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The Consistory organizes a wide and varied program to celebrate these Christmas dates betting on returning life to the streets and squares of the city and where the protagonists will be children.
The Councilors of Celebrations and Culture of the City of Lorca, José Ángel Ponce and María Ángeles Mazuecos, presented this morning the organized program to celebrate this Christmas.
Ponce has announced that "tomorrow we will open Christmas 2019 in Lorca and it will be with the traditional Christmas lighting that will begin, at 6:30 p.m., with the parade 'Fantasy in White' and, at 7:30 p.m., the ignition itself with the concert Cap.Pela 'Christmas Special' on Corredera Street ".
An ignition in which children from groups like APAT Lorca, Apandis, D´Genes, Adilor, ASOFEM and Down Lorca will also participate.
The Edil explained that "on Sunday December 8 at the Palacio de Guevara, at 12 in the morning, it will be the mayor of Lorca D. Diego José Mateos in charge of inaugurating the Municipal Monumental Biblical Bethlehem made by the Association of Belenistas from Lorca and where we will have the performance of the Peña de la Jarapa. And, starting on Monday and until December 20, all schools that request it can visit this spectacular Bethlehem. "
"On Friday the 13th, at 7:30 p.m., the inauguration of the 'Christmas Venue' will take place, installed in the Plaza de Calderón and as a novelty for this inauguration we have organized a parade of the Municipal Band of Music with different choirs of Lorca whose start will be in the Plaza de la Concordia passing through the streets Corredera, Alporchones and ending in the Plaza Calderón de la Barca.At this same time the children's bonus of the attractions will also be launched at 1.50 euros in 18 hours : 00 hours to 21:00 hours and that will remain from Monday to Thursday throughout Christmas. "
Ponce Díaz has reported that "for Saturday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Guerra Theater, students of the Maria Teresa Lazareno Dance Academy will stage their show 'Save the Earth' and that same day , at 7:30 p.m. in the church of Carmen, we can enjoy the Amadeus Choir Carols Concert who will also perform on Sunday 15, at 1:00 p.m., in the Guevara Palace. "
"On Monday 16, at 12:00 hours, the students of the Pilar Soubrier School will receive the visit of the Pages of their Majesties the Magi from the East, at 20:00 hours, the students of the Academy of Performing Arts of Marta Gutierrez will present their Christmas gala at the Guerra Theater and, at 9:00 p.m., at the San Cristóbal church the Municipal Music Band will offer their traditional Christmas Concert that will also feature the participation of the members of the Municipal Corporation " , highlighted the Edil.
"On Wednesday 18, at 8:00 p.m. in the church of Santiago, the music returns with the performance of the RED VELVET TRIO, with piano and double bass accompaniment, within the Classical Music Cycle at Christmas."
Ponce has announced that "on the morning of Thursday 19 will be carried out, by different schools in the city, Christmas carols in the street and this year is born as a great novelty the 'Navibús' that will arrive at 11 hours at Petra College González, in the district of Paca, with Santa Claus and the Municipal Band and at 12 noon will do so to the Colegio de Zarcilla de Ramos so that the children deliver their letters to Santa Claus himself, and already at 20:30 hours, in the church of San Mateo, the Classical Music Cycle continues with the Great Christmas concert, in charge of TRIVOX tribute to Il Divo ".
"On Friday December 20 the 'Navibús' will arrive, at 11:00 hours, the Almendricos College also with the performance of the Municipal Band, and at 12:00 hours, the Marchena College. In the afternoon, at At 5:00 p.m., Christmas activities will also reach our elders staying at the Caser Residence thanks to the Carols Concert of the Municipal Music Band of Lorca and, at the same time, in the Cultural Center of the city there will be a Children's puppet theater 'La Aventura de la Navidad' by the Marimba Marionetas group ".
The councilor explained that "at 6:30 p.m., food collection will begin for the benefit of Caritas in the Convent of the Virgen de las Huertas and at 7:00 p.m., also in the Virgen de las Huertas, the Mass of Christmas and its living Bethlehem and at 20:30 hours will be the great chocolate with donuts that will be attended by the Royal Postman, and Christmas animation, while at the Teatro Guerra, at 7:00 pm, the students of the Academy of Dance of Nuria Guevara will present the show 'The Embrujo de la Navidad'. "
"On Saturday 21, at 11:00 a.m. at the Domingo Sastre Residence, the Carols Concert of the Municipal Music Band of Lorca will take place and in the afternoon at 5:00 p.m. the Illusion Cavalcade will return, which will take place along the streets of Floridablanca, Lope Gisbert, it costs San Francisco, Corredera, Álamo and Plaza de España.In addition, after the parade, Santa Claus will travel to his house, located in the Sliding 23 corner Pio XII, so that children Lorca can deliver their letters and, in addition, all those parents, mothers or grandparents who accompany the children to the delivery will be given an Easter flower grown in our Municipal Nursery, "said José Ángel Ponce.
"At 6:00 p.m., the Violeta Mateo Dance Academy presents the show 'The Magic of Christmas', at the Teatro Guerra, a gala for the benefit of the Oenegé Familias Solidarias con el Belarus Belorruso."
The councilor of Celebrations has explained that "another of the great novelties of this Christmas is the Video Mapping 'A Christmas Story', it is the projection of a story on the facade of the City of Lorca with an approximate duration of 15 minutes that it will be repeated in two sessions, at 6:30 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m. on December 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 ".
"At 20:00 in the church of San Francisco, on Saturday 21, we will enjoy the performance of the Amadeus Choir and in the House of the Craftsman, on the third floor of the old Cartel, the Bartolome Choir Christmas Concert will take place Pérez Casas. "
José Ángel Ponce recalled that "on Sunday 22, Monday 23, Tuesday 24 December, the Santa Claus House will open its doors again to collect the letters of the most lagging children and, in the Teatro Guerra the students of the Dance studio of Nuria Periago presents her show 'Navidance' in two countries at 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. "
"At 11:00 a.m., the XXXX Meeting of Cuadrillas de Lorca will begin on the sliding street and, in the afternoon, at 7:00 p.m. in the Plaza de España, the children will once again be the protagonists with the Painting Workshop on the street 'Create your Christmas card' ".
The Edil has continued "with the programming of Monday 23, at 11:00 hours, which will be the Municipal Music Band and its Christmas Concert at the San Diego Residence; at 12:00 hours at the Cultural Center it will be screened the children's movie 'The Incredibles'; at 7:00 p.m. in the Plaza de España the Christmas Dolls Workshop will take place and, in the Teatro Guerra the students of the Gym Dance Academy of Carmen Franco will stage' The Great Show '".
"We started preparing Christmas Eve on Tuesday 24, at 10:00 a.m., with the Christmas tour that the popular 'La Jarapa' Gang will take on the tourist train. A tour that will depart from the old Convent of La Merced to go to the Residence of San Diego, the Plaza de Abastos, the Domingo Sastre and Caser residences, and, of course, another of the appointments that has become a tradition, the 'Afternoon-Good', for which this year we have bet as we are doing in the events that we organize from the Department of Celebrations, live music and that is from 4:30 p.m., in the Plaza España ".
The Councilor stressed that "to offer maximum comfort in the celebration of all activities organized from the Consistory we will install a transparent tent in the Plaza de España on these Christmas dates in which we bet to return life to the streets and squares of the city and where the protagonists will be boys and girls. "
Ponce explained that "on Thursday 26, at 12:00 pm at the Cultural Center, the children's film 'ET the Extraterrestrial', winner of 4 Academy Awards will be screened and at 5:00 pm, also at the Cultural Center, session of the puppet children's theater the play 'The Sun and the Sunflower' staged by the group La Carreta At 7:00 p.m., the Magician Pedro Lucas will surprise us with all his tricks in the Plaza de España and the Teatro Guerra , the Santa Cecilia Choir Christmas Concert will take place next to the city's Municipal Music Band. "
"On Friday 27, at 5:00 p.m. in the Plaza de España, we will have a children's theater session with the play entitled 'The Cook at Christmas' by the Grupo Teatro del Guerra group and, at 7:00 p.m., also the Plaza de España, a Workshop on Children's Ceramics.In addition, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the Regional Union of Merchants of Lorca and the Urban and Historical Commercial Center of Lorca organize 'Lorca Centro-El Carmen. Shopping Night' with offers, music in the street and, in addition, to facilitate the walk the avenue Juan Carlos I will be cut to traffic ".
The Edil de Festejos has announced that "a meteorite will fall in the Cultural Center of Lorca on Saturday 28 and we can visit it throughout the day, something spectacular that will leave the perplexed attendees and, at 5:00 p.m. in the Plaza de España a new children's play, the 'Christmas Concert' by the Oneiric Factor group ".
"On Sunday 29, at 10:00 hours, the Association of Merchants El Barrio-Europa-Diputación de Río organizes the Christmas Crafts Market and the Regional Union of Merchants of Lorca a Gang Meeting".
Ponce Díaz has explained that "we will celebrate the I Cinema Marathon 'Animando la Navidad', composed of four films of the best animated cinema will be held on Monday 30 at the Guerra Theater and will be screened from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., we can enjoy 'El Grinch' and 'Peter Rabbit' and, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., 'Spider-Man. A new Universe' and 'Dog Island'. "
"On Tuesday 31 the 'Parade of the Grapes' returns, starting from the Teatro Guerra, at 12:00 hours, will go to the Plaza de España through the streets of Corredera and Álamo mounted on the popular trains of Lorca Taller del Tiempo, until completing its place. Only children will travel on the trains and, upon arriving at the Plaza de España, our little ones will enjoy the great festival of grapes in which Initiatives the Giant and the Mill participate. "
The Councilor has also advanced that "live music will return while we wait for the arrival of the new year, at 4:30 p.m. in the Plaza de España, celebrate the 'Afternoon-Old' with live music, for those who want to say goodbye to the year doing sport they can also participate in the VIII edition of the San Silvestre Race 'Ciudad de Lorca' with departure and finish on Juan Carlos I Avenue, thanks to the Department of Sports ".
"We will celebrate the entrance of the new year with the New Year's Concert of the Municipal Band, on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at 8:30 p.m., at the Guerra Theater with free admission until full capacity is reached and on Friday, 3, at 12:00 pm, the screening of the children's film 'My friend the Giant' at the Cultural Center and, at 20:30 hours, at the Teatro Guerra the performance of 'The Drums of Rwanda' and the 'Uganda Sticks' to benefit of Music to save lives and Dowm de Lorca with a ticket at a single price of 10 euros. "
José Ángel Ponce added that "on Saturday, January 4, at 5:30 p.m., the Pages of their Majesties the Magi from the East will collect the letters of the children in the Plaza de España with a large children's party and chocolate and it will be on Sunday 5, at 12:00 hours, when the Magi arrive in Lorca. They will do it by bus to Sutullena Station, there they will greet all the children who want to come to see them and start their parade to the Plaza de Spain through the Alameda de Menchirón, Avenida Juan Carlos I and the streets Musso Valiente and Álamo At 12:45 hours, the Mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, will receive his Majesties in the City of Lorca and later Reyes will address the children from the balconies of the Consistory and then receive them and collect their last letters. "
"The expected Three Kings' Cavalcade will begin at 6:00 p.m. through the streets of Pérez Casas, San José, San Francisco, Lope Gisbert, Oval, Juan Carlos I Avenue, ending at the Plaza de España, where we will enjoy a show Christmas fireworks. "
The Edil has finished informing that "the Christmas and Kings programming will come to an end on Monday 6, at 11:00 a.m., we will celebrate in Zarzadilla de Totana the traditional Magi Auto represented by the neighbors themselves and in which they collaborate the departments of Culture and Celebrations through the Popular University ".
For its part, the Councilor for Culture has reported "the great cultural offer that the City of Lorca has organized for that Christmas period exhibitions such as 'The Sacred Art' in the Archaeological Museum that will open on December 18 and will remain to open all Christmas, also, the Monumental Biblical Bethlehem located in the Guevara Palace but also the belenistic route through the churches of Santiago; De Coy; in the Virgen de las Huertas Parish; the Montes Montes Bethlehem in the Caja Murcia Foundation; the Monastery of the Clarisas Sisters, the Bethlehem of Salvador Bayonas stone in Parque Almenara and the Living Bethlehem of the Colegio San Francisco de Asís ".
Mazuecos has informed that "the photograph that this year forms the poster of the Christmas program belongs to the newly awarded with the Diploma of Distinguished Services of the City, the photographer lorquino Alejo Molina and, in it, we can observe one of the emblems of Lorca, the Ruano Garden covered by a thin layer of snow, one of the quintessential symbols of this era. "
The Edil has revealed that "the goal is to enjoy, and enjoy on the street, because this new Government Team has a clear and firm idea and is to bring the streets and squares of Lorca back to life. We want to bring culture to the street and, of course, bet on our wonderful historic center that we have plagued with activities, light and color. "
María Ángeles Mazuecos stressed that "from the City of Lorca, through the Department of Culture and Celebrations, we have organized a program in which, as it can not be otherwise, the protagonists are our children because it is about some dates in which the illusion of the smallest is the illusion of the oldest ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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