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ATHENS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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"NO FINISH LINE" CHARITY RACE AT THE SNFCC (29-04-2018 2:00 pm) No Finish Line, the leading international charity race, where people can walk or run raising funds for a good cause, will be taking place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens for the 2nd consecutive time on 25-29th April, 2018.
The 2nd NFL circuit will be open around the clock over a 90 hours period between 08:00 Wednesday, April 25th and 14:00 on Sunday, April 29th. The race is open to participants of all ages regardless of their stamina and fitness level, as there are no time limits or finish lines. The idea is simple; participants are welcome to do as much or little of the circuit as they can and as many laps of the track as they want.
Within the running track that consists of the 1000m circular route around the SNFCC Canal each participant can walk or run at whichever pace they chose, for as long as they want and at any time of the day or night they want with the aim of raising money for charity with each kilometer they do (50 cents per kilometer). Funds raised from this year’s No Finish Line Athens will go to support “Together for Children”, a union of 10 non-for-profit children’s NGOs.
During its first edition last year, the race, that is part of the NFL International initiative, exceeded all expectations and set a record among all No Finish Line races being held for the first time, having registered 50,903 kilometers from more than 6,200 participants who raised 25,452 Euros.
The 2nd NFL Athens is organized by No Finish Line International in collaboration with athletic club “Hermes 1877”. The initiative is also supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center as well as other well-known sponsors.
Individual and team registrations are open until 13 April 2018.
For more info and registrations please see here: http://nflathens.com/english/; https://results.chronolog.gr/registrationv2.aspx?h=0b7c39224558bb3350298b06e74b13f2.
Venue: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) – 364 Syggrou Avenue, 176 74, Kallithea, Athens.
EXHIB: \"ANCIENT CHINESE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY\" (29-04-2018 8:30 pm) With the support of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China.
Under the auspices of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Hellenic Republic.
The exhibition “Ancient Chinese Science and Technology” of the China Museum of Science and Technology in Beijing will introduce to the Greek public for the first time some of the remarkable technological achievements of the Chinese civilization, which is one of the most ancient. These achievements cover a broad scientific spectrum, from astronomy and navigation to weaving techniques, papermaking, printing, seismography, et al., and will be presented through the models of a variety of inventions. Exhibits are supported by video-installations and all accompanying texts are trilingual (Greek-English-Chinese).
Moreover, visitors will have the unique opportunity to watch the following demonstrations:
- Papermaking: This presentation will allow the audience to understand the papermaking process, an epoch-making invention in the history of human civilization.
- Printing hands-on demonstration: Visitors can experience traditional Chinese printing by using wooden movable types, rubbing and stamping.
- Rubbing: The audience will be introduced to the ancient Chinese rubbing technique, created by placing a piece of paper over the subject and then rubbing the paper.
- Weaving game for childred, to introduce them to the technique of weaving in a simplified way.
- Dougong/Luban Lock/Ball-shaped Luban Lock: This complex jumble of wooden brackets known as “dougong” (11th cent.-256 BC) is one of the outstanding features of traditional Chinese architecture, designed to absorb the earthquake energy.
- Dragon Wash Basin: These folk amusement articles were especially made for the Imperial Court (10th-13th cent AD), as their dragon pattern on the interior suggests.
Chinese civilization, one of the most ancient in the world, has many remarkable achievements to offer in the area of the physical sciences and mechanical engineering. Chinese scientific discoveries and technological inventions cover almost the whole spectrum of the sciences, from mathematics, physics, mechanical engineering and astronomy, to geophysics, biology, botany, medicine, pharmaceutics, chemistry, et al. The ancient Chinese scientists were the first to observe the sunspots, they researched magnetic phenomena, but also calculated, as did the ancient Greeks, the value of ð – the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. The compass, gunpowder, paper, moveable type, bronze and iron casting, the seismograph, crossbow, iron plowshare, wheelbarrow, and the stern rudder are some of the technological achievements of China.
From now through April 29th, 2018.
Hours of Operation:
Daily & weekends 10:00-18:00;
Thursday 10:00-20:00.
General admission:
Monday-Tuesday: 5 Euros.
Wednesday-Sunday: 7 Euros (including special demonstrations).
Venue: MUSEUM HERAKLEIDON, Herakleidon Street 16 & 37 Ap. Pavlou Street, Thissio, 210 3461981.
GYBE IN ATHENS (29-04-2018 9:00 pm) The Canadian experimental music band Godspeed You! Black Emperor (aka GYBE) will appear in Athens on Sunday April 29th.
The band was formed in the early 1990’s in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente êáé Mike Moya. They played a handful of shows and recorded a self-released cassette as a trio before expanding the group by recruiting musicians from around the town during 1995-1996 which drove them to mount sense-rattling wall-of-sound performances, featuring as many as 14 musicians and several 16mm film projectors.
In 2003, the band announced an indefinite hiatus but finally reconvened for a tour, which began in December 2010, as they were invited to take part and curate the All Tomorrow’s Parties in the UK.
GYBE will perform in the Fuzz Live Music Club in Athens on Sunday, April 29th in a high quality show that will capture your soul and mind. How can you resist?
For more information: www.fuzzclub.gr.
Venue: Fuzz Live Music Club, Peiraios Avenue 209 & Patriarhou Ioakim Street 1, Moschato Tavros 177 78, tel: 210 3450817
ATHENS STREET FOOD FESTIVAL (21-05-2018 11:00 pm) The recognition of the Festival’s role in promoting tourism is indicative of the high organizational standards and outstanding performance in last year’s event, with more than 40.000 visitors, with many tourists among them. This year, the 2nd Athens Street Food will take place under the Auspices of the Ministry of Tourism. A great honor, reward and responsibility.
Moreover, the 2nd Athens Street Food Festival will be supported by This Is Athens of Athens Municipality (www.thisisathens.org).
As the dates of the 2nd Athens Street Food Festival get closer, this season’s culinary treasures begin to transpire!
At the great celebration of “street food”, which will take place during 3 long weekends (May 5-6-7, 12-13-14, 19-20-21) in the renovated space of Palio Amaxostasio of O.S.Y. (Old Hackstand) in Gazi., everything will be bigger than last year!
This time, there will be over 40 participants, that will represent a great variety of cuisines, from Thailand to Mexico, from Italy to Peru, from Germany to Turkey and from the USA to Greek cuisine.
The space arrangement of Palio Amaxostasio of O.S.Y. in Gazi will be completely different, so as to make the space even wider and comfortable for the visitors of the festival.
The 2nd Athens Street Food Festival will be coupled with great music by renowned radio producers, with live surprises also on the menu!
More info on the 2nd Athens Street Food Festival to be announced soon.
Info / Participants Applications:
+30-2109636489
www.athensstreetfoodfestival.gr
Athens Street Food Festival opens its gates in the heart of Athens, at Palio Amaxostasio of OSY in Gazi. The venue, about 4.700 sq. meters of historic as well as architectural significance, will be especially set for visitors to discover street editions of dozens of cuisines, enjoy the Bars & Beverages Area, DJ sets by famous radio producers and live gigs featuring popular artists.
Venue: Palio Amaxostasio of OSY, Ag. Triada
1 Ermou Street & Pireos Avenue , 11854, Gazi, Athens, 210 3464530.
Trolleybus: No. 21 (from Omonoia), Stop “Fotaerio”.
OASA Buses: 049, 815, 838, 914, B18, Ã18, Stop “Fotaerio”.
Underground: Stop “Kerameikos”.
MAYABUFF (27-05-2018 8:00 pm) Written for the first anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution by the Soviet poet, satirist and intellectual Vladimir Mayakovsky, “Mystery-Bouffe” parodied the structure of medieval mystery plays in an anti-realist work for the masses that was both both revolutionary and futuristic.
Mayakovsky later stated that “in the future, all persons performing, presenting, reading or publishing ‘Mystery-Bouffe’ should change the content, making it contemporary, immediate, up-to-the-minute.”
The Greek National Theater has invited acclaimed budding director Yiannis Mantafounis to present his take on this play, “MayaBuff: A Mayakovsky Delirium,” which is on stage at the Rex Theater with English surtitles Fridays to Sundays through May 27th.
Admission costs 13 Euros.
Venue: Rex Theater, Panepistimiou Avemue 48, Omonia, 210 3301881
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