46 EWN 22 - 28 June 2023
A GREAT night of musical entertainment awaits you on Saturday June 24 in aid of the Lions Inter national relief fund for the Turkish Syrian earth quake victims. The concert organised by the Calpe Benissa Li ons Club will see the very popular couple Moon shine Duo perform with a cameo performance by the delightful lady’s choir Caprice. The concert will take place in the beautiful gardens of Finca Jacaran da in Beniasnar, near Pe dremala, Benissa. Take your own picnic to com plement the evening, a bar will be provided. The concert starts at 7pm and the tickets, which cost €12, can be re served by calling Mal colm on 711 075 065.
SOCIAL SCENE
International Festival Will and Whimsy THE cultural association Festi val Internacional de Javea has officially announced the re turn of the event after a threeyear hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. The peculiarities of the fes tival, which is prepared over several months and revolves around gastronomy, led the organisers to rule out schedul ing it last year. The president of the asso ciation, Raúl de Lope, ex plained that the 28th edition of the festival will take place from June 29 to July 1 in its usual location on the Aveni da Augusta with free entry
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FESTIVAL: Up to 19 countries will be taking part this year.
and doors opening at 6pm each day. Up to 19 countries will be taking part including the UK, Holland, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, Cuba, Chile, Alge ria and Brazil, and the Balcón al Mar fire brigade and organi
sations such as the Red Cross will also be setting up their stalls. In the central area there will be a stage where different musical, dance and folklore performances will help liven up the atmosphere.
JAVEA PLAYERS’ summer production taking place from June 26 to July 1 is an amusing compilation of sonnets by the Bard, directed by Claire Schoonover and Paul Hunter. Sounds too heavy for a midsummer’s night? No way! The many facets of love are explored, in modern situa tions with modern language, interspersed with Shake speare illustrating the beauty of his words. New actors, and other wellknown faces, will bring the Bard to life. Rachel Gibbons starting dancing at four and was President of Drama at Uni. Anne Tandonnet acted with French and English theatre groups in Cambodia. Both are delighted to have discovered the Players. The show is preceded by an al fresco tapas meal before walking a few steps to the Casa de Cultura. The meal at Bar Imperial starts at 7pm with the show be ginning at 9pm. The price for both is €22.50. For more information see www.javeaplayers.com.
Summer Fair in Javea ON Friday June 30 the weekly Arts and Crafts fair that has been held every Sunday morning on the Paseo Marítimo in the port of Javea will give way to the Summer Fair, which will be held in the same place every afternoon until September 3. Every evening from 7.30 pm to midnight up to 20 artisans will set up their stalls right by the sea. The fair is an initiative of the port shopkeepers’ association and for the organisation it relies once
again on Amata, an association of artisans that carefully selects the participants to offer the maximum variety. There will be leather bags and belts, ceramics, paintings and watercolours, dolls and toys, de signed jewellery in silver, macramé, aluminium, sea shells or ceramics, and much more. For information visit www.puebloartesano. es/javeaverano and www.amata.es.
NEW ACTORS: Will bring the Bard’s sonnets to life.
