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Be there! Corfu Animation Festival 2018 suspended due to lack of funds
CORFU.The lack of positive response and support from the local and regional authorities has forced organizers to suspend the upcoming Animation Festival. The organizing committee made the following announcement: “The Βe there! Corfu Animation Festival regrets to announce the suspension of the scheduled April 2018 event, due solely to lack of funding.
Corfu and Epirus culinary event
CORFU.On Thursday 26 October at 18.30 the Epirus Association in collaboration with the Chef’s Club of Greece and the Chef’s and Pastry Chef’s Club of the Ionian Islands are organizing a Corfu and Epirus culinary event in the courtyard of the Church ‘Panagia ton Xenon’ in Plakada tou Agiou (near St. Spyridon Church).
Saturday Trek from Afra
CORFU. The Educational and Cultural Society of Afra are organizing a walking outing on Saturday 21 October starting at 15.00.
Special Children’s Day at new Capodistrias Museum
CORFU.Children aged 4 – 10 are invited to attend a special day with educational and recreational activities at the newly-opened Capodistrias Museum on Saturday 21 October, 12.00-14.00. Admission is free.
“Wind’s Breath”: Tour of Monuments and Archaeological Sites
CORFU.As part of the national campaign ‘Environment and Culture 2017 – Wind’s Breath’, the Department of Antiquities, Corfu is organizing a themed tour of the monuments and archaeological sites in the historical area of Corfu Windmill (Anemomilos).
Germans at Corfu Synagogue to remember the holocaust
CORFU.From 16 – 22 October Corfu is hosting a Greek-German workshop, «Nazi Germany’s Crimes in Greece in the Second World War».
Seamen ready to take industrial action
CORFU.The local Seamen’s Union held a meeting on Tuesday 17 October, which finished just after 3 pm.
Magic of the Musicals from the Female Echoes
CORFU. The Female Echoes will be performing songs and dances from the popular musicals Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin and Grease at the Municipal Theatre on Friday 10 November.
Greek President at Opening of Capodistrias Museum in Corfu
CORFU.The Greek President, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, visited Corfu to open the renovated Capodistrias Museum at the country home of the Ioannis Capodistrias family (first Governor of Modern Greece) in Koukouritsa, Evropoulos.
Teachers and Parents Request Meeting with Minister of Education
CORFU.Teachers and the Parents’ Association will request a meeting with the Minister of Education to discuss the reduction in the number of school classes.
Free Admission for the First Week at the Capodistrias Museum
On Sunday 15 October the renovated Capodistrias Museum and Centre for Capodistrias Studies will open in Koukouritsa, Evropoulo.
Concert: Zurich Youth Brass Band and Lakones Philharmonic
In their ongoing efforts to promote musical tourism,
Greek Minister of Education to Attend Opening of Capodistrias Museum
CORFU. The Minister of Education & Religion, Costas Gavroglou, will visit Corfu this coming weekend.
Greek President to Visit Corfu for Capodistrias Events
CORFU. The President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, will visit Corfu on Sunday 15 October to attend the special events in honour of the first Governor of Modern Greece,
1ST International Conference on Corfu Tourism
CORFU. The first international conference focusing exclusively on Corfu tourism will be held on the 17th, 18th and 19th of November and will be made up of eight modules.
Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis to visit Corfu Prison
CORFU. Corfu Syriza MP Costas Pavlidis has confirmed that the Greek Minister of Justice Stavros Kontonis will visit Corfu in the near future.
Pireaus Bank Saroko Sq. Branch to Close
CORFU. The Pireaus Bank branch on Theotoki St., Saroko Sq. (formerly Agricultural Bank of Greece) will close permanently on Friday 20 October at 12 noon.
