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Tenor Joan Laínez and pianist Francesc Blanco in concert

The Formentera Office of Culture is pleased to report that Wednesday 24 August from 10.00pm, Jardí de ses Eres in Sant Francesc will be the scene of a concert by tenor Joan Laínez and pianist Francesc Blanco.

The two Mallorca natives will present a wide-ranging repertoire spanning Verdi, Puccini, Agustín Lara, Matilde Escalas and more. The artists will also premiere T'he buscat dins l'obscuritat, a piece which was composed by Mallorca-born Xavier Gelabert with lyrics by Formentera's own Maria Ferrer.

Laínez is an opera soloist at Teatre Principal de Palma and, in 2021, came in second at the international competition Corsica Lírica. He is also the winner of the In Opera Veritas award and, in 2022, earned the audience choice award at the Jole di Maria competition in Tivoli. As a choral conductor, Laínez has conducted various national and international concerts.

Francesc Blanco has worked with singers such as Ainhoa Arteta, Montserrat Martí i Caballé, Ketevan Kemklidze and more. Since 1996, he has been a singing accompaniment teacher at Mallorca's Professional Conservatory of Music.

This concert is part of the fourth MallorcÒpera Festival.

18 August 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

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Promoting Catalan in local commerce, hospitality and services

The Language Advisory Service (Servei d'Assessorament Lingüístic, SAL) of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to announce assistance to promote the use of Catalan in commerce, hospitality, industry and services on Formentera.

The assistance is intended to cover the costs of Catalan-language actions –business and vehicle signage, labels, printed material and restaurant menus, merchandising, work clothes and design of web pages, QR codes and electronic platforms– implemented between 1 January 2021 and 30 September 2022, with up to €1,000 per beneficiary.

Through collaboration with the local business community, this line of aid seeks to extend the use of Catalan in socioeconomic activities and, in particular, "to influence the linguistic landscape of the island, which is a reflection of the vitality of Catalan and an essential part of its normalisation", explains Raquel Guasch, councillor of language policy.

Interested parties can submit their application and supporting documentation until 15 October 2022 at the Citizen Information Office (OAC) or at the Virtual Citizen Information Office (OVAC). Application forms can be obtained at SAL (Carrer del Arxiduc Lluís Salvador, 2) or downloaded from the Consell de Formentera website.

11 August 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

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Sala d'Exposicions 'Ajuntament Vell' welcomes 'Aaron Keydar–Anthology: 50 years of research in wood'

The Formentera Office of Culture is pleased to announce that from 17 to 27 August, Sala d'Exposicions "Ajuntament Vell" will host "Aaron Keydar–Anthology: 50 years of research in wood".

The exhibition is composed of 15 sculptures made between 1975 and 2021. Keydar presents works crafted from olive, almond, pine and juniper tree wood and black amber. Part of his work has a figurative component.

Keydar, who trained as an architect, studied in Israel and London. He has lived on Formentera for fifty years, and this is where he began working with wood, as he says, "accidentally", first making furniture and later sculptures. His works are part of public and private collections.

The exhibition opens Tuesday 16 August at 8.00pm, and can be seen Monday to Saturday, 11.00am to 2.00pm and 7.00pm to 9.00pm.

Sala d'Exposicions "Ajuntament Vell" is closed Sundays, holidays and Monday mornings.


11 August 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

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Assumption of Mary

The Three Kings Association has put together the following activities programme to celebrate the Assumption of Mary (Festes de la Mare de Déu d'Agost).

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At Centre Antoni Tur 'Gabrielet', endangered animals hold spotlight in Sol Courreges's latest exhibition 'Stop'

At 8.00pm, Thursday 9 August, Sol Courreges will take to Centre Antoni Tur "Gabrielet" to pull the curtain back on "Stop". The exhibition focuses on 12 global species and an equal number that are found in Spain and which are in danger of extinction, according to information provided by National Geographic. Techniques employed by the artist range from acrylics to pens and pencils, with, as always, recycled material playing a central role in backgrounds.

"Stop" runs from 10 to 18 August, and can be seen 10.00am to 2.00pm and 7.00pm to 10.00pm.

4 August 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

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