Becky Reyes: Home

Hello everyone!

The monsoon season is still with us and we have had some great opportunities to take pictures. Our little river (really, it's just a trickle most of the year), the San Pedro, had so much water on Wednesday that the Hereford bridge was closed and the Palominas bridge was under threat of flooding. Scott and I woke up early and shot some video and pictures. We couldn't believe how much water was present. The banks of the San Pedro overflowed and there was a team of geologists out there measuring the water level. We could see that the water level had receded at least 18 inches, but it was still very high. Here's a little preview. By the way, the picture below is of the flooded area - the actual present day river bed is on the other side of the trees to your right. I took the videos. The first is of the San Pedro River at the Palominas Bridge. I added my song, This River to the video, though it was cut off at the end (hey, I'm learning). The second is of a storm that was passing on Tuesday and was shot from the back porch at Viaggio Italiano (we had a great night - thank you Suzanne). I'll try to add some music later. Please understand I am a rank amateur when it comes to shooting & uploading video, but I'm learning and I've made nice with Barbarella (my laptop for the uninitiated).

             
                   
On a completely different topic, my friend Charlene Mitchell is going to help me with a new online weekly magazine we are putting together to help promote Bisbee art and entertainment a bit more. Charlene is a local Bisbee artist, she is a photographer, and as she lives in "old" Bisbee, she has her ear to the ground and usually attends most of Bisbee's crazy, wonderful events (and takes great pictures while she's at it). I'm also getting together with Sherry Hull who has the Home in Tubac website. She's going to let me pick her brain a bit. I love her little website! I'll keep you posted!

Gigs - 8/27 thru 8/31

Friday 8/27
5-8pm 

Amado Territory SteakHouse
3001 E. Frontage Road
Amado, AZ 85645
(520) 398-2651

Saturday 8/28
5-8pm

Wisdom's
1931 E. Frontage Road
Tumacacori, AZ 85640
(520) 398-2397

Sunday 8/29
Closed until 8/17
11-2pm
Informal Sunday Jam
We'll see you in autumn!

Amado Territory SteakHouse
3001 E. Frontage Road
Amado, AZ 85645
(520) 398-2651

Thursday evenings
Start again in autumn
5-8pm

Amado Territory SteakHouse
3001 E. Frontage Road
Amado, AZ 85645
(520) 398-2651

Tuesday 8/31
6-8pm
 

Viaggio Italiano
Exquisite Italian Food and Wine
3266 Highway 82
Sonoita, AZ 85637
(520) 455-5282

I've also included these permanent links to my friend Bernard Berlin's blogs. Bernard is a formally trained sommelier, and our fabulous bartender at the SteakHouse, who also gives workshops about wine and food.

                 
Don't forget that Scott and I will also be at Wisdom's on Saturday, August 28 when they will be featuring Guest Chef Anabel Thrall and her father, Victor Sanders who will be cooking up their own Paella! Reservations are recommended on guest chef night so call them at (520) 398-2397 if you want them to reserve a place for you.

The new lounge/bar at Amado SteakHouse is open and it's beautiful! And I was right; the decor is definitely purple, gold and white. Skol, Vikings...

This Sunday, August 29, from 4 to 6pm in the Chapel, Tubac Golf Resort and Spa is hosting a free concert featuring Concertina Stuttgart. If you like chamber music, you might want to check them out (scroll down to see the poster). Stables Ranch Grille will also be featuring their German menu and reservations for dinner are recommended.

Tubac Golf Resort is also hosting the Fiestas Patrias or Mexican Independence Day on September 16th, which is a Thursday. They will be featuring wonderful entertainers including dancers from the Mexicayotl Academy in Nogales. Oh, and I heard that there will be a tequila tasting. If I remember correctly, Guillermo Sauza (that's right, the great-grandson of Don Cenobio Sauza. THE original Sauza) who now has his own distillery on the original estate, and who hand-crafts his tequilas, will be there with some samplings of his own. I have had the pleasure of drinking this tequila and I have to tell you, if you're a tequila enthusiast like me, you'll appreciate every drop. My friend Christine said that it was like sipping fine cognac. She was right. It's a sipping tequila. It's ambrosia. And you can't get it in Arizona - YET...

Here's something I got in the mail from Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. If you're planning a trip...

The Tubac Jazz Festival has been postponed until 2011.

And if you're staying in this Friday, don't forget to tune in to Ed Smith's Friday Night Rhythm Revue at KBRP Radio Free Bisbee! You can live stream right from their website. Ed is our own beloved music historian. OK, he's not really a historian but we love that he focuses most on vintage forms of music, early forms of American jazz, rockabilly, rock and roll, soul, R&B. That's right up our alley!

Well that's it for this week. I'm looking for more events to list on my site. If you or any of your acquaintances know of any events worth mentioning, please let me know. I'll try to list them here.

Take care and we'll see you soon!