The Cabildo of Lanzarote presented this Thursday at the Farmer's Museum the program planned to commemorate the Canary Islands Day on the Island. The activities are organized by the Island Department of Culture, with the sponsorship of the Government of the Canary Islands and the collaboration of the Centers for Art, Culture and Tourism, and will last from May 27 to 30.
The president of the Island Council, María Dolores Corujo, announced that this year's agenda will feature "art, crafts, sculpture, musical performances and lots of enthusiasm and fun". “We intend to celebrate in 2022, more than ever, the union of the Canarian people and the overcoming that we have shown in the face of adversity in recent years as an Archipelago,” said the president.
“We have left behind the health crisis, and we are moving firmly along the path of recovery of tourism, economic activity and employment, therefore, I believe we have more than enough reasons to celebrate this date with enthusiasm and joy,” said the president.
Program
From the Cabildo they detail that the program has an institutional act that will be held in the Auditorium of the Jameos del Agua, on Friday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m., where the show 'Cantador Sinfónico', by Ciro Corujo, Manuel Estupiñán and Pedro Manuel Afonso, will be staged. This musical proposal is made up of more than twenty musicians and consists of a recognition of the figure of the singer in the world.
On Saturday the 28th, the Education area of the Cabildo, directed by Myriam Barros, has organized a free distribution of books and CDs of Canarian music, from the collection of the Cabildo's Publications Service. It will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in front of the Casa Amarilla, and only one book and one CD will be distributed per person. To do this, they must first explain what Canarian identity means to each one.
On Sunday, May 29, the Casa-Museo del Campesino hosts a folk music show with El Pavón, the Parranda Pa’l Porrón, the Parranda Marinera Los Buches and the Teguey Popular Music Group.
In addition, on the same day, a video about the pírgano basketry technique, which has master Eulogio Concepción Perdomo "as its greatest exponent in Lanzarote", will be presented in the same place.
There is also an activity planned for Monday the 30th, Canary Islands Day, with the inauguration of a sculpture dedicated to the deceased and admired potter born in Muñique, Doña Dorotea Armas Curbelo, an act that will take place in Mancha Blanca.
Finally, on Tuesday the 31st, the program concludes with the presentation of the book ‘Agustín Pallarés Padilla’. This is a posthumous book, since its author, Adoptive Son of Lanzarote, recently passed away while the editing process was underway. The book is a journey through the history of Lanzarote, from classical antiquity to the present day. The event will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Insular Library, and the book has been published by the Cabildo's Publications Service.
Tickets for these events will be free, with prior online withdrawal through the Culture website of the Cabildo de Lanzarote.
Special menus at the Farmer's Monument and at the San José Castle
On Sunday, May 29, the restaurants of the Casa-Museo del Campesino and the International Museum of Contemporary Art – Castillo de San José join the celebration of Canary Islands Day with special menus focused on our traditional cuisine.
“Those who wish to continue celebrating Canary Islands Day in the restaurant of the best place on the island to breathe Canarian spirit, will be able to enjoy a menu specially designed for the occasion consisting of island cheese skewers; Canarian salad with fig vinaigrette, and a second course to choose between traditional cherne sancocho with its sweet potato, potatoes and gofio pellet or fried pork. The dessert will consist of pumpkin compote with lemon sorbet”, as explained by the CEO of the Tourist Centers, Benjamín Perdomo.
Likewise, the Cabildo indicates that the restaurant of the Castillo de San José proposes, for its part, a tasting menu that will have three-cheese croquette on sea bass foam and the puchero ingot and its meats as enyesques; cold melon cream with dried roe as a starter; cherne casserole with cane rum and crispy taco of Canarian suckling pig with banana parmentier as main courses, and an assortment of Canarian desserts to close.
