What’s on (Exhibitions-Theatre-Events)
weekend
11 May 2019
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CORFU. Find out what΄s on in Corfu this weekend.
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th
Corfu Food and Wine Festival 2019
Saturday 11th
Welcome to Corfu - Taste Corfu
Corfu Central Port
11:00
Presentation of Corfu cuisine, local products and traditional music at Corfu Port.
Corfu Chefs Club, College of Tourism and Philharmonic Band.
Kastelani Messi Village Festival
19:00
Shir HaShirim - Asma Asmaton
Synagogue
19:00
Petros Gallias will recite extracts from Solomon's poem "Asma Asmaton". Rentona Kolla (violin) and Amvrosios Vlachopoulos (cello) will perform works by Jewish composers.
Admission free
In the Jewish Neighbourhood
Pergola
21:00
Traditional food and music from the Jewish community.
"Following in the Governor's Footsteps" - Memories from the Tsar
Flavours and music from Russia at the time of Capodistrias
Old Palace Gardens
Memories from the time of the Tsar in St. Petersburg, where Capodistrias was a Minister in the Goverment of Tsar Alexander I from 1808 to 1822. A Russian chef will be preparing dishes of the period and the ION Ensemble String Quartet - Rentona Kolla (violin), Irene Araklioti (violin), Spyros Grigoropoulos (violin) and Amvrosios Vlachopoulos (cello) - will play works by Russian composers of that period. Petros Gallias will recite poetry by Puskin.
Israel - Italy - Corfu
Hotel
21:00
Italian-Israeli chef Massimiliano di Matteo explores the relationship between Italy and Corfu and traditional Jewish cuisine.
MedTaste - European Silk Road - "Before Odysseus - today"
Tavernaki tis Marinas
21:00
Calabria meets Corfu. In mythology Corfu and Crotone are twin cities. Gaetano Nicoletta from Le Stanze restaurant in Crotone prepares traditional dishes from Calabria. Gaetano Nicoletta took part in the first MedTaste (2017) organised by the Marco Polo System along with the Corfu chef Marina Beska.
Organised by Marco Polo System - Venice
Sunday 12th
Farewell Homeric Feast
Old Palace Gardens
11:00
- Gastronomic Innovation: Presentation of new ideas with awards.
- Homeric Cuisine: Final day dedicated to the influence of Homeric cuisine.
- Farewell Homeric Feast with dishes from the towns of the two brothers Alcinous and Crotone.
'Town-Stage' Festival
DIPETHE (Municipal & Regional Theatre) is organising its annual festival ΄Town-Stage΄.
Saturday 11 May
19:00
New Fortress entrance
'Our Foreigners' - A walk that will end in music and theatre with teenage pupils under the auspices of the Panhellenic Drama and Education Network, the 'What if it were you?' Programme and the UNHCR for refugees in Greece. With the support of the Antiquities Inspectorate and the Ministry for Culture.
50 pupils from four Corfu high schools put on a theatrical performance about refugees in Corfu in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 May
21:00
St. George's Church, Old Fortress
'Trilogy of Supplicants'
Performance of the 3 tragedies 'The Suppliants - The Suppliant Maidens - 'Heracleidae' by the actors Spyros, Sklavounos, Alexandra Payiataki and Sophia Tombrou with dance participation of actors and the public.
Percussion - Nikos Metallinos
Music:
'Mantzaros' Philharmonic Society
Camerata Vocalis conducted by Rosa Poulimenou, Soloists - Anastasia Tzilianou and Alexandros Komnas.
There will also be a performance of part of the mass 'The Armed Man' by Sir Karl Jenkins which was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations and dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. It is essentially an anti-war piece.
Sunday 12 May
18:00 - 20:00
Contra Fossa
Live Performance – Solo
Concept / Performance - Dimitra Nikolopoulou
'Cliffs of Freedom' at the Orfeas Cinema
Film drama written and directed by Van Ling.
Starring: Tania Raymonde, Jan Uddin, Raza Jaffrey
Starring: Tania Raymonde, Jan Uddin, Raza Jaffrey
Saturday 11/5: 22:30 (2D)
Sunday 12/5: 19:30 (2D)
Fantasy film directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Advanced Design Workshop and Comic Workshop Exhibition at Municipal Art Gallery
Collaboration between the Municipal Art Gallery and the Ionian University Music and Audiovisual Arts Department as part of the 13th Audiovisual Arts Festival.
Duration: 8 - 31 May
Corfu Municipal Art Gallery - Art Hall (People's Park)
Tel: 26610 48690
E-mail: [email protected]
Exhibition of Maps: "Corfu by the Great Cartographers"
Corfu Municipal Art Gallery will be exhibiting some of the artistically and scientifically important maps of Corfu from its collection.
From Thursday 25 April the works of these cartographers will be on exhibition in chronological order, covering four centuries, allowing us to see the development of cartography from the 17th century Baroque period, when aesthetics dominated, to the early 19th century, when there was an almost complete absence of any decorative items.
The exhibition will display 15 engravings in the central room of the Gallery's Permanent Exhibition.
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 - 16:00 (Closed on Mondays and public holidays)
Kostas Tombros art exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery
Corfu Municipal Art Gallery is hosting an art exhibition by Kostas Tombros - "Liquid Fields".
Duration: 17/4 - 2/6
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 16:00. Closed Mondays and Public Holidays.
Tel: 26610 48690
'Easter in Corfu': Photography exhibition by Corfu Photography Club
Alexis Dairy, Ag. Vasiliou 12, Pinia
Club members Nikolaos Gatsoulis, Vasilis Pandis and Alekos Papadopoulos will be exhibiting their works for a month in the 'Easter in Corfu' exhibition.
Duration: 12/4 - 12/5 working hours
Art Exhibition: "Corfu Visual Arts Spring" at Corfu Art Gallery
The exhibition, which is to become an annual event, includes works by eleven deceased Corfu painters chosen from the gallery's permanent exhibition and archives.
Duration: 10/4 - 31/5
Opening: Wednesday 10 April at 20:00
Opening hours: 09:00 - 14:00 / 18:00 - 21:00 Monday to Friday
Corfu Art Gallery
Ioannou Theotoki 77
Tel: 26610 41085
The Art of Uzbekistan Carpets and Textiles at the Museum of Asian Art
The permanent exhibition at the Museum of Asian Art ‘The Art of Central Asia’. The exhibits have been donated by Yiannis Sartzetakis and Ruth Dayton and include woven textiles, knitted textiles, clothing and jewels from 19th century Central Asia.
Weekend at Kantoni Estate
Spend unique Weekends at Kantoni Estate!
Reservation: 6988 799070 / 26630 23157
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Saturday 11/5: 19:00 (2D)
Sunday 12/5: 22:15 (2D)
AKOUSMATA (Sounds): Electronic music concerts
Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 May
Polytechno - 21:30
Live electronic music ensembles - students, teachers, friends and partners of the School of Audiovisual Arts of the Ionian University.
Advanced Design Workshop and Comic Workshop Exhibition at Municipal Art Gallery
Collaboration between the Municipal Art Gallery and the Ionian University Music and Audiovisual Arts Department as part of the 13th Audiovisual Arts Festival.
Duration: 8 - 31 May
Corfu Municipal Art Gallery - Art Hall (People's Park)
Tel: 26610 48690
E-mail: [email protected]
Exhibition of Maps: "Corfu by the Great Cartographers"
Corfu Municipal Art Gallery will be exhibiting some of the artistically and scientifically important maps of Corfu from its collection.
From Thursday 25 April the works of these cartographers will be on exhibition in chronological order, covering four centuries, allowing us to see the development of cartography from the 17th century Baroque period, when aesthetics dominated, to the early 19th century, when there was an almost complete absence of any decorative items.
The exhibition will display 15 engravings in the central room of the Gallery's Permanent Exhibition.
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 - 16:00 (Closed on Mondays and public holidays)
Kostas Tombros art exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery
Corfu Municipal Art Gallery is hosting an art exhibition by Kostas Tombros - "Liquid Fields".
Duration: 17/4 - 2/6
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 16:00. Closed Mondays and Public Holidays.
Tel: 26610 48690
'Easter in Corfu': Photography exhibition by Corfu Photography Club
Alexis Dairy, Ag. Vasiliou 12, Pinia
Club members Nikolaos Gatsoulis, Vasilis Pandis and Alekos Papadopoulos will be exhibiting their works for a month in the 'Easter in Corfu' exhibition.
Duration: 12/4 - 12/5 working hours
Art Exhibition: "Corfu Visual Arts Spring" at Corfu Art Gallery
The exhibition, which is to become an annual event, includes works by eleven deceased Corfu painters chosen from the gallery's permanent exhibition and archives.
Duration: 10/4 - 31/5
Opening: Wednesday 10 April at 20:00
Opening hours: 09:00 - 14:00 / 18:00 - 21:00 Monday to Friday
Corfu Art Gallery
Ioannou Theotoki 77
Tel: 26610 41085
The Art of Uzbekistan Carpets and Textiles at the Museum of Asian Art
The permanent exhibition at the Museum of Asian Art ‘The Art of Central Asia’. The exhibits have been donated by Yiannis Sartzetakis and Ruth Dayton and include woven textiles, knitted textiles, clothing and jewels from 19th century Central Asia.
Weekend at Kantoni Estate
Spend unique Weekends at Kantoni Estate!
Reservation: 6988 799070 / 26630 23157
Saturday 11th
Chamber music concert at `Old' Philharmonic Society
Friday & Saturday evenings at Harry’s Taverna garden
Harry’s Taverna in Kontokali has live music evenings every Friday and Saturday
‘Odiki Voithia’ (Road Assistance) band.
Vangelis Moraitis: bouzouki
Alexis Kremonas: guitar
Yiorgos Pandis: accordion
Reservations: 6981686618
Live music evenings at Abakas traditional meze-bar
Abakas meze bar is organizing live music evenings every Saturday.
Artistic, folk and traditional songs.
Velissariou 30
The Ionian Conservatory presents a chamber music concert with works by Kostas Savvanis and Spyros Rouvas.
'Old' Philharmonic Society Hall
20:30
Admission free
Friday & Saturday evenings at Harry’s Taverna garden
Harry’s Taverna in Kontokali has live music evenings every Friday and Saturday
‘Odiki Voithia’ (Road Assistance) band.
Vangelis Moraitis: bouzouki
Alexis Kremonas: guitar
Yiorgos Pandis: accordion
Reservations: 6981686618
Live music evenings at Abakas traditional meze-bar
Abakas meze bar is organizing live music evenings every Saturday.
Artistic, folk and traditional songs.
Velissariou 30
Sunday 12th
Trek: Kinopiastes - Alepohori - Kamara - Kastellani - Agios Prokopios
Level of Difficulty: 1
Length: 7.5km
Altitude: 200m
Estimated duration: 2.5 hours
Meet-up either at 09:30 in Spilia opposite Mavros Gatos or 10:00 at Kinopiastes crossroads 9just before the EKO filling station). Participants will have to use their own transportation and no registration is required.
6980 944576
Visit to Kato Korakiana branch of National Art Gallery
Arkadades Cultural Society is organising a trip to the Kato Korakiana branch of the National Art Gallery
10:00 - 13:00
Guide: Marina Papasotiriou
Meeting point: Outside Arkadades 'Spyros Kaloudis' Cultural Society.
Those who wish to take part should call 6977 558638 (Evita Tsoli).
Cost: 1€ per person
Children over 10 years can come without an adult.
Voluntary blood donation in Vrioni
The Parish of St Kyriaki Chrisiidas Church in Vrioni is organizing a voluntary blood donation.
10:30 – 13:00
