Vallarta area restaurants were among 50 Mexican establishments recognized for their quality by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. 

The Bucerias/La Cruz chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi  international service sorority is now accepting entries for its 2011-2012 T-shirt design contest. 

Puerto Vallarta’s 7th Annual International Festival of Altruism will be held in the beachfront garden at the Marriott CasaMagna Resort in Marina Vallarta on Sunday, May 15, 6 p.m.

The three Italian tenors and a Hungarian orchestra appearing in Guadalajara on May 13 (see page 23) will make a detour to Manzanillo for a repeat concert at the Salón Marbella on Thursday, May 23, 8:30 p.m.