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 […]
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Eddie Wharez is quite a personality here in Puerto Peñasco! I have not yet met a person who hasn’t heard of him; still I was drawn to him as an elusive, mysterious and possibly eccentric character. I had the opportunity to be with Eddie in a neutral environment, in a creative writing workshop, where in […]
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During the last week of August, the Hermosillo born writer Carlos Sanchez led a Creative Writing workshop in Puerto Peñasco, dousing the nearly 30 eager participants in waves of the creative process. The workshop, sponsored in part by the City and the First Take Film Club (Primera Toma Cine Club), was originally scheduled for 3 […]
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Just as in other spots across the country, on Friday, Aug. 31st, Sonora launched its 2012 FotoSeptiembre Festival. The event began with prizes awarded for the State Creative Photography Contest and included winners Alfredo Káram of Hermosillo, for his work “CONAGUA,” and Luis Mercado from Cd. Obregón for his piece entitled “Outcasts.” However, the State […]
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Leer en Español This past Saturday, Aug. 11th, we spent some time at the filming of local musician Alan Munro’s new video “You.” The production crew and cast arrived on Friday to finish up all relevant preparations so as to begin filming at 4 a.m. the next day, and through dawn on Sunday. They filmed […]
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I had heard and read about Agua de Coco. My first experience with them was at the Tech Expo Fair held at the Superior Technological Institute of Puerto Peñasco (ITSPP) earlier this year. There, students had to present business proposals and one of these was for a café, where Agua de Coco was playing. It […]
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I met Yaya (Gloria Nuñez) during the mini-expo/birthday of local artist Romero Chagoyán at his gallery Barbuda in the Old Port. I was standing outside taking pictures when she and another girl came out. She suddenly asked if I’d like a smoke and a beer, which – though surprised – I readily accepted (I’ve never […]
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With the 2012 Summer Olympics beginning in London, we look forward to highlighting ways to “get sporty” here in Rocky Point. RockyPoint360 writer MoKa Hammeken gets us started with a walk..er, dance…down Zumba lane! Zumbale! It’s interesting to drive around and see festive signs inviting people to join Zumba, which is apparently the thing to […]
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I didn’t know him. I saw one of his illustrations on my Facebook wall; someone had shared his work along with congratulations for his participation in the art collective “Todos Somos Coyote” in Tijuana (We are all Coyote), promoting voting through artistic urban intervention along 6th street in the center of the city. I liked […]
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The idea of a trip out into the desert in the middle of the summer may sound daring or even incomprehensible (in refraining from using harsher vocabulary); such a trip would only occur to Bear Grylls as part of his survival program. However, in order to promote tourism while showing how beautiful, attentive, kind, and […]
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