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THE ‘Marquesa Concerts’ will start off for the 22nd time in May and June in the garden of the town’s Casa de Cultura. This year there will be five concerts.
On May 20 at 9.30pm Sara Monfort will give a free concert. This singer, songwriter and guitarist from Pedreguer plays a blend of folk, pop and electronics. The result is undoubtedly magnetic. Ex place, featuring performances by Centre Artístic Musical de Pedreguer, the Agrupació Musical de Pego and the host organisation, Musical Cultural de Teulada which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Young talent will have their day on March 31 at the Children’s Choir Meeting, organised by the Mestre Berenguer Professional Music School in Teulada, and, on the same day, the WellBeing Fair, an initiative created because of the Covid19 Pandemic, will open. pect a sensitive, captivating performance.
A few days later, on April 8 and 9, the Auditori will host ‘Peter, the Musical’, a family show featuring 20 artists. Since the venue opened 12 years ago, it has hosted more than 600 activities, many of which have featured local associations.
Los Estanques & Annie B Sweet will present their explosive psychedelic pop on June 17, and Ariel Rot formerly of mythical bands Tequila and Los Rodríguezwill celebrate 25 years of his solo career on June 3.
Burning will rock the night away, and then The Skatalites wellknown to lovers of Jamaican music like ska, rocksteady and reggae will have everyone dancing. The concerts will take place on Saturdays at 9.30pm in the Marquesa Garden from May 20 to June 17. Tickets are available from 222.instsanticket.es or at the Casa de Cultura for €10, with discounts for youth and pensioner card holders.
The first concert is free of charge.
THE Bezdan border crossing on the SerbianCroatian border was the site of a concerning incident on Saturday, March 6. Three Croatians were arrested after scanners detected a ‘serious amount’ of radiation emanating from their Audi car.
Border officials searched the vehicle, finding the head of a radioactive lightning rod in the boot of the car along with a device used to measure metal composition. Officials did not give any further information about the specific radioactive material found, but said that they had ordered border patrol officers at the crossing to discard their clothing and
