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(We never publish as complete a calendar as we'd like, but in this issue there is an unusually large gap that will be corrected if possible: the national men's baseball tournament will be taking place at stadiums across the country and when this page was uploaded we didn't have the details.)
Monday, February 21
Washington’s birthday observed in the USA
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
FILM
Cine Universitario: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986 US dramatic comedy directed by Woody Allen, with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Daniel Stern, J.T. Walsh, Richard Jenkins, Julie Kavner, Tony Roberts, Sam Waterston)
Tuesday, February 22
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Canal Administration Building Steps: “Cantos y Ritmos de América,” with a 30-member all-Panamanian band directed by Dino Nugent, 7:30 pm
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Teatro ABA: Todas quieren dormir con él, a comedy with Neysa Ferguson, Celia González, Rodrigo Farrugia, Zelideth Rosales, Jonathan Prosper, Manolo Madarnaz, Dayra Torres, Juan Carlos Avendaño and Yara Díaz
FILM
Cine Universitario: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986 US dramatic comedy directed by Woody Allen, with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Daniel Stern, J.T. Walsh, Richard Jenkins, Julie Kavner, Tony Roberts, Sam Waterston)
FILM
Cine Universitario: El Imperio de los Sentidos (1976 Japanese-French drama directed by Nagisa Oshima, with Eiko Matsuda, Tatsuya Fuji in Japanese with English subtitles), 8 pm, free
ETC.
Science Lecture: 4 pm science lecture at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Tupper Auditorium, free and in English. Check the STRI website --- http://www.stri.orghttp://www.stri.org --- for details
Wednesday, February 23
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Guaguancó: Latin Jazz night with Luis Carlos Pérez, Oscar y Rey Cruz, Chispa Lawson, Roberto Delgado and Alain Ríos
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Sahara: Rock night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Teatro ABA: Todas quieren dormir con él, a comedy with Neysa Ferguson, Celia González, Rodrigo Farrugia, Zelideth Rosales, Jonathan Prosper, Manolo Madarnaz, Dayra Torres, Juan Carlos Avendaño and Yara Díaz
FILM
Cine Universitario: September (1987 US drama directed by Woody Allen, with Mia Farrow, Elaine Stritch, Denholm Elliott, Jack Warden, Dianne Wiest, Sam Waterston)
ETC.
STRI Punta Culebra Center (Amador): Lecture on the historical evolution of Panama City, by University of Panama architect and urban planner Alvaro Uribe, 6 pm
Thursday, February 24
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Canal Administration Building Steps: “Cantos y Ritmos de América,” with a 30-member all-Panamanian band directed by Dino Nugent, 7:30 pm
Guaguancó: Classic salsa with La Cachamba, with vocalist Tony Flores
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Sahara: Rock night
Oz Bar & Lounge: House music with DJs Zito Barés and Javi del Vasto
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Teatro ABA: Todas quieren dormir con él, a comedy with Neysa Ferguson, Celia González, Rodrigo Farrugia, Zelideth Rosales, Jonathan Prosper, Manolo Madarnaz, Dayra Torres, Juan Carlos Avendaño and Yara Díaz
FILM
Cine Universitario: September (1987 US drama directed by Woody Allen, with Mia Farrow, Elaine Stritch, Denholm Elliott, Jack Warden, Dianne Wiest, Sam Waterston)
ETC.
Barro Colorado Island: BAMBI dinner & science lecture series. You must make reservations and get on the list for the launch ride in advance at the office in the Tupper Center in Ancon. Check the STRI website --- http://www.stri.orghttp://www.stri.org --- for details
Friday, February 25
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Guaguancó: Classic salsa with La Cachamba, with vocalist Luis Arteaga
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Sahara: Rock night
Oz Bar & Lounge: Rock with The Other Band
Pavo Real: Juan Sin Tierra y sus Malas Influencias
Las Bovedas: Jazz night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Tambo’s: Evolution
THEATER
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
Teatro ABA: Todas quieren dormir con él, a comedy with Neysa Ferguson, Celia González, Rodrigo Farrugia, Zelideth Rosales, Jonathan Prosper, Manolo Madarnaz, Dayra Torres, Juan Carlos Avendaño and Yara Díaz
FILM
Cine Universitario: Husbands and Wives (1992 US dramatic comedy directed by Woody Allen, with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson)
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament opens at the Rodney Carew National Stadium
Saturday, February 26
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Teatro Anita Villalaz (INAC): Sr. Loop
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Bovedas: Jazz night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Mi Pueblito: Indigenous dance show, 5 pm
THEATER
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
Teatro ABA: Todas quieren dormir con él, a comedy with Neysa Ferguson, Celia González, Rodrigo Farrugia, Zelideth Rosales, Jonathan Prosper, Manolo Madarnaz, Dayra Torres, Juan Carlos Avendaño and Yara Díaz
FILM
Cine Universitario: Husbands and Wives (1992 US dramatic comedy directed by Woody Allen, with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson)
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Excedra Books: Panamanian writers’ meeting, 2-4 pm
Sunday, February 27
153d anniversary of the foundation of Colon
Independence Day in the Dominican Republic
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Casco Viejo free concert series: Banda del Municipio de Panama, 5 pm
THEATER
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
Teatro ABA: Todas quieren dormir con él, a comedy with Neysa Ferguson, Celia González, Rodrigo Farrugia, Zelideth Rosales, Jonathan Prosper, Manolo Madarnaz, Dayra Torres, Juan Carlos Avendaño and Yara Díaz
FILM
Cine Universitario: Husbands and Wives (1992 US dramatic comedy directed by Woody Allen, with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson)
SPORTS
Mountain biking: BOA Cruce del Lagarto annual event
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
Monday, February 28
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
FILM
Cine Universitario: Riff Raff (1992 UK drama directed by Ken Loach, with Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Ricky Tomlinson, Jimmy Coleman, George Moss, David Finch)
Tuesday, March 1
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Canal Admin. Bldg. Steps: Maestro Vida (Rubén Blades musical directed by Bruce Quinn, with Luis Arteaga, Orlando Barroso, Ponty Correa, Marianela Barroso and others, choreographed by Melina Samaniego and musical direction by Dino Nugent), 7:30 pm
FILM
Cine Universitario: Riff Raff (1992 UK drama directed by Ken Loach, with Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Ricky Tomlinson, Jimmy Coleman, George Moss, David Finch)
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Science Lecture: 4 pm science lecture at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Tupper Auditorium, free and in English. Check the STRI website --- http://www.stri.orghttp://www.stri.org --- for details
Wednesday, March 2
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Guaguancó: Latin Jazz night with Luis Carlos Pérez, Oscar y Rey Cruz, Chispa Lawson, Roberto Delgado and Alain Ríos
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Sahara: Rock night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
FILM
Cine Universitario: Wonderland (1999 UK drama directed by Michael Winterbotton, with Shirley Henderson, Gina Mckee, Molly Parker, Kika Markham, Jack Shepherd)
ETC.
Balboa Niko’s: Monthly Panama Historical Society meeting, 7:30 pm
ATLAPA: EXPOCOMER trade fair
Thursday, March 3
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Guaguancó: Classic salsa with La Cachamba, with vocalist Tony Flores
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Sahara: Rock night
Oz Bar & Lounge: House music with DJs Zito Barés and Javi del Vasto
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Canal Admin. Bldg. Steps: Maestro Vida (Rubén Blades musical directed by Bruce Quinn, with Luis Arteaga, Orlando Barroso, Ponty Correa, Marianela Barroso and others, choreographed by Melina Samaniego and musical direction by Dino Nugent), 7:30 pm
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
FILM
Cine Universitario: Wonderland (1999 UK drama directed by Michael Winterbotton, with Shirley Henderson, Gina Mckee, Molly Parker, Kika Markham, Jack Shepherd)
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Darien: Santa Fe Fair
ATLAPA: EXPOCOMER trade fair
Barro Colorado Island: BAMBI dinner & science lecture series. You must make reservations and get on the list for the launch ride in advance at the office in the Tupper Center in Ancon. Check the STRI website --- http://www.stri.orghttp://www.stri.org --- for details
Friday, March 4
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Guaguancó: Classic salsa with La Cachamba, with vocalist Luis Arteaga
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Sahara: Rock night
Oz Bar & Lounge: Rock with The Other Band
Pavo Real: Juan Sin Tierra y sus Malas Influencias
Las Bovedas: Jazz night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Tambo’s: Evolution
THEATER
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
FILM
Cine Universitario: Life is Sweet (1990 UK dramatic comedy directed by Mike Leigh, with Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea)
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
ATLAPA: EXPOCOMER trade fair
Darien: Santa Fe Fair
Saturday, March 5
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Bovedas: Jazz night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Mi Pueblito: Indigenous dance show, 5 pm
THEATER
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
FILM
Cine Universitario: Life is Sweet (1990 UK dramatic comedy directed by Mike Leigh, with Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea)
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
Cayuco racing: Gamboa Rainforest Regatta, at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort
ETC.
Darien: Santa Fe Fair
ATLAPA: EXPOCOMER trade fair
Sunday, March 6
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Canal Admin. Bldg. Steps: Conjunto Folklorico ACP, directed by José Manuel Media
Casco Viejo free concert series: Banda Republicana, 5 pm
THEATER
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
FILM
Cine Universitario: Life is Sweet (1990 UK dramatic comedy directed by Mike Leigh, with Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea)
SPORTS
Mountain biking: BOA Rio Congo ride
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Amador Causeway: V Annual Kite Fair, 2-6 pm, sponsored by the Asociacion de Profesionales Chino-Panameños
ATLAPA: EXPOCOMER trade fair
Darien: Santa Fe Fair
Monday, March 7
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
Tuesday, March 8
International Women’s Day
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Canal Admin. Bldg. Steps: Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional, with Jorge Ledezma Bradley conducting, 7:30 pm
ATLAPA: David Bisbal
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Science Lecture: 4 pm science lecture at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Tupper Auditorium, free and in English. Check the STRI website --- http://www.stri.orghttp://www.stri.org --- for details
Wednesday, March 9
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Figali Convention Center: Paulina Rubio
Guaguancó: Latin Jazz night with Luis Carlos Pérez, Oscar y Rey Cruz, Chispa Lawson, Roberto Delgado and Alain Ríos
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Sahara: Rock night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
Thursday, March 10
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Canal Admin. Bldg. Steps: Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional, with Jorge Ledezma Bradley conducting, 7:30 pm
Guaguancó: Classic salsa with La Cachamba, with vocalist Tony Flores
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Sahara: Rock night
Oz Bar & Lounge: House music with DJs Zito Barés and Javi del Vasto
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Cafe Sante: Waldo & Justine
THEATER
Theatre Guild of Ancon: The Beast of Ghastly Manor (directed by Vernon Skitt, with Bernard Callaghan Wilson, Rosa Altero, Ben Murphy, Eric Levi, Vernon Skitt, Alissa Crawford Jones, Dr. Liborio Garcia-Correa, Britney Lani, Oscar Macz, Debra Steiger)
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Barro Colorado Island: BAMBI dinner & science lecture series. You must make reservations and get on the list for the launch ride in advance at the office in the Tupper Center in Ancon. Check the STRI website --- http://www.stri.orghttp://www.stri.org --- for details
Chiriqui: San Jose International Fair, in David, through March 20
Friday, March 11
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Guaguancó: Classic salsa with La Cachamba, with vocalist Luis Arteaga
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Sahara: Rock night
Oz Bar & Lounge: Rock with The Other Band
Pavo Real: Juan Sin Tierra y sus Malas Influencias
Las Bovedas: Jazz night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Tambo’s: Evolution
THEATER
Theatre Guild of Ancon: The Beast of Ghastly Manor (directed by Vernon Skitt, with Bernard Callaghan Wilson, Rosa Altero, Ben Murphy, Eric Levi, Vernon Skitt, Alissa Crawford Jones, Dr. Liborio Garcia-Correa, Britney Lani, Oscar Macz, Debra Steiger)
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Chiriqui: San Jose International Fair, in David, through March 20
Saturday, March 12
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
La Mansion: The World Tour, with DJ Robbie Rivera, Joe Cotter, Frank Faúndes, Edward Allen, Antonio Díaz and Sergio Mix
Take Five Wine Bar: Jazz night
Siete Mares: Marea Alta
Buena Vista Social Club: Caribbean music with Grupo Clave
Las Bovedas: Jazz night
San Diego Steak House: Me Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Rocha
Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show
Mi Pueblito: Indigenous dance show, 5 pm
THEATER
Theatre Guild of Ancon: The Beast of Ghastly Manor (directed by Vernon Skitt, with Bernard Callaghan Wilson, Rosa Altero, Ben Murphy, Eric Levi, Vernon Skitt, Alissa Crawford Jones, Dr. Liborio Garcia-Correa, Britney Lani, Oscar Macz, Debra Steiger)
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
SPORTS
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Chiriqui: San Jose International Fair, in David, through March 20
Sunday, March 13
Lent
MUSIC/DANCE
Casco Viejo free concert series: Banda Colegio Francisco Beckmann
THEATER
FSU Auditorium: Aladino y su lámpara maravilloso
Bar Belvedere (Plaza Paitilla Inn): Profesión: mujer, an interactive comedy by Javier Stanziola
Teatro ABA: Mas rebelde como novicia
SPORTS
Triathlon: Portobelo International Triathlon
Mountain biking: BOA Fort San Lorenzo ride
Baseball: National men’s baseball tournament, games TBA
ETC.
Chiriqui: San Jose International Fair, in David, through March 20
This page, like our gallery & museum guide, is a community service that we try to make as comprehensive as possible. Listings herein are free, but we do sell advertising for this page as well, offering special low rates for musicians. We will come closer to our goal of publishing a complete guide if you send us your additions, updates and corrections by email to editor@thepanamanews.com. We compile this guide from multiple sources, but must give special thanks to Lizi Rodríguez and her InfoArte email art news bulletin.
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