For the festive season of Christmas, the Tavira City Council has prepared a program suitable for all ages, which includes several Christmas concerts and an open-air New Year's Eve at Praça da República, with the performance of “The Lucky Duckies”.
Music, dance, nativity scenes, activities for the youngest and hobbies are some of the initiatives that promise to add color and joy to the last month of the year.
Christmas and New Year concerts
The December musical calendar begins with the Música nas Igrejas project, on the 3rd, at 18 pm, at the Ermida de Santa Ana, with a guitar concert by Rui Martins.
This was followed by the performances of the Choir of the Academy of Music of Tavira (10th) and the Friends Choir of the Museum of São Brás de Alportel (17th), both at the Ermida de São Sebastião, at 18:00, in a joint organization of the Academy of Music from Tavira and the City Council.
The Academy of Music has also planned, on the 16th, at 21 pm, at the Ermida de São Sebastião, a Christmas Audition, followed by, on the 00th, at the same time, at the Igreja da Misericórdia, a charity concert, the which results from the joint will of three other entities (International Association of Paremiology, Brotherhood of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Tavira and Rotary Club of Tavira).
The Festival of Civil Bands “Cidade de Tavira”, promoted by Sociedade da Banda de Tavira, on the 4th, at 15 pm, at the Cine-Teatro António Pinheiro, is already a regular presence in the December program, as well as the Christmas concert by Banda Musical de Tavira, on December 00th, at 17 pm, at the Igreja Matriz in Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo.
“Outonalidades, Tavira 2011”, a project promoted by the Casa do Povo of Santo Estêvão (CPSE) with the support of the city council, has a concert by Aló Django on the 3rd, at 22 pm, in the CPSE's multipurpose space.
But the news focuses on the 17th, at 21 pm, at Igreja do Carmo, with the Christmas concert by the Grupo Coral de Tavira and the Lisbon Chamber Choir, as well as on the 30rd, at 23, at the Igreja da Misericórdia, where will take place, the Traditional Christmas | Christmas Jazz with Filipa Pais and João Paulo Esteves Silva.
On the night of 31 to 1, the party takes place at Praça da República, with the performance of “The Lucky Duckies”, at 23:00 pm, followed by a pyromusical show, at 00:00 am, and later, at 02:30 am, DJ Viriato Muata with the dancers Angel and Eliana welcome the new year.
The 1st of January is marked by the New Year concert performed by Ensemble Bonne Corde, at Igreja do Carmo, at 17 pm.
Dcontemporary
Contemporary dance is also present in the party calendar. Within the scope of Movimenta-te Trajectories of Cultural Programming, the show “Vale”, by Madalena Victorino, with music by Carlos Bica, takes place on the 3rd and 4th, at 21 pm and 30 pm, respectively, in the Parque de Feiras e Exposições.
It is a different concept that brings together eight dancers, six musicians and a group of approximately 50 people, of all ages, on the same stage.
Family Christmas Vacation
But December does not live only from music and dance, the Municipal Museum of Tavira-Palácio da Galeria, thinking about young people and families, has prepared, as part of the exhibitions “Fotografar. The Andrade Family, looks at Tavira” and “Zona Letal, Espaço Vital, Works from the Caixa Geral de Depósitos Collection”, the Family Christmas Vacation project.
“Shoe Collection” (20th, 10:00 – 12:00), the “Camera Obscura” (21st, 10:00 – 12:00), the “Original Postcard” (22, 15:00 – 17:00), the workshop “Step-by-step : photography and the Andrade family” (on the 27th, 10:00 – 12:00) and the studio “Recording and exercise by Luísa Cunha” (28, 10:00 – 12:00) are the actions scheduled for this period.
Tavira's downtown Christmas
The Association for the Integrated Development of Baixa de Tavira (UAC) also intended to mark this season. To this end, it has designed a program that integrates different initiatives, namely, the Great Christmas Contest in Baixa de Tavira (from 8 December to 6 January), the Presépio Vivo at Casa André Pilarte (from 8 December to 6 January, 10:00 am – 18:00), an inflatable for children next to Casa André Pilarte (08, 22, 23 and 24, 10:00- 13:00 | 15:00 – 17:00), street entertainment with Santa Claus, Mother Christmas and Duende on unicycle (08, 10, 17 , 22 and 23, 10:00 am to 13:00 pm).
Nativity Scene of Municipal Firefighters
More than a thousand figures, among moss, sand, stones and water courses, give life to the largest nativity scene in the municipality, built by the Municipal Fire Department of Tavira. This initiative can be visited, throughout the day, every day of the week. In this way, the Municipal Fire Brigade opens the doors of its barracks and invites all residents and visitors to get to know what is already considered a reference crib.
sporting events
At the sports level, some events are scheduled that promise to give a different color to the traditional Christmas, among which, on the 10th, the Artistic Skating Christmas Festival, in the Dr. Eduardo Mansinho Municipal Pavilion, as well as the XIX International Championships of Table Tennis Portugal, from 16 to 18, in the same place.
Other actions are planned for December, such as the “O Nosso Natal” Fair by the Tavira Arts and Flavors Association (09, 11:00-18:00, at Mercado da Ribeira), parties at schools and nurseries, senior gatherings and festivities a little for all the parishes.
Kings' Day
The program ends with a concert by Kings by Orquestra do Algarve, on the 7th of January, at 21 pm, at the Igreja do Carmo, and with another edition of the already traditional Charolas Festival “Cidade de Tavira”, on the 30th of January, at 8 pm, at the Cine-Teatro António Pinheiro.
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