Rethymnon Renaissance Festival!
One of the big events in Rethymnon this month is the Renaissance Festival. In the past Rethymnon has hosted a summer festival
supposedly based around the Renaissance, however, as years went by, some aspects of the festival became pretty far removed from the
original theme, to put it mildly. This year, though, things will change.
Between the 5th and 23rd July there will be ‘real’
Renaissance Festival, with performances by artists and musicians from all over Europe. If you pardon the cliché, for those two and a
half weeks, the whole town will be a stage. The central message that the festival wants to present is the importance of global
cultural dialogue and the exchange art of and science. The organizers have put together a rich and varied programme of events,
bringing together several internationally renowned artists and musicians. You’ll find details of highlights of the programme below.
At the beginning of the month Rethymnon also celebrates navy week (until 6th July) and there will be several events taking place
centred around the old harbour and marina, including swimming and fishing competitions, a volunteer ‘beach clean up’ and a fireworks
display. For the full programme, see the www.rethymnon.biz website.
If you know of an event that you would like to see publicised in the Bugle please contact Kate Brusten by phone
on 28310 54594 / 6942635525 or by emailing editor@rethymnonnews.com — the deadline for the next issue is 25/07/2008.
CIC Meetings in July and August
The Rethymnon branch of the Cretan International Community meets on the first Thursday of every month at Svea’s Konditori, Kapetan
Lemonia 3, Rethymnon, from 11am. The July meeting will take place on Thursday 03/07/08, and the August meeting will take place on
Thursday 07/08/08. Everyone, young and old, regardless of membership status is welcome to attend. The CIC coffee mornings are a great
way to meet others from the international community, and to find out about up-and-coming local events. The local coordinator for the
Rethymnon branch of the CIC is Anna Capernaros. Anna may be reached on 28310 57305. The President of the CIC is Eva Smith, her
contact number is 6979 775400. You can find further information about the CIC organization itself on the
www.thecic.eu website.
Summer ‘Chat and Swim’ Meetings at Camping Elizabeth
During the summer, additional ’chat and swim meetings’ will be held on the third Thursday of the month from 1pm at Camping
Elizabeth, the general assembly point is at the campsite taverna which is a good place to have lunch. Camping Elizabeth is on the
beach at Missiria, a few kilometers east of Rethymnon (just past Perivolia on the Old Road). The beach is ‘wild’ so you might want
to bring your own beach mats and umbrellas….