– February 22, 2022
Silves’ municipal market reopened on Saturday (February 19) at 9.30am after undergoing renovations to the tune of €1.3 million.
The inauguration ceremony was open to the public.
Meanwhile, the temporary market which had been set up near the municipal pools is due to close this Thursday.
Fotos by Mercado Municipal Silves
Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) won his second Volta ao Algarve last weekend, repeating his 2020 victory and cementing his name in the competition’s history as one of the few cyclists to win it twice.
Despite finishing 5th in the last stage on Sunday, his dominant performance in Saturday’s time trial gave him the lead he needed to be crowned the overall winner.
“I wanted to come back and do the same thing I did two years ago and I’m glad I did. I knew that this week the time trial was the most important thing. Yesterday (Saturday) I gave everything, and today (Sunday) I still felt (the effort) in my legs. But as we approached the last climb, Louis (Vervaeke) and other teammates did a great job,” said Evenepoel.
Colombian Sergio Higuita (Bora-Hansgrohe) won the final stage – a 173km ride from Lagoa to Malhão in Loulé – after having competed for the win in the second stage, only to crash with the finish line in sight. This time everything went well for the South American cyclist.
“First of all, I want to dedicate this victory to the great-grandmother of my girlfriend, who died the day I fell. To have the possibility of winning the stage, falling, arriving at the hotel and receiving this bad news… It’s a big blow. Today (Sunday) we left for the stage motivated to give our best and we got this victory. The team had difficult days in the Algarve. One of us fell and broke his collarbone, another got sick, but today we won,” said Higuita.
Here’s the top-10 overall standings:
1. Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team – Belgium): 19:35:03
2. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates – UAE): + 1:17
3. Daniel Martinez (INEOS Grenadiers – UK): +1:21
4. Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers): +1:39
5. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ – France): +2:00
6. Tobias S. Foss (Jumbo-Visma – Netherlands): +2:04
7. Stefan Kung (Groupama-FDJ): +2:16
8. Thibaut Guernalec (Team Arkea-Samsic – France): +2:41
9. Sven Erik Bystrom (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux – Belgium): +3:13
10. Dylan Van Baarle (INEOS Grenadiers): +3:38
Last year, the Volta ao Algarve was won by the region’s very own João Rodrigues.
Source: Algarve Resident Newspaper
Working with clay is like touching the earth – it has therapeutic properties, and, starting this Saturday, February 19, everyone is invited to learn to sculpt with this material.
Leading the classes will be teacher Sandra Afonso, with a degree in Plastic Arts and Sculpture from the Fine Arts School of Porto University, who will focus on the exploration of form, as well as deconstructing the images of the world and of ourselves, deconstructing stereotypes and allowing the students to rejoice in the pleasure of creating and working with clay.
To begin, students will be introduced to sculpting and later gain new knowledge and sculpting skills.
These classes are for all adults interested in plastic arts in general or with some previous artistic knowledge.
Participation in the classes will have an associated cost, with all necessary materials included, and it is subject to online confirmation through this email: escola.artes@lagoa.pt (there is a limit of 8 students)
Lagoa welcomes Shadow Puppet rendition of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” this February
Silves Orange Festival is back this Weekend for its 6th edition
Canadian Artist exhibits his artwork in Portimão this February 14
Concert in honour of iconic jazz musician Toots Thielemans this February 19
The music played at the street markets and palaces of Gharb Al-Andalus centuries ago inspired by the cultures of the Maghreb and the Middle East returns once again to the Algarve with the Al-Mutamid Festival 2022, featuring five different shows this February and March.
Here is the comprised list of dates for the Festival:
19/02 > Albufeira > Music and Afro-Arabic dance – Municipal Auditorium of Albufeira (Auditório Municipal de Albufeira)
26/02 > Lagoa > Arabic-Andaluzian Music and Oriental dance – Carlos do Carmo Auditorium (Auditório Carlos do Carmo)
04/03 > Silves > Al-Andalus Melodies – Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre (Teatro Mascarenhas Gregório)
05/03 > Lagos > Al-Andalus Melodies – Lagos Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural de Lagos)
05/03 > Loulé > Music and Middle-Eastern and Maghrebian dance – Louletano Cinetheatre (Cineteatro Louletano)
On February 19, the Municipal Auditorium of Albufeira will host the MUHSILWAN trio at 9.30pm.
MUHSILWAN is a Muslim musical trio with Afro-Arabic roots, comprised of Muhammad el Bouzidi (Morroco), Wafir Sheikheldin (Sudan) and Aboubakar Syla (Guinea), accompanied by Afro-Arabic tribal dancer Sonia Sampayo.
Muhammad el Bouzidi: Voice and guembri
Wafir Sheikheldin: Voice, Arabic oud and ney
Aboubakar Syla: Voice, ngoni, kora and afoxé
Sonia Sampayo: Oriental and Afro-Arabic tribal dance
Tickets are available at the João Bailote Municipal Gallery (weekdays, from 9.30am–12.30pm and 1.30pm–5pm), or at the Municipal Auditorium on the day of the show, from 7.30pm-8.30pm. For more information on this event, call +351 289 599 645 or +351 289 246 948
On February 26, the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium in Lagoa will host the YINNAN ENSEMBLE at 7pm.
The group YINNAN ENSEMBLE is comprised of 3 musicians originating from Tetouan and Chefchaouen (Morocco) who will masterfully perform the complex Arabic-Andalusian music, and also instrumental plays from the Middle East. The ensemble will be also accompanied by an oriental dancer, Manuela Caballero.
Hamid Ajbar: Violin and voice
Aziz Samsaoui: Kanun (Arabic guitar)
Mouhssine Kouraichi: Arabian Percussions
Manuela Caballero: Oriental Dance
Tickets are available here. For more information on the event, call +351 282 380 434 or +351 282 380 452
Trio IMAN KANDOUSSI & ALMAWSILY will be performing in Silves at the Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre on March 4, at 9.30pm and Lagos Cultural Centre at 9.30pm on March 5.
In this trio project, renowned singer IMAN KANDOUSSI (Marroco) will be accompanied by the duo ALMAWSILY, comprised of Morrocan lutenist Amine Tailassane and Andalusian percussionist Chiqui Garcia. The trio will not only perform Arabic-Andalusian music but also traditional themes from the Maghreb, the Middle East and the oriental Mediterranean.
Iman Kandoussi: Voice and percussion
Amine Tailassane: Voice and arabic lute
Chiqui Garcia: Bouzouki and oriental percussion
For the Silves concert, Tickets are available here or in CTT (post office), Worten, Fnac, El Corte Inglês and Pousadas da Juventude. For more information on the event, call +351 282 440 856
IBN MISJAN ENSEMBLE will be performing in Loulé at the Cinetheatre (Cineteatro Louletano) on March 5 at 9pm.
The ensemble is comprised of musicians Hicham Khyry, Houssam Hammoumi, Yassin Amesnaou (Morocco) and Salah Eddin (Syria) who perform traditional songs from the Middle East and the Maghreb, alongside an oriental dancer, for a show full of color, beauty and sensuality. The show will end with a special effect, with the Egyptian dance “tanoura”, who originated from a sufi form of Zikr, and creates the illusion of a human kaleidoscope, provoking a hypnotic effect on the spectator.
Hicham Khyry: Violin
Yassin Amesnaou: Voice and drums
Salah Sabbagh: Darbouka, riq and daf
Houssam Hammoummi: Kanun, ney and Arabic lute
Manuela Caballero: Oriental dance
Emad Selim: Tanoura dance
Tickets are available here.
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Lagoa welcomes Shadow Puppet rendition of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” this February
Silves Orange Festival is back this Weekend for its 6th edition
Canadian Artist exhibits his artwork in Portimão this February 14
Concert in honour of iconic jazz musician Toots Thielemans this February 19
This February 19, enjoy the show “100’s Toots & Ellis” with the Algarve Jazz Orchestra, Gonçalo Sousa (harmonica) and Luanda Cozetti (singer).
The Algarve Jazz Orchestra (Orquestra de Jazz do Algarve) will perform this Saturday at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium at 7pm, accompanied by guests Gonçalo Sousa and Luanda Cozetti, in a show that pays homage to the iconic Belgian jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans, who would celebrate his centenary this year.
The ‘60s were the prime years of the Bossa Nova genre, and many jazz musicians accompanied the trend. Toots Thielman was not far behind, having done one of his major collaborations with one of the biggest Bossa Nova singers of the time, Ellis Regina.
To recreate this incredible collaboration and many others, “100’s Toots & Ellis” will pay a tribute to the Bossa Nova era, with singer Luanda Cozetti giving voice to Brazil and other fusions. Songs like Desafinado, Corcovado, Bluesette, Stardust ou Chega de Saudade will be amongst the repertoire played on February 19.
Tickets cost €8 (a 20% discount is available for holders of Lagoa’s cultural passport, social card and the Rota do Petisco 2021 passport) and can be purchased here, or at Fnac or Worten stores, and also at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium.
Silves Orange Festival is back this Weekend for its 6th edition
Lagoa welcomes Shadow Puppet rendition of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” this February
6th Algarve International Piano Festival starts on January 29 in Portimão
Canadian Artist exhibits his artwork in Portimão this February 14
“High Tide, Low Tide” is a new visual arts exhibition opening on February 14 at the EMARP reception hall in Portimão.
It will be the first time that Canadian visual artist Marc Thivierge will be participating in such an exhibition.
The location is unique because the place serves not only as a service provider for the public, but it is also an ideal space for exhibiting artwork.
Marc Thivierge has been invited to participate in this monthly presentation because of his unique approach to painting.
The exhibition represents the back-and-forth movements of the sea. The impressions and the meditative mood felt by the sea on this abstract artist are on the canvases presented.
Every piece is like a cut in the action of the waves’ relentless movement, sometimes calm, sometimes tumultuous.
Marc Thivierge was born in the 50s in Ottawa, Canada, in a family that loved art. He is retired and spends a good part of the year in the Algarve. “The luminosity here, the colours all around us, the scents and sounds are all elements that make us come back. But it is the people of Portugal that really make the grade with us,” said the artist.
The exhibition runs until March 18 and is open on weekdays from 8.30am to 5.30pm. Portimão EMARP is located at Rua José António Marques, 17.
Follow Marc’s website: www.marcthivierge.com
Lagoa welcomes Shadow Puppet rendition of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” this February
6th Algarve International Piano Festival starts on January 29 in Portimão
Lagoa to welcome final stage of “Volta ao Algarve” in February
Silves is gearing up to host its annual orange festival ‘Mostra Silves – Capital da Laranja’ which aims to promote the delicious taste and juiciness of its locally-grown oranges.
Taking place between February 18 and 20, the festival will start at 10am every day, at Silve’s Park, near the river. The event will bring together local farmers and producers of orange-based products who will showcase all the different ways that the oranges can be used for mouthwatering creations, from a simple glass of juice to sweets and liqueurs. The event will also feature live music, with a performance by iconic Portuguese artist Jorge Palma on February 19, and the entrance is free.
The festival will have stands selling not only locally produced goods connected to the citrus production, but also local vine, regional products, local sweets, handicrafts, food stands, and also stands featuring local initiatives.
The full programme (in Portuguese) can be seen here.
For more information, contact capitaldalaranja@cm-silves.pt or +351 282 440 800
Lagoa welcomes Shadow Puppet rendition of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” this February
6th Algarve International Piano Festival starts on January 29 in Portimão
Lagoa to welcome final stage of “Volta ao Algarve” in February
Portimão Council has revealed that the replacement of Praia da Rocha’s beach boardwalk is moving along at a “good pace”.
Costing over €1 million, the project involves the complete replacement of the entire boardwalk, which was built around 16 years ago and was growing increasingly rundown. Some sections were even missing wooden boards and posing risks to those using it.
The Praia da Rocha boardwalk is also being equipped with LED lighting, making it “safer and more pleasant” for a nighttime stroll as well as for clients of restaurants located along the boardwalk. Says the council, a total of 50 light posts (measuring five metres) are being set up along the boardwalk.
New and “more resilient” wooden boards – which are expected to be more resistant to the elements of the area, located just a few hundred metres away from the sea – are being used to build the new boardwalk in Praia da Rocha beach in Portimão.
The project also includes the installation of a public Wi-Fi network which will provide free internet access to anyone in the area.
“Since it was inaugurated in 2006, the Praia da Rocha boardwalk has been used a lot by residents and tourists for their leisurely walks or to reach the several restaurants along its path. It is also used frequently during the night, especially in spring and summer,” the local council says.
A deadline for the works has not been revealed by the local council, although the boardwalk will likely be ready by springtime.
Praia da Rocha is a sprawling beach in Portimão which is also popular for its restaurants, bars and vibrant nightlife, particularly during the summer.
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The team will be in the Algarve for a week, but the tests will be held at the Algarve International Racetrack in Portimão between Thursday, February 10 and Saturday, February 12.
The car will be driven by Aaron Morgan and Bobby Trundley in the British GT Championship this year.
“Successfully completing the championship puts our team just one step away from being eligible to apply for 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is our goal to become the first ever all-disabled team to race in the iconic event,” the team says.
Aaron Morgan is a paraplegic who broke his back in a motocross accident when he was 15. He uses the team’s “world-leading hand controls which enable him to compete against able-bodied drivers”.
Bobby Trundley was diagnosed with severe autism at the age of four and has “excelled in racing since the age of 10 when he discovered that karting had a hugely positive impact on the way he manages the conditions”.
He now calls his autism his “superpower” and is the highest-ranked autistic racing driver in the world.
Bobby and Aaron will be the only two drivers at testing, supported by Team Brit’s crew under the leadership of Engineering Director Al Locke.
“Preparation is key to a successful championship campaign, so we test as much as possible before the start of the season to get the driver and crew up to speed with the handling and setup of the car,” Al Locke told the Resident.
“Ideally, we’d be testing on the tracks we’ll be racing at, in the weather conditions in which we’ll be racing. In the UK, this is not possible in the lead up to the start of the season due to the weather. Portimão in February is a good likeness to the inclement weather in the UK around the start of the season in April, so it provides us with a good opportunity to replicate the track temperature, air temperature, humidity, etc. that we’ll experience when we get to the first race event,” he added.
Locke also had many good things to say about the region’s international racetrack, which he described as a “phenomenal complex”.
“It’s a modern, fast circuit with excellent pit facilities. The circuit is easily accessible from Faro airport, and is close to the sea and the city attractions of Portimão, so it works well for accommodation and hospitality too.”
Visit www.teambrit.co.uk to learn more about the team and how it aims to inspire people with disabilities, PTSD and mental health issues, by demonstrating what can be achieved through motorsport.
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