Pollença Wine Fair

THIS weekend sees the 20th edition of Pollença Wine Fair. It takes place in the Claustre de Sant Domingo on Satur‐day and Sunday May 6 and 7. In this edition, 39 Mallorca wineries and a selection of bodegas from the DO Montsant (in the Priorat region of Catalonia) will be represented. In addition to sampling a selection of the finest wines from both regions, visitors will be able to enjoy a piano con‐cert outside the Claustre by Lluís Capdevila at 8.30pm on Fri‐day May 5 with a complimentary glass of wine for all spec‐tators, and a talk by chemistry professor Reyes Gonzalo in the main hall of the yacht club at 8pm on Tuesday May 9. Pollença Wine Fair has been organised by the town hall since 2004 and is aimed at wine and viticulture fans from all over Mallorca.

MANACOR is gearing up for the second edition of ‘Man‐afreak’, the fair dedicated to comics, anime, science fiction and fantasy that last year filled the city centre with people from all over the island.

Manafreak returns on Saturday May 6 with dou‐ble the number of activities and surface area from last year, with events and stalls set up in Plaça del Convent, Claustre de Sant Vicenç Fer‐rer, Plaça dels Pares Creus, Font i Roig, Carrer Major and Carrer Muntaner.

Highlights will include an identical, life‐size reproduc‐tion of the car used in the film Ghostbusters. There will also be an exhibition and demonstration of virtu‐al reality games and driving simulators for high‐speed cars and other sports.

music, to dance the night away.

On this occasion, chef Marc Fosch will be in charge of preparing the menu which, washed down with wines from Bodegas José L. Ferrer and Freixenet cava, will delight the 228 guests, friends and companies invited to the event and who every year collaborate to make the proceeds of the evening as extraordinary as the cause that moti ‐vates the event: the pre ‐vention of sexual abuse in children and adolescents, as well as offering psycho‐logical therapy for adults who were victims in their childhood.

The evening will be even more unforgettable for those who win some of the spectacular prizes pro‐vided by our collaborators and there will also be the option to win works by Talía Lehavi, Hans von Schröder, Ernesto Ro ‐dríguez and Margarita Mas in the auction after the dinner.

Visit fundacionrana.org for more information.

Events will also include an archery demonstration, a digital shooting simulator, demonstrations of remote‐controlled cars at different levels, a children’s train with a capacity for 32 people. For further information visit artsmallorca.com (available in English).

Europe Day in Palmanova

EUROPE DAY returns to Palmanova this weekend.

The 18th edition of the event will be held on Sun‐day, May 7 in Palmanova from 10am to 9pm.

Europe Day will feature a craft market with stalls all along the Paseo del Mar and Avenida de la Playa plus live music and free games and activities for chil‐dren on the Paseo including bouncy castles, a ball pool and a labyrinth to promote psychomotricity.

Up to 11 bands and mu‐sicians will take to the stage throughout the day.

Europe Day is a popular festivity organised by Calvia Town Hall in collaboration with volunteers of various nationalities and local asso‐ciations including interna‐tional community organisa‐tions and animal rights groups.

Come along and join in the fun!

RICHARD LEWINGTON, Chairman of the Madrid branch of Conservatives

Abroad ‐ the international wing of the British Con ‐servative Party, has been confirmed as a candidate in the upcoming munici ‐pal elections in Oñati, Guipuzkoa in the Basque Country on Sunday, May 28.

This marks a historic moment as Lewington will be the first British cit‐izen to run for office in Spain’s autonomous Basque Country.

The 41 ‐ year ‐ old, origi ‐nally from Southend on Sea, Essex, is a former

Chris King