This year the Malaga Carnival takes place between 14th and 22nd  February. Do not miss the burial of the boqueron ‘entierro de boqueron’ on 22nd February at 18.00h - the most famous procession of a giant fish, which is the symbol of both, the town and the locals who are often called in Spain as ‘boquerones’. The celebrations start at 12.00h with the children fiesta at Calle Larios and are followed by ‘degustacion’- testing of the fish at 14.30h also at Calle Larios. The information about the festival can be found on Spanish websites: CarnavalDeMalaga.com and CarnavalMalaga.com and in English on Burial of the Boquerone 2007 - beautifulyoo.com and Malaga Carnival on TVSpain.tv .

The carnival include many parades, competitions and street parties. The most important events, which distinguish the Malaga Carnival from other world carnivals, are the performing groups - ‘murgas’ and ‘comparsas’ - clik to play the below video and find more about the Malaga Carnival on TVSpain.

Beyond Painting, Max Ernst in the Würth Collection in the Museo Picasso Malaga opens a window onto the unique world and invites viewers to experience something mid-way between provocation, reflection and, in some cases, riddle-solving, by displaying paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages, engravings and illustrated books. You can watch and embed video, see and download photographs and get more information on TVSpain - MAX ERNST, Beyond Painting at Museo Picasso Malaga.

Max Ernst Beyond Painting video

The exhibition brings together fifty-seven works including an important selection of illustrated books that is outstanding both for its artistic worth and for the rare occasions on which it is so fully displayed. The exhibition also encompasses paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages and engravings that delve into and reveal the artist’s unsettling, extraordinary world. The works on display belong to the Würth Collection, Künzelsau (Germany), one of Europe’s foremost private holdings and will be shown until 1 March 2009.

Max Ernst Beyond Painting Exhibition Malaga

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PICASSO MUSEUM in Malaga - a collection of 155 works donated by he painterís daughter-in-law Christine Picasso and the his son Bernard Ruiz-Picasso. The collection include paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and graphic work produced between 1892 and 1972, and covering practically all the artistic styles that were employed by Picasso.

LOVE MALAGA TV - Malaga is a passion, in which alternating emotions of love and hate play equal roles in the romance .

MALAGA GUIDE TV - features official events endorsed by Malaga Town Hall (Ayuntamiento de Málaga) and Malaga Tourist office (Oficina de Turismo de Málaga).

MALAGA MUSIC AND DANCE TV - features concerts, shows, festivals of performing arts including the Spanish flamenco taking place in Malaga town and the province of Malaga

MALAGA ART TV - features art exhibitions and shows taking place in Malaga’s galleries, museums and open spaces

MALAGA BUSINESS TV - features large companies and small firms located in Malaga town and the province of Malaga.

MALAGA PROPERTIES TV - features residential houses and villas, commercial properties and real estate in Malaga town and the province of Malaga, both for sale and short, long term and holiday lettings.

FESTIVAL DE MALAGA TV - (FESTIVAL DE CINE ESPAÑOL DE MÁLAGA) is the most important talent showcase of the Spanish Cinematography.

SEMANA SANTA TV - Holly Week in Malaga is an unforgettable experience with a great power to move your soul. You cannot help but get caught in the religious fervor, tradition and solemnity of the celebration. The celebration of Semana Santa in Malaga is one of the largest in Spain.

Paris has the Eiffel Tower, London has Nelson’s Column, New York has The Statue of Liberty and Malaga has the sculpture of Picasso. The statue attracts both, the tourists and locals who love to get close to Picasso, take a photo and make a unique souvenir.

TVSpain has collected some amazing and amusing photographs and produced a video “Picasso and Me” as a part of a new channel www.PicassoMalaga.tv (click play to view the video)

A full-body sculpture of Pablo Ruiz Picasso was unveiled on 5th December 2008 in Malaga in front of his Birth House Museum in Plaza De La Merced. The sculpture made by the artist Francisco Lopez Hernandez portraits Picasso sitting on a bench with a pencil and a notebook

TRACEY EMIN “20 YEARS” is a retrospective, which looks at the full range of Emin’s work, from the rarely seen early work to the iconic “My Bed”, 1998 and the room-sized installation “Exorcism of the Last Painting I Ever Made” 1996. It includes a fabulous range of appliquéd blankets, paintings, sculptures, films, neons, drawings and prints, to provide the most complete view of Eminís work ever mounted. The exhibition which is currently held at CAC Malaga between 28.11.08 and 22.02.09, has been covered on video with Emin’s insights into the show and photographs and are available on TVSpain - TRACEY EMIN, Twenty Years, CAC Malaga, video .

Tracey Emin is “Britainís best known but least understood artists”, an international figure, recognised with a show at last year’s Venice Biennale and sought after for photo-shoots, celebrity features and comments on the arts.

Tracey Emin rtrospective in Malaga is the second exhibition worldwide. First time it was held at the the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh between August and November 2008 attracting over 40,000 visitors and breaking’s record for an exhibition of work by a living artist. This traveling exhibition will move from Malaga to to the Kunstmuseum in Bern and Switzerland in 2009.

It began on 11th November when the organizers put a note in the SUR newspaper about a PILLOW WAR to take part on La Plaza de la Constitution Malaga on Saturday night 22nd November 2008 and asked people to sign up on internet. The SUR has 190,000 readers a day and website TUENTI is visited by more than 15,000 people every day according to Alexa ranking. This triggered other local and national media (La Opinion de Málaga, Málaga Hoy, Granada Hoy, 20 Minutos, Typically Spanish). Some broadcasters put on air the “news”, (Onda Cero, Punto Radio) and even Telecinco promised a live link

The organizers claimed that about 60,000 people registered on Internet however finally only about two hundred people took part in the event. You can watch and embed the video, download photographs and get more information on TVSpain - PILLOW BATTLE in Malaga.

Source: 20 Minutos, Video YouTube, Photos: Martin Arnedo Blog.
Please note: As the conflicted information about that event have been provided by external sources TVSpain can not take any responsibility for accuracy of the story.

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Ice Rink in Benalmadena reopens on 1st October 2008. You can watch a video at TVSpain - English Version ICE RINK BENALMADENA, skating Costa Del Sol and Versión Española: CLUB HIELO DE BENALMÁDENA, Patinaje Costa del Sol and find more details by calling them on 952 577 669 or looking at their website on: www.clubdehielobenalmadena.com.

As well as housing the only ice rink on the Costa del Sol, this sports facility also has an indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, medical centre sports shop and cafeteria, as well as offering classes in pilates, taichi and more. If you think you might become a regular here it is possible to invest in a ‘tarjeta sport’ or sports card. This will give you money off on many activities that are held here.

The ice-rink has daily public sessions of 2-3 hours duration each and is open Monday – Friday 12.00pm – 2.00pm and again at 8.00pm – 10.00pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays the rink is open 11.00am – 2.00pm and then from 4pm until 10.00pm. Friday and Saturday nights there is an ice-skating disco from 10.30pm until 12.30am.

Prices for ice skating in Benalmadena are 6 euro (without card) 4 euro (with) for children aged 5 – 17 years. Over 18’s pay 9 euro (without card) 6 euro (with) and there are concessions for OAP’s. They ask that you wear long trousers, socks and gloves and skate hire is 3.75 euro (without card) and 3 euro (with). They recommend that children be at least 5 years old to enjoy this facility.

Feria de Malaga takes place every year in August in the capital of the Costa del Sol. It opens with a firework display, a big night party on the Malagueta beach and the MTV concert featuring top international pop stars.
The following day the city centre is transformed with horses carrying people dressed in typical Andalucian costumes. The horses and horse-drawn carriages take Malagenians to the church (Santuario de Ntra. Sra. De La Victoria), where they attend a service and offer flowers to the patron saint of Málaga, the Virgen de la Victoria. This is a chance to see a beautiful display of horse-riding clothes and outfits, horse harnessing and the special andalusian costumes and dresses.

For more details, vide and photographs see TVSpain - FERIA DE MALAGA, Horses.

During the day the fair takes place in the Malaga’s Old Town “Feria de Día” and in the evening in the outskirts at The Palacia de Feria located south-west of the center “Real De La Feria” (the feria proper). Feria Real is a rather commercial theme park and mass entertainment. In contrast the fair in the city center is a wonderful an spontaneous gathering of thousands of people joining together to have fun.

For more details, video and photographs see TVSpain - FERIA DE MALAGA, Madness.

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