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CULTURAL SOCIETY OF KALAMBAKI, DRAMA   
 

CULTURAL EVENTS, MAY 2009
“Culture: yes,…please!”

Under the Auspices of  the International Organization of Folk Art IOV- in    operational relations with UNESCO and of Greek Dance Archives,

Dedicated to World Day of Culture and to the association’s 30 years of activity

For the occasion of the 30^th anniversary of its founding, the Educational and Cultural Society of Kalambaki is organizing a series of events in the context of Cultural May 2009, dedicated to World Culture Day.

The events are organized by the Educational and Cultural Society of Kalambaki, the Municipality of Kalambaki, the Local Youth Association of the Municipality of Kalambaki and the Prefecture of Drama while the whole undertaking is supported by the Union of Cultural Sectors of the Prefecture of Drama.  

The general title “Culture: yes,…please!” reflects the necessity for the support and promotion of all forms of culture with the aim of cultural development.  The activities to be developed concern folk tradition and also modern forms of art and culture.  More specifically:

Ø      Saturday, May 9^th:

        Opening of events

With the children’s section of the municipal band of Kalambakas

Painting competition with the participation of all classes of the society’s painting workshop (about 100 children of all ages) on the theme of culture. The prize-winning entries will adorn the Cultural Album that will be published in honor of our society’s 30^th anniversary. All the entrants will be given commemorative certificates of participation.

Ø      From Saturday, May 9^th and for the duration of the events:

Art exhibition with selected works from both the children’s and the adult classes, as well as from other workshops (mosaic art, hand-made jewelry).  Some pieces will be available on sale.

Ø      May 16^th – 18^th:

2^nd Children’s Festival of Traditional Dance for children up to the age of 15, with the participation of dance groups from all over Greece.  It entails a big get-together of cultural societies, dancers and children which will strengthen bonds, promote cooperation and provide the opportunity for societies to become acquainted and exchange ideas and experiences in the quest for new common growth.   For the young dancers it will be a celebration, an opportunity to show the work they have done with their teachers, and the chance to meet children from other parts of the country.

Ø      May 20^th – 21^st:

Events to celebrate the feast of Sts Konstantin and Eleni. This will be a two-day cultural event with activities in the small wood of Kalambaki at the church dedicated to the saints, as well as a presentation of traditional dance the square.

Presentation of traditional games by the young children’s dance section of the society, and introduction of small children to group play.

Presentation of traditional dance on the nights of May 20^th and 21^st  with the participation of dance groups from various regions.

Ø      Sunday, May 24th

1^st Festival of Traditional Tastes. Following the big success of the original event “Traditional Tastes and Dishes” which we organize annually, we have decided to “open up” the horizons by inviting other societies and women’s co-operatives from the area, and perhaps from further away, in an effort to display and promote traditional diets as the answer to modern needs. The Drama amateur society of winemakers, “Vine and Wine of …” will take part, presenting and offering local wines and tsipouro.

Ø      Saturday, May 30^th:

Youth night with the cooperation of the Local Youth Association of the Municipality of Kalambaki on the pedestrian road with teenage musical groups and others.