Penedès Agenda March 2012

1-4 March (Thursday-Sunday) 
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf), Pavelló Poliesportiu Garraf
Roller Hockey; Spanish Cup - Copa del Rei
1 March (Thursday)
18:45 Noia Freixenet - Sather Blanes
20:45 Coinasa Liceo - Moritz Vendrell
2 March (Friday)
19.30 FC Barcelona - Tecnol Reus Deportiu
21:30 C.P. Vilanova Mopesa - SHUM Grupo Maestre
3 March (Saturday)
14:00 Semifinal 1 - Winner from the Thursday match
16:00 Semifinal 2 - Winners from the Friday match
4 March (Sunday) 
16: 00 Final
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2-3 March (Friday-Saturday)
Sitges (Garraf), Hotel Sunway Playa Golf, Pg. Maritim, 92-94
International Bridge Tournament, Sunway Open
Registration required
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2-18 March
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès), in the city center
Art Festival: Videt – video and art exhibition with works from Cuba and Hungary.
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3 March (Saturday), 10:30-13:30
Sitges and Sant Pere de Ribes (Garraf)
Guided tour: A Sensory Tour of Garraf - forests, farmhouses and vineyards
Languages: Catalan, English and Spanish.
Registration Fee
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3 March (Saturday) 12:30-14:00
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès), Auditori Municipal de Vilafranca
Concert: Wind instruments - Trobada de vent
With the municipal schools of Vendrell, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Sitges, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Vilafranca del Penedès.´
Entry ticket
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4 March (Sunday) from 10:00
Calafell (Baix Penedès), Plaça del Port de Segur de Calafell
Culinary Festival: Festa del Xató
Xatonada - a festival dedicated to the salad xató, typical for Penedès.
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4 March (Sunday) from 9:30
El Vendrell (Baix Penedès), rambla Josep Cañas i Cañas
Mountain bike race: VII Open BTT Tour of Vendrell
Registration required
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4 March (Sunday), 18:00
Igualada (Anoia), Basílica de Santa Maria
Concert: International Organ Festival
By: Gerard Gillen (Ireland) and Girls Choir Exaudio (Catalonia)
Free admission
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March 4 (Sunday), 11:30
Igualada (Anoia), Museu de la Pell d'Igualada
Guided tour: the Leather Museum of Igualada
Free admission
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4 March (Sunday) 19:00
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf), Auditori Municipal Eduard Toldrà
Concert: Swing
Orchestra: Big Band Vilanova from the Municipal Music School and Conservatory mestre Montserrat
Entry Fee
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4 March (Sunday), 11:00-13:00
Sitges (Garraf)
Guided tour: Modernista Route
Languages: Catalan and Spanish
Registration Fee
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4 March (Sunday) 11:00-13:30
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès)
Guided tour: Vilafranca Modernista
Registration Fee
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4 March (Sunday) 12:00
El Vendrell (Baix Penedès), barri Marítim of Sant Salvador, Auditori Pau Casals
Concert - Young Performers: Chamber groups and the Handel orchestra from the Conservatory of Vila-Seca
Entry Fee
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9 March (Friday), 20:30
El Vendrell (Baix Penedès), in the church Església Parroquial del Vendrell
Concert - Young Performers: Organ
Entry Fee
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9 March (Friday), 21:00
Igualada (Anoia), Teatre Municipal l’Ateneu
Opera: La Bohème
By: Companyia Opera 2001 and the Symphony Orchestra of Pleven (Bulgaria)
Entry Fee
Read more in Catalan (page 16)

11 March (Sunday)
Sitges (Garraf), Passeig de la Ribera
International Rally of Vintage Cars, Barcelona-Sitges, 54th edition.
More than 60 cars manufactured in 1928 or earlier
11:00; starting point: plaça Sant Jaume, Barcelona
12:30 (approximately) Arrival in Port d'Aiguadolç, Sitges
13:30: Parade through the streets of Sitges. Route: Emerencià Roig i Raventós, Avenida Balmis, Port Alegre, Rafael Llopart, Jesús, Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Bonaire, Passeig de la Ribera.
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11 March (Sunday), 11:00
Sitges (Garraf) Guided Tour: the Americanos Route
Languages: Catalan and Spanish
Registration Fee
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11 March (Sunday) 11:00-14:00
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès)
Guided tour: Medieval Vilafranca
Registration Fee
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11 March (Sunday), 12:00
El Vendrell (Baix Penedès), barri Marítim of San Salvador, Pau Casals Auditorium
Concert - Young Performers: Choir "All United” from Japan
Entry Fee
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11 March (Sunday), 18:00
Igualada (Anoia), Basílica de Santa Maria
Concert: International Organ Festival
By: Roger Sayer (England)
Free admission
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March 12 (Monday), 18:00
Igualada (Anoia), Teatre Municipal l’Ateneu
Family performance - Dance and theatre in motion: "Sopa de Pedres"
Company: Teatre Nu
Entry Fee
Read more in Catalan (page 5)

The rest of the agenda for the period March 15-31 has been moved to the new web Discover Penedès which you can find here.

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This agenda is also available Catalan, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.

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The Penedès Agenda is a collection of celebrations, cultural activities and traditions which I recommend toforeigners (expats from Barcelona, tourists in Catalonia and others) who want to explore Penedès or events which I consider important from a – highly subjective – international perspective. It is biased towards the comarca Garraf (Vilanova i la Geltrú and Sitges) but also covers Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and Anoia.

The agenda posts are usually up-dated when I come across new information. To the greatest extent possible I link back to official pages for information on time and locations and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data presented. Feel free to inform me about events which you think would fit in here, either by writing a comment or contacting me on twitter: @wirdheim