Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 18 - 24 July 2019 Issue 1776

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Torre del Mar celebrates San Juan
THE picturesque coastline of
Torre del Mar once again played
host to the traditional start of the
summer, San Juan.
Thousands of party goers
lined the beaches with their
friends and families to bring in
the summer with bonfires, food
and drink and live performances
from some of Spain’s leading
artists added to the magical atmosphere.
pants jumping over the flames in
a tradition to purify the soul.
The El Copo stage came alive
at 9.30pm with a performance
from ‘The Return of the Live
Decade’ led by José Zapata from
Vela. He was followed by Marta
Sanchez who wowed the crowd
with a stunning performance of
hits from his long and successful
career.
His act saw in the firework
SAN JUAN: Thousands of festival goers watched the live
People started making their
display at the castle at midnight
performances.
way to the beach in the early afternoon
which marked the start of summer,
to set up their ‘camps’
with picnic tables, umbrellas and
deckchairs, claiming their spot
for the night ahead.
By 9pm the beach was full
with families and groups of all
ages enjoying the last hours of
sun before the fires came into
their own, with daring particiditionally
a moment where people tra-
dip their feet into the
water to wash away evil spirits.
Almuñecar Cultural Programme for July
JULY promises to be a fantastic month
for entertainment for the town of Almuñecar.
Starting on July 4, a Red Cross benefit
gala will be held at the Auditorium House of
Culture.
July 6, 9pm, Auditorium House of Culture,
Andalucian Flamenco dancing.
July 9, 10pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
an evening of jazz music with Yin Jazz.
July 12, 8.30pm, Auditorium House of
Culture, presentation of the book ‘Nude the
Soul’ by Antonio Medina Olivares.
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July 12, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
Blues music from Almuñecar Blues.
Watermelon Slim Festival vs Richard Ray
Farrell.
July 13, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
flamenco performance from
Raimundo Benítez.
July 13 to 16, parties of the district of the
marines in honour to the Virgin of the Carmen.
July 14 - 22, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
32nd Jazz Festival on the Coast.
July 24, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
Live Samba and Bossanova music.
July 25, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
Michael Jackson tribute.
July 26, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
music from the Carnivals of Cadiz.
July 27, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
Flamenco dancing from Ketama.
July 28, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
Jazz and blues from One for my Baby.
July 30, 10.30pm, El Majuelo Park Auditorium,
tribute musical children ‘La Bella y
La Bestia.’
20 tonnes
of trash
CLEANING company
Limasa, on behalf
of Malaga
Council, cleaned up
20.2 tonnes of trash
left on the beaches
of El Palo, Pedregalejo,
La
Malagueta and La
Misericordia after
the San Juan celebrations.
This figure actually
only amounts to
half the rubbish left
behind last year.
Still, the team started
at the crack of
dawn on Monday
with a fleet of 68 vehicles
including
tractors, tankers
and specialised
beach cleaners and
finished just before
11am.
The Servicio de
Parques y Jardines
(Park and Garden
Service) did a significant
amount of
work on the night of
the event, ensuring
the burden of prepping
the beaches for
Monday morning
didn’t fall solely on
Limasa.
A member of the
council also mentioned
that there
were fewer incidents
of burning rubbish
this year, perhaps
due to the increased
number of warnings
issued by the emergency
services amid
the heatwave forecast.
There were 188 officers
on duty to
prevent any dangerous
activities and to
chase the last of the
festival crowds off
the beach so that the
cleaners could come
in at 5am.
The Malaga Council
praised the emergency
services and
the cleaning teams
after the event saying
that it was the
‘perfect end’ to the
festival.