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Three eastern short films will be on show on 23 August at Restaurant Árvore (Cooperativa Árvore), under the "Boris Nights" warm-up preview programme for BEAST - International Film Festival, organised by Porto cine club, to be inaugurated in September.

The Municipal Theatre New season starts on 15 September featuring "Le Syndrome Ian", the last of Christian Rizzo's trilogy that revolves around different dance typologies. Now, the Director of the Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier is back in Rivoli with "Le Syndrome Ian" to conclude this trilogy, with a focus on nocturnal dances.

Serralves Foundation promotes a guided visit, next Wednesday, 23 August to appreciate the vibrant nightlife in the park. This event is held under the "Há luz no Parque" (There is light in the Park) initiative which, until the end of August, intends to provide visitors with a unique experience of the Park surroundings, from 9 pm till midnight.

The University of Porto provides coordination and organisational support, with other European and Uzbeke universities, under the E+ CBHE (Capacity Building in the field Higher Education), 2 (KA2) of Erasmus + Programme. Two of the six approved projects with a total funding of EUR 6 million will be coordinated by the University of Porto.

Porto will host the 18th EPIA - international conference on Artificial Intelligence from 5 to 8 September. Invited speakers include leading researchers such as Philipp Slusallek, Francesco Bonchi, and Simon M. Lucas. Promoting research, networking and enhancing the most significant advances in the area of AI are the main objectives of this event.

Just music, no labels or genres that are forged and shaped by life experiences, past and present; rather, the focus is to transform thoughts, concepts and images into sound.

The programme "Coretos em Festa" (Bandstand celebration) started 17 August in Porto. Decoration and entertainment are the key words to celebrate these symbols set throughout the city gardens and parks designed to accommodate musical bands performing concerts. The focus of this municipal initiative is to promote ornamental creativity, inviting the public to take part in imaginative craft workshops under a specific theme.

There will be three concerts featuring Jeff Davis Trio, Uma Coisa em Forma de Assim and S. Pedro, under the programme "Verão na Casa" (summer in the house). Concerts will take place at Casa da Música, starting at 10 pm today, tomorrow and Saturday.

From September 11 to 17, Porto will play host to the Porto Photo Fest. This international photography meeting features masterclasses, workshops and exclusive dinners with the best international photographers.

Bari and Brindisi (Italy), Thessaloniki (Greece), Budapest (Hungary), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Prague (Czech Republic) are the six new scheduled destinations connecting to the city of Porto, as of today, operated by Ryanair; A route combined with Milan Bergamo airport, in Italy.