Here are a few photos from International women’s day in Tavira. In the library this morning there was a display of books. There was also a tree with cards and ribbons ready and available, so that people could write on the card and celebrate a woman that has meant something to them. The photos after…
Since the early part of the 20th Century there has been a day when people have come together to celebrate and mark the changes that have occurred in women’s lives. International Women’s Day (IWD) emerged from the activities of labour movements in North America and across Europe. By 1975, during International Women’s Year, the United…
On Saturday 23rd February 2013, Jorge Botelho, Mayor of Tavira, launched the exhibition, Mediterranean Diet – Dieta Mediterrãnica, at the Palácio da Galeria. The exhibition runs until May 2014. The exhibition explores the intangible cultural heritage of human health and nutrition found in the Mediterranean diet. This is a timely exhibition aimed at a variety of…
Two writers will be reading at A Lura dos Livros at 7:30pm, on Monday 3rd December 2012. I have already publicised Chris Keil, in a previous post. Chris will be reading from his third novel “Flirting at the Funeral”. The second writer is Jenny Grainer, who will be reading from her book “Portugal and the…
Bartolomeu Cid dos Santos was a Professor of Fine Art. He was proud to be Portuguese, but spent much of his career in the UK, teaching and working at the Slade College of Fine Art, at University College, London. On his birthday 24th August, together with his wife Fernanda, he would often entertain artists and prospective artists at their…
CAR Hills has a love/hate relationship with Portugal and the Algarve in particular. We are very pleased that he is willing to read from some of his early essays and recent work on September 17th at Lura dos Livros in Tavira. Charles has been a writer all of his colourful life. He wrote a series…
The Arts are suffering in Portugal! It’s a difficult time to get funding. Of course it’s not just the Arts it’s also cultural organisations, the glue of society, that are suffering. In Tavira, in the Algarve, only 4 associations have received funding this year. Some groups are still waiting for funding from last year. A…
New year’s eve is a strange night. On the one hand you think of past new year’s when you have been out and about – the fun you had and what you may promised yourself. This year, I did not want to move from the sofa. The memory of last year’s fireworks on the old…
A group of artists are working together in Tavira to inspire the local community to take a step into a range of creative activities. They work together as a cultural association using creative arts. What inspires them is the desire that people will share their skills and learn together in a workshop space opposite the…
Mrs Silva found the owl in August 2011. It was lying on a road in the Tavira area. It had been hit by a car and had a broken wing. At first it seemed the owl would never fly again. She carefully picked up the owl which was just a little bigger than her small…
