2:00 -  5:00  Art & Wine Festival

Annual Art & Wine Festival - Sunday, February 13, 2011 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

5:00  Monday Gaming Night!

Poker: 200 Peso buy in. All are welcome!
Baja Rummy
Mexican Train
Peso Mi!

6:00  Valentine's Day Special

Consider "Fine Dining" for you and your sweetie!!

9:00 - 12:00  Beading Workshops

We are expanding the traditional Tuesday morning beading and jewelry workshops to include other creative hobbies as well. Suggestions have been photography, quilting, sewing, crocheting, knitting and painting. If this is something you would like to lead a workshop for, or to participate in, we would appreciate your input.

10:00 - 12:00  Pam Thompson answers your questions about medical care in Puerto Vallarta

Pam Thompson the go-to lady for all things medical will be at the club to answer medical, insurance questions etc. on Feb. 15th from 10:00am till 12:00 noon. This is informal, she is just making herself available to the members that may have questions.

6:00 -  8:00  Gringo Bingo & Mexican Buffet

10:00 - 12:00  Vallarta Yacht Club Annual General Meeting

4:00 -  6:00  PPJ Seminar - First Aid and Dental Care at Sea, Plus Caring for Your Skin

First Aid and Dental Care at Sea

Jim Nordstrom, DDS ("Toothpick") is a practicing dentist, but he also has offered classes to VYC members, as well as others, on CPR and first aid for boaters.  Jim will present ideas on avoiding injuries and health issues, as well as practical solutions for dealing with them if they can't be avoided.

Jim has been a practicing dentist for 35 years; the last five years primarily oral surgery in a county dental clinic after being in private practice for 30 years. In addition to dental responsibilities, he has taught first aid and CPR for the National Ski Patrol for 25 years, and is a scuba diving specialist, teaching entry level diving up to search and rescue in open water. Boating has been his passion all his life, growing up in Northern California, near the coast. 

Skin Deep - Advice from a Dermatologist

Dra. Alma Vargas is well known to the community of boaters and former boaters in the sun-intensive Puerto Vallarta area.  She has shared her knowledge on numerous occasions with members of the VYC and others in presentations at the Club.  Dra. Vargas will address the types and causes of cancerous and pre-cancerous skin problems, how to avoid them, how to recognize them, and what to do about them.

Dra. Alma is a Board Certified Dermatologist by the Consejo Mexicano de Dermatología. She graduated from Medical School at the University of Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico and Heidelberg University in Germany. She specialized in Dermatology at the University Hospital in Monterrey, with studies at the Instituto Dermatológico de Jalisco in Guadalajara and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.. She is a member of the  Mexican Academy of Dermatology and the CILAD (Colegio Iberolatinoamericano de Dermatología).

www.draalmavargas.com

dermatologia@draalmavargas.com