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We have decided to create this page because we are such a large loose group of friends who want to stay in contact throughout the summer months. This may be easier than all of those emails. It is to help spread info on events that some of us are going to, either as a group, or to meet there, or just for information for other people.
Also, the idea is to keep organisation to a minimum, to keep the stress off of the person 'in charge', so you just need to turn up (not to phone in advance unless the event requires it)
IF YOU HAVE IDEAS TO PROMOTE AN EVENT THIS SUMMER LET ME KNOW: Margaret: 96 283 9806 or email suggestion or alternative email address.
SATURDAY 7 JUNE
SUNDAY 8 JUNE 2008 - rained off, though maybe rescheduled to Saturday 5 July
WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2008
MONDAY 16 JUNE - SATURDAY 5 JULY
WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE revised plan
SATURDAY 21, SUNDAY 22 & MONDAY 23 JUNE
MONDAY 23 JUNE 2008
THURSDAY 27 JUNE 2008
FRIDAY 27, SATURDAY 28 & SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2008
FRIDAY 27, SATURDAY 28 & SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2008
SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2008
MONDAY 30 JUNE 2008
WEDNESDAY 2 JULY
THURSDAY 3 JULY
THURSDAY 3 JULY
SUNDAY 6 JULY 2008 - was 8 June
SATURDAY 12 JULY
WEDNESDAY 16 JULY
THURSDAY 17 - SUNDAY 20 JULY
WEDNESDAY 30 JULY 2008
FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 2008
FRIDAY 8 - SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2008
FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2008
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 2008
TUESDAY 19 - SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2008
WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST 2008
15 - 20 SEPTEMBER
25 - 28 SEPTEMBER
1 - 5 OCTOBER
THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER
start of Marquesa garden concerts in Gandia (casa de Cultura), occasionally throughout the summer
evenings, normally from 10.30 or 11pm, some are free some are 6 or 10 euros
Moraira music festival
more info here CBN article
it starts at 6.45 till late, take bocadillo and sunhat, last year it was outside on the prom.
it is a free event (part of Moros y Cristianos) but they like you to buy drinks there (not expensive) to help funds
organiser: Margaret
walk - meet in Xeraco 9.45 for 10am start at roundabout near station. new walk
organiser: David K
registration for Valenciano conversation course in Gandia, free
21 July - 21 August, 6 - 7.30 pm, Biblioteca Central Convent de San Roc, Gandia
meet Xeraco train station, 8.45 for 9am train, for Valencia
hopefully visit Museum of Modern Art, the Movim, Botanical Gardens
menu del dia for lunch
organiser: Ian, he needs to know approx numbers by Monday evening for a guided tour
fiesta de fiestas - combining various small fairs into one larger one
eg. gastronómica, salsa, esotérica, rebombori. Read the fiesta booklet in Valenciano (large file), or in English
at various locations along and near the Passeo, in Oliva
Fiesta de San Juan
we shall be going to Oliva Playa in the evening to celebrate the coming of summer
more info will be here
what we do depends on the amount of interest shown by you all (picnic/bonfire/fireworks/music etc)
probably bring some wood for fire if pos, nibbles, food for yourself, drink etc
organiser: Ian or Margaret 96 283 9806 or Valerie F
market day in oliva - day earlier due to Motor Show
Moros y Cristianos in Pego
motor show in Oliva on the paseo: la XIX fiesta de motor maquinaria industrial
more info here, in Valenciano
motorbyke rally in Oliva, at the 'Estacio' along the paseo
starts at 9am with breakfast for the exhibtors/entrants
music, bykes ot see, race to the beach?, exhibition at 1pm etc etc
2 weeks to put yourname down for the test for various language courses
Escuala oficial de Idiomas Gandia
courses start in the autumn (Oct?) without the entrance exam you can only go into year 1
matriculacion (inscrition) is on certain days in September (only)
walk, around Terrateig, with shared lunch afterwards (picnic)
bring enough food for 5 small servings, plus your own plates, cutlery etc & drink
meeting time 9.15 for 9.30 departure & place - bar in Rotova on right along main road
organiser: Ian & Kevin, more info here, Ian requires numbers in advance
start of Thursday music evenings at Font Salada Hotel (Oliva) at 11pm (or after!)
entrance is free, but buy drinks, most are outside
more info later
4 music evenings at Palacio Borja in Gandia 11pm
Turkish, Iranian, Mesepotanian & one other
plus 2 evenings on the playa (11 + 12)
Moraira music festival
more info here CBN article, or this weeks Costa Levante paper (20 June) p.54
it starts at 6.45 till late, take bocadillo and sunhat, last year it was outside on the prom.
it is a free event (part of Moros y Cristianos) but they like you to buy drinks there (not expensive) to help funds
organiser: Margaret
start of music concerts on the playa de Oliva evenings (soem at 8pm, most at 10.30pm)
at the summer cinema (straight down past Pau Pi and on the right
more info here (unedited!)
a flat orange groves walk around Simat, approx 8km, with visit to Monestery (a marvel of RE-construction)
meet in Xeraco by first roundabout, at 9.15 to leave at 9.30am
drive to Font de Clot (a marvel of construction)
picnic lunch afterwards - bring food for 5 small servings, plus your own plates, cutlery etc & drink
organiser: David
Moors and Christians in Oliva - program (unedited!) and a competition for best photo taken
parades on Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings, around Avenida Loy Gori & Paseo, & Sunday afternoon on Paseo
also music from 2am on Saturday on the playa (Mitga Galta=Pau Pi beach), with boat landings and battles at dawn
Saturday morning meet at my house 4.45am or Oliva Playa from 5am for last part of music then the dawn landings at 6am
organiser: Margaret (margaret@gandiaareasocialclub.com or 661063841)
walk alongside the marjal de Gandia, and through the orange groves
meet in Intermarche car park, Grau de Gnadia, 10.15 for 10.30 departure
flat walk, 8 or 10 kms
lunch afterwards at 'Aquarius' buffet libre on the playa de Gandia (10euros plus drinks), Joanne needs to know in advance
organiser: David
International festival of Music in Gandia, 1 - 22 August, 11pm
Casa de Cultura / gardens of the Marquessa, some concerts are free, some are 8 or 10 eusors (from Servicam)
there is a larger (turquoise) booklet available, or brief details here in Valenciano (unedited!)
beer fest at El Verger Safari Park from 12 midday each day
beer 1 euro, tapas 1 euro etc
ps soem of the Pedruguer Sunday rastro has moved to El Verger, which also has a Saturday boot sale
fiesta-Assumption
moon walking - a stroll along the water's edge in the light of the full moon
next full moon is: 2008 Aug 16 Sat, more dates here
meet in Piles for a communal picnic at 9pm directions here
bring food for 5 small servings, plus your own plates, cutlery etc & drink
also bring beach chairs if you have them, and we need a couple of picnic tables
after food (around 11pm) we shall walk to the Oli Baba Cheringuita in Oliva (the one with the huge heads) for a cool beer
then back again to the cars in Piles (2 hours walking at normal speed)
and watch the shooting stars en-route (best day is Tuesday 12th!)
organiser: Margaret (661063841)
Beniarjó 9th International Festival of music and dance
with groups from many different countries, brief programme here
Tomatina in Buñol (tomato fiesta), inland from Valencia
fiera del jamon in Teruel, more info here
Moros i Cristianos in Bellreguard
fiesta week in Gandia, last year's programe is here
ruta del Moros i Cristianos at 7.30pm
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