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Puerto Vallarta
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June 10 - 16, 2002
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200 Million Viewers Expected for
the EMC2 World Cup 2002
From December 10 to 15 of this year,
Puerto Vallarta will play host to the World Golf Championship,
EMC2 World Cup 2002. This world cup was officially admitted
as the fourth venue in that Championship circuit in
1999. The following year, it staged the event in Buenos
Aires, Argentina and last year in Shizuoka, Japan. The
latter was won by current champions Ernie Els and Retief
Goosen of South Africa following an exciting two-hole
playoff round. The two will participate in the Vallarta
tournament to defend their title and hopefully win the
impressive John J. Hopkins trophy once more.
Twenty-four countries will take part
in the event, with two players each. They will play
on the Vista Vallarta course designed by Jack Nicklaus
inaugurated last April.
The tournament will be broadcast
to 140 countries around the world and over 200 Million
viewers are expected to watch. The economic fallout
from the event will represent approximately $10 Million
U.S. Dollars, this according to the EMC's Executive
Director, Steve Wilson. In the States, the coverage
will be televised by the USA network on Thursday and
Friday, and picked up by ABC for the Saturday and Sunday
final rounds.
The attendance of U.S. golf superstar
Tiger Woods will only be determined in September once
the final official PGA rankings are established.
The beautiful course designed by
golf legend Jack Nicklaus is a Par 72 over some of the
most beautiful 7,057 yards on this side of heaven.
Tickets and special lodging packages
have been available since April 15th and nine of the
local hotels will be offering transportation to and
from the golf course. They are, in the Marina Vallarta
area: the Westin Regina, the Marriott CasaMagna, the
elegant and exclusive Quinta Real (formerly known as
the Hacienda Cora and the Bel-Air), the Melia and the
Velas; as well as the Sheraton Buganvilias, the Krystal,
the Holiday Inn and the Fiesta Americana, all in the
Hotel Zone.
Tickets for the entire duration of
the event may be acquired for U.S.$ 160. + tax at 01
(800) EMC 2002, and if you use your American Express
card to charge them, you will receive a 10% discount
on the cost. For more information with regard to tickets
and/or tourist packages, you may call the toll free
number above or get in touch with Ms. Elisa Gaudet at
221-0073, ext. 111 or by e-mail at egaudet@pgatouhq.com
The organizers are still looking
for volunteers to help out before, during and after
this world-class premiere for Puerto Vallarta. They
will need 600 before it's all over. If interested, you
are asked to please contact Joe Johnston at jjohnston@pvnet.com.mx
July 4th Celebrations Are Coming!
Plans are underway for the big July
4th celebration of the U.S. Independence Day. As in
the past seven years, the commemoration will also be
a charity event benefiting the many local charities
that participate with activity booths. In addition,
many of Vallarta's finest restaurants will be serving
food - from chili dogs to Caesar salad - with a portion
of the proceeds donated to the charities, which include
Casa Hogar, DIVAC, and the Red Cross. The event is traditionally
an all-community event - not just one for the American
population - as the celebration is one of independence
for all.
Festivities will take place on the
campus of the American School and admission is free
for everyone. The party will kick off on Thursday, July
4th at 11 a.m. with a special Disney show for children
-for which there is a small fee- to be followed by continuous
free entertainment for both adults and children. Bands,
dance groups and MTV "guest appearances" are
expected, courtesy of several of the large hotels.
First World Tour in Vallarta
June 10th to June 16th
"For Peace and Internal Harmony"
Under the auspices of the Department
of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration
of H.H. The Dalai Lama and the World Coordination of
the INKARRI Cultural Association, the monks of Keutsang
Rimpoche Monastery University are realizing their First
World Tour through the United States, Latin America
and Europe.
The goals of the Tibetan monks' activities
during this 2002-2003 are to encourage, revive and share
the Spirit of Universal Compassion, Internal Peace,
Unity and the Reunion between the Sacred Traditions
of the East, the Americas and Europe to establish harmonious
links that will allow for the communion of all the peoples
on earth.
This will be the first time that
certain aspects of Tibetan knowledge of psychology,
medicine, astrology, philosophy and energy-based cures
will be shared.
"The First World Tour of the
Keutsang Rimpoche Monastery University will be an experience
your heart will never forget."
Juan Ruiz
International Coordinator
juanruiz@inkarri.org
www.inkarri.org
PROGRAM
Tuesday, June 11 - Baseball Stadium
- Ceremony for the Purification of the Environment -
6 p.m. - Free Admission
It is a concept of Tibetan tradition
that the lack of prosperity, abundance and confusion
in the minds of a region's inhabitants causes violence
in their relationships. This is due in great part to
the lack of harmony and balance between the natural
elements that make up the energy field of the place.
During this purification of the environment, the monks
remove obstacles to the flows of energy, balancing the
natural elements that make up the habitat of the region
where the ceremony is held, while harmonizing the mind
and body of those in attendance.
Wednesday, June 12 - Krystal Hotel,
Punta de Mita Hotel
Conference on Tibetan Shamanism with
Keutsang Rimpoche - 11 a.m.
Conference on Tibetan Astrology with
Jangchub Tharpa - 5 p.m
Vajravidaran Purification Ceremony
- 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. - Contribution: $400. pesos
Initiation to White Tara - 8 p.m.
- Contribution: $ 200. pesos
Thursday, June 13 - Krystal Hotel,
Punta de Mita Salon
Tibetan Medicine with Dr. Tashi Lhamo
- 11 a.m - Contribution: $20. pesos
Vajravidaran Purification Ceremony
- 1 p.m. - Contribution: $400. pesos
Initiation to Zambhala - 5 p.m. -
Contribution: $200. pesos
Initiation to the Buddha of Medicine
- 8 p.m. - Contribution: $200. pesos
Friday, June 14 - KRYSTAL Hotel,
Punta de Mita Salon
"Life, Karma and Reincarnation"
with Keutsang Rimpoche - 11 a.m. - Contribution: $20.
pesos
Vajravidaran Purification Ceremony
- 1 p.m. - Contribution: $400. pesos
Initiation to Avalokiteshvara - "The
Buddha of Compassion" - 3 p.m. - Contribution:
$200. pesos
Initiation to the Green Tara - 8
p.m. - Contribution: $200. pesos
Saturday, June 15 - KRYSTAL Hotel,
Punta de Mita Salon
Initiation to Vajrasatwa - 11 a.m.
- Contribution: $ 200. pesos
Karma is all the actions we undertake
through our minds, words and actions. The Buddhist concept
states that good karma leads to happiness while bad
karma attracts suffering. The virtuous destiny of man
is based on the increase in positive karma and the decrease
of negative karma, the latter will have to be worked
through an intense internal change and powerful ritual
practices such as the initiation to Vajarasattva. This
is a tantric practice that works on the negative purification
of karma.
Initiation to Zambhala - 5 p.m. -
Contribution: $200. pesos
Concert by the Sacred Choirs
of Tíbet
Krystal Hotel, Xalisco or Capilla
Salon - 8:30 p.m. - Contribution: $50. pesos
Tibet is a people in exile bearing
a message of internal peace and harmony. In the beautiful
sacred choirs of Tibet, the lamas invoke charms, well
being, happiness and liberation from sadness.
Tickets on sale at "SAIL VALLARTA"
located at the Condominiums Club de Tenis Puesta del
Sol, Local 7-B, half a block from the lighthouse
Sunday, June 16 - KRYSTAL Hotel -
Punta de Mita Salon
SEMINARS
Tibetan Healing and Shamanism with
Keutsang Rimpoche- 11 a.m. - Contribution: $600. pesos
Kusum Lamkher - 10 a.m. - Contribution:
$600. pesos
N.B.: Certificates of Attendance
from the University will be given out.
Initiation to Hayagrihwa - 6:00 p.m.
- Contribution: $200. pesos
PUYAS - (Ceremonies for the harmonizing
and blessing of homes and businesses)
"Puyas" are son prayers
and blessings used by Lamas in the past to harmonize
the energy flows in homes and businesses. They are accompanied
by offerings to the gods, Buddhas, Bodisatwas and protectors,
with the purpose of removing all obstacles and negativity,
lack of harmony, while attracting success for those
who live in the house and to improve the quality of
their life. (Reserve your day and time!)
TIBETAN ASTROLOGY
Astrology is one of the millenary
sciences unique to Tibet. It involves the astrological
calculations of Past Lives and Reincarnation, the calculations
of obstacles, illness, death, marriage, etc.
Astrologer: Jangchup Tharpa, June
12 - 16, 11a.m. - 2 p.m. and 5 - 7 p.m., Private Consultation:
$500. pesos, strictly upon previous appointment (location
to be confirmed)
TIBETAN MEDICINE
The unique quality of Tibetan medicine
resides not only in a clear commitment to heal the human
body of illness, it also offers a path we may follow
to free ourselves of suffering. It considers that good
health depends on a balanced diet, behavior, environmental
and psychological conditions, as well as on social factors,
all being critical to the diagnosis and treatment of
disease.
Private consultations in Tibetan
Medicine and Ayurvedic Massage
Dr. Tsetan Namgyal June 12 to 16
from 11 to 2 and from 5 to 7, Private consultation:
$ 400. pesos
Ayurvedic Massage: $ 300.00
Strictly upon previous appointment
(location to be confirmed)
- Simultaneous translation from
Tibetan to English and Spanish for all sessions
- (30% Discount when registering for five events, except
astrology, massages or Tibetan medicine)
- Limited capacity - Reservations required.
Information and Appointments: Asociación Cultural
Inkarri, local coordinator - Linda Aimée Smith
Bernal, Tel.: 209-0898, Cell: 044 322 227 4686
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June 10, 2002
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Music Update
It seems like we have a winning combination.
Bill's Bar & Grill and Hijole! The secret is out.
The ideal nightspot has been discovered. Good music
featuring the fantastic Hijole!, cold beer and drinks
we can afford, and a place to do country dancing.
There are free country dancing lessons
for a limited time. Every Friday night at 9 p.m. the
best just keeps getting better. Last Friday night the
place was crowded and the dance floor was packed. Hijole!,
.....Ole! Craig,Steve,Beto and Chico had the joint hopping.
Once again Don Branch was there to
entertain us with his fantastic harmonica, and then
he and Vicky did another spoon-a-rama. Bill's also has
delicious food. Get there early for a great meal at
a decent price and then stay for...Hijole! Just remember
the kitchen closes at 8 p.m.
That's Bill's Bar & Grill, 103 Berlin in Colonia
Versalles, Tel.: 293-2060. (Behind Tarantino's.)
Rotary Club
The first bilingual Rotary International
Club in Mexico. The Puerto Vallarta Centro Rotary Club's
current community assistance project is geared to fundraising
in an effort to purchase much needed classroom equipment
for schools in impoverished areas on the outskirts of
Puerto Vallarta.
The club is having a "bazaar"
I ask for your assistance. Please consider donating
your used hardback and paperback book, music cassettes
and CD's and pre-recorded videos to this sale.
The "bazaar" will be held Sunday, June 16th,
in the courtyard in front of the Cultural Center on
the east end of Isla Cuale, past Le Bistro Restaurant
at 10:00 AM.
Prior to then, Nina Goodhope Diebold
will be collecting and storing donations in her bodega.
She will be happy to pick up any donations, or you can
deliver them to her, but please call ahead to make sure
she is there. Nina's e-mail address is ndiebold@prodigy.net.mx,
tel/fax 222-1069, cell: 044-322-292-7324 or 044-322-306-8028,
442 Aquiles Serdan Street on the South Side.
Whether or not you choose to donate,
everyone is invited to attend the "bazaar"
for great bargains and an opportunity to support the
project and the community.
You are also invited to the Pre-Opening
Clearance Sale and Inauguration.... Sunday, June 16th
from 5-9 pm. There will be live music by some of Bucerias'
best... and free coffee... and cheap books. We have
way more books than the store will hold so we'll be
selling at VERY attractive prices that day. Call if
you need information. The bookstore is called Gringo's
Books and Coffee and the address is 7-A Morelos Street,
at the corner of Morelos and Lazaro Cardenas in Bucerias.
Casa Tranquila is a guest house that is located next
door to Gringo's Books and Coffee. Casa Tranquila: (329)
298-1767.
angela@pvmirror.com
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