By Jackie Peterson

Although the March performing arts calendar is usually on the lightside, there are a couple of events of interest you might want to mark on your calendar. And you can always check on line to see if other events have come up after the Pearl’s deadline. That handy-dandy reference point is:  www.culturamazatlan.com, and if you click on the flag in the upper right-hand corner, you’ll find the information translated into English. As for what we know at deadline, the Angela Peralta Theater will be honored with a belated birthday celebration of its own. The very first time the theater opened its doors was on Feb. 14, 1874. Because of conflicts with Carnaval activities, it won’t be until early this month that recognition of that fact will be paid with a dance performance titled “The Mexican Nightingale.” A choreography created by Zoila Fernandez of the Professional School of Contemporary Dance and Margarita Naranjo of the School of Ballet, both schools within the Municipal Center for the Arts, traces the story of Angela Peralta’s tragic visit to this port and her death while here from yellow fever. Then, of course, there’s the always