A must see this season is Los Bambinos’ Santa Barbara Theater Concert. They have always been good, but this year their voices have matured, their stage presence turned awesome and their songs, old favorites in English and Spanish as well original tunes written by the boys themselves, fantastic. This group of street singers have turned into a tight group of stage professionals. Call 223-2048 or stop by the Santa Barbara Theater at Olas Altas 351 for your tickets for one of the Monday night concerts that starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets are the same price as last year, $220 pesos. (from Polly Vicars, www.banderasnews.com)

The Vallarta Chamber Orchestra Presents a Christmas Concert on December 14 at 8pm. Puerto Vallarta will be treated to an amazing evening of Christmas music. The concert will feature the Vallarta Chamber Choir as well as the brilliant local pianist Joseph Gomez. Mr. Gomez will be performing the last movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto #23 during the first half of the evening and then he and the orchestra will be joined by the Vallarta Chamber Choir to perform a beautiful selection of spectacular Christmas music for the second half. This evening will prove to be the perfect way to begin your Christmas celebrations so bring your family and friends for this very special seasonal event.The four year old orchestra consists of twenty very talented musicians. The musicians have a variety of musical backgrounds and come from Mexico, Canada, England, Cuba and the US.The concert, conducted by Mr. Nick Salmans, will take place at the Colegio Americana (American School) which is located near the Plaza Marina. Admission is by donation at the door with all proceeds going towards the ongoing costs of the orchestra. There is plenty of parking available. For further information please call Mary MacLachlan 322-134-8855