Cultura

Daniel López H., embajador de la imagen sublime

By Nina Mier  (Photos courtesy of Dan Lopez) Within the wealth of talent that call Puerto Peñasco home is Daniel Lopez, photographer and graphic artist with a keen eye for beauty.  This past year, Daniel had the opportunity to exhibit his work in Chicago; within this review (Spring 2010) of Daniel’s work and background we […]

Day of the Dead fiesta revisited

By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero A painter, a poet, railroad workers, and artists from Mexico’s silver screen, Peñasco’s first Mayor, a welder, a revolutionary, and a musician, all waiting to be seen at altars boasting pictures, salt, flowers, ash, and candles water, food, cerveza, tequila, pan de muerto on the mantle. Palm fronds in an arch, coins, and […]

Notes from the 2012 Hermosillo Book Fair I

Night of words, a new book, many ideas Excerpts from: Carlos Sánchez Write to continue living. Speak with words to once again touch emotions, let them go, and hold onto them. Write. Writing, a birth of ideas and a river of emotions takes place within the 2012 Hermosillo Book Fair. There, with a sea of […]

La Catrina – The woman of Mexico

By MoKa Hammeken “La Catrina” is a key element within Mexican culture. Originally she was created as a satire of Mexican aristocracy in the pre-revolutionary era. The original name of this celebrated figure, with 100% Mexican roots, was “Calavera Garbancera,” as “garbancera” was the nickname at that time given to people of indigenous ancestry who […]

Literary Calaveras

By MoKa Hammeken In Mexico, the celebration of Day of the Dead is an entire multidisciplinary cultural fiesta with music, food, handcrafts, the creation of altars and tracing of drawings with flowers and seeds, and there are also letters. Typical literature at Day of Dead is known as Calaveras, which are mischievous and humorous writings in […]

National Conservation Week 2012 @ Pinacate 10/28 – 11/3

National Conservation Week activities at Schuk Toak Visitors Center & Pinacate Reserve (All events during week are free / todos los eventos durante la semana son gratis) 28 Oct  7 a.m.  Pinacate Reserve Biology Station (at entrance to Pinacate)   inauguration of Pinacate Bicycle-route “Tourism and Sustainable Sport” Pre-Inauguración Ciclopista Pinacate “Turismo y Deporte Sostenible”   Estación Biológica 7:00 am 29 Oct  8 a.m.  Schuck Toak Visitors Center – Tour along interpretative trails […]

Puerto Peñasco’s Music School to the beat of new drums

On Wednesday, Oct. 17th, Puerto Peñasco’s music school held a double celebration as their classes started up once more in the spot known as the Museo de la Ciudad in the Old Port. It was double the festivities as they also showed off a new set of drums, which were necessary to complete the orchestra, explained […]

Jordan Pino, explorador del sentimiento humano

Por Nina Mier El carácter impreso en las obras de arte de Jordan Pino muestra una fuerza interpretativa de una realidad subjetiva, con juegos de líneas y colores que plasman la definición de los procesos existenciales de Jordan. La mezcla de culturas, la memoria genética, el entorno, la visión del mundo, hacen presencia en las […]

Roger Clyne & PH rock it in Rocky Point

Any time Roger Clyne comes to Rocky Point, a musical extravaganza ensues. This past weekend was no different as he and fellow Peacemaker PH Naffah drew faithful fans to our shores once again for a 3-day affair. The music began on a breezy Friday evening at JJ’s Cantina in Cholla Bay, with the tide rising just […]

International Cervantino Festival celebrates 40th year in Guanajuato

From the local radio, to whispers and rumors, we have heard the word “Cervantino” a lot recently, asking if there will be another Cervantino locally as in the past couple years*, asking about the festival’s 40th anniversary, and asking about what Cervantino has to do with culture and the arts, and particularly what it has […]

Germán Esquer ~ Born with music

I had heard of Germán Esquer during one of my conversations with Nina Mier (of the Primera Toma Film Club), and I became curious about meeting him. He had been described to me as one of the most talented young men in Puerto Peñasco; a musician with a degree in Gregorian chants – tell me […]