Great Night of Blues - Tribute to Route 66 in Malaga

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. Providing options for visits that are within easy reach with a rental car, nice routes, places to visit and from where to start. In this article some insights into the Great Night of Blues concert in Malaga and about the city and its surroundings.

Some of the most prominent bands of Malaga get together to perform a deserved tribute to Route 66, the jazz and blues club in Fuengirola which remained in frenetic activity between 1995 and 2002, and to Steve Themonk, the director and responsible for the success and popularity of the place which he ran brilliantly.

Route 66 was much more than just a club with live concerts. In those years, it was the shelter and promoter of genres hitherto neglected or avoided and consequently became a space for the consolidation of soloists and combos that went beyond the local scope. Route 66 made room for veterans like Richard Ray Farrell or the Lito Blues Band and to novices at that time as El trio del Saco and Mama Kin. All these and many more will meet for a memorable evening, a can't-miss for blues fans.

Tribute to Route 66: Lito Fernández, Richard Ray Farrel, Mama Kin, El Trío del Saco...When: Jueves 29 de diciembre
Time: 21:00

Where: Teatro Echegaray
Address: c/ Echegaray, 6 Malaga

Tel.: 952 22 41 00

Apart from the Great Night of Blues there is of course much more to enjoy in Malaga and surroundings. You can rent your car at AurigaCrown´s offices in Malaga next to the bus/train station or at the airport, and this way all nice places that surround Malaga are within easy reach. You can of course think of the beaches, the Jardines de la Concepción Gardens just outside Malaga, El Chorro and Sierra de las Nieves natural parks for beautiful hikes and other nice beach towns like Fuengirola and Marbella. Of course Malaga itself has a great cultural offer, museums (among other the Picasso Museum and birth house) and monuments.

For more information on car rentals, fleet, offices and/or prices, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.

IX Spanish Music Festival in Cadiz

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Cadiz and the Spanish Music Festival.

The Spanish Music Festival in Cadiz celebrates its ninth birthday. Once again, during the second half of November, coinciding with the anniversary of the birth of Manuel de Falla in this city, composer par excellence, Cadiz will enjoy a great number of musical activities: concerts, workshops, exhibitions, publications, didactic concerts, discussion forums ... in short: during ten days the city becomes the reference centre for Spanish music, and as a natural extension, for Latin American music.

Run by the the Culture Board of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the festival has as its main basis the presence of the four institutional orchestras of Andalusia (Granada, Córdoba, Seville and Malaga), together with different orchestral ensembles, chamber groups and internationally recognized soloists, that work on the recuperation of the musical patrimony, the performance of new repertoires and the creation of new audiences.

Apart from the concerts, other activities cover a broad thematic ground, including workshops, professional meetings, courses and exhibitions, all of them with the common objective of turning the Spanish Music Festival of Cadiz into the annual meeting point around Spanish musical creativity.

The Spanish music festival is held from November 18th till 26th 2011, at the Gran Teatro Falla Cadiz. More information on programme, tickets and prices.

Do not miss this Market festival in Cadiz. AurigaCrown Car Hire has an office in La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz), book your car with us, we have several models at the best prices and enjoy this event and much more the province of Cadiz has to offer!

Contemporary Ballet of San Martin Theatre in Seville

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Seville and the performance of the Contemporary Ballet Company of San Martin´s Theatre.

After three decades as a stable company, the Contemporary Ballet of San Martin´s Theatre in Buenos Aires, has become a benchmark of current Latin American dance, which brings an added maturity and international excellence ratification.

The company was founded in 1977, its first director was the dancer and choreographer Ana Maria Stekelman who led the company as the Contemporary Dance Group of the General San Martin Teatro until 1988. Today, the Ballet, which toured extensively and collaborated with leading international choreographers, is undergoing a period of great splendour.

With choreography by Artistic Director Wainrot Mauritius, who has been permanent Guest Choreographer from the great Royal Ballet of Flanders (Belgium)-for which he created and soared eleven shows- international collaborator under the direction of Maurice Béjart and artistic director of Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal (Canada), the Contemporary Ballet of San Martin´s Theatre in Buenos Aires, composed of a stable body of about 30 dancers, presents on November 26th and 27th 2011 "The 8 Seasons", which premiered in Antwerp by the Royal Ballet of Flanders in 2001, a cyclical atmospheric trip to the natural rhythm of life, according to the famous musical version Antonio Vivaldi created and then recreated in turn, by the great Argentine composer Astor Piazzola.

Location: Teatro de la Maestranza

Paseo de Cristóbal Colón, 22
Sevilla
Tel. 954 223 344

Apart from this amazing performance, there is of course plenty more to see in the beautiful city of Seville and surroundings. Nature reserves, cultural visits to nearby cities as Granada, Malaga and Cadiz, amusements parks and beaches are all within each reach with your rental car. Please check our website for more information on car rentals and prices.

Dates: November 26th an 27th 2011
Ticket prices:  from 21-35 EUR

Temporary exhibition of Willi Baumeister (1889-1955) Paintings and drawings in Palma.

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Palma de Mallorca and the temporary exhibition of Willi Baumeister´s paintings and drawings that can be seen in Palma until December 10th of this year.

This exhibition shows nearly 50 paintings and 25 drawings by Willi Baumeister (1889-1955), one of the most important figures of the avant-garde movements in Germany. The works date from 1910 to 1950 and  provide an overview of the creation of German artist and most come from the artist's legacy, kept in the Archiv Baumeister del Kunstmuseum Stuttgart.

Willi Baumeister is one of the German artists who had the courage and strength to safeguard the ideas and hopes of modernity against the political oppression of Nationalism and the bankruptcy the Second World War assumed; during post-war years he was able to set the foundations for the future development of visual arts. In line with modernity, Willi Baumeister embraced all forms of art: his work and teaching go beyond the classical fields of painting, drawing and graphic art, he specially masters decorative arts, typography and theatrical scenery. Willi Baumeister was not only a German artist, his influence, professional relationships and friendships transcended geographical borders and came from Germany to other countries such as Spain, Switzerland and Italy.

The exposition is available in Palma until December 10th 2011.
Museu Fundación Juan March, de Palma
Sant Miquel, 11 Palma de Mallorca

Visiting hours
Monday-Friday: 11:00 a. m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday and Holidays: Closed

Apart from the exposition, Mallorca has of course so much more sites to offer: the natural landscapes and their wonderful sights near Cap de Formentor, the beautiful beaches and calas and cities like Deia and Pollenca. The best and easiest way to explore the island of Mallorca is undoubtedly with a rental car. Please check our web for more information and quotations on car rentals.

The Golden Age, Israel Galván

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Alicante and the flamenco dance performance of Israel Galván.

This month the city of Alicante receives a show presented by the National Dance Awarded Israel Galván.

This artist has performed at major European scenes and is considered one of the most innovative flamenco style artists. The show is called "The Golden Age", a very significant title, the brothers Alfredo Lago (guitar) and David (song) will accompany Israel Galván on this performance.

An impeccable job, talking about time and making the audience feel excited and dazzled.

Don´t miss The Golden Age with the recognized flamenco dancer Israel Galván on November 20th in Alicante at the Arniches Theatre.

Location: Arniches Theatre, Alicante.
Time: 19:00 hours
Date: November 20th 2011.
Ticket prices: 25 euros (box office).
Address: Avenida de Aguilera 1, Alicante.

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Artefactum in concert in Seville

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Artefactum was created in 1995 with the intention to retrieve and disseminate the musical repertoire of the Middle Ages, since Artefactum has become one of the most representative groups within the panorama of medieval music.

They know that neither boredom nor the quasi-liturgical solemnity involved in the concerts are characteristic of medieval music, and that no bard or minstrel ever used a tuxedo, but they intent to return the freshness and spontaneity of the compositions to the medieval repertoire, without abandoning the rigour or the conquests of modern musicological research.

Artefactum is formed by Blasco Mariví Soprano / Sara Rosique Soprano / Francisco Orozco song and lute / Vicente Gavira song / Ignacio Gil flute, shawm, bagpipes / Vicente Parrilla flute / José Manuel Vaquero Organetto and hurdy-gurdy / Juan Manuel Rubio Violin, hurdy-gurdy and Gothic harp / Álvaro Garrido Percussion

On December 16th Artefactum presents Cita con las Musicas ¨Appointment with Music¨ in Seville:

Date: Friday 16/12/2011

Place: Centro Cultural Cajasol-Sala Joaquín Turina, Seville

Laraña 4, 41003 Old city centre (Seville)

Time: 21:00

Tickets: 15€

Presale: Red Ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.es/, 902 15 00 25, Fnac and Shops like Carrefour, Urende and associated shops), presale prices: From 10 to 15 €

Apart from the concert there is of course much more to enjoy in the beautiful city of Seville and surroundings. Nature reserves, cultural visits to nearby cities as Granada, Malaga and Cadiz, amusements parks and beaches are all within each reach with your rental car. Please check AurigaCrown´s website for more information on car rentals and prices.

Cirque du Soleil in Malaga!

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The show presented by Cirque du Soleil on this occasion is called Joy. This is the third time the circus comes to Malaga. This time the site chosen for the presentation of Joy is the Martin Carpena Sports Palace.

Joy is presented as a carnival, whose main theme is the struggle to regain freedom and the abuse of power. A mixture of contortion, acrobatics, balancing acts, clowns, synchronized trapeze and juggling.

More than nine million people in over 50 cities in the world have enjoyed the Cirque du Soleil, now you can enjoy the show in the city of Malaga. 

53 artists from 17 nationalities form part of the presentation of Joy which will have a total of 11 numbers that consist of a mixture of jazz, tango, pop and klezmer, accompanied by musical instruments like the accordion.
Do not miss the classic Cirque du Soleil, Joy, internationally recognized and seen by more than 9 million people around the world.

Venue: Sports Palace J.M. Martin Carpena, Malaga.
Address: Calle Miguel de Mérida Nicolich, Málaga.
Date: From Thursday December 1st until Sunday December 4th 2011.
Time: 17:30
Ticket prices: € 30 / € 62.

Apart from the Cirque du Soleil there is of course much more to enjoy in Malaga and surroundings. You can rent your car at AurigaCrown´s offices in Malaga next to the bus/train station or at the airport, and this way all nice places that surround Malaga are within easy reach. You can of course think of the beaches, the Jardines de la Concepción Gardens just outside Malaga, El Chorro and Sierra de las Nieves natural parks for beautiful hikes and other nice beach towns like Fuengirola and Marbella.

Of course Malaga itself has a great cultural offer, museums (among other the Picasso Museum and birth house) and monuments.

For more information on car rentals, fleet, offices and/or prices, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.