June
27 -
29th
34th
Annual
Mexico
International
Volleyball
Tournament
The
Mexico
International
Volleyball
(MIV)
Tournament,
(formerly
Estero
Beach)
is
the
largest
beach
volleyball
tournament
anywhere
and
typically
hosts
several
thousand
amateur
and
professional
players
from
around
the
world.
This
has
been
one
of
the
city's
biggest
attractions
and
in
addition
to
being
able
to
watch
great
volleyball
action,
volleyball
fans
can
also
have
a
lot
of
fun
because
the
entire
atmosphere
is
one
big
party.
It's
an
interesting
tournament
because
teams
are
picked
by a
computer
and
players
are
assigned
according
to
their
ability
and
experience.
Friday
and
Saturday
competition
leads
into
the
finals
on
Sunday
and
out
of
approximately
2,000
entrants
only
a
few
of
the
fittest
survive.
After
the
final
game,
which
is
usually
just
before
sunset,
the
prizes
are
awarded
to
the
winners.
Since
Mike
Brown
and
his
friends
started
this
event
over
30
years
ago
it
has
always
been
about
a
weekend
full
of
fun
in
Baja
where
you
can
leave
the
rest
of
the
world
behind.
And
the
best
part
of
all,
the
volunteer
committee
has
donated
all
excess
funds
to
U.S.
and
Mexican
charities.
In
2007
donations
totaled
approximately
$3,500.
Recipients
included
Starlings
Girls
Volleyball
Club
of
Tijuana,
Susan
Koman
Breast
Cancer
3-Day
Walk,
Torrey
Pines
High
School
Athletic
Foundation,
"Idol
Gives
Back,"
San
Diego
County
ASPCA
and
the
"Jared
Baker
Memorial
Fund."
For
more
information
regarding
the
tournament
go
to
www.esterobeach.com.
City
Forms
New
Artist
Association
As a
strong
supporter
of
the
arts,
Mayor
Torres
has
always
understood
its
importance
to
the
community
as a
whole
because
the
arts
have
always
been
a
strong
part
of
the
Mexican
culture
and
the
city
should
honor
its
heritage
with
special
attention
to
this
sector
of
the
community.
Rocio
Hoffman
was
recently
appointed
as
president
of
the
newly
formed
AMAR,
the
Association
del
Movimiento
Artistico
de
Rosarito,
the
Artist
Action
Association
of
Rosarito.
Rosarito
Beach
has
a
thriving
artist
colony,
estimated
to
be
about
ten
years
old,
with
several
hundred
artists
of
different
types
living
here
now.
Some
of
them
are
full-time,
making
their
living
as
an
artist
while
others
are
part-time,
doing
other
work
to
supplement
their
income
while
cultivating
their
craft
and
building
a
following.
"The
art
community
is
definitely
getting
more
organized
and
growing
significantly
each
year,"
said
Hoffman.
"There
are
many
artists
working
in
paint
or
sculpture,
composers,
musicians
and
writers,
probably
four
hundred
now
living
in
Rosarito,"
she
went
on
to
say.
Hoffman's
goal
as
president
of
AMAR
is
to
create
the
best
artist
community
in
Mexico
and
feels
that
Rosarito
Beach
has
something
that
no
other
community
in
all
of
Mexico
can
offer:
geographic
location.
To
take
advantage
of
that
fact,
she
plans
on
having
two
big
art
festivals
every
year,
each
lasting
two
days
and
attracting
thousands
of
American
as
well
as
Mexican
tourists.
"Plans
in
are
in
the
works
to
create
an
international
art
committee
with
San
Diego
which
will
raise
awareness
and
give
the
community
the
recognition
and
respect
that
it
deserves,"
Hoffman
stated.
Condominium
developments,
which
occupy
much
of
the
landscape
now,
are
one
of
the
best
markets
for
art.
New
owners
are
investing
in
local
artists
for
their
new
homes
and
the
new
Rosarito
Beach
Condo-Hotel
includes
original
art
as
part
of
the
sales
price
when
people
purchase
one
of
their
suites.
They
believe
that
it
not
only
helps
to
sell
the
condos
but
it
also
helps
the
community.
Many
of
the
art
buyers
from
the
US
are
shocked
to
see
how
inexpensive
much
of
the
artwork
here
is
when
compared
to
the
prices
they
are
used
to
seeing
across
the
border,
sometimes
one-fifth
the
price.
They
can
purchase
an
original
oil
or
acrylic
for
the
cost
of a
limited
edition
litho
in
America.
The
city
also
has
a
cultural
committee,
headed
by
Luz
Del
Carmen
Calderon,
which
is
responsible
for
organizing
concerts
and
other
cultural
events
throughout
the
year.
Rediscovering
Rosarito
Beach
A
delegation
of
graduate
students
in
the
Masters
Program
from
Emerson
College
in
Boston,
Massachusetts
visited
Rosarito
for
three
days
in
March
for
a
school
project.
Emerson
College
is
devoted
exclusively
to
train
professionals
in
the
communications
field.
Nine
students
and
their
professor,
Dr.
Gregory
Payne,
made
the
trip
ultimately
designed
to
be a
fact-finding
mission
to
create
a
plan
to
improve
the
city's
image
with
people
in
the
U.S.
Through
a
series
of
arranged
interviews
with
key
people
and
businesses
in
the
community,
they
are
now
devising
a
strategy
to
restore
Rosarito's
image
as a
safe
and
attractive
option
for
tourism,
conventions,
real
estate
investments
and
an
ideal
retirement
destination.
One
of
the
first
things
that
they
presented
was
an
online
restaurant
survey
to
be
used
to
poll
customers'
opinions
on
the
food,
service,
prices,
quality,
etc.
However,
stressing
safety
is
their
biggest
concern
because
of
all
the
negative
publicity
created
by
the
American
media
--
bashing
Baja,
exaggerating
news
reports
and
not
presenting
all
the
facts.
RediscoveRosarito
is
intended
to
produce
a
win-win
outcome
for
all
the
stakeholders;
primarily,
the
citizens,
travelers,
and
businesses
of
Mexico
and
the
USA.
For
more
information
go
to
Discover
Baja
California
