February, a feast for the ears
Algarve Orchestra (OA) has announced its programme of concerts for February. It will be reintroducing its educational concerts season, with the first performance, conducted by Jan Wierzba, scheduled for February
Support for region’s disabled celebrated
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com TO MARK International Day for the Disabled on Monday, an association for disabled children and young adults opened their annual Christmas bazaar in Faro. Isilda Gomes,
Sir Bobby Robson helps children’s home in Faro
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com LEGENDARY FOOTBALL manager, Sir Bobby Robson, will be returning to the Algarve this summer, to lend his support to The Mackenzie Sir Bobby Robson Golf Classic
Summer Fair in aid of Refúgio Aboim Ascenção
THE QM Garden Centre has organised a Summer Fair on Saturday, June 2, from 11am to 4pm. Many activities will be on offer including a crazy golf competition costing only
IN AID OF THE BOMBEIROS IN SILVES
Dinner with live music by Fernando Oliveira with raffle, tombola and auction Friday September 29, 8pm At Restaurant Ponte Romana, Silves. 4 course dinner: different starters, vegetable soup, fish cataplana,
Over 50s International Friends – (The IF Club)
• Every Friday evening at Hotel Oura Praia, Albufeira, from 9.30pm, get a few folk together to enjoy an evening of country music and Sixties hits, with Black Stetson (club
Pearl Jam – still alive in Europe
AFTER SIX years of waiting, Pearl Jam fans will finally get to see the band return to Portugal this September. With the release of their new self-titled album Pearl Jam,
Holding back the years – Simply Red play Portugal
IT HAS been 21 years since Mick Hucknall and his bandmates first hit the music scene as Simply Red with the release of their debut single, Money’s Too Tight (To
Depeche Mode in the ‘Open Air’
FEBRUARY SAW Depeche Mode play Lisbon’s Pavilhão Atlântico on the first leg of their tour to promote their album, Playing the Angel. The second leg of the tour consists only
George Benson set to stun Vale do Lobo
CONSIDERED ONE of the greatest guitarists in jazz history and supported by an exceptional vocal style that has made him appreciated by millions worldwide, George Benson is truly a performer