Information: Regional Government supports launch in the archipelago of work on industrial fishing in Santa Catarina, Brazil
The Regional Government of the Azores supports the launch in the archipelago of a work by Brazilian journalist, Sheila Ana Calgaro, which includes a literary work, a film and a photography exhibition on industrial fishing in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The work to be launched at the public libraries of Angra do Heroísmo and Horta on November 16 and 18, respectively, and at the Whalin... more >>

Information: Book launch “Contos Tradicionais Açorianos” and “Aquela Palavra Mar” at the Whaling Museum
The Whaling Museum in Lajes do Pico will host next Saturday at 9:30 PM the launch of the books Contos Tradicionais Açorianos (Traditional Azorean tales) by Teófilo Braga and Aquela Palavra Mar (That Word Sea), organised and published by Anabela Mimoso.Integrated in the celebration of the centennial of the Establishment of the Republic, the launch of the anthology Contos Tradicionais A... more >>

Information: Horta Museum organises children’s workshop on “Colour and Light”
The Horta Museum is organising a workshop on “Colour and Light” addressed at children aged between five and eight years which will be held on Saturday from 10 AM to 12 PM.This is the first of eight sessions of a workshop titled “Watch, Understand and Create at the Horta Museum” under the guidance of Aurora Ribeiro and Margarida Barreto. Registrations are limited and can be ... more >>

Information: Olga Roriz Company presents “Electra and The Rite of Spring” at the Teatro Micaelense
Under the Music Season in the Azores, the Olga Roriz Company presents “Electra and The Rite of Spring” at the Teatro Micaelense on October 23 at 9:30 PM.Electra was created by chorographer Olga Roriz, who will also be the performer. Premiered on January 28, 2010 at the Teatro Camões, Electra, “a woman eerily present in her absence,” according to Olga Roriz, is a myster... more >>

Information: “Craig Mello, 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine” exhibition opens on Faial next Friday
The “Craig Mello, 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine” itinerant exhibition will be open in Horta on Faial, which will remain open to the public until November 5.The official opening of this exhibition will take place at the João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archives at 9:30 AM in a session attended by students from the Science and Technology course of the Manuel ... more >>

Information: Azorean History reveals “existence of a people with self-consciousness”
The publication of the fourth volume of History of the Azores, by Azorean historian Carlos Melo Bento, is another example of “the existence of a people with self-consciousness on this side of the Atlantic,” stressed the Regional Secretariat for the Economy in Capelas this Tuesday, quoting the author’s words to describe the factors that had led him to collect the History of the Az... more >>

Information: Azorean and national bands to play National Anthem at the same on October 5
The National Commission for the Centennial Celebration of the Republic invited all Portuguese philharmonic bands to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Portuguese Republic. On October 5, 2010, at 9:30 AM (Azores local time) the bands that have joined this initiative will play the National Anthem in unison at the same time the national flag is hoisted. The Presidency of the ... more >>

Information: Concert by laureates of Young Musicians Prize/2010 for the first time in the Azores
The concert by laureates of the Young Musicians Prize/2010 (PJM) will be held for the first time in the Azores at the Teatro Micaelense on October 2 at 9:30 PM. This musical event is integrated in the 2010 Music Season to celebrate Centennial of the Republic, featuring the participation of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, conducted by maestro Osvaldo Ferreira. The concert is also the world premier the sy... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes publication of books by young authors
The Regional Government will release a collection of fictional literature, in book format, of the works selected under LABJOVEM - Young Creators of the Azores Competition, which was held in 2009. The assurance was provided in a protocol signed in Ponta Delgada on Thursday between the Regional Directorate of Culture and the Burra de Milho Cultural Association, the organiser of LABJOVEM competition... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum joins European Heritage Days
The European Heritage Days are an initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Union, whose ultimate goal is to raise awareness of European citizens for the importance of heritage and its protection. The IP IGESPAR, as national coordinator of the European Heritage Days, proposed for 2010 the theme “Heritage: A Map of History,” to qualify and increase visits to local heritage, p... more >>