Sat 10th

Art Exhibition Opening: Colourful Nature (New Gallery)

.... featuring work by Anna Theeuwes, Johanna Roth, Katrina Rose, Takae Nitahara, Rosalind Hodges and Rosina Boxall. For further details, please click on the painting (left).

The exhibition opens on the 10th of January at 19:00, with a multi-lingual presentation on the theme by the Aperitivo performance group.

Free Entry.

Saturday 10th January, 19:00

Sun 11th

Opera Club: Die Fledermaus (J Strauss) - video presentation by Helga Hampton.

Entry: 4 € (Friends 2 €)

Sunday 11th January, 18:00

German Film Club: Vier Minuten (Director: Chris Kraus)

Entry 2 € (Amigos 1 €)

Friday 16th January, 20:00 (Museum Gallery)

Sun 18th

Jazz Club: Lagos Jazz Orchestra

This month, we are very proud to present the Lagos Jazz Orchestra, a big-band consisting of 18 musicians (including singers) conducted by the famous jazz trumpet player Hugo Alves.

Click on the Jazz Club icon (left) for more details.

Download a copy of the concert poster here (422 Kb)

Entry: 12 € (Amigos 10 €)

Sunday 18th January, 17:00

Sat 24th

Concert: The Conservatório Series 2

The second of three concerts to be given by the most promising students from the Marina Campina school in Faro. This concert by these talented young people will feature wind instruments (clarinet, flute and saxophone) with piano support, with pieces from a wide variety of composers, including Bach, Chopin, Ravel and Bartok. This is the future of music-making in the Algarve and in Portugal - please come along and give your support.

Entry: 7 € (Amigos 5 €)

Saturday 24th January, 2009

Sun 25th

Fado Night with guest fadistas (Dilar Rosa, Rui Alves, Estela Mendonça, Patrícia Serra, Vítor Alves and Virgílio Costa), plusVítor do Carmo and José Santana on guitars

Entry: 4 € (Amigos 3 €)

Sunday 25th January, 21:00

Wed 28th

New Year's Dinner

The German speakers' group of the Amigos do Museu will be holding a multilingual New Year's Dinner on Wednesday, 28th January at 19:00.

As well as starters, the main course will be "Caldeirada de Atum" (or Tuna Fish Stew). The host, Georg Fransky Cabral, will take this opportunity to tell us something about the secrets of Portuguese cuisine. Everyone is welcome to join the party.

Dinner reservations are essential and the costs are € 8.50 p.person excluding drinks.

You can place your reservation with the office by 26th January - tel: 966-329-073

We look forward to seeing you and your families and friends.

Wednesday, 28th January, 19:00

Sat 31st

On Saturday 31st January the local association Al-Portel will be presenting its first publication entitled "Da Árabia ao Al-Andalus" (from Arabia to Andalusia) at the Museu doTrajo de São Brás de Alportel. The book was written by Dr. Renato Santos with the help of members José Dantes, Nelson da Silva and Teresa Sofia Sancho, among others, and based on the lectures Dr. Santos gave at the museum.

Saturday 31st January

Newsletter for January 2009

See also: Regular Activities