The president of the Cabildo, Oswaldo Betancort, inaugurated the 35th Lanzarote Crafts Fair in Mancha Blanca, accompanied by the Minister of Culture of the Government of the Canary Islands, Migdalia Machín; the Minister of Crafts of the island, Aroa Revelo; the Minister of Culture, Jesús Machín Tavío; the mayor of Tinajo, Jesús Machín, and as a special guest of this edition, the coordinator of the Portuguese Federation of Arts and Crafts, Helder Coutinho.
Consolidated as one of the most important in the Canary Islands, the presentation of this new edition began this Tuesday afternoon in Mancha Blanca with the traditional ribbon cutting at the main entrance of the venue , followed by a musical performance by four young artists from the island: Aarón Vera (timple), Raúl Caraballo (guitar and soloist), Abrah and Sofía Gil (soloist), who performed a traditional folía with couplets created for the occasion by the renowned musician Benito Cabrera.
During his speech, the island president, Oswaldo Betancort, stressed the importance of this great event, with relevance and repercussions not only at the island level, but for the entire Archipelago. “The Lanzarote Craft Fair is a place where the crafts that form part of our cultural identity are recovered and celebrated,” he stressed.
