, and added a few new acts as well. So all of you 'Snowbirds' still have time to see some outstanding entertainment before heading up North - and all of us locals have a lot to look forward to this month!
Colombian Magazines Tout Vallarta-Nayarit Weddings
 Jorge Jiménez
Thanks to a recent press trip and photo shoots by Colombia's 'Novias y Bodas' and 'Infashion' magazines, the Banderas Bay region will reach an audience perfectly attuned to the wedding, honeymoon and romantic offerings of Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta.
MuchoCoco at Old Town Farmers Market-Tianguis Cultural
 Erin Staley
Each week, the Old Town Farmers' Market-Tianguis Cultural celebrates its 90+ 'make it, bake it, grow it' vendors. Unique artists, soap makers, jewelers, farmers, bakers, seamstresses and chocolatiers make up the roster. This week, MuchoCoco vendor Carlos Morlett is highlighted.
PV's Casa Abina in the Vanguard of Ecological Buildings
 Laurie Pedelaborde
Aligning with the federal government's 'Mexico Prospero' initiative goals, Puerto Vallarta promotes the development of sustainable buildings. An outstanding example of this is Casa Abina, an eco-friendly building near downtown that's surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Second Annual Pulpito Drag Derby to Run May 21
 Amapas Neighborhood Association
The first Pulpito Drag Derby was such a hit with locals and tourists alike that the Amapas Junta Vecinal is staging a rematch on Thursday, May 21. This year's event will kick off Vallarta Pride and spill seamlessly into its Opening Party - like an Amapas block-party on steroids.
Better Teeth for Boca: IFC Awards Dental Clinic Grant
 John Warren
At the March meeting of Vallarta's International Friendship Club, President Dan Grippo announced that IFC will be providing $4,000 USD to the new Community Health Clinic in Boca De Tomatlan for the purchase of a dental chair, as well as a dental instrument sterilizer and autoclave.
Last Chance to Play Purr Project BINGO 'til November
 Marilyn Khan
Join us at Margarita Grill on Wednesday, April 8, and help us celebrate the end of a very successful season of PuRR Project BINGO. Yep, it's your last chance to play Kitty BINGO until next November. In addition to some fun halftime silliness, we have great prizes!
Last Breakfast of Becas' 2014-2015 Fund Raising Season
 Polly G. Vicars
Don't miss Becas Vallarta's 2014-2015 season finale fundraiser - Breakfast at Coco's Kitchen on April 15th at 9:30 am. Coco, always a magnificent hostess, is planning a great menu, and there will be an array of great prizes for the raffle and exciting silent auction items. Join us!
PV Residents Fund Kindergarten in Los Rastrojos
 BanderasNews.com
Several years ago, a few Puerto Vallarta residents visited a kindergarten in Los Rastrojos. The building consisted of a shed roof on the back of a barn, a dirt floor and one wall. Thanks to them, and the Medicine Hat Rotary Club, today Los Rastrojos has a new kindergarten classroom.
ExPats in Vallarta April Happy Hours and Events
 Sara Wise
ExPats in Vallarta, a totally social group with informal fellowship and assistance for Expat residents or visitors living, working or investing around Vallarta or considering it, has announced their April schedule of events.
 This Week, Daiquiri Dick's Serves Up Peruvian Cuisine
 Laura Gelezunas
Recently there has been a revival of interest in native Peruvian foods, so Daquiri Dick's Executive Chef Ignacio Uribe and Sous Chef Jugo Mejia have created a special dinner menu that you can enjoy right here in Puerto Vallarta from March 30 to April 5, 2015.
Bucerías Oyster Festival Celebrates 15 Years April 12
 Banderas News Team
Since oyster harvesting is the mainstay of the economy in Bucerias (which means 'Place of the Divers') Nayarit, every year after Easter this laid-back seaside community hosts an Oyster Festival - a celebration filled with music, partying and plenty of food and fun.
Do You Have Your Easter Bonnet Ready? Hop To It!
 Logan Miller
Do you have your Easter bonnet ready? If not, you'd better hop to it! Casa Cupula brings an old tradition to Puerto Vallarta with their Second Annual Easter Bonnet Party and Brunch, scheduled to take place at Taste Restaurant on Sunday, April 5, 2015 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
March 27 Puerto Vallarta News Brief & Weekend Events
 Banderas News Team
There's always so much going on in Puerto Vallarta and around the Republic it can be difficult to keep up with it all. Here's a look at some of this week's Mexico headlines and Vallarta news, some community announcements, and a couple of this weekend's events that you won't want to miss.
Vallarta Botanical Gardens Wins Garden Tourism Award
 BanderasNews.com
The Vallarta Botanical Garden has once again been distinguished as one of the 'Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Travelling For' by the Canadian Garden Tourism Council. The award was presented on March 17 at the North American Garden Tourism Conference in Toronto.
Vallarta Named HRC's National Travel Partner for 2015
 Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board
The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board has partnered with the Human Rights Campaign, the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, as the organization's first national travel partner.
Voice, Forever Plaid are Taking Vallarta By Storm
 Daniel R. Mininni
If you haven't been to the ACT II Entertainment complex recently, you don't know what you're missing! In addition to the Main Stage theater productions listed here, there's a full line-up of musical entertainment going on in The Red Room Cabaret and Encore Piano Bar.
Chiropractic Care Comes to Old Town Farmers' Market
 Erin Staley
Everyone knows that the Puerto Vallarta Old Town Farmers Market-Tianguis Cultural is loaded with an abundance of can't-miss 'make it, bake it, grow it' products, but did you know that they also have some good-for-you personal services?
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