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The opening preview of "Sicilian Ghost Story" directed by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza kicks-off the Italian Cinema Celebration in Porto, which will take place at Rivoli and Trindade Cinema between 4 and 8 April.

On April 1 and 2, Casa da Música hosts the solidarity musical event "Terra dos Sonhos", starting at 9.30 pm. The performance revenues go entirely to the "Terra do Sonhos" organisation, whose stated mission is to fulfil the dreams of children, teenagers and the elderly experiencing sensitive situations.

The international market for real estate professionals MIPIM as commended the real estate project that will be built in Porto, in the parish of Paranhos. This special mention was granted in the context of the 2018 AR Future Project Awards, in the mixed use category. This new real estate development project in Paranhos, Porto, represents a total investment of 100 million euros, which is the result of the concentration of Saudi and English capitals.

The 42nd edition of Portugal Fashion ended this Saturday, on March 24 and it was again a success. The event gathered designers Katty Xiomara, Nuno Baltazar, Luís Onofre and Diogo Miranda, among others, putting forward the trends for the Autumn/Winter season 2018-19. For the first time, Portugal Fashion was held at the "City of Fashion", a space specifically created at the City Park of Porto.

The President of the French corporate and investment bank, Natixis, Laurent Mignon, declared to Portuguese weekly publication Expresso that he couldn't be happier with the relocation of part of its group to Porto, where they have found talent, highly skilled and dedicated professionals, graduated by Universities and Institutes greatly qualified in Science and technology, and able to speak a lot of languages, which Natixis couldn't find in France.

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra and the Choir of the Faculty of Arts of Porto University will play a concert together to celebrate spring, on April 21 at 9.30 pm. The concert will present the Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467 by Mozart and "A Symphony to Dante's Divine Comedy, S.109, or simply the "Dante Symphony", a program symphony composed by Franz Liszt.

The 4th edition of the Open House will run from June 30 to July 1. The registration of volunteers are now open till April 13. Around 250 volunteers will be needed to help organise this great event. The Open House provides a journey of discovery for visitors regarding the collective cultural heritage of the three municipalities that are part of the Atlantic Front: Porto, Gaia and Matosinhos.

Rivoli Theatre is the privileged space for the anthological exhibition of Hoghe's work, themed "Body Landscape", with pictures by photographer Rosa Frank. This exhibit will be on show at Rivoli's main hall from 21 to 31 March.

To dwell on the place of the body and intimacy at a digital era, as factors that seem to taint the human experience is the tagline of the Vivarium Festival, which will be held this weekend at the Maus Hábitos space.

Lausanne is the most recent member of the Great Wine capitals, to which Porto is part of. Lausanne, Switzerland's fourth largest city, overlooking Lake Geneva and surrounded by countryside and vineyards, including the famous Lavaux vineyard, provides a varied range of white and red wines.