For your diary

Expat Explorer half-day Panama Canal tour. 7:30 a.m. – noon. $90. RSVP to admin@expatsinpanama.com

Panama Jazz Festival free concert at Plaza Cathedral, Casco Viejo. 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm. www.panamajazzfestival.com

Arte en vivo. Witness local artists create original artwork. 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Plaza Bolivar, Casco Antiguo. Following the event there will be a silent auction benefiting the Danilo Perez Foundation. 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Panama Jazz Festival closing party: Salsa Meets Jazz at “No name Place,” former Flags in Causeway Amador. 10:00 p.m. $5 Info.: 232-7623.

Blue Note Jazz Quartet at La Casona, Casco Viejo. 11:00 p.m. Free entrance. Info.: 211-0740.

Second recycling fair in Parque Omar. Games, educational videos, and exhibits by different institutions that promote recycling. 10:00 a.m.

Friendly soccer match between the Panama and Denmark soccer teams. Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez Stadium, La Chorrera. Info.: www.marearoja.com/

The annual Flower and Coffee International Fair, in Boquete Chiriqui. Showcase of the district’s landscapes with 44 gardens, and a huge variety of plants, flowers and coffee.

International Fair of La Chorrera. Annual fair with an array of cultural, folkloric performances, and crafts, plants and produce from around the country.

Pop art collective exhibit at Galeria ArteConsult: Aleman y Grimberg, Calle 50. Info.: 302-2646.

Flea market at Las Brisas de Amador, Causeway. Handicrafts sales, pets, food, real estate and more. 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Free admission. Info.: 314-3369.

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

Summer 2009 live concert by Panama’s firemen music band at the visitor’s center, Panama Viejo. 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Free Entrance. Info.: 226-8915.

“Mira fijamente” picture work by Enrique Jaramillo Barnes and poetry by Enrique Jaramillo Levy. Diablo Rosso. Free Entrance.

First meeting of Phenomenal Women’s Network, a professional women’s network. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at the City Club, Calle 50. Cost: $25. RSVP: mirella@co-ventures.co.uk.

Free tango lessons and dancing at Pizza Piola in Calle 51, near Federico Boyd Ave. 7:30 – 11:00 p.m.

Jazz night at Bar La Platea, Casco Viejo. 10:00 p.m. Info.: 228-4011.

Miguel A Bernal’s fundraising campaign presents dinner and dancing with Osvaldo Ayala at Restaurante Lun Fung. 8:30 p.m. $20.

Expat Explorer exclusive Murder Mystery dinner aboard the Isla Morada yacht. A night of intrigue, dinner, and open bar. 3:30 p.m. $75 Info.: www.expatexplorers.com.

English literature book exchange (and drop in socializing) at Rhino’s, Federico Boyd. Trade books on a one to one basis. 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Chinese New Year’s Fair, with exhibits from companies with Chinese products, fashion shows, games, and Chinese food. ATLAPA, 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Books & Arts Circle in English at Exedra Books. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Come discuss literature and arts, with any topic-related book of your choice. $5.

Independent film night at La Casona, Casco Viejo (one block past the Plaza Herrera). 8:30 p.m. Free entrance. Info.: 211-0740.

Jazz night at Casa Gongora, Casco Viejo. 8:00 p.m. Info.: 212-1350.

Expats West Meet at Restaurante El Rincon in Coronado. Socializing meet and greet for Altos del Maria, Coronado, San Carlos and area. Everyone’s welcome. $10 for buffet.

American Society of Panama’s Dry Season Picnic at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in La Cresta. $10 for members and $25 for non-members. 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Contact American.society.panama@gmail.com before January 28 for tickets.

Musical festival in El Valle’s Iglesia San Jose with the National Symphony Orchestra and Russian pianist Oxana Schevchenko. Tickets $15; available at Allegro, Joyeria Barakat, and the Centro Comercial El Valle. Info.: 270-0922.

Youth orchestras from the National Association of Concerts musical camp will be playing for free at El Valle’s church. 11:00 a.m.

PGA Nationwide Tour Panama Championship at Club de Golf. Info.: www.clubgolf.com.pa

Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot at Teatro Anayansi, ATLAPA. 7:00 p.m. Tickets $33 - $128, $17- $65 for retirees; Blockbuster.

Anime weekend at the Yuyin Luzcando gym in Betania. 2:00 – 9:00 p.m. $2. Costume contest, karaoke, Cosplay Cup competition, video games tournament and more. Info.: www.cosplaypanama.blogspot.com

VFW Post 3835 Valentine’s Day Fish Fry at Post Home, Diablo No. 24. Karaoke, blackjack and poker. 3:00 –10:00 p.m. Tickets $7 in advance, $8 door. Info.: Lyle Chatham 269-9645.