Social Scene Costa del Sol 30 Nov – 6 Dec 2023 Issue 2004

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COSTA DEL SOL Love Actually at La Sala

30 November - 6 December 2023

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First ever screening.

LOVE ACTUALLY turns 20 this year. Released in November 2003 it’s often described as the greatest Christmas romcom of all time. Now, viewers can see the film at La Sala’s first ever screening at a Christmas Movie Night in the Ski Lodge at La Sala Puerto Banus on Tues­ day December 12 from 7pm

Benidorm mini break

AGE CONCERN of Fuen­ girola, Mijas & Benalmade­ na is planning a mini break in Benidorm from January 11 to 14. Benidorm is a hol­ iday town with a surprise up its sleeve: it’s a bubbly seaside resort on Spain’s eastern coast, the Costa Blanca with sandy beaches and fun­packed nights ­ but there’s another side too. Benidorm actually goes all the way back to 1325, so the winding, cob­ bled old town and Baroque domed church are as authentic as they come.

Staying in a four star ho­ tel around the Benidorm Plaza area just outside of the Old Town and close to Levante Beach, Age Con­ cern clients travel in a modern coach equipped with air­conditioning, indi­ vidual light, DVD, Radio­ CD, USB Port. The pick­up locations are in La Cala,

Fuengirola and Benal­ madena. The coach trans­ fer will take a comfort break approximately 90 minutes into the journey, followed by a lunch stop and a further comfort break before arriving in Benidorm. On the return the coach makes three comfort breaks. Pickup times are to be confirmed.

Included in the price is: return transport from your pick­up location; lunch on the journey to Benidorm; drinks reception upon ar­ rival and lunch before the return journey.

A volunteer from Age Concern will be on hand each morning from 8am to 9am at the hotel and also on call for emergencies on­ ly during the trip. For more details email events@age concernfym.com.

The closing date for bookings is Thursday De­ cember 7.

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where you can enjoy the movie with popcorn, a glass of cava, a two­course festive din­

ner and a bottle of wine for two, all for just €48. Go along to La Sala on De­ cember 12 to start the festive season.

For information and bookings call: 952 814 145, WhatsApp: 620 152 963 or email: reservations @lasalabanus.com.

St. Lucia’s Day ON the Festival of Saint Lucia’s Day, Marbella council of foreign residents, part of Marbella Town Hall, is celebrating with spiced mulled wine and gingerbread cookie tasting on De­ cember 13 at the Plaza de la Iglesia de la Encar­ nación in Marbella at 6.30pm, in collaboration with the Swedish School of Marbella and SCANDI Supermarket. St Lucia’s Day, is a festi­ val of lights celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and the Swedish­speaking areas of Finland on De­ cember 13 in honour of St Lucia, one of the ear­ liest Christian martyrs.

ON Saturday, December 9 Restaurant La Gamba will be hosting QUIZINE. Food, drink and a quiz with great prizes and, of course, a raf­ fle. All takings, minus staff wages for that evening, will go to the PADS dog sanctu­ ary. That means the more you eat and drink, the more benefits the dogs will re­ ceive. Entry is €20 per per­ son, this includes free entry to the quiz and will also count towards your bill, so if your bill is €46 for instance, you only need to pay €26.

The prizes for the quiz will be vouchers for Restaurant La Gamba: 1st prize €100, 2nd €50, 3rd €25. The teams will be a maximum of four, tables must be booked in advance and will be yours for the evening from 5pm.

The quiz will start at 8pm.

Book now by calling 633 905 635.

Get dressed up photo: Flickr CC / Marco Verch

Spiced mulled wine being served.

The festival marks the beginning of the Christmas season in Scandinavia, and it is meant to bring hope and light during the dark­ est time of the year.

Charity dinner ADANA is holding a Christmas dinner and dance on Friday, December 15 from 7pm until late at Duquesa Golf Club.

There will be a three­course dinner for €45 which includes a half bottle of wine per person.

Full entertainment by music artists Marlu and Frankie. The Association for the Rights of Abandoned Animals (ADANA) is a charitable organisation on the Costa del Sol run by volun­ teers. Their aims are to pro­ mote love and affection for

Doggie quiz

dogs, to provide facilities for the shelter and care of aban­ doned, sick and injured dogs, while seeking new homes.

For bookings for this charity dinner and dance please email shelgee49@gmail.com.

AT San Pedro Church on De­ cember, 17 there will be a charity event to raise money for Daniel who needs special treatment for his illness. The event will be held in the

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Promoting love and affection for dogs.

Help Daniel church square of San Pedro de Alcantara and the organis­ er would appreciate any kind of help related to the hospital­

LA CALA Lions Christmas Par­ ty will be at La Sierra Cerrado del Aguila restaurant on Sat­ urday, December 9 at 8pm (doors open 7.30). Dress to impress and help them to help others. The event is rais­ ing money for charity and everyone will enjoy a three­ course Christmas Party meal and live music from Boogie Wonderland. Tickets at €45 per person, which include wine during dinner, are on sale at La Cala de Mijas Lions Charity Shop in Calla Torre­ molinos, La Cala de Mijas or call 637 185 533. ity industry: beer, soft drinks, alcohol, food etc and anything anyone would like to donate, so that they can hold a raffle.

During the day there will be continuous live music.

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By Kevin Fraser Park THE traditional Christmas con­ cert of the Fuengirola Munici­ pal Band will be held in the Parque de España on Friday December 1. The show, with free admission, will start at 8.30pm and will feature Christ­ mas songs and carols.

“The eagerly awaited con­ cert by the Municipal Band is coming, which we will be able to enjoy on December 1, the same day that we are going to have the Christmas lights switched on and celebrate the

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Christmas Carols MUNICIPAL BAND: Will perform a repertoire of Xmas music.

beginning of Christmas in all its splendour in Fuengirola,” said councillor for Culture, Rodrigo Romero. The Municipal Music Band, conducted by Alfredo

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ON Sunday, December 10 at the Iglesia de Nuestra Sra in Sotogrande there will be a

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carol service at midday in place of the usual Sunday Ser­ vice.

Featuring the Camerata So­ togrande musical group, it will follow the traditional Nine Lessons and Carols format made popular by the annual broadcast from Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, UK. And, if that’s not enough to tempt you, the service will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies. Everyone is wel­ come.

Alarcón Campoy, will perform a repertoire of Christmas music comprising the following pieces: Sleigh ride, Adeste fide­ les, Ay del chiquirritín, A Christ­

mas festival, Song of the Drum­ mer Boy, How the Grinch stole Christmas, The Christmas song, The nightmare before Christ­ mas, A Classical Christmas and Villancicos.

“They will perform a medley of old, modern, Spanish, An­ glo­Saxon songs. It is one of the most beautiful and endearing concerts of the year, which is the starting point for us to be surrounded by all the sounds of Christmas and the warmth that gives us at this time of year,” Romero concluded.

Festive frolics

By Michael Carrington ENJOY an evening of music with one of the Costa del Sol’s most popular entertainers at Ricky Lavaz­ za’s Christmas Cracker.

Featuring the tunes of Tom Jones, Robbie Williams, Freddie Mercury and many more at the Sunset Beach Club in Benalmadena on Saturday, December 9 at 9pm (doors open 8pm).

It will be a night of festive fun and frolics guaran­ teed to get you into the Christmas spirit with spe­ cial guests Karen Danzig and Emma Prothero. Tick­ ets are €15 and reservations can be made by calling 695 887 366.

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A modern culinary delight amidst nature’s splendour JUST a few minutes outside the bright lights of Puerto Banus you will find a country road leading to what appears from the outside to be a luxury country retreat. This is the Gastro Grill restaurant Divot.

Divot is a new concept in Marbel­ la, this restaurant not only offers the best selection of meat on the market, but also a great variety of fish and pasta for diners looking for a unique dining experience.

The owners are Martins Vanags and Ben Mahdaoui, who have more than 20 years of experience in the sector. They have been working hand in hand as Head Chef and Maître for the last 12 years.

The heart of Divot is their grill.

Euro Weekly News spoke with one of the owners, Martin Vanags, who explained to us that many of their customers come on a recommendation and order their specialty steak without even opening the menu! Howev­

er, they also have many reg­ ulars, who enjoy trying dif­ ferent dishes that are made with passion daily from their imaginative menu.

The head chef explained to EWN that he could not choose just one favourite from the menu and eats a dif­ ferent meal every day.

Divot uses the best quality ingredients for their cre­ ations, offering an authentic gastronomy experience with unique presentations and in­ credible surroundings.

The location of Divot makes one feel as though they are in a luxury country retreat.

The restaurant has an ‘open plan’ concept and the views are 360 degrees, yet differ in every direction.

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Customers can choose to sit in­ side or outside.

There is also live music played every night at Divot, with per­ formers often walking around the tables as customers sing and dance along through the evening.

Divot are open every day from 1pm until 11.30pm and it is im­ portant to call beforehand to make a reservation.

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By Brian Bamford THE musical everyone should see: a 50th anniversary tribute to the musical Cabaret comes to Marbella on December 2 and 3 at the Ciudad de Marbel­ la Theatre.

Set in Berlin in the 1930s, the plot of Cabaret revolves around the romance of a young club singer with an American. But undoubtedly, the best contribution of this masterpiece is the use of songs and musical numbers that will show the parallel between the musical life of the clubs of the time and what happens in the outside world as fascism takes over Germany.

This musical with 18 artists

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CABARET: Has enjoyed a successful tour throughout Spain.

on stage returns to the Teatro Ciudad de Marbella, where it premiered, to close a success­ ful tour throughout Spain with more than 90,000 spectators.

With an impressive and inno­ vative scenography, the audi­

ESTEPONA Town Council is commemo­ rating the birth of the great composer García Fajer with a free concert at the Padre Manuel Cultural Centre on Satur­ day December 2 at 8pm, performed by Kameliya Naydenova (violin) and Tomás Navas (classical guitar).

The concert also commemorates the creation of the García Fajer Foundation, on its 18th anniversary, by a duo formed by the new musical icon of the Founda­ tion, the Bulgarian violinist Kameliya Naydenova, together with Tomás Navas

ence will enjoy a careful selec­ tion of the best European bur­ lesques and cabarets.

Tickets: €18 amphitheatre and €23 boxes and stalls, avail­ able from www.mientrada. net or by phone: 902 646 289.

Free concert on classical guitar, a musician well known in Estepona for many years, who will perform a varied programme as soloists, and as a duo.

The García Fajer Foundation was creat­ ed on September 5, 2005 with the aim of recovering and promoting the legacy of García Fajer, considered the most influ­ ential Spanish composer of the 18th cen­ tury.

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BENALMADENA will become the fashion capital of the Costa del Sol with two catwalk shows at the marina on De­ cember 1 and 2 at 7pm.

The mayor of Commerce, Raúl Campos, accompanied by the CEO of Nueva Moda, María José González, the de­ signer Teressa Ninú, and the CEO of Antonio Eloy Escuela de Peluquería, Eloy Moreno, launched the spectacular event ‘Benalmadena DModa’.

The event will feature haute couture and a talent contest for young designers, with the full collection to be exhibited in future editions. The CEO of Nueva Moda explained to the media that , “I was really look­

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FASHION SHOW: A talent contest for young designers.

ing forward to preparing this great catwalk in Benalmade­ na.” After thanking the town hall, she said the catwalk, “is not just a fashion show, but a platform to offer something different, a unique opportuni­ ty to strengthen ties between the business community and

our valued consumers.”

The mayor spoke of the support of the town hall for these initiatives because, “not only do they highlight the tal­ ent we have in the world of fashion, but also because they play a crucial role in boosting commerce and hospitality.”

French Christmas market THE French International School of Marbella in collaboration with the French Business Club in­ vites you to the first French­speaking Christmas market in Marbella on December 6 from 10am until 5.30pm.

The Ecole Française Internationale de Mar­

bella is at Calle Jacinto Benavente in Marbella and the market will have food, mulled wine and other drinks, workshops for children and adults, an ugly Christmas jumper competition, children’s Christmas songs, crafts, a book sign­ ing and, of course, the arrival of Saint Nicholas.

LAS LAGUNAS Theatre features three superb events as autumn turns to winter. Today, Thursday, November 30, at 8.30pm, they have classical music and dance with the ballet ‘Swan Lake’.

Ticket prices range from €28 to €36 and can be pur­ chased at classic stage.4tickets.es and, from 5pm, at the theatre.

On Saturday, December 2, at 5pm, the theatre is hosting the Tickles Group and their ‘Tribute to Singers’.

Forever songs for all the family. Ticket price is €10 and €8 plus and can be pur­ chased at www.dentralia. com and two hours before, at the theatre.

Finally, on Sunday, De­ cember 3, at 5pm, there is a great Christmas choir concert organised by the department of the Third Age in the town hall of Mijas. Admission is free.

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By Kevin Fraser Park TRAVELLING exhibition ‘Restauramar’ is passing through Estepona to raise public awareness about car­ ing for the sea in the face of climate change. The exhibi­ tion can be visited until De­ cember 2, from 10am to 2pm and from 4pm to 6pm, at the Padre Manuel Cultural Centre, with free admission.

Through this initiative, the

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Caring for the sea Climate change event.

Provincial Council of Malaga, Malaga Más Viva and the Aula del Mar Mediterráneo Foundation, in collaboration with Estepona Town Council,

AFA charity dinner ON December 3, a charity dinner will be held from 7pm at the El Tejo winery for the benefit of AFA in Mijas. AFA provides comprehensive care for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other demen­ tia and to improve the living conditions of their relatives in the areas in which the disease affects the family unit. The menu for the evening is: Pate assortment or Prawn

Cocktail Bass Roteña style or Lemon Chicken Dessert: Cheesecake or Ice Cream.

The price is €25 plus a €5 donation to AFA. The price in­ cludes one bottle of wine for every two people or two soft drinks or two beers per per­ son. There will be live music and a charity raffle. To attend please call: 951 068 849.

want to convey to the public the need to conserve and re­ store marine and coastal ecosystems in the face of cli­ mate change.

The ‘Restauramar’ exhibi­ tion contains extensive de­ scriptive panels of the seabed, models, information material and other elements that will enrich the public’s knowledge of the marine en­ vironment.

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By Michael Carrington AGE CONCERN Marbella­ San Pedro is holding a pre­loved book sale to­ day, Thursday November 30 from 11am until 2pm at the San Pedro Age Con­ cern Drop­In Centre locat­ ed in the walkway called Pasaje Armando, which runs between Calle Cor­ doba (by Guzman shoe shop) and the Post Of­ fice/Oficina de Correos in Calle 19 de Octobre.

All types of English books will be on sale: thrillers, romance, travel, cookery, hobbies, boxed

12 Bars of Christmas

By Brian Bamford TICKETS are now on sale for Age Concern’s 12 Bars of Christmas Event being held in Fuengirola on Monday December 4 and the organis­ ers would like to thank all of the participating bars for their kind donations.

The route starts at Fibbers Bar in Torreblanca at 1pm and ends at Chaplins in

Fuengirola at 10pm. News about other supporting bars will be confirmed soon but, in the meantime, look out for posters while you take a stroll around Fuengirola.

For tickets contact 619 792 738 or directly from the Age Concern charity shop in Calle Francisco Cano in Los Bolich­ es. Tickets are €5 and include live music, raffles and prizes.

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Book sale sets etc, as well as some jigsaws available too. All are in very good condi­ tion priced at €1, (cash only please).

There are special offers for multibuys if you have

the right change. Four books for €3, eight books for €5. All proceeds will go to supporting English­ speaking older people living in Marbella and San Pedro.

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By Kevin Fraser Park MIJAS will officially start the festive season this year with the switching­on of the Christ­ mas lights on Friday, Decem­ ber 1. The switch­on will take place at 7pm in Bulevar de la Cala de Mijas. Previously, at 6pm, a children’s performance is scheduled in Plaza de Tenen­ cia de la Alcaldía de la Cala.

Mijas Pueblo, La Cala de Mi­ jas and Las Lagunas, will be illu­ minated for Christmas but the lighting is just the starting point of the extensive programme planned for Christmas.

From December 1 to 17, the Plaza de la Constitución in Mi­ jas will host a Christmas mar­ ket with traditional products.

On Sunday, December 3 at 5pm, the Teatro Las Lagunas will hold a Christmas concert for the elderly with free admis­

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Christmas in Mijas

SWITCH-ON: The lighting up of Mijas on Friday evening.

sion and, on December 16 the Mijas Music Band will perform in the Plaza Virgen de la Peña at 7pm.

There will also be activities for children. The Father Christ­ mas Village will have a variety of themed workshops given by elves and other typical Christ­

mas characters. Father Christ­ mas will have his own house in which to welcome the children who want to come and leave Christmas wishes.

This village will be located in Butibamba Park in La Cala, in Andalucía Park in Las Lagunas and Plaza Virgen de la Peña in

Mijas Pueblo.

All of this without forgetting the important role that the musical groups will play. The Plaza Virgen de la Peña will host a large marquee with a stage where different groups from various Andalucian com­ munities will perform.

The celebration of the Three Wise Men’s Cavalcade will be the finishing touch to Christ­ mas. In Mijas Pueblo it will leave at 4.30pm from Avenida Virgen de la Peña, and will end in Plaza Virgen de la Peña.

In La Cala de Mijas the pa­ rade starts at 5pm from the Boulevard in front of the cul­ tural centre and finishes in Butibamba park. In Las Lagu­ nas, the parade will start at 5.30pm from the Mijas water park, ending at Avenida Miguel Hernández.

ESTEPONA Town Council is organising the ‘My First Nativity’ Painting Workshop for children aged between eight and 10 years old on December 1 and 2 in the Children’s Library of Padre Manuel Cultural Centre.

The painting workshop is free of charge and is aimed at children aged between eight and 10. The monitors will teach them the techniques to paint the ceramic figures of a Christmas Nativity in a quick and easy way.

The classes will be given by the instruc­ tors Antonia Macías Tirado, José Campos

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Nativity painting Visit Santa A nativity scene painting workshop.

Miralles and Carmen González Bracho, and will be held on the 1st, from 5pm to 7pm, and on the 2nd from 10am to 2pm.

BRING the kids because Christmas season starts with a Santa Party at Jack’s Bar & Kitchen in Sa­ banillas on December 3 from 5pm until 8pm.

There’ll be a special visit from Mrs Claus and one of her elves and the ticket price of €10 in­ cludes a photo opportu­ nity with Santa plus a lit­ tle treat. Pre­booking is advisable.

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ON Friday, December 1 in Estepona at Louie Louie Rock Bar, ‘Band of Gypsys’ will trip with you for a few hours to the psychedelia and power of Jimi Hendrix’s live performances.

The rock guitarist, singer, and com­ poser who fused American traditions of blues, jazz, rock, and soul with techniques of British avant­garde rock to redefine the electric guitar in his own image. Though his active ca­ reer as an artist lasted a mere four years, Hendrix altered the course of popular music.

The tribute group ‘Band of Gypsys’ from Malaga will play their extensive discography, recreating the energy of the concerts of that most progressive guitarist in rock history. The show starts at 11pm and tickets are €10 from the box office on the night of the event and advance reservation at woutick.es

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By Kevin Fraser Park THE Love to Sing international choir will be performing a series of Christ­ mas concerts at the following venues over the build up to the festive season: LOVE TO SING: Will be performing at various venues.

Manilva internation­ al Sweet Fayre at Camping Bellavista in Duquesa on De­ Plaza la Vendimia, Manilva. cember 1 at 5.30pm.

SOS Dog Charity Christmas Fayre on The Christmas fayre at The Flying December 16 at 11am at Las Galerias in Squirrel in Monte Duquesa square at Duquesa Port.

7.30pm on December 8.

And finally on Christmas Eve at 7pm, Saborea Manilva Gastronomical under Arkwright Arches in Duquesa Fayre on December 10 at 2.30pm in Port.

It’s time to celebrate ON December 1, 2 and 3, Ar­ royo de la Miel in Benal­ madena is holding an Inter­ national Christmas festival featuring: live entertain­ ment, local produce and in­ ternational food.

It’s taking place at Pueblo Sol Plaza at midday until midnight on Friday, Decem­ ber 1 and Saturday, Decem­ ber 2 and at midday until 8pm on Sunday, December 3.

It’s time to start celebrat­ ing Christmas.

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By Kevin Fraser Park ESTEPONA will welcome Christmas on Friday, December 1 with the switching on of the Christmas lights. More than 2,000 LED lights will form part of the Christmas lighting, which will also be installed on the new pedestrianised section of Avenida España.

To welcome Christmas, the town hall has organised an event which will take place from 7pm on the remod­ elled section of Avenida España, near the Primor perfume shop.

The switch­on of the lights will be accompanied by the Estepona pas­ toral groups ‘Nostalgia Navideña’ and ‘Jesús Cautivo’, as well as by Martina Pérez, who will perform some songs.

This year, the lighting will be placed in busy public spaces such as the gar­ dens of the Parque Botánico­ Orquidario, which will host various ac­ tivities during the Christmas festivities, the Plaza del Ajedrez and the remodelled seafront promenade.

In addition, Estepona will have two 14­metre fir trees in the gardens of the Parque Botánico­Orquidario and in the recently pedestrianised section of the Avenida de España. The other two, which are 12 and 10 metres high

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respectively, will be installed in Plaza Antonia Guerrero and Plaza del Aje­ drez.

In addition, a total of 114 arches of lights, seven and five metres long, 333

ornamental motifs, 143 12­metre strings and 140 curtains of light will be distributed throughout the town to il­ luminate the trees along the main av­ enues of the town.

Painting exhibition THE Casa de Las Tejerinas in Estepona will host an exhi­ bition by the Huelva painter Carmen Gómez Orta. The exhibition opens today, Thursday November 30 at 6pm and will be open to the public until January 11, with

free admission.

The exhibition, featuring paintings by the artistic painter, designer and interi­ or decorator, will open in Room 2 of the Casa de Las Tejerinas, located in the Plaza de las Flores. A de­

signer of abstract composi­ tions, she knows and han­ dles to perfection very pre­ cise techniques within the universe of bullfighting, na­ ture, the intricacies of ev­ eryday life, portraiture, na­ ture, the sea and other compositions.

The exhibition consists of 13 medium and large for­ mat works and is open from Tuesday to Friday, from 10am to 8pm, and Satur­ days from 10am to 2pm and from 4pm to 8pm.

Carmen Gómez Orta has been a professional painter since 1982. She studied at the ‘Arte 2’ School in Huel­ va, assimilating different drawing and painting tech­ niques. She stayed there for five years and since then her career has seen great success. She considers her­ self to be passionate about artistic painting and design, as well as a lover of illustra­ tion and a seeker of beauty and has held more than 30 art exhibitions, both inside and outside Spain.

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By David Hart THE Casa de la Cultura in Fuengirola will host a new edition of Game Party Fuen­ girola on December 2 and 3.

Attendees will be able to par­ ticipate free of charge in all kinds of digital activities from 11am until 10pm on Satur­ day 2 and from 11am until 9pm on Sunday 3.

Videogame tournaments, simulators, virtual reality, ar­ cade games and videogame programming workshops will be some of the activities on offer.

The aim, as pointed out by the councillor for Youth, Isaac Vargas, is to combine fun with learning, using new technologies. Access is free, although to participate in the tournaments and workshops it is recommended to register in advance at the Youth De­ partment facilities located in the Colores building.

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fers an original leisure alter­ native aimed at families, chil­ dren and young people.

The councillor said, “we have designed an activity de­ signed to bring young people closer to the world of video games, where we will offer

different workshops and tournaments. The idea is that they can enjoy the different activities in a community at­ mosphere and for this we will have Play Station 5, Play Station 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and we will also have a ‘gamers’ area with every­ thing enabled: computers, PCs, chairs, helmets. There will also be an area dedicated to the engine, with two sets of cars prepared with steer­ ing wheel, pedals and seats, as well as virtual reality.

“Once again we encourage the young people of Fuen­ girola to participate in the dif­ ferent activities that the town hall organises for them and, on December 2 and 3, we will be at the Casa de la Cultura to celebrate this new edition of the Game Party,” concluded Isaac Vargas.

By David Hart DREAM again this Christmas at the CaixaBank Soho Theatre, for the first time the Cirque des Sens lands in the centre of Malaga from De­ cember 6 to January 7. Cirque des Sens is an in­ ternational contemporary circus company that combines the strength of performers and acro­ bats to transport the spectator to a magical uni­ verse. A family show that talks about imagina­ tion, dreams, family and time.

A circus theatre play with which to enjoy im­ pressive acrobatic acts and hilarious comic situ­ ations generated by the characters of the Hotel Imagine. This is a story about dreams, those we have as children that with the passage of time and the monotony of everyday life we aban­ don or forget. It is a call to live a life full of happi­ ness, returning to our dreaming essence and to the values that move us from the heart.

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Alhaurin festivities

By Michael Carrington THE town hall of Alhaurin el Grande has an­ nounced the extensive programme of events and activities planned for Christmas that will take place from December 1 to January 5. This year’s Christmas will be a novelty as the neigh­ bourhoods will play a major role in the activi­ ties.

The councillor for Fiestas, Ana Belén Or­ dóñez, during the presentation of the Christ­ mas programme, began with some evocative words about these festivities, “to talk about Christmas is to talk about memories and nos­ talgia, laughter and happiness. But above all of

family and solidarity. Christmas is special and brings us closer to our loved ones, which is why this local government team has tried to put to­ gether a programme where every corner of our town is imbued with Christmas feeling.”

In addition, the councillor wanted to thank the work being done by workers of the differ­ ent municipal areas so this programme can be carried out. Mayor Anthony Bermúdez also said a few words of recognition for the joint work being done by the municipal workers.

The full programme of events can be down­ loaded from the Alhaurin Town Hall website: alhaurinelgrande.es.

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