Announcements~Avisos, Blog, Cultura

Mi Libro ¡EN AMAZON!

MoKa Hammeken

Lo mejor eran los comentarios, gente me escribía por que el libro estaba SUPER BUENO. Lo malo era mi cara de venado lampareado en carretera cuando me preguntaban donde lo podían conseguir porque lo habían recomendado. Y...¡TADÁ!  Ya se puede conseguir en Amazon. 

Qué emoción. Ahora está más internacionalizado, digamos. Y no es por nada pero es un librazo, y no solo porque yo lo diga, si no por toda la historia que ha tenido. Su primera presentación fue en mi cumpleaños en el Cine Morelos, un 7 de marzo con Chris Hernández presentando y fue una chulada. Increíble presentación... Fue su patadita. De ahí inició su gira artistica. Tuve mi pretexto para regresar después de algún tiempo al terruño en el que se escribió y presentarlo en Puerto Peñasco, y así ver a mis amigos, donde firmé brazos y bubis (tengo fotos que lo acreditan)... Y luego en Ferias de libro en Zócalo de CDMX, Querétaro, Hermosillo,  Yautepec y en la famosísima FIL Guadalajara, en la que se acabó la edición que llevé en dos días (los otros dos me la pasé padrísimo con mis compañeros escritores).Lo presenté en Gandhi Hermosillo un día antes de que hicieran oficial la pandemia (más no el encierro) un viernes 13 de marzo de 2020. Y aún con pandemia y encerrón, no paró. Ohooo nooo. El señorito tuvo

sus presentaciones  vía zoom en el programa Confieso que he leído, en  ¿Y si lo hablamos?, fregonsísimas ambas, y algunas otras en radio sonorense. Luego ganó el premio Alebrijez 2021 a mejor novela romántica. Ahí tengo mi premio (más no el mezcal que nos regalaron, ese si ya fue). Se mandó por correo, experimentó con paqueterías varias, (ninguna me acabó de satisfacer del todo, la verdad) ...Llegó el punto en que estuve rascando a los que tenía regados por la casa, en casa de Andrea en Hermosillo, en Librería Mi Libro Mx, en la  Editorial Alebrijez, en el carro de mi Twins (Sils Casillas, que traía ahí  "por si cualquier cosa")...Hasta que se acabó la última edición impresa y sólo me quedé con el mío todo rayoneado. Lo mejor eran los comentarios, gente me escribía por que el libro estaba SUPER…

Announcements~Avisos, Español, Rocky Lounge

Tábata Tales – Kitten Report

MoKa Hammeken

Remember when Tábata adopted four kittens in the park this summer? –> Of Cats and Dogs   We present Biyou (or Ágata), Cécyl, Simone and Violet. Tábata is a sea of patience, an excellent adoptive mother and honestly I don’t believe any one of them would’ve made it without her help. She knows what they need. […]

Remember when Tábata adopted four kittens in the park this summer? --> Of Cats and Dogs   We present Biyou (or Ágata), Cécyl, Simone and Violet. Tábata is a sea of patience, an excellent adoptive mother and honestly I don’t believe any one of them would’ve made it without her help. She knows what they need. She lets me know when their meowing is “something urgent,” they’re hungry, or even when they’re just stepping on and crawling over each other. Tabata is sweet, very dedicated, and also ends up beat just about every day. Whenever I take them out, when they awake or when it’s time to eat, she smells them (I believe she counts them), licks them when their meowing becomes painful; if it’s not too much hassle, she gets right in with them, riles them up, and even…well…burps them. She is very attentive when

she cleans them one by one. Just recently they’ve started to show their personalities: Simone – fussy, curious, and investigative Ágata – seems to have strong character – when she doesn’t like something, she doesn’t like it – and when she wants something, she wants it! She is also the biggest. Violet – her meowing is the strongest of them all, and she’s like candy that melts in your hand. She’s also the smallest, but quite an eater. Cecyl – the Lion. He’s right in the middle and his meowing is like a roar. He’s tough, the last to wake up and the first to go to sleep. If you are interested in hearing more about Tábata’s kittens – or adopting one – please let us know at info@rockypoint360.com

Announcements~Avisos

Ready for the Eddies? Nominations now open!

MoKa Hammeken

For a third consecutive year, Eddie Wharez has opened up the call for nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, which recognizes both local and visiting artists from the past year. Everyone is invited to participate in helping to uncover those artists of 2014, along with cultural promoters, whose work, participation and creativity stood out both […]

For a third consecutive year, Eddie Wharez has opened up the call for nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, which recognizes both local and visiting artists from the past year. Everyone is invited to participate in helping to uncover those artists of 2014, along with cultural promoters, whose work, participation and creativity stood out both in Puerto Peñasco and beyond. What’s new this year? In addition to awards in the area of lifetime achievement (over 50), youth artists (under 25), consolidated artists (25+), groups, visiting artist, and social media fan-favorite, a new category has been opened for folk-artists whose work deserves well recognition. To nominate artists, as well as to vote, as in years past go to the Facebook page of Eddie Wharez Diseños Casa y Jardín en Puerto Peñasco, upload a picture of your nominee along with a brief description of their background and why you are nominating them (Nominations may be done in English or Spanish). The judging panel for this year will

be made up by Victor Alemán of the Aléman Art Gallery, Gabriela Solís Palafox of the “Luis & Gaby” Art Gallery, Shandra Keesecker of Rocky Point 360 news and events outlet, and journalist Azucena Mazón. As you may recall, those on the jury cannot be nominated and may not nominate. The call for nominees opened on Jan. 6th and will be open through Jan. 16th online. The awards ceremony will take place on January 17th, 2014 at the 2015 Eddie Awards held at the facility right across the street from Eddie Wharez® Diseños Casa y Jardín on Calle Revolución (former road to La Cholla – in the curios area) at 5 p.m. sharp. Nomination requirements Open to individuals originally from Puerto Peñasco, even if not currently residing here, as well as residents who have been living in Puerto Peñasco for a minimum of 2 years. Nominees who have been active in any artistic discipline or cultural dissemination…

Announcements~Avisos

Beautiful Blood Moon

MoKa Hammeken

Pull out your chairs, dig your bare feet into the sand (careful with the sandcrabs), and turn your eyes to the sky tonight, April 14-15, for a sample of what the cosmos has for us. Tonight and into the wee hours of tomorrow is the astronomical event of the year: a blood moon. During dawn […]

Pull out your chairs, dig your bare feet into the sand (careful with the sandcrabs), and turn your eyes to the sky tonight, April 14-15, for a sample of what the cosmos has for us. Tonight and into the wee hours of tomorrow is the astronomical event of the year: a blood moon. During dawn of April 15th there will be a total eclipse of the moon, which marks the beginning of a series of what is popularly known as “four blood moons,” or rather a succession of eclipses to take place between 2014 and 2015 wherein the moon will take on reddish characteristics. This privileged region of North America will be able to see this phenomena a total of four times in coming years,

with approximate intervals of six months: April 15, 2014;  Oct. 8, 2014; April 4, 2015: and Sept. 28, 2015. During this rare phenomenon, the planet’s atmosphere acts as a lens, diverting light from the sun while filtering out its blue components and leaving behind a red light that will be reflected on the moon. The eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, which covers the moon completely. Due to the grand interest the blood moon has aroused, NASA has set up a chat room for curious star gazers to begin at 1 a.m. (EST), Midnight in Mexico City, and 10 p.m. in Sonora. Enjoy the vacation period and get ready with an afternoon nap, pajamas and a night outside to take in the lunar eclipse and the blood moon phenomenon.

Announcements~Avisos, Cultura

Convocatoria / Nominations for 2013 “Eddies”

MoKa Hammeken

CONVOCATORIA AL CONCURSO POR EL RECONOCIMIENTO AL DESEMPEÑO ARTISTICO 2013 For a second year in a row, Eddie Wharez® Diseños Casa y Jardín has launched a call for nominations for the “Eddie Awards” to recognize artistic talent in 2013. The first “Eddies” were held in January of 2012, with both a Lifetime and Open category […]

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