West End meets Lagos
REVIEW BY SIMONE AND PETER HEAD On April 27, I was extremely fortunate to witness the spectacular dance show by the Associação de Dança de Lagos (ADL) at the Cultural
Inviting new Cupid members
Following the death of Nan Richardson, founder of the Refúgio dos Burros (Donkey Sanctuary) in Estombar, the Cupid Group is inviting new members to join, in order to raise much
Poor old uncle George
The spring production by the Algarveans Experimental Theatre Group is well under way and cast, set builders, painters and costume makers are all hard at work. Dear Old Uncle George,
History made out of sugar
An exhibition that is expected to delight those with a sweet tooth is being held at Portimão Continente Shopping Centre until the end of the month. Portugal em Açúcar (Portugal
New nature tourism attraction for Algarve
Dragonflies and damselflies promise to be the Algarve’s new nature tourism attraction, with a total of 52 different species found in the region alone. Nuno Loureiro, a professor at the
Algarve Classic Car Rally
Some 36 classic cars took to the hills of the Algarve on April 29 in an event organised by the head of Algarve Classic Cars, Luís Brito. The earliest car
Books needed
An appeal for second hand Portuguese school books has been made by Algarve residents Judy and Simon Clayton from Dunas Lifestyle in Quinta do Lago, who are hoping to help
Algarve dance school makes a splash at Ukraine contest
Vila Real de Santo António’s SPLASH dance school took first prize in the prestigious Kirovograd Dance Festival held in the Ukraine from April 19 to 21. The dance school from
Charity weekend
Raising nearly €300 for Goldra’s new Animal Sanctuary last weekend, Galeria Corte-Real near Paderne launched an exhibition of paintings featuring canine portraits and doggy scenes. During the opening weekend, a
Amusing and serious English language
‘ALFA Exploring English’ is hosting a session on the many amusing and serious uses of the English language on Wednesday May 9 at 2.30pm at the Convento de S. José