Paros Cultural Events 2010(Exibitions,festivals etc etc)

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Every summer Municipality of Paros in co-ordinations with various local cultural clubs, artists, church and other authorities, organises some very interesting events, including Book presentations, Soccer Games, Painting Exibits, Nights with Traditional Live Music etc.

Events take place in various towns and spots all over the island on specific dates. People who can read Greek, can open and read the full shedule for summer season 2010 on the attached file here:

www.paros.gr/default.asp?catid=4293&subid=2&pubid=439241

When I got some more spare time, hopefully soon, I promiss I wil translate at least the most important parts in English and post them in this thread.

For next few days:

On Friday 11th June there is an International Archeology Cinference taking place in Parikia, on the "Archilohos" cultural club. Duration is for 3 days. A sculpture exibition from artist Aristidis Varrias will take place at the same area from11th till the 25th.

On Saturday 12th June old Olymbiakos players will face Parian players on an interesting football gaem in Parikia's football court.

Same date,there is a dancing event in Naoussa on the courtyard of Kimisi tis Theotokou church, starting at 21.00 ...........

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thanks Mariha

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More to come soon...

You are well come diana.

Bump ! : )))))

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Thanks Mariha,

Is anything showing up for the evenings of June 23 or 24?

Much appreciated!

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Actually this year, Klidonas tradition falls into your dates. That's when people lit fires where they burn the rife made on May 1rst, they jumb over the fires, and of course lots of dancing and drinking and celebrating is taking place.

-People with local knowledge and better English please expain this better here!-

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On Wednesday 23rd June this tradition will take place in Lefkes (9 pm), Aliki (9pm), Prodromos (10 pm-traditional music festival on St Spiridonas church courtyard), Naoussa (9pm on St Athanasios church courtyard with local singers on Greek folk "repertoire". Ironicaly enough, there is a classic ballet performance the same night in Parikia!

On Thursday Klidonas celebrations will take place on Marpissa (9pm). In Prodromos (9pm) there is a traditional dancing show from "Skopas o Parios", a local cultural dancing club. In Naoussa there is one more festival of live greek music on Ai Giannis Detis. If you are up to attend local mass or any religious events, it may worths to visit the St Athanasios church in Kostos village for the evening mass,as it is an important date for this particular church.

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In the middletime, tomorrow 13th June it's the opening of exibition of Mr Petris, a local artist, in St Athanasios exibition area in Naousa. The exibition will last all June.

On 14th it is the International Blood donation day, so if you are up for it, you can go to Manto Mavrogenous square in Parikia and donate some precious blood.

An event worths concidering is a music festival organised from local pupils and students on the 17th. It takes place in the local municipality building in Lefkes.

Saturday 19th please check the last music/dance performance of "Rizes ton Ellinon tou Rithmou kai tis Paradosis" (aka Roots of the Greeks of Rythm and Tradition") in Parikia (9pm on Manto Mavrogenous Square)

(To be continued : ))) )

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OK, here it's a better description of Klidonas:

"Klidonas. On this night, the 23rd of June, the locals light up the bonfires of St John and burn their May wreaths. Young people and children must leap over the fire three times. In general, a lot of young people take part in the Klidonas night, which is followed by a festival of singing and dancing in the village square. According to Greek folk tradition, fire has the power to ward off of evil spirits, sickness and all evil."

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Fantastic! Thanks Mariha -We will have our rental car on June 23, and was hoping to end up in Lefkes for dinner, so this will be perfect. We really appreciate you taking the time to provide theis information! Hopefully we will also be able to so something on Thursday night too- if the girls aren't too tired!:)

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Hello and thank you for providing this information! Last year there were banners on the island advertising a Summer Music Festival with many popular artists. I have tried searching for anything related to "Paros Music Festival" but haven't found a schedule for this summer. Do you have any information that would help in my search? Is it too early for a schedule to be released?

28 more days and I'm there!

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As usual, most of the "large names" aka very famous singers will perform on August.

Kostas Makedonas 7th August in Parikia

Christos Nikolopoulos 10th August in Parikia

Ypogia Revmata 17th August in Parikia

Anda Livitsanou 27th August in Piso Livadi

I guess you come about 10th July?

There are Greek live festivals from local artists around your dates,

10th in Parikia, 14th in Lefkes, 18th in Aliki, 23rd in Prodromos and in Naoussa, and so on, but names haven't been announced yet. So I don't know if famous Giannis Parios or some other such important singer is participating in any of these happenings.

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This is great to know, thank you! The "kids" are arriving in August and they are looking forward to a concert or two this year!

May I ask if you got this information on a particular website, or did you use several sources of information? I would like to inquire about purchasing tickets, etc. and check on updates.

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