Ho! Ho! Ho! And a very Merry Christmas to all! Now that’s a classic line that we’ve heard throughout the years. As the Christmas and New Year season has come and gone, you’d think Mojácar with its’ micro-climate would be attracting the cold weathered visitors by the dozens.

Alas, as many people may have noticed, especially the business community, visitors or tourists, are a rare breed these days. In fact, I’m not seeing very many residents venturing out to frequent local merchants. The streets appear to be quiet … morning, noon and night.

I recall saying in the first article I wrote that while we may not want this to become another Benidorm, we surely want the area to grow and prosper. The fact is, no one is out spending money or even frequenting local businesses except for necessary items like groceries etc. I was visiting the local market in Mojácar on a recent Sunday and heard many vendors remark how this season was way down for them and on that particular day while there were plenty of people or potential shoppers walking and looking, they simply were not spending. Hmmmm!

We’re used to seeing many restaurants and bars that traditionally close for the winter and not re-open until the spring. But this year, we’re seeing many others close simply because there is no business or people out spending money. And more importantly, with the mild winter weather (sunny and blue skies, warm enough to go without a coat but cool enough to take along a sweater or jacket and for many, definitely not warm enough to take a dip in the sea), can anyone tell me why there are no tourists visiting the area! Quite frankly, Mojácar seems like a ghost town … not a creature stirring, not even a mouse. On a positive note, the Christmas decorations throughout the city were abundant very pretty. If only there were people around to enjoy them! Bah! Humbug! Well on to entertainment matters!

Check out some of the venues in and around your area where you live or work to see what’s being presented during the holiday season and beyond. As a reader, feel free to send me your thoughts and information regarding those venues you think other people would be interested in visiting for live music entertainment.

Let me also remind you to keep your eyes and ears open for more information on next year’s planned jazz festival and concert series coming to Mojácar. For more information, call 950 475 502.

There’s new life in the Almanzora valley area, which includes Albox, Zurgena, La Alfoquia, Arboleas and many other towns. An important new addition to the entertainment industry has arrived. The all-new English language radio station Valle Radio 89.8 FM is continuing to burn up the airwaves. Valle Radio

plays a variety of music with something for almost everyone and broadcasts 24 hours a day. They play music from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s with live presenters and special shows in the morning, during drive time, late afternoon and late evenings.

Feel free to call the station at 950 449 602 or stop in to meet some of the presenters such as Bobby, Malcolm, Mike, CJ & Co, Dale and Taylor. Valle Radio is located in the Trust Consultants office building in La Alfoquia. Trust caters to all your relocation needs including property new builds, sales, rentals, insurance and translations.

You can catch me, Sax Johnson, doing the 4 to 7pm drive time radio show or my late Monday evening “Quiet Storm” show (for lovers, romantics and those wishing to listen to soulful and relaxing music) from 10pm to 12 midnight on the all-new Valle Radio 89.8 FM Radio Station. If you happen to have access to the Internet, you can listen to the live broadcast and enjoy great music and commentary 24 hours a day at http://www.valleradio.net

This article is designed to provide its readers with a roadmap to those venues that regularly feature quality live music. We invite all local restaurants, bars and other similar venues that offer quality live music entertainment to send us your schedules and itineraries outlining the dates and times of your scheduled performers and performances. We will post them in this article to appear in each issue. This publication is the ideal place to get your venue on the map as readers pick up the guide to see what’s happening on television and now in the wonderful world of Live Music Mojácar! By email, write to me at saxjohnson2@gmail.com. Deadline for inclusion is the 5th of every month.

Venue	Town	Telephone
Aku Aku	Mojacar Playa	607 347 612
Aleqria	Mojacar Playa	950 615 064
Bar El Pinar	El Pinar	950 469 036
Bar Essential	Mojacar Playa	636 312 251
Bar Loro Azul	Mojacar Pueblo	.
Bar Pavana	Mojacar Pueblo	.
Blue Lagoon	Mojacar Playa	950 615 117
El Ancia	.	.
El Bistro	Albox	.
El Patio	Mojacar Playa	629 287 265
Hotel Tikar	Garrucha	.
Kimrick	Mojacar Playa	950 475 198
Le Bistro	Albox	.
Limelight	Mojacar Playa	666 968 776
Los Conteros	Villaricos	950 467 582
Lua	Mojacar Playa	.
Mirador del Castillo	Majacar Pueblo	950 478 228
Music Musica	Mojacar Playa	950 460 031
Palo Alto	Mojacar Playa	.
Rayo del Sol	Mojacar Pueblo	690 747 124
Sax On The Beach	Mojacar Playa	950 475 502
Sitio	Mojacar Playa	.
Tito's Beach Bar	Mojacar Playa	950 615 030