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Say cheese MORE than 30 producers will take part in the ninth ‘POPI’ Sabor a Malaga Cheese Fair in Estepona which will be located on Calle Terraza, and can be visited from today, De cember 14 to 17, from 11am until 9pm each day. This fair is held with the aim of promoting and highlighting the great qual ity and variety of cheeses and dairy products made by the participating com panies, 80 per cent of which come from the province of Malaga. ‘Sabor a Malaga’ is a benchmark of quality for consumers featuring gourmet prod ucts of national and inter national origin. Visitors to the fair will once again have the op portunity to visit the points of sale of more than 30 producers, who will offer the public a
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Highlighting cheeses.
large number of cheeses and dairy products. Although cheese will be the star product of the fair, other products such as wine, oil, dried fruit and nuts, olives, pickles and pâté will also be on sale, making the event a gastronomic market that is expected to attract visi tors as it is being held in the middle of the build up to Christmas.
GET ready for a heartwarming and joyful celebration at La Cala de Mijas. Santa and his elves are visiting Olivia’s La Cala for the most enchanting ‘Santa’s Brunch’ on Saturday, Decem ber 16, from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, in collaboration with CUDECA. This festive event promises to bring smiles, joy, and a sprin kle of Christmas magic to everyone. Children will be thrilled to meet Santa and his giant helper, who are ready to make this day unfor gettable. They’ll listen to the little ones’ holi day wishes and add a touch of enchantment to their day. This special brunch is more than just a delightful meal; it’s a festive extravaganza where kids can engage in fun activities and receive a charming gift bag. While the kids are having the time of their lives, parents can relax and savour a delectable brunch menu. There’s some thing delicious for everyone, with specially created menus for both grownups and young THE Irish Times, Calahonda is getting into the Christmas spirit early. They’re giving away spe cial Christmas hampers to 10 lucky winners! Each hamper will be filled to the brim with food, drinks, treats, and more all you need for a perfect Christ mas day. On top of this, the Eu ro Weekly Newspaper is adding an additional €25 voucher for each hamper. Here’s how to spread the love: tell us who and why a per son or family is special to you and deserves a Christmas ham per; it could be a friend, family, neighbour, someone who has spread kindness this year or anyone who just deserves a special treat.
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sters. Moreover, this event supports a noble cause. A portion of the brunch pro ceeds will aid CUDECA, an in credible charity providing free care to people with cancer and other serious illnesses It’s a chance to enjoy and contribute to a meaningful cause simulta neously. So, join together for a day filled with laughter, exquisite food, and the true spirit of Christmas. Book your spot to be part of a holiday cel
ebration that focuses on family, fun, and giving back. This isn’t just any brunch it’s a festive experience that will leave you and your family with cherished memories and hearts full of joy. Head to Olivia’s La Cala for a truly magi cal start to the Christmas sea son. The event is just €16.50 per person, to book please call 952 494 935 or email reservations @oliviaslacala.com.
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Feeling festive SAN PEDRO ALCANTARA is beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Satur day, December 16. The town is holding its annual Christmas street market from 10am until 7pm. It will be in Calles Lagasca, Cordoba and Avenida Marques del Duero with stalls selling gifts and lo cal produce including cheeses from Malaga Province. At 5pm join or watch and support the ‘Kilo Race’ down San Pedro Boulevard to the am phitheatre area. It is in aid of a charity food col lection with all partici pants donning fancy dress and donating one kilo of food as an entry fee. Father Christmas’ House installed in the Church Square will also be open from 11am to 1.30pm and 5pm to 8.30pm. All the children who wish to do so can deliver their letters to Father Christmas. Stay on in San Pedro as it gets dark and enjoy the Christmas illumina tions; there is a sound and lightshow every day at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8pm.
The 10 best stories will be se lected, and those lucky en trants will get a special Christ mas hamper delivered just in time for Christmas (winners
must be in the local area). Enter your nominations on the Irish Times’ Facebook page or the event page. The giveaway ends on Wednesday, December 20.
THE month of December is full of activities and concerts to celebrate the Christmas season in Malaga. In particu lar, the Museo Carmen Thyssen offers an extensive programme throughout this month to celebrate Christmas with free concerts. Since the end of Novem ber, the Neapolitan nativity scene at the Museo Carmen
need to purchase a ticket Enjoy for free the for the museum. The con
Thyssen has also been avail able to view in the museum’s courtyard, free of charge, with no need to buy a museum ticket. In addition, the Christmas concerts held throughout the month in the Patio de Colum nas will also be completely free of charge, also without
certs, by different choirs and orchestras, can be enjoyed on December 15, 19, 20 and 21, usually at 7.30pm. Among the choirs performing are Pan con Aceite, Discantus, Voces para el recuerdo, Stretto Wind Quintet and Voces del Sol, as well as the orchestra La Malagueña Sinfónica.
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Poetry and music THE Felipe VI Auditorium in Estepona will host the 22nd Christmas Procla mation and the Christmas Concert of the Estepona Municipal Band on Satur day, December 16 at 8pm with free admission. The concert, ‘Poetry and Music at Christmas’, by the Municipal Band, with the collaboration of the Magnum Mysterium Choir of Estepona and the Choir of the CEIP Sierra Bermeja is under the ba ton of its principal con ductor and artistic direc tor, José Antonio López Camacho, the musical programme will begin with a performance of ‘Christmas Fantasia’ by Satosi Yagisawa. The programme will in clude A Home Alone Christmas, Christmas Car ol and White Christmas alongside many more.
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IN MEMORY: A light will be dedicated to the memory of a loved one.
ON Friday, December 15 from 6pm Cudeca will celebrate one of their most endearing events of the year, ‘Light a Light in memory of loved ones’ at the Cudeca Centre lo cated in Avda. del Cosmos, s/n, Benalmadena. A very special moment to remember the people who are no longer with us but who remain in our hearts forever; and to raise funds so that they can continue caring for people with cancer and other ad vanced illnesses and offering
support to their families. On this special day, a light will be dedicated to the mem ory of a loved one, there will be performances by the CEIP Miguel Hernández children’s choir, the Sunny View School children’s choir and the Ana Mª Tineo dance academy, as well as the famous charity raf fle, Christmas sweets and many other surprises. Also, the foundation will officially switch on the Christmas lights of the centre together with the candles of the assistants
dedicated to their loved ones. During December 2023 and January 2024 it will be possi ble to dedicate a light in mem ory of a loved one both on the website www.lightupcude ca.org and in the charity shops throughout the province of Malaga. This year ‘Light a Light’ is even more special because the funds raised will be used to maintain two of its nine home care teams, which as sist an average of 400 patients a year.
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Panto time THE time of year is finally here. Panto season is upon us, with yet again a hilariously funny, momentously magic pan tomime at the Salon Varietes Theatre in Fuengirola opens on Monday, December 17, and running until December, 23 then again in the New Year from January 2 to January 7. This year’s pantomime Aladdin is sure to be a Christmas highlight for the entire family. Featuring Melissa Carver as Aladdin, Gemma Lloyd as Princess Jasmine, David Vincent as the Dame and a brilliant full show, including Genies and a magic flying carpet. Join Aladdin as he embarks on a magical adventure. Will he be victorious and marry the beautiful Princess Jasmine? There’s only one way to find out… get your tickets today by calling 952 474 542 or online at www.salonvarietestheatre. com.
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ALADDIN: A momentously magic pantomime.
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GOSPEL STARS: Trace the musical history of New Orleans.
THE New Orleans Gospel Stars present, ‘The streets of New Orleans’ on Friday, De cember 22 at 8pm in Teatro Cervantes, Malaga. The New Orleans Gospel Stars with 14 members, with organ, rhythm section and wind instruments, combines talents in an original forma tion with a repertoire in which the modern and the tradition al converge. The group pay a heartfelt homage to a city where there is always music in the air. It’s the birthplace of Jazz, Spirit of Gospel, the House of Rhythm & Blues. The city boasts streets named after songs,
and neighbourhoods full of stars and legends of 20th cen tury popular music: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Fats Domino among many others. The concert pro gramme recreates old gospel hymns, including a selection of big hits with roots in the city and, for the first time in a gospel programme, it will give visibility to a subgenre that everyone identifies with New Orleans: the Jazz Funeral which, as the local saying goes, “people are dying to get in.” This style, played solemn ly on the way to the cemetery and boisterously on the way back to the city, hails back to
the spiritual songs that con gregations sang in church. So, we’re all set for a vi brant slice of tradition music from New Orleans, a return journey from its origins in Congo Square to the present day parades with special stops along the way for melodies that we’ve all sung along to at some point: What A Wonderful World, Just A Closer Walk, When the Saints Go Marching In, etc. This new production of Gospel Greats for Christmas 2023 traces the musical histo ry of one of the iconic cities of international music, New Or leans.
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Red Cross THE Coro Flamenco de la Abuela María, from Jerez, is per forming a tradition al flamenco zam bombá, in which they promise to ‘make the audience participate and en joy as never before’. The venue is the Fe lipe VI Auditorium Theatre in Estepona and the date is De cember 27 at 8pm. With the support of Turismo Costa del Sol, the Mancomu nidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental and the Estepona Town Hall, the proceeds from this concert will be used to strengthen Red Cross projects aimed at vulnerable families in Es tepona. At the Red Cross they facilitate the coverage of basic needs and promote the social, occupa tional and emotion al growth of people. VIRTUOXO is a brand of the Red Cross which organis es solidarity con certs in different parts of the province of Malaga. This particular event is for the ben efit of the projects carried out by the Red Cross in Es tepona to help peo ple in extremely vul nerable situations. Tickets are from €10 from www.we gow.com.
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Christmas ghosts CHRISTMAS in Malaga: Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in the English Cemetery, the jewel of the 19th cen tury, an event which will transport you back to Vic torian times with spectac ular lighting, choirs, dramatised visits, story telling, a Christmas shop, mulled wine and markets. Malaga’s English Ceme tery, the oldest non Catholic necropolis in the Iberian Peninsula, invites you to immerse yourself in a different experience dur ing the Christmas festivi ties. Until January 4, from 5pm to 10pm, the ‘Christ mas Carol’ event, inspired by Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, will recreate the unmistakable atmosphere of a Victorian Christmas with the English Cemetery Foundation. The choir, dressed as the carol singers of the period, will perform traditional Christmas tunes, while the
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ENGLISH CEMETERY: A jewel of the 19th century.
magnificent 19th century garden will be spectacular ly illuminated by Morales Iluminación, the Malaga based lighting company. Immerse yourself in his tory with miserly Mr Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future. Enjoy storytelling, taste hot chocolate or mulled wine, explore flea markets with vintage treasures and visit the magnificent Gate House, converted into a Christmas shop. In addition, in collabora tion with the Junta Munici pal del Distrito Centro, the
Cemetery will offer a Christmas music contest with the participation of local choirs. A Christmas Carol will be available on December 16, 17, 22, 23, 26 and 30 and on January 2, 3 and 4. The Cemetery will remain open as usual, from Tues day to Sunday from 9am to 2pm. Don’t miss this op portunity to experience Christmas in a unique way in the historic English Cemetery of Malaga, they are waiting for you to share the magic of the sea son with you and your family.
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Bar. Shop in style with a glass, or splash out on a bottle of Cham pagne, the important thing is to treat yourself like the royalty that you are! After a day of shopping, dining and drinking at SOHO Mar ket, why not treat yourself to a pro fessional beauty treatment or even a Thai massage. Their services aim for relaxation and calmness, bal ancing body systems and stimulat ing circulation, which help boost the art of wellness in life. So come and see SOHO Market, for yourself. It’s more than a shop ping destination, it’s a lifestyle ex perience. They are located in the Centro Comercial Guadalmina. Their opening times are Monday to Thursday: 9.30am 11pm, Friday and Saturday: 9.30am 1am and they are closed on Sundays. If you would like to become a permanent stall holder, you can contact SOHO Market on 952 738 875.
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36 EWN 14 - 20 December 2023 AFTER 11 editions in summer, the Global Gift Foundation has announced it is holding a chari ty gala at Christmas. This first edition of the Christmas Global Gift Gala will take place at Puente Romano Beach Resort on Friday, December 22 from 7.30pm. The Global Gift Gala is being cohosted by businesswoman and philanthropist Maria Bra vo and American actor Gary Dourdan, while actress Brigitte Nielsen will receive an award, honouring her with the Global Gift Good Will Ambassador award for the support to Glob al Gift Foundation. The event will feature a glamorous red carpet photo shoot, dinner, live auction, phi lanthropic awards and more. Plus special performances by flamenco pop act Legacy and French sensation, The Gypsy Kings. The evening will be hosted by English actress, singer and dancer Denise Van Outen and TV presenter Nick Ede. The Global Gift Awards will honour Danish actress, model and singer Brigitte Nielsen with the prestigious Global Gift Goodwill Ambas sador Award for using her in fluence to support various phi
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lanthropic causes. The auction, meanwhile, will be hosted by Jonny Gould, the British sports journalist, and will feature exceptional works of art by national and in ternational artists. Artists in clude Johann Perathoner, Jaime Monge and renowned photographer Ludovic Baron. It will also include bets on dream experiences with inter
national celebrities such as Eva Longoria. Starting at 7.30pm with the red carpet and cocktail recep tion, there will be a gala dinner at 8.30pm followed by perfor mances and the live auction. For the after party, Denise Van Outen will play the best music to keep everyone dancing. The beneficiary organisation of this gala will be Casa Ánge
les, a day centre for children and young people with special needs, located in Marbella. The centre’s objective is to pro mote the development, au tonomy and wellbeing (both physical and intellectual) of those in its care. Casa Ángeles is made up of therapists and expert profes sionals in each field. In addition, at Casa Ángeles,
workshops and leisure activi ties are held for the entire community, whether or not they have special needs, where full social inclusion is ed ucated, promoted and fa vored. This centre, the main project of the Global Gift Foundation and its Founder María Bravo, also opens its doors to differ ent social entities, offering the
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Christmas Angels Carols in Duquesa ‘ANGÉLICAL: The Kingdom of the delaconcepcion.es/). There Christmas Angels’ in Malaga’s will be five days (December botanicalhistorical garden La 4, 11, 18 and 27 and January Concepción has opened and can 3) with a 50 per cent dis be visited until January 7 with count, as well as discounts of prices starting at 1€2 for adults 30 per cent for groups of and €8 for children. more than 10 people and 20 The show consists of a walk of per cent for people with re approximately one hour around duced mobility. Children un the grounds where lighting, mu der the age of three go free. Photo: Malaga City Council sic, scenography, light sculp To facilitate arrival at the ANGELICAL: To be held in Malaga’s botanical gardens. tures, projections and video site, three secure parking ar mapping are combined. Through eas have been set up with ca out the tour there will be eight kingdoms, maximum of 400 people per time slot to pacity for more than 700 vehi each representing a different aspect of maintain a safe and comfortable environ cles: two of them are attached to the site Christmas. ment. It will be closed on December 24 and a third is connected by shuttles that Access will run until January 7 with and 31. will take visitors directly to the entrance shows running from 6.30pm (after the Tickets for ‘Angélical: El reino de los án of the Botanical Garden. There will also Garden closes to the public) until 9.30pm geles de la Navidad’ can be purchased be a shuttle service with the EMT line 2 with tickets every 30 minutes, allowing a through the show’s official website (luces stop from Ciudad Jardín. THE Casa de la Cultura in Fuengirola will be the venue for the ‘Europe to be discovered’ concert series with the Astrea Quintet. The concerts will give the audience to classical music from seven countries, in cluding: France, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, England and Spain. According to Amador del Pozo, representing the mu sical group, “Europe to be discovered is a unique op portunity to listen to origi nal compositions by com posers such as Onslow, Hummel, or Vaughan Williams among others, with some of the pieces be ing the first time they will be performed in Spain.” Del Pozo has assured that those attending these con certs will have a unique and different experience, as through music they will be able to travel through the lesserknown Europe from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 21st century. Furthermore, listeners are invited to attend con certs in a different way, in which those attending will receive a passport in which they can stamp the differ ent visits they make and re ceive a souvenir as a gift from each country, thus im mersing themselves fully in the musical journey offered by the Astrea Quintet. The passports will be stamped at each concert,
Musical passport and at the end of the sea son, those who have ob tained at least four stamps will receive a prize at the end of the season. The dates will be: Ger
many, January 18; Austria, February 15; Czech Repub licPoland, March 15; Eng land, April 19; and Spain, May 17. “With this original idea
we intend to create loyalty on the part of the public, to help motivate people to at tend classical music con certs in a different way and to make the listener feel that they are really travel ling,” concluded Amador del Pozo.
THE last two ‘Love to Sing’ Christmas concerts are taking place on Saturday, December 16 at Las Galerias in Duquesa Port from 11am in support of the SOS dog charity where there will also be a tombola, Christmas stalls, mulled wine and much more, all in aid of the charity.And finally on Christ mas Eve under Arkwright Arches in Duquesa port you can enjoy this wonderful festive concert of Christmas carols. Go along to enjoy the music and help support local chari ties.
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LOVE TO SING: Concerts in support of SOS dog charity.
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Party in style Christmas Village It’s magic CELEBRATE New Year’s Eve in style at Marbella’s Hard Rock Hotel on Sunday, December 31 from 7pm until 4am on a journey through all the stages of music in a sin gle night, a magical experience to end the year, which will begin with the 50s, and will end with the 2000s, do you dare to experience it? Join the party of the year and enjoy an exclusive din ner, shows that will leave you breathless, and the excite ment of welcoming the New Year in an atmosphere filled with music and elegance. Get ready for an unfor gettable night with the best cotillón! Secure your spot now and bid farewell to the year like never before. Let the countdown to 2024 begin in style! Gala dinner, live shows and performance, grapes and cotillion, DJ and open bar... Book your tickets before they sell out for more information email: guestser vice@hrhmarbella.com or phone 952 812 000 ext 8.
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COIN Town Hall has put to gether a Christmas pro gramme together with busi ness and social associations, brotherhoods and groups in the town. Starting today, Thursday, December 14 with a chil dren’s workshop in the after noon called ‘Read and Create with the story of the Christ mas Lion’, and following on Friday, December 15 with the Christmas Market at 5.30pm in the Alameda where all the associations, collectives and shops will ex hibit a wide variety of hand made products. At 6.30pm, the Christmas Village with Fa ther Christmas and children’s workshops will open. The cultural touch of the weekend will be provided by the free theatre ‘Muestra de teatro realista’, by the Es cuela Municipal de Teatro on Saturday, December 16 at 8pm, and on Sunday, De cember 17, there will be Christmas carols in the Church of San Juan. A flamenco Zambombá
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XMAS PROGRAMME: Various activities throughout the month.
will be held on Saturday, De cember 23 where under the title ‘Flamenco for Christmas’ local artists will perform in the Plaza Alameda, followed by a performance by the group Jarrillo Lata. In addition, the little ones will be able to hand in their letters to the Three Wise Men on Wednesday, Decem ber 29, followed by a choco late party in the Alameda. There will also be activities such as Christmas Karting, children’s games, musicals and storytelling for the chil dren, and concerts for all ages throughout the month. The programme has been
published in its entirety on the municipal website at https://coin.es/navidad, and can be accessed via the QR on the Christmas poster, as part of the strategy to reduce the environmental impact of paper production, although some will also be available in physical formats at the town hall. Finally, the charity cam paign ‘Contigo en Navidad’ (With you at Christmas) will bring the gift of a special menu for the elderly on Christmas Eve, and the large collection of toys will give needy children of the town a smile for Christmas.
SAN ROQUE councillor, Ana Ruiz, has launched the sec ond edition of the City of Magic, with magic work shops and performances, to be held throughout the municipality in January. Ana Ruiz said, “from Jan uary 15 to 28, San Roque will become the City of Magic. This second edition has been designed to cele brate and immerse our neighbours in the world of magic.” The highlight of this sec ond festival of Magic in San Roque, revealed the coun cillor, “will be two magic and illusionism shows at Juan Luis Galiardo Theatre, not to be missed.” On January 27 they will be accompanied by the hypnotist and illusionist Jeff Toussaint, at 8pm, who will amaze the audience with the power of the mind. And on Sunday 28 at midday, the magician Chan Tun will present a family show that combines orien tal magic with comedy.
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Magical moments ON Saturday, December 23 Christmas Magic comes to the Palacio de Congresos in Marbella. A Magic and Come dy Show for all the family with the fantastic magician and Illusionist Nebek, the Elf Amanda and the participation of Father Christmas himself. Starting at 5pm and finish ing at 8pm you can’t miss this magical show full of humour for the whole family. The ma gician Nebek has prepared a unique experience that will surprise and thrill the audi ence it’s the perfect show for this festive season. What can you expect from the show? Much more than just magic tricks: magician Nebek will take you on a magical journey through Christmas, with the special participation of Father Christ mas and a Christmas elf. You will witness the most incredi ble magic tricks and experi ence the excitement of Christ mas in a way never seen before. But that’s not all, the show is interactive and participato ry. You will have the opportu nity to be part of some magic tricks, which will make the ex perience even more exciting imagine being part of the magic and amaze all your loved ones it will be a special December for you and your loved ones! Do you want to make this December truly magical?
Don’t miss the opportunity to see the show ‘Mágica Navi dad’. It’s a unique experience, where magic, humour and Christmas come together in one show. Tickets are from €25 and, in the Magic Shop,
there are two special boxes: one for the little ones and one for the adults. Both boxes are made by the organisers and contain semiprofessional tricks of excellent quality. Best of all, these boxes are not
available in the usual toy shops, so you will have a unique opportunity to ask Fa ther Christmas for them dur ing his visit to the event. It will be a magical surprise you won’t want to miss out.
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Indulge in culinary bliss: La Scala, your private haven in Elviria NESTLED in the heart of Elviria lies a culinary gem, a sanctuary for food enthusi asts seeking an authentic taste of Italy coupled with heartfelt hospitality. La Scala Restaurant isn’t merely a dining establishment; it’s an experience, a haven meticu lously crafted to delight your senses and elevate your din ing affair. Stepping into La Scala isn’t just entering a restaurant; it’s immersing yourself in a world where homemade Italian dishes are prepared with an infu sion of love by none other than the esteemed Head Chef, Jason Coupe. Among its numerous of ferings, the crown jewel is the Sensational Sunday Lunch, an experience that transcends the ordinary. Pic ture this: freeflowing Pros ecco serenading your palate while live music sets the am biance. But it’s not just the li bations and melodies; it’s Chef Jason Coupe Menu that steals the show. Each dish is a symphony of flavours, meticulously craft ed with attention to detail and a commitment to deliv ering Italian authenticity. The ingredients? Only the fresh est and finest, inspired by timehonoured Italian tech niques that guarantee a culi nary journey like no other. With a wonderful selection of wines and liqueurs to ac company your experience. La Scala is well priced. What truly sets La Scala apart is not just its gastro nomic excellence but the ambience it exudes. Step in to the beautifully decorated terrace; you’ll instantly sense the warmth and cama raderie. The staff, more than just professionals, are a uni fied family, led by Maria, Jan, Vincent and Anna and a team dedicated to ensuring every guest feels not just welcomed but cherished. Tibbi, in particular, person ifies the essence of hospitali ty, ensuring your visit is noth ing short of extraordinary,
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occasion. Entertainment at La Scala isn’t an afterthought; it’s an integral part of the experi ence. December brings an aweinspiring lineup of some of the Coast’s top perform ers. And amidst the festive season, La Scala transforms into a winter wonderland, el egantly adorned with taste ful decorations and equipped with heaters, en suring your comfort during these colder evenings. Not just restricted to spe cial occasions, La Scala opens its doors seven days a week for both lunch and dinner. However, reservations are recommended to secure
your place in this exquisite setting. Additional ly, the added convenience of free parking adds to the al lure of this culinary oasis. As we approach the fes tive season, La Scala emerges as the quintessen tial setting to savour excep tional food and wine in the company of friends and fam ily. It’s more than a restau rant; it’s where culinary dreams flourish, laughter resonates, and memories are etched in the heart. Indulge in the unparal leled experience that is La Scala, your private heaven in Elviria. Christmas is a special time and La Scala is perfect place to share and make magical memories.
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Charity sing song Sensual by Brian Bamford A CHRISTMAS event is be ing held at the SEARCH for life Rescue Centre in Coin Saturday, De cember 23 from midday to 5.30pm. Entry is a €5 dona tion which in cludes a welcome drink. Come and enjoy a sing along with Ricky Leach and friends singing Christ mas songs and there is also a fun quiz with the fantas tic Alan Boardman. The quiz price is only €2.50 and starts at 2pm. Drinks and mulled wine are available for only €1 as
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Raising funds for horses.
well as mince pies, cake and tapa at just €5. There will also be a Christmas tree tombola with a guar anteed prize. Go along and
support this worthy cause. SEARCH is a charity founded by a small group of people who share a common passion: the complete care and treat ment of rescued hors es; the welfare and wellbeing of the horse being the main priority. The Malaga area is renowned for its hors es as both objects of beauty and status and as workers on the land. Apart from issues of cru elty and neglect, due to the economic climate a great many people can no longer afford to keep their ani mals. SEARCH can help.
Living nativity ON Saturday, December 16, from 11am until 2pm, the Botanical Garden Moli no de Inca in Torremolinos will host a Living Nativity Scene. All the parishes of the municipality will take part in this event in collaboration with the Brotherhoods and Confraternities. More than 100 people, including nu merous local children will represent a total of 11 biblical scenes. The ac tors’ costumes and sets have been made by the families themselves. Photo: Torremolinos Town Hall Entrance to the site to visit the NATIVITY SCENE: Involves more than 100 people. Living Nativity Scene is free although a donation can be made to the mu nicipality’s Caritas fund. Likewise, at the entrance to the Botanical Garden there will be a tree of good wishes, where visitors will also be able to make a financial contribu tion.
dance
THE Mijas Pueblo Tourist Office is hosting an exhibi tion throughout the month of December by Pedro Benítez Paloma ‘Zetineb’, a painter from Malaga based in La Cala de Mijas, who is showing a collection of 13 works, focusing on the human figure, the face and, espe cially, the gaze. ‘Danza y sentimiento’ (Dance and feeling) is the name of the collection, which includes works dedicated to ballet, oth ers to flamenco and sev eral portraits of people of different ethnicities. “Many people tell me that my works express a lot of feeling through the gaze, and this is some thing to which I really dedicate a lot of time and attention,” explained the artist. This is the first time that the painter from Malaga has exhibited in Mijas having previously exhibited in other cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Paris. The exhibition will re main at the Mijas Pueblo Tourist Office throughout the month of December, from Monday to Friday, during normal opening hours.
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JOIN the big Sitio de Calahonda Q&A Christmas Raffle 2023. Generous local businesses have sponsored amazing prizes and 100 per cent of the money from the ticket sales will be split be tween three Mijas charities that do an outstanding job for the communi ty: for families in need, La Cala Lions; for animals in need, Rescued Paws Spain and, for our environment, Mi Moana. There are fantastic prizes up for grabs including a Christmas hamper and a meal for two. THE town hall in Torre molinos is organising the first Christmas Treasure Hunt on Saturday, De cember 30, an initiative that will take place in the Plaza de La Nogalera from 5.30pm to 8.30pm. The activity consists of teams of three to six peo ple solving the clues on a map to find the Christmas card. Participants will have to search for a total of 15 hidden clues, either
The value of all prizes is over €1,000, tickets are for sale at €5 each and can be purchased at Roberto’s Grill & Sports Bar in Los Jarales Calahonda, Hair Magic Calypso, Millenium Cocktail Bar in Calahonda or through Daniela Wenk by email in fo@properties costadelsol.com for payments via Bizum, Paypal and bank transfer. The raffle draw will take place on December 21 at 4pm at Millenium Cocktail Bar in Calahonda, everyone is invited to join, and it will also be streamed live on Facebook.
Treasure hunt
by answering questions or by taking fun tests. During the day there will also be entertainment with Christmas dances, competitions, a flashmob, an urban dance exhibition and a prize draw. The collection of maps will take place in the square itself on the same day at 5pm, before the
start of the treasure hunt. Places are limited and the registration period is al ready open. Registration can be made in person at the offices of the Palacio San Miguel from Monday to Friday from 7am to 11.30pm, Saturdays from 8.30am to 9.30pm and Sundays from 8.30am to 2.30pm.
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NY concert ESTEPONA Town Hall will open the cultural programme for 2024 with the traditional New Year’s Concert, per formed by the Phil harmonic Orchestra of Malaga (OFM) at Teatro Auditorio Fe lipe VI in Estepona on Thursday, January 4 at 8pm. The performance will feature a selec tion of waltzes and polkas, among other pieces, essential in the New Year’s con cert programmes. Strauss, Léhar, Sibelius, Korngold will be performed by the OFM under the musical direction of the German maestro Florian Csizmadia. The event is in aid of the Unicornio As sociation, for more information email: taquilla@tafestepon a.com.
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Free concerts
TORREMOLINOS is to offer a series of free concerts as part of its Christmas pro gramme taking place be tween December 16 and January 6 and will be per formed by different groups such as the Choir of the Basilica of Santa María de la Victoria, the Torremolinos Choir and the Santa María del Mar Choir, among oth ers. Councillor for Culture, Events and Traditions, José Manuel Ruiz, said, “We are very happy with the in volvement of all the parish es and the participating groups, for the enthusiasm they have shown. We invite all residents and visitors to Torremolinos to participate in these activities included in the Christmas pro gramme, which we are con vinced will be as successful as last year.” The first of the events will take place on Saturday, De cember 16 in the Parish Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen where at 7pm a mass will be sung by the Torremolinos Choir under the direction of Rosana Dal masso. On Wednesday, Decem ber 20 in the Parish Church of San Miguel Arcángel, at
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VARIOUS CHOIRS: Will perform over the festive season.
8pm, there will be a concert by the Choir of the Basilica of Santa María de la Victo ria under the direction of Mario Porras. On Thursday, December 21 the Parish Church of Cristo Resucitado will host at 8pm, a concert by the In strumental Ensemble of the Municipal School of Music of Torremolinos conducted by Juan Manuel Santos. On Friday, December 22 the Parish Church of Madre del Buen Consejo will host at 8pm a concert by the MusicalVocal Choir ‘Voces para el Recuerdo’ (Voices for Remembrance) under the direction of Miguel Mo ra. On Saturday, December 23 in the Santa María del
Mar Parish Church at 7.15pm there will be a con cert by the Santa María del Mar Choir and the Ensem ble Musical Cadenza con ducted by Juan Manuel Santos. On Monday, January 1, 2024 the Santa María del Mar Parish Church will host an organ and flute concert by Juan Manuel Santos and Keiko Takeuchi at 7.15pm. Finally, on Wednesday, January 6 at 7.45pm in the Parish Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen there will be a concert by Theodor Tenor. The concerts will be ac companied by a charity col lection of nonperishable foodstuffs. All concerts are free of charge.
Spontaneous singing ESTEPONA NOW is a Facebook group set up to share news, give reviews, tips, share events, promote charitable organisations, ask questions/share information and rec ommend or promote businesses in their lit tle gem of a town. The group is organising its second ever Christmas social event on Friday, December 15 from 6.30pm until 8pm. Starting at the Orchidario, they sing a carol or two and en joy a drink, then make their way up the
Calle Terrazza (through the Cheese Feria) and at each place they stop they sing. They then head to the beach and the Christmas lights on the Paseo and back to the finish on the Calle Real for Gluwine. Local charities are welcome to come along and make a col lection. No experience is necessary just bring your positivity and a desire to spread fes tive cheer whilst raising some cash for good causes.
Boogie wonderland WHO doesn’t love an evening of Mo town & Soul? Join La Sala Puerto Banus in the Live Lounge on Thursday, December 28 for the Soul Note, Mo town and Soul Show direct from South Africa, bringing you some of the great est hits from The 4 Tops, Temptations,
Stylistics, Marvin Gaye and more... Boogie along to some of the great est hits of Motown and Soul from 7pm until 11pm, tickets are €12. Contact the reservations team on 952 814 145 or by email reservations@lasala banus.com.
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HERMANE’S ‘Between Chopin And Vangelis’, an avant garde concert, is being held at La Cochera Cabaret in Malaga on Fri day, December 22. Dutch composer and pianist Hermane has lived more than 30 years in Latin America, the USA, Eastern Europe and several African countries, soaking up the traditional music of each country. Hermane is a very meticulous composer who seeks to go be yond the typical ‘four repeated chords’ so common in contem porary music. He draws inspiration from great classical masters such as Chopin and Beethoven as well as contemporary mas ters such as Pink Floyd, Vangelis, Zimmer and Einaudi. The re sult is a delicate and prodigious fusion of pop and soul tunes, with gospel, flamenco, Latin and classical influences. At the heart of the concert is the grand piano, to which Her mane adds pulsating textures of synthesizers, percussion in struments and mystical vocals, culminating in a stunning grand finale. In a thrilling kaleidoscope of sounds and colours, Her mane takes you from beautifully fragile piano compositions, through rich harmonies of a huge gong to pulsating synth pads and bombastic vocals.
GRAND PIANO: At the heart of the concert.
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RECOVERING the essence of the old Christmas when mu sicians strolled through the streets of the village singing Christmas carols is the main objective of the Coral Navideña de Casares, a mu sical project led by the local artist Iván Tocón ‘Tomatito de Casares’. Around 35 people, many of them from the Coro Romero de la Hermandad de la Virgen del Rosario del Campo, have joined this ini tiative, which will also in clude some members of the old rondallas, such as Santia go Ruiz. This project, which has the collaboration of the Casares Town Hall, will be officially launched on Friday, December 15 with ‘Casares canta a la Navidad’, a show of traditional and flamenco carols which will take place in the Plaza de España at 6pm. Another important date for the Coral Navideña de Casares will take place on
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Musical fusion Casares Canta The main
Traditional flamenco carols.
December 24, when the group will offer a recital of Christmas carols during the traditional Misa del Gallo (Midnight Mass). In addition, as the direc tor explained, the aim is to go out and sing in the streets of the village as the rondallas used to do in the old days, and to bring this essence of the old town to Secadero and Casares Cos ta as well. “We are very excited to be able to recover the essence of the old Christ mas. It is a project that I
started more than a year ago, but for personal rea sons I have not been able to carry out until now, this is a gift that we want to give to the whole town of Casares,” said Tocón. In the old rondallas the singers were dressed as shepherds, in this case they will wear black attire with ponchos and red scarves. But, with the same aim of brightening up the festive season, they will go through the streets singing carols and songs from Flamenco culture.
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THE Foreigners Depart ment’s main event to cele brate Christmas will take place today, Thursday, De cember 14 at Las Lagunas Theatre, which for the third year will host the Interna tional Christmas Show. It will feature artists from England, Germany and Ukraine, among other countries, and will include a gastronomic surprise that will allow the public to taste the wellknown mulled wine, Christmas tea and typical Christmas sweets. “The event will start at 6pm, admission is free and everybody is welcome,” said Laura Cordoba, from the Foreigners'’ Depart ment, who also noted that, “for the convenience of those who want to attend the event, we will provide a shuttle bus at 5pm from the La Cala fairground and the Tourist Office square.” Get in touch to book a place by email frd@mijas.es.”