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Todos Santos XIII Annual Art Festival – 2010

Craving entertainment? Todos Santos is the place to be January 30 through February 6, 2010. The Todos Santos Art Festival pays tribute to the rich cultural history of Mexico and celebrates past and present artistic creation.

Visual and performing arts are the focus of this wonderful free event. Music, dance, theater, literature, painting, and craft exhibitions fill the pueblo from ten in the morning until late at night throughout the week. Lectures and educational programs are also on tap.

Dance
Colorful costumes and music will delight you at the more than ten different dance performances. Folkloric ballet, Polynesian, Colombian, African, popular, and pre-Hispanic dance performances will be presented.

Music
Special performances of classical guitar, chamber music, and South American music will be given.

Theater
Five plays are scheduled, including one children’s play.

Film
Indie films and film festival award winners will be shown throughout the week. These include international productions by such directors as Morgan Spurlock (Sundance Film Festival), Duncan Tucker (Tribeca Film Festival), and Curtis Hanson. All films are in English with Spanish subtitles.

Art
You can attend exhibitions of painting, photography, and regional crafts. These expositions open daily at 10 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Works by regional artists and craftspeople will be for sale.

Books
A book fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, and discussions with authors and critics will be offered.

Add the seasoning of information and lectures on whale sharks, marine turtles, literature, and a showcase of regional cuisine, and you get an event that will have something for everyone.

All festival events are free and open to the public. A program of events and performances is available. Voluntary donations are accepted at the various theatrical events. These donations go to restore and maintain historic performance venues in Todos Santos.—Karen Alvarado
For more information about Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, visit www.TodosSantosGuide.com

The Farmers Market at Palmilla

Freshest produce, veggies, and fruits
Convenient location
Unique offerings
Wines and the best sommelier in Los Cabos

Organic beauty and spa products

Biodegradable cleaning products

And much more!

In Season!

Every week, The Farmers Market at Palmilla brings you something new and different, from the first vegetables and fruits of the season to special attractions. We have selected some of the best vendors in the area with a wide variety of products and services. Come and check them out:

UNIQUE OFFERINGS

Regional wines and the number one sommelier in Los Cabos, traditional Mexican candies, and biodegradable cleaning products.

100% ORGANIC

Herbs, vegetables, fruits, fresh chicken, eggs, fish, seafood, wheatgrass, fresh baked bread, pasta, natural honey, and even organic beauty and spa products.

FOOD

Panini, healthy muffins, cookies, ceviche, Mexican dishes, roasted chicken, coffee, fresh juices, jams, jellies, pesto, dressings, and sauces.

PLANTS

Palms, landscaping services, potted herbs, and fine plants to create your own organic garden.

MORE

Fashion trends, arts, crafts, ceramic, jewelry, books, maps, accessories, and also movies and popcorn!

CHARITIES

Liga Mac, Red Autism, Los Cabos Humane Society, Los Niños del Capitan, Yo Reciclo.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday

We are striving to make this weekly event great and full of the quality products you would expect to find here. We are listening to your suggestions and continue to improve week after week. If you would like to provide additional feedback, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us at info@theshoppes.com.mx

Come on over!

THE SHOPPES AT PALMILLA

Shopping Center and Dining Experience

Carretera Transpeninsular KM 27.5

Palmilla, San Jose del Cabo, B.C.S.

Tel. (624) 144-6999

Nobody expected a fish of this size to show up at the dock yesterday, the Captain didn’t even tell us until he had it on board and we thought perhaps there was some exaggeration going on, but then again Julio Gonzalez aboard the 32 foot Cabo “Bill Collector” is one of the best captains at Pisces.

They were trolling about one mile from Golden Gate, when they saw the something feeding in the distance, about half a mile from where they were. At first they thought it was a whale or a very big porpoise, so they raced over to see what it was. They realized as they got close that it was a marlin and that it was eating a 20 lb dorado.

The deckhand started to prepare one of the dorado that they had caught earlier in the day, to use as bait, as they thought with a fish this size, they needed something big to attract its attention.  They got as close as six feet while the deckhand was still preparing the bait, but they had lures in the water, they started to circle the fish, going around while they were still preparing the bait. They continued circling the fish; she was oblivious to the boat concentrating on the tasty dorado that she was eating. Captain Julio suddenly dropped the speed of the boat to 6 knots and one of the lures was very close to the fish, they saw when she opened her mouth, the widest they had ever seen and took the lure it was like everything was happening in slow motion.  It was Martha Chisholm’s turn in the chair, she is from Singer Island, Florida, despite being in her later season in life, she is very strong and an avid fisherwoman. The fish jumped twice and then started to go down. The tackle was a Shimano Tiagra 80 reel with 100 lb line, 300 lb leader and the lure a 5.5 Zuker, they types used for striped marlin, green, with a white underside. The fish had finished her meal and thought that this lure was another dorado.

They started to work the fish, though it wasn’t that active. They put as much pressure on the fish as they dared but one hour into the fight, the saw that line was going out very slowly, just with the current, and they were down to half the reel; Captain Julio realized the fish was dead and between all of them, taking turns on the reel they pumped the fish to the surface. It was not tail-wrapped and they assumed that it had died of a heart attack.

This was such a shame as the angler and crew had planned on releasing it.  They had to remove the fighting chair to get it into the boat and after 30 minutes of struggling, it was   wave that helped them out working in their favor to push it into the boat. Back at the dock it took a dozen guys to hoist the fish up, but even then, they couldn’t clear the bill off of the floor as the fish was so long, to truly let it hang free and get the accurate weight. Nevertheless the fish showed as 865 lbs according to the dock scale, which is not that accurate.

San Jose del Cabo, BCS – November 19, 2009 – This coming Saturday, November 21st, there is a new wine bar and cellar, “La Casa del Vino de Baja California” opening in San Jose that exclusively sells wine from Baja California.

Carlos Fernandez is the director and tells us all about his new adventure.

“Baja California has over 70 wineries with over 200 labels and many people don’t know about them. What I want to do is give people here in Cabo the opportunity to experience most of them. I am very honored and proud to have this chance as an native Baja Californian”

The wine bar and cellar will focus on the four main agricultural valleys in the northern region of Baja California; Guadalupe Valley, San Vicente Valley, Las Palmas Valley and Ojos Negros Valley.  It will also have weekly wine tastings, wine expert forums and the opportunity for you to buy your favorite Baja wine and drink it there too. (With great conversations included!)

La Casa del Vino de Baja California is located in Plaza del Cabo, Blvd. Mauricio Castro #1952 (Carretera Transpeninsular Km. 32.5) locale #8, in San José or on the Internet at www.lacasadelvinobc.com.

Come, visit the wine bar and cellar. You will have a wonderful experience and take away a bottle (or two!) of Baja’s fantastic wine with you.

Coming in January look for a variety of the region’s best products: cheese, olive oil, olives, chutneys and artisanal preserves.

Interview Contact:

Carlos Fernandez

La Casa del Vino de Baja California

Plaza del Cabo

Blvd. Mauricio Castro 1952-8

Col. Campo de Golf Fonatur

San Jose del Cabo, BCS

Store phone: 624-142-3885

Cell phone: 624-178-3559