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This weekend at Clarence Jazz Club:
– Thursday Aug 10th 10:00 pm Jazz Jam Session
– Friday Aug 11th 10:00 pm Paula Bilá, Bruno Calvo & Óscar Lagos (Jazz Vocal, Flamenco Fusion)
– Saturday Aug 12th 10:00 pm Focusyear Band 2023 (Modern Jazz)
Information and tickets on our website www.clarencejazzclub.com or in the club.
Calle Danza Invisible 8, CP 29620 Torremolinos (Málaga)
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Craft Beer Festival `Birra & Art’: Rincón de la Victoria
August 12 to 15 at the Plaza Al-Andalus.
The event will offer up to 45 different types of beers from nine national and international companies, and 24 stands with international gastronomy with German sausages, Latin food or Argentine barbecue, and sale of crafts, as well as live concerts.
The Festival program includes live music concerts in the Pop Rock style: Los Ramírez (Tribute to the Rodríguez); on Saturday, August 12; Joker Rock Band, Sunday August 13; Killer Rockets and Money Makers, Monday, August 14; and Not Yet, Tuesday, August 15. All concerts are free and start at 9:30 p.m.
You can taste beers from the price of 3 euros.
The festival will open to the public on Saturday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m.
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Mentally Ska’d are back by popular demand to LA BAMBA:
Friday, August 25th, 21:00
Cruzada de los Caminos, Viñuela. Tel 678 97 04 69
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Rincón de la Victoria Summer Cinema will screen eight films during the month of August:
All films will begin at 10:00 p.m. with free access.
– August 11 ‘The Addams Family 2’ in Llano Estación (Torre de Benagalbón)
– August 12 ‘The Lost City’ in the Church Square (Benagalbón).
– August 18 with `Canta 2´ on August 18 in Llano Baluma
– August 19 `Padre no hay más que uno, 3´ in Llano Estación,
– August 25 `Lightyear’ in Plaza de la Iglesia
– August 26 `Encanto´ in Plaza Al-Andalus.
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Feria de El Morche 2023: 11-15 August
Café Quijano, Mikel Erentxun and Fórmula V will provide music & dance performances.
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Architect service, building licence applications.
Handyman service now available for those smaller jobs.
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– Supply and installation of new above or below ground water deposits. 1000 litres up to 25000 litres. Delivered and installed, all relevant plumbing. All work warrantied.
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For Sale: 2 pairs of Sketchers Ladies summer sandals in very good condition, size 36. €20 a pair or €30 for both pairs.
Tel. 699763817 Sue, Torrox Park
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For Sale: 2 Dahone Folding Bikes with all paperwork and manuals
– White Dahone Ciao, 20¨ wheels, 7 gears
– Black Dahone Vitesse, 20¨wheels, 8 gears
Excellent condition, each has their own carry bag
250.00 the pair or 150.00 each. Buyer to Collect
Contact mazzagee2014@gmail.com
Marian – Caleta de Velez
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News & Articles
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
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ANDALUCIA
High temperatures return to Andalusia this week, with temperatures reaching 46 degrees Celsius: {Translation, summary} 07/08/2023, 13:57
– Andalusia will experience this week its fourth episode of summer high temperatures, with the hottest day in the community on Wednesday, a day that will reach 45 degrees Celsius in the provinces of Cordoba and Jaen, although the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) does not rule out that they can reach 46 degrees.
– Delegate of the Aemet in Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla, Juan de Dios del Pino, has detailed that this episode of high temperatures, is due to “a centre of high pressure in Morocco and a centre of low pressure off the Portuguese coast”. This mass of warm air will enter through the Guadalquivir Valley and will gradually move up the peninsula, being the provinces of western Andalusia the first affected.
– As for the maximums, Del Pino said that Wednesday will be the hottest day of the week. Specifically, Cordoba and Jaen will record the highest temperatures, 45 degrees, respectively, followed by Granada, with 43 degrees; Seville, with 40 degrees; Almeria and Malaga, with 32 degrees, both; Huelva, with 30 degrees; and finally, Cadiz, where thermometers will record a maximum of 29 degrees.
– Regarding night temperatures, the head of the Aemet in Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla has stressed that these “will also be high”, and “will not fall below 22-23 degrees, and even 24 degrees”.
– Del Pino explained that the episode of high temperatures will last until Friday, and it will not be until the weekend when there will be a drop in thermometers. “We will go below 40 degrees, but we will continue to have high temperatures also on Saturday and Sunday, around 38-39 degrees Celsius,” he stressed. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1329093/regresan-esta-semana-las-altas-temperaturas-a-andalucia-pudiendose-alcanzar-los-46-grados/
NERJA
Nerja Beach Report Aug 7th: The Ayuntamiento de Nerja posts these in the afternoon of the day reported on. These will always be one day behind.
ALPUJARRA
Soportújar hosts four circus, music and theatre shows from this Tuesday: {Translation, summary}
– This August 8 the company Kanbahiota Troup arrives with the show ‘La coquette’, where a great circus star of the 50s of the last century arrives ready to succeed, according to the plot of the play, reported Monday the Board. For it, his ‘partenaire’, in charge of having everything prepared, tries to save all the problems, always hoping to please her and make her fall in love.
– ‘Any vegetable’ is the title of the circus show that brings the company Chimichurri to the town, on Wednesday, August 9, at 22:00 hours.
– The artist Diego Valdivia arrives on August 12 with the show ‘Sureño piano trio’, a concert of grand piano, accompanied by percussion and Spanish acoustic guitar in which they will perform their own compositions inspired by or related to various family or social problems.
– The programming cycle closes, on August 19, the play ‘El show de Manolo y Mindanguillo’, by the company MyM Teatro, a hilarious and crazy magic and clown show for the whole family. It is about a magician who goes on stage to perform his spectacular illusionism show while his ‘assistant’, who admires him and is determined to learn to do magic like him, takes his partner out of his mind. Source, Spanish; https://www.granadadigital.es/soportujar-acoge-cuatro-espectaculos-circo-musica-teatro/ & Video Link
TECH
This Android app is stealing WhatsApp and Facebook messages- ironically named “SafeChat”:
– While the app has since been removed from the Play Store, it will remain on your Android if you downloaded it beforehand. In this case you’ll have to delete the app, ironically called SafeChat, manually.
– The report warned: ‘If the spyware is enabled, then it can be remotely controlled and can exfiltrate various sensitive device data, such as contacts, SMS messages, call logs, a list of installed apps, device location, device accounts. The software can also uncover device information, such as the type of internet connection, IP address or SIM serial number. Full article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12365445/Warning-app-steals-private-WhatsApp-Facebook-messages.html
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https://www.cinesur.com/es/cine/mk2-cinesur-el-ingenio
Useful Links, Info & Numbers
Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html
Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
Local News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Spain National News in English, El Pais: https://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
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