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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boletín ISC No. 297 / 27 de octubre / 2012: Año del respeto a la cultura y los derechos indígenas Carlos Sánchez and Fernando Muñoz are the winners of the 2012 Sonoran Book Contest (CLS) in the areas of novel and playwright, respectively, while Ibán de León of Oaxaca received the poetry award for the […]
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 […]
Contributor: Carlos Sánchez* Boletín ISC No. 293 / 23 de octubre / 2012: Año del respeto a la cultura y los derechos indígenas Everything is set for 2012 Hermosillo Book Fair The 2012 Hermosillo Book Fair will begin on Friday, Oct. 26th at Galerías Mall Sonora. This year the theme of the Feria is “film […]
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 […]
Oct. 18. In honor of the 59th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Mexico, the Municipal Women’s Institute (IMM), led by Milva Danila Gutiérrez Canastillo, recently held talks concerning the importance of women’s right to vote. Gutiérrez Canastillo stressed the current importance of voting among women in having the opportunity to raise their voices and ensure […]
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 […]
Proximo 17 de Octubre a las 7pm en el ITSPP proyectandose el Documental de la Gran Banda Buena Vibra Social Sound Trailer Local aspiring filmmaker Jimmy Maldonado of Full Moon Producciones presents documentary about the Hermosillo band Buena Vibra Social Sound. Wed. Oct. 17th at the Superior Technological University of Puerto Penasco (ITSPP)
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 […]
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 […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero “El Truco” from Barra Vieja days called us one evening with an invitation to his son’s first book presentation, to be held over the weekend at María Bonita restaurant at the Hotel Viña del Mar. As a reminder, the morning before the presentation, the local news on Puerto Peñasco’s AM station, XEQC […]
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 […]