Society

The "Key 2 Inclusion" project will bring together 32 students of different nationalities in the context of Erasmus+ - Juventude em Ação Programme [Youth in Action]. The meeting takes place in the city of Porto from 25 July to 2 August, in the Youth Hostel of Porto to develop the "Key 2 Inclusion" Project.

Porto Tennis Club (CT Porto) plays host to Porto Open. The tournament commences on 29 July and concludes on 6 August. The 2017 tournament is the 18th edition and it brings together the best current Portuguese tennis players. The matches will be played on clay courts.

The weekly programme Por do Sol at Virtudes [Sunset at Virtudes], features Italian Marco Bernacchia and his project "Above the Tree", at 7 pm, 21 July. "The Above The Tree" project features the sound of human body contact with instruments, such as scraping or slapping a guitar.

August is the season of outdoor cinema. Children and adults alike are invited to join in free film screening sessions throughout the city, ensuring entertainment for all the tastes and ages.

Starting today, July 20 and until July 26, the film "False Secrets" by Luc Bondy is on show at Campo Alegre Theatre, at 10 pm.

From 22 July to 27 August, Porto City Hall offers workshops and guided tours on foot and by tuk-tuks (three-wheeler mopeds). Participants will have the chance to visit some of the best objets d'art in the city streets in the context of the municipal Urban Art Programme.

Next Saturday, 22 July, Casa das Artes, in Porto will host a dancing picnic on the grass, the perfect meeting point for social interaction among family and friends. The programme features concerts by PZ, Old Jerusalem, Barry White Gone Wrong, Desligado, Carbon and Rui David, besides DJs and children's programming.

Great Wine Capitals Global Network is promoting another edition of the best of Wine Tourism Awards in Valparaiso, Chile. Applications until 31 July.

Porto welcomes a hundred young musicians in the context of the Santa Cecilia International Competition. Young people from 26 countries arrive in Porto to take part in this international competition, which is sponsored by Porto City Hall.

Next Friday, 21 July, between 6.30 pm and 8.00 pm, the Hard Club, located at Ferreira Borges Market hosts a meeting to debate on Alumia, a municipal project aimed at celebrating the 20 years after Porto Historic Centre was classified as World heritage by UNESCO.