WEEKEND BEACH FESTIVAL: Some of last years revellers.

stage at the band’s appear‐ance in Torre del Mar.

The band is expected to give one of the powerful live performances they’re known for. This edition of the festival promises to showcase more female artists, such as Sofía

AVIATION enthusiasts recently headed to Velez‐Malaga for a unique event. Plane lovers come together for a four‐day extravaganza at the Festival Andes Jets de Chile which took place from Thursday, April 13 until Sunday, April 16.

The event was the perfect prelude to the Aguacate Model Airshow which will return to fill Velez Malaga’s skies from Friday, April 21. While most peo‐ple might expect small model aero ‐planes, this festival will feature models over three metres long which can hit flight speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour!

Elite aeromodellers from across Spain will come together with other en‐thusiasts from Portugal, the UK and France to show off their unique cre‐ations and feats of engineering. The en‐thusiasts will gather at the La Axarquia‐Leoni Benabu airfield in Velez‐Malaga

Creative skills blossom

Gabbana, FLACA, and more.

The Sunrise Stage, the festi‐val’s electronic music hub, will feature Arodes, Denis Ferrer, Karretero, and Korolo‐va, among others.

Weekend Beach Festival

Torre del Mar, held on the beautiful and environmental‐ly‐friendly beaches of Mála‐ga, promises to be one of the most popular festivals of the summer.

More information about the line‐up will be released on Monday, April 24.

Preparing for take off

NERJA residents are getting into the spirit for several lo‐cal festivals, Día de la Cruz y San Isidro thanks to an excit‐ing art opportunity. The lo‐cal council is collaborating with artist Rocio Delgado to offer an exciting workshop to paint and decorate tradi‐tional plant pots.

The council is offering the workshop as a fun and cre‐ative activity to add a splash of colour to the streets of the town during the month of May when one of the most important local festi‐vals takes place. The work‐shop will be held on Friday, April 28, at 5pm in the Sala

Mercado. All materials will be provided, including the plant pots to decorate. Local councillor, Elena Galvez, in‐vites all interested residents to sign up for this exciting event and to decorate and display vibrant plant pots during the upcoming historic festivals. Sign‐ups for the event have already opened, and guests are advised to act quickly as there are only 30 spaces available on the course. To sign up, guests are asked to visit the Munici‐pal Office for Senior Resi‐dents, located in the base‐ment of the town hall from 8am‐2pm on weekdays.

Gómez, the current aeromodelling world champion. Visitors can also check out the Vampir Fliers’ static dis‐play, a semi‐aerobatic flying team that raises funds for Asafilap, the Andalu‐cian Association of Cleft Lip and Palate.