WHAT’S ON Photo © Rui Cambraia
JANUARY AT LAC Street Art Lab
LAC Open Days
Starting at the former Lagos jail the guided walking tour takes you on a journey of discovery of the urban art found throughout the city of Lagos. The programme also comprises creative and experimental activities, tutored by a guest artist. Materials such as stencils, paints, sprays, and paper, among others will be available. At the end, you may keep the work you have created.
LAC opens its doors to another LAC Open Day, an event that aims to educate the public about the work of the association and of PRALAC, the Artistic Residency Programme, open classes and their activities.
STREET ART LAB on the 25th begins at 10 a.m until midday, and from 3 p.m until 5 p.m. Tickets cost 15€.
+INFO: ticketline.sapo.pt/evento/street-art-lab-46067
LAC Open Days include exhibitions by resident artists. Looking at the activities carried out while in permanent residence, which homes over 20 projects in various fields such as plastics, visual arts, music and performing arts. The programme includes exhibitions, concerts, presentations, performances, workshops and open classes. LAC Open Days is on the 17th and 18th from 6 p.m until 2 a.m, admission is free.
ART EXHIBITION The German artist Nalvma will be exhibiting his paintings at La Tapadera for the entire month of January. A resident of Portugal for 17-years, the artist considers his work very colourful compositions of different structures.
BURNS SUPPER Grab your Tam o’ Shanter and join The Saint Andrew’s Society to celebrate 260 years since the birth of Scotland’s national hero, Robert Burns. The Burns’ Supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of Rabbie, piping of the
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traditional haggis and the odd dram of whiskey along with readings, stories and dancing will all be part of Burns night at the Ponte Romana restaurant in Silves on Saturday 25 January.
+INFO: +351 935 577 362 (Chieftain Doug McAdam)
TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES The Beatles Tribute band, The Peakles will be playing all of the fab fours greatest hits on Saturday the 4th from 11 p.m until 2 a.m at Marginália Bar, Rua do arco Maravilhas, Portimão.
+INFO: barmarginalia
Piano Festival
Enjoy the 4th Algarve International Piano Festival with two concerts during January at TEMPO, the theatre of Portimão. Composer Joly Braga Santos is perhaps one of the greatest Portuguese composers. However, his Concert for piano and orchestra is rarely played. This work will be performed by soloist Goran Philip in the first part of the concert at the festival, which this year is dedicated to the theme, Distinguished Unknowns. For the second part, the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, conducted by conductor Pedro Amaral, will perform Brahms' Fourth Symphony on the 18th January. On the 25th, pianist António Rosado will perform Saint-Säens Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra. The Lisbon Metropolitan Academic Orchestra, under the direction of Jean Marc Burfin, will accompany the soloist in this concert. Both shows start at 9.30 p.m, tickets cost 20€ for balcony seats and 25€ in the stalls.
+INFO: tempo.bol.pt