A concert by Marco Paulo, inauguration of exhibitions, the reopening of the Municipal Library and the traditional procession in honor of Nossa Senhora da Luz are initiatives of the program of celebrations of the Municipal Holiday of Lagoa (September 8th), taking place from the 1st to the 10th .
It all starts with the show “The new generation of fado in the Algarve”, on the 1st of September, at the Municipal Auditorium. On the following day, the exhibition “Three figures of religious faith in Lagoa” is inaugurated at the Convento de S. José and the gala “Património de Lagoa, looking at the past towards the future” is held at the Center of Arade Congresses.
On the 7th, the exhibition entitled “Adega Cooperativa de Lagoa, origins and ascension” opens at the Municipal Archive, which celebrates 15 years of existence.
As for the reopening of the Municipal Library, it will take place on the 8th. That infrastructure was «recently expanded and restructured», explains the Câmara de Lagoa. Master Fernando Rodrigues will also be honored at the School of Arts that bears his name.
On the same day, the traditional procession of Senhora da Luz, patron saint of Lagoa – the highest moment of the religious commemorations, which goes from 3rd to 8th September – goes through the streets of the city, from 19 pm onwards.
The musical program includes a show with Ricardo and Henrique, on the 7th, and on the 8th, Marco Paulo sings in the square bordering the Igreja Matriz. To end there will be a fireworks show.
On the 9th and 10th, at the Church of S. Tiago in Estômbar, the 2017 Ibn'Ammar Meetings will take place.
Commemorations Program:
September 1st:
21 pm – Show “New Generation of Fado in the Algarve” at the Municipal Auditorium
September 2st:
Beginning of the Celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of the cultural center, with the redevelopment of the former Convento de S. José:
16:00 – Conference: “Ad praeteritum – Cycle of Conferences on the Heritage of Lagoa
Life and work of Teresa Rosa Fernanda de Saldanha Oliveira e Sousa, or Mother Teresa de Saldanha, founder of the Order of São Domingos and of the College of São José, by Helena Ribeiro de Castro, of the Higher School of Education of the Instituto Piaget de Almada;
Life and work of the Bishop of Algarve, D. Francisco Gomes Avelar, who contributed to the reconstruction of the Mother Church of Lagoa after the 1755 earthquake, by João Vasco Reis, researcher with a degree in History
Life and work of Father António Martins de Oliveira, a figure in Lagoon society, who was also a poet and promoter of the council, by members of the Parish of Lagoa and the Diocese of Algarve;
17:30 pm – Exhibition “Three Figures of Religious Faith in Lagoa” – Life and work of Mother Teresa de Saldanha, Bishop of Algarve, D. Francisco Gomes Avelar and Father António Martins de Oliveira, in the Exhibition Room of Convento S. José
21:00 – Gala “Lagoa Heritage, Looking at the past, towards the future”. Ten Wonders of the Municipality of Lagoa 2017 – Arade Congress Center, in Parchal
September 7st:
From 9:00 am to 21:00 pm – 15 years of Municipal Archive: Opening of the Exhibition “Adega Cooperativa de Lagoa, origins and ascension”
22:00 – Musical Show with Ricardo and Henrique, in the Igreja Matriz square
September 8st:
14:30 – Official reopening of the Municipal Library of Lagoa to the sound of Helena Madeira's harp and poetry step by step – poems said and staged by the Algarve Theater Company (ACTA), followed by a guided tour of the Library
15:30 pm – “There's a Party at the Library” with Bruno Batista and Nelda Magalhães
Children's animation with Megaphones, balloon modelling, ticket distribution and face painting
16:00 – “Mixed Toast, the Juggler” – Show in the children's room
20:30 pm to 22:00 pm – Tales about the circus with Bruno Batista and fantastic books and Puppets with Nelda Magalhães
16:00 pm – School of Arts – Homage to Master Fernando Rodrigues with the unveiling of the tile and iron panel
22:00 – Musical Show with Marco Paulo and his Band
23:55 – Firework show
September 9st:
18:00 – Opening of the Ibn Ammâr Meetings with the public presentation of the books “Com oslhos do Céu” and “With Eyes in Heaven”, by João Vasco Reis – Igreja de São Tiago, Estômbar
19:30 pm to 00:00 am – Exhibition of thematic panels on lime walls “Scenes from everyday life from the period of Ibn Ammâr”
20:00 to 20:15 and 21:15 to 21:30 – Street theater – Te.atrito “Ibn Ammar – Poet of Sannabus”
20:15 pm to 20:45 pm – “Poemas ao vento” – Declamation of poems by Ibn Ammar with Jorge Soares (recital) and Vilma Keuch (flute)
20:45 pm to 21:15 pm – Oriental Dance Workshop
21:30 pm to 22:20 pm – Sounds of AI-Andalus musical show with Emilio Villalba and Sara Marina at Estombar Church
22:20 pm to 23:20 pm – Abu Tamam Ensemble (Oriental music and dance) in the Churchyard of Estombar
23:20 – Show “Light in the Sacred with Ibn Ammar” – video mapping projected on the façade of the church of S. Tiago, Estômbar
September 10st:
19:30 pm – Reopening of the Ibn Ammâr Meetings with the Exhibition of Thematic Panels on Lime Walls “Scenes from the Daily Life of the Period of Ibn Ammâr”
20:00 to 20:15 and 21:15 to 21:30 – Street theater – Te.atrito “Ibn Ammar – Poet of Sannabus”
20:15 pm to 20:45 pm – “Poems to the wind” by Ibn Ammar, with Jorge Soares (declamation) and Eduardo Ramos (Arabic lute)
22:20 pm to 23:20 pm – Muhsilwan (Afro-Arabic music) in the churchyard of St. Tiago Church, Estômbar
23:20 – Show “Light in the Sacred with Ibn Ammar” – video mapping projected on the façade of the church of S. Tiago, Estômbar
Religious Program – Igreja Matriz de Lagoa:
September 3st:
12:00 – Eucharist to Commemorate the Rite of the Mother Church of Lagoa
September 5st:
21:00 pm – Penitential Celebration
September 7st:
18:30 pm – Eucharist
September 8st:
9:00 pm – Eucharist
17:30 pm – Eucharist
19:00 – Traditional Procession with the Image of the patron saint Nossa Senhora da Luz and with the participation of the Philharmonic Bands of Portimão and Silves, through the streets of the city.
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