Who doesn’t want peace in Panama? These days in certain parts of the country, many victims have to face big problems such as violence. But it doesn’t always have to be this way. That is why Panama is organizing an astonishing live music concert called “Unidos por la Seguridad – Un Concierto por La Paz en Panama (United for Security – A Concert for Peace in Panama).” This is a great way for people to get together and party, but at the same time they are participating in a very important cause. The organizations: “Jovenes en Pro de la Seguridad Ciudadana,” +Movil from Cable & Wireless Panama, together with the support of the First Lady, invite everyone both citizens and tourists alike to partake in this very special event against violence. This is the second year the Concierto por la Paz is organized. So, many people are waiting in excitement to participate in this live music concert. Thousands of citizens and visitors of all ages will attend this fabulous event dressed in white as a symbol of peace in Panama.

January 30, 2010, 3:00PM at the “Escalinatas del Administration Building” (ACP) is when and where you will be able to enjoy the live music of more than twenty-five well known national and international musicians such as: Sammy y Sandra, Los Rabanes, Omar Alfanno, and Alejandro Lagrotta, just to name a few. These generous artists are donating their talent to this cause so that people can dance and sing for peace. There will be food all over and places where you can Donate money to help out. You’ve got to admit that a party in
Panama that represents peace is a great way to spread the message of zero violence. So come on and join us at the Concierto por la Paz for fun, dance, food, live music and peace!
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On Friday 27th and Saturday 28th of March, experience fashion at its best in the cozy surroundings of Casco Viejo. Fashion, culture, music and art join this time in a single place for everyone that enjoys all of these worlds. Physical (Modeling and Academy) and Heineken get together and brings you the Fashion Fest 2009.

With the support of the Major’s office and other sponsors, the Casco Viejo will be the special scene where it conjugates live music, photography, art, culture and fashion. There will be national and international designers from Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Peru, as well as exhibitions from local photographers and a tribute exposition to photographer Gustavo Araujo. Araujo was especially talented for fashion photography and modeling pictures.

The runway will get dressed with national and international recognized designers like Irma Casis, Moises Sandoya, Jaime Luna, Tova Mizrachi, among others.
Don’t miss at all this two day event starting at 5:00 p.m. each day at Plaza Catedral totally free.

Start your engines and get ready for the biggest party in Panama of the year.  For four consecutive days the entire country will be celebrating Carnaval (Mardi grass) with dance, music, and drinks.  Carnaval is the most awaited Panamanian festivity that dates since the time of the Romans.  The carnaval in Panama has been celebrated since the early 1900’s.

In the beginning of the 20th century, carnaval was a few parties where society’s men and women dance in costumes and mask.  The popular people celebrated numerous dances and a parade in Santa Ana and Casco Viejo.  But in 1910 the Mayor’s Office ordered to organize a civilized carnaval.  The first queen of this new organized Mardi grass was Manuelita Vallarino in 1910.  And ever since Panama’s Carnaval has queens, parades, floats, and lively intricate costumes.

During these days of wild parties and unrestraint people, you can enjoy live music, daytime dance parties and at night continue at discos, night clubs, bars, and street parties with Panamanian and Latin American artists.

La Casona, located next door of the old Maria Imaculada School near Plaza Herrera at the Casco Viejo, has served for the past two years as an art gallery, concert hall, dance club and art school for the local children. Last Thursday I went there to a jazz event of a friend of mine. It was just awesome! It is a great place if you want to be relaxed and listen to great and live music. If you are a lover of jazz, reggae roots, calypso or rock music, La Casona is your place. You know when you have been to a place that totally surprises you, a bar or a club that is so different and weird that is cool? Well, La Casona is all that; is the Panama City old gem of excitement and energy.

Behind the peeling walls and French façade there is a giant open space: all their interior walls have been torn down and what is left is this fantastic open space with a pumping music stage, a bar and tons of panamanian party people. The atmosphere is totally chill and the $2 bucks beers are the best deals in Casco Viejo. So I invite you to grab a cold drink, listen to a variety of music flavors and enjoy what Casco Viejo is really all about.

If you are in need of a time out from the dance and drink scene and want to do something a bit different, you will like to know that Panama has lots of cultural life.  Not only we are party, live music and dance performances, but we also have excellent actors and actresses.   Last Sunday, I went to Aba Theater with a group of girl friends to watch the production “Gentlemen Prefer Them Naughty”, a very funny comedy under the direction of Baby Torrijos.  12 actors are in scene and this comedy has all the ingredients to keep you laughing the entire show: a wild girl, naughty Pepito (you are going to love this character), sexual tension, the sexy girl, drama, drama and more drama!  I am not going to tell you the story line that is something you need to discover by yourself.

The sexy Panamanian actress Aurea Horta is participating in this play with a double role, and also the rename actors Juan Manuel Ferrer, Carlos Caballero,  Luis Gustavo Macías, Masha Armuelles, Yiniva Cárdenas, Hugo Rodríguez, Carlos Quintana, Eladio Aguilar, Idania Ceville, Abdiel Tapia y Mónica Miguel.

This is the longest theatre season for a play in Panama’s history with 69 presentations.  “Gentlemen Prefer Them Naughty ” will be in scene until November 30th in the Aba Theatre, located in Transistmica almost next to TVN.  Functions are Monday through Friday at 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday at 4, 6, and 8pm.

Don’t miss this play!

It is party time in Panama!  Margarita Henriquez is the Panamanian girl in the semi finals for Latin American Idol.  Together with Maria Jose, Costa Rica, Sandra, Peru, and Pako, Mexico, is waiting for tonight’s results to know who is going to be in the final of Latin American Idol.  If you are not familiar with this show you need to know that it’s a spin-off of the popular British show POP IDOL, with the same creator Simon Fuller.  Everyone in Panama is ready to Party with Margarita!

Last night many Panamanian reunited at People to enjoy a night of live music with Ness, Nenita Style, Akin, Makano, Comando Tiburón, Master Flow, Freddy Sky and others that were raising money for our Margarita.  Also, t-shirts, and hats were sold for Margarita.  And later everyone enjoy the presentation of the eight concert live in People, where Margarita again put Panama’s colors high.  Hands down, our girl is the best all around contestant; clear pitch, great voice projection, and a charisma that puts the Panamanian girl ahead of the game. Even her parents organized a party to watch the show with family and friends supporting the wild heart girl.

Sexy Margarita comes from Los Santos, the birthplace of Panama’s folklore and well known for its Carnaval.  In her veins runs the taste from music and entertainment.  She is the front woman of Ritmos Santeños, a Panamanian folk’s music group.   During her participation in Latin Idol, Margarita has transformed from Panamanian girl to sexy Latin woman in front of millions of people watching her sing.  Not only has she learned to use her voice even better but also her presence in scene and her attitude changed.  Margarita is a wild woman inside who sings from the heart and always leaves her audience happy.  Even the judges can be seen in standing ovation with the public when she is singing.

Tonight, two contestants are going home while other two will be going to next week final.  Would Margarita be one of them?  Is she the next Latin American Idol?

Stay tune for more!

Alright, so every weekend I try to go to different places so I can suggest new places for you to hang out. Last weekend I tried People Ultra lounge! Yes, it is a night club located in the very well known Calle Uruguay (Uruguay Street) in Panama City, Panama. I said well know because it is the street for you to visit when you are in the mood for any kind of wild party.

Anyways, it was hard for my friends and me to get in. We were in an endless line until we finally get inside. But, the wait was very much worth it. Why do I say that? The night club is unbelievably well decorated. It’s a two story night club and the music is very varied. You can listen to a lot of Panamanian Reggaeton, salsa, rock, techno, r & b, hip-hop, merengue, etc. That night, it was mainly a reggae night. They had a special guest, Panamanian reggae singer: “El Rookie”. The show was a little short, but extremely enjoyable. My friends and I danced all night long to all the songs the DJ was playing and, of course, we drink. We were actually hanging in the bar area. The bar is pretty awesome, but the bartenders were spectacular. There was one specific bartender that was flipping bottles around and dancing to the music, it was really great. Anyways, we ordered some drinks to start setting the mood for the night, but ended up buying a bottle of vodka.

It was the first time I went to this night club. People is a very nice place to hang out; it’s very safe (for being a night club); the staff is pretty courteous (could be better); the drinks are really good; but, the best thing of all is their live music or just music in general. Of course, you are the one who always set the mood for your own Latin party, so make sure you go with plenty of friends to hang out with, just like I did. I felt very comfortable in that place, believe it or not, I got to meet some new people there and hopefully I’ll see them again when I go back to this night club. We left the night club around 6am the next day; the party was just too good to finish it early. We were wild girls that night; we finished the whole bottle of vodka and kept on drinking. I, actually, WE had lots of fun! I’ll come back to this place… maybe sooner than I think.

I know for a fact they’ll presenting Panamanian rock band “los rabanes” this Friday, so if you’re a fond of them, don’t miss this weekend party at PEOPLE ULTRA LOUNGE!

Well, El Pavo Real has turned out to be my favorite spot in Panama City, Panama. Its ambiance, the music, the food, the drinks, but most of all the staff really makes me love this trendy English bar. (Find more about El Pavo Real on my last week’s article).

I went back for the second time with some friends and few of my co-workers. We loved it that night! All the staff: Marli, Alex and Fernando remembered me right away! Marli and Alex were smiling and taking care of us the whole night. We started off pretty wild by drinking vodka. We sat there to talk and everyone was just so friendly, we couldn’t help but to talk about it. Later on another friend arrived and she wanted to play pool. The pool tables were busy but the people playing were so nice to let her play. OMG! I drank until I felt a little tipsy; luckily my friends and the staff took care of meJ. My friend wasn’t really good at playing pool but we sure had a blast! I met another waiter that night. His name is Ricky. He’s very nice and talks to everyone. Every time I go back Ricky, Marli and Alex are very pleasant and friendly. Every single person that works there is extremely nice, unfortunately because I’m really bad with names and don’t really remember everyone’s name but I can guarantee that anyone that helps you will truly take care of you.

Anyways, writing about it I realized that this is not much of a wild party itself. You’ll have to go to El Pavo Real in order for you to understand what I mean when I say that this is the best place to hang out with your friends and have a great time! If you love rock music, this is the place to go! If you want the best customer service in a bar in Panama City, Panama, this is the place to go! If you want the best food and drinks in Panama City, Panama, this is the best place to go! If you want to be surrounded by beautiful, sexy young Panamanian and latin girls, this is the place to go! El Pavo Real is definitely the best bar to have the best fiesta in Panama City, Panama. It really has nothing to envy from the wild party in strip clubs. The only thing you will NOT find there is a striptease show or lap dance; Nevertheless, it’s a party you will not want to miss. I never do! It truly gives you the best value for your buck in their drinks and food. It gives you free live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and, once again, the best service ever! I keep going back almost every week because I know that Stefan, Fernando, Ricky, Marli, Alex and everyone else there will always greet me as their friend and help me relax. It’s always nice to have someone to talk to when you are having a stressful day and to enjoy a cold beer on tap to relax. You can find all of these and more in El Pavo Real. Come and enjoy the best Panamanian-English party only at El Pavo Real. If you’re bold enough you might even meet a lot of wild girls or guys right there! Keep your hopes up! And, I’ll see you at El Pavo Real!

The “Peacock” or El Pavo Real for its name in Spanish is an English pub that plays mostly rock music, which just recently moved to Via Argentina in Panama City, Panama. It was first located in Calle 50 since it first opened in the 80s. El Pavo Real has a lot of story and even though is not really a dance club, you can have a lot of fun playing pool, watching TV or just by delighting your sight with the sexy panamanian wild girls that go there.

I went there the other day and had the pleasure to meet Stefan who’s a manager in El Pavo Real. He told me few anecdotes from the place and why it had to move from its original location, which is because of some leasing problems. He was very nice and polite as is the rest of the staff from El Pavo Real. He started telling me the story of the success of El Pavo Real. Stefan explained to me that yes, it was true that John Le Carré, the English writer who wrote “The Tailor of Panama”, did used to go there to write his novels and eat their signature dishes accompanied by his favorite drinks. Nevertheless, El Pavo Real did not become famous because of him; El Pavo Real was famous way before John Le Carré first stepped into that place. It was very well known since it starts because of its strategic location in Area Bancaria (Banking Area) in Panama City, Panama, it’s excellent customer service, delicious food specially its fish n’ chips and their delicious onion soup (truly, still THE BEST onion soup in Panama City) and great variety of imported and local beers. All the business people used to go there to close very important business deals and have business meetings. One very interesting anecdote was that their famous “fish n’ chips” was not served on a plate like is done now a days, no, it was served on the financial section of the New York Times. Yes, you read it right! It was served on a newspaper. Truly, truly amazing! Unfortunately, this can’t be done anymore because of health department requirements.  The other dish, the onion soup is the best of its kind. No other onion soup can be compare to theirs, guarantee!

Anyways, too much story already so let me tell you how I found out about this quite but crazy and wild place where I go to party a lot.

My best friend and I were driving around one day and wanted to stop by for a drink. We found El Pavo Real right on a corner in Via Argentina where the club Korcho’s used to be located at. We hadn’t even walked in when the administrator and the owners greeted us very politely and courteously. I still remember what Fernando (that’s the name of the administrator) told me: “welcome, this is your home” Whoa!!! I couldn’t believe I was receiving such a nice service in a bar in Panama City, Panama. We sat down outside because we wanted to smoke and chat. Yes, they have a patio area where you can drink, eat and smoke if you want to. We ordered some drinks and we stayed there for a while. The bartenders/waiters were very polite and Fernando treated us like we were old friends.

We had to leave but I knew I was going to go back.

I went back a couple of weeks later with some friends from work. And now is when the real party really started.  Find out what did my friends and I did that night at El Pavo Real on my next week’s article… meanwhile, remember to Party a lot in any of the spots I’ve talked about…
Oh! Just a tip, if you want to have an extreme wild party, The Crazy Horse Panama is having new strippers this weekend, go and watch them perform amazing striptease and lap dance! Or if you want something lighter, El Pavo Real has live music Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays… Trust me; you are going to want to know more about my Latin fiesta in this wild English Club…

I went there with my little brother on a Friday night.  It was still early, around 8pm, but they already had a good wild crowed. Everyone was very nice and polite, and always with a smile on their faces.  This is very rare this day, and we stand for a very short time in line to get some machines coins to play.  We walked around watching the tourists and local equally having fun weather they were at the tables or at the slot machines.  The waitress where asking us if we need it anything without been on your face.  We try a couple of drinks and my brother and I specially enjoy their tropical drinks. Don’t ask me what I had, they where so many that I can’t remember! The night we went there was a private party at their VP section.  It looked really good!  The people where eating and drinking, salsa dancing, you could see they were having the best time. Also, the music at the casino was very good, it has the best on tropical music and reggaeton, and I was dancing while at the slot machines!

I asked to our waitress what kind of parties they held there and she said anything is welcome.  You can have your wedding reception, birthday party, bridal shower, anniversary party, Christmas party; just any private parties can be done.  We got a bit hungry, so we order some nacho, and they were soooo good!  They were hot, crunchy, a bit spicy, and very inexpensive. They also have specials and promotion through the night for those who are interested on more for their money.

If you are looking for great service and 24 hours gambling, Fiesta Casino at the Hotel El Panama while be the place to go.  With 20,000 square feet for gambling it holds 561 slot machines, 3 baccarat tables, 12 Blackjack tables, 5 Poker tables, 4 Roulette tables, and Race Book.  Fiesta Casino is one of the most successful casinos in Panama City, Panama.  Salsa Bar and Grill at Fiesta Casino has a very complete menu and a lunch menu specials.  It also offers nightly entertainment with live music and performances by national and international artists to help you relax and enjoy a real Latin night.

We have to call an end to our party night for two at the Fiesta Casino.  I surprise, surprise, I actually won some money!  It wasn’t like it made me rich, but I had a lot of fun.  I can’t wait to go to Fiesta again.  I am gathering some people from work to go wild after a long week of hard work at the office.  And if you haven’t been there yet, don’t wait any longer! Fiesta Casino, the best casino in Panama City, Panama!