Posted on 12 December 2011. Tags: bitforms gallery, Brooklyn, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Gabriela Albergaria, January 2012, Jeffrey Blondes, June 2012, Marina Zurkow, NYC, The Birdwatchers, Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center
Gabriela Albergaria, a Portuguese born international artist, is participating in the group exhibit “The Birdwatchers” being held at the bitforms gallery in Brooklyn, New York. The exhibition will run through January 21, 2012. bitforms gallery is devoted to emerging and established artists who embrace new media and contemporary art practice. The Birdwatchers, curated by Laura […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Photography
Posted on 11 December 2011. Tags: Eurovision Festival, Eurovision Song Contest, Festival da Canção, January 2012, March 2012, Rádio Televisão Portuguesa, RTP
The Portuguese national broadcaster Rádio Televisão Portuguesa (RTP) has announced its forthcoming Festival da Canção, for the 2012 Eurovision Festival contest, will be held on March 10, 2012. The winner will represent Portugal at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Baku, following Azerbaijan’s win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki’s song “Running […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Music
Posted on 09 December 2011. Tags: Katy Perry, Portuguese, Saturday Night Live, SNL
Portuguese American pop singer Katy Perry is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend December 10. This is the second time this year that Perry has been on the show. “I’ve only ever hosted, like, dinner parties and birthday parties. This is a bit more than that,” she joked on set with MTV News. “It’s not […]
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Posted in Entertainment, Music, People
Posted on 09 December 2011. Tags: Civil Aviation Pilots’ Union, December, SPAC, strike. cancelled, TAP Air Portugal
The Civil Aviation Pilots’ Union (SPAC), representing TAP Air Portugal pilots, announced late Thursday the national strike planned for December 9-12 has been cancelled. The weekend strike would cancel 660 flights and strand about 100,000 travelers. In a statement to the press, SPAC administrators decided to cancel the first block of the strike, because a […]
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Posted in Featured, Politics, Travel
Posted on 08 December 2011. Tags: April 2012, Azores, European Hotel and Tourism Schools, II International Chocolate Festival, Praia da Vitória, Terceira
The Professional School of Praia da Vitória, Terceira, in partnership with the European Association of Hotel and Tourism Schools (AEHT) is holding the II International Chocolate Festival on Terceira island taking place December 9-11. The main objective of the event is for students and teachers to meet, share experiences and learn about the art of […]
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Posted in Azores, Food & Wine, Terceira, World
Posted on 07 December 2011. Tags: December 2011, January, Pilots, Portuguese Civil Aviation Pilots Union, TAP Air Portugal, walout
The Portuguese Civil Aviation Pilots’ Union (SPAC), representing TAP Air Portugal pilots, said Wednesday recent negotiations with the company made no progress and that pilots will go ahead with an eight-day strike over the holiday period. SPAC has called a strike for December 9-12 and January 3-6. It represents 718 of the airline’s about 800 […]
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Posted in Politics, Travel