Fri 1st

Talk & Film

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Municipal Library of São Brás de Alportel.

• Conversation with George Franzky Cabral "Seventy years ago - Escaped from Nazi Germany to London: a little known chapter of Luso-German history .
• Viewing of the film: Lisbon - Harbour of Hope by Pavel Schnabel, 1994. (In Portuguese and German)

Friday 1st April, 19:30

Sun 3rd

Easter Bazaar

The Easter Fair this year will take place on Sunday 3rd April in the pleasant Museum garden. There will be lots of things to see and buy from small home producers, artisans and other creative designers with the emphasis on recycled materials. There is entertainment for all the family including Hunt the Easter Egg and Easter Bonnet competitions, as well as a whole range of refreshments, charity stalls and raffle.

Sunday 3rd April, 11:00 to 16:00

Tues 5th

AAA Talk: Rewriting Nefertiti: The history and historiography of the most famous Queen of Egypt - Dr Joyce Tyldesley, Manchester Museum. In English.

Entry: 5 € (free to members of AAA only)

Tuesday 5th April, 14:30

Sat. 9th

Workshop and Inauguration of Ebru painting exhibition

Art Ebru is the most popular traditional Islamic Turkish art. It can be basically defined as painting on water and fixed in paper that has traditionally been used in the ornamentation of books. The earliest work that is known for using this technique was dated 1595. Currently, this technique has been used in various materials such as cloth, porcelain, marble, wood and leather. All materials used are found in nature.

With İbrahim Aybek, a young architect and teacher, you will have this unique opportunity to learn the ancient technique of painting Ebru. Reserve you place now (8 €).

Saturday, 9th April

Sun 10th

Opera Club: The Pearlfishers, Teatro la Fenice di Venezia, 2004.Video presentation by Helga Hampton.

Entry 4 € (Amigos 2 €)

Sunday 10th April, 18:00

Sat. 16th

Classical Concert

Josué Nunes studied at the Conservatório de Música do Algarve and holds a degree in guitar from the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa where he studied with professor Piñero Nagy. He appeared at the Vienna Conservatory in Austria, the “Conservatório de Tomar - Canto Firme” and at the 1st Festival of Classical Music in Tavira. Josué was guest soloist at various International Guitar Festivals including the 6th Guitar Festival Phillip Neri, Bologna - Italy.

The concert is a presentation of the latest CD of guitarist Josué Nunes entitled Renascer. The program includes works by Bach, Villa Lobos, Pernambuco, F. Sor, M. Ponce and Albeniz.

Entry: 12 € (Amigos 10 €)

Saturday 16th April,18:00

Sun 17th

Jazz Club: OJL Redux

The Association of Jazz Musicians of the Algarve and the Jazz Orchestra were born in 2004 on the initiative of musician Hugo Alves, who was also the mentor, the founder and artistic director of music.

Hugo Alves is a major trumpeter in the jazz scene and internationally recognised having edited 3 CDs. Within the musical world of Arts, OJL's stage, there are other configurations including The AJMMA All Stars, The Saxophone Quartet, and OJL Redux.

Entry: 10 € (Amigos 8 €)

Sunday 18th April, 17:00

Sun 24th

Fado Night with guest fadistas, plusVítor do Carmo and José Santana on guitars

Entry: 4 € (Amigos 3 €)

Sunday 25th April, 21:00

See also: Regular Activities

Newsletter for April 2011