Recap: Good Morning, From Here, February 08 - 14 Monday Describing Zoe Lewis in concert is the same as writing down exactly how butterflies fly and fish swim and getting the mechanics of it just right. She flits about onstage, landing here and there on a light or heavy piece...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, January 31 - February 07   Monday Less than two years ago, Mark Rome, Entertainment Director at The Palm Cabaret, suggested I see Chris Lopez's Sam Smith Tribute. I said, "Who is Sam Smith?" He replied, "Exactly what I said to Chris when he suggested he...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, January 25 - 31 Monday The Electric Light Orchestra appeared once again on Coco Cabaret's stage with little lead time to get the word out, but the audience there was thrilled! ELO was one of hundreds of new bands 50 years ago struggling to become...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, January 18 - 24 Monday Last weekend was rich with diverse musical genres, from Cabaret to Bach Cantatas and back to Cabaret. But first, a Grand Opening of a new shop in a section of Vallarta undergoing a rebirth at Los Mercados. Tashara Smith Santana...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, January 11 - 17 Monday To Adele, a Tribute by Gloria Fiona at Teatro Vallarta was... Grand. From the sequins glittering like stars under the intense lights to the string quartet, it was a concert played at Vallarta's highest possible level. Gloria's voice soared over...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, January 04 - 10 Monday Does everybody have a nice big chunk of Rosca, Three Kings bread, with coffee this Epiphany morning? (Don't break a tooth on baby Jesus.) I read that Mexico City residents will spend 4 billion pesos on gifts for their kids...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, December 27 - January 03 Monday I heard yesterday that Peter Oudman sadly passed away in Calgary on Saturday. If you ever attended any Pasitos de Luz Riverfest celebrations over a dozen years at El Rio BBQ Bar, you would have met him at some...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, December 21 - 27 Monday Happy Winter, everybody! And while winter is not celebrated as 'happily' for the most part up north where they actually have to live in it, winter in Vallarta is a sheer, unadulterated joy because it means money pouring into the...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, December 14 - 20 Monday Last Friday, Le Bistro on the Isla Cuale took center stage once again for the annual Membership Drive and Welcome Back Party for the Vallarta Garden Club. The event sold out with so many snowbirds and semi-permanent residents here to...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, December 07 - 13 Monday The three of us stepped off the new bridge onto the Island into peace, quiet, and beautiful surroundings and walked a few steps to the commanding entrance of the recently restored Le Bistro. We weren't starving, just wanted something light to...