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The exhibition "Photo Ark by Joel Sartore", sponsored by National Geographic, is on display at the Biodiversity Gallery - Living Science Centre till 29 April 2018. The two last lectures on biodiversity take place on April 21 and 22 at 6 pm.

It is the run up to the Start&Scale 2018, from 5 to 11 May. Over seven days, Porto plays host to a tailor-made programme including entrepreneurship, innovation and technology as the main promotion tools of the city.

Urban planners, landscape architects, geologists, agronomists and other professionals and policy makers from different nationalities will gather in the city of Porto to discuss Green Infrastructure, at Almeida Garrett public library, on May 24th and 25th.

One of the most exciting sports event in Porto and Matosinhos is just around the corner: the Porto & Matosinhos Wave Series 2018. The window dates are already set. From April to October, the beaches of Porto and Matosinhos will be the contest hosts, starting this weekend, to surf, body board, stand up paddle and adapted surf competitions gathering around 500 surfers, including Portugal's top surfers.

The performance "Pendiente de Voto" by Catalan Roger Bernat will be on stage at the Municipal Theatre Campo Alegre. The show features a double session, on April 20 and 21, respectively at 3 pm and at 4 pm.

The Serralves Foundation will carry out a biological inventorying on the existing fauna and flora in the Serralves Park on April 21 and 22. Everyone is invited to this "express biological inventorying", with free entrance.

First Performing Arts School & Conservatory in Porto- PALLCO provides global professional training experience to pupils and welcomes international students through International Exchanges.

The Clérigos Church plays host to a performance by String Trio from Romania, Iulia, Stefan & Marin Cazacu, in the context of the programme themed "Romanian Music in Portugal's great cathedrals", to celebrate the centenary of the Great Union of Romania, on 18 April at 7 pm.

Porto City Hall has prepared free of charge guided tours and leisure trips to mark the International Day for Monuments and Sites on April 18. These activities will take place throughout town. The first of this tours is themed "Trajeto: memória e valor" [Route: memoir and significance], planned to revisit places of heritage significance.

Researchers from the University of Porto, from the Astrophysics Institute and Space Sciences (IA), are part of the team that launches TESS, a space observatory, into space today, April 16th.