Merry Christmas and Hello New Year Gala Concert in Puerto Vallarta

T'is the season for caroling, cheer and caring for families and  friends alike!
Merry Christmas  and yes ... "Hello " New Year Gala Concert, Dec.. 27 at Sheraton Bougaivillas!
Indeed with just 2 short busy weeks to celebrating "Noel", lovingly put together, here are our star performers, Anibal Cruz and Irisley Luis' exciting and eclectic concert program  all set to celebrate  with us at the Gala event of events, our ultimate high note of 2012 !

Concert Program

Preludio No. 1 (12 Trascendental Studies )– Franz Lizst –piano solo
Concierto No. 1 Op. 30 – Mauro Giuliani – 1er Movimiento – duet piano y guitar
Tango "La Muerte del Ángel" – Astor Piazzolla – guitar solo
Preludio No. 5 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
Estudio No. 7 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
Preludio Op 3 No. 2 – Serguei Rachmaninov
Selección de Danzas Cubanas - duet piano y guitarra

INTERMISSION

Wachet auf, ruft un die Stimme – Johann Sebastian Bach – Jazz Arr Anibal Cruz – duet piano / guitara
Summertime – George Gershwin – Arr. Anibal Cruz
Trío conga, bass y piano
What a Wonderful World – Bob Thiele, George David Weiss
Duet Voice & Piano – Aníbal Cruz & Aníbal Cruz Cesar
Estampa de la Canción Cubana – choir & accompaniment - Cruz family ensemble

"Veinte años " Maria Teresa Vera.
"Y tu que has hecho" Eusebio Delfín
"Dos gardenias " Isolina Carrillo
"Ojos Malignos" Juan S. Pichardo
"Silencio" Rafael Hernández

Mamá Inés – Arr. Efraín Amador – guitar solo
Campanero (Frère Jacques) – Arr.: Aldo López Gavilán – piano solo
Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlem E.Y. Harburg - voice / piano

Adding to this high caliber "must - see" musical delight, the Sheraton is graciously offering all concert goers pre- concert and intermission cocktails and canapes at the Open Bar/s outside the concert hall at a 20% discount. The Hotel's two restaurants, Las Gaviotas or Villitas, will also offer the 20% discount on dinners before or after the show, upon presentation of one's ticket stub.

 Ticket Prices are: $300 pesos in advance or $350 pesos at the door, Students: $200 pesos in advance or $250 pesos at the door - but do hurry and get yours TODAY!

• Biblioteca Los Mangos - Av. Francisco Villa #1001, or Angelica at (322) 224-9966
• Hotel Belmar - Insurgentes #161, (322) 223-1872
• Old Town Farmers' Market - Pino Suarez between B. Badillo and V. Carranza on the South side of Vallarta, Saturdays from 9:30 am to 2 pm
• Cecilia at (322) 223-4606 or Irene/Carl at (322) 222-1319
 
We  sure hope you will all join us for this upcoming New Year Gala Benefit Concert on Thursday, December 27th at 6:00 pm. As always, we would like to remind you that Biblioteca Los Mangos is not "just a library," it is a cultural and learning center. Music, culture and art all go hand in hand with literature and reading. As a Non-Profit Organization, Los Mangos Library & Cultural Center is a gift to everyone of all ages in Puerto Vallarta, and relies on donors and fund raisers like these to keep the doors open to this valuable community resource.

Biblioteca Los Mangos is located at Av. Francisco Villa 1001, Col Versalles, Puerto Vallarta. To learn more about the Puerto Vallarta Public Library, call (322) 224-9966 or send an email to blm(at)prodigy.net.mx. For updated information on Los Mangos library activities, please visit biblioteca-los-mangos.blogspot.com.

May the Christmas spirit and cheer be with you all,now and throughout 2013 !

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