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Song contest canceled

04.05.2022
Song contest canceled
The Municipal Institute of Culture "Joaquín Chapaprieta" communicates that the Copla Contest that had its semifinals scheduled for May 5 and 6 at the Torrevieja Municipal Theater and the final at the May Fair Enclosure is canceled due to a readjustment in The programing. The Municipal Institute of Culture regrets the possible inconvenience caused.

Presented the XXIV edition of the Torrevieja Book Fair, which will be held from April 9 to 18

07.04.2022
Presented the XXIV edition of the Torrevieja Book Fair, which will be held from April 9 to 18
The Councilor for Culture of the City Council of Torrevieja, Antonio Quesada, and the manager of the Municipal Institute of Culture "Joaquín Chapaprieta", Miguel Fernández, have presented today the XXIV edition of the Torrevieja Book Fair, which will be held in Paseo Vista Alegre from Saturday, April 9 to Monday, April 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

26 companies from all over Spain have participated in the II National Amateur Theater Contest "Raúl Ferrández"

14.03.2022
26 companies from all over Spain have participated in the II National Amateur Theater Contest "Raúl Ferrández"
The II National Amateur Theater Contest "Raúl Ferrández", which will take place between March 21 and 25, both inclusive, at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center, at 8:30 p.m. (free admission until full capacity) has announced the groups selected for this edition, having presented 26 companies from all over Spain, being among all the following selected:

Dibunómadas: gathering of urban drawing artists to enjoy outdoors

22.02.2022
Dibunómadas: gathering of urban drawing artists to enjoy outdoors
The Municipal Institute of Culture "Joaquín Chapaprieta" informs that "Dibunómadas" has already begun, a meeting of urban drawing artists to enjoy outdoors. Some meetings organized by Olga Parra, teacher at the Torrevieja Municipal School of Painting, free and open to all ages and without obligation. This is the only urban drawing group in Vega Baja, in which anyone interested in drawing can participate. The meeting places are published on facebook/DibuNómadas.

Open the term to apply for subsidies for cultural associations attached to the field of competence of the Municipal Institute of Culture ~Annuity 2022~

10.02.2022
Open the term to apply for subsidies for cultural associations attached to the field of competence of the Municipal Institute of Culture ~Annuity 2022~
The Councilor for Culture of the City Council of Torrevieja, Antonio Quesada, announces that today the deadline has been opened to request subsidies for cultural associations attached to the field of competence of the "Joaquín Chapaprieta" Municipal Institute of Culture for the year 2022. The deadline for submission of applications is 10 business days, so it will remain open until next February 23. The place for submitting applications will be the electronic headquarters of the Municipal Institute of Culture. The maximum subsidy to be awarded per entity is 20,000 euros, and this amount cannot exceed 80% of the total cost of the project.

The Pascual Flores sailboat will participate this year in several maritime festivals in Europe

08.02.2022
The Pascual Flores sailboat will participate this year in several maritime festivals in Europe
The Councilor for Culture and Vice President of the "Joaquín Chapaprieta" Municipal Institute of Culture, Antonio Quesada, reports that during his stay in the port of Torrevieja, from October 2021 to January 2022, the Pascual Flores paileboat has been visited by a total of 1,298 people, including individual visits and school visits. Likewise, several outings called Baptism of the Sea were carried out, which some 200 people have been able to enjoy sailing on the historic sailboat.

Call for the II National Amateur Theater Contest "Raúl Ferrández"

02.02.2022
Call for the II National Amateur Theater Contest "Raúl Ferrández"
The jury's decision and award ceremony will be held in the public act that will take place on Sunday, March 27, at the Municipal Theater of Torrevieja In the first edition of the contest, held in 2021, the award for Best Work went to " Los locos de Valencia” by Ugteatro (Murcia), and the special Audience Award “Maribel Vallejos”, was awarded to “MADRE”, by the company La Cueva de Melpómene

More than a hundred children and young people took part in the audition tests at the Municipal Choral School

31.01.2022
More than a hundred children and young people took part in the audition tests at the Municipal Choral School
On Saturday morning, the selection and audition tests to be part of the Municipal Choral School took place at the Palacio de la Música, with more than a hundred children and young people presenting themselves to these tests, which were held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Palacio de la Música facilities.

The University of Alicante works on the creation of marketable biomass from wastewater or saline

27.01.2022
The University of Alicante works on the creation of marketable biomass from wastewater or saline
The team of researchers from the University of Alicante, led by Professor Rosa María Martínez Espinosa, is studying the use of halophilic microorganisms to clean contaminated water and brines before they are returned to the sea. Microorganisms consume these contaminants as food and make them disappear. At the same time, they create a biomass that can be used to make bioplastics. A raw material that can replace polluting plastics.

On Saturday, February 19, the "Ricardo Lafuente" memorial will be held

27.01.2022
On Saturday, February 19, the "Ricardo Lafuente" memorial will be held
The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, informs that the Ricardo Lafuente Memorial, which is held biannually, will take place on February 19, in which the figure of this pro Torrevieja composer and poet is remembered. .

The Municipal Natural Park Molino del Agua advances in the recovery of sainares and coastal threads

26.01.2022
The Municipal Natural Park Molino del Agua advances in the recovery of sainares and coastal threads
The Association of Naturalists of the Southeast (ANSE), with the support of NaturGreen and under the direction of the Department of the Environment of the City Council of Torrevieja, directed by Antonio Vidal, has been advancing in the recovery of the plant formations of the Municipal Natural Park Molino del Water in La Mata. During the 2022 campaign, the implantation of 500 seedlings of dune species is planned in order to improve the vegetation cover and recover threatened species or species that became extinct in the province of Alicante.

Since yesterday the Plaza de Waldo Calero has been hosting a sculpture commemorating the 50th anniversary of "Diego Ramírez Pastor"

09.12.2021
Since yesterday the Plaza de Waldo Calero has been hosting a sculpture commemorating the 50th anniversary of "Diego Ramírez Pastor"
The inauguration of the sculpture was attended by the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón; the Councilor for Culture, Antonio Quesada; the secretary of the “Diego Ramírez Pastor” Award, Gema Mateo; the Queen of Salt Victoria Magoñ Rodríguez, and her ladies Juncal Gómez Rivero and Marta Mesa Vizcaíno, as well as several of the winners throughout this half century of existence of the award and councilors of the government team.

Russian speaking community activities

07.12.2021
Russian speaking community activities
The Mir Odin association of Russian speakers organizes several activities in Plaza Encarnación Puchol in La Mata in collaboration with the Department of International Residents.

Tomorrow it will be presented at the theater "The gift 2. The story of the habanera"

02.12.2021
Tomorrow it will be presented at the theater "The gift 2. The story of the habanera"
The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, informs that "The gift 2. The tale of the habanera", written by Amparo Cos and illustrated by Víctor García, will be presented tomorrow, Friday, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Theater .

Second appointment of the cycle "Dialogues in the Territory" at the Torrevieja University Venue next Thursday, November 25

23.11.2021
Second appointment of the cycle "Dialogues in the Territory" at the Torrevieja University Venue next Thursday, November 25
The Torrevieja Venue will host this Thursday, November 25, the second conference of the "Dialogues in the Territory" Cycle organized by the University of Alicante at its university venues. Specifically, this appointment will take place at the Torrevieja Headquarters, located in the "Virgen del Carmen" Cultural Center at 7:00 p.m., with the conference "From the Torrevieja Lagoon to industry and medicine", by Rosa Mª Martínez Espinosa, professor of the Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Alicante, with the presentation by Ricardo Recuero, Councilor for Innovation of the Torrevieja City Council.