Pets go to church
A Celebration of Creation and Blessing
of Animals will take place on Sunday
September 30, at 10.30am in Vélez-
Málaga Church (Calle Linares 7, Vélez-
Málaga). There will also be a special
thanksgiving and remembrance for the
animals and birds of World War 1. Bring
all your furry, fluffy and feathered
friends. Everyone welcome – come and
join us.
Curious Tales
is the title of a new exhibition Melissa
Launay is holding of her work in the
Sala Municipal de Exposiciones de Nerja
from August 31 – September 15. The Sala
Municipal is at c/ Almirante Ferrándiz,
14 (C/ Cristo) Nerja, near the post office.
Opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday
11.30am to 2pm and 7 to 10pm. Melissa’s
paintings explore the themes of mystery
and imagination, curiosity and wonder.
Characterised by their luxurious colours
and intricate detail, her enchanting
works conjure dreamlike spaces into
which one can escape.
businesses to thank them for keeping
their all year round Poppy boxes in the
public eye. They also support the legion
with the many events they hold. Paula
Tapping at Ruskins and Kane and Ross
easy to find restaurants, bars and
services in the Axarquia. We’d love to get
your feedback, please email us at:
[email protected] with your thoughts.
Feria poster 2018
Tipping of Russels are seen here being
presented with their pennants
by Dorothy Allen Poppy Organizer for
the Nerja Branch.
Nerja Town Hall have announced that
the poster entitled “BailARTE”, is the
winning work of the 2018 Feria Poster
competition. A total of 84 works were
received from all parts of Spain and
even from Latin America. They were all
evaluated by the jury appointed by the
town hall. They were then narrowed
Jazz on the beach
Ventana Abierta is presenting a series of
concerts this month, the "Jazz on the
Beach" festival, every Thursday in
September from 7.30pm the best jazz on
Melissa Launay
lives and works
between Nerja
(where she grew
up) and London.
She achieved an
MA in Fine Art
from the
University of Seville and has illustrated
several books for British and American
publishers. Alongside her illustrative
work, Melissa is represented and exhibits
regularly with three galleries in the UK:
the Russell Gallery and Jonathan Cooper
Gallery both in London and The Brian
Sinfield Gallery in the Cotswolds. She
exhibits twice a year at the Affordable
Art Fair in both Hampstead and
Battersea Park. See also
http://www.melissalaunay.com/gallery/
Poppy pennants
Once again the Royal British legion in
Nerja have presented pennants to two
the coast with the best musicians in
Málaga, a date for all lovers of good
music in the most charming place in
Burriana, the restaurant Playa & Sol. For
more information see the ad on page 52
or contact Ventana Abierta, 690 073 871.
New Soltalk website
We’ve just launched our new website!
Over the past few months we have
worked hard to create a new website that
brings all of Soltalk’s content online. The
flipbook version is still available to read
online. The new site is designed to be
mobile and tablet friendly so you can
stay up to date on the go. Currently live
is just phase one of the website, featuring
the latest news, articles and our what’s on
20
down into a shortlist of 20, then ten and
then five, and finally a winner was
declared. Some of the selection criteria
were the expressiveness and the
symbolic capacity related to the theme,
the ability to transmit the message,
creativity and artistic quality, and the
aesthetics of the work (design, colour
and originality). The president of the
jury, Mr. Iván Rebolledo, who
announced the winner, indicated the
difficulty they had among so much work
to select just one. We love it!