Nine years in, Bisbee's yearly Mariachi Festival has grown so big, the team that puts it together is throwing the all-day party at Warren Ballpark.Beyond the music and history, these neighbors — and members of the Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless — want to honor retired miners and supporting others down on their luck.
As the years passed by, Acosta, a miner himself with Freeport McMoRan, also saw an opportunity to celebrate two facets of Bisbee's story. One part of Saturday's party on the ballpark grass is a special reunion for old miners.' transitions, you know? It was all mining. Now, it's an artist community, but we don't want to lose the rich history behind it,' Acosta said. 'My father, he was an underground miner here.