By Richard Scott This past Sunday, February 23rd the Cultural Corridor program came to Plaza Pelicanos in the heart of Peñasco. Live music, painting, and crafts highlight this free event whose aim is to bring the arts to a new location one weekend every month. Instant festival! Organizers tell us the next Cultural Corridor event […]
By MoKa Hammeken February 24th is a solemn day as it is the day dedicated to one of the most important patriotic symbols of Mexico, which gives the spirit of unity and belonging to Mexicans either within or outside of the country: the Flag. Mexico’s flag is well-known internationally by its colors and coat of […]
Contributor Nina Mier (Excerpts from original article in Spanish) Puerto Peñasco writer Guillermo Munro Palacio has launched 2014 with good news! Following nearly ten years of research, endless reading, and exhaustive inquiries, not to mention constant revisions since 2010, Munro Palacio has completed his historical novel “Hombres Valientes” (Ed. Porrúa. Mexico, 2014). Munro’s publisher has […]
Before we head out to enjoy the dining experience in Puerto Peñasco this weekend, we thought we’d relive last week’s T.O.P. Chef competition during the Taste of Peñasco, and the triumphant win of René Acosta from Don Julio’s as 2014 Top Chef. This year’s secret ingredient was artichoke! Chef René Acosta had prepared a scallop […]
The east side of Shrimp Park and Plaza Pelicanos (next to CANACO) will be the site for the 3rd Cultural Corridor day in Puerto Peñasco, this Sunday Feb. 23rd starting at 4 p.m. (The road on the east side of Shrimp Park will be closed off to traffic) The evening will include music and choir […]
Music Lessons Abound By Richard Scott How about play piano, bass or guitar? Really, it’s never too late. As I found out, in Rocky Point there are options to learn at any age. I sing, but have never had lessons. Always by ear. Wouldn’t it be fun to get better with the help of someone […]
Un recorrido por áreas de reserva de la biósfera del Pinacate hará este fin de semana la representante en México de la UNESCO Nuria Sanz Por Azucena Mazón La embajadora en México de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura será acompañada del titular de la Comisión Nacional […]
By Richard Scott “But I’ve never heard of it” I say. Florencia chops beef into big cubes, then slides them into the pot of pinto beans. “It is so local, people from other places in Mexico don’t know it,” she says. Steam from the pot smells garlicky, and starts fogging the cold kitchen window. “For […]
The Office of Civic and Cultural Affairs invites businesses and individuals to form part of the Arts Initiation Project, associated with the National Fine Arts Institute (INBA), by helping to provide scholarships to children ages 10 – 13. This will help ensure young artists of limited means have the opportunity to take part in the […]
At my grandmother’s, the famous “cocido de res Sonorense” (Sonoran cooked beef) was known as “puchero” (stew). She would greet us with this dish every time we visited her home on Calle de Xochicalco in Mexico City. My family always delighted in this, though personally I must admit I wasn’t much of a fan. “Monica,” […]
We all know what a tamale is. We’ve enjoyed them at parties, celebrations, and feasts and above all they are the guests of honor on February 2nd, the Día de la Candelaria (Candlemas Day), when those who found a small doll in their slice of Rosca de Reyes on Jan. 6th now have the obligation […]
The internationally recognized Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Festival (FAOT) is celebrating its 30th anniversary with performances and celebrations taking over the colonial town of Alamos, Sonora from Jan. 24th – Feb. 1st. The festival, named in honor of Mexican tenor Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, fills the streets and plazas of Álamos with opera, jazz, art exhibitions, theater, […]
Photos: Carolina Damián de Alberti Other than watching highlights from the red carpet from time to time, I have never been a die-hard Awards season fan. Yet, the notion of receiving a nod of recognition and support from one’s peers in whatever field you may be is…I have to admit…kind of nice. When you add […]
By Azucena Mazón The 2014 Cultural Corridor will launch this coming Saturday, Jan. 25th, with jazz, reggae, and an exhibition of paintings in the Old Port as part of the project “Entre más artístas, más público” (More Artists, Greater the Audience). The Cultural Corridor event will set up on Calle Zaragoza, blocking off the street […]
