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SWEDISH SENSATIONS THE Swedish rock band, Man‐ do Diao will headline the clos‐ ing event at this July’s Week‐ end Beach Festival in Torre del Mar. The announcement was made on Wednesday, April 19, adding the rock per‐ formers to a high profile line‐ up. The Swedish band joins a lineup boasting an incredible array of 26 artists including Andy C, Young Miko, Recy‐ cled J, Los Chikos del Maíz, Green Valley, and Flux Pavil‐ ion. The festival will also fea‐ ture international stars in‐ cluding Maluma, Editors, Carl Craig, Dellafuente, Fangoria, Sidecars, and many more. The 20th‐anniversary cele‐ bration of Mando Diao’s lat‐ est album will take centre‐
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Creative skills blossom Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Nerja
Issue No. 1972 20 - 26 April 2023
Residents can get creative at a plant pot decoration masterclass.
Weekend Beach Festival (via Instagram)
WEEKEND BEACH FESTIVAL: Some of last years revellers.
stage at the band’s appear‐ ance in Torre del Mar. The band is expected to give one of the powerful live performances they’re known for. This edition of the festival promises to showcase more female artists, such as Sofía
AVIATION enthusiasts recently headed to Velez‐Malaga for a unique event. Plane lovers come together for a four‐ day extravaganza at the Festival Andes Jets de Chile which took place from Thursday, April 13 until Sunday, April 16. The event was the perfect prelude to the Aguacate Model Airshow which will return to fill Velez Malaga’s skies from Friday, April 21. While most peo‐ ple might expect small model aero‐ planes, this festival will feature models over three metres long which can hit flight speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour! Elite aeromodellers from across Spain will come together with other en‐ thusiasts from Portugal, the UK and France to show off their unique cre‐ ations and feats of engineering. The en‐ thusiasts will gather at the La Axarquia‐ Leoni Benabu airfield in Velez‐Malaga
Gabbana, FLACA, and more. The Sunrise Stage, the festi‐ val’s electronic music hub, will feature Arodes, Denis Ferrer, Karretero, and Korolo‐ va, among others. Weekend Beach Festival Torre del Mar, held on the
beautiful and environmental‐ ly‐friendly beaches of Mála‐ ga, promises to be one of the most popular festivals of the summer. More information about the line‐up will be released on Monday, April 24.
Preparing for take off
Photo credit: Aguacate Model Airshow (via Facebook)
MODEL AIRSHOW: Participants enjoyed a scenic runway.
to fly their aircraft. Aerobatic flight teams, including the Alfa Team and the Patrulla Amanecer, will also be per‐ forming at the event. It’s the perfect opportunity to discover the future stars of aeromodelling, including Ángel
Gómez, the current aeromodelling world champion. Visitors can also check out the Vampir Fliers’ static dis‐ play, a semi‐aerobatic flying team that raises funds for Asafilap, the Andalu‐ cian Association of Cleft Lip and Palate.
NERJA residents are getting into the spirit for several lo‐ cal festivals, Día de la Cruz y San Isidro thanks to an excit‐ ing art opportunity. The lo‐ cal council is collaborating with artist Rocio Delgado to offer an exciting workshop to paint and decorate tradi‐ tional plant pots. The council is offering the workshop as a fun and cre‐ ative activity to add a splash of colour to the streets of the town during the month of May when one of the most important local festi‐ vals takes place. The work‐ shop will be held on Friday, April 28, at 5pm in the Sala
Mercado. All materials will be provided, including the plant pots to decorate. Local councillor, Elena Galvez, in‐ vites all interested residents to sign up for this exciting event and to decorate and display vibrant plant pots during the upcoming historic festivals. Sign‐ups for the event have already opened, and guests are advised to act quickly as there are only 30 spaces available on the course. To sign up, guests are asked to visit the Munici‐ pal Office for Senior Resi‐ dents, located in the base‐ ment of the town hall from 8am‐2pm on weekdays.