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Volume 14, Number 1
January 6 - 19, 2008


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Monday, January 14
Orthodox New Year
Pongal / Makar Sankranti

FILM
Cine Universitario: Panamanian short and medium video documentaries, in memory of the Martyrs of 1964

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Darien vs Herrera, Rico Cedeño Stadium in Chitre, 7 pm
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Chiriqui Occidente vs Bocas del Toro, Calvin Byron Stadium in Changuinola, 7 pm
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Colon vs Veraguas, Remon Cantera Stadium in Aguadulce, 7 pm
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Panama Oeste vs Los Santos, Olmedo Sole Stadium in Las Tablas, 7 pm

ETC.
Chiriqui: Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair

Tuesday, January 15
Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday

FILM
Cine Universitario: Panamanian short and medium video documentaries, in memory of the Martyrs of 1964

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Bocas del Toro vs Chiriqui, Calvin Byron Stadium in Changuinola, 7 pm
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Cocle vs Herrera, Rico Cedeño Stadium in Chitre, 7 pm
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Panama Metro vs Colon, Mariano Bula Stadium in Colon, 7 pm
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Veraguas vs Chiriqui Occidente, Glorias Baruenses Stadium in Puerto Armuelles, 7 pm

ETC.
Chiriqui: Boquete Flower & Coffee 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, January 16

MUSIC/DANCE
Pizza Piola: Salsa Night

FILM
Cine Universitario: Panamanian short and medium video documentaries, in memory of the Martyrs of 1964
La Casona: Movie Night, 8:30 pm

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Legal Lecture: US Navy JAG Lt. Lt. Geraldo Padilla, US Southern Command, on the Law of the Sea Treaty, which the United States has opposed for decades but may now support in order to claim Arctic Ocean oil rights, City Club at 11:30 am. Must wear a coat and tie, $15 admission, sponsored by the Navy League
Chiriqui: Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair

Thursday, January 17
Ashura

MUSIC/DANCE
Pizza Piola: Tango Night
La Casona: Emerging Artists Night. For details call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com
Siete Mares:
Caribbean music with Alta Mar

Hotel Miramar: Tango Night
Las Tinajas: Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador: Tipico folklore show

FILM
Cine Universitario: Taxi Para Tres (2001 Chilean dramatic comedy directed by Orlando Lubbert, with Alejandro Trejo, Daniel Muñoz, Fernando Gómez, Elsa Pobrete)

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Herrera: Ocu Fair
Eastern Panama province: Chepo Fair
Chiriqui: Boquete Flower & Coffee 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, January 18

MUSIC/DANCE
La Casona: Popular Music Night, with live rock, calypso, reggae roots or salsa bands. For details call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com
Pizza Piola:
Fiesta Gaucha

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Alta Mar
Las Tinajas:
Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador:
Tipico folklore show


FILM
Cine Universitario: Taxi Para Tres (2001 Chilean dramatic comedy directed by Orlando Lubbert, with Alejandro Trejo, Daniel Muñoz, Fernando Gómez, Elsa Pobrete)

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Chiriqui: Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair
Herrera: Ocu Fair
Eastern Panama province: Chepo Fair

Saturday, January 19

MUSIC/DANCE
La Casona: Jazz Night. Call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com for details
Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Alta Mar
Las Tinajas: Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador: Tipico folklore show


FILM
Cine Universitario: Taxi Para Tres (2001 Chilean dramatic comedy directed by Orlando Lubbert, with Alejandro Trejo, Daniel Muñoz, Fernando Gómez, Elsa Pobrete)

SPORTS
Cayuco racing: Balboa Yacht Club Cup
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
American Society Dry Season Picnic: 11 am - 2 pm at the US Ambassador's Residence on La Cresta. Must pay American Society dues and register by January 16
Eastern Panama province: Chepo Fair
Chiriqui: Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair
Herrera: Ocu Fair

Sunday, January 20

THEATER
Teatro ABA: El Maravilloso Mundo de los Cuentos, 11 am & 1 pm

FILM
Cine Universitario: Pandemonium, La Capital del Infierno (1997 Venezuelan drama directed by Román Chalbaud, with Orlando Urdaneta, Amalia Pérez Díaz, Miguelangel Landa)

SPORTS
Mountain biking: BOA Torres de Clayton ride
Isthmian Runners: Tzanetatos 4k / 8k Costa del Este run
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Herrera: Ocu Fair
Chiriqui: Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair
Eastern Panama province: Chepo Fair

Monday, January 21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed in the USA
Errol Barrow Day in Barbados
Feast of our Lady of Altagracia in the Dominican Republic
Tu B'Shevat

MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Jazz Festival: Clinics and masters' classes, ATLAPA during the day

FILM
Cine Universitario: Pandemonium, La Capital del Infierno (1997 Venezuelan drama directed by Román Chalbaud, with Orlando Urdaneta, Amalia Pérez Díaz, Miguelangel Landa)

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Herrera: Ocu Fair

Tuesday, January 22
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines
San Vicente Day in Spain
Tu B'Shevat

MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Jazz Festival: Clinics and masters' classes, ATLAPA during the day

FILM
Cine Universitario: Pandemonium, La Capital del Infierno (1997 Venezuelan drama directed by Román Chalbaud, with Orlando Urdaneta, Amalia Pérez Díaz, Miguelangel Landa)

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Herrera: Ocu 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, January 23

MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Jazz Festival: Gala Night, at the Teatro Nacional
Panama Jazz Festival: Clinics and masters' classes, ATLAPA during the day
Pizza Piola: Salsa Night

FILM
Cine Universitario: Bolivar Soy Yo (2002 Colombian - French dramatic comedy directed by Jorge Ali Triana, with Amparo Grisales, Robinson Díaz, Jairo Camargo, Fanny Mickey, Gustavo Angarita, María Eugenia Dávila)
La Casona: Movie Night, 8:30 pm

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

Thursday, January 24

MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Jazz Festival: Women in Jazz Night, with Catherine Russell Band, Tia Fuller Quartet and more
Panama Jazz Festival: Clinics and masters' classes, ATLAPA during the day
Pizza Piola: Tango Night
La Casona: Emerging Artists Night. For details call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com
Siete Mares:
Caribbean music with Alta Mar

Hotel Miramar: Tango Night
Las Tinajas: Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador: Tipico folklore show

FILM
Cine Universitario: Bolivar Soy Yo (2002 Colombian - French dramatic comedy directed by Jorge Ali Triana, with Amparo Grisales, Robinson Díaz, Jairo Camargo, Fanny Mickey, Gustavo Angarita, María Eugenia Dávila)

SPORTS
Golf: Panama Movistar Championship, part of the Nationwide Tour, Club de Gold de Panama
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues 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.org --- for details

Friday, January 25
Commemoration Birthday of G.F. Croes in Aruba
Burns Night in Scotland

MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Jazz Festival: Stanley Jordan Trio, Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project, more
Panama Jazz Festival: Family Concert, ATLAPA noon to 5 pm
Panama Jazz Festival: Clinics and masters' classes, ATLAPA during the day
Disco Tsunami, David: Dialecto
La Casona: Popular Music Night, with live rock, calypso, reggae roots or salsa bands. For details call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com
Pizza Piola:
Fiesta Gaucha

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Alta Mar
Las Tinajas:
Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador:
Tipico folklore show


FILM
Cine Universitario: Bolivar Soy Yo (2002 Colombian - French dramatic comedy directed by Jorge Ali Triana, with Amparo Grisales, Robinson Díaz, Jairo Camargo, Fanny Mickey, Gustavo Angarita, María Eugenia Dávila)

SPORTS
Golf: Panama Movistar Championship, part of the Nationwide Tour, Club de Gold de Panama
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

Saturday, January 26
Australia Day in Australia
Duarte Day in the Dominican Republic
Republic Day in India

MUSIC/DANCE
Panama Jazz Festival: Outdoor concert in Plaza Catedral starting in the afternoon and going late into the night
Bar Music, David: Polyphase
La Casona: Jazz Night. Call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com for details
Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Alta Mar
Las Tinajas: Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador: Tipico folklore show

FILM
Cine Universitario: Nueba Yol (1995 Dominican dramatic comedy directed by Angel Muñiz, with Luisito Martí, Caridad Ravelo, Raúl Carbonell, Rafael Villalona)

SPORTS
Golf: Panama Movistar Championship, part of the Nationwide Tour, Club de Gold de Panama
Boxing: Panama's Roinet Caballero fights Chris John for the WBA world featherweight title in Jakarta, Indonesia
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Three Sisters Cooking Lessons: Panamanian-style paella, empanadas, carimañolas, 10:30 am at the Three Sisters Cooking School in El Valle

Sunday, January 27

THEATER
Teatro ABA: El Maravilloso Mundo de los Cuentos, 11 am & 1 pm

FILM
Cine Universitario: Nueba Yol (1995 Dominican dramatic comedy directed by Angel Muñiz, with Luisito Martí, Caridad Ravelo, Raúl Carbonell, Rafael Villalona)

SPORTS
Mountain biking: BOA La Pita ride
Golf: Panama Movistar Championship, part of the Nationwide Tour, Club de Gold de Panama
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

Monday, January 28

FILM
Cine Universitario: Nueba Yol (1995 Dominican dramatic comedy directed by Angel Muñiz, with Luisito Martí, Caridad Ravelo, Raúl Carbonell, Rafael Villalona)

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

Tuesday, January 29

FILM
Cine Universitario: El Siglo del Viento (1999 Uruguayan - Argentine - French - German - Spanish documentary directed by Fernando Birri)

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues 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.org --- for details

Wednesday, January 30

MUSIC/DANCE
Main Park, Aguadulce: Orqesta Sinfonica Nacional & Ballet Nacional, 6 pm
Pizza Piola: Salsa Night

FILM
Cine Universitario: El Siglo del Viento (1999 Uruguayan - Argentine - French - German - Spanish documentary directed by Fernando Birri)
La Casona: Movie Night, 8:30 pm

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

Thursday, January 31

MUSIC/DANCE
Sahara: Polyphase
Pizza Piola: Tango Night
La Casona: Emerging Artists Night. For details call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com
Siete Mares:
Caribbean music with Alta Mar

Hotel Miramar: Tango Night
Las Tinajas: Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador: Tipico folklore show

FILM
Cine Universitario: El Siglo del Viento (1999 Uruguayan - Argentine - French - German - Spanish documentary directed by Fernando Birri)

SPORTS
National Junior Baseball Tournament: Second round, teams and venues TBA

ETC.
Don Bosco Procession: Catholic religious procession recognizing the founder of the Salesian order, starting late in the afternoon in front of the Don Bosco Basilica on Avenida Central
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, February 1
Carnival
St. Brigid's Day in Montserrat

ETC.
Veraguas: Santa Fe Fair

Saturday, February 2
Carnival
Fiesta de la Virgen de Candelaria in Bolivia, Mexico & Peru
Candlemas
Groundhog Day

MUSIC/DANCE
Centolla's Place: True Evolution Carnival Dance

ETC.
Antillean Fair: On the grounds of the Museo Afroantillano, Panama City
Veraguas: Santa Fe Fair

Sunday, February 3
Carnival
San Blaise in Paraguay

SPORTS
Mountain biking: BOA Madden ride
Isthmian Runners: La Candalaria 10k run (Chiriqui)

ETC.
Antillean Fair: On the grounds of the Museo Afroantillano, Panama City
Veraguas: Santa Fe Fair

Monday, February 4
Carnival

Tuesday, February 5
Carnival
Mardis Gras
Shrove Tuesday

Wednesday, February 6
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins
Bob Marley Day in Jamaica
New Zealand Day / Waitangi Day in New Zealand
Niue

Thursday, February 7
Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat begins)
Independence Day in Grenada
Lent

MUSIC/DANCE
Pizza Piola: Tango Night
La Casona: Emerging Artists Night. For details call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com
Siete Mares:
Caribbean music with Alta Mar

Hotel Miramar: Tango Night
Las Tinajas: Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador: Tipico folklore show

FILM
Cine Universitario: Las Amigas / Le Amiche (1955 Italian drama directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, with Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Valentina Cortese, Madeleine Fischer, Franco Fabrizi)

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.org --- for details

Friday, February 8
Lent

MUSIC/DANCE
La Casona: Popular Music Night, with live rock, calypso, reggae roots or salsa bands. For details call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com
Pizza Piola:
Fiesta Gaucha

Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Alta Mar
Las Tinajas:
Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador:
Tipico folklore show


THEATER
Teatro Nacional: Festival de Teatro King

FILM
Cine Universitario: Las Amigas / Le Amiche (1955 Italian drama directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, with Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Valentina Cortese, Madeleine Fischer, Franco Fabrizi)

ETC.
Veraguas: Jesus Nazareno Festival in Atalaya

Saturday, February 9
Lent

MUSIC/DANCE
La Casona: Jazz Night. Call 211-0740 or visit http://www.enlacasona.com for details
Siete Mares: Caribbean music with Alta Mar
Las Tinajas: Tipico folklore show
Brisas de Amador: Tipico folklore show


THEATER
Teatro Nacional: Festival de Teatro King

FILM
Cine Universitario: Las Amigas / Le Amiche (1955 Italian drama directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, with Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Valentina Cortese, Madeleine Fischer, Franco Fabrizi)

ETC.
Veraguas: Jesus Nazareno Festival in Atalaya

Sunday, February 10
Lent

THEATER
Teatro Nacional: Festival de Teatro King

FILM
Cine Universitario: La Aventura / L'Avventura (1960 Italian - French drama directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, with Monica Vitti, Gabriele Ferzetti, Lea Massari, James Addams)

SPORTS
Mountain biking: BOA Cermeño ride

ETC.

Colon: Carnavalito

Veraguas: Jesus Nazareno Festival in Atalaya

COMING UP

Festival de Teatro King: Continues at the Teatro Nacional through February 14

Cayuco racing season: Atlantic Cup February 16; Gamboa Regatta March 1; Ocean-to-Ocean Race March 14-16

Opera: Verdi's three-act opera Rigoletto, February 21 at ATLAPA

Afro-Antillean Night: February 28 in Parque Omar

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 as well, offering special low rates for musicians. We will come closer to our goal of publishing a complete guide and your events will be more successful if you promoters and artists 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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