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Monday, April 17

THEATER

Auditorio ULACIT: Amables Predicciones, dramatizations of Melanie Taylor stories by El Grupo de Teatro Esquilo, 7 pm

FILM

Cine Universitario: The Others (2001 US-Spanish-French drama directed by Alejandro Amenábar, with Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Glanagan, Alakina Mann)

Tuesday, April 18

MUSIC/DANCE

Convento de la Concepcion: Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional, conducted by Jorge Ledezma Bradley, 8 pm

Teatro Anita Villalaz (INAC): Mozart Night, by Proyecto Amadeus

Las Tinajas:  Tipico dance show

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

FILM

Cine Universitario: The Others (2001 US-Spanish-French drama directed by Alejandro Amenábar, with Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Glanagan, Alakina Mann)

Cinespacio: Ghost World (2000 US dramatic comedy directed by Terry Zwigoff, with Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson)

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.org --- for details

Wednesday, April 19

Uruguay celebrates the landing of the 33 Patriots

Venezuela celebrates the first movement for independence

Cuba celebrates the defeat of the Bay of Pigs invasion

MUSIC/DANCE

XOKO: Grupo Tuira

ATLAPA: Swiss String and Piano Trio (piano, violin, cello)

Pencas: Anaita de Azuero

Happy's: Acid jazz with Calle Mood

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Costillitas: Acoustic night

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

FILM

Cine Universitario: The Others (2001 US-Spanish-French drama directed by Alejandro Amenábar, with Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Glanagan, Alakina Mann)

La Casona, Cine de Sur series: Luna Papa (1999 Tadzhik drama directed by Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov)

SPORTS

Soccer: Panama vs. Belize, national under-20 teams in CONCACAF elimination round play, Rommel Fernandez Stadium, 8 pm

Thursday, April 20

MUSIC/DANCE

XOKO: Grupo Tuira

La Casona: Popular Music Night (salsa, reggae, rock and/or calypso)

Bar Platea: Jazz Night

Oz: Roberto Delgado

Crown Casino: Jazz Effects, 7:30 to 9:30 pm

Sparkles (Hotel Miramar): Jazz starting at 10 pm

Pizza Piola: Tango Night

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

FILM

Cine Universitario: The Others (2001 US-Spanish-French drama directed by Alejandro Amenábar, with Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Glanagan, Alakina Mann)

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International 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.org --- for details

Friday, April 21

Orthodox Good Friday

Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday

Brazil celebrates Tiradentes Day

MUSIC/DANCE

Ancon Theater: Jazz with the Napolitan Band, 8 pm --- a benefit for the Theatre Guild of Ancon's "Save the Lights Fund"

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Sparkles (Hotel Miramar): Jazz starting at 10 pm

Pavo Real: Rock night

Bar Platea: Salsa Night

Crown Casino: Jazz Effects, 7:30 to 9:30 pm

La Casona: Dancing night, with a rock band or a DJ

Brooklyn Cafe: Live music night at the coffeehouse

Next: Electric dance music

Buzz: Electric dance music

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

FILM

Cine Universitario: La Sonambula, Memorias del Futuro (1998 Argentine-Spanish drama directed by Fernando Spiner, with Sofía Viruboff, Eusebio Poncela, Lorenzo Quinteros, Patricio Contreras, Gastón Pauls)

SPORT

Golf: AmCham "El Golfista y el Amigo" tournament, at Summit Golf & Resort

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Saturday, April 22

Earth Day

MUSIC/DANCE

Bar Platea: Piano bar

Casa Domingo: Flamenco night

Costillitas: Acoustic night

Sahara: Rock night

Sparkles: Jazz night

La Casona: Jazz night

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Cronica de Ratones: El Traje Nuevo del Emperador, a children's play

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

FILM

Cine Universitario: La Sonambula, Memorias del Futuro (1998 Argentine-Spanish drama directed by Fernando Spiner, with Sofía Viruboff, Eusebio Poncela, Lorenzo Quinteros, Patricio Contreras, Gastón Pauls)

SPORTS

Track & Field: National Track & Field Championships, Rommel Fernandez Stadium

ETC.

Earth Day public art exhibit: Arte Natura 2006 --- works by Emily Zhukov, Paola Schmitt, Eduardo Navarro, Coqui Calderón, Gustavo Araujo, Alfredo Bocanegra, Donna Conlon and Carmen Tribaldos, in Parque Urraca through May 22

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Sunday, April 23

Orthodox Easter

St. George’s Day (holiday in UK, Canada and Spain)

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

Teatro La Quadra: Cronica de Ratones: El Traje Nuevo del Emperador, a children's play

FILM

Cine Universitario: La Sonambula, Memorias del Futuro (1998 Argentine-Spanish drama directed by Fernando Spiner, with Sofía Viruboff, Eusebio Poncela, Lorenzo Quinteros, Patricio Contreras, Gastón Pauls)

SPORTS

Track & Field: National Track & Field Championships, Rommel Fernandez Stadium

Soccer: Panama vs. Belize under-21 national teams, CONCACAF elimination round, in Belize

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Monday, April 24

FILM

Cine Universitario: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 US dramatic comedy directed by Chris Columbus, with Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris)

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Tuesday, April 25

ANZAC Day in Australia, New Zealand and much of the South Pacific

MUSIC/DANCE

Las Tinajas:  Tipico dance show

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

FILM

Cine Universitario: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 US dramatic comedy directed by Chris Columbus, with Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris)

Cinespacio: 24 Hour Party People (2004 British-French-Dutch comedy directed by Michael Winterbottom, with Steve Coogan, Sean Harris, Christopher Eccleston)

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

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.org --- for details

Wednesday, April 26

MUSIC/DANCE

Pencas: Anaita de Azuero

Happy's: Acid jazz with Calle Mood

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Costillitas: Acoustic night

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

FILM

Cine Universitario: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 US dramatic comedy directed by Chris Columbus, with Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris)

La Casona Cine de Sur series: Zulu Love Letter (2004 South African drama directed by Ramadan Suleman)

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair
American Society of Panama: Election of officers meeting, 7:30 pm at the Plaza Paitilla Inn. Contact officers listed on their website for tickets

Thursday, April 27

Dan Wè Zo in Haiti

MUSIC/DANCE

La Casona: Popular Music Night (salsa, reggae, rock and/or calypso)

Bar Platea: Jazz Night

Oz: Roberto Delgado

Crown Casino: Jazz Effects, 7:30 to 9:30 pm

Sparkles (Hotel Miramar): Jazz starting at 10 pm

Pizza Piola: Tango Night

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

FILM

Cine Universitario: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 US dramatic comedy directed by Chris Columbus, with Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris)

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International 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.org --- for details

Friday, April 28

Hero’s Day in Barbados

Arbor Day in the USA

MUSIC/DANCE

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Sparkles (Hotel Miramar): Jazz starting at 10 pm

Pavo Real: Rock night

Bar Platea: Salsa Night

Crown Casino: Jazz Effects, 7:30 to 9:30 pm

La Casona: Dancing night, with a rock band or a DJ

Brooklyn Cafe: Live music night at the coffeehouse

Next: Electric dance music

Buzz: Electric dance music

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

FILM

Cine Universitario: The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998 UK vampire drama directed by Po-Chih Leong, con Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall)

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Saturday, April 29

Cassé Canari ou Wèt mô nan d'lo in Haiti

MUSIC/DANCE

Bar Platea: Piano bar

Casa Domingo: Flamenco night

Costillitas: Acoustic night

Sahara: Rock night

Sparkles: Jazz night

La Casona: Jazz night

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Marea Alta

Las Tinajas: Tipico dance show

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Cronica de Ratones: El Traje Nuevo del Emperador, a children's play

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

FILM

Cine Universitario: The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998 UK vampire drama directed by Po-Chih Leong, con Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall)

ETC.

Democrats Abroad: Panama's branch of the US Democratic Party will gather at the Pedro Miguel Boat Club for a pig roast and potluck at 1 pm, then talk about the Bush administration's controversial domestic spying, with presentations by Richard Koster and Eric Jackson and a general discussion afterwards, and a meeting to take care of general business

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Sunday, April 30

Children’s Day in Mexico

Queen Beatrix’s birthday (Holland and the Dutch-speaking Caribbean)

Mangé les Morts in Haiti

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Cronica de Ratones: El Traje Nuevo del Emperador, a children's play

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

FILM

Cine Universitario: The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998 UK vampire drama directed by Po-Chih Leong, con Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall)

ETC.

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Monday, May 1

Mayday – Labor Day in most of the world

THEATER

Teatro ABA: Picnic, a drama by Producciones Adelas

ETC.

Mayday: In the capital and the larger cities of the Interior, Panama's labor unions will be holding parades and celebrations

Los Santos: Azuero International Fair

Tuesday, May 2

MUSIC/DANCE

ATLAPA: Imani Woodwind Quintet

Las Tinajas:  Tipico dance show

THEATER

Teatro La Quadra: Pareja Abierta, a drama by Producciones Corotu

Teatro La Quadra: Extraña Pareja, the Spanish adaptation of The Odd Couple directed by Bruce Quinn

FILM

Cine Universitario: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001 US drama directed by Steven Spielberg, with Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O’Connor, Brendan Gleeson)

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.org --- for details

Coming up...

Boxing: Roberto "La Araña" Vásquez defends his WBA Jr. Flyweight title against Venezuela's Noel Arambulet, May 20 at ATLAPA. The bout will only be broadcast on pay-per-view TV

Boxing: Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno vs. Felix Machado heads the full professional card at ATLAPA, May 5

Boxing: Guillermo "El Felino" Jones fights American Steve Cunningham on May 6 in Worcester, Massachusetts for the vacant IBF Cruiserweight title. So far, no word on broadcast here

Expovino: Expovino International Wine Fair, May 18-21 at ATLAPA

2d Panama International Piano Competition: At the Teatro Nacional, August 21-28

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