Art sensation

ESTEPONA’S Mirador del Carmen Exhibition Hall has achieved an excellent milestone, welcoming over 15,000 visitors since it opened in April. Authorities from the cultural centre announced the good news on Thursday, June 29 with Directors, Lorena Codes and José Luis García Gómez, describing the response from the public as ‘astonishing’.

Figures show that visitors from more than 32 countries have visited, but the exhibition has also been popular with the local community, making up 70 per cent of the total visits.

The gallery debuted with the exquisite exhibition titled ‘Living in Painting:

Spanish Art in the Carmen Thyssen Collection’, which attracted art enthusiasts from near and far. Codes and Gómez shared their delight at its reception, saying “We never expected we would have days with over a thousand visitors.”

The exhibition features a stunning collection of 46 artworks, spanning 160 years of Spanish artistic history.

Art lovers can check out this exceptional exhibition until Monday, September 25 at the Mirador del Carmen Exhibition Hall, which is located within the new sociocultural centre. Entry is free for local residents or €6 for visitors with some concessions available.

The American International Club of Marbella orchestrated a sensational event, first gathering guests for a delightful American luncheon at the Yanx restaurant in Nueva Andalucia.

Led by an outstanding team including Jo Nelson, Alfonso Hervás, Sue Seabury, Milagros Hoffmeier, Emma Smith, and Lucca Movaldi, the event took guests back to the birth of the US in 1776, while celebrating American values including cultural exchange.

Guests reconvened at Benalmadena’s Plaza de la Mezquita in the evening as an energetic concert got celebrations off to an electrifying start. A lineup of excep-

THE mayor of Benalmadena, Juan Antonio Lara attended a glitzy golf award ceremony for the fifth Carlos Gil Memorial Golf Tournament at Torrequebrada Golf Club on Monday July 3.

The tournament aimed to raise funds for the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC). Mayor Lara congratulated the competitors for their sportsmanship and tional artists took over the stage with fabulous performances, which were hosted by the talented Cath John and the Soul Sisters.

Other performers included Michelle Daniels, Gary Scott, Ollie Hughes, Tony Whitehorse, Buddy & The Chicks, and Lucca Movaldi, who represented the American International Club as Presi- dent.

Lucca was delighted with the day’s celebrations saying, “This Fourth of July celebration was an incredible showcase of the vibrant American spirit and the warm embrace of our Spanish friends.” He added his thanks to Benalmadena Town Hall for their collaboration in organising the event.