PICASSO ANNIVERSARY
The Málaga museum is hosting an exhibition called ‘The past and present of the Municipal artistic heritage 1881-2001'. It continues until November 25 and coincides with the 120th anniversary of Picasso’s birth. The exhibition brings together a selection of 79 works, some of them not seen before because of their size or state of repair. The nineteenth century works which represent the date of 1881, when Picasso was born and the first museum of the city was founded, are mixed in the different rooms with the present represented by works wrapped in the spirit of Picasso. Meanwhile everyone in Málaga is looking ahead to the opening if the future Picasso Museum. The construction works underway in the Buenavista Palace, which dates from the renaissance, are moving ahead well. The architects have changed the original designs to adapt them better to what was the old Jewish quarter of Málaga. The portrait of Olga Koklova which Picasso dedicated to his first wife in 1907, is one of the jewels which will form part of the permanent collection of the museum. The new gallery, with a total of 186 works of great value, is to be born thanks to the generosity of Cristine Picasso, the painter’s daughter in law, and his grandson Bernard, who in this way are meeting the painter’s wish to have a museum with his work in his native city.

CONSERVATION OF THE MARINE BIRDS IN THE STRAIT
The Strait of Gibraltar is an obliged step in the migration of a great number of species of coastal and marine birds. That makes this an important area for the study of the biological cycle of these species, and the use of the information later in the birds’ conservation. The project, the first phase of which continues until the end of November, has a budget of 3 million pesetas and intends to also use the information obtained for the detection of possible environmental problems, given that the marine birds are indicators of the quality of the seas. Last year more than 850,000 birds from 39 different species were spotted between the months of July and November from the 11 observation posts set up in inland and coastal points close to the Strait of Gibraltar.

JOAN MIRÓ EXHIBITION
The San Miguel Financial Club, from the Cádiz province town of Algeciras, is hosting one of the most interesting exhibitions we can see currently in Andalucía. It’s a private collection of original paintings by Joan Miró, made up of 30 works which come from the last creative phase of the painter in the decade of the 70's, and which are valued at some 200 million pesetas. In this show we can see drawings, crayon and guash art which have been shown in some of the main galleries across the world over the past 20 years. This exhibition will remain open until November 30 at the Algeciras Financial Club.

NIEBLA MEDIEVAL FAIR
A village from inland Huelva province, Niebla, has gone back several centuries into the past to spend a few days in medieval times. Between November 1 - 4 a Medieval fair has been held in this beautiful village which has recreated the life of that time. Medieval markets with work and craft shops, which each day have shown their wares in the Niebla castle. Theatrical reenactions of public hearings, medieval games and fire spectacles in the castle have animated each day of this fair with music, dance and medieval song. During this time it has also been possible to visit an exhibition of birds of prey and related items to falconry. At the same time as the Medieval fair, the 8th falconry championship with partridges and dogs has taken place in Niebla and Villarrasa, two places which have been a meeting point for one of the oldest forms of hunting carried out by man.

HUELVA LATIN AMERICAN CINE FESTIVAL
The 27th edition of the Huelva Latin American Cine Festival, is to pay posthumous tribute to two actors who already form part of the history of the silver screen. Francisco Rabal, who kept a close relationship with this festival, and Anthony Quinn who shot more than 150 films. The organisation of the festival, which is held between November 17-24 will also recognise the career of the singer and actress Carmen Sevilla, and the Cuban director Julio García Espinosa, who will receive the award ‘City of Huelva’. This year the festival will offer two new prizes for the best photography and best script from the films which compete in the official selection. These new prizes are added to the traditional ‘Colón de Oro’ for the best film and the Silver awards for the best director and best actor from the films in the official selection.

MUNDI BACO
The town of El Puerto de Santa María, in Cádiz province, will shortly become a meeting point for a crowd of professionals related to the culture of wine. The Mundi Baco fair, which is held between November 16-18 will be, without doubt, a place which will attract both businesses and companies related to the world of winemaking, as well as numerous visitors who want to better understand all the aspects which surround the making of these exquisite brews. Cádiz is, in fact, one of the Andalucian provinces where several famed wines are made, especially the sherries or finos. Mundi Baco will be held in the Victoria monastery in El Puerto de Santa María. The fair, organised by the town and provincial councils is held every two years.

SARA BARAS - IMAGE OF ANDALUCÍA
The tourism board of the Junta de Andalucía want to take advantage of the international nature of the artistic career of one of the best dancers of the moment, Sara Baras, in order to promote our region. This artist, from the Cádiz town of San Fernando, has shown herself to be very sensitive when it comes to understanding the importance and responsibility of being the image which will sell Andalucía across the world. The tourism board hopes that in this way a modern, dynamic and young Andalucía will be displayed. Sara Baras will appear on the hoardings from the board and will combine some performances of her tour with promotional acts for tourism in Andalucía.

SICAB SEVILLE
The pure Spanish breed horses are outstanding for their beauty and elegance. A show of some of the best examples of these horses can been seen between November 20-25 in the International Horse Show which will be held in Seville. The Exhibitions and Congress Hall of the city has three pavilions prepared to take the more than 400 pure breed mares and the exhibitors with related products to the equestrian world, as well as the rings for the various competitions and classic and vaquera dressage displays. These are the shows where the horse must show a perfect understanding with its rider. A competition which shows the capacity for learning and training of the Spanish horse. A show well worth a look in the Salon del Caballo, in Seville, from 20 to 25 of November.