The program of “Cultural Summer 2024” and “5th Kalamata Children’s Cultural Festival” was presented yesterday by the Municipality of Kalamata and the non-profit enterprise “Faris”.
Mayor Thanasis Vassilopoulos, Faris President Sotiris Kritsotakis, Dance School Director Tomais Stamoulis, Art Department Artistic Director Panagiotis Lambrinidis and City Conservatory Director Statis Giftakis spoke about the project.
“Our summers are Kalamatia. With cultural evenings, music concerts, art exhibitions, seminars, theater performances, dance performances, cinema, celebrations and honors. A calendar of events and activities for everyone,” emphasized Mayor Thanasis Vassilopoulos, who invited Kalamatians and visitors to participate and have fun in the events planned in the city and communities.
The first big concert and official opening of the 2024 Summer of Culture is scheduled for July 5 with Tony Sfino on the waterfront. The program of events includes, among others:
Friday, June 21 | 20:30
KALAMATA PARAHAMAL – MAIN STAGE
Kalamata Primary School of Dance performance with the participation of Kalamata Music School
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June | 21:00
KALAMATA DANCER – BLACK BOX
Kalamata City Conservatory
Opera by H. Purcell “Dido and Aeneas” directed by Panayotis Adam
General admission: €10
Reservations by phone: 27210 21881 Monday to Friday 15:00 – 20:30
Wednesday, June 26 | 20:00
PICTURE WORK “FARIS”
“Creative Quests” 2023-2024 academic year visual works exhibition.
Duration of the exhibition: 27/06 – 6/09/2024
Monday to Friday, 10.00 – 13.00 and 18.00 – 21.00
Thursday, June 27 | 21:00
KALAMATA EMPLOYMENT CENTER – ANGELOPOULOS AMPHITATHERON
Kalamata City Conservatory ensemble concert
Saturday, June 29 | 20:30
KALAMATA EMPLOYMENT CENTER – ANGELOPOULOS AMPHITATHERON
Kalamata Guitar Festival
“HHILIGHTS” Covers of all-time favorite tunes
Giorgos Nousis guitar, Neja Lopatic guitar, Marianti Karagiani violin
Monday July 1 | 20:00
KALAMATA PARAHEL
Debut Poet Poetry Awards “M. Poliduri”
KALAMATAS CITY HALL – K.E. “FARIS” – ASSOCIATION OF POETS OF MESSINA
Thursday, July 4 | 21:00
NEW KALAMATA CITY HALL – OPEN-DOOR AMPHITATHERON
Performance Karagiozis – Tasos Tsonis
Friday, July 5 | 21:00
KALAMATA CITY
MUSICAL JOURNEYS TO THE BEACH
Concert with TONY: Sphino
Saturday July 6 | 21:00
KALAMATA CITY
“BLUE SEA”
The concert of the traditional ensemble of the Kalamata Music School
Participating: IOANNA ANGELI (VOICE)
NICHOLAS KOUDUNIS (MOTHS)
KOSTAS STATHTOPOULOS (VIOLIN)
IASONAS GEORGIOPULUS (GUITAR AND LYTA)
CHRISTOS MUKTHOURIS (CONTRA BASS)
Thursday, July 11 |: 21:00
KALAMATA CITY
Concert by Kalamata City Philharmonic
Saturday, July 20 | 20:30
ANALEPIS REFUGEE RESIDENTIAL |:
“Dance among refugees” From the Asia Minor Society of Kalamata
Wednesday, July 24 | 21:00
KALAMATA CITY
MUSICAL JOURNEYS TO THE BEACH
Concert with the band”POLKS”
Friday, August 30
KALAMATA HISTORICAL CENTER|: 20:30
Performance of karagiosis – with orchestra
KALAMATA CENTRAL SQUARE |: 21:30
Kalamata City Philharmonic Concert
Saturday, August 31 | 21:00
KALAMATA CENTRAL SQUARE
A concert with the Speakeasies Swing Band
fleet week
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4 – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8
Friday, September 6 | 20:30
KALAMATA CITY
Concert within the Maritime Week, with the band
“The Blues Escape Band”
Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September
Kalamata Ballroom
Kalamata Children’s Book Festival
Interactive book presentations, musical stories, workshops and more.
Program::
Friday 13/09/2024 17:00-22:00
Saturday 14/09/2024 10:30-22:00
Sunday 15/09/2024 10:30-20:00
Kalamata Experimental Scene Awakening Reading Club supported by KE. “FARIS” of Kalamata Municipality.
MUNICIPAL COMMUNITIES 2024
MICROMAN
Saturday, June 22 | 21:00
The Maria Poliduri Women’s Association in collaboration with the Friends of Tradition Association is reviving the Clydon drama. The evening is concluded by the “Southern Voice” musical group.
THE PEOPLE
Sunday, June 23 | 21:00
Music and dance performance “Our local music with sea echoes” I.M. “Choriambos” traditional music ensemble. Messinia, from the People’s Cultural Union
ARIS:
Friday 28: June 21:30
A musical evening with Leonidas Pakhtitis
THE PEOPLE
Sunday, July 14 |: 21:00
Concert with “TRIO Rock Band”.
LITTLE MANTINIA
Saturday, July 20 |
Kindergarten yard
Olive festival
Co-organizer: Municipality of Kalamata, M. Local community of Mantineia, M. Mantinei and Avia Olive Cooperative, Mantinei Cultural Association.
LITTLE MANTINIA
Saturday, July 27 | 21:00
Performance Karagiozis – Konstantinos Dimitrakopoulos
OIL
Saturday, July 27 | 20:30
Basketball court
Wine Festival (live music with food and free wine)
Organization: “Olympic Lada” cultural association of Apatanachu Ladaya
TURIA
Saturday, July 27 | 21:00
Karagiozis performance with the Theater of Shadows – Tasu Tsonis
TURIA
Sunday, July 28 |: 21:00
Concert with “Sound of the South” group
THE PEOPLE
Friday August 2 | 21:00
Performance Karagiozis – Tasos Tsonis
MICROMAN
Friday August 2 | 21:00
The Women’s Association of Micromania “Maria Poliduri” organizes a folk festival with the great singer Vassilis Terlegkas and his crew.
ARFARA
Week 3: August 21:00
Performance Karagiozis – Konstantinos Dimitrakopoulos
ARGYL
Saturday, August 3 at 8:00 p.m
Children’s performance and theater game by “Autoschedia Skini” group
POLLUTION
Sunday, August 4 | 21:00
Performance Karagiozis – Konstantinos Dimitrakopoulos
WIDE
Tuesday, August 6 |
An interactive performance for children with live music that combines puppet theater with children’s theater. From the Chikibom group in collaboration with the Kouklas Koku-Muklo troupe
ARFARA
Wednesday, August 7 21:00
A musical evening with Panayiotis Malamas
THE PEOPLE
Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 August | 21:00
“Traditions of our place” music-dance evenings by the People’s Cultural Union
ARFARA
Friday August 16 | 21:00
A musical evening with Konstantina Theodoropoulou and his orchestra
LITTLE MANTINIA
Saturday, August 17 | 20:30
Kindergarten yard
Presentation of local costumes
An evening of music and dance by the Cultural Societies of the Educational Societies of Agia Triada, Lada and Messinia
PRESENTATION
Wednesday, August 21 at 9:00 p.m
Performance Karagiozis – Konstantinos Dimitrakopoulos
ARIS: – PAMISOS: RIVER PROMOTION: 2024
Saturday, August 24 | 21:00
Performance Karagiozis – Konstantinos Dimitrakopoulos
ARIS: – PAMISOS: RIVER PROMOTION: 2024
Sunday, August 25 | 21:00
Concert with acrobats
LITTLE MANTINIA
Wednesday, August 28 | 20:30
Music and dance performance dedicated to “ARCHONTOREMBETICO” and Asia Minor
Composer Michalis Soyul (100 years after his first appearance)
Participate.
LEFKIPPOS Dance Club
Mantina Cultural Society
Center of Asia Minor and Pontic Culture of N. Messinia
5:00O: CHILDREN’S CULTURAL FESTIVAL
July 10 – September 4
RAILWAY MUNICIPAL
Wednesday July 10 | 21:00 | Eucalyptus
Children’s outdoor cinema, from Kalamata’s New Cinema Club – Filmhouse
Wednesday July 17 | 19:00 |: Skating area
Games with Kalamata Municipality KDAP
Wednesday July 24 | 21:00 |: Skating area
Performance Karagiozis – Konstantinos Dimitrakopoulos
Wednesday July 31 | 19:00 |: Wagon Theater
Puppet show “Jolie’s Clown and Magic Circus” and theater play by “Self-Designed Stage” group.
Wednesday, August 7 | 21:00 │: Eucalyptus Square
Kalamata Experimental Stage Puppet Show
Wednesday, August 21 | │:Skating area
An interactive show for young and old full of laughter and magic by MAGIC TOLTO
Wednesday, August 28 | 19:00 |: Skating area
Scout games from Kalamata Scouts
Wednesday, September 4 | 20:00 │: Eucalyptus Square
Silent film with live music from Kalamata International Days Festival in association with New Kalamata Film Club – Filmhouse