Exhibitions and fairs
ALICANTE ALICANTE HAS FALLEN
The exhibition ‘Alicante has fallen, the war finishes here’ commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War is taking place at the Casa de las Máquinas in Alicante city. The exhibition is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 09.3013.30. It is closed on Mondays. Admission is free. A visit can also be tied in with a guided tour of the Séneca and Balmis air raid shelters, which take place every Wednesday at 18.00, Fridays and Saturdays at 12.00 and 18.00 and Sundays at 12.00. General admission to the guided tour is €5 and must be booked in advance by email at cmemoriahdalicante@gmail.com or by telephone on 690 004 431.
The telephone booking service is available from Monday to Friday from 10.00-13.30 and 17.00-20.00. The tours are in Spanish but can be arranged in other languages for groups of 10 people or more. Prior notice is required. Casa de las Máqiunas is situated at the junction of Calle Portugal and Calles Italia.
OCEAN RACE EXHIBITION
Exhibition looking at Spain’s involvement in the Volvo Ocean Race at the Volvo Ocean Race museum in Alicante port. The display contains more than four decades worth of exhibits showing the country’s role in what is one of the toughest sailing races in the world.
Open Tuesday to Thursday and Sundays from 10.00-14.00 and Friday and Saturday from 10.0018.00. Admission is free
CALLOSA D'EN SARRIA
CONCHA FLORES VAY
Permanent artistic paintings exhibition open on Saturdays from 11.00 to 14.00
For more information or to view Concha Flores Vay's works please visit her website www.cuadros vay.com or call 645 882 644
CAMPELLO PET ADOPTION DAY
Feb 9 from 10.00 to 14.00 at Riu Montnegre Dog Park, C/Cami del Fondo. Pet Adoption Festival.
Stalls, tombola, rafles and exhibitions. Special display by Gerca search and rescue association.
GANDIA
THE OTHER VOICE EXHIBITION
Until Mar 20: US-born author and sculptor Kathryn Hart seeks to revive those 'Other Voices', those of strong women in history – Lucrecia Borgia and Venetian feminist writers, and women in Ancient Greece, like Aracne from the famous Velázquez painting.
And her exhibition in Gandia's Coll Alas hall, straight from the Biennale in Venice, shows her interpretation of history from 500 years of women's viewpoints – in black-and-white photos, paintings, statuettes and abstract structures.
One of her sculptures was actually created on site days ahead of the exhibition, and Kathryn (Texas, 1961) was there to cut the red tape.
The Other Voice is open until Friday, March 20 inclusive (entrance is free).
JAVEA
ARTS & CRAFT MARKET
Every Sunday through out the summer a variety of market stalls are on the promenade in Javea Port, where all products on offer are handmade by the stallholders.
Gifts and products include toys, handbags, jewellery, clothes, paintings and crafts. from 11.00 until 14.00.
'SHE IN THE SUN' ART EXIBITION
Until June 4:
Jon Barreno will exhibit his paintings at IB Isabel Bilbao Art Gallery.
For some time now Jon Barredo (Bilbao 1950) has stablished a unique relationship with the sea. He now intends to carry out an exercise of plastic integration in which the shadows of the objects found and placed in the painting continue to have importance in the process and the colour, as a unifying element, acquires a greater prominence.
In this exhibition he shows that route, a before and a now in his work, in transit.
His paintings will be exhibited at IB Isabel Bilbao Art Gallery in Jávea at IB Isabel Bilbao Art Gallery, Avda Ausias March 11.
HEAD FOR THE HEARTLANDS
Until Feb 16: Artist Nicoletta Tomas Caravia opens her latest exhibition tonight at the Casa del Cable on the seafront in Javea port where the show ‘A Path with a Heart’ with its colourful canvasses can be viewed.. Nicolette, who enjoys an international reputation for her work, bares her soul with a dreamlike imagery view of the world.
LA NUCIA
SPANISH LESSONS FOR RESIDENTS
This year, the School for Adults in La Nucía will offer again ‘Spanish Courses for Foreign Residents’.
The lessons will start in October and end in June, next year. The courses will be taught by qualified teachers, in small groups and in a friendly environment.
Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation!
The School offers the following free courses (30€ annual subscription only):
Monday: Basic Level (4pm – 6pm) Tuesday: Intermediate (4pm – 6pm),
Wednesday: Advanced level (4pm – 6pm).
If you are interested in learning Spanish, please come and see us at the University Department (next to the Auditori), from 9am to 3pm.
Call 965870328 or 678626908. The School for Adults is located in the new building of the former Public School of San Rafael, at the Avenida Porvilla. Free parking at the underground car park, opposite the Auditori.
LLIBER NEW MARKET IN TOWN
Every Thursday: The small village located in the Jalón Valley has begun a new weekly flea market (rastro).
The market is open every Thursday between 09.00 and 14.00 in the medical centre car park (Calle Colón). There will be a wide range of items available for sale including antiques and secondhand clothing.
LLIBER BARBECUE DAY
Feb 9: Everyone is welcome to spend a day in this quaint and pretty village and to enjoy a freshly cook barbecue.
The event takes place this Sunday and will be at the sports centre.
At a cost of €25 per person, a barbecue will be running from 10.00 to 19.00, and rice with beans and turnips will be served at 14.30. Drinks including beer, sangria and soft drinks are included, as is dessert.
Music will be played throughout what should be a very enjoyable day.
The first 100 people to reserve a space will receive a commemorative apron.
The cost for children aged 4 to 11 years is €10, and for 12 to 16 years, the price is €18.
The tickets can be requested by asking the festeros, or can be obtained at the town hall on Tuesdays and Fridays. Alternatively, send a WhatsApp to Suzanne on 690928168.
VALENCIA
MARS. THE CONQUEST OF A DREAM
Exhibition at the science museum in the City of Arts and Sciences with the red planet as the main protagonist. Further information about the City of Arts and Science and the exhibition is available from www.cac.es/en/home
TITANIC EXHIBITION
Until Feb 23: Titanic: The Exhibition is an international exhibition that has broken attendance records in several countries already, and is now located at the city’s Kinépolis shopping centre for our viewing pleasure.
It tells the true story of the infamous vessel and includes not only recreations of how the interior of the ship was, but close to 200 original items that were on board on that fateful April 10, 1912. These include jewellery, letters written by Chief Officer William Murdoch or personal items carried by the passengers. Kinépolis is located at Avenida de Francisco Tomás y Valiente. The exhibition is open from 17.00 to 21.30 on weekdays, and 11.00 to 21.30 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
Tickets cost between €7 and €12.5 depending on whether attendees qualify for discounts.
VILLAJOYOSA
THEATRE AT VILAMUSEU
Villajoyosa are giving a guided theatrical tour of their latest exhibition ‘Escalvas de la Belleza’ (Slaves to beauty), this is a novel and fun way of viewing and learning about the different pieces on show.
Of the 150 pieces on show, 115 are being seen for the first time, and there are some that have great archaeological value.
The theatrical visits are every Thursday at 19.30 and Saturdays at 11.30 and cost an extra €2.
The museum is open daily from 10.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.30 Tuesday to Saturday, Sundays and holidays: 10.00 to 14.00. Normal entry costs €3.