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After the positive reception in last year’s edition, the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones of Torremolinos holds the second edition of Expogays in the only place where public entities and businesses who are gay-friendly will come together in their wish of being present in the gay market.

On the 14th, 15th and 16th of October, the 2nd International Gay Business and Tourism Fair will open its doors to visitors and exhibitors from all over the world which, like last year, will serve as a meeting point for LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transexuals) tourism and businesses, which will boost the economic sectors where this collective is present.

And so, from 11am all day long, 200 stands will offer a great variety of products and services related with hotels, restaurants, wineries, health, beauty, decoration, jewelry, eroticism, leisure, tourism, saunas, alternative medicine and a very long etcetera. Therefore it’s the best showroom to promote products and services, and the ideal place to carry out commercial relations. Also, the visitors of Expogays will be able to enjoy special promotions.

The entertainment is also guaranteed at Expogays. Inside the programme of events, the starting gun will be given by Spanish folkroric singer Isabel Pantoja, who will be the godmother of this new edition, with a concert in the gardens of the palace; Gayvision, the song festival, is also back, which will have a representation from every autonomous community in Spain; the ones who like to dance will have their space in the Spanish Championship of Gay Dancing, where they will compete with same-sex couples; The International Gay Film Festival of the Costa del Sol will screen the nine best LGBT themed movies; the fans of chess will be able to show their ability in the European Gay Chess Championship.

On the early hours of Saturday night, from midnight until 7am on Sunday morning, the Special Pride Night will take place, an electronic music party organized by SunCoast Festival, where the best DJs of today will participate. All of this and much more will take place at Expogays.

The entrance to the fair and all of these events, except the Isabel Pantoja concert, are completely free. Also, in the palace gardens, the attendants will be able to relax and take advantage of sampling the numerous dishes that are offered in the restaurant area.

Because of all of this, the International Gay Business and Tourism Fair isn’t just one of the most important ones on a national and international level, but it can boast about being the only one directed towards the LGBT contingent. This year, it will attempt to surpass the 15,000 visitor mark which it had last year.

Numerous media have been accredited, among them the English channel BBC Manchester, who will dedicate a space in their programme to the fair. And that’s because Manchester was awarded best ‘Gayfriendly Destination 2011′. Also, the radio station Gaydio will broadcast live all that’s going on in the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Torremolinos.

More information: 902 100 672. info@expogays.com

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If you’d thought about going to Torremolinos (Málaga) for a few days and you feel like spending a full day there, come to Expogays. But, before, remember to rent apartments in Malaga

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Between the 14^th and 15^th of October the second version of Expogay will take place in Malaga Torremolinos, 2011. This event is organized by public entities and gay-friendly businesses to strengthen and consolidate the businesses linked to tourism, leisure and culture spaces in which the gay community has a presence and influence.

Expogay is done at the Congress and Exhibition Palace in Torremolinos and will have nine events for the entertainment of the audience, among which is the opening concert of Isabel Pantoja.

The importance of this event to the gay world is connected to showing a different side, which relates to their economic impact in some areas, an opportunity to have a different look at the financial world. That is why there will be 200 booths and the event is expected to exceed the 15 thousand visitors from the 2010 version.

The organizers have focused this exhibition on the goal of giving visibility to a target group that has a high level of consumption, which demands new products and services, and awaits consideration by the companies.

Consider that the LGBT group in Spain spends about 1,800 million Euros in clothing, footwear and complementary apparel. They also spend about 900 million Euros in leisure. This means that companies must create specific segments to satisfy their particular tastes of consumption, since many of their families are childless and therefore the type of restaurant, hotels and entertainment places require non-traditional arrangements.

The same happens in the world of clothing, perfume, music and specific tools that are part of their aesthetic. Even the housing plans must adapt to the LGBT segment.

This exhibition will present 50 sectors of the economy and national and international businesses, those who have committed their presence are linked to the world of law, footwear, acupuncture, dental care, insurance, manufactured housing, electronic commerce, libraries, cosmetics and a dozen of other production areas.

For those attending, there will be interesting promotions that major tourism companies will make to show their commitment to creating LGBT-specific segments. Also, those attending will enjoy the wonderful cuisine of several countries at the outdoors restaurants that will be present in Expogay.

An additional incentive to attend the Expogay 2011, is that with it comes the Gay Film Festival on the Costa del Sol, as always, surprising with the best films on this subject. In addition, the III Festival GAYVISION of the song, the European Chess Championship and Gay Singles Congress, which this year promises to be unforgettable.

For more information http://expogays.reservasgays.com/secciones/presentacion

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Expogay is a big event, so if you’re spending a few days off in apartments in Malaga and you would like to see what are the new trends that bring companies to the LGBT world, or just want to have fun, just come to Malaga, you won’t regret.

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Until October 9th you can visit the exhibition titled Metamorphosis and other mythologies, with works that have been made during the last 10 years by Guillermo Pérez Villalta, (Tarifa, 1948), in the Contemporary Art Centre in Málaga (the old wholesale market). A magnificent opportunity to get to know the artistic ins and outs of who might well be the biggest Spanish representative of the current figurative trend.

The Contemporary Art Centre of Málaga opts for, one more time, temporary exhibitions of the highest quality, putting together current artists of different provenance and style. Until September, as well as two selections of the permanent collective labelled under the suggestive titles of Passion and Apocalypse, a small anthology of oil paintings by the also figurative painter Luc Tuymans can also be visited.

These chosen exhibitions of big-name authors – both national and foreign- have led for the Contemporary Art Centre of Málaga to reach a record number of visits in the last year, beating every other exhibiting space in Andalucía: from the internationally known Picasso Museum in the same city right up to the Fine Arts Museum in Sevilla.

Heir of the great excesses of this socio-cultural movement that’s been labelled ‘ Movida Madrileña’ from the 80s, intellectually and humanely marked buy its architectural studies but, also, by his works in the furniture design, scenography, engraving or bibliophily fields, Guillermo Pérez Villalta doesn’t give up on his cultural roots, the Mediterranean (of whose myths he feeds off to construct his works) and biblical tradition (which he admires and rejects in equal parts).

The exhibition Metamorphosis and other mythologies recreates itself in the different fables of the poem of the same name by Ovid, a classical reference from the Renaissance that, up until a few decades ago, has served as substrate or source of inspiration to acclimate the mood, recreate or star in European artists’ works of all the well-known schools. Along these lines we have the work Dionisios finds Ariadne in Naxos (2008), in which they collect the lonely moments of the hero after being abandoned by Jason. The artist stops at the point where Ariadne cries for the disloyalty and the insult that she received from the argonaut.

But it’s not only classical myths that these works feed off because, true to his style, Pérez Villalta occupies himself with different landscapes from the Bible to give his particular view of the facts: God Father and God Son (2006) or Abraham and Isaac (2005). From the biblical symbols to the classic ones, the painter passes to the modern myth par excellence: the creative artists. The works The Artist creating a work of art or The artist looking at an art book, both from 2008,  belong to this theme.

An unmissable exhibition to get to know the trajectory of a live and active creator that still has plenty to express. All of this in a place that’s becoming iconic, the Contemporary Art Centre of Málaga, a city that’s striving to be a cultural reference in the south of Europe.

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With works yet to be completed, and some controversy still in the air, the first temporary exhibition is still gong ahead at the Malaga Carmen Thyssen Museum on 10, Calle Compañía in the Andalusian capital. The show will take the title La tradición moderna en la Colección Carmen Thyssen. Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Miró, and will be on until the 16th of October, 2011. The city of Malaga, which competed with Seville for the fascinating collection belonging to Baroness Thyssen, rivals the Picasso Museum with this new offering, with a new space in the historical building opening its doors to the public.

The building in question is the Villalón Palace, also known as the the Mosquera Palace, which dates from the 16th century, and has a renaissance style. The building, surrounded by Islamic and Roman remains, is next to the Plaza de la Constitución, and has been undergoing a meticulous process of restoration, which has successfully returned it to all its former glory. The renovation of the historic building, which houses the permanent collection, has been completed with the addition of a new floor with offices, administrative spaces and educational workshops. A minimalist style has been chosen for the building, which serves as a contrast to the historical surroundings.

The permanent collection of the Carmen Thyssen Museum of Malaga is made up of works which have been donated to the city (which has paid all the reconstruction costs) for free by the Baroness, and is a comprehensive representation of Spanish painting since the 16th century up till the 19th century, which is the main specialist area of the collection. The pieces centre around what has been called the Escuela Costumbrista. The Romantic artists are well represented (Genaro Pérez Villaamil and Manuel Barrón), as well as Mariano Fortuny, and great works by those well known and loved by the general public, such as Joaquín Sorolla, Ignacio Zuluoga and Francisco Iturrino (with important works also at the Museum of Fine Art in nearby Seville).

The temporary exhibition in the Carmen Thyssen Museum of Malaga, titled La tradición moderna en la Colección Carmen Thyssen.Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Miró, is divided into six chapters. The first of these is called “Fin de Siglo” and contains paintings heavily influenced by the impressionist style, including work by Claude Monet (La casa entre las rosas). The second section takes the name “Retorno al Mediterráneo” and shows paintings belonging to the noucentisme style, like those by Joaquím Sunyer and Miró, made from 1909 and 1910. The third room is reserved for the “Vanguardias” of the beginning of the 20th century (Picasso, Gris, Delaunay), and the fourth is called “Arte Nuevo” (with Matisse and Bores), the fifth is “Del surrealismo al informalismo” with works by Tapies and Saura, and the final section is “Abstracción lírica y el arte normativo” with work by Feito and Ràfols i Casamada.

The Carmen Thyssen Museum of Malaga is yet another good reason to visit the wonderful city.

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Don’t forget to rent apartments in Malaga so that you can get some rest after such a great exhibition. The heat in Malaga is full on, so you’ll need somewhere to relax.

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Personal and social relationships have changed over time. Some years ago, when two people met, they initiated a conversation that began with the classic question: What is your name? Followed by other routine question to get to know better the other person: questions about his family, school, work, friends and age. Nowadays, the answer to all those classic questions are all in facebook.

Facebook pulled a gap between people, allowing us to get to know the other person better. Just by reading his/her profile, you will know the basic facts about that person and through his/her photos we can see what the other person does, where he/she goes and whom he/she meets. Thanks to this network we saved a lot of time getting to know the other person, so we can move faster to the next step.

Apart of all the mentioned benefits, Facebook provides us with a golden one. It lets us know if the person we like is single, married, engaged to someone, or in a complicated relationship. This information is very useful for those looking for love online.

For example, when we go out at night and meet someone interesting, we ask for her Facebook and the next day we wake up eager to investigate a little more about that person. If we find that she’s single we can go ahead with the conquest, but if she is with someone, this is when the Break Up Notifier application can help us.

Break Up Notifier is an application that will let you know when that woman you like ends her relationship. The service is very useful, because it automatically notifies you when she is back to be single and save us to look everyday at her profile hoping that she would change her relationship status.

It is very easy to use. You should access the application, make a proper setting up, in which you will need to add the name of the person you want to receive the notification from, and it will start working right away. The application, allows you to add two or three people.

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Rent apartments in Malaga and get many new Facebook contacts to have more friends and maybe find love.

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In his introduction to The Secret Life of Gala Dalí -until a few months ago an unpublished diary- whose lyrical blend of intimate and extraordinary visionary perception are multiple due to its literary qualities, Estrella de Diego say that only a minor satellite of the surrealist constellation makes as little sense as to postulate that Dali is a painter of classical tradition, the opposite of the model represented by Marcel Duchamp, that supposedly left superficial art for chess, it is convenient to understand above everything else that the Catalan creator is an artist whose conceptualized art  prevails in the process along with the idea and beyond the product, and as such his paintings would only cover his  global workings where Dalí himself is a character that occupies the center of this universe.

The Belgian artist Luc Tuysmans, whom the Contemporary Art Centre of Malaga is presenting the exhibition Portraits and vegetation until the 4th of September http://cacmalaga.org/, seems less an artist than an esthetician with the French natural trend to rationalize it all. Although it does not cost to admit that his  mechanical flowers  exhibited, at Malaga with 15 other oils of different formats, refer to somehow the dehumanized image of the “Nude Descending a Staircase” that Duchamp could not present in 1912 at the Salon independent given his refusal to yield to the demands of the organization to change what its members considered a cartoonish title, it may be a relationship between the aesthetics of Duchamp’s indifference and his conception of painting as a matter of timing, accuracy and precision and the way in which he distanced himself from pictorial creation

In fact few artists have said as Tuysmans did  that from 1981 to 1985 he left canvas for film for the conceptual and intellectual quality, perhaps even since prehistoric times, of  painting, is considered by the Belgian artist as the real cornerstone the art. Interestingly it was Tuysmans experience with film that brought him back to painting after having learned from film the importance of getting some distance from continuous image.

The exhibition consists of portraits and pictures of flowers that serve as a sort of contrast and complement. The latter seem to oppose tenderness with violence, but only in appearance because violence is not absent from them, the flowers are hovering as threats from global warming mutilation  marked by the boundary of the canvas as Tuysmans thinks that most violence is to be mixed with tenderness.

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It is surprising that this is the first exhibition of Luc Tuysmans in Spain, considering that he is one of the most prestigious European artists nowadays . In any case, its better late than never . Do not miss the opportunity to interact with his exciting work when renting apartments in Malaga

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The scandal surrounding the Viñetas en el frente exhibition, which Christine Ruiz-Picasso, president of honour of the Malaga Picasso Museum Foundation, and daughter-in-law of the Spanish painter, refused to inaugurate due to political reasons, has detracted slightly from the buzz, and relevance of the fact that for the first time in seven years of the Picasso museum’s (http://www2.museopicassomalaga.org/) history, it is housing two temporary exhibitions simultaneously. Picasso crea. A través de la cámara de David Douglas Duncan is on until the 25th of September.

From a certain angle, to use a photographic figure of speech, it is somewhat of a paradox that David Douglas Duncan became the one person to truly capture the essential, intimate world of Pablo Picasso – given the fact that the American photographer is one of the most distinguished, acclaimed photographic reporters of all time, partly due to his extraordinary documentary work for magazines such as Life and National Geographic, which have become famous for their extensive coverage of the second world war and the wars in Korea and Vietnam, and other great political upheaval of the 20th century.

Ever since the winter’s day in 1956 when Douglas Duncan turned up unannounced at the home of Picasso in the south of France, the mythical La Californie, right up to the death of what many consider to be the definitive artist of the 20th century, there developed a special kind of bond, and complicity between the two men, which resulted in the creation of a remarkable series of photos depicting the private life of the last twenty years of the painter’s life.

Especially significant in the very first photo which Duncan took of Picasso, shortly after he arrived at La Californie. Picasso is in the bath, and the image is disarmingly unselfconscious, and un-posed – the viewer the gets the sensation of being privy to a very special kind of encounter.

It is this same sensation of fluid, easy intimacy – one which is quite different from how we feel when we look at the equally extraordinary photos taken by photography giants such as Man Ray, Brassaï, Lee Miller, Robert Capa and Cartier-Bresson – which stays throughout the series of instant portraits taken by Duncan. They seem to miraculously introduce us into the inner sanctum of Picasso’s life and work; the workshop (though he was only allowed to enter on one special occasion, as a birthday present), the gatherings with friends, the bullfights, games, family and possessions…

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Through the lens of David Douglas Duncan is on until the 25th of September. From one angle, to use photographic terminology, David Douglas Duncan was the person who ended up capturing the true essence of the intimate and creative world of Pablo Picasso. He was one of the 20th century’s most prestigious and acclaimed photographic reporters -discover his work for yourself when you rent apartments in Malaga

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The women’s G-spot is a very sensitive area of the female body that has many nerve endings and therefore when stimulated gives infinite pleasure to the ladies. But finding it is not as easy as it sounds and stimulating it much less. Although with a little practice you will manage it, so here are some tips for both partners, whom with patience, love and passion will  find it  and then “use” the woman’s G spot to give her amazing pleasure.

To say that the female G-spot is in the vagina is not very accurate, so you need to know where to look for it. This famous pleasure point is inside the vagina, but only two inches deep, so no need to “go to the bottom”, but rather the opposite.

If we view  the female vagina as a cube (that lengthens) we find it has six faces: the base (inlet), the bottom two sides, a bottom facing the back and an upper part facing the belly. It is this latter side of the vagina where the G spot is found

To feel it we have to insert our ring finger only a few inches with the tip o facing up. The area will feel rough and spongy and will tickle the woman straight away.

One very important tip is to create a suitable environment for the occasion. It is not a good idea to go straight to the g spot. it has to be a climate of mutual arousal so the  women feels really comfortable before exploring her body and specially such an intimate area

The movement should be performed on the G-spot  and should be very smooth and consistent, and as if we were calling someone with our fingers. The important thing is consistency and strength, but not excessive pressure or speed.

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Remember that these games are for both parties and there should always be proper communication between partners in order to reach orgasm. But to do achieve it you must practice a lot, so if you rent apartments in Malaga you will be encouraged to share this incredible sexual experience .

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This is the first time in the history of the Picasso Museum in Malaga (http://www2.museopicassomalaga.org/), that two different exhibitions are hosted simultaneously. One of these exhibitions, Cartoons on the front line, has been surrounded by controversy from the day of its presentation on the 20^th of June, when Christine Ruiz-Picasso, honorary president of the Museum and the Spanish painter’s daughter, refused to inaugurate it, alleging that the sample constituted, in her own words, an “opportunistic political use of the Picasso’s works in a controversial election period”, which comes into direct contradiction with the intention of the museum to never be used for political purposes and pay respect to both, the memory of the artist as a pacifist, as well as the victims on both sides of the Spanish Civil War.

Given the fact that Picasso was a pacifist and a firm leftist anti-Franco militant, who not only painted Gernika, one of the most important paintings of the twentieth century, but also gave up to step in the Spanish territory while the country was governed by the sinister and criminal dictator (fact that led him to spend the rest of his life in France), still causes amazement and astonishment for his sudden and incomprehensible frenzy of attempted equidistance.

The exhibition subject of controversy, Cartoons on the front line, was built around Dream and Lie of Franco, two etchings of 1937, the year of the creation of Gernika. Both of them were exhibited at the Paris International Exhibition the same year. Picasso made the plates, which together with the engravings can be seen in the exhibition with the dual purpose of exposing and protesting vehemently in opposition to the military coup against the legitimate and democratically constituted government in Spain occurred in July 1936. The same, led a year later by General Franco, and also to raise some money to support the Republican cause, shamefully abandoned to its fate -perhaps things would have been different if there was oil in the country – all Western democratic governments by virtue of an ultimately rotunda and tragically failed policy of appeasement in relation to the Hitler’s rapid rearmament and territorial ambitions, who along with his supporter Mussolini supported the coup side immediately and used the Spanish war as a huge laboratory or field tests, see for example the indiscriminate bombing on Gerrnika city and its horrible massacre and the civilian population, for the German army weapons to be used in World War II less than five years later.

Along with the Picasso’s etchings which serve as center and heart of the exhibition, the exposure is made up with over one hundred works by other artists (including such big names as Francisco de Goya, George Grosz and John Hearfield) whose works share a similar concern for the violence and atrocities that wars generate.

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Despite Picasso´s daughter anger, the exhibition, which was conceived by the Picasso Museum in Barcelona and co-produced by Picasso Museum in Malaga, will run until the 2nd of October. You may not want to remain oblivious to the controversy when renting apartments in Malaga

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The 23rd of July the Recinto de Concierto de Playa Pinillos will be full of good music lovers who ome to the Life Marbella 2011, to enjoy the best days of summer. Like every year, the attendants will have to dress strictly in white and those who don’t obey that rule, will be thrown out of the party and with their ticket money in their pocket. If you don’t have white footwear don’t worry, since the rule doesn’t apply to it.

Life Festival has very strict rules that no fan of that type of music will dare break, such as the clothing rule. There’s also the minimum age, which is 18 years old and also carrying a bag, handbag or any package is also forbidden, as is bringing alcohol into the premises. Despite this, the two past events have been a blast, with over 6000 people attending.

One of the key points that make Life Festival a first class electronic music festival is its avant-garde character in its scenography and lighting, as in the musicians that compose the programme, and also the pleasure of being able to dance with the sea in the background.

Among the guests this year there’ll be the DJ and producer from Madrid, John Shelvin. Shelvin arrives with the launch of his first album: Changes EP, which includes interesting tracks that highlight his award of DJ of the year, Best Up and Coming DJ and Best Mainstream Producer.

Rubén Morán, musical arranger and producer, is another of the choices that Life Festival has selected for this year. Morán began at a young age as a saxo player and he evolved by playing as the supporting act of musicians such as B.B. King or Maceo Parker, with who he’s finished producing his latest album in New York with the collaboration of Kat Dyson on guitar and Fred Wesley on the trombone. Also known as an electronic music innovator for the saxophone sounds that he brings, he is an exceptional musician.

Rebeka Brown, whose real name is Rebeca Jiménez Moreno, was born in Barcelona and is one of the vocalists of House that intends to leave her mark in Playa Pinillos with her spectacular voice. Her involvement in funky, hip hop and rock music derived into the fusion of electronic music and the Discodramah show.

Superlush Djs!!! is another card played by Life Festival. This band was born with the union of two artists with a wide experience: DJ Nano and Candela JP who are big favourites at the moment in Spain for their mixture of rock and contemporary pop.

There’ll also be the electronic House DJ Juanjo Martín, who is one of the favourites in the gay party scene.

The revelation of the festival will no doubt be DJ Fonsi Nieto, whose real name is Alfonso González Nieto, who is well-known as a motorbike racer and now he’s stormed the scene with his musical side.

For more information: http://www.lifefestival.es/eventos/

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Sand, sea and music are the ingredients of Life Festival Marbella 2011. You can add love and rest if you’re in apartments in Malaga

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