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The Serralves Foundation will once again bring light to night this summer season. The project "Há luz no Parque" ["There is light in the Park"] for this year, invites to night-time trips as of 13th July until 9th September. This year's programme includes the special participation of artist João Paulo Feliciano. "This artistic collaboration has different dimensions: on one side, the artist's creative work is set up at Serralves Park, namely installations of light; on the other side, his...

The International Folklore Festival City of Porto is now in its thirty-eight edition. For nine days in July, from 21st to 29th July, more than 250 participants, from groups that showcase the heritage and culture of eight different countries will perform in locations such as Trindade Metro Station, Quinta de São Romão, the Social Centre of Sé, the Garden of Arca d'Água or the Gomes Teixeira Square.

The House Museum Guerra Junqueiro promotes a tribute concert to Günter Grass, by the percussion Ensemble of the Portuguese Symphonic Band, on 21st July, at 9.30 pm. The performance should take about one hour and it includes works by Mind Gap - Luís Tinoco, Anvil Chorus - David Lang, Swerve - Gene Koshinski, Venin - E. Sejourné, Trio Per Uno - N. J. Zivkovic, Kyoto - John Psathas and Drumming the hard way - Carlos Azevedo.

The best Padel competition in the country, the Open Carlsberg, is back in Porto this month of July. The D. João I Square features the main matches of this competition, between 19 and 22 July. This competition is included in the official schedule of the Portuguese Padel Federation.

One of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s, Joshua Redman will play tonight, at Casa da Música, at 9 pm. Sala Suggia features "Joshua Redman special guest Billy Hart Quartet" in the context of the Jazz Cycle of Porto.

Institutional relations between China and Porto were never before as close as they are now, enhancing Exchange opportunities in different areas. Less than a month on from the visit of the Mayor of the city of Porto to China, Porto City Hall welcomed an important delegation from China.

The Beatbox National Championship challenge takes place in Porto on 14th July at the Silo Auto Car Park. The 24 best national beatboxers will be in town for a competition that will take the best Portuguese beatboxer to the 5th Beatbox Battle World Championship, on 3rd August, in Berlin.

Barak Obama, the 44th President of the USA was in Porto, on 6th July to share some thoughts on Climate Change, in the context of the first Climate Change Leadership Summit and the Porto Protocol, with a new event scheduled for March 2019.

"Anish Kapoor: works, thoughts, experiences" is the name of the exhibition by the Indian sculptor, named "India's living legend". The exhibit opened Friday, 6th July 2018 and it will run till 6th January 2019, in the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art. This show also extends to the Park of the Foundation.

What can a citizen do to help mitigate Climate Change negative impacts? This a universal matter, nevertheless, the average citizen can also be a part of the solution. This is what Professor Mohan Munasinghe conveyed at the Climate Change Leadership. in Porto, on 6th July.