The City Council plans 25 activities to continue to energize the Library of Contemporary Cultures

The program for the first quarter of the year includes workshops, dance, conferences, book presentations, cinema, storytelling, live music and book clubs.

The Estepona City Council has presented the cultural program that the Library of Contemporary Cultures, located in the Mirador del Carmen Cultural Center, will offer during the first quarter of 2026. In total, 25 events including book clubs, film screenings, workshops, music, dance, storytelling and literary presentations. Among the most prominent names on the program are the dancer Agustín Barajas, the musician and leader of the group McEnroe, Ricardo Lezón, the dancer Leonor Leal and the Malaga poet Violeta Nieblas.

The head of the Library of Contemporary Cultures, Alejandro Simón, stressed that “the library, since its opening, has been conceived as a transversal, dynamic space and a generator of life. It is not only a space for study and research and knowledge, but we also want users to actively participate in its activities. Therefore, once again, we offer a diverse program that embraces all disciplines, from dance and corporal expression, to workshops, cinema, music or book presentations”.

For the month of January, on January 20 at 7:00 p.m., the film screening ‘Half a century without Agatha Christie’ is scheduled as part of the Cinema in the Octave series.

On the 22nd, at 7 p.m., there will be a workshop on body expression ‘Movement is spirit: introduction to flamenco dance’, which will be given by the dancer Agustín Barajas.

Cinema in the Octave will return on the 27th with the screening and discussion of ’10 years without David Bowie’. It will be from 19.00 hours.

The musical culmination to the month of January will be on 29 the singer Ricardo Mazon, leader of the group McEnroe, in Versos Cantados, on the sixth floor of the library, at 20.30 hours.

February will be full of activities for all audiences. On the 3rd, at 18.00 hours, will be the turn for the little ones with a children’s storytelling, by the hand of the teacher Pilar Martin.

On the 7th, at 11 a.m., there will be a printing and engraving workshop, given by the artist Sonia Salmerón.

The Cine en la Octava series will return on the 11th with a tribute to Béla Tarr (1955-2026). It will begin at 7:00 p.m.

February’s activities also include the writing workshop ‘Write your literary cv’, given by the writer, editor and poet Violeta Niebla from Malaga. It will take place on the 12th at 18.00 hours. Afterwards, at 8 p.m., the writer will present her book ‘Todo lo que hice por dinero’ (Blackie Books).

The literary presentations will continue on the 17th, at 8 p.m., with the book ‘Narrar el abismo’ (Debate), by Patricia Simón. The event will be attended by the author herself.

The Reading Club activity will resume on the 18th, at 6:00 p.m., with ‘Lo que no tiene nombre’ (Alfaguara), by Piedad Bonnett.

On the 24th, at 18.00 hours, the children’s storytelling will return, with the teacher Pilar Martin, while for the 25th, from 20.00 hours, is scheduled the conference: ‘Malaga, heart of the Generation of 27’, by the writer and journalist Eva Diaz Perez Perez.

The piano concert ‘La Taiga: Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Mompou and his own works’, by Juan Miguel Hidalgo, will close the program at the Library of Contemporary Cultures in February. It will take place on the 26th at 20.00 hours.

The month of March will begin with the screening of ‘Las Hurdes, tierra sin pan’, by Luis Buñuel, which will include a colloquium with the historian José María Guerrero. It will take place on March 4 at 20.00 hours.

Fashion also has a place in the library’s program with the art and fashion workshop: ‘Men’s design: trend, technique and trajectory’, by designer Daniel Yuste. It will take place on March 6 at 8:00 pm.

The Reading Club will commemorate Women’s Day with ‘King Kong Theory’ (Random House), by Virginie Despentes. It will be on March 9 at 6:00 p.m.

The Cinema in the Octave will return on the 11th, at 19.00 hours, with The cinema of Oliver Lax. In addition, on the 25th, at the same time, it will host a tribute to Agustín Gómez Arcos. Finally, on the 31st, also at 7 p.m., the protagonist will be James Baldwin.

In March, another creative writing workshop will be held: ‘Out of lethargy, activate the plot’, taught by the writer Bárbara Arena. It will take place on the 17th at 20.00 hours. The author will also be the protagonist on the 18th, in the Book Club, with her book ‘El adiós’ (Editorial Lengua de Trapo), which will also be presented to the public. The book club will be held at 6:00 p.m., and the presentation will begin at 8:00 p.m.

The dancer Leonor Leal will participate in the exhibition hall of the Mirador del Carmen with the interesting workshop Heterodoxias en el cubo / Workshop on writing and corporal expression: ‘De voz, un cuerpo’ (From voice, one body). It will be on March 26, at 19.00 hours.

All these activities are free of charge and admission is free until full capacity is reached. For the courses and workshops it will be necessary to register in advance by sending an e-mail to: bcc@estepona.es.

Consolidated cultural space

Since its inauguration in November 2024, the Library of Contemporary Cultures has established itself as one of the most innovative cultural projects in the province. In less than a year it has brought together thousands of visitors, welcomed leading figures in literature, film, music and art, and shaped a program that is committed to critical thinking, interdisciplinary creation and free access to culture.

With an open look to the future, the Estepona City Council is already preparing new cycles, an ambitious children’s agenda and the next edition of the Estepona Literary Festival (FLEST), which will once again turn the city into a cultural meeting point.