Events include a history presentation by Peter Booker on the Inquisition
The Algarve History Association’s presentation for the end of February follows on from the January presentation on the Military Religious Orders. As soon as the Crown had taken over the Mastership of the Orders, the Pope agreed to the establishment of the Inquisition.
Algarve historian and AHA co-founder Peter Booker looks at how the idea of the Inquisition grew and its predecessors in Europe. What purpose did it serve in Portugal? What means did it use? And how long did it last?
Presentations will be held at the Lagoa Municipal Library at 6pm on Tuesday, February 25, and at the Tavira Municipal Library at 11am on Friday, February 28. There is no charge for these presentations, but voluntary contributions are welcome.
If you are interested in the greening of Tavira, then the short presentation by Peter Bellchambers at the Tavira talk will be of interest. For about five minutes, he will present four panels with 16 of his ‘before and after’ proposals for ‘Greening the City’. With the ever-present threat of global warming, and higher street temperatures, Peter hopes to encourage the Câmara (Municipality) to plant hundreds more shade trees within the town.
The AHA’s concert on Sunday, February 23, again features Dutch pianist Nikola Meeuwsen, who will be making his ninth visit to the association’s concert series. He visited for the first time in 2016 as a teenager and has since visited the Algarve nearly every year.
His recital will include works by Ligeti, Mendelssohn, Liszt and Chopin; and the second half will feature Mozart’s Jeunehomme Concerto K271, during which he will be accompanied by a string quartet of performers from the Algarve.
“Nikola has become intensely busy on the concert and recital circuit, and we are fortunate that he chooses to return to play for us,” says Peter Booker.
The concert will be held at 4pm at Quintinha da Música, near Tavira. Reservations at €30 by email through Peter peterbooker1347@gmail.com
