Society

Porto hosts the 2nd edition of BEAST - International Film Festival on 26 September and this year the festival is devoted to Ukraine. The four-day event features special sessions and competition sessions, as well as masterclasses and workshops that will be held in different places all over the city of Porto, namely Cinema Passos Manuel, Municipal Library Almeida Garrett, Casa das Artes, and OKNA Espaço Cultural, the headquarters of this year's Festival.

TAP strategy regarding the city of Porto appears to be shifting, after the airliner had removed routes in 2015. The company is majority State owned and following the previous decision of services reduction from Porto Airport, the new administration has decided to reverse this strategy and has announced new routes, starting next year.

The "Concertos na Avenida" (Concerts in the Avenida dos Aliados) are back in town, featuring a programme ranging from rock to a symphonic repertoire, in perfect timing as of 10 pm.

The Cité des Métiers delivers two workshops regarding apprenticeship and employment opportunity in Europe, namely in London, UK. The workshop will take place on 13 September, under the theme "Living, Studying and working in London, UK", and it will provide participants the advantages of working in that capital, both regarding work placements and language learning. There are 20 available positions.

Author and poet from Porto, José Mário Branco, inspires dance performance by Balleteatro at Porto Book Fair. Each weekend, the Fair will feature a 15 minute performance of this dance show, always by the Lago dos Cavalinhos.

The identity of the City Museum won the Silver award at the International Design Competition Graphis Awards. The design of the City Museum is part of the polycentric Museum concept, developed by Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto, with the fundamental goal of aggregating the existing, or emerging, museum nuclei in Porto.

Porto has been labelled a smart city, a creative city, a city that thrives through green or sustainable environmental policies. Indeed, Porto is a foundry of creativity, opportunities and innovative social practices.

AquaPorto, one of the most important events on water and science at national level, will be held from 28 to 30 September, at the City Park in Porto. The activities programme includes more than 80 scientific, pedagogical and recreational experiences on the importance of water and over 25 thousand people are expected to attend the event. All events are free of charge.

The city of Porto hosts the 2018 edition of Porto Photo Festival from 13 to 21 October. David Nightingale, renowned Fuji-x UK photographer will deliver the "Shoot the Street" workshop in Porto, on 20th October. Participants will head to the temporary setting of the Bolhão Market where they will capture portraits of the life and emotions of market owners, interact with the crowd, and capture the heart of the city.

There are guided tours to Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro and Casa-Museu Marta Ortigão Sampaio in Porto. Saturday, on 8th September, there is a guided visit to the artwork by Nobel Literature winner Günter Grass, and the House Museum Marta Ortigão Sampaio hosts another session of the "Out of Hours visit Cycle", in the evening of the 6th September. Starting at 6 pm.