Welcome to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and nearby communities of Troncones Beach, Pantla-Buenavista and Barra de Potosi.
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For the past few years Zihuatanejo has been heavily promoting its carnival celebrations that were started up after having been dropped for a time during the late 90s and early 2000s. Right now around town you can see colorful reminders of the upcoming event, with large replicas of masks and banners hanging from lampposts, trees and statuary.
 Floats from a past Zihuatanejo carnival Although Zihuatanejo´s carnival (carnaval in Spanish) dates don´t end on Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday — Zihuatanejo is celebrating from February 9th through 14th instead of from the more traditional 11th through the 16th — there will be much of the same revelry as is found elsewhere during carnival celebrations: street dancing and colorful processions during the week, lots music and other activities, both at the town square and in other quarters, the crowning of the carnival queen, and the culmination of the festivities on Sunday afternoon with the color and pageantry of the floats in the carnival parade.
Wander around town this week in the late afternoons or evenings and you´ll be sure to catch parts and pieces of the festivities… join in!
Elected as Carnival Queen for 2010 is Yuleni Vargas Salas; the Carnival Princess is Amairani Guatemala Alvar and the Carnival King (Rey Feo) is Juan Francisco Galeana Maganda.
 
 Serenade, by Graciela There will be an exhibition of paintings titled Tropical Flair by Grace Relfe at Coconut´s Restaurant on Pasaje Agustin Ramirez in downtown Zihuatanejo on Wednesday, February 10th.
Opening party from 7 to 9 p.m.
More about the paintings of Graciela …
 superbowl at Jungle Pizza Jungle Pizza is prepping for Super Bowl XLIV, and has announced that they will be offering their great pizza, burgers and cold beer to accompany the game – what more could you ask for?
There’ll be limited seating so please call for reservations: (755) 554-7839 or (cell) 044 (755) 100-2309.
Jungle Pizza is located on Blvd. Playa la Ropa at Villas del Palmar: continue straight past the turnoff to La Perla and look for the Jungle Pizza sign on the left-hand side of the divided section of the road.
Kickoff time for Superbowl XLIV, with the Indianapolis Colts vs the New Orleans Saints at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium, is at 5:00 pm local time (6:00 pm EST) on Sunday, February 7th, 2010.
Jungle Pizza will be open as of 3 pm on game day.
Zihua Sailfest — the Zihuatanejo Bay Regatta — is coming up soon and volunteers are being sought to help get it all together. There will be a volunteers meeting at Rick’s Bar (which was for a time Zihua El Faro) on Cuauhtemoc street in downtown Zihuatanejo, on Tuesday January 19th starting at 10 a.m. If you can and want to help and participate, drop on by.
Sailfest proceeds benefit the area’s schools and other educational projects.
Sailfest 2010 dates: Tuesday, February 2 through Sunday, February 7, 2010
SCHEDULE 2010
Tuesday, Feb. 2,:
Grand Kick-off party at Rick’s Bar. Live Auction 6-8 pm. Pick up a T-shirt, sign up for events, make friends and benefit the kids. Live music follows.
Wednesday, Feb. 3:
Pursuit Race in the morning, in and out of the bay. From 6:30 to 11 pm, Benefit Concert with local musicians, and CD release party at El Pueblito Restaurant.
Thursday, Feb. 4:
Chili cookoff and street fair on Cuauhtemoc street in front of Rick’s Bar. Judge the chili and buy local crafts. Silent auction 4 to 7 pm.
Friday, Feb. 5:
9 pm – 2 pm – Sail parade around Zihua Bay, then to Ixtapa and back. Fleet “dresses ship” for a colorful procession. Sign up at Rick’s bar to come aboard one of the boats for a donation.
Saturday, Feb. 6:
Kid’s beach and games day on Madera Beach from 10 am to 1 pm. Fun for kids and all with games, beach volleyball, coconut toss, sand castles, tug-of-war, etc.
Sunday, Feb. 7:
Wrap-up sunset barbeque and beach party on Madera Beach, 4 pm – 6 pm. Awards, raffle drawing, food by local restaurants. Food tickets $80 pesos.
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Throughout sailfest, buy $10 peso raffle tickets for a huge variety of great prizes donated by local merchants to benefit children’s education. Draws held during major events.
 
The local Zihuatanejo artists group, Arte Nativo, will be having a 3rd showing and sale of paintings at the Museo Arqueologico de la Costa Grande — the Archaeological Museum located on Zihuatanejo’s main town beach near the bridge over the flood control canal on the way to Playa Madera — on Thursday evening, January 14th, 2010. There will be a silent auction in which paintings will be offered at a starting price of 50% off.
See http://galeriartenativo.com for more information on the artists in this group.
There will be a book reading and presentation by local author and fisherman, Ed Kunze, of his e-book titled Fishing, Methods and Incredible Stories – Fishing the West Coat of Mexico, this Saturday, January 9th starting at 7 p.m. in Coconut’s Restaurant in downtown Zihuatanejo. This is part of the ADIP (Another Day in Paradise magazine) Local Author’s series.
Ed Kunze is an ardent sport and fly fisherman with great experience and knowledge of the Mexican west coast fishing scene. Most importantly, Ed is very active in promoting catch and release and other methods of conservation along these shores. In his book presentation he touches upon all these themes; this is an excellent opportunity to meet the author and gain a bit of insight into the world of sport fishing here in Mexico.
A while back the sports section of the L.A. Times ran an post on Mexico’s fishing policies and methods, and commentary in this article centered largely around Ed’s knowledge and perceptions of current practices which are put forth in the book. Take a look at the article here:
Critics weigh in on Mexico fisheries policies
Josie Kuhn will be the featured “Tequila Tuesday” artist at the Inn at Manzanillo Bay in Troncones on Tuesday, January 5th, at the introduction to the Manzanillo Bay “Tequila Flights”. Hours 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Reservations suggested. Tel. 755-553-2884 for more information.
Another Day in Paradise magazine is turning 10 years old!
On January 15th, 2010, Zihuatanejo´s own magazine will be celebrating it´s 10th anniversary with a party and community fair that will include art and cultural exhibits. The event will be held at the Museo Arqueologico de la Costa Grande (Archeological museum) located along Fisherman´s Walk on Playa Municipal near the bridge over the canal leading to Playa Madera.
Time: 6 – 10 p.m., admission free
For more information contact the Another Day in Paradise offices at 544-8023
Luis de Quevedo will be opening a showing of some of his works in oils and acrylics on Friday December 18th, 2009 at the Museo Arqueologico de la Costa Grande (Regional Archaeological Museum), located on Paseo del Pescador near the bridge over the canal leading to Playa la Madera.
The show and cocktail will begin at 7 p.m.
Upcoming for the rest of this month of December, 2009, as we wind down toward the end of the year, are these events in the Ixtapa Zihuatanejo area:
December 16 through 24: Mexico celebrates the Christmas season with a series of Posadas, reenactments of the journey of Joseph and Mary seeking shelter for the birth of their child. Read about Posadas…
December 19 (Saturday), 7:00 p.m.: Book reading and presentation by author Howard Englander of his first work of fiction and his newest release. Location: Coconut’s Restaurant, downtown Zihuatanejo. (755) 554-2518 for information and reservations.
December 23 (Wednesday): Zihuatanejo celebrates the 56th anniversary of it´s founding. There will be fun and revelry in the town square (basketball court area) on Playa Municipal in the evening.
December 24 (Thursday evening): Christmas Eve in Mexico is called Nochebuena and is the last night of the Posadas. It culminates in a midnight mass known as the Misa de Gallo leading into…
December 25 (Friday): Christmas Day, or Navidad.
December 31 (Thursday): On the last day of the year, Zihua symbolically finalizes the annual sea turtle preservation program with a sea turtle release ceremony on all of the major beaches of Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa with the participation of local hotels and restaurants. The release takes place around sunset on Playas La Ropa, La Madera and Principal in Zihuatanejo and on Playa el Palmar in Ixtapa.
On New Year´s Eve (Visperas de Año Nuevo), the municipality puts on a program of musical and cultural events in the town square. There will be food and frolic and it´s a good vantage point to watch the fireworks over the bay. Many of the local restaurants will, of course, be hosting their own New Year´s Eve dinner programs and festivities, so check out your options as you wander around town in the days prior to the end of the year.
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