Thursday 29 January 2009

Friday night 30th January 2009 is time for Fado at the TEMPO, Portimão

The TEMPO (Portimão’s Municipal Theatre) invites lovers of Fado to spend Friday night enjoying the beautiful sound of Fado from Lisbon fadista Marco Oliveira


Friday 30th January, 10PM
Venue: TEMPO - TEatro Municipal de POrtimão).



Location: TEMPO - TEatro Municipal de POrtimão).
Address: Largo 1º Dezembro, 8500-538 Portimão, Phone: (+351) 282 480 496

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Links & Notes:

Marco Oliveira is not just a singer but also the composer of beautiful fados such as ‘Tu sabes lá’, ‘Noite de Saudade’ or ‘Lisboa Será Assim’. You can hear these in his debut work ‘Retrato’. Only 20 years of age and already you can feel this is a natural fadista that no doubt we shall hear more of in years to come.

Marco Oliveira myspace


Marco Oliveira sings ‘Tu Sabes Lá’

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Monday 19 January 2009

Friday night 23rd January 2009 is time for Jazz at the TEMPO, Portimão

Mikado Lab - Sines em Jazz 2008


The TEMPO (Portimão’s Municipal Theatre) invites lovers of Jazz to spend Friday night enjoying cool Jazz from Lisbon band Mikado Lab.

Friday 23rd January, 10PM
Venue: TEMPO - TEatro Municipal de POrtimão).


Location: TEMPO - TEatro Municipal de POrtimão).
Address: Largo 1º Dezembro, 8500-538 Portimão, Phone: (+351) 282 480 496


Links & Notes:

Mikado lab are:
Marco Franco /drums-electronics.
André Matos / electric guitar.
Ana Araújo / keys-electronics.
Pedro Gonçalves / bass.
Compositions are by Marco Franco.

Mikado Lab have a new album coming out in March 2009.

More on Mikado lab by Ben Ratliff, new york times Feb 17th 2008:

‘ This clever and alert band from Lisbon draws a wide circle connecting rock and jazz and electronic music, but with enough economy and fizzy fun not to lose its plot. Most of the tracks on “Baligo” (Tone of a Pitch), the band’s assured first record, are four minutes or less; they’re all written by Marco Franco, the drummer, who has a special ear for serpentine, flowing melodies. Some of these tunes could be recast as serious pieces of jazz for a murmuring acoustic band. Instead they’re simply arranged, rough and ready.’

Mikado Lab at myspace

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Sunday 18 January 2009

Flute player Maria João Cerol continues cycle of Baroque Music Concerts in Portimão

Another opportunity for an evening of Baroque Music.
This time with the flutist from Lagos, Maria João Cerol.

Friday 23rd January, 9:30PM
Venue: Igreja do Colégio

Note: Igreja do Colégio Church is the magnificent and recently renovated church in the centre of Portimão. This church is a treasure and can be visited everyday except on Sundays between 10AM and 13PM and 15PM and 20PM.

Location: Alameda da Praça da República, Portimão
(Google map)

Links & Notes:

Wikipedia on Baroque music
The term Baroque music is used to designate the style of music composed during a period that spans from 1600 to 1760.

J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel are often considered its culminating figures.
Some say the word baroque derives from the ancient Portuguese noun "barroco" which is the name for a pearl that is not round but of unpredictable and elaborate shape!

Hence, in informal usage, the word baroque can simply mean that something is "elaborate", with many details, without reference to the Baroque styles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

A compilation of baroque music for your listening pleasure:

Carlos Seixas - Harpsichord Concerto in A Major

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Thursday 15 January 2009

5 Days of Formula 1 testing at Algarve Motor Park offers a taster of F1 motor racing

Race teams from McLaren, Renault, Williams and Toyota will be at the Algarve Motor Park from Sunday January 18th to Thursday 22nd January. Check out these cars that can reach speeds of up to 360Km/h (220 mph) and rev up to 19 000.

Sunday, 18th January to Thursday 22nd January 2009
Venue: Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal

Tickets €15 for 1 day or €35 for 5 days.
€20 extra for 1 day access to the Paddock and €45 for 5 day access.

Tickets can be bought here: http://trackshop.autodromodoalgarve.com/default.aspx

Location: The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve is located near the city of Portimão, in Sítio do Escampadinho in the parish of Mexilhoeira Grande. This is about 4.5 kilometres north of the Algarve motorway (A22), with a direct road link via the motorway exit at Mexilhoeira Grande.
Praia da Rocha and the cities of Portimão and Lagos are a 10-minute drive away.

Update 18/01/2009:
Due to possible adverse weather conditions the Ferrari team have cancelled their tests at the Algarve Motor Park.

Notes and Links:

Other 2009 events at the Algarve Motor Park:

10-12 April : A1GP –World Cup of motorsport
8-10 May : Historic Formula One Championship
31st July – 1 & 2 August : Algarve 1000Km – Le Mans Series
11-13 September
: GT Championship
17-20 September
: GP2 Series
23 – 25 October
: World Superbike Championship


Official site of the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Algarve Motor Park)

Formula 1 (wikipedia)

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Monday 12 January 2009

Friday night 16th January 2009 is time for Flamenco at the TEMPO, Portimão

The TEMPO (Portimão’s Municipal Theatre) invites lovers of Flamenco to spend Friday night listening to the award wining flamenco-fusion band from Seville: Cadencia.

Flamenco music at it’s best!

Friday 16th January, 10PM
Venue: TEMPO - TEatro Municipal de POrtimão).

Location: TEMPO - TEatro Municipal de POrtimão).
Address: Largo 1º Dezembro, 8500-538 Portimão, Phone: (+351) 282 480 496

Links & Notes

‘Cadencia es un grupo musical de raices flamencas que se impregna de sonidos de origenes dispares a traves de la fusion, uniendo componentes provenientes del rock ,del flamenco, de la música etnica , Latina y de sonidos celtas en una misma banda. En su historial merece mención especial el reconocimiento como mejor canción en un festival televisivo de jóvenes promesas y del mismo modo la edición autoproducida de su primer trabajo discográfico “ Sin tí “. From myspace: http://www.myspace.com/elflamencoquellega

Cadencia are a flamenco-fusion band influenced by different sounds and musicians including those of Javier Ruibal, Paco de Luci­a, Jorge Pardo, Cigala, Serrat, Richard Bona, Caetano Veloso, Vinicius de Moraes, Fernanda y Bernerda, Antonio Mairena, Michel Camilo, Camaron

Cadencia’s Official Web Site

Cadencia in myspace

Cadencia sing Sol

Cadencia singing award winning song Sin Ti

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Sunday 11 January 2009

Baroque Music Concert by Barlavento String Quartet in Portimão


Relax and enjoy Baroque music played by the Balavento String Quartet:

Oxana Temniakova – Viola

Christel Schlünder - Viola

Bernard Schlünder - Cello

Fritz Moscher - Cello


Friday 16th January, 9:30PM

Venue: Igreja do Colégio


Note: Igreja do Colégio Church is the magnificent-looking and recently renovated church in the centre of Portimão.

Location: Alameda da Praça da República, Portimão (Google map)




'The term Baroque music is used to designate the style of music composed during a period that spans from 1600 to 1760.

J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel are often considered its culminating figures.
Some say the word baroque derives from the ancient Portuguese noun "barroco" which is the name for a pearl that is not round but of unpredictable and elaborate shape!

Hence, in informal usage, the word baroque can simply mean that something is "elaborate", with many details, without reference to the Baroque styles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.'



A compilation of baroque music for your listening pleasure:

Carlos Seixas - Harpsichord Concerto in A Major









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Sunday 4 January 2009

Portimão is first venue for successful Broadway musical ‘The Producers’

Enjoy the Award winning Mel Brooks musical at Portimão’s Arena (Parque de Feiras e Exposições) before it moves on to Lisbon and Oporto.

The show involves more than 25 actors, a live band with 20 musicians and wonderful scenery.

A great show - not to be missed!

Wednesday 7th to Sunday 11th of January, 9.30PM
{Friday 9th January performance at 5PM & 9.30PM}
Venue: Portimão Arena - Parque de Feiras e Exposições - Portimão


Tickets: €27.50 to €45

Tickets can be bought at the ticket office of the Portimão Arena at FNAC shops or online at http://www.ticketline.pt/

Location: Portimão Arena is an excellent exhibition centre easily accessible from the centre of Portimão by car or local bus. It’s within walking distance from Portimão’s Riverside Area.
(Google Maps)

Links & Notes:

'The Producers is a comedy-musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics by Brooks and music by Brooks and Glen Kelly. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Complications arise when the show unexpectedly turns out to be successful.

The humor of the show is accessible to a wide range of audiences, and draws on ridiculous accents, caricatures of homosexuals and Nazis, and many show business in-jokes. The musical was a hit in New York, spawning national tours and successful productions in London and internationally.' (Wikipedia)

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What’s On in the Algarve in January 2009


Enjoy a warm Algarve Winter with New Year Classical Music Concerts, the Al-Mutamid Medieval Music Festival, Jazz Concerts, the award wining Broadway musical ‘The Producers’, Painting and Art exhibitions, Paderne Medieval Market and Parade, Querença Sausage Festival, Concert, Portuguese Handball Cup as well as the Fair of Decoration, Furniture and Home Equipment, the Fair of Beauty and Cosmetics and the Fair of Wedding Preparation and Items.

Obtain the Algarve What’s On Guide in hard copy at Faro Airport (in the Tourist Office) and in all Tourist Offices throughout the Algarve or you can download it from here:

What’s On in the Algarve in January 2009

There is more to the Algarve than ‘Sun, Sea & Sand’!

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