The local Rocky Point chapter of the National Chamber of the Restaurant and Food Industry (CANIRAC) will be hosting the 1st Festival del Marisco (SeaFood Fest) on Saturday, Nov. 19, starting at 2 p.m. at the Plaza del Camarón (Shrimp Plaza). The Plaza del Camarón, located across the street from City Hall at the intersection of Blvd. […]
Thursday, Nov. 17, will be a musical night all over Rocky Point! In addition to the Nicho Hinojosa concert at Peñasco del Sol Hotel at 9 p.m., the evening will start out with Rocky Point favorite Mark Mulligan strumming up some of your favorite tunes from 6 – 8 p.m. at Latitude 31 on the way to […]
This Thursday, Nov. 17, the suave sounds of Mexican bohemian guitarist Nicho Hinojosa will be on stage at the conference/event hall area of Peñasco del Sol Hotel, starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Peñasco del Sol Reception desk and are 380 pesos for the VIP section, and 280 pesos for general admission. Tickets will also […]
The local English Broadcast “Rocky Point Ramblings”, heard noon to 2 p.m. every Saturday on 106.1 FM, will be celebrating its one year anniversary on Nov. 12th with a live remote from the Malecon, yes from the middle of the Rocky Point Rally fiestas! If you haven’t caught the show before, be sure you do! […]
Just in….! From the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 11 and through Sunday, Nov. 13. Shrimp Plaza will be the spot for the first Tianguis Cultural (Cultural Fair), showcasing work of a number of local artists. Enjoy the bikes rumbling all over town, and then pop on over to Shrimp Plaza for some art. The Tianguis Cultural will […]
Just in….! This Friday, starting at 11 a.m. there will be an amateur boxing event at the #20 Technical School with the low entrance price of just $20 pesos. The event, brought together by the Club La Esperanza and EcoHope will feature 8 fights throughout the morning. Who knows, there may even be the next […]
Calling all local artists 16 yrs. old and up! Un llamado a los pintores de 16 años y adelante! The First “Schuk Toak” Painting Contest is being held to help celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Schuk Toak Visitors Center of the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and the Grand Desert of Altar. Anniversary events are scheduled […]
Despite winds that swept through the area on Friday. Nov. 4th, the 3rd Rocky Point Fly-In went ahead as scheduled at the Sea of Cortez International Airport, with most pilots choosing to fly in under clear blue skies on Saturday morning. Activities, which were also part of the Sea of Cortez airport’s 2nd anniversary, began […]
The streets of Rocky Point will soon echo once more with the rumbling engines of motorcycles cruising through town, all as part of the much anticipated 2011 Rocky Point Rally. The rally, now in its 11th year, will take place from Nov. 10th thru 13th, with all registration fees going to charity. Begun in 2001 […]
This upcoming weekend (Nov. 5, 2011) will be the Stick Man Volleyball Tournament (part of the Outtatown Productions events). Rick Busa of the Youth Sports Foundation of Puerto Peñasco tells us this tournament will be handed over to the YSF starting next year with proceeds to go to benefit the local volleyball league and players. […]
Just in….! Nov. 4th 2 – 6 p.m. The La Montaña school for children with special needs along with the EcoHope Recycling group (Recicladora EcoHope) will be holding their 2nd Annual Collection at Plaza La Madre (next to the baseball stadium). The collection will be receiving cash donations, or bring your plastic cups and items to be recycled. There […]
This morning (Nov. 2) the director from the Sea of Cortez International Airport sat down with local news reporter José Antonio Pérez during his morning radio show on Peñasco’s most popular A.M. news source 1390 XEQC “La Reyna del Mar” (the Queen of the Sea). I was glad I tuned in as I caught details on this weekend’s 3rd […]
