Saint Patrick's Day at Luna Blue Hotel:
It's time for the Luna Blue Bar's Annual St. Patrick's Day Party. There will be live music with Mike Grabow (5:00-7:00 PM) and Brent Parkin (8:00 PM-11:00 PM). Drink specials, prizes and give-aways, and an appearance by the legendary Ginger the Shamrock Bikini Girl will sure to make this a fun party!!. They will be selling Papa T's Irish/Mexican Stew for $50.00 pesos a bowl with proceeds going to the Peanut Pet Shelter. Girls in green thongs get a free margarita.

"When Irish Eyes are Smiling...they're at the Luna Blue".

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM Calle 26 Norte between 5th & 10th Ave, Playa del Carmen

Saint Patrick's Day at Bad Boys on the Beach:

Come celebrate St. Patty's Day at Bad Boys!!!

They will be serving traditional Irish CORNBEEF HASH and CABBAGE with new potatoes and of course GREEN BEERS and COCKTAILS all day beginning at 1:00 PM. Enjoy live music by local artists BRENT PARKIN and AL.  Buy a GREEN BAD BOYS T-SHIRT to help raise money for long-time Playa del Carmen local Stewart, who needs emergency eye surgery. A great cause for a great guy!!! See you all there!!!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM on the Beach between 2nd and 4th Streets

Jarocho Sound Machine at the Jam Session in Playa del Carmen:

Paco Balbuena and Jacinto Gatica, "Jarocho Sound Machine", will play a mix of music from Veracruz and Jazz. It promises to be a very exciting show... and there will no doubt be connoisseurs in the audience who will get up and dance... the music is bewitching!

Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 10:00 PM- 2:00 AM
The Jam Session Bar & Music Club  5ta. Avenida con Calle 40 Norte

Equinox Meditation Workshop brought to you by Yoga By the Way:

Come open your mind's eye in this beautiful time and space we call the now and expand your horizons with Victor Hernandez as he presents his gift of wisdom on the Mind and Meditation, Pranayama, and Kundalini Kriya, covering topics such as visualization, mudras, mantras, and breath.

This course will offer a introduction to the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of meditative yoga allowing you to awaken to the idea of stilling the mind and coming to the present moment with appreciation and love. It is a beautiful opportunity to begin, or dive deeper into your own yoga and/or meditation practice.

As we learn to open our hearts and maintain a balance of prana we continue to receive the gift of awareness while we walk through life with joy knowing we create our own realities.

Stilling the mind opens up space, space that we need to stay present with the divine light and the light is where we live the reality of truth through love.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 4:00 PM and Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Yoga By the Way Playa del Carmen on 26th Street between 5th and 10th Avenue

$300 pesos per day or $500 pesos for both days.
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Italian Films and Workshops at the Italian Center in Playa del Carmen

Italian Films are shown every Thursday at 7:00 PM and there are numerous workshops to check out as well:

• Italian classes
• cooking
• guitar
• ceramics
• painting
• drawing
• photography

For further information and a class schedule for March and April please visit:
Centro Italiano:
Abierto todos los días de 9:30 a 13:30.
Visítanos en Calle 26, casi esq. Av. 10,
Quintas del Carmen, Playa del Carmen
www.centroitalianoplayadelcarmen.org
Tel. 984-879-4105 or 984-108-9038

Om Tulum Celebrates Second Anniversary

Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM 9.5 Boca Pila Tulum

COME AND CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL EVENT AT OM TULUM THIS SATURDAY THE 20TH OF MARCH.  TWO FOR ONE FROM 9:00 PM TO 11:00 PM. GUEST DJS FROM MEXICO CITY AND LONDON ENGLAND. CALL NOW TO RESERVE YOUR CABANAS 984-114-0538 . DONT FORGET THE NEXT DAY -SUNDAY BEACH SEAFOOD BBQ.

Marco Carola to Spin at a Beach Party at Blue Venado Beach Club

One of techno music's prime movers, Marco Carola was born in Naples on February 7, 1975. By the age of 13, he saw behind his first drum kit. He graduated to a two record player set and a mixer rapidly and together in tandem with friends like Parisio, Davide, Squillace, Random Noize and Gaetano, he began exploring musical possibilities. Marco Carola started experiment with techno with a whole lot of new and exciting sounds around 1993 and established a studio. His ability to mix bought other artists to record at his studio. He began to release many House oriented releases and also managed to produce a 12" for Masters at Work. Soon his label 'Design Music' was to become the first Italian Label to focus purely on Techno Music. His 'Man Train 12' was a phenomenal inaugural release.
After the super-success of the Design Banner, Carola founded his '1000 imprint' in 1998 to produce innovative DJ music. A tour to Australia was followed by one to North America where his unique 3 deck style made him a raging success. The very same year saw Marco team up with i200 founder Corrado Izzo and establish two brand new labels, 'Zenit' and 'Question'.
October 2001 saw Marco come out with his second album 'Open System' a runaway smash hit, garnering rave reviews from music critics around the world. With his mix of break-oriented electronic beats, melodious lyrics and experimental arrangements, he has time and again proved his prowess. Mix it up Marco, Mix it up again.

SUNDAY March 21st, 2010 from 12pm-8pm

LINE UP:
MARCO CAROLA
M_NUS , NAPLES, ITALY

MENOPLUS
STEREO FACTS, NAPLES, ITALY

CHEEPTEK
ANIMALPLAYMINIMAL, MEXICO

CAMILO
AKBAL, MEXICO

Cover: $100.00-150.00 MN
- Dance the day away to some of the top DJ's
- Lounging and grooving in the sun
- Enjoy delicious BBQ all on one of the most pristine beaches in the world!
Carretera Cancun-Tulum, km278

Steve Bug to Spin at Zenzi Semana Santa April 1st, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Germany's minimal dance connoisseur, Steve Bug, started his DJ-career in a small after-hour bar near Ibiza's Space back in 1991 - soon becoming resident DJ in the best club in his hometown Bremen and booked to major German events such as the Love Parade. In 1993 he releases his first productions on Hamburg-based Superstition Recordings (which were immediately licensed by Risin' High- UK) and in 1996 he founds his own label Raw Elements, followed by a 12" for Felix Da Housecat's Radical Fear imprint. After "Volksworld", his first LP on Raw Elements, together with the mix compilations "Da Minimal Funk Part 1 & 2" Steve puts the label to sleep in order to set up two brand-new platforms for vinyl releases - Dessous and Poker Flat. Always crossing the bridges between house and techno with relaxed dignity, showing consequently that less can often be more, Steve Bug is soon to be acclaimed minimal tech-house master and one of the few gems of the innovative German electronic house scene.

Poker Flat establishes itself as the number one source for stripped down futuristic house music with amazing musical diversity and it's name spreads like wildfire with Steve's eternal minimal clubhit "Loverboy" in 1999 - the opener to his album "The Other Day" and the very first release on Poker Flat. For his second label- the deep house oriented Dessous - Steve shows his passion for late night unhurried house and teams up with Vincenzo for the project "Discowboys". A new mix compilation "Steve Bug presents The Flow" was released on Cocoon Records in 2001 and Steve remixes Robotman, ADNY a.k.a. Alexi Delano, Antonelli Electr. feat. Miss Kittin and others on labels such as Raum...musik, Italic, Turbo Records and his own imprint Poker Flat Recordings. Steve Bug releases his third album "Sensual" in late 2002 and teams up studiowise with Richie Hawtin for "Low Blow" on Minus as well as with Common Factor for a 12" on Tactile. The 3rd Da Minimal Funk compilation and remixes for Funk D'Void, Jeff Samuel and Freaks follow.

Steve Bug's continues playing with seductive and laid-back funk, dirty retro bass lines and random bleeps, incorporates techno electro and basic funk into bare house grooves creating moody minimal and seductive music. Further new Releases like "Future Retro 101, Traffic Signs (1, 3 ,4 and 5) and Tanzbug with Mathias Tanzmann follow showing Steve's love for the dance floor and prove that he has an over abundance of funk and minimal melody coursing through his veins. For his third label, Audiomatique, founded as a playground for modern styles of Techno and House, on only the 4th release Trentemøller's Physical Fraction already scored a big success. This massive Clubhit was the breakthrough for Danish shooting star Anders Trentemøller. The next hit dropped with Martinez' "Schadow Boxing". The new Steve Bug Single "The Smackman EP" came out on Poker Flat in early 2006, followed by the second edition of "Bugnology" in late spring 2006. Apart from his work for Poker Flat and Audiomatique, he still has his hands on Dessous as well and compiled one CD of the double-CD "Skin Is In" compilation in summer 2006.

Line up:

- STEVE BUG
POKERFLAT
Berlin / Germany

http://www.myspace.com/buginmyspace

- VINCENZO
POKERFLAT
Berlin / Germany

http://www.myspace.com/vincenzoragone

- MENOPLUS
STEREO FACTS
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Elton John to Play at Chichen Itza April 3rd, 2010

Elton John will be playing at one of the Seven Wonders of the World April 3rd, 2010 from 8:30-10:30 PM. Tickets are still available please visit here for further information. http://eltonjohnnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/chichen-itza-2010-concert-confirmed.html

ECOGLAMOUR TULUM

April 7th through April 10th, 2010
A Music, Fashion and Art festival that bring these 3 components together to create a one-of-a-kind event honoring Life, the Planet and the Eco-chic location of Tulum Mexico. Events will be held throughout Tulum and its beautiful beaches bringing various artistic and fashion events that will surely become an annual event.
Visit their website for further informaiton