For your diary

Salsa lesson at Paradise Ballroom, on the corner of Via Brazil and Via España. Doors open 5:00 p.m. lessons start 6:00 p.m. $5.

Jazz night at Platea Bar, Casco Viejo. 10:30 p.m. Info.: 228-4011

Jazz nights at Red String Café, Ave Federico Boyd. Info.: 214-3235.

Tango presentation by the Argentinean Tango Academy of Panama at Pizza Piola. Tango lessons from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. for $5. Info.: 263-4668.

Alicia Viteri exhibit “Memoria Digital 2” (Digital Memory 2) at the Mateo Sariel Gallery on Calle 74, San Francisco. Monday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Info.: 270-2404.

“Abundancia” (Abundance) art exhibit by Costa Rican Fabio M. Rojas at the gallery of Crown Plaza’s restaurant. Info.: 206-8843.

Orchids Fair in Boquete, Chiriqui. More than 100 exhibits from different orchids associations.

Panama Grafico 09 exhibit at the Contemporary Art Museum, with artistic creations by national and international artists. Info.: Info@panamagrafico.com. Tickets: $3, $2 retirees, and $1 students.

Salsa night at Scena & Platea, Casco Viejo with Andy Bush and his group. Info.: 228-4011.

Live music at Royal Casino (Marriott) with latin beats, bossa nova, merengue, salsa and samba. Free entrance.

Trip to Volcan in Chiriqui. $65. Info.: 6524-2802 or www.panamarovers.com.

Theater performance based on Alfred Jarry work, with opera, reggae, dances and more at the Baluarte (bulwark) Mano de Tigre, next to Parque Herrera in Casco Viejo. 7:00 p.m. Free Entrance.

Expat Explorer potluck dinner and jive dance night at a private home in Las Cumbres (directions with RSVP). 5:30 p.m. RSVP to admin@expatsinpanama.com. $2 / person.

Expo Divertimentos, digital drawings exhibit by Fernando Toledo at Restaurante Manolo Caracol, Casco Viejo. Mondays – Fridays and Sundays noon – 3:00 p.m and 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Saturdays 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Free entrance. Info.: 228-4640.

Expat explorer happy hour at Parillada Jimmy’s (next to ATLAPA). 7:00 p.m.

St. Andrews (Scottish) Society gathering at Rincon Aleman, Calle 51. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. All Scots, Scots descendants, and those interested in Scottish culture welcome. Info.: standrewspanama@gmail.com.

Navy League Panama Annual Awards Dinner with Mr Littleton Tazewell, USAID mission director in Panama. 7:30 p.m. at The Bristol hotel. RSVP at: navy.league.panama@gmail.com

“Maestra Vida” musical based on Ruben Blades songs at Teatro en Circulo. Tuesdays to Saturdays 8:00 p.m. and Sundays 4:00 p.m. Info.: 261-5375.

Movie night at La Casona de las Brujas, Casco Viejo with “Being John Malkovich”. 7:30 p.m. Beers half-prize. Free Entrance.

Le Reve de Madame Clemence (Le Cirque Lyrique) at the National Theater, Casco Viejo. 8:00 p.m. Tickets $10 - $54; Blockbuster.

Art exhibit by Mariana Lleonart at the INAC’s Galerias de artes visuals Juan Manuel Cedeño in the French Plaza, Casco Viejo. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

The American Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Panama’s Ninth Amigo & Golfista Golf Tournament at Tucan Country Club & Resort. 6:30 a.m. Registration by April 9: $90 AmCham members, $105 non-members. Info.: 301-3881.

Circo Tihany Spectacular at Albrook Mall. 8:00 p.m. Tickets $17 - $40 at Extreme Planet, Farmacias Metro, and Hometek.

Ministry of Sound: Summer Closing Fest with Harry Choo Choo Romero, DJ Rap and DJ Behrouz at Isla Perico, Amador. Tickets $28 - $44; Blockbuster.

Eddy Herrera and his orchestra and Samy and Sandra Sandoval benefit concert at the Azuero Fair. Concert to benefit Fundacion Ocalagan. Tickets $17 - $38; Blockbuster.

Flea market at the Cathedral Plaza, Casco Viejo, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Free English seminars on science-related issues at the Earl S. Tupper Conference Center in Ancon. Info.: 212-8076. 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Expat West meet and greet at El Rincon restaurant, Coronado. $10 for buffet. Info.: 66716449.

Folkloric tour of Herrera. Check out devils masks confections, crafts production, the Sarigua desert, and more. Info.: 970-0059.

Independent movie night at La Casona, Casco Viejo, 7:30 p.m. Free entrance. Beers $1. Info.: 211-0740.

Jazz night at Las Terrazas, Multiplaza Pacific. Info.: 300-9462.

Guided tour to Fuerte San Lorenzo in Colon. Info.: 6687-2047, info@ecoviajerospanama.com

Monster Jam at “Rod Carew” national stadium. 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets $17 - $62; Blockbuster. Pit Party two hours before events for autographs and pictures with the trucks ($11).

Bingo night at the Union Club to benefit “Casita de Mausi”, a shelter for cancer patients coming from the interior of Panama. 7:00 p.m. Tickets $25. Those interested in donating an item worth $35 or attending, contact.: celluci@cwpanama.net.