Tequila Blues & Rock Explosion Events & Fests & The Ixtapa-Zihua Community 2020.
The 2020 Tequila Blues & Rock Events for 2020 January to March are now concluded. Our best ever Festival, the 3rd one, with Canadian, American and Mexican performers, and then three amazing Weekend Concert Style Shows with more visiting performers. Don’t Just Take Our Word For It. View the Music Of 2020 In Video Here. Nearly 30 Performances And Growing.
We are pleased to report, that with the support of our music and fun-loving fans, we were able to donate to two animal rescue organizations, Amigos de Animales of Barra Potosi, MX and Animales Angeles MX of Mexico City/Toluca, our 2020 Causes, and create two funds, the Realizing Potentials Fund for young people, typically early to mid-teens, and the Birthday/Navidad Smiles Fund for younger children.
A total of $40,300 pesos was raised at the January Tequila Blues & Rock Explosion Festival III and the February and March Blues & Rock Weekend Shows for the community.
Fans directly donated $9,500 pesos at the events, with the remainder coming from the Events & Organizers.
This brings the total donated to the Ixtapa-Zihua community to $165,390 pesos since January 2018, when Tequila Blues & Rock Explosion Events & Fests held its first event in Ixtapa-Zihua.
We are also pleased to report that a donation of $12,200 pesos in total will be made to Amigos de Animales and Stasya Briggs, the founder and project operator, with the first portion of that donation made on March 26. The remainder to be made in late April. The Animales Angels Project, founded by Natalia Ruiz Gomez, has received $10,730 pesos to date, to help with their ongoing shelter and rescue expenses in the Toluca/Mexico City region.
Additionally, the allocation of $6,000 pesos, with possible additional funding, has been made from the Realizing Potentials Fund to 14-year-old local guitar prodigy, Vicente Contreras for specific approved guitar instruction and equipment that can help take his talent to the next level of accomplishment. The funds will be paid out to cover approved training expenses, once the training and development plan details are in place.
The remaining funds, approximately 10,750 pesos, will be available in reserve in the event that our 2020 Causes require additional support or additional needs and requests from the Realizing Potentials project or Birthday/Navidad Smiles are received. Funds may also be allocated to our Mexico’s Got Talent Showcase project for the showcase and development of youth amateur talent from this part of Mexico, currently planned for late 2020 in Ixtapa.
If you wish more background on Tequila Blues and Rock Explosion Events and our Community Involvement please review our January 23, 2020 News Release as a starting point, or contact Bob Rempel, the Events Chairperson, through this Site or our Facebook Tequila Blues & Rock page.
We sincerely thank all our Fans, Performers, Volunteers and Supporters. Without them, this is not possible.
First and foremost we are about working with high-quality performers with big hearts presenting great Live Music and Entertainment events for everyone’s enjoyment. However, our Community involvement and support for worthy Causes is a very important part of the purpose of all the events we present.
More details on the future 2020 and 2021 Events will be announced as soon as possible.
Our Mission and Purpose can be simply stated: “Great people with big hearts, having fun, enjoying the music of our lives, and doing good things together”.
Vicente Contreras, 14 years old, Ixtapa-Zihua guitar prodigy 
A training and development grant has been allocated to assist Vicente’s special talent in music and to help him realize his full potential
Stasya Briggs, founder of Amigos de Animales at her shelter near Barra Potosi 
2020 Performer Melodi Ryan at Amigos de Animales Shelter near Barra Potosi 
Adopt A Dog Today. Both Amigos de Animales & Animales Angeles Mx have great healthy vet certified animals available for adoption
Choco needs costly chemotherapy medication 
Geoff Dahl Canada and Tuck Foster USA (rear) at Sunday Jams & Collaboration January 12, 2020 
Amigos de Animales Donation Part 1 
Sunday Jams & Collaborations January 12 at the Fest: Our Trademark
Thinking Ahead With Fingers Crossed 
The James Band with Angel Marquez present Queen & Bon Jovi 
RoadHouse Blues Song Always Got Our Fans Up Dancing 
Natalia Ruiz Gomez, with Bob Rempel, receiving the Animales Angeles MX donation from Tequila Blues & Rock Explosion Fests & Events at the February 29th Experience The Doors In Concert Show in Ixtapa 
Natalia Ruiz Gomez & 2 Year Old Choco Who Needs Chemotherapy Medication 
Evelyn Rubio, who totally impressed everyone with her music, and is a big supporter of animal rescue causes. We’ve asked her to return if possible. 
Roberto Eslava & The Crystal Ship Band gave us two nights of their A+ performance game presenting The Doors Concert Experience. 
Gil Gaidola of Hamilton, Ontario gave us one of the best CCR Shows we could have asked for. 
A little reflection after the 2020 Fest. Performers, Volunteers, Organizers 
January 18, Closing Night Of The Fest. Our All Stars Band Was A Great Addition for 2020 
Our Fans Have Love In Their Big Hearts And A Love For The Music Of Their Lives 
Birthday/Navidad Smiles 
Fonzeca CPP Project from Monterrey, Mexico. Came To Support The 2020 Fest & Causes And Left With Many New Fans And An Open Invitation To Return Anytime. 
Muscarya from Morelia with Chris Sanchez, Charly Blues and Victoria Ruiz brought us great classic rock, blues and soul on March 6 & 7. 
The whole gang of The Crystal Ship Band, Ricardo from Villas Paraiso, Ken Ristau, Kevin Lafond, Natalia Ruiz Gomez after their great February 28 & 29 Doors Concert Experience Shows 
March 14, 2020: The James Band from Mexico City with volunteers Audy Paladi from Ixtapa-Zihua, Kevin LaFond from Ixtapa/Edmonton in the middle, and Bob Rempel, far right
A thank you from Stasysa Briggs of Amigos de Animales March 28, 2020
Dear Bob, and Friends at Tequila Blues & Rock Festival !
You made our day !
Thank you for supporting us in this fight against abuse and cruelty and ignorance !
Thank you for standing right by us protecting those who are voiceless and helpless!
Thank you for having our back when we rescue the abused, heal the hurt and feed the hungry!
We are in this fight together and thanks to you, we are step by step changing the future for animals and people all together in rural Mexico …
As you know, Amigos de Animales is the only Charitable Foundation in Guerrero includes all 3 core programs : Education, Mass Spay and Neuter , Rescue .
Our Animal Welfare education program, covering 15 local school districts, regular Mass Spay and Neuter clinics, resulting in thousands of animals spayed and neutered, and our shelter, the largest in this area, all require enormous effort, sweat, blood and money ! Lots of money!
And YOU help us keep going !
You motivate, encourage and support !
Thank you! From all of us , volunteers and rescues , from the bottom of our hearts – Thank you !
Stasya Briggs
Amigos de Animales Society is a no-kill volunteer-run Animal Welfare Charity.
Charitable Registration Number (BN): 779789510RR0001Amigos de AnimalesRescue. Spay&Neuter. Educate.amigosdeanimales.org