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The Aliados will play host, once again, to the "Concertos na Avenida" initiative. This is a free event and will offer the public at large live music shows. The "Concertos na Avenida" are organised by Porto City Hall, jointly with Casa da Música and will happen Friday and Saturday (8 and 9 September), starting at 10 pm.

Art collectives and artists from Portugal, Europe and the United States take part in the third edition of "O Museu como Performance" (The Museum as Performance) initiative presented by the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, to be held this weekend, 9 and 10 September.

From Thursday to Sunday, 7, 8, 9 and 10 September, the quest to rediscover the existing bandstands in the city of Porto continues, through topic workshops inspired in the places' history and identity.

The cultural programme "Serões da Bonjóia" (Evenings at the Bonjóia) is back after the silly season. Thursday, 7 September the "Porto à Maneira..." session will bring back poetry and music by Maria de Lourdes dos Anjos and Troupe de Palavras Vivas.

Young pianist João Teixeira will be on stage at IAC Auditorium, in Rivoli at 5 pm, on 16 September. João Teixeira has already been awarded in several competitions in Portugal and Spain. He started playing the piano at the age of 11.

Have you ever seen the inside of a prison? "The Portuguese prison photo" is the name of a project that conveys both historic and contemporary prisons in Portugal and is on show at the Portuguese Photography Centre (CPF), located in the Old Prison and Porto Appeal Court building. The opening is scheduled for 8 September.

Han Kang's three-part drama novella, themed "The Vegetarian" was awarded the prestigious Man Booker International Prize. Internationally, this meant almost overnight success and led to international critical acclaim.

"In search of our origins: the sky is only the beginning" is the telling title of the conference that will take place 5 September, at Serralves Auditorium. Portuguese astrophysicist David Sobral is Professor at Lancaster University, in the United Kingdom.

The September to December 2017 Season of Porto Municipal Theatre will be announced Wednesday, 6 September in Rivoli. The session is open to the public and is free.

Next weekend, the "Concertos na Avenida" are back! Friday and Saturday nights (8 and 9 September), Porto City Hall and Casa da Música invite everyone to experience rock and a symphonic repertoire.