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NEWS, PREVIEWS, INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS
GOSPEL, PERCUSSION, CLASSICAL, CHORAL AND STARRY SKIES
Latonius & The Faith Theory in
Arrecife
La Tempestad in Arrecife
Mijail Saprychev, classical pianist at
El Grifo
Miguel Aguearralde, book launch, in Arrecife
The…
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CIRCUS CHANGES
FROM MR. KITE TO
CIRCUBA
Elegant tents were pegged
on the Rambla Medular in Arrecife with posters plastered all over the city
centre announcing that, for almost a month, Cuba´s National Circus was in town.
Whatever the old romantic tales…
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A WRITER AND HIS HOUSE OF BOOKS
José Saramago and a home in Tias.
The moment the tour guide invites you over the threshold of the place where José Saramago once lived, you know you are entering a house of books; a house that was obviously his place of work, and also…
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BACKWARDS AND FORWARD all across the arts
ISLAND ART
Around this time last year, as I collated a review, for the all across
the arts pages on the Lanzarote Information web site, of the myriad arts and
culture events that had taken place on the island over the previous twelve
months,…
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A GOOD NEWS STORY
YOU
DON´T NEED WORDS TO SAY
Throughout
the past four years, whilst I have been living here on Lanzarote, a former member
of a writing group I ran in the UK has stayed in touch via e mail and her
prodigious facebook outpourings.…
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT AFTER FESTIVAL
FOOD FESTIVAL & A TASTE OF THE FUTURE
The Annual Festival Enogastronomy Saborea Lanzarote: 2019
A gastronomical event was always included as part of the annual Rochdale Feel Good arts and cultural Festival in the years I spent covering…
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NOT FOLLOWING THE MAP
HOW WE GOT HERE FROM THERE
I
spent the first half of what I laughingly call my ´career´ in the UK, writing
songs with my musical partner Colin Lever. Calling ourselves Lendanear we
played the folk circuit in the North West of England and…
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ARTS AND POLITICS: THE ODD COUPLE
ARTS AND
POLITICS: THE ODD COUPLE
With
the UK holding an election in December that, even if the parties each try to
address social issues, will inevitably be about Brexit and November 10th the
date of a general election being held in Spain…
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ARTS, CULTURE, CUSTOM & CHURCH
CHESTNUTS AND OLD SPANISH CUSTOMS
All Saints Day in Spain (Todos
Los Santos) takes place on November 1st. It is a very important national public
holiday throughout Spain, when people, from all over the country, return to
their town or village…
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ROCHDALE LITERATURE & IDEAS FESTIVAL 2019
LITERATURE AND
IDEAS IN ROCHDALE
The
title of the festival reflects the wishes of the benefactors who, a few years
ago, left a significant bequest to the borough library services. It also
reflects the fact that history reminds that at least…