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Jun 05
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Summer market in the Mercado dos Lavradores

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The Funchal market promotes, between June 5th and 7th, the third edition of the Summer Market – Fashion, Accessories and Design 2017. For three days the ten brands present in the event will take advantage of the beginning of the season to trade varied design and clothing products.

Various brands are available, to see and to buy, including bags, handmade jewelry, and baby articles, all locally made and, in some cases, inspired by Madeiran traditions.

Monday to Wednesday, from 09h00 to 18h00, Madeirans and visitors can add one more reason to visit the Mercado.

Mai 28
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Former combatant shows war in the Theatre

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Severino Castro is a former combatant that wanted to show the world is perspective on history. The result was the exhibit on the colonial war that is to be unveiled today, Friday 28th, at the Theatre.

Severino Castro was a sergeant in active service between January 15th 1971 and March 28th 1973.

As is the case of all other former combatants, the war years left marks and memories, which is what he has to show, starting today, at the Theatre.

Mai 28
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Kites in Câmara de Lobos

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The AndarIlhas cycle of conferences is returning to Camara de Lobos, for another session at the Casa da Cultura. This is to take place on Monday May 22nd, at 19h30.

The initiative is linked to the “Joeiras at the Ilheu” project (kites at the ilheu), the idea being to promote the enjoyment with traditional games, besides promoting open air activities for the community in general.

There is also to be a kite launching contest on May 26th, starting at 10h00 at the Ilheu, in Camara de Lobos. Both events are open and free for all interested.

Mai 28
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Maids in action at the Theatre

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Great names of the Theatre will pass through the Funchal theatre this Friday, with Beatriz Batarda, Luisa Cruz and Sara Carinhas incarnating “as Criadas”, a script written by Marco Martins from the original, by Jean Genet. The story starts when the lady of the house has to go away, and this is when fantasy explodes in the two sisters’ (the maids) imagination, transporting them far from their miserable day to day life.

This is the proposal of the Funchal council for Fiday night, in another Teatro Nacional D. Maria II co-production (in this case with Teatro Viriato), for an audience of 16 years or older. The play starts at 21h00, and tickets cost 5 euro.

Mai 28
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Olivia and Eugenio will make emotions flow in the Theatre

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Take advantage of the Festas da Sé and a visit to the book fair, this weekend, to visit the Funchal Theatre, Sunday or Monday, to see Olivia and Eugénio.

The proposal is that, for five euro, you learn of the emotional story of the relation between a mother a child with Down syndrome, with lots of humour, love and a lot of hope. The mother role is played by charismatic actress Rita Ribeiro, while two actors with Down syndrome – Tomás de Almeida and Nuno Rodrigues – alternate in the son role.

Sessions at 21h00 on May 28th and 29th.

Mai 09
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A selfie for 100 euro

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A selfie for traditional commerce. This is the name of the most recente joint venture by the Funchal council and the Madeira chamber of commerce (ACIF). It’s a contest, taking place until Friday May 12th, that has 100 euro in goods from traditional commerce shops reserved for the best picture.

But the idea goes further. And this is because, starting with the Flower festival, the two entities want to focus on the windows of the shops in the centre of Funchal. So the contest also contributes to strengthen traditional commerce.

This is a measure that is part of the revitalizing plan of commerce and services in Funchal, and comes in addition to the shop windows competition entitled “Cidade das Flores” (city of flowers), which aims at supporting more creative shops.

The competition “a selfie for traditional commerce” will elect the best self portrait with the background of a shop window decorated with floral motives. All interested are invited to take part, and they can do this on their own or have, at the most, three people in each picture.

Mai 08
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”From sea to mountain”, until May 21st

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Porto Moniz has accepted the challenge made by the tourism board to be part of the Flower festival gardens route.

It is for this reason that one can find an extra garden in the village – which is actually a candidate to be one of the “Seven Wonders” of Portugal, in the sea village category.

The theme presented to the tourism board was “from sea to mountain”.

Mai 06
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The April revolution seen from Machico

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Former Machico mayor, Bernardo Martins, presents the book that resulted from his master’s thesis. Saturday, April 29th will see the presentations of “25 de Abril em Machico: Centro de Informação Popular 1974-1975” in the council’s formal room.

According to the author, the Centro de Informação Popular de Machico (Machico Popular Information Centre) has a pivotal role in the document that describes the 1974/1975 period in that part of the island, as it contributed to the spreading of the revolution’s ideals.

The edition is sponsored by the Machico council, with its present president also writing a foreword.