The Prairie awaits us.
IN THE VERBENA: Yes, it is San Isidro. And that for the people of Madrid translates into prairie, verbena, chotis, calorcito, squid sandwiches and what we like the most: taking to the streets. The party will be everywhere and important figures will come to support it, such as the Giants and Big Heads of Pamplona (Anyone who has been to the capital of Navarra knows that there is no street party worth its salt without the Giants), **this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in the Plaza de la Villa**, shortly before the **proclamation (at 8:00 p.m. ) ** officially kick off the festivities. From there, **the chulapos of heart can go to the San Isidro meadow ** and the most **alternative, to the Matadero **, where a special edition of the most modern vervain that will fuse the tropical with the traditional, ** Tropical Macaw **. There will be concerts, music and workshops on Friday the 15th, starting at 1 pm and lasting well into the night. to the top
Tropical Macaw, the alternative verbena of these parties.
IN THE PARK: With the heat that will press again this weekend and the San Isidro on fire festivities, the Retiro Park is presented to us as a wonderful option to be fresh . At night, the Friday and Saturday, at 10:30 p.m. , there will be a music and fireworks show organized by the City Council. Don't miss it!
Fireworks in El Retiro.
IN THE THEATER (STREET) : yes and something is San Isidro is street . That is why, for the little ones, the plan is called ** Titirimundi ** (since the people of Madrid will not go to Segovia to see it because we are partying, let the festival come to us. we are so cool ) : different companies of puppets and street theater They will make sure that for the children the parties in Madrid are street, theater, and happiness . East Thursday, in the Plaza de la Villa, at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. , the British company Men in coats will make parents and children laugh with their humorous and visual spectacle. On Friday, at Plaza de Isabel II, at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. , the Argentine company Bululú Teatro will be in charge, with its music and the memories of a puppeteer, that the children's hubbub will be made in the streets. **Saturday and Sunday, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., in Centro Centro (Palacio de Cibeles) **, a dancer , a show Y… the arm of an excavator , in Transports Exceptionnels , will be responsible for leaving children and adults speechless.
IN CONCERT: What would popular festivals be without their concerts? In this edition of San Isidro there is a party every day. This **Thursday, starting at 8:30 p.m., at Las Vistillas**, the oldest rock contest in Madrid will have them on stage High Voltage, Toro and Fuckaine, Jaime Urrutia, Sidonie and Tom's Cabin . The Friday, Radio Madrid (of the Ser chain) will celebrate its 90th anniversary , with bands like Corridor Effect, Dvicio, and Tightrope . Starting at 9:00 p.m. And the finishing touch, on Sunday, will be put on, also in the Plaza Mayor, The Dead Bullfighters , who celebrate their 30th anniversary in a concert to close the festivities. Alex O'Dogherty & La Bizarrería and Javier Gurruchaga and La Orquesta Mondragón They will accompany you. The night promises.
IN THE CHARANGA: Call them what you want: French fanfares, Balkan orkestars, New Orleans brass bands , or our castizas 'brass bands' , metal bands fill us with life and we like them for being spontaneous and street bands. Mad Brass celebrates its third anniversary in the San Isidro festivities, in a street concert in the Plaza de los Carros de La Latina , where will be the Majareta Company, Le Funky Style Bass and Madrid Dixie Jam Meeting . will be the Friday, at 11.30.
The (to say the least, fun) components of Le Funky Style Brass.
IN THE LIVING ROOM : If you are rather cultureta , and that of the verbena as it does not go with you , calm. Take a deep breath. There is less left for one of the cultural events of the season to start, that must-see of good weather and photography that is PhotoEspaña. Chema Madoz is National Photography Award and Culture Award of the Community of Madrid and the always appetizing festival of contemporary photography wanted to dedicate a retrospective with unpublished images of his last six years of work , under the title of The rules of the game. There are 120 photographs that reflect everyday images to which the great photographer gives a poetic meaning: desks-books, trees-cloud, ants-music notes. He forgets the noise of the street and let yourself be surprised. The appointment is at Alcala Room 31 from now until next August 2.
One of the photographs of Chema Madoz that will be seen in PhotoEspaña.
IN THE MUSEUM: In Barcelona , this weekend there is also a plan. The Night of the Museums will take place on Saturday , and link to the International Museum Day , which takes place on Sunday 17. Admission to more than sixty cultural institutions in Barcelona will be free and museums such as CaixaForum , the Miró Foundation , Montjuic Castle , the Tapiès Foundation and many more will have their doors open until 1 am. cool fact : the Grand Lodge of Spain joins the initiative this year for the first time and allows visitors to visit the headquarters, temples, collections and exhibitions of the masonry hand in hand with expert staff.
A statue on the terrace of the Miró Foundation
IN THE KITCHEN: And if not even with all these plans have we convinced you, and what you want is stay at home cooking , point out this fact: this Friday, the great media chef Jamie Oliver organizes a new Food Revolution Day, within the campaign that he carries out in favor of the Importance of food education at school . Oliver organizes a fun online class on how to quickly improvise your delicious smash sandwich recipe . The call is for schools, so that as many children as possible can be interested in fun and healthy food, although anyone can watch the session online.
AND FOR SO MUCH PARTY, MICHELIN STAR CAFFEINE
If you love coffee in all its meanings, above sleep and wakefulness, this interests you . This month, Nespresso, the leading coffee capsule company, whet your gourmet appetite. In love with the aromatic, illustrious chefs and residents of the capital, Ramon Freixa, Paco Roncero and Sergi Arola have designed three menus that will be served in their respective restaurants in the May 16 to 31. During the Nespresso Gourmet Weeks, you can taste the coffee in different formats. After a study of its Grand Crus varieties, the chefs have managed to masterfully balance this unique ingredient in their Limited Edition menus. Ramón Freixa has done it with his foie gras curd wine French toast, red berry reduction and Rosabaya coffee from Colombia. Paco Roncero from Madrid explains this with a starter based on salmon with asparagus tips, grapefruit, liquorice and Decaffeinated Espresso coffee. Finally, Sergi Arola culminates his proposal with the coffee gnoquetti, cocoa mount and Baileys emulsion with the new Grand Cru Arpeggio Decaffeinato. Wake up and make your reservation here.
Sergi Arola's caffeinated recipe (with mackerel loin)
Paco Roncero's caffeinated recipe (with hake in butter)
Ramón Freixa's caffeinated recipe (flight of Jerusalem artichokes)