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Shops across town take part in spring shop window decoration
Businesses and shops from various districts in Porto participate in the second edition of the spring shop window decoration. The window decorations will be on display till 11 May. Storefronts have to be original and creative and the window decoration has to integrate the products on sale at the store.
Mercado do Bolhão temporarily moves to La Vie Shopping Centre and the structural rehabilitation works begin on May 2
The Mercado do Bolhão is one of the most iconic markets in the city of Porto, in Portugal. The building is in need of long-due structural rehabilitation works. The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, visited the Mercado do Bolhão on April 9 to mark the beginning of the customer loyalty campaign as merchants and shopkeepers will temporarily operate just meters away the Mercado do Bolhão, at La Vie Shopping Centre.
International Piano Contest Santa Cecília seeks piano talents
Applications for the International Piano Contest Santa Cecília are open till 1 June, in search for the best pianists in the world. The applicant who wins first place is awarded the "City of Porto Prize", sponsored by Porto City Hall and a pecuniary prize of 5000 euros.
Porto architecture studio SUMMARY chosen as finalist at international contest
SUMMARY, an architecture studio from UPTEC - Scientific and Technologic Park from Porto University, has been chosen as finalist in the YAP MAXXI contest. This initiative is jointly organised by MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, USA), by MAXXI (Museo nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, Italy) and the Future Architecture Platform.
Spin-off from University of Porto creates project plan to ensure citizens's data rights
Experts from HealthySystems, spin-off from University of Porto, are developing a project plan to ensure citizens' fundamental right to data protection, jointly with AMA - Agency for Public Services Reform.
Nadah El Shazly plays at Rivoli's Understage on April 13
Nadah El Shazly will perform a concert at Rivoli's understage, on 13 April, at 11.30 pm. Shazly is an Egyptian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her artistic productions can be defined as experimentalist as her work embodies new meanings to the popular music of her homeland from the early 20th century and offers different sonic and harmonic frontiers.
MMIPO showcases the art work by Júlio Resende
The MMIPO - Porto Misericórdia Museum features the exhibit "Ribeira Negra - genealogia e processo" [Ribeira Negra - genealogy and process] that showcases the work by Júlio Resende.
Kafka's extraordinary universe is back with Porto Puppet Theatre
"Arcano" is a coproduction of Porto Municipal Theatre and the Porto Puppet Theatre. This performance will be on show at the Campo Alegre auditorium on April 6 and 7.
Italian Cinema Celebration closing session on April 8 at Rivoli
The end date of the 11th edition of the Italian Cinema celebration is April 8 at the Rivoli, starting at 6 pm with the screening of the film "The Postman" by Michael Radford (1994), based on the book "Il Postino" by Antonio Skármeta.
The Portuguese Photography Centre features the Abolition of the Death Penalty and World War I
The Portuguese Photography Centre features two photographic exhibitions on 7 April. One show is devoted to the abolition of the death penalty, titled "Morte à morte! 150 anos da abolição da pena de morte em Portugal / 1867-2017" [Death to the death penalty! 150 years after the elimination of the death penalty in Portugal]. The second show comprises the images of a not-so far away past, in the context of the First World War, with striking images by Augusto Lemos. "Bloody Landscapes" traces the...