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January
and February
Carnival.
Lent is approaching when
you should abstain from some indulgence for forty days and forty nights
(pancakes possibly?). Carnival is celebrated around Shrove Tuesday
(Feb 5th) with many events in January and February as a time to let
your hair down before Lent. A public procession or parade is
usually included and many activities take place. It is of course a
good reason to dress up in elaborate (or home made costumes) and have a public
street party. For those of you with children in school, you will
be dressing up your children for many events and invited to watch them sing.
The local council is
holding a Carnival Groups Competition at Tivoli World. It takes place on the
20th and 27th January and 3rd and
10th February with a carnival singing competition with a grand final
on 3rd February. Many prizes are on offer. If you go
along in your dressing up clothes you will get into the park free
and you can wander to the two main squares to watch the
festivities.
If you want to enjoy the ambiance into the evening -
there is the annual Drag Queen Parade in the Pueblo on Friday 8th February.
The dresses have an upper limit on their size but at 4 metres there should still
be quite a show!
If you fancied
celebrating carnival in BIG STYLE then get yourself over to Cadiz. The carnival there
is considered one of the best in Spain.
Semana
Blanca.
How civilised,
a week off to go ski-ing. Semana Blanca falls this year between
23rd February to 2nd March. It is a local
holiday in Andalucia and always incorporates the public holiday on
28th February which is Dia de Andalucia (Andalucia Day).
It is celebrated to commemorate the successful referendum held to grant
autonomy (self government) to the regions while still “recognising the
indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation”. Andalucians are
fiercely proud of their region and their motto is “Andalucia por si, para Espana
y la humanidad” (Andalucia by herself, for Spain and for
humankind).
V Festival of Theatre and
Humour, Arroyo de la Miel.
At the Casa de
la Cultura in Arroyo de la Miel, there is the V Festival of Theatre and Humour
and they have several cultural events on there for you to enjoy. Go along and
see what they have on offer. Events include:
1st Feb. Concert by
Pedro Ricardo Mino – a flamenco pianist.
31st
Jan. Concert by pop sensation Conchita..
Exhibitions.
Espana
Expo. This is a large exhibition aimed mainly at Expats or
would-be Expats about living on the Costa del
Sol. It is open 10am to 7pm and is situated on the
coast road between Marbella and Fuengirola at km 189. Information
at 951082500.
Colectivo
Imagen. The founding members of this local photography group are
showing their favourite images in an exhibition at the Social Services Town Hall
Building in Fuengirola. It is open 8.30 to 10.30pm Monday,
Wednesday and Friday and open 6 – 10pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays between
18th Jan and 13th February.
Gerardo
Gonzalez Martinez is showing collection of his paintings at Vino
Mio Restaurante, C/ Alamos, Malaga until the end of January. Information
952609093.
Roni
Horn. An exhibition from this New York artist
at the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo (CAC), C/ Alemania, Malaga from 18th
Jan to 30th March.
Malaga
Theatre Festival now in its 25th Year. Running until Feb
9th with performances in Teatro Cervantes, Teatro Alameda and CAC,
Malaga
www.teatrocertantes.es
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