Author: Keith Smith
History Group change of date
Normally History Group meets 2nd Tuesday of the month, however next week there are two travel groups. So our next meeting will be Friday 23rd May at 10.30 for 11.00 at our usual venue Javea Players, when we welcome back from Canada Peter Atkinson presenting Sorolla, Benlliure and Blasco: Valencia’s Greatest Painter, Sculptor and Writer…
History Group in search of Al Azraq
Last Friday almost 40 members of the History Group set off on our one day Field Trip “In the steps of Al Azraq, Moorish Warlord of the Marina Alta” The weather was excellent as we left Javea and made our way to the Val Gallinera beyond Pego to view from afar the 10th century Islamic…
History Talk Tuesday 8th April Reminder!
20th Anniversary presentation by Angela Chantry Carmen Amaya the legendary flamenco dancer 20 years ago in April 2005, Angela Chantry presented the first ever History Talk, on Women’s role in 19th Century Reform. In her latest talk she will describe the life and times of Carmen Amaya(1918-1963)Considered by many to be the greatest flamenco dancer…
An Apple a day for History Group
At last week’s History Group meeting in the Javea Players’ Studio, Rosalind Miranda gave a thoroughly entertaining account of Johnny Appleseed, The True Story of an American Folk Hero. Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman 1774 – 1845) was an American pioneer and entrepreneur, who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting) to large…
History Talk Tuesday March 11th
Apples, Booze, and Money. Johnny Appleseed. The True Story of an American Folk Hero. Presenter: Rosalind Miranda Tuesday March 11th. Doors open 10.30 for start at 11.00 Venue Javea Players Studio, Calle Cronista Figueras Pacheco 6, Javea. Near Mercadona Old Town. All Javea U3A members welcome. No need to book just come along There is…
History Group Field Trip
IN THE STEPS OF AL ARAQ, MOORISH WARLORD OF THE MARINA ALTA: FRIDAY 25TH APRIL 2025 Al Azraq ruled a vast area of today´s province of Alicante, centred on the Val Gallinera and Val dÉbo, from around 1230 until his death at the Battle of Alcoi 1276. This is a one day trip from Javea…