As a continued celebration of Children’s Day, which was April 30th, we bring you an interview with one of our city’s young artists who at just 6 years old is already carving out a space in the local world of art. By MoKa Hammeken “By the artist.” That is the title I gave to a […]
Thousands of years ago the wind and sands fought and from that struggle arose this town of arid scars ~ Eddie Wharez By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Filmmaker and journalist Pedro Ultreras, originally from Durango (Mexico), may have hazy memories from his first trip with friends to Puerto Peñasco nearly a decade ago, though that will surely […]
The community of artists within Puerto Peñasco continues to grow. A welcome addition to this landscape is Xochitl Jasso (Xoja [pronounced So-Ha]), originally from Monterrey, with a theater background who moved to the area just last Fall and quickly jumped onto the Peñasco stage (literally). This past weekend, Xoja’s second group from a children’s theater […]
Join Rocky Point 360 and Cine Club Primera Toma, A.C. on April 26th in welcoming Mexican director Pedro Ultreras (Durango) to Rocky Point for a Day with a Director (the second in hopefully a long series of such events). Ultreras will be showing his powerful documentary LA BESTIA at CitiCinemas on Friday, April 26th with […]
Contributor: Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) At the end of the 60’s the US environmental movement was in its infancy in a planet that was transitioning from local production to mass production due to accelerating technological advances. The use of “cheap” fossil fuels were intensified to produce plastics that flooded […]
Semana Santa festivities in Puerto Peñasco may generally be associated with the sounds of banda, yet this year the electronic dance rhythms and “urgent mix of modern electronic” music of internationally known Infected Mushroom, Panoptica, and Black & Blonde lit up the stage at the Bonita RV Park along the Calle 13 on Friday, March […]
On Thursday, April 11th, Buena Vibra Social Sound is bringing ska, jazz, swing, and Latin rhythms to Puerto Peñasco. Many may remember Buena Vibra Social Sound from when they amazed crowds in the malecón one year at the September Cervantino festivities, so now’s a chance to catch them on their Ska/Jazz tour! Pre-sale tickets available […]
Contributor: Office on Civic and Cultural Affairs The Municipal administration of Puerto Peñasco, via the Office of Civic and Cultural Affairs, is bringing part of the 3rd Desert Film Festival to town with screenings to be scheduled April 12th and 13th. Invited guest of honor Armando Vega Gil (of the former rock group Botellitos de […]
Inauguran oficialmente las Fiestas del 6 de Abril 2013 IV Coloquio Internacional de Historia, Cultura y Medio Ambiente The traditional 6 de Abril Fiestas in Caborca officially got underway this Thursday, April 4th. Those attending the IV International Colloquium on History, Culture, and the Environment were part of the audience at the opening presentation led […]
On Thursday, March 14, invited members from the local press met with Caborca Mayor Francisco Jiménez Rodríguez for breakfast during his tour through Northwestern Sonora, promoting Caborca’s 6 de Abril Fiestas commemorating the 156th Anniversary of the city’s Historic Stance. The Fiestas, under the emblem of “Millennial Heritage of Culture and Liberty” will last 4 […]
By MoKa Hammeken (republished from April 2012) In Mexico, the conquest of land by the Spanish in the 16th century was done differently than in other parts of the globe; at that time, the Catholic Kings and their empire spread their belief as a divine duty throughout all the newly “discovered” land, which is why religion […]
Republished from March, 2012 By MoKa Hammeken “Is it that time of year already?” This is what a friend exclaimed when she could hear the sound of drums and rattles, and perceive two men adorning masks in the distance. Definitely, time flies and the Fariseos, traditional figures from the Sonoran panorama, year after year come […]
On Monday, March 18th, the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve put on a workshop about the Pinacate and Schuk Toak Visitors Center, directed principally to those in the area of tourism as a way to ensure people have sufficient knowledge and information to give out to both national and foreign tourists with respect to the location, values, […]
By: MoKa Hammeken *Excerpts first published in 2012* March 8th is a celebrated day that spreads across the world as an electric impulse, regardless of creed, language or culture: it’s International Women’s Day. For women who walk upon the earth and are able to turn the world around with solely a desire, this day is […]
Creative Writing workshops continue their routes through town and instructors are leaving their imprints on Peñasco’s literary talents. Each workshop draws more interest and adds more youth to the ranks of aspiring writers of all ages. During the past Creative Workshop, held Feb. 4 – 9, we even had two 13 year old participants, each […]
The Puerto Peñasco Music School, which is nearing its fifth anniversary, currently includes 77 young musicians, 41 of whom have just recently entered the musical ranks. On Feb. 19th the Music School Board, accompanied by Jesús Romero Chagoyán, City Director of Civic and Cultural Affairs, made a presentation of new instruments representing the third and […]