Natural wine fair

ON Monday May 1 Pego will become the Va‐lencian capital of natural wine with the cele ‐bration of the first fair of winemakers who share the same philoso‐phy ‐ a com ‐mitment to wine made without addi ‐tives or industrial tech ‐niques and using grapes grown using ecological methods and harvested by hand.

The event will take place under the shade of the pine trees in the Plaça del Con‐vent from 11.00am. Visitors will be able to sample a se‐lection of unique wines throughout the morning and afternoon at more than 20 stalls of natural wine producers from throughout the Marina Alta, as well as from other parts of the Va‐lencia region and Catalonia.

The event will also in ‐ clude music, food trucks and stands offering tradi ‐tional Valencian cuisine. Tickets for the event cost €10 and entitle visitors to sample all the wines on dis‐play.

BENITACHELL is celebrat ‐ing its yearly ‘Musical Spring’ programme with the 17th Spring Concert Cycle between now and June.

On Sunday April 30 the Marina Alta Orchestra (OMA) will perform in Santa María Magdalena church at 6pm, followed by this year’s main event on Sunday May 21 ‐ a concert by the Valencia Chamber Orchestra, per ‐forming Martín Palmeri’s Misa a Buenos Aires.

The Valencia Chamber Orchestra (OCV) is widely admired due to its great personality, praised for the energy it offers in each and every one of its performances. Freshness, quality and musical excel‐lence are just some of its attributes.

Since its foundation in 2011, the OCV has estab ‐lished itself as a stable ensemble committed to positive values, social commitment, young tal ‐ent and the great experi ‐ence of consolidated artists.

The cycle will be closed by the Santa María Mag ‐dalena municipal music group on Sunday June 3, with a magnificent con ‐cert in the church square.

Entrance to all the con ‐certs is free of charge for all residents and visitors.

SATURDAY April 29 is In ‐ternational Dance Day, and to commemorate the occasion the depart ‐ment of Culture of Alfaz del Pi Town Hall has or ‐ganised a special pro ‐gramme of activities.

An initiation to fla ‐menco dancing will take place on Saturday from 11am to 12pm at the Casa de Cultura. No for ‐mer knowledge or expe ‐rience are required to take part.

This will be followed by the flamenco master class from 12.30pm to 2pm for medium ‐ ad ‐vanced level dancers. This class will be led by Fefa Gómez, a flamenco expert trained by the top Spanish dancers and who currently directs her own company that takes part in major international festivals.

Previous inscriptions are required for both classes and can be done by emailing diadeladan