Phil from La Chispa sent me news of this great looking festival over the weekend on San Pedro's lovely Paseo Maritimo. It calls itself a "Healing Arts Festival on the Beach" which sounds intriguing and has lots going on from 11 in the morning until midnight Saturday...
Continue ReadingThe lovely Saeko Hamada has sent out this invitation to the grand opening of a new artisan barbecue restaurant called The Grillhouse in Puerto Banus this Wednesday 3rd July. They are combining their opening with a charity lunch and all proceeds will go to Cuidad de...
Continue ReadingThis Friday the Kasser Rassu Gallery-Showroom is presenting a selecting of prestigious contemporary Indian Paintings from the Ingrid Gugjral Gallery from 20.00-22.00. The exhibition is in aid of Concordia. Concordia support AIDS sufferers and their families and educate the general public to slow the spread of...
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Next week (20-23 June) Marbella’s International Art Festival is planned to take place in the centre of Marbella, but due to a lack of sponsorship they are facing a funding shortfall and have put out the plea below for supporters, donations and sponsors. Please pass this on through the magic of social media and help to save this important cultural event.
Dear supporters of the festival,
As you are probably aware the Internaciónal Festival de Arte Marbella is taking place from 20th to 23rd June in the Avenida del Mar and Parque de la Alameda Marbella and we have over 60 artists coming to display their works, plus a packed programme of entertainment.
This is a hugely important cultural event for Marbella and something which is done by a committee of volunteers for no profit. However this year we have not been able to get any sponsors and without your help the festival is at risk.
If you believe that it is important to represent Marbella as a cultural centre and want to be able to enjoy great art outside of a gallery, please become a friend of the festival.
We are looking for donations of 50€ to become a friend of the festival and receive the following –
Arboretum Marbella is an environmental charity creating a people’s forest in Marbella. Its aims are to create a public park of native plants and trees which is a site for conservation, education and a beautiful green space for everyone to enjoy. All their actions are aimed at informing and inspiring Marbella’s residents and tourists to become more aware of the importance of nature and protecting it by becoming more sustainable and less environmentally damaging.
Since the start on the 4th May 2011, when the Town Hall gave the project a 10 hectare stretch of waste land from behind Marbella’s bus station, a huge amount of work has gone into the creation of the people’s forest which now has more than 17,000 trees, plants and shrubs. Tons of rubbish had to be initially cleared from the site and then rocks had to be removed and the soil turned and prepared for planting. Since that point volunteers, supporters, businesses and schools have all come together to plant trees, create an organic vegetable garden and educate the community. In its second year they welcomed 1,700 students, planted 7,092 trees and plants and undertook 235 activities and events with over 2,000 participants.
This year's charity walk takes place on Sunday 12th May at 9:30am on the beach front next to Sunset Beach Hotel, Benalmádena. All funds raised will help toward covering the costs of Care Programmes through which the Cudeca Hospice attends to more than 750 cancer patients...
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This year the Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice will be represented at the Malaga Film Festival. The documentary “20 Years Giving Life To Days“, which is all about Cudeca, is produced by their supporter and friend, Alfonso Palazón.
If you would like to see the film, it will be shown on Friday 26th April at 17.00h in the Echegaray Theatre*. You can buy your ticket here
Synchronise your Rolex watches, and dust off the Aston Martin, as the countdown is on for what promises to be one of Marbella’s most lavish springtime fundraising events: the Beach House Supper Club’s spectacular Tribute to 50 Years of 007.
Hosted by Bond’s seventh incarnation, Mark Edmundson, the charity evening, taking place on Thursday 4th April, will mix all the style, glamour and sophistication that is 007 with a cocktail and canapé reception. Following the ‘Nick Nacks’ there’ll be a sumptuous three course meal, spell-binding live entertainment, a DJ, and a contemporary art auction, hosted by Giles Brown, in conjunction with Thomas Crown Art, with proceeds going to Mijas Costa-based animal shelter, PAD.
Talk Radio Europe is once again holding their annual Telethon in aid of Cudeca and you are all invited to join in on Friday, 8th March from 10.00am to 7.00pm. The show will be hosted by the TRE team alongside some special guests and there will be an array...
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INtransition Marbella el grupo de Transición local de nuestra ciudad, ofrecerá el próximo viernes 8 de febrero una Charla abierta sobre la Transición, en el Palacio de Congresos a las 18 hs, Salón Azul. Entrada gratuita.
Con una increíble tarde llena de sorpresas y abierta a todo el público se comenzará a las 18h con la propuesta “Movimiento de Transición – Construyendo el futuro que queremos”, título de la charla-debate que realizará Juan del Río sobre el Movimiento de Transición y que nos acercará esta propuesta tan exitosa que trabaja para transformar nuestra sociedad desigualitaria y dependiente de los recursos energéticos fósiles en una sociedad social y ecológicamente más justa, resiliente y comunitaria. Un movimiento que ya se encuentra en Marbella, y que está creciendo y evolucionando, buscando formas de adaptarse en un contexto cambiante y difícil, a la vez que lleno de oportunidades, como es el de la actual crisis.
La tarde continuará (aproximadamente a las 19:30h) con el pase de la documental Transition 2.0, la última película realizada por la Red Internacional de Transición (transitionnetwork.org) que recoge diferentes ejemplos de proyectos en iniciativas de transición de todo el mundo. Se finalizará con un debate.
CURSO OFICIAL DE TRANSICIÓN.
Con el fin de dotar al mayor número de actores para el cambio con conocimiento y herramientas, el grupo INtransition Marbella ha organizado una jornada formativa oficial, la segunda vez que este curso se ofrece en España, para el 9 y 10 de febrero.