Saturday 28 February 2009

What’s On in the Algarve in March 2009

Spring arrives early in the Algarve with lots going on for everyone:

- Concerts for Jazz lovers;
- Fado Music concerts
- Beethoven’s sonatas for Piano and Violin;
- Photo exhibitions
- ‘Formula Future’ Power boat racing;
- Jetski and water boat endurance racing
- Tango & Argentinean Cinema

To name just a few of the many events taking place this month!

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 March 2009

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

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Thursday 26 February 2009

Classical Music in Portimão & nearby



Events are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.


Saturday 1 May 2010 at 18.30
Gulbenkian Soloists: Schumann (Quartet for piano & strings, op 47 & Fünf Stücke im Volkston for celo & piano, op. 102) & Bohuslav Martinú (Three Madrigals for violin & viola, H. 313 & Sextet for strings, H.224)
Venue: Igreja do Colegio Church
Tickets: Free entry

Sunday 16 May 2010 at 18.30
Clara & Robert Robert Schumann (concert with commentary): piano, violin & celo, op 12 by Clara Schumann & Quintet with piano, op 44 by Robert Schumann
Venue: Igreja do Colegio Church
Tickets: Free entry

Sunday 6 June 2010 at 18.30
Schumann: piano & clarinet recital
Venue: Igreja do Colegio Church
Tickets: Free entry


Further details of programmes and dates will be added here!

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Tuesday 24 February 2009

Friday night 27th February 2009 is time to hear the Portuguese Guitar at the TEMPO, Portimão

The TEMPO (Portimão’s Municipal Theatre) invites lovers of the Portuguese Guitar to spend Friday night enjoying the beautiful sound from the guitar of Ricardo Parreira

Friday 27th February, 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:

So young and so talented Ricardo Parreira follows the footsteps of the great Portuguese guitar players such as Carlos Paredes, José Nunes, Francisco Carvalhinho ou Armandinho.

“Nas veias de uma guitarra” is the name of the first album launched in 2007, a tribute to the guitar player Fernando Alvim – who accompanied Carlos Paredes for more than 20 years.

Ricardo Parreira on myspace

‘The Portuguese guitar or Portuguese guitarra (Portuguese: guitarra portuguesa) is a plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings, strung in six courses comprising of two strings each. It has a distinctive tuning mechanism. It is most notably associated with fado, although it has and is being used in a broader context.’ (wikipedia)


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Thursday 19 February 2009

Portimão Tivoli Arade Ladies Open Singles Finals on Sunday 22nd February 2009

With more than 10,000 euros in prize money the Tivoli Arade Ladies Open competition is underway with the participation of last year’s finalist Nina Bratchikova.

Other participants include: Catarina Ferreira, Joana Pangaio, Maria João Koelher & Ana Claro.

The pairs final is on Saturday 21st February whilst the ladies final will take place on Sunday 22nd February. Both finals starting at 11AM.

Location & Contact: Clube de Ténis de Portimão e Rocha, Complexo Municipal de Ténis de Portimão, Portimão, 8500- 652 – Portugal
Email : geral@tenisportimao.com
Tel. 282 418780
Fax. 282 413087

Entrance: Free of charge

Links

List of female tennis players (wikipedia)

Clube de Ténis da Praia da Rocha (website)

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Wednesday 18 February 2009

35th Cycle Tour de Algarve starts today in Albufeira and ends on Sunday 22nd February in Portimão


The Tour consists of 5 stages starting in Albufeira and finishing in Portimão.

On Sunday 22nd February, at 2PM enjoy the arrival of the cyclists at Portimão’s pretty Riverside area as they complete the Tour and the final stage.

The Tour de Algarve covers 734,6 km.

Wednesday 18 Feb: 1st stage, Albufeira - Olhão, 173,6 km
Thursday 19 Feb: 2nd stage, Lagoa - Lagos, 183,5 km
Friday 20 Feb: 3rd stage, VR Sto. António - Alto do Malhão, 175 km
Saturday 21 Feb: 4th stage, Castro Marim - Tavira, 33,7 km (CRI)
Sunday 22 Feb: 5th stage, Vila do Bispo - Portimão, 168,8 km

Note: At Praia da Rocha you can rent a bike from Motorent.
A great way to travel around and sightsee Praia da Rocha, Alvor, Ferragudo and Portimão!

Last year (2008) the Tour de Algarve was won by the Belgian Stijn Devolder (team Quickstep).

The first man to arrive in Portimão during the 5th and last stage was the Austrian Berhard Eisel (team Milram).

Links:

Other International competitions :

Tour de France 2009

Tour de Britain 2009

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Tuesday 17 February 2009

Portuguese group Deolinda at the TEMPO, Portimão, Saturday 21st February




With the voice of Ana Bacalhau Deolinda is not quite typical Fado…
For one thing they do not use the Portuguese guitar…but they are taking Fado to another level and they are extremely popular right now!

Saturday 21st February, 9.30PM
Venue: TEMPO - TEatro Municipal de POrtimão).

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

Tickets are €15

Deolinda is:
Ana Bacalhau, Vocals,
Zé Pedro Leitão, Double Bass,
Pedro da Silva Martins, classical guitar
Luís José Martins, classical guitar.


Links & Notes:

QUEM É A DEOLINDA? / WHO IS DEOLINDA?

"O seu nome é Deolinda e tem idade suficiente para saber que a vida não é tão fácil como parece, solteira de amores, casada com desamores, natural de Lisboa, habita um rés-do-chão algures nos subúrbios da capital. Compõe as suas canções a olhar por entre as cortinas da janela, inspirada pelos discos de grafonola da avó e pela vida bizarra dos vizinhos. Vive com 2 gatos e um peixinho vermelho..."

"...Her name is Deolinda and she is old enough to realize that life isnt as easy as it seems. Merrily unmarried, in love and out of love, born in Lisbon, she inhabits a ground floor apartment somewhere in the suburbs of the capital. She writes her own songs by peeking through the curtains of her window, drawing inspiration from the old gramophone records that once belonged to her grandmother and by the bizarre and strange life of her neighbours. She lives with 2 cats and a gold fish..."

Deolinda é um original projecto de música popular portuguesa (MPP), inspirado pelo fado e as suas origens tradicionais. Formado em 2006 por 4 jovens músicos com experiências musicais diversas (jazz, música clássica, música étnica e tradicional), procuram, através do cruzamento das diferentes linguagens e pesquisa musical, recriar uma sonoridade de cariz popular que sirva de base às composições originais do grupo.

Deolinda is a project from Lisbon inspired by fado and its traditional roots in order to create original songs based on portuguese traditional and popular music. It came to life in 2006, by the hands of 4 young musicians with diverse musical backgrounds and experiences (such as classical music, jazz, ethnical and traditional music), searching to recreate a sound rooted in popular music through the crossing of different musical languages and musical research serving as a base for the group's original compositions. By Deolinda on myspace

Deolinda on youtube

Deolinda - Mal Por Mal (S. Jorge)



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Monday 16 February 2009

Freefly competition at Portimão’s municipal airfield in Alvor



Watch the Freefly competition this coming weekend (21st and 22nd Feb; from 9AM).

You can watch on giant screens the Freefly competition taking place at Portimão’s airfield in Alvor. Watch the images captured by the ‘cameraflyers’!

Time to watch the fliers in vertical flight falling feet first and then head first!

Saturday 21st February - Sunday, 22nd February, from 9AM
‎Address: Montes de Alvor
Portimão 8501, Portugal


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Links & Notes:

Freeflying is a skydiving discipline which began circa 1994 by a group of skydivers who wanted to experiment with non-traditional forms of flight.

Freeflying is an expansion of skydiving which includes the traditional belly-to-earth positions, but extends into vertical flight where the flyer is in an upright position (falling feet first) or in an inverted position (falling head first). These positions increase freefall speeds and make new types of formations and routines possible. (wikipedia)

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Sunday 15 February 2009

Carnival in the Algarve is a time to have fun and party!


There are festivities and dance parties throughout the Algarve (and Portugal) during Carnival week. The town of Loulé is famous for the most elaborate parades and this year is no exception. Preparations have been underway for weeks. Rehearsals ensure that all goes smoothly on the day! Carnival spirit is infectious and involves everyone. Parades involving children are very popular.

Portimão, Alvor, Figueira and Mexilhoeira Grande are also gearing up for Carnival.

Carnival parades will start on Sunday 22nd at 2PM in the streets of Figueira & Mexilhoeira Grande followed by dance parties (Baile in Portuguese).

On Shrove Tuesday (24th) carnival participants will parade through Portimão starting at 3PM in the Riverside area.

On the same day at 2.30PM the streets of Alvor will be stage for similar folly.


Links & Notes:

‘Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations.’ (Wikipedia)


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Friday night 20th February 2009 is time for Jazz by the Jorge Moniz Quarteto at the TEMPO, Portimão


The TEMPO (Portimão’s Municipal Theatre) invites lovers of Jazz to spend Friday night enjoying Jazz improvisation by the Jorge Moniz Quarteto.


Friday 20th February, 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

The Jorge Moniz Quarteto is
Mário Delgado - Guitar
Júlio Resende - Piano
João Custódio – Double Bass
Jorge Moniz - Drums


Links & Notes:

Jorge Moniz Quarteto (myspace)

Jorge Moniz Quarteto official website

Jorge Moniz by Jorge Moniz (in Portuguese; from myspace)
‘Experiência como músico profissional

Ao longo da sua actividade como músico profissional, tem trabalhado com agrupamentos que vão desde a música erudita (na Camerata Musical do Barreiro, como pianista), até às áreas do rock, blues (Old Blues Band), Bossa Nova, Samba (com os músico Sílvia Nazário e Cláudio Kumar no projecto ‘Bossa e outras novas’) e, principalmente, ao jazz (nestas últimas como baterista).

Na sua actividade como baterista tem trabalhado com nomes como o contrabaixista Zé Eduardo (com quem participou, para além dos espectáculos de pequenas formações por todo o país, num concerto de Big Band em 1999 no Festival internacional de Jazz de Loulé), participou, também, desde o início da sua formação, com o quarteto do trompetista Hugo Alves (com quem ainda colabora com frequência, e de onde se destacam as apresentações no Festival Internacional de Jazz de Faro 2001, no ciclo de Jazz de Lagos, em Agosto de 2002, que contou com a presença do pianista portuense Pedro Guedes, actuações em Sevilha, Badajoz, Salamanca, Pontevedra, Corunha, Lisboa (Hot Clube) e Funchal).

Do seu percurso, ainda como baterista, fazem também parte os nomes de Nuno Ferreira e Nelson Cascais (com quem participou no programa televisivo da RTP «Ouvir e Falar» do maestro António Victorino d’Almeida, onde esteve presente Luis Villas-Boas), os contrabaixistas Bernardo Moreira e Nuno Correia, o pianista João Maurílio (com apresentações em trio), o saxofonista Jorge Reis, o saxofonista espanhol António Mesa (apresentações em Portugal e Espanha), o guitarrista Vasco Agostinho, Afonso Pais, Bruno Santos, entre outros.

Em 2003 gravou o cd ‘Estranha Natureza’ com o quarteto de Hugo Alves, que foi considerado pelo site ‘Jazzportugal’ o melhor cd de jazz português desse ano e, em 2005, o cd ‘Taksi’ com o mesmo músico, desta vez em trio, com o contrabaixista Zé Eduardo.

Na área do Jazz trabalha frequentemente com os pianistas Júlio Resende e João Maurílio e com as cantoras Vânia Fernandes e Angelina.’ (myspace)


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Wednesday 11 February 2009

German Classical Music at the Portimão’s Parish Church

An evening of classical music by the Portuguese Orchestra of Chamber Music

An interesting programme that offers an opportunity to hear music that was banned and music that was approved by the nazi regime.

The programme will consist of works by Hartmann, Strauss, Klein, Wagner and Haas.

The Portuguese Orchestra of Chamber music is directed by Pedro Carneiro and has soloists Adrian Florescu (violin) and Eldevina Materula (oboe).

Programme
1st Part
Concerto Funebre by Karl Amadeus Hartmann
“Siegfried Idyll” by Richard Wagner.

2nd Part
Study for Orchestra by Pavel Haas,
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra by Richard Strauss
Partita (Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello in arrangement for chamber orchestra) by Gideon Klein

Saturday 14th February, 9:30PM
Venue: Portimão’s Parish Church (Igreja Matriz de Portimão)

Location: Largo da Igreja / Rua Machado Santos, Portimão, 8500-529 Portimão


Links & Notes:

Karl Amadeus Hartmann
‘Karl Amadeus Hartmann (August 2, 1905 – December 5, 1963) was a German composer. Some have lauded him as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century, although he is now largely overlooked, particularly in English-speaking countries.’
(Wikipedia)

Karl Amadeus Hartmann : Concerto funèbre - 3rd movement (Allegro di molto) (youtube).

Richard Wagner
‘Wilhelm Richard Wagner (IPA: /ˈrɪtʃ.ərd ˈvɑg.nər/, German pronunciation: [ˈrɪx.ɑrt ˈvɑg.nər]; 22 May 1813, Leipzig, Germany – 13 February 1883, Venice, Italy) was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas", as they were later called’ (Wikipedia)

Richard Wagner, Siegfried Idyll (youtube)


Pavel Haas
‘Pavel Haas (21 June 1899 – 17 October 1944) was a Czech composer who perished in the Holocaust.’ (Wikipedia)

Pavel Haas - Studi for Orchestra (youtube)


Richard Strauss
‘Richard Strauss (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, particularly of operas, Lieder and tone poems. Strauss was also a prominent conductor’ (Wikipedia)

Strauss Oboe Concerto (youtube)

Gideon Klein
‘Gideon Klein (December 6, 1919 – c.January 1945) was a Czech pianist and composer of classical music, organizer of cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.’ (Wikipedia)

Jacques Thibaud String Trio performs Gideon Klein (youtube)

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Monday 9 February 2009

Skydiving diving record to be broken in Portimão’s airfield, near Alvor



The stage is set for 30 skydivers to break the Portuguese record for formation diving currently set at 22 skydivers.

Next weekend (Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th February) from 9AM you can watch on giant screens the Skydiving competition taking place at Portimão’s airfield. You will be able to see the images captured by the ‘cameraflyers’ of the teams skydiving from 4500 metres altitude!

The skydivers will jump in free fall for about 60secs and reach an approx velocity of 200KM/hr.

Let’s hope the weather is perfect for this exciting spectacle!

Saturday 14th February - Sunday, 15th February, from 9AM
‎Address: Montes de Alvor
Portimão 8501, Portugal


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Links & Notes:

Freefly in Alvor, Portual - Download from skydivingmovies: (11MB video clip)

Flights/jumps in formation (VF4)

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Sunday 8 February 2009

Portimão celebrates the algarvian orange 9th-14th Feb 2009 at the Municipal Market

Check out the mouth watering algarvian oranges as they take centre stage at Portimão’s Municipal Market.

Monday 9th February – Saturday, 14th February, from 7AM – 8PM
Note: the market has 2 opening periods: 7AM to 2PM and 5PM to 8PM during weekdays and is open 7AM to 2PM on Saturdays. Closed Sundays.
The municipal market is in the centre of the town with free parking available during the first hour.

‎Address & contact details: Avenida São João de Deus
8500-508 Portimão – Algarve – Portugal; Tel.: 282 432 416; Fax: 282 432 539
E-mail: mmportimao@gmail.com

In addition to being able to buy and taste oranges you can also observe the preparation of drinks and dishes made with oranges.

The tasting session offers an opportunity to visit the relatively new municipal market (opened in December 2007) which offers a magnificent display of the best algarvian fish, meat, fruit and vegetables.



Links & Notes:

‘Some South East Indo-European [languages] name orange after Portugal, which was formerly the main source of imports of sweet oranges. Examples are Bulgarian portokal [портокал], Greek portokali [πορτοκάλι], Persian porteghal [پرتقال], and Romanian portocală. Also in South Italian dialects (Neapolitan), orange is named portogallo or purtualle, literally "the Portuguese ones". Related names can also be found in other languages: Turkish Portakal, Arabic al-burtuqal [البرتقال], Amharic birtukan, and Georgian phortokhali [ფორთოხალი].

Portuguese, Spanish, Arab, and Dutch sailors planted citrus trees along trade routes to prevent scurvy.’ (Wikipedia)

Mercado de Portimão (in Portuguese)


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Friday night 13th February 2009 is time for the Jazzy- Funky -Rocky sound of Proyecto Entrecuerdas at the TEMPO, Portimão

The TEMPO (Portimão’s Municipal Theatre) invites you to a session with Proyecto Entrecuerdas, a versatile traditional string quartet + double bass (contrabass) capable of a myriad of sounds.

Friday 13th February, 11PM
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:


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Proyecto Entrecuerdas (site on myspace)

About Proyecto Entrecuerdas
‘Provenientes de diversas experiencias personales y profesionales,los componentes de Entrecuerdas(el Quinteto) coincidimos en el "conservatorio de la calle" interesandonos por sonidos urbanos extra-académicos (rock,jazz,flamenco...) y decidimos crear una formación exclusivamente de cuerda (cuarteto tradicional + contrabajo) que fuera capaz de acometer cualquier tipo de repertorio. Paralelamente,víctimas de una insaciable curiosidad,nos interesamos por el cabararet y las técnicas teatrales asociadas a la música de humor hasta el punto de que estrenamos nuestros primeros espectáculos junto a actores y cantantes.El Proyecto Entrecuerdas, es nuestra respuesta a la pregunta que desde hace unos años se hacen miles de jóvenes violinistas,violas y chelos de todo el mundo al escuchar la música que verdaderamente les gusta: ¿cómo sonaría eso con mi instrumento? Written by entrecuerdas (myspace)


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Friday 6 February 2009

Portimão Skysurf Protour 2009 returns to Portimão’s municipal airfield

This coming weekend (7th and 8th Feb; from 9AM) you can watch on giant screens the Skysurfing competition taking place at Portimão’s airfield. You will be able to see the images captured by the ‘cameraflyers’ of the teams skydiving from 4200 metres altitude!

During the competition there is a chance to win a ‘tandem’ jump with the national champion José Veras. Entrance is free of charge with bouncy castles available for children’s entertainment.

A tandem jump enables you to experience a free fall jump as a ‘passenger’ under an experienced skydiver. You only need minimal instruction before experiencing the free fall at 300km/hr!

Time to watch the skies and let the adrenaline flow!

Saturday 7th February - Sunday, 8th February, from 9AM
‎Address: Montes de Alvor, Portimão 8501, Portugal


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Links & Notes:

SkySurf ProTour 2009 (official website)

Poster (in Portuguese)

Flyer (in Portuguese)

Skydiving Clips Collection Algarve 08/09 (YouTube)

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Tuesday 3 February 2009

Friday night 6th February 2009 is time for Jazz at the TEMPO, Portimão


The TEMPO (Portimão’s Municipal Theatre) invites you to a session of improvisation of Jazz with IMPROVISIBLE : Saxophonist José Menezes and drum player Jose Salgueiro

Friday 6th February, 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:

These are 2 well known and sought after musicians with a long curriculum of good music.

José Menezes has colaborated with many established musicians and ‘famous names’ including António Pinho Vargas, António Vitorino de Almeida, Miguel Graça Moura, Pedro Osório , Thilo Krassman,Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard , Bernardo Sassetti, Maria João, Mário Laginha, Perico Sambeat,Herman José, G.N.R., Luis Represas ,Tito Paris ou Sara Tavares.
José Menezes website (in English)

José Salgueiro plays a number of instruments and has also collaborated with popular musicians including Zeca Afonso, Trovante, Sérgio Godinho, José Mario Branco, Gaiteiros de Lisboa, Maria João, and many others.
José Salgueiro (my space)


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Sunday 1 February 2009

What’s On in the Algarve in February 2009

February is Carnival time in many places throughout the Algarve but there is a lot more happening with:

- Fado concerts including that by Camané;
- Classical Music concerts
- Concert by Portuguese popular singer Sérgio Godinho;
- The Al-Mutamid Music Concert Festival with the group Amira;
- Painting Exhibitions;
- The Algarve Cycle Tour and;
- Amazing spectacles in the air as part of the Portuguese Cup in Parachuting.

To name just a few of the many events taking place this month!

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 February 2009

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

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