Old xanthi fastival 2017

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Music night with Sakis Baniotis and Kostas Baniotis Clarinet: Stavros Tsikos Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Pontian feast with Tasos Petropoulos playing lyre and singing!!!

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi The folk ensemble of “Anestis Chatsimestis” with the companion of Mania Aslanoglou in a folk show with old and modern repertoire.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Traditional feast with music from all over Greece and then rebetiko – folk show and authentic delicacies and dishes from the East.

Cultural Association Expatriates The summer has gone and now it feels somehow cold; that is the reason we have prepared some magic.

Cultural Association “Kataskinotes” The youngster at the band

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2017 Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 Concert Giokarinis – Miliokas Lakis Papadopoulos … they were 2, then 3 and nothing but away from here… and we joined them!!!

Three young children… about 30 years old… Giokarinis – Miliokas – Lakis Papadopoulos travel all over Greece… along with the hottest instrumental songs… with a story as follows: Gyristroula Evlampia that became movie star, got the laundry’s done and the clothes became pink, paints the curtains in the colour you hated, she runs away with a nostalgic Rock ‘n’ Roller, she changes her name to Vasiliki and she is in the room 9 for her sake… do you want more??? On the stage… with us!!!

Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 20:00 Concert Underfly Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 21:30 Concert MISTY SEVEN Folk & History Museum of Xanthi, at the yard with the Turkish baths 19:00 “Who will take the egg?” for children and not only Sofia Tsiami writes a children’s folktale for mother love and anxiety and all these feelings characterizing a mother’s life.

In case of bad weather, the event will be held at the interior of the Museum.

Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, Basement 19:30 Presentation of creations of Dressmaking, Knitting and Decoupage”

FEX Cultural Home 21:00 Traditional night of Thrace Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 Music-dance tour in Greece Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Pontian night with Babis Ioakeimidis and Giorgos Siamlidis.

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Music night with Katerina Bonia and Panagiotis Outos Clarinet: Kostas Nikolaou.

Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Traditional night, full of Thrace!!!

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi It is our pleasure to host a traditional band, “Banda Tetia”.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Traditional feast and then rebetiko-folk show. The sounds of the East, from Cappadocia to Izmir, accompanied with excellent delicacies.

Cultural Association Expatriates <<GREEK GLENDINK>> Cultural Association “Kataskinotes” trelocampero

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2017 Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 Concert Matoula Zamani Matoula Zamani and her loyal bodyguards exultantly end their summer adventures with their “landing” at Xanthi, at the “Old Town Festivities”. With songs for “5 Winters 6 Summers, music for the sea and the mountain, of life and the fairy tales, of joy and pain, stories dressed in music for her upcoming record, paranoid remixes of 80s, tone colours, Knight Riders, gypsies with hidden cards, puzzles from Valia Kalda, Matoula opens a window to her own world and invites you to a strong and sensitive music trip, with unknown destination but always having as compass the heart “Because aesthetics is the ethics of the future”.

Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 20:00 Concert George Caney Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 21:30 Concert Fifth Dimension FEX Tobacco warehouse 27, Platonos Street 11:00 “Threads with Meanings” The Folk and History Museum of Xanthi the new programme prepared in collaboration with the sewing and knitting laboratory of FEX entitled “threads with meanings”.

Lyceum of Hellenic Women Branch of Xanthi 19:30 Capoeira Seminars Commercial Club of Xanthi, Vas. Kon/ nou and Konitsis Streets Folk & History Museum of Xanthi, at the yard with the Turkish baths 21:00 “Xanthi of Manos Hatzidakis” The farewell evening of the old town festivities belongs entirely to the beloved Manos Hatzidakis.

FEX Cultural Home 21:00 Thracian traditional night FEX Tobacco warehouse 27, Platonos Street 22:00 Tango Seminars & Milonga “El Barrio Antiguo” with show Contact person: Giannis Dafnis, Tel. 6948878929 Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 The last funfair Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Pontian night with the unique Polios Papagiannidis.

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Music night with Christodoulos Kostarelos, Giorgos Karachristos and Kostas Zlatinis.

Clarinet: Nikos Makris Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Traditional Thracian feast with bagpipes and tabors!!!

Come dance until our last breath!

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi Last day of the festivities and we host at our pitch a very special music band: Nikos Gkikas – voice, Kostas Ouzounidis – bouzouki and Dimitris Marantas - keyboards.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Traditional feast with music from all over Greece and then rebetiko – folk sounds and original dishes and food from the East.

Cultural Association Expatriates “A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING” Party and dance for the last day.

Cultural Association “Kataskinotes” Back to Music 70s,80s,90s – Old Town Edition

CULTURAL CENTRE MUNICIPALITY OF XANTHI Municipal Art Gallery of Xanthi “Christos Pavlidis” Orfeos and Pindarou Streets, Old Town of Xanthi, Tel. 2541076363 Duration of exhibitions: from 2 until 10 September 2017 Opening hours: 10:00 – 14:00 and 18:00 – 23:00 Saturday, September 2nd, 2017 19:00 Expositions’ openings by his Eminence Metropolitan of Xanthi Mr. Panteleimon.

2nd Floor Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheorion Photo Exhibition: “Memories of Priest and Holy Fathers. Portrait photographs of departed Priest of Xanthi and the surrounding areas”.

Central Hall Exhibition of the department of pottery of Athiniona of Komotini 1st Floor Small Hall 1 • Painting and hagiography exhibition

by Georgia Sarri Small Hall 2 • Painting and felt made items exhibition by Elmira Efraimidou Yard Exhibition of hagiography, painting, pyrography, Handmade Jewellery, and Decoupage

Lyceum of Hellenic Women Xanthi Branch Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, Basement “Handmade dolls and watches Exhibition” Opening Exhibition: Friday, 1/9/2017, 20.30 Duration of the Exhibition: From 1/9 until 9/9/2017, daily from 19:30 to 21:30 Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, 1st Floor “Exhibition of Traditional Costumes” Duration of the Exhibition: From 1/9 until 9/9/2017 daily from 19:30 to 21:30

PROGRESSIVE UNION OF XANTHI Folk & History Museum of Xanthi Acquaintance with modern history of the town Working days & hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 – 14:30 General Entrance 2€ Tel. 25410/25421 - 6937120986 E-mail: fexanthis@gmail.com http//www. fex.org.gr

EXHIBITIONS Visual promenade at the Old Town of Xanthi Ι Exhibitions of works from the laboratories of FEX Until the end of September 2017.

Visual promenade at the Old Town of Xanthi ΙI “Handmade creations” Duration of exhibition: 4 to 11 September 2017.

Visual promenade at the Old Town of Xanthi ΙΙΙ Small Art Gallery of FEX Until the end of September. At the Folk Museum & cultural house of FEX Friday, August 25th until Friday, September 1st Art and Thought Multiplex (the house where M. Hatzidakis was born) Centre of Vocal Arts

For a whole week, the House of Manos Hatzidakis at Xanthi will accommodate a Summer Vocal Research Laboratory, which aims to practice and specialize of vocal art, through Respiratory Exercises & Technique, Phonetic Education, Movement & Improvisation, and Individual Voice Courses with Spyros Sakkas.

Applications accepted until 5 of August 2017 at the following e-mail: info@ delta-pi.org

Saturday, September 2nd

Wednesday, August 30th

Sunday, September 3rd

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi At the yard with the Turkish baths 20:00 “Karagiozis at the yard with the Turkish baths” General Entrance 5€ – Economic aid of the Museum.

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi 10:00 Discover the local history… daily until 10 of September, at the old town of Xanthi Xanthi, a town “from the inside” at the Folk & History Museum of Xanthi

Thursday, August 31st

Multiplex of the Folk & History Museum of Xanthi 19:00 Exhibition opening “Handmade… creations” Visual promenade in the Old Town of Xanthi ΙΙ Duration of the exhibition from 4 until 11 September 2017.

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi- At the yard with the Turkish baths 20:00 “Summer cinema at the yard with the Turkish baths” The projections of every Thursday shall be made also with the support of the Consultancy Centre for Youngs of the Secondary Education.

Friday, September 1st Art and Thought Multiplex (the house were M. Hatzidakis was born) 21:00 “Xanthi of Manos Hatzidakis” A tribute to Manos Hatzidakis by Spyros Sakkas, close friend and collaborator, as well as by the participants of the laboratory.

Kosynthos River bridge 10:00 “Historic promenades – Xanthi, old town” Beginning of the promenade from the bridge of Kosynthos River.

Participation 2€ for entrance to the Museum.

Information for participation: Tel. 25410 25421.

The Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Xanthi and the Organizing Committee organize the Festivities Old Xanthi 2017 for the twenty-seventh (27) time this year.

For further information contact us at: 2541073640 & 2541072554, or visit the website www.paliapoli.gr HEALTHCARE Hellenic Red Cross – Volunteers Samaritans, Rescuers and Lifeguards Corp, Regional Department of Xanthi

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2017 Xanthi Main Square 20:30 Concert 3 GENS (Three Generations) 60’s music Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 DISCO DROPS Dj of that era remember and recapture the magic moments they lived in the legendary discos (Pigasos, Comfusio, Tango, Thamiris, City, Fox, Fame, Sugar, Kipos, Teenager et al.).

Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, Basement Opening Exhibition: Friday, 1/9/2017, 20.30 Duration of the Exhibition: From 1/9 until 9/9/2017, daily from 19:30 to 21:30 “HANDMADE DOLLS, PAINTING, AND WATCHES EXHIBITION” Ms. Eleni Kokkini, philologist and responsible of the Department of “History of Art” at the Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi prefaces the exhibition with a short reference to the subject: “THE ART…REFLECT THE DANCE”.

Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, 1st floor Duration of the Exhibition: From 1/9 until 9/9/2017 daily from 19:30 to 21:30 “EXHIBITION OF TRADITIONAL COSTUMES”

of departed Priest of Xanthi and the surrounding areas”.

Central Hall Exhibition of the department of pottery of Athiniona of Komotini 1st Floor Small Hall 1 Painting and hagiography exhibition

by Georgia Sarri Small Hall 2 Painting and felt made items exhibition by Elmira Efraimidou Yard Artists exhibit their creations.

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi – At the yard with the Turkish baths 11:00 Children paint the Old Town.

The painting laboratory of FEX invites all children to paint the yard with the Turkish baths.

FEX Cultural Home 15:00 – 19:00 Capoeira – Seminar Ι Information – registrations at 2541025421 & Stavroula Tavoulari (professora Pipoca) 6938886605.

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi At the yard with the Turkish baths 19:00 “Honey…with care” for children – and not only We are waiting for you at the yard of the Folk and History Museum of our town to “dip” all together, children and adults, in the fairy tale entitled “Honey… with care” (“Μέλι με... μέλει”) of Zoi Theohari.

In case of bad weather, the event will be held at the interior of the Museum.

FEX Cultural Home 20:00 Lindy Hop (Swing) Laboratory responsible: Androniki Tsagkarakou, Tel. 6988085092 & Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Tel. 6979951420

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2017

Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 Welcome our friends

Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 Official opening of the Festival of Old Xanthi by the Mayor of Xanthi, Charalambos Dimarchopoulos

Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Traditional Pontian party with lyre and songs (Thodoros Kotidis).

Concert of Glykeria Glykeria invites us to a trip with music, for a special night of entertainment.

Accompanied by a band consisting of exceptional musicians, she creates a unique atmosphere. The young talented singer Vasilis Prodromou participates.

Municipal Art Gallery of Xanthi “Christos Pavlidis” Orfeos and Pindarou Streets, Old Town of Xanthi, Tel. 2541076363 19:00 Exhibition opening by his Eminence Metropolitan of Xanthi Mr. Panteleimon 2nd Floor 19:30 Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheorion Photo Exhibition: “Memories of Priest and Holy Fathers. Portrait photographs

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Μουσική βραδιά Music night with Kostas Igglezos and Nikos Ladias Clarinet: Giorgos Karalis Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Thracian sounds Young people with love for our tradition offer us the sound of the local music!

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi Andreas Moumtzakis, Achilleas Deligiannidis and the great voice of Marietta Soileme are a new band looking for music qualitative searches.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Traditional feast with music from all

over Greece and then rebetiko – folk sounds and original dishes and food from Asia Minor.

Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Thrace through references to islands and Asia Minor.

Cultural Association Expatriates Music night dedicated to rebetiko music including all great hits, songs that people loved, made them travel and dream.

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi At the delight pitch Olga Tsakalidou (vocals), Spyros Stathellos (percussion), Dimitris Steliou (bouzouki) and Giorgos Semertzidis (keyboards) are hosted.

Cultural Association “Kataskinotes” TsiknaBOOM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2017 Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 Concert Coda Project Savvas & Giota Coda project are a duet consisting of Giota Chatzidou and Savvas Pertsinidis, two young musicians originated from Xanthi.

Main Stage – Metropolis Square 21:30 Concert “Les Au Revoir” “Les Au Revoir” present us for first time of stage in full band version their material, which includes their remakes from their first album “Retro’ Clock”, as well as other beloved songs.

FEX Cultural Home 15:00 – 19:00 Capoeira – Seminar ΙΙ Information – registrations at 2541025421 & Stavroula Tavoulari (professora Pipoca) 6938886605.

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi, at the yard with the Turkish baths 19:00 “At the water’s edge” for children and not only The author Ms. Vasiliki Nevrokopli with her unique way will open for us the magic door to stories and fairy tales and she will narrate us the story “At the water’s edge”.

In case of bad weather, the event will be held at the interior of the Museum.

Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, Basement 20:00 “Hidden corners of Xanthi” The website “Alternative proposals” presents us ten well-hidden corners of Xanthi with the teacher Mr. Dimitrios Gkagkalidis.

FEX Cultural Home 21:30 Latin Salsa On September 3rd we celebrate Responsible: Ioannidis Vasilis, Tel. 6948538539 Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 Sounds of Thrace from “Thracian sound”.

Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Traditional Pontian party Feast with Pontian music with the musician (lyre) and singer Kostas Theodosiadis.

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Music night with Giorgos Gravanis and Kostas Zlatinis. Clarinet: Vaggelis Tsiliggiris.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Traditional fest of Asia Minor and then rebetiko – folk program. The sounds of Asia from Cappadocia to Izmir, accompanied by delicious dishes.

Cultural Association Expatriates Songs from expatriates for Ponto.

Pontic night with great fun.

Cultural Association Kataskinotes Tsiribim - Tsiribom

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2017 Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 “Street Band of Afro-Brazilian Percussion” The recently established Street Band of Afro-Brazilian Percussion of the Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi wanders the pitches of associations and offers them life, sound, movement, and colours.

Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:45 Tribute to Mikis Theodorakis The Mixed Chorus of the Cultural Association of Chrysoupoli participated to the celebrations of the Old Town with a musical journey dedicated to the great music composer Mikis Theodorakis Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 20:00 Concert “Mousades Music School” Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 21:30 Concert “Entechnos” (“Artfully”) The music band “Entechnos” of the “Speech and Art Laboratory” of the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupolis comes to offer its proposal, for the production of main original artful music, through which musicians, songwriters, and singers of Alexandroupolis and not only, are promoted.

FEX Cultural Home 19:00 Laboratory of MAVRO, Objects – Puppetry Further information – registrations, Tel. 6985076171 – 2541025421 General entrance 5 €.

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi, at the yard with the Turkish baths 19:00 “Smell on ink – Acquaintance with the poetry of Vizyinos and Varnalis” The Folk and History Museum of Xanthi presents the new programme it has prepared in collaboration with Vasiliki Stroli and the laboratory of creative writing.

Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, Yard 19:30 “Chocolate treats production” Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 Music nostalgia Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Pontian night with the unique songs of Stathis Nikolaidis and the sounds of lyre by Giorgos Atmatsidis.

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Music night with Kostas Garefis, Panagiotis Outos, Giannis Miggos. Clarinet: Alexandros Tsoumanis, Giorgos Miggos.

Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Folk celebration with Thracian details!!!

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi Our gathering place presents a band of exceptional musicians, who are famous in the area.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Asia Minor traditional celebration with the singer Ria Ellinidou and then rebetiko – folk show.

Cultural Association Expatriates Music selected from the decades of ’80-’90 Cultural Association “Kataskinotes” Camp of Rock

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2017 Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 Folklore Night The hosted folklore dance groups from the Folk Associations of our city that represent us to the folk festivals throughout Greece and abroad will dances from various regions of Greece.

Dances shall be accompanied by the music band “Banda Tetia”.

Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 20:00 Concert of the Music Laboratory of Aggelos Mourvatis Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 21:30 Concert Poisonous FT Open Theatre at the Square (Opposite to HTO) 20:00 Xanthi honours Crete and Nikos Kazantzakis Cultural and Sports Club of Firemen of the Prefecture of Xanthi in collaboration with the Cretan Brotherhood of Xanthi organize a celebration of the sixty years since the death of the great Cretan and universal writer Nikos Kazantzakis.

The main speaker, Mr. Thanasis Mousopoulos shall present the subject entitles “Nikos Kazantzakis and the Cretan View”.

FEX Cultural Home 19:00 Music Theatre FEX Music, dance, song, theatrical games… come and see what we do at FEX!!!

Folk & History Museum of Xanthi, at the yard with the Turkish baths 19:00 “Xanthi, like a movie” Lyceum of Hellenic Women Branch of Xanthi 19:00 “Tour at the yards of Old Town of Xanthi” Meeting at the Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi (1, Ag. Georgiou Street) with destination the Old Town of Xanthi and under the guidance of the teacher Mr. Dimitris.

Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 Dancing with the travellers of tradition Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Pontian night with the unique songs of Stathis Nikolaidis and the sounds of lyre by Giorgos Atmatsidis.

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Music night with Vasilis Serbezis and Ioanna Tsaousi. Clarinet: Kostas Nikolaou Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Folk celebration with Thracian details!!!

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi The folk ensemble of “Anestis Chatsimestis” with the companion of Mania Aslanoglou in a folk show with old and modern repertoire.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Traditional feast with music from all over Greece with the signer Ria Ellinidou and then rebetiko – folk show and authentic delicacies and dishes from the East.

Cultural Association Expatriates Cretan night The precious tradition of Crete.

Cultural Association “Kataskinotes” The Balkans SKA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2017 Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 Concert Melina Kana, Panos Papaioannou & Rom Royale This summer Melina Kana in company of the enthusiastic music of Rom Royale and the wonderful voice of Panos Papaioannou offers us folk, traditional and Balkan songs that unites voices, souls, and music.

Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 20:00 Concert with Foteini Tsigara

Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 21:30 Concert “EPAL-ITHEFSIS” (Verifications) Folk & History Museum of Xanthi, at the yard with the Turkish baths 19:00 “Geronimo” for children and not only I am Geronimo Stilton, the most famous writer in the world and I am waiting for all of you at the yard of the History and Folk Museum of the city to present you my new books.

In case of bad weather, the event will be held at the interior of the Museum.

Lyceum of Hellenic Women Branch of Xanthi 19:00 “Tour: the water road in Old Town of Xanthi” We wander in the Old Town of Xanthi with the teacher Mr. Dimitris Gkagkalidis, having as landmark the water and its relationship with life in the past.

Meeting point at the Lyceum of Hellenic Women (1, Ag. Georgiou Street) with destination the Old Town of Xanthi.

FEX Cultural Home 20:00 Presentation of the Tai Chi Chuan School of FEX Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi, 1, Ag. Georgiou Street, Yard 20:30 Karagiozis show “Karagiozis, the Grammarian Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 Compositions and contradictions with N. Zapartas – K. Dedousi Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Pontian music night with Alexis Parcharidis.

Sarakatsani Association of Xanthi “Lepeniotis” Music night with Giannis Gkovaris, Giannis Baniotis Clarinet: Spyros Bokoros Cultural Folk Club “Thrace” Thracian sound returns and… the show is alive and well!!!

Cultural Environmental Association “Protopori” of Lefki, Xanthi Nikos Stogiannidis and Anestis Melissopoulos will present you a completely original show.

Asia Minor Greeks Association of Xanthi “Alismonites Patrides” (Unforgettable Homeland) Songs from Propontis and Istanbul and rebetiko – folk show. With care and love for traditional tastes, the women of the Association cook the recipes of their grandmothers.

Cultural Association Expatriates Join us and have fun, let’s forget the hardships for a while…

Cultural Association “Kataskinotes” Oregano in da MIX

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2017 Main Stage – Metropolis Square 20:30 Concert Giorgos Zervakis Those who know him, talk about him in great praise. Those who do not, let’s bother to come and meet him. It’s worth it!

Youngsters & Alternative Stage Vas. Sofias & Hydras Streets 20:00 Concert Studio Music Box Cultural Centre of the Holy Church of the Wisdom of God 19:30 Presentation of the book “On the opposite Coast” The Cultural Centre – Disabled Person Branch of Xanthi (former Psychological Centre of Xanthi), presents the 10th book of the writer Vasiliki Triantafyllidou – Kipourou, entitled “On the Opposite Coast”.

Open Theatre at the Square (Opposite to HTO) 20:00 “TAI CHI Day – HEALTH Day” Tai Chi & Qi Gong Yang Style Shows.

The event shall be open to the public of Xanthi.

Lyceum of Hellenic Women Branch of Xanthi 19:00 “At the Dance Floor” The Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi revives a Traditional Dance Floor at the yard of the Holy Church of Ag. Vlasios and following tradition “A Great Evening Prayer” shall be celebrated while at 21:00 it will follow a Feast with the Traditional Band of the Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Xanthi “Thracian Sound”.

In case of bad weather after the Great Evening Prayer, the feast will be held at the reception hall “DIOGENIS”, a the 4th klm of the road Xanthi – Lagous.

Menu: 10€/person (without drinks) (catering from APOLLON reception hall) Folk & History Museum of Xanthi, at the yard with the Turkish baths 20:00 “Photographs, small documents” and wine tasting night.

At the Wine Tasting night, there will be presented and we will taste selected wines Vourvoukelis and Sgouridis and the Photography Club of FEX will present the programme entitled “Looking does not necessarily mean seeing”.

FEX Cultural Home 21:00 FEX Music Scene- “Banda Tetia”, Traditional Night I Evrites Association of Xanthi 21:00 Dancing spree with N. Zaparta – G. Zachariou Pontian Society of the Prefecture of Xanthi Pontian night with Stathis Porfyridis (lyre player and singer).