What’s on (Exhibitions-Theatre-Events)

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th

Marily Vlachou art exhibition at Corfu Art Gallery



The artist's works contain everyday feelings that artistically inspire her. Joy, sadness, pain, anger come alive on the canvas giving us the opportunity to travel through the artist's unique world.

Duration: 31/7 - 5/9
Opening times: 09:00 - 14:00 / 18:00 - 21:00 Monday to Friday

Corfu Art Gallery
Ioannou Theotoki 77

Tel:  26610 41085, Fax: 26610 22544, e-mail:  [email protected], www.corfuartgallery.com


Pilgrimage and festival at Pantokrator Monastery



The pilgrimage to the Pantokrator Monastery for the celebration of the Metamorphosis of the Saviour begins on Thursday 1 August.

The pilgrimage lasts six days and on each day large numbers of believers climb to the highest point in Corfu (906m) with its unrivalled view.

On the Saviour's Day (6/8) and Eve (5/8) there will be a traditional fair in the picturesque village of Strinilas athe foot of the mountain. There will be a fair in Petalia on 4 August.


Homeland: Art exhibition at Anemomylos



Thursday 1 - Saturday 17 August.


Retrospective art exhibition - "Angelos Giallinas (1857 - 1939) - With Corfiot light and colour"



The exhibition opens at the Municipal Art Gallery on Friday 26 July at 20:00.

10:00 - 16:00 Tuesday to Sunday until 31 December 2019.


"Kaleidoscope" Group Exhibition: 17 Greek artists at the Attic Gallery



The Attic Gallery by ICON is hosting a group exhibition - opening on Saturday 13 July at 20:00.

The exhibition features 17 artists from around Greece and aims to present a literal kaleidoscope of art and artists that reflects the many faces of Greek reality.

Artists: Marissia Deligiorgi, Orestis Diamantis, Spiros Gelekas,  Fanis Goulis, George Iliadis, Marianna Kalomiri, Thanos Karonis, Foti Kllogjeri, Ioulia Manoussi, Valentini Mavrodoglou, Kostas Mennis, Kostas Michos, Konstantinos Palian, Stavroula Papadaki, Penelope Volterra, John Sugahtank Roumpanis.

The Attic Gallery, 1, Rizospaston Voulefton St (former French Institute), side entrance, 2^nd floor.

Opening: Saturday 13 July, 8pm
Duration: 13/7 - 8/9
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday, 18:00 - 23:00
Contact: www.theattic.gr, [email protected] , 26614.01198.


Photography Exhibition: "The Durrells Behind the Scenes" at the Municipal Art Gallery



Photography exhibition by Spyros Suaref

Municipal Art Gallery
Art Hall (People's Park)

Duration: 2/7 - 31/8
Opening hours: 10:00 - 16:00 except Mondays and public holidays

Information: 26610 48690


Exhibition: "The Order and the Palace of St.Michael and St.George in Corfu"



Temporary exhibition at the Museum of Asian Art - "The Order and the Palace of St. Michael and St. George in Corfu"

The exhibition will continue until 17 November, 2019


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)


Weekend at Kantoni Estate
Spend unique Weekends at Kantoni Estate!
Reservations: 6988 799070 / 26630 23157


 

Saturday 3rd

Exhibition of sculptures and sketches by Kyriakos Rokos at Municipal Art Gallery



The award-winning artist is one of Greece's most important sculptors. Focussing on human beings, he works mainly with marble, bronze and wood to create his abstract works.

The exhibition of sculptures and ink drawings - which are completed works of art, not just drafts for the sculptures - will be on display for the first time in Corfu from 14 June to 3 August in the Temporary Exhibition section of the gallery in the Colonnade.

Admission free

Opening: Friday 14 June at 20:00
Duration: 14/6 - 3/8

Information: 26610 48690 / [email protected]


Shadow theatre at Alsos Cafe in Garitsa



Konstantinos Parisis will be putting on ΄Karagiozis the Scribe΄.

21:00

Alsos Café, Garitsa


Bread Festival "From Wheat to Bread" in Neohori, Lefkimmi



Ag. Triada Square, Neohori.

Visitors will have the opportunity to see the following being made - pancakes, 'pitopoules', 'flaounes', 'riganates' and yeast bread - and to taste them all!

They will also be able to enjoy traditional Lefkimmi dances in traditional costume from the Cultural Society Dance Group along with Lefkimmi songs from the village vocal ensemble.

Along with Christos Zachos there will be musicians playing traditional lutes and violins to remind everyone of the songs and tunes of old.


'Melodic Nights' with Olga Venetsianou at Nostos Food Hall



Nostos Food Hall is organising an evening of live music.

Olga Venetsianou and Vassilis Armenis.

21:30

Reservations: 26610 27000


Traditional fair in Erikoussa



The Church of St. Nicholas on Erikoussa is organising a traditional fair on Saturday 3 August.

There will be live music from the Phaeces Band and Chlomos Dance Group will also be taking part.

There will be transportation to the island from Agios Stefanos with the Pegasus at 18:30 and return after the fair. Return ticket: 10 Euros.


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