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The 2018-2019 cultural season of Porto Municipal Theatre is aimed at attracting more people than ever and the main denominator is a rich and vibrant programming. Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto and in charge of the Culture Department of Porto City Hall unfolds the main highlights regarding the artistic performances: more than 63 events and new artistic discoveries. The kick off moment of the new cultural season happens on 6 September.

The festival that celebrates food is back in town on 7 and 8 June, at the City Park. This event kicks off the "summer is in Porto" programme and it is sponsored by Continente. Save the date in your agenda and invite family and friends as entrance is free.

António Sousa Pereira took office as the new Rector of the University of Porto and made it his primary commitment to fight chronic underfinancing. "The permanent state of uncertainty regarding financing undermines any chances of planning and implementing long term strategies", the new Rector declared, quoted by Lusa.

The Skills Summit'18 Porto runs on 28 and 29 June in Porto and gathers over 20 OECD Member States and partner countries. This is the first time Portugal organises this meeting, which occurs every two years, and gathers ministers and state secretaries in charge of teaching and higher education, professional training, work, science and innovation, economic development and digital politics.

It is estimated that in some cities in the world, almost one third of traffic relates to people trying to find a parking space. This is one of the issues that will be on the table for debate in the first edition of the MOB Lab Congress, to be held in Porto, at the Foundation Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda, on 4 July. This event is jointly organised by Porto City Hall and IFE by Abilways.

The next PubhD Porto, an informal event aimed at disseminating science, will take place at the Pinguim Bar, on 28 June, starting at 9.30 pm. Experts on Chemistry, Engineering and Educational Sciences will gather to discuss numerous issues such as school failure and the role of the teachers in the inclusion of children and young people in residential care, the catalysing phenomena in metals such as gold and the implication of such phenomena in biosensor production. Another topic on the table i...

"A chegada do sol" ["The coming of the Sun", free translation] is the topic for a different outing, on July 1st at House-Museum Marta Ortigão Sampaio (CMMOS), now that summer is officially in town.

MOVE PORTO metro 24H during the weekend is back. Nonstop public transport guarantees night service in Porto every Friday and Saturday from 28 June until 7 October. This is the fifth consecutive year of such initiative, themed MOVE Porto Metro 24H that guarantees Subway service all night long on Friday and Saturday.

If you spend some time exploring the city's green spaces you can see yourself in front of one of the city's top spot garden, the S. Lázaro Garden. Every year, through São João, the flowerbeds enveloping the pond and the garden of S. Lázaro are decorated with flowers and new plants. Pelargoniums and basil pots create the best urban scenario, lending the spot the best scent and colour for this summer.

The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira and the Municipal Executive have decided to establish, for the first time in the city of Porto, the role of the Ombudsman, in order to act as "a tool for citizen participation".