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This Month |
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Festivals, Exhibitions and Tournaments! |
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| As we reported in our last issue, on the ‘entertaining happenings front’ June was a pretty quiet month for Rethymnon. It turns out that this was possibly no bad thing, because it gave us all a chance to draw breath. The July calendar is jam-packed with events in the Rethymnon region. The annual Renaissance Festival gets under way in earnest—you will find July highlights listed overleaf. There are also several mini-festivals, exhibitions, shows and tournaments taking place this month—so plenty going on to keep us all occupied. Unfortunately, we still have no word about whether the wine festival is going to take place this year, July / August is now looking increasingly unlikely, though September may still be possible. Once we know more, we will update you on the www.rethymnon.biz website. As ever, if you know of an event that you would like publicised, you can contact us by emailing editor@rethymnonnews.com or KateBrusten@hotmail.com — deadline for the next issue is 26/07/07. | ||||
World Population Day
July 11th is World Population Day. Each year the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) focuses on a specific topic relating to population and development issues. This year the focus is on gender and reproductive health, the message being that “men’s involvement and participation can make all the difference in women’s lives.” In the sidebar on the right you see copies of posters designed by UNFPA showing how men can contribute as partners in reproductive health. These are freely downloadable from www.unfpa.org/wpd where you can also find out more about the work of the organisation |
Rethymnon Centre for Drug Abuse Prevention: Exhibition and Show
July 11th would seem to be a busy day. According to the local press, the Rethymnon Centre for
Drugs Prevention will be organizing two events, both of which are due to take place outside the
Lykeio Ellinidon building (on the beach front, near the Old Harbour). From 8pm, several stands
will be staffed by professionals from a variety of organizations involved with drug related issues,
and they will be providing information on several topics relating to drug abuse. At 9pm a performance
by the group Chaïnedes is scheduled: this is billed as being a show of ‘entertainment, laughter and
dance’.
Now, from looking at the programme for the Renaissance Festival overleaf, it can be seen that
following their street procession, the theatre group Studio Omma are also timetabled to perform
Orpheus and Eurydice outside the Lykeio Ellenidon. It is hoped that both groups have already been in
consultation with each other, and that the two performances will be dovetailed. However, we will be
keep our eyes open for programme changes and provide updated details as appropriate on the
www.rethymnon.biz website.
‘Yakinthia’, Anogia, 18th—31st July 2007
‘Yakinthia’ (Hyacinth) is an annual cultural festival held in the Anogia region. This theme this year is ‘In the Clouds of El Greco’. Some of the festival highlights include a fusion Flamenco and Cretan dance performance on 21st July, and a concert by Ross Daly and friends on 23rd July. To find out more about Yakinthia, and to view a full festival programme you can log on to www.yakinthia.com or follow the link posted in the events section of the www.rethymnon.biz website.
European Youth Basketball Meet: Associated Cultural Events |
 
A number of social and cultural activities have been planned to coincide with the European
Under 16 Basketball Championships for Men, which will be held in Rethymnon between 20th and
29th July. Fringe events associated with the tournament include daily street music and dance
at five locations in town, art exhibitions, a three day film festival in the Youth Centre and
a chess tournament organized in collaboration with the local chess association. You can find
out more about the Basketball meet and associated events from the organizing committee.
Their office is located at Stamathioudaki 18 and is open to the public from 18:00—20:00
every day. |
July Trivia |
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01/07/1997: Hong Kong returned to China 04/07/1776: US Declaration of Independence 05/07/1996: Birth of ‘Dolly the Sheep’ 13/07/1985: Live Aid Concert 14/07/1789: Bastille Day 17/07/1955: Disneyland opens |
18/07/1936: Spanish Civil War begins 20/07/1969: First man on moon 21/07/1970: Aswan Dam completed 23/07/1903: First Ford car goes on sale 30/07/1898: Birth of Henry Moore |
