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Concerts
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Shows
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Dec. 29
Brazilian night with
the Panamanian artist Priscilla Moreno, at 8:30 p.m at Il
Boccalino Rest. in the banking area.. She will be accompanied
by the musicians Arturo Villarreal and Alfredo Hidrovo, and
will perform Bossa Nova, Samba, Bahion and Latin Jazz songs.
Cost: $8. Information: 223-8521
Dec. 31
"Panama New Year Fest" at Atlapa Convention
Center at 11 p.m. With the performances of artists like Los
Rabanes, Comando Tiburón, Sammy y Sandra Sandoval, El Roockie
and Micky Taveras. Tickets: $40, on sale at Blockbuster.
Dec. 31
Live concert of the international merengue
artist Wilfrido Vargas at Guru discotheque, located in Calle
47, Bella Vista.
Dec. 31
Live concert of the international merengue
artist Bonny Cepeda at the Majestic Casino of Multicentro
Mall. Information and reservations: 215-5151
Jan. 5, 2008
Panama Drum Festival 2008 at the Anita Villalaz
Theater. Featuring international artists as Billy Cobham,
and Oscar Giunta. Tickets: $10 and $5 for students. Information:
www.panamadrumfestival.com
Jan. 4 – 5, 2008
"Dance Weekend Fest" with international DJs
Paul Van Dyk on Jan. 4, Mistress Barbara on Jan. 5, and other
national DJs at the Atlapa Convention Center at 8 p.m. Tickets:
$20; $40, on sale at Blockbuster.
Jan. 23, 2008
Gala concert of the 5th Jazz Festival, at
the National Theater at 7 p.m. Tickets on sale at Blockbuster.
Information:
www.panamajazzfestival.com
Jan. 24 – 25, 2008
Concerts of the 5th Jazz Festival, at the
Atlapa Convention Center at 7 p.m. Tickets on sale at Blockbuster.
Information: www.panamajazzfestival.com |
Jan. 19, 2008
Show by the Folkloric Ballet "La Salle de
Margarita" at La Huaca Theater of Atlapa Convention Center.
Information: 493-3099; eyvar@hotmail.com |
Horse
Races
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| Races
on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays in Presidente Remón race
track. Call 217-6060.
Dec.
30
"Sociedad
de Criadores Classic", prize of $20,000 in 1,400 mts for all
two-year-old horses. Information: 217-6060. |
Miscelaneous
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Jan. 5, 2008
"Unforgettable Nights", from 6 p.m. to 12
p.m. at Siete Mares restaurant. Ladies and gentlemen over
40 years. Sing and dance music of bolero, salsa, meregue,
cha cha cha. With music by a Trio serenading the tables. Cost:
$30, includes dinner and three prizes. Organized by SocialClubVIP
& Radio better known as FamiliClub. Information and reservations:
260-7529; www.familiclubpanama.com
Jan. 5, 2008
The Secret Seminar "Create Inner Peace,
Joy and Wealth". Expand your knowledge of the Law of Attraction
and learn how to apply it for happier and more prosperous
life. With the renowned Reiki Master Taylore Vance. Cost:
$79.98. Information: irinartsy@yahoo.com
Jan. 6, 2008
"Rastro en Plaza Catedral", flea market at
the Cathedral Plaza starting at 9 a.m. Event with culture
area, handicrafts sales, historical tours, museums tour, and
folkloric spectacles. Information: 209-6300
Jan. 8, 2008
Haras El Aguila, Carinthia and San Isidro
present their big annual auction of national products, at
the paddock of Presidente Remón Racetrack at 6 p.m. Colts
from renowned specimens such as: Alterador, Zed Forest, Rock
Hill, Mr. Jadedum, Just Approval, Super Cognac, Go Country,
Jeter, Magallanes and Prince Sadair, will be sold to the best
bidder. A total of 42 specimens are ready to race in national
and international competitions. Information: 300-2600; www.hipodromo.com
Jan. 23, 2008
"Interactive Night", from 6 p.m. to 12 m.n.
at Siete Mares restaurant. Ladies and gentlemen over 40 years.
Interactive night with doctors with open consultation and
questions and answers, pressure check, music of bolero. Cost:
$30 includes dinner. Organized by SocialClubVIP & Radio
best known as FamiliClub. Information and reservations: 260-7529;
www.familiclubpanama.com |
Folklore Shows
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Live
Music
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| Coloful
folklore shows at Restaurante "Al Tambor de la Alegría, located
at Brisas de Amador, every Thuesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday at 9:00 p.m. Admittance: $10.00 per person. Call:
314-3380.
Folklore
spectacles from all regions of Panama at Restaurante Tinajas,
every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00 p.m.
Located on Calle 51, Bella Vista. Call: 263-7890.
Folklore
dance performances at Mi Pueblito tourist complex, at 6:00
p.m., featuring Hispanic, Afro-Caribbean and Native American
dances. The center is located on 4th of July Avenue. Call
228-7154. |
Jazz
Wednesdays every week at Casa Góngora, Casco Viejo –
San Felipe at 8:00 p.m. Information: culturad@municipio-pma.gob.pa
212-1350.
Jazz
Nights on Thursdays and Fridays at 10 p.m.every week at Bar
La Platea, in Casco Antiguo. Information: 228-4011, www.scenaplatea.com |
Cine
Universitario
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| Closed in December for restorations
and holidays. |
Art
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Expat
Events |
Permanent Exhibition
The artist Jean Francois Provost exhibits
his work at Weil Art gallery located in 48 Street, Bella Vista
(beneath Eurasia). Pieces change every month. Information:
264-9697
Until Dec. 31
Igor Kourany's digital art exhibit at Arlene
Lachman Gallery. Information: 264-5257
Until Dec. 31
Collective painting exhibit "Tribe", at
the Imagen art gallery, located on Calle 50, before the Deli
Gourmet store. Includes works of the Panamanian artists: Roosevelt
Díaz, José Inocente Duarte, Osvaldo Herrera Graham, Omar García,
and Edwin Miranda. Information: 226-2649; imagen@pty.com
Until Dec. 31
Grupo Meylem's art exhibit "Vision of the
Future", at the Sheraton Hotel. Open from Monday to Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Information: 226-4077
Until Jan. 6
Exhibit "Press and the Spanish Civil War:
1936-1939", at the Interoceanic Canal Museum of Panama. Exhibiting
100 original covers of newspapers of the period of the Spanish
Civil War. Information:
desarrollo@museodelcanal.com
emb.panama.ofc@maec.es
Until Jan. 6
Exhibit in various streets of the Casco
Antiguo, where artists create their own concept of angels.
You can find the angels at: La Boyaca, Las Norias, Compania
de Jesus, Calle 6ta y 9na, Calle 4ta, Mansion Obarrio, Antiguo
Club Union y Plaza Bolivar. |
Information: expatexplorers@expatsinpanama.com
Every Tuesday
Learn and/or Play Bridge at Siciliano's
Restaurant from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 7
6th Annual British Ball at the Miramar Hotel.
Tickets: $75 per person. Organized by the British Embassy.
Information:
maurahetheringto@hotmail.com; jacquebeer@fco.gov.uk
Dec. 10
Expat Happy Hour at Siciliano's Restaurant.
From 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Information:
www.expatsinpanama.com
Dec. 13
Amsoc Christmas party at the Embassy residence
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Information: www.amsoc.org;
american.society.panama@gmail.com |
Fairs
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Jan. 10– 20, 2008
International Coffee and Flower Fair, Boquete,
province of Chiriqui. Information: 526-7000
Jan. 16 – 21, 2008
Fair of San Sebastian of Ocu, province of
Herrera. Information: 526-7000
Jan. 16 – 27, 2008
Fair of La Chorrera, in La Chorrera district
from 12 p.m. With folkloric performances, cattle sales, agricultural
sales, and handicrafts.
Jan. 17 – 20, 2008
Agricultural Fair of the Eastern Sector,
Tanara-Chepo. Information: 526-7000 |
Sports
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Parades
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Jan. 17, 2008
1st Celebrities Golf Tournament, Omar Moreno's
Cup, at Panama's Golf Club. |
Dec. 9
Panama City's Christmas parade with more
than 30 marching bands and floats. The route of the parade
starts at the Urraca Park (3:30 p.m.) through Calle 50, finishing
at the intersection of Cincuentenario and Porras Avenues. |
Future
Events |
Jan. 25 –
Feb. 3, 2008
Fair of Candelaria, Bugaba, province of
Chiriqui. Information: 526-7000
Jan. 26, 2008
Free concert of the 5th Jazz Festival, at
the Cathedral Plaza of Casco Viejo. Tickets on sale at Blockbuster.
Information:
www.panamajazzfestival.com
Jan. 26, 2008
Homemade Desserts Fair of San Francisco
de la Montaña, province de Veraguas. Information: 526-7000
Jan. 27, 2008
Hiking at the Soberania National Park. Organized
by Club Excursionistas del Istmo. Cost: $35 per person. Information:
6370467
Feb. 1 – 6
Tour to Garachine and Playa de Muerto, province
of Darien. Organized by Club Excursionistas del Istmo. Cost:
$250 per person, includes visit to an Embera indigenous village.
Information: 637-0467
Feb. 1 – 6
Tour to Chirripo peak, Costa Rica. Organized
by GAM Mountain Activities. Cost: $380 per person. Information:
6601-3405;
gampanama@yahoo.com
Feb. 16 – 17
Hiking at Baru Volcano National Park. Organized
by Ecoviajeros Panama. Cost: $100 per person, includes guide,
transportation, and dinner. Information: 6687-2047; 6668-0222;
info@ecoviajerospanama.com
Mar. 1 – 2
Hiking and snorkeling at Coiba National
Park. Organized by Ecoviajeros Panama. Cost: $200 per person,
includes tours, transportation, lodging, food and drinks.
Information: 6687-2047; 6668-0222;
info@ecoviajerospanama.com
Mar. 7 – 9
Hiking and snorkeling at Coiba National
Park. Organized by Ecoviajeros Panama. Cost: $200 per person,
includes tours, transportation, lodging, food and drinks.
Information: 6687-2047; 6668-0222;
info@ecoviajerospanama.com |
Outdoors
& Extreme Sports
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Jan. 11 - 13, 2008
Hiking at Cerro Banco, in Chiriqui province.
Organized by Club Excursionistas del Istmo. Cost: $75 per
person, includes visit to a Ngobe Bugle indigenous village.
Information: 6370467
Jan./ Ene. 13, 2008
Rappeling in Chagres National Park. Organized
by Ecoviajeros Panama. Cost: $65 per person, includes equipment,
guide, transportation, visit to an Embera indigenous village,
drinks and food. Information: 6687-2047; 6668-0222;
info@ecoviajerospanama.com
Jan. 18 – 20, 2008
"Lets Camp 2008", camping at Summit National
Park. Organized by the Panamanian Association of Tours and
Adventures (APAVE). Cost: $5 per person, bring your own equipment,
drinks and food. Information: 6687-2047; 6668-0222;
info@ecoviajerospanama.com |
Regular
Courses
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| Acting classes
in Jan, 2008 at the Teatro en Circulo de Panama. Information:
261-5375; tcirculo@cwpanama.net
Bilingual classes starting
Jan. 2008 with Juana Daniel. Science, math, spelling, grammar,
conversation and reading in English and Spanish. Located in
Villa Guadalupe, Calle C. Information: 267-6956; 267-3729;
www.jmdschool.edu.pa
Falun Dafa, free exercises
at Parque Omar every day from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Information:
www.falundafa.org/eng/index.htm
Traditional Japanese Martial Arts
classes.Karate-do M&W, 6 p.m.,
Ciudad del Saber. Kenjutsu T&Th, 4 p.m., Clínicas América
(Vía España). Information: Kevin, 6766-4886.
Drawing and painting workshops
at Casa Cultural Huellas located in El Carmen, 1st street.
Cost: $40 per month. From Mondays to Thursdays from 10:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. 265-8703.
Guitar classes on Saturdays
from 10 to 11 a.m. and Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at Casa Cultural
Huellas located in El Carmen, 1st street. Cost: $40 per month.
265-8703.
Karate academy of Sensei
Arturo Worrell invites you to their courses of Karate from
Mondays to Saturdays. At Kumaris building, ground floor. 236-3592.
Pizza with Tango at Pizza
Piola. The Argentinian Tango Academy invites you to their
classes every Thursday with teacher Rapul Sejas. Learn to
dance and enjoy a nice evening. Information: 263-4668
Yoga in the morning. Hatha
yoga classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to
8:30 a.m. 265-2489; panamayoga@hotmail.com
Yoga for pregnants women
every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Fundación El Arte de Vivir. 226-5139
or 673-4546
Tai Chi courses for retirees,
every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 to 9 a.m.; Mondays and Wednesdays
from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. for all ages. 263-5602
Aikido Classes on Saturdays
from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Asociación Cultural Nueva Acrópolis.
Registration: $10, cost: $30 per month. 263-5602
Water aerobic classes on
Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8 a.m. At the Educational Center
of San Antonio, in Villa Cáceres. 277-5089, yroquebert05@hotmail.com |
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¡Remen, remen! Los competidores de la carrera
de cayucos cruzan el istmo.
Desde un mar hasta el otro, remando en su cayuco!!! Estamos en temporada
de verano y vacaciones en Panamá. El 14 de marzo dará
inicio la carrera de cayucos sobre el Canal de Panamá. Es una
fuerte prueba de salud, resistencia, espíritu competitivo y conciencia
medioambiental.
La carrera se divide en tres: desde Cristobál hasta Gatún
y en el día siguiente desde Gatún hasta Gamboa y finalmente
desde Gamboa hasta Balboa.
Hay botes “trofeo” para los jóvenes de 14 a 17
años y para los mayores, botes “parche” para que
podamos decir que “sí, yo si remé de un mar hasta
el otro!” Es un logro maravilloso, sin importar la edad.
La ruta tiene 51 millas de largo, y por lo tanto el entrenamiento
duro empieza desde noviembre cuando sale el sol, y hasta que se oculte,
con los músculos flexionados, agachados y remando por horas para
ser los mejores de la competencia.
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Fue en 1954 cuando Frank Townsend, un
empleado de el Canal, alentó a un grupo de exploradores
de “Boy Scouts of America” a aprender la cultura indígena
y remar en el Río Chagres. Iniciar la Carrera de los Cayucos
es el segundo logro grande de los Boy Scouts of America en Panamá,
el primero ha sido la apertura de“Cruces Trail.”
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Un cayuco es el tronco ahuecado de un árbol que con el tiempo
se ha convertido en una nave sofisticada, moderna y rápida. En
los principios de la competencia, los equipos demoraron 11 horas para
cruzar las 51 millas. Hoy en día, lo hacen en apenas cinco horas.
Un buque que transita el Canal toma un promedio de 12 horas, asi que
nuestros equipos tienen una mejora del 41.66% contra el trafico regular
del Canal de Panama.
Hoy, el cayuco es una cáscara refinada del tronco de un árbol
de unos 15 a 30 pies, cuyo freeboard no es de más de dos pulgadas
y carga equipos de cuatro para la cruel misión de ser los primeros
en llegar.
Hay cuatro retos, el “Amador Causeway Challenge”, la “Copa
Atlantica”, la“Gamboa Regatta” y el “Chagres
Fun Day”.
La carrera ha crecido a nivel internacional y ha traído fuertes
patrocinadores como la Autoridad del Canal (que sin ellos, no habría
carrera), Nissan, The Gamboa Rain Forest y Seaboard. Muchos equipos
viajan desde el exterior para competir. |
Concierto Internacional Artistas del alrededor del mundo se unen
para un gran concierto en el Teatro Nacional llamado “Gala Lírica
- Concierto Internacional” en la Ciudad de Panamá el 15
de marzo a las 8:00 p.m. Thomas Poole, gran tenor de opera y concierto
estadounidense, hará su debut panameño ademas del barítono
de opera, el italiano Vincenzo Benestante. Angela Zhukova es una soprano
de Ukrania que se presenta y ademas de Róger Lacáyo de
Nicaragua, soprano panameño Fernando Bustos, and el pianista
Abdiel Godar de Panamá todos participarán en este gran
evento.
Esta noche de excelencia musical es producida por Bob Stiff y Victor
Velasquez y cuenta con la musica de Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, Donizetti,
Strauss, Puccini, Lehar, Delibes and Gounod. Bob Stiff es también
el director, y promete un formato diferente a otros conciertos tradicionales.
El dice:“Si la música que vuela por encima de el publico
es bello, lo que ven en el escenario debe de cumplimentarla.”
Boletos cuestan entre $10 y $30 y se venden en Blockbuster desde el
viernes 22 de febrero. Quintessentially y Trump Ocean Club son patrocinadores
platinos del evento. |
Chiriquí y Veraguas son tierras de
vaqueros y ganados.
El verano en Panama significa el comienzo de la temporada de ferias.
En los pueblos del interior, cada feria tiene su propio sabor, presentación
o tema que refleja la gente y tradiciones de los lugares donde se celebran.
Pero todos tienen en común muchos visitantes, comida, artesanía
y actividades, dando una oportunidad a conocer su propia cultura.
Aquí está un calendario cubriendo las ferias en los
meses por venir:
Febrero 28 – marzo 2: La Feria de Santa Fe,
Provincia de Darién
Marzo 6 – 16: La Feria Internacional de San
José de David, Provincia de Chiriqui
Marzo 12 – 16: La Feria de San José
de Tolé, Provincia de Chiriqui
Marzo 16 – 18: La Feria de la Chitra en Calobre,
Provincia de Veraguas
Marzo 27 – abril 6: La Feria Nacional de Colón,
Colón (ciudad)
Marzo 27 – abril 7: La Feria Internacional de
La Chorrera, Provincia de Panamá
Marzo 28 – abril 2: La Feria del Valle de Tonosí,
Provincia de Los Santos
Abril 24 – mayo 4: La Feria Internacional de
Azuero, Provincia de Los Santos. |
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