This first weekend in February sees the return of one of the most eagerly awaited gastronomic events on the Sant Antoni fiestas programme, the World Matanzas Rice Championship, which will be held in s’Era d’en Manyà on Saturday the 3rd of February from 11:30 am. As a novelty, this year there will also be a junior competition for schools, which will be held the day before, starting at 11 a.m. at the same place.
On Friday, also in Sant Antoni, at 8.30 p.m., the pianist Edurne Chivite and the string quartet formed by Neus Guasch, Carlos García, Gabriel López and Alejandra Quezada will offer in the parish church of the locality a free candlelight concert in which they will perform compositions by Ludovico Einaudi and soundtracks from films such as ‘La La Land’ or ‘The choirboys’. The event will be presented by Bartomeu Tur, artistic director of Sonora, the cultural entity producing the experience, and recently appointed director of Culture of the City Council of Sant Josep.
Another highlight of the celebrations of the patron saint of Sant Antoni, in this case sports, is the Marcha Cicloturista des Porquet, scheduled on February 4 from 11 am.
On the other hand, on the occasion of the commemoration on Sunday of the World Cancer Dayseveral activities have been scheduled these days in Ibiza. Between Thursday and Sunday will be held ‘Sant Josep against cancer’. There will be activities of all kinds, such as workshops, round tables or yoga sessions, which will be held in different locations: the multipurpose center of Sant Jordi, the sports center Can Burgos, the auditorium Caló de s’Oli, the school Sant Jordi and the sports center Can Guerxo.
Another event to take into account is the charity golf tournament ‘World Cancer Day’whose benefits will go to the IFCC association. It will take place at the Golf Ibiza facilities this Sunday from 9 am.
THURSDAY 1ST FEBRUARY
sant Josep against cancer
16.00 hours. Laughter therapy workshop ‘The pleasure of laughing’. Taught by Laura Mandarina. Organized by: Sant Josep City Council. Location: Sant Jordi multipurpose building. Capacity: 15 people. 18.30 hours. Practical workshop. Debunking myths regarding physical exercise in breast cancer patients. Delivered by Francisco García. Organized by: College of Physiotherapists of the Balearic Islands. Location: Sant Jordi Multipurpose Building. Capacity: 20 people.
Conferences
Second session of the ninth edition of the Positive Parentality Workshoporganized by the City Council of Sant Josep in collaboration with Ciutats Amigues de la Infància and taught by social educators Belén García and Noemí Boned. Every Thursday from 5 to 6.30 pm at the school L’Urgell. Free activity.
I Music Industry Sessions of Dipef. ‘Build a DJ career’, by Anna Tur and Valentín Huedo, dj’s. 18.30 hours at The Standard Ibiza.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND
Sant Antoni Festivities
11 am. World competition proviaje of studies of rice slaughtering. In s’Era d’en Manyà. Open to all schools to raise funds for the school trip. Cash prizes for the first three classified. Free registration and more information: festes@santantoni.net. 20.30 hours. concert by candlelight’. in the church of Sant Antoni. Musical performance by Sonora, string quartet with piano.
Santa Agnès Festivities
20 hours. Campionat de cau. At the bar Can Cosmi.
Cinema
‘Dont look up’by Adam McKay (2021). Choice of Noemí Castro. Cycle ‘Anem al cine’ of Sant Josep. 8 pm at the cultural center Can Jeroni. Free admission.
sant Josep against cancer’.
10.30 hours Chi-Kung. Taught by Silvana Freire. Organized by: AECC. Location: Polideportivo Can Burgos. Capacity: 20 people. 12.00 hours. Yoga with relaxation session accompanied by ancestral instruments. Taught by Vicente Torregrosa, yoga instructor and musician. Organized by: Apaac. Location: Polideportivo Can Burgos. Required material: Yoga mat. Book your place at info@apaac.es or by phone 628219175. 17.00 hours. Zumba class. Taught by Valentina Lentini, zumba instructor. Organized by: Apaac. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium. Book your place at info@apaac.es or by phone 628219175. 18.30 hours. Screening of the short film ‘Actos por partes’by director Sergio Millán. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium. 19.00 hours. Round table. You are not alone in the face of cancer. Moderated by Sonia Ribas. Organizers: City Council of Sant Josep de sa Talaia in collaboration with ASEF. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium. Speakers: Diego Iglesias, oncologist; Adrián Mateos, family doctor; Alfredo Cenarro, family doctor; Marga Joaniquet, nurse at the Hospital Día Médico; Ana María Jiménez López, deputy director of Primary Care nursing; Paloma Medina, psychologist of the AECC; and Paula Romera, psychologist of APAAC. 20.30 hours. Tasting of healthy snacks made with local products. In collaboration with: Aspanadif. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium, in Cala de Bou.
Books
Presentation of the book of poems leonora’ (Eolas Ediciones), by Reinhard Huaman Mori. At 8.30 p.m. at Hipérbole bookstore, Bisbe Carrasco street, 1, in Eivissa. Presented and commented by Víktor Gómez Valentinos.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Sant Antoni Festivities
11.30 h XI World Rice Championship of Matanzas. Come to s’Era d’en Manyà and Rossell street to cook your rice. There will be music, animation, ball pagès, lots of fun and prizes for the best rice. Registration: Tuesday, January 16, from 9 am, at the cafeteria Es Clot (carrer Ample, in front of the church). More information: festes@santantoni.net.
Feasts of Santa Agnès
20 hours. Final of the Campionat de cau. At the bar Can Cosmi.
Santa Eulària Festivities
10.30 hours, Dinghy Trophy of the Patron Saint’s Festivities. Organized by: Club Náutico Santa Eulalia. Bay of Santa Eulària.
Children’s workshops
‘Workshop Saturdays’. Animals with hands. From 10 am to 11:30 am. For children from five to twelve years old. At Ebusus Sociedad Cultural, Paseo Vara de Rey 20. Non-members 5 euros and members, free. Limited places. Reservations at sociedadebusus@gmail.com.
Cinema
‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II)’. Cycle ‘Cinema Jove Hivern Màgic de Sant Josep’. 6 pm at the Can Jeroni Cultural Center. Free admission until full capacity is reached.
Dance
‘Dancing Agora’. A scenic piece by Marta Alonso Tejada. 7 p.m. at the Auditori del Centre Sociocultural de Cas Serres, in Ibiza. Audience over 16 years old. The price of tickets if purchased in advance is 9 euros, on the web www.conselleivissa.escenaonline.com, and if purchased at the box office, 13 euros.
Literature
‘Versos d’hivern – winter verses’. Poetic recital with Víktor Gómez Valentinos, Bartomeu Ribes, Eva Tur, Jèssica Ferrer. Efraín Espinoza Falconí and Reinhard Huamán Mori. Presented by Marga Jarrín. 11 a.m. at the Ebusus Cultural Society of Eivissa.
Dramatized visit to Dalt Vila
11 a.m. The meeting point is the Mercat Vell. Free program of dramatized visits to Dalt Vila on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the declaration of Eivissa as a World Heritage Site. The visits have three actors and an official guide. Those interested can sign up on the web www.eivissaparticipa.es. Maximum 50 places.
sant Josep against cancer
11.30 hours. Family cooking and nutrition workshop to prevent cancer. Delivered by Paola Bermúdez, technician in Dietetics and Nutrition. Organized by: Apaac. Location: CEIP Sant Jordi. Book your place at info@apaac.es or at 628219175. Children from six to nine years old accompanied by an adult. Inform in case of allergies. 12.00 hours. Sports mobility session. Delivered by Christian Navarro, sports coach. Organized by: Apaac. Location: Polideportivo Can Guerxo. Required material: Yoga mat. Book your place at info@apaac.es or by phone 628219175.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Sant Antoni Festivities
9.30 hours. Enduro Festes de Sant Antoni. In charge of the Motoclub of Formentera and Ibiza. Next to the Agricultural Cooperative Sant Antoni. 10 hours. XX Thorough cleaning of the bay of Portmany. Meeting point: lighthouse of the new pier. 11 am. Cyclotourist March des Porquet. Route: Sant Antoni-Buscastell-Sant Antoni (14 km). Departure from Passeig de ses Fonts. 12 noon. una mare arreveixinada’. Theatrical performance by the Grup de Teatre de l’Associació de Vesins des Molí. With a special performance by Vicent Frit. At the Cine Regio.
Santa Eulària Festivities
10.30 h Trofeo Fiestas Patronales de Vela Ligera (Dinghy Trophy). Organized by: Club Náutico Santa Eulalia. Bay of Santa Eulària.
sant Josep against cancer’.
From 11 am to 5 pm. Information tables of all the associations participating in the conference. Exhibition “Research against Cancer” ( Organized by AECC). Children’s workshops. Fun and Trucks. 11.00 hours. Masterclass from kangoo jumps . Taught by Carina Páez, instructor. Organized by: Kangoo Club Ibiza. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium. Book your boots at 652573200. 12.00 hours. Institutional speeches formation of human ties. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium. 12.30 hours. Masterclass from salsation fitness dance . Taught by Silvina Guerrero, instructor. Organized by: AECC Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium. 14.00 hours. Discover concert and karaoke. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium. 17.30 hours. Closing of the day with a conscious meditation at sunset. Given by Paloma Medina Rebollo, psychologist of the AECC. Location: Caló de s’Oli Auditorium
Solidarity Golf Tournament ‘World Cancer Day’.
9 am. Event framed in the international commemoration of this disease, and in which all proceeds will go entirely to the association pitiusa IFCC. Those interested in participating in this activity must register at the reception of Golf Ibiza at a cost of 40 euros for members and 60 euros for non-members. This sporting event will take place in the facilities of Golf Ibiza, an enclave located 7 kilometers from the capital of the island, between Jesús and Santa Eulària.
Heritage itineraries
10.30 hours. eivissa Patrimoni Mundial’. The meeting point will be confirmed when registration is completed, which is done by phone (971 39 23 90) by email to madinayabisa@eivissa.es. Activity programmed by the Madina Yabisa Interpretation Center. This itinerary is an invitation to get to know the declared heritage of the city of Ibiza; Dalt Vila and the Renaissance walls and their relationship with the other World Heritage sites of the island; the Phoenician site of sa Caleta, the Necropolis des Puig des Molins and the oceanic posidonia meadows.
ART
Supermarket of Art. Works at popular prices by 16 artists from Ibiza and Formentera. Open from Monday to Saturday from 9 to 14 and from 16 to 18 hours. Sundays from 9 to 13 hours. Until February 17 at Garden Art Gallery, carretera de Sant Josep km 8.5 (Cactus Lombribiza).
EXHIBITIONS
Antoni Marí Ribas ‘Portmany’ (1906-1974). Exhibition of the funds of the City Council of Eivissa of the artist, on the 50th anniversary of his death. Inauguration Friday 26 January at 8 pm at the Refectori de Dalt Vila with a concert by Ramsés Puente and Carles Vesperinas. Monday to Friday from 9 am to 2 pm and Saturdays from 11 am to 1.30 pm. Until February 24.
‘Our world in the Kosmos’, by Karmen J.T. At Ebusus, in Eivissa. From February 1st to 29th.
Jesus de Miguel. ‘Act Normal’, paintings. Opening on Friday January 26th at Bes Restaurant in Talamanca. In solidarity with IbizaPreservation. Until February 11th.
Cris AC. ‘The breeze, laughter and her’, photographs. Opening on Friday, January 12 at 7 pm at Ocean Drive Ibiza. Until February 7.
narcís Puget Riquer. L’aquarel-lista d’Eivissa’. Retrospective exhibition. At Sa Nostra Sala de Eivissa. Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm. From December 15 to February 16.
Katja Meirowsky. ‘Han vingut uns amics’. Paintings. Series of exhibitions on members of the Ibiza 59 Group at Casa Broner. Until March 2024.
‘Capells’. Collective exhibition of peasant hats intervened by artists. Ibiza Yacht Club. Until February 7th.
Winter collective at Espacio Micus. Glass prints by Sonja Kalagin, paintings and drawings by Maricla Sellar, sculptures by Frederike von Cranach and other gallery artists. Open Sundays 11am-2pm or by appointment by phone 971191923. Espacio Micus, road from Jesús to Cala Llonga km 3. Until March 24, 2024.
STREET MARKETS
Sant Joan: Craft market, clothing, accessories and local products. Children’s activities and live music. Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm.
Las Daliascrafts, clothing, accessories and products from all over the world. Sant Carles. Saturdays from 10 am to 7 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 6 pm.
Market of sa Cooperativalocal product kilometer 0. Every Friday from 9 am to 2 pm at the Agricultural Cooperative of Sant Antoni.
Sant Jordi: Second hand market. Every Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm at the Hippodrome de Sant Jordi.
Forada: Market of artisan products and gastronomy of Ibiza. Every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Formentera:
Second hand market of Sant Francesc: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm. All year round.
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