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The Castle Tower of Silves hosts, between April 12 and July 10, the photography exhibition “Time Lapses – In the Algarve, a Parar o Tempo”, by João António Fazenda. The exhibition portrays images of an Algarve, fleeting and changeable, real or dreamed but always beautiful, captured by the photographer, with his eyes, with his underlying imaginary, also marked by the passing of time. According to the author, an Algarve photographer, “to photograph is to make a cut in time; it is, in a way, to stop it, the instant the camera’s shutter is released. The resulting images are pieces of time that are retained in them.” The exhibition takes place as part of the commemorations of the International Day for Monuments and Sites. Enjoy the heritage and discover the magnificent images of João António Fazenda.
This exhibition explores the affinities between gastronomy and art, having as protagonists the best Portuguese chefs and plastic artists, who focus on their culinary and artistic works a dialogue inspired by the canning industry. From “Eat & Art”, which is part of the CAN THE CAN project, a book and a set of 18 works of art were born, with the theme of the canning industry and 18 dishes, using a Portuguese canned food product. The initiative explores the creative component of two apparently distant activities, but united by common elements throughout history, evoking and celebrating this connection between the taste of preserves and art, meeting again, in this exhibition at the Portimão Museum, in the space where used an old cannery.
An exhibition on maritime themes, it evokes the figure of King D. Carlos and his strong relationship with the sea, giving special emphasis to the photographic work, carried out during trips along the Algarve coast, aboard the yacht “D. Amelia”, at the end of the 19th century. 19th and beginning of the 19th century. XX. From this oceanographic passion, and in addition to the images captured in the Algarve, it is possible to observe, among other pieces, one of his cameras and respective tripod, an on-board chair and the so-called “Botica”, a portable pharmacy used in his travels. sea, as well as one of the buoys belonging to the royal vessel. This exhibition is a pioneering initiative of the Portimão Museum, in close collaboration with the Casa de Bragança Foundation, the Maritime Museum and the Pharmacy Museum, which will reveal images from another time, of the people and landscapes of the coast and the Algarve sea. .
WITH FEET IN THE CLOUDS, by António Alonso Patent until July 2 (Tuesday to Saturday | 10:00-18:00) Location: Centro Cultural de Lagos – Exhibition halls 2 and 3 Free entry António Alonso was born in Angola in 1960. He lives and works in Barão de São João, in the municipality of Lagos. As a plastic artist, he works with recyclable materials in experimentation. The artist’s works that will be present in this exhibition assume a force consisting of explosive colors in shapes and rhythms aesthetically resolved by the experiences of spaces that influence his artistic decision. In the period of confinement, silence remained stable and pandemic isolation created so many doubts and so many certainties that inevitably influenced his creative process. In a frenetic and permanent production, Alonso reported the whole to his micro space in a short space challenge, to design an exhibition for the Centro Cultural de Lagos. He travels with an almost obsessive idea of finding objects and that is how his curricular universe results.
Exhibition “The Soma Das Partes” by Cruzes + Vargas = 3 Patent from May 14th to June 30th Opening: May 14 at 5:00 pm with performance by Amália Santos and DJ Set by Les Rockoeurs Hours: Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00 Location: LAC – Laboratory of Creative Activities Free entry | Synopsis | “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Cruzes + Vargas = 3 is an artistic project in which it is possible to identify the unfolding of this proposition. The collaboration between Ricardo Cruzes, artist, and Rui Vargas, architect, resulted in plastic forms structured by four hands, not easily detecting where the trace of one ends and the creative aspect of the other begins. However, they do not completely erase the marks of confrontation and the awareness of the difference in knowledge, experiences, methodologies and professional paths of each one, formulating an important metaphor of the meeting of cultures, as they prove the constructive fecundity of the tension between two (or more ) individual parts, which results in a third element, an “other”, with its own characteristics and innovative meanings, greater than the addition A + B. With the Algarve sea in the […]
“DE POLO TO POLO” EXHIBITION, by the La Caixa Foundation Patent from June 14th to July 17th Location: Avenida dos Descobrimentos (opposite the Lagos Courthouse) Free access From the Arctic to the Antarctic, we want to show you some of the most spectacular natural spaces on Earth, many of which are known as hotspots, terrestrial ecoregions recognized for their high biodiversity, high level of endemic species (that only live there) and that are seriously threatened by human activity. . More than half of the world’s plant species and more than a third of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians inhabit just 2.3% of the earth’s surface, most of them in the tropics, habitats that are being rapidly destroyed. The loss of biodiversity is alarming and increasing at a rate never seen before. According to Conservation International, 38 hotspots have currently been identified worldwide. Although these areas once covered approximately 16% of the Earth’s land surface, currently, 86% of their habitat has been destroyed. This traveling exhibition aims to show the beauty and diversity of the planet’s natural spaces, as well as their threats and create a space for reflection on the effects of the high rate of species extinction and the […]
Once again we will be celebrating life and it’s expression in the form of MOVEMENT for the 5th edition of Awake DANCE Celebration, a wonderful conscious celebration in Portugal! Movement and Dance have always been a part of human culture, as a ritual and celebration. By moving we connect to our soul, and in that way it can express itself freely. Join us in these four days with different styles of movement, we have Biodanza, Trance Dance, 5 Rhythms, as well as Ecstatic Dance… and a few other surprises. Lets all move, sing, relax and share the same love and passion!!! Workshops: * 5 Rhythms * Ecstatic Wave * Biodanza * Trance Dance * Reconnect * Movement Medicine * Contact improv * Osho Activo Meditation * Yoga * Massage * Planting trees and much more… THE VENUE The event is taking place at Awakeland Portugal – a beautiful retreat centre in the midst of stunning nature in between the Monchique mountains and the Atlantic at the sun-drenched Algarve coast. Awakeland is a place dedicated to an awakening of the soul into the nature of being, where we live in communion with the land that supports and nourishes us. The land […]
Dance classes and fitness circuits adapted for beginners and intermediate students. Come and have fun with the best disco, funk, Latin dance music and get in shape with low impact fitness circuits. More information: Professor Rita Vilhena 935 189 306 —————————- Dance classes and fitness circuits adapted for beginning and intermediate students. Come have fun to the sound of the best disco dance, funk, Latin music and get in shape with low impact fitness circuits. More information: Professor Rita Vilhena 935 189 306 ———————— Prices/Prices 25€ members 30€ non-members 7€ single class members 8€ single class non-members ——————————— Wednesdays: 9:00 am Wednesday: 9am —————————————– Rita Vilhena: Degree in Dance from the Faculty of Human Motricity (Lisbon 2008), Personal Trainer from Premier Global (London 2016), Fit Arts Instructor (Los Angeles 2017) Yoga Alliance Instructor (Lisbon 2017) see less
Welcome to the Jam Sessions! Open stage night at ARCM! Bring your beautiful (or not… we don’t judge) voice, your instrument and good vibe and let’s jam! Our room *SIGA* has all the conditions for you to become the next superstar.. Who knows who’s watching, right? Light, sound, the environment and an energetic (but supportive!) crowd will make you feel at home and willing to rock this castle! All of you are welcome to join our amazing stage! Make your reservation early to make sure you have a seat (we are usually full!) and maybe you end up on the stage having the time of your life! * SIGA *!
The Municipal Library of Faro António Ramos Rosa will promote on June 30, at 5:30 pm, in its auditorium, the presentation of the book Lenocínio VS Prostituição – A Visão dos Magistrados e Polícias, by João Cruz. With this book, where «the victim has a voice and a face», the author intends to support women victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking, with the aim of raising awareness of this phenomenon, which is always present and growing worldwide. João Cruz has presented his book in many parts of the country and held a series of Workshops, with a view to making his proposals known and providing a clearer view of this issue. As a result of the editing of this book and underlying research, a support and recognition project for the creation of a Mutual Aid group for victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking is in progress. It is a decentralized organization that values the experienced knowledge of the phenomenon, and that allows a deeper understanding of the problems, not discarding the need for professional intervention, through the sharing of experiences and strategies to overcome the trauma, and that allows to reduce immediate feeling of […]
JAM session – Live Music/Live Music Live musical improvisation session, in which jazz, rock or pop musicians gather, with musicians present in the audience invited to participate. “To jam is to improvise music without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements.”
NAIA PROJECT 2022 – FINAL PRESENTATION June 30 | 19:00 July 1 | 18:00 July 2 | 19:00 Location: Lagos Cultural Center – Duval Pestana Auditorium Org.: TEL – Experimental Theater of Lagos Duration: 90m Class Age: M6 Ticket €7 (students and seniors discount €5) Final presentation of the creations developed with the groups of children and young people from Projeto Naia – theater classes for children and young people. The courses took place throughout the 2021-2022 school year and provide enjoyment with the performing arts and the dynamics of building a show in its various stages.
The MED’22 Festival starts in the best way! On June 30th, at 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘇, you can attend concerts by Shkoon LIVE (Syria/Germany), Eskorzo (Spain) and Re:Imaginar Banda Monte Cara (Cape Verde). At 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮, the spotlight will be on Go_A (Ukraine), Gyedu-Blay & His Sekondi Band (Ghana) and Creature (Portugal). Tonight’s poster features Jupiter & Okwess (Democratic Republic of Congo), Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania) and Plasticine (Portugal). They also go up to 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗼 Nancy Vieira (Cape Verde) and Noiserv (Portugal). Don’t miss out on the best of the world’s music! Grab your ticket now at https://centrohistoricoloule.bol.pt/ or at the Cineteatro Louletano box office and join the party!
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Castro Marim promotes HIIT Masterclass for Eurocidade do Guadiana
Castro Marim promotes HIIT Masterclass for Eurocidade do Guadiana It is already on the 15th of May, Sunday, at 10:00 am, that the Municipality of Castro Marim organizes a HIIT masterclass for the Eurocity of Guadiana. The class takes place at Jardim Av. da República in Vila Real de St. António, with Professor Fábio Moreno (functional garden). The HIIT masterclass is free to access, but you must register by 2:00 pm on May 13 through one of the following contacts: · Castro Marim – gam@cm-castromarim.pt or (+351) 281 510 778 · VRSA – (+351) 281 510 960 · Ayamonte – (+34) 959 470 625 This initiative is promoted within the scope of the Eurocidade do Guadiana sports program, supported by the INTERREG application – Spain – Portugal – Operação 0592_EuroGuadiana_2020_5_E, in terms of the Euroguadianasport program.

THE GIRL DOESN’T: NEW DISC PRESENTATION TOUR GOES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND STARTS IN APRIL
NEW DISC PRESENTATION TOUR GOES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND STARTS IN APRIL “2 DE APRIL” NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL PLATFORMS After getting to know herself with “Rua das Marimbas n.7”, the girl did not edit “2 de Abril”, the second album of originals, in which she pays homage to the memories of the neighborhood where she grew up and offers us a journey through the concerns of the present. and in search of love. The disc came out in physical version on April 2, but has already reached all digital platforms and now starts with a trip through Portugal for several live performances. The girl will not debut this new album at the Convento São Francisco in Coimbra on the 24th of April, then moving on to Benavente and Arruda dos Vinhos until the end of this month. In May, she already has concerts scheduled for Barreiro and Setúbal, the artist’s hometown. All tickets are already available at the corresponding ticket offices. About the album “2 de Abril”: Cátia Mazari Oliveira, better known as A Menina Não, was born in the 2 de Abril neighborhood, in Setúbal, in 1983. Music was always present in her childhood, whether through her […]

Project to Combat Violence in Dating – “Amar-te e Respectar-te” – presented in Castro Marim
Project to Combat Violence in Dating – “Amar-te e Respectar-te” – presented in Castro Marim The Municipality of Castro Marim, in collaboration with Associação Odiana and within the scope of the CLDS 4G project, brought together students from the 3rd cycle of the Grouping of Schools today to attend the pedagogical project “Amar-te e Respeitar-te”, which aims to goal of combating dating violence. “Amar-te e Respectar-te” presented a book dedicated to the theme and brought to the stage the rapper Jimmy P., with original themes composed for the project – “Ficar bem”, “When it goes wrong” and “Como tu”. A play was also presented, as well as three fictional stories about cases of dating violence, inspired by three different realities – the male victim, the female victim and a dating relationship lived in the virtual world. Training and equipping young people with tools for the diagnosis and prevention of aggressive behavior in dating relationships, of their own and their peers, is one of the main purposes of the project, which raises awareness of the different forms of violence, namely verbal, psychological, relational. , physical and sexual. This was an initiative of the CLDS 4G project «Castro Marim (COM)Vida», promoted by […]

STORM FACTORY: NEW PROJECT BY RUI MAIA AND GIULIA GALLINA PRESENTS DEBUT RECORD ON MARCH 17
Storm Factory gives its name to the artistic project that was born from the meeting between the musician Rui Maia, who we know from X-Wife or Mirror People, with Giulia Gallina, an Italian composer living in Portugal and who we know from projects like The Loafing Heroes. After performing in 2021 with the single Corporeal, on March 17 they released their eponymous debut album, in which they built a distinct and unique sound environment, with contemplative, dreamy and cinematic features, born from the piano’s relationship with environmental electronics and experimental. The debut album came from the desire of the two musicians to develop a new aesthetic path born from the fusion of the neoclassical and minimalist pieces and compositions of Giulia Gallina, with the sound, environmental and electronic explorations of Rui Maia. The intention was to build something new, an aesthetic symbiosis that the two musicians had not yet explored. From this meeting, an album was born where there are no barriers of style. This was the key to the dialogue between different universes, which intertwine here in the search for a soundscape where a sensory piano, inspired by travel and mythologies, finds a wide range of environmental, industrial and […]

XXII Coral Week in Lagoa
Between the 15th and 22nd of May, the XXII Coral de Lagoa Week takes place, which, in this edition, features the Slavey Quartet, from Bulgaria, as a closing concert to be held at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium, at 17:00. Tickets cost €8 (20% discount with cultural passport, Lagoa Social card or Rota do Petisco 2021 Passport, available at the ticket offices in the Municipality of Lagoa) and are already on sale at: https://ticketline.sapo.pt/ event/xxii-week-coral-lagoa-quartet-slavey-bul-63920 and at the ticket offices of Fnac, Worten, Carlos do Carmo Auditorium, Convento de S. José Cultural Center and the Lagoa City Council’s Single Desk. Synopsis: Ideias do Levante (www.ideiasdolevante.net) and the Municipality of Lagoa (www.cm-lagoa.pt, Algarve) organize, from the 15th to the 22nd of May 2022, the twenty-second edition of the Choral Week of Lagoa, including the project “Lagoa a Cantar” and with the participation of the following formations: Slavey Quartet, Jubilate Deo Choir (Tavira), Grupo Coral da Sociedade Filarmónica Silvense, Coral Feminino Outros Vozes (Faro, Algarve) and Coral Ideias do Levante (Lagoa , Algarve). The Semana Coral de Lagoa is, according to José Carlos Bago d’Uva (mentor of the initial project), a meeting open to the sharing of musical experiences and unforgettable moments […]

CAL ELEMENTS Trio | MdC Jazz Club Special International Jazz Day
press release CAL ELEMENTS Trio | MdC Jazz Club Special International Jazz Day April 30th | 7pm | Solar da Música Nova Auditorium | Loulé Mákina de Cena, an artistic structure based in Loulé, is once again part of UNESCO’s official celebrations with the CAL Jazz Collective, this time with a trio that includes two new elements, João Campos Palma and Filipe Sequeira. The concert will take place on the 30th of April, at 7 pm, in the Auditorium of Solar da Música Nova, in Loulé. On International Jazz Day, a luxury trio based in the Algarve revisits the American songbook. From Broadway standards through Charlie Parker’s Bebop to more contemporary aesthetics, the audience will be involved in a journey led by João Palma’s accordion, associated with the rhythm section composed by Marco Martins, on bass, and Filipe Sequeira, on drums. CAL (Central ALgarve) Jazz Collective is a collective of professional jazz musicians (mostly from or residing in the Algarve), formed in Loulé in 2021, with artistic direction by Marco Martins and production by Mákina de Cena. With the aim of bringing together several artists linked to Jazz and the Algarve, all of them with a nationally and internationally established […]

Carvoeiro Night Black & White 2022
The Carvoeiro Night Black & White Event is back with its 7th edition on June 18th for another night of great entertainment between 8:30 pm and 3:00 am, with free entry and Dress Code: Preto & Branco, Carvoeiro Noite Black & White once again marks the beginning of the great festivals of the Algarve summer. In 2014, the first edition of the Carvoeiro Noite Black & White event took place timidly. The objective of this entertainment and tourist attraction project emerged with the aim of strengthening hotel occupancy in the municipality of Lagoa at a time not yet considered high in Algarve tourism, and increasing Carvoeiro’s tourist notoriety at national and international level. 8 years later, with a forced stop in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, this initiative by the Municipality of Lagoa, is no longer just the first big summer party in the Algarve, becoming what is probably the biggest summer party that takes place annually in the Algarve region, receiving more than 30,000 national and foreign visitors in a single night. As in the last editions, and to make up for the lack of parking, Lagoa City Council will maintain the regular line of free […]

THE WRITING BIRD OR THE MAGIC BETWEEN POETRY AND MUSIC FOR THE YOUNGER
The Figo Lampo Association will be hosted next weekend by Lama Teatro, with the children’s project “The Writer Bird”, which combines poetry with classical and jazz music. A project created by the performer Maria Adelaide Fonseca and the pianist Ricardo Coelho, both with over 20 years of experience in artistic and educational projects for children. Since its debut on the 10th of February 2019 in co-production with Teatro das Figuras, until now, this show has passed through several schools, libraries, book fairs and music festivals. In this project, the poems of Fernando Pessoa, Cecília Meireles, Manuel António Pina, José Fanha, Luísa Ducla Soares, Álvaro Magalhães, among others, enter into dialogue with the works of composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Arvo Part, W.A.Mozart, William Gillock, Heitor Villa -Wolves, Debussy among others too. A show taking place in a double dose at Lama Black Box (Travessa Castilho nr16) in the city of Faro, on the 7th of May, at 16:00h and on the 8th of May, at 11:00h. Ticket reservations can be made via the email address: blackbox@lamateatro.com or via +351 932787339. Limited availability. Project teaser: https://youtu.be/dfLjDza89Ng The work of Associação Figo Lampo, based in Querença, is based on artistic multidisciplinarity promoting […]

*SIGA* – Todos os caminhos vão dar a Faro
O Festival de Outono a marcar os 31 anos da Associação de Músicos em Faro

Walk on International Family Day
Castro Marim invites for a walk on International Family Day On May 15th, International Family Day is celebrated and Castro Marim invites families to gather for a walk on the beach! With a meeting point at the parking lot of Praia da Alagoa/Altura, at 4 pm, the family walk leaves the walkway, towards Praia Verde, and returns along the seafront. Celebrating the family, in all its differences and similarities, and its importance in the community, is the main objective of this initiative. To make this day special and to foster affective bonds between families, the organization prepares, for the end, a convivial snack, with musical entertainment and children’s entertainment. To participate in this family walk, you must register until the 12th of May via email clds4g.castromarim@odiana.pt or 281 531 171. This is an initiative of the CLDS 4G project “Castro Marim (COM) Vida”, promoted by the Municipality of Castro Marim and coordinated by the Odiana association, co-financed by CRESC Algarve 2020, Portugal 2020 and the European Union, through the European Social Fund.

LIVE IN A BOX Festival: event dedicated to Lusophone and Iberian music about to start in Lisbon, Faro and Bragança | 14 to 16 APR
Less than 1 month to go until the start of the Festival LIVE IN A BOX – Lusófona e Ibérica Music – which takes place from 14 to 16 April 2022, simultaneously at the Teatro Municipal de Bragança, at the São Luiz Teatro Municipal, in Lisbon, and at the Teatro das Figuras, in Faro. 3 cities, 3 rooms, 3 days, 9 artists and 18 concerts! From the 14th to the 16th of April 2022, the Teatro Municipal de Bragança, the São Luiz Teatro Municipal de Lisboa and the Teatro das Figuras, in Faro, open the doors to the first edition of the LIVE IN A BOX Festival. (see room times). The LIVE IN A BOX 2022 Festival lineup features the presence of recognized and established names of Lusophone and Iberian Music: CARLÃO (Portugal), CARLES DÉNIA (Spain), CRISTINA BRANCO (Portugal), FOGO FOGO (Portugal/Cape Verde), JÚLIO RESENDE (Portugal), LUCA ARGEL (Brazil/Portugal), LUÍSA SOBRAL (Portugal), MORENO VELOSO (Brazil) and SARA CORREIA (Portugal). The cast of artists will circulate between the three cities, using music and culture as a way of reducing regional asymmetries and the obvious imbalances between the interior and the coast, as well as contributing to cultural reinforcement in cross-border areas. […]

Presentation of the Book of Poetry | “The Tractor Man” by Ana Sofia Brito
The Municipal Library of Lagoa presents the Poetry Book “O Homem do Trator” by Ana Sofia Brito, at 7:30 pm, in the Multipurpose Room and will be presented by David Roque. Admission is free subject to seating capacity. Synopsis: In The Man with the Tractor, he encounters everyday situations that he cannot ignore or forget. «They are fragments of lives that I capture and in which my imagination remains hovering agitated until the attempt to translate», she says. “It’s as if they were moments whose forgetting would make me poorer.” The presentation of the work will be in charge of Professor David Roque and with poetic-musical moments in projection by João Caiano. BIOGRAPHY: Ana Sofia Brito, born in Albufeira, in 1983, started doing theater at age 16 in the company Os Guizos, starting at the same time, as a street artist, with circus acts. She attended the Chapitô circus school in Lisbon, studied Social Work in Coimbra, before returning to Albufeira at the age of 21. In her city, she collaborated for more than a decade with the company CTC, including in the T. In 2014 she went to Moveo, in Barcelona, to study physical theater, composing her first stage […]

Fado Bicha releases new single and video, “Crónica do maxo discreet”
“Crónica do maxo discreet” is the new single by Fado Bicha, a duo formed by Lila Fadista and João Caçador, and will be released on the 13th of May on all digital platforms, and is already in pre-save here. The video is unveiled on the same day: it was directed by Marcelo Pereira and Pedro Maia and starring Lila, João and Hugo van der Ding, comedian and presenter of the radio program Manhãs da 3. In addition to this participation, the video also features Alice Azevedo and Carmo Gê Pereira, LGBTI activists and friends of the duo. “Crónica do maxo discreet” is a song that the duo has been singing since 2017, with a poem that Lila wrote for the fado melody “Nem aos Paredes confesso”. When the composer’s heirs did not authorize his recording, the duo decided to compose a new melody, ending up embracing the direct reference to the icon António Variações, in a pop record that refers to the eighties, with production by Luís Clara Gomes (in the world of the music better known as Moullinex). “The poem almost made itself”, says the band, with lots of sarcasm in the mix. Sung in the first person, it […]