Someone in the Sant Antoni de Portmany City Council had an idea: what if we painted the main street of the West End in bright colors? The idea was to combat drunken tourism with art – the West is an area known mainly for its bars – or, in the words of the Portmany mayor, Marcos Serra: “An integral reconstruction project for this entire area, to make the leap in tourist quality that we have always sought.” And so it was done. The artist in charge was Okuda San Miguel, a Cantabrian painter of international fame, a versatile author – responsible, among other things, for the controversial transformation of the Ajo lighthouse, the 2018 Valencia City Council falla, and the interior of the International Church of Cannabis, in Denver. On May 21, 2025, Okuda's work in Sant Antoni was presented to society: the ground of Santa Agnès street completely painted with colorful geometric shapes, plus a square where Okuda's main emblem stands, the so-called Star of Chaos. In total, 371,000 euros, with a contribution of 220,000 euros from European funds.

Today's protagonist has a magnetism and personality that make him difficult to approach. He is as quick to approach people as he is to distance himself, as quick to dazzle and charm you as he is to weigh you down. A lifelong friend will tell us about him, one of those you start to relate to by kicking a ball around the schoolyard as the adolescent sun rises: one of those who know you so well that they are even a little afraid to talk about you. The protagonist is the artist Albert Pinya (Palma, 1985), and Francesc Becerra, whom he has known since kindergarten, brings us closer to his most unknown story: "Back then, Albert was already a very friendly person, although he also had an introverted side." Contradictions accompany us throughout these lines.

A bacterial infection complicated his birth in November 1983, an illness that severely hampered his childhood. Nothing, however, prevented that boy from Palma, who spent entire summers and weekends in Can Picafort, from running joyfully over the rugged rocks by the coast and being a restless soul, constantly darting up and down the beach with his cousins, a good-sized group of mischievous kids: "They grew up in a community, above all, a community, above all, a community of people. They'd come out of the water with a splash." One of those mischievous cousins ​​is the visual artist Joan Aguiló, and his partner, the actress Catalina Inès Florit, tells us about him. They met amidst the blue and sand hues of summer. Joan is four years older than Catalina, but they've known each other all their lives because their godparents were neighbors on the same terrace in Can Picafort—in this town, the terraces open onto the street, a feature that fosters close relationships with neighbors. "We grew up together, along with his cousins. His paternal godmother, for me, was Aunt Ángela," says Catalina, who as a child saw Joan as "the nice older cousin." Over the years, Joan began to amuse her and her friends: "We were teenagers and he was studying Fine Arts in Barcelona. He had long hair and a bohemian air about him," she recounts, and remembers that, "between his long hair and the fact that he was very thin, my brother called him Jesus Christ."

Singer-songwriter Júlia Colom (Valldemossa, 1997) has set a date and venue to present her second album.Paradise,in Manacor. It will be on March 7th at the Auditori, which will, in fact, be their live debut in Mallorca.Tickets are now on sale.

Maria Vich Nadal, born in Felanitx in 1931, died this Wednesday at the age of 91 in Palma. The Barceló Foundation mourns the artist's death, highlighting her connection to the institution and remembering her as a "close friend" of the Barceló family. In a statement, they emphasized that "her creative and human trajectory leaves an indelible mark on all who had the opportunity to know her and appreciate her work." They also recalled that in 2004 she made a generous donation of works that today form an essential part of the Foundation's various locations. "Her talent and artistic sensitivity will continue to illuminate every space that houses her legacy," they noted. Recognized in 2021 as a Favorite Daughter of Felanitx, the first woman to receive this honor in the last two centuries, Maria Vich Nadal stood out for her outstanding cultural contribution and for a life dedicated to art with strength, sensitivity, and profound humanity.

Joan Bibiloni (Manacor, 1952) has everything ready (next Saturday, November 29, at 12 pm at the Món de Llibres bookstore) for the presentation of his new album,The eyelids of the heart(Satie produccions audiovisuals), a work created in the Sa Cuina studio between 2023 and 2025. A work of recited texts accompanied by a soundtrack by Bibiloni himself. A gift for the ears and the heart, it will be released on vinyl next Friday, November 28th.

Pedro Bermúdez, known by his stage name Azuquita, died this Friday in Palma at the age of 47, according to local media. Bermúdez was born in Valencia in 1978 and achieved success in the popular music scene of the 1990s, where he gained fame as the creator of rumbakalao, a style that combined rumba with bakalao music. This style defined his career. The funeral will take place this Saturday on Valentine's Day in Palma.