September 2008

September Agenda

Highlights

Art Exhibition Opening: The End of Summer - Beginning of Autumn
(Saturday 13th September)

Images of the turning of the season, the cooling of the long, hot days.

The exhibition takes a deep breath of the new, fresher breezes with interesting works of fine- and applied-arts including tile paintings and model boats as well as sculptures, fine arts and landscape paintings.

The diversity of the artworks is reflected by the diversity of the artists themselves: Brinda Priem, Ricardo Inácio, Stella Andrea, Vesna Pantelic, Kristina Pantelic and Siegfried Mundt.

Click here to see some more examples of the work that will be on show

The opening of the exhibition will be celebrated with a short performance by Aperitivo theatre group., which will then lead on to the opening of the second of the Museum's new art exhibitions - this one in the Museum Gallery, featuring the work of painters Nuno Fernandes, Cristela Gonçalves, Maria José da Silva and David Patrício da Silva, and photographer Arlette Ferber.

Saturday 13th September, 19:00

Jazz @ The Museum: Festa Africana! (Sunday 21st September)

The Jazz-Club dos Amigos do Museu in São Brás will start the new season with a huge African Party, featuring the famous ZÉ MANEL MARTINS (Afro-Latino) quintet and several guest players from Africa.

Together with the ISU (Algarve University Project, the objective of which is to help children in need in former Portuguese colonies), we will give an African look to the outdoor space of the Museum with handicraft and jewellery stalls, African food and drinks and a photo presentation by The Friends of NÔ DJUNTA MON ("Let's join hands"), a very worthwhile support project, that could use your help, too!!!

The event will also mark the launch of Zé Manel's new CD Atlantico,

No reservations required - tickets available at the door - but do please book food at the office two days in advance by calling Vânia on 966-329-073 or sending an e-mail to: admin@amigos-museu-sbras.org

So, put into your agenda : 21st September, 5.00pm, Festa Africana!!! Come, bring all your friends, drink, eat and enjoy the music and make your donation to: Nô Djunta Mon. Hope to see you all!
Download a copy of the concert poster here (417 Kb)

Click here to see Ze Manel Martin´s profile page on MySpace.com

Entrance Fee: 10 € (Friends 8 €).

Sunday 21st September, 17:00 (Doors open 16:30)

Going, Going - and, hopefully - Gone! (Saturday 27th September)

As in the previous two years, this year's Annual Auction of Fine Antiques and Quality Collectibles is being organised by Carmen Hoke, a former New Yorker and now long-standing resident of the Algarve with a great deal of knowledge and experience in this field.

We are especially looking for art, silverware, jewellery, antique chairs and other antique furniture, porcelain as well as fine collectables. This auction is the “real thing” and we will not be accepting bric-a-brac. Some examples of the items already submitted for sale can be viewed by clicking here. These include Chinese antiques, Ivory (with certification), 16th century Rocking Horses and much more.

So, if you would like to submit your prize family heirloom(s) for auction and get their details onto our website, please contact Ian as soon as possible at: 289845228, or email your pictures with full descriptions and provenance to:
admin@amigos-museu-sbras.org.

Items can be brought to the Amigos office for expert advice and approval on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd September from 11.00 am until 7.00 pm. Viewing and catalogue on Friday 26 from 3.00 - 7.00 pm.

We cordially invite all potential sellers and buyers, Amigos, friends and family to participate in this great fund-raising event and support the Museum and Amigos do Museu de São Brás. If you have any other specific questions then please ring Carmen directly on 281-971-632.

Free admission to the auction.

Saturday, 27th September, 10:00 - 15:00

Agenda

Mon 1st	Gardening Club: Pruning Trees and Shrubs by Wim Van Putten Entry 5€ (Amigos 4€) - including refreshments Monday 1st September, 15:30 (Museum Gallery)
Wed 10th	History Talk: Battles of the Peninsular War, by Trevor Haywood   Entry 2 € (Amigos free) Wednesday 10th September, 11:00 (Museum Gallery)
Sat. 13th	Double Art Opening: 19:00 End Of Summer - Beginning of Autumn (New Gallery) ... featuring work by Brinda Priem (decorative art), Ricardo Inãcio (tile pictures), Stella Andrea (landscapes), Vesna Pantelic (sculptures), Kristina Pantelic (fine arts) and Siegfried Mundt (miniature boats). This exhibition continues until 3rd November. A short play by Aperitivo will follow this, as a prelude to the opening of the second new exhibition which begins in the Museum Gallery on the same day (Opening ceremony at 19:40) - featuring the work of painters Nuno Fernandes, Cristela Gonçalves, Maria José da Silva and David Patrício da Silva, and photographer Arlette Ferber. This second exhibition runs until 8th October. Saturday 13th September, 19:00
Sun 14th	Opera Club: Cosi fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti ("Thus do all [women], or The School For Lovers") by Mozart. Film presentation by Helga Hampton of the production from the Salzburg Festival (1983) with the Vienna Philarmonic under the baton of Ricardo Muti, and the Vienna State Opera Chorus. Read more about this production by clicking here Entry: 2 € (free for members of the Opera Club) Sunday 14th September, 18:00
Wed 17th	Line Dancing: new fortnightly classes, beginning on 17th September. Enjoy dancing, music, the bar, meeting new people! - join a fun line dancing social evening with Kate. Entry: 7 € (Friends 5 €) Wednesday 17th September, 19:30
Fri 19th	BBQ and Dance ... ... organised by the St. Andrew's Society of the Eastern Algarve. All welcome to participate in their traditional event - but please book in advance, by no later than 12th September. Tickets: 12 € Friday 19th September 19:00
	German Film Club: Stille Sehnsucht (Warchild), in German with Portuguese sub-titles. Winner of the screenplay prize at Montreal World Film Festival and more awards at some of around 40 film festivals world wide. WARCHILD is the second part of Christian Wagner's planned Balkan Blues Trilogy, and describes the dilemma of the people whose lives were ruptured by the Bosnian conflict. Thirty-year-old Senada tries to find peace after the war.  In the whirlwind of the conflict, she has been separated from her then two-year-old daughter, who has since been listed as missing.  But Senada refuses to give up her search.  She locates her daughter again – the adopted daughter of German parents. Entry 2 € (free to Amigos) Click here for further details: http://wagnerfilm.de/warchild/en/ Friday 19th September 20:00 (Museum Gallery)
Sun 21st	Jazz Club: Festa Africana, with music by the ZÉ MANEL MARTINS (Afro-Latino) quintet and several guest players from Africa. African party, with African handicraft, food and drinks. Funding for ISU African projects. Reservations necessary for food, by Friday 19th please.   Entry 10 € (Friends 8 €). Bar available Sunday 21st September, 17:00
Thu 25th	Talk: Healing and Personal Growth, by Lesley Davies Free entry Thursday 25th September, 16:00
Fri 26th	Auction preview (see below) Friday 26th September, 16:00 - 19:00
Sat 27th	3rd Annual Auction of Fine Antiques and Quality Collectibles We are now inviting the submission of items for auction: eg Antique chairs and mirrors, old religious items (all religions), glassware, small bureaux and tables, and sculpture etc. Anyone offering items for sale should email: amigos-museu-sbras.org, if possible with as accurate a description as possible of the item(s), full provenance etc. Free entry Click here to view/download a copy of the Auction Poster Saturday, 27th September, 10:00 - 15:00