past events
2024
Maria Papayanni @FOUGARO ARTCENTER
Sunday 14 April 2024 | 6 pm
tribute to the writer
"Zakros" by Filippos Koutsaftis
Saturday 13 April | 7 pm
film screening
in collaboration with the Argolis Ephorate of Antiquities
" In the time of Lilipoupoli, the biography of a radio show"
on Sunday 7 April 2024 at 6 pm @LIBRARY
by Yorgos Ι. Allamanis
book presentation
The 1940s and the post-civil war of memory
Wednesday 3 April | 6.30 pm @LIBRARY
by Dr Raymond Alvanos
book presentation
for International Children's Book Day
Wednesday 3 April 2024 | 5 pm | LIBRARY
show by Chloe’s Puppet Theatre
Creative Narrative Workshop
Sunday 31 March 2024 at 12 -13.30 @KIDS ' LIBRARY
with Despina Flevari
for children 5-8
painting workshop dedicated to Theophilos
Saturday 30 March 2024 from 5 to 7.30 pm @3ART
with visual artist Emilia Tsekoura
"We need no heroes, we are heroes ourselves"
The 25th of March 2024 at Fougaro!
Monday 25 March 2024, 12 -13.30 @WORKSHOPS
outdoor games and pompom fun!
with Rita Zikidou & Dimitra Zissimatou
Theophilos
March 2024
a play inspired by the life of the Greek artist Theophilos Chatzimichail
directed by Olia Lazaridou
Poetry Day
Thursday 21 March 2024 | 7 pm
with Olia Lazaridou
@LIBRARY
Dante the magician at Fougaro
Sunday 17 March at 12 noon
joy, laughter, magic!
fancy-dress party
Saturday 16 March 2024 | 10 pm | CAFÈ FOUGARO
with dancer Nikos Baltatzis
Three unique concerts!
on Sunday 10 March, Saturday 23 March & Monday 25 March | 7 pm
3 school bands
from the USA
children's book presentation at Fougaro
Saturday 9 March 2024, at 12.00 noon | KIDS’ LIBRARY.
I, the little monster
by Persa Zacharia
we read fables & fairy tales!
Friday | 7.30 pm | KIDS’ LIBRARY
March 2024
for children 4+
Theophilos, the gatekeeper of painting
Sunday 3 March 2024 | 5 pm
lecture by art historian Venia Pastaka
toΥrΟoM pΑpΑm!
on Sunday 25 February 2024 at 12 noon
a show with music and narration for all ages
book presentation
Friday 23 February 2024 | 7 pm
ADRIAS They were all heroes
by Margarita Pournara
Zoe and Mark vs. Hackers
Saturday 10 February | 12.00 noon
presentation of children’s book
by Maria Zavakou
we read myths & fairy tales!
Fridays | 7.30-8 pm
January - February 2024
crazy patchwork on a knot bag!!!
Thursday 4 & Friday 5 January 2024
sewing with Evi Styliara
16+ & adults
2023
the Mr and Mrs Bubble Show !
on Sunday 31 December at 12.00 noon
an interactive show with soap bubbles!!!
xmas day camp 2023
26 December - 5 January
for children 4-14
festive puppet theatre
Saturday 23 December and Saturday 30 December 2023 at 12.30
shows for children at FOUGARO
festive music at Fougaro!
Friday 22 & 29 December and Friday 5 January 2024
Blues Cargo LIVE
Saturday 16 December 2023 | 10 pm
BLUES NIGHT
@ CAFÉ FOUGARO
the Christmas village
Sunday 10 & 17 December | 12-1.30 pm
pottery workshop
for children 6+
CHRISTMAS 2023
December 2023 - January 2024
at FOUGARO ARTCENTER
Activities
book presentation
Saturday 18 November 2023 | 6.00 pm
Thaleia P. Antoniadi
ALKIESSA
Puppet theatre!
Saturday 18 November 2023 | 5.30 pm
shows for children at FOUGARO
Meyerhold: the inventor of 20th-century theatre
Thursday 16 November 2023 | 10 am -12.00 pm
research seminar
by theatrologist Béatrice Picon-Vallin
Stage and technologies
Wednesday 15 November 2023 | 7 pm
lecture
by theatrologist Béatrice Picon-Vallin
pottery workshop
Sunday 24 September 2023 | 11 – 6 pm | WORKSHOPS
for children 3+, 6+ and 13+
October 28
Saturday 28 October 2023
at FOUGARO ARTCENTER
Basic computer principles
from Wednesday 18 October to 6 December 2023 | 4 - 6 pm | LIBRARY
with Christina Broussali
for beginners 60+
Clothe Upcycling creatively converting our old clothes!
Saturday 30 September to Saturday 25 November 2023
with Nicoletta Rafailidi
for 14+ teenagers
pottery workshop
every Wednesday from 4 October 2023 | 2 groups 5 - 7 and 7 - 9 pm | WORKSHOPS
with Polytimi Biliona
for teenagers and adults
mosaic workshop
Saturday 23/9 to Saturday 16/12 2023 | 11.30 - 13.00
with Yanna Karagianni
for children 10+
reading myths & fairy tales!
Fridays 7.30-8 pm
traces & imprints
Thursday 24 August 6:30 -9:30 pm
with Dimitra Siaterli
printmaking workshop for 12+ teenagers & adults in the context of the now women project
vitrail
Thursday 10 August 7-9 pm
with Yanna Karayanni
art workshop for 12+ teenagers & adults in the context of the now women project
Quartet Francky Reinhardt LIVE
Sunday 30 July 9.30pm
gypsy jazz & swing concert
the home
Thursday 27 July 2023 7-9 pm
with Artemis Alkalai
theoretical workshop & photo project for 12+ teenagers & adults as part of the now women project
Creative motion workshop
Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 July 2023 11.30 am
contemporary dance
in an active and experiential manner
FOUGARO Summer Cinema
Every Thursday & Friday 9pm
atelier fanzine
Thursday 6 July 7-9 pm
by Irini Karayannopoulou
art workshop for teenagers 15+ & adults within the "now women" project
book presentation
Sunday 2 July 2023 | 8 pm
by Irini Gogua
The Wheel of Time
painting on ceramics
Sunday 2 July 6-9pm
with Stella Kapezanou
workshop for 12+ & adults within the "now women" project
Second Life
Friday 30 June 7-9pm
by Iliodora Margellos
sculptural approach workshop for teenagers 15+ & adults within the "now women" project
Celebrating anti-drug Day!
Wednesday 28 June – Friday 30 June 2023
in collaboration with KETHEA KYTTARO-OXYGONO
I make my own Avatars
Friday 23 June 7-9 pm
with Emilia Tsekoura
art workshop for teenagers & adults as part of the ‘now women’ project
now women
July - August 2023
educational programmes
for teenagers and adults
Honorary doctorate for Ioanna Papantoniou
Thursday, 22 June 2023 12 pm
by the University of Peloponnese
Summer Day Camp 2023
Monday to Friday 8.30 – 2.30 pm
daily summer programme
for 4- to 14-year olds
"Life is a sea, and music a journey"
Sunday 18 June 2023 at 9 pm
Dimosthenis Tsamis LIVE
Saturday 17 June 9.30 pm
book presentation
Saturday 17 June 2023 at 8 pm
by Maria Velioti-Georgopoulou
We read fables & fairy tales!
Every Friday from 7.30-8.00 pm
Summer Campaign of Reading and Creativity 2023
Every Thursday at 7 pm
“Exactly 100! Treasures of Alki and George…”
Simos Gatsis Live
Saturday 10 June 9.30 pm
Exhibition of Workshops 2023
Friday 9 June – Sunday 2 July 2023
YORGOS NIKOLAIDIS & KATERINA SKOULI Live
Saturday 3 June after 9.30 pm
Fairy tale marathon 2023
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 June 2023
Book presentation Nikos Vatopoulos
Sunday 28 May 2023 7 pm
"A child grows up in Athens: 1934-1944"
REBE QUARTET Live
Saturday 27 May, after 21.30
Malibu Live
Saturday 20 May 9.30 pm
Presentation of book by Titos Patrikios
Sunday 14 May 2023 7pm
"The road again"
Ioannis Nanopoulos Live
Saturday 13 May 9.30 pm
School Programmes
till December 2023
in the context of the “NOW WOMEN” project
Simos Gatsis Live
Saturday 6 May 9.30 pm
Presentation of the new book by Ioanna Karystiani
Wednesday 26 April 2023 7pm
"Fine Print"
Presentation of the latest book of Soti Triantafyllou
Sunday 23 April 2023 7 pm
"Listen to the lion"
Swing & Sing LIVE
Saturday 22 April 9.30pm
Easter workshops & day camp
Easter 2023
Evangelia Andritsanou
Saturday 8 April 2023 7pm
"Antigone – A daughter, a country"
Book presentation
health – diet – exercise
Make the difference! Every little change is a major breakthrough for your health!
in Fougaro’s workshops, libraries and gardens.
now women
FOUGARO ARTCENTER 2023
works from the FKPCOLLECTION
25 March 2023
24–26 March
for fearless children
EMILIA TSEKOURA
March - September 2023
homeland landscapes
FOUGARO BLUE2
Puppet theatre!
Summer 2023!
Pottery Workshop
every Wednesday 6 - 8 pm
with Polytimi Biliona
for teenagers and adults
Freehand Drawing & Graffiti
every second Thursday 7-8.30pm
with Emilia Tsekoura
for children 9+ and teenagers
Art Workshop
Sunday 11.30am – 13.00pm
with Yanna Karagianni
for children 6+
2022
Reading fairy tales and fables
Every Friday 7.30 - 8.00pm
Light CAN
December 2022 - January 2023
Light Art Installation
by Beforelight group
Rea Galanaki
Sunday 13 November 2022
"Emmanuel and Catherine"
Book presentation
Games of strategy and imagination
Every Sunday, 5.30 - 7.30 pm
mind games
for children 12+
Crochet
for children 8+
with Christina Tsekoura
every Friday 7.30-8.30pm
Comic
every first Saturday 5-7pm until 3 June 2023
with Orestis Ladenis
for kids 7+ y.o.
Creative Sewing
every Sunday 5-6.30 pm — for beginners every Saturday 5.30-7pm — advanced classes
with Nicoletta Rafailidi
Loom weaving
every Wednesday 6.30-8pm
with Nicoletta Rafailidi
weaving for children 8+
Creative Reading and Narration
every Sunday 5-7pm
with Despina Flevari
for children 8-12
Visual Arts
October 2022 - May 2023
with Kalliopi Stamatari
Painting-X
October 2022 - May 2023
with Aemilia Tsekoura
Reading Club
On the last Friday of every month, 6-8pm
with philologist Sonia Konstantinopoulou
Creative Workshop
every Saturday 11.30am - 13.00
with Dimitra Zisimatou
for children 4+
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #10
16, 17, 18 September 2022-beforelight
3 days | 6 bands | 20 musicians
Educational Robotics
every Friday and Saturday
with Christina Tsekoura
Theatrical Play
every Saturday 5 - 6.30 pm
with Rita Zikidou
for children 4+
Vintage posters & photographs
16 September - 18 December 2022
from the FKP COLLECTION
Eleftheria Arvanitaki LIVE
Sunday 21 August 2022
"You Stay here"
Glykeria LIVE
Sunday 31 July 2022
Yannis Kotsiras LIVE
Sunday 10 July 2022
Lefteris Olympios
June - December 2022
3
Brigitte Hofherr
June 2022 - January 2023
"Endangered Portraits"
painting exhibition
Thodoris Gonis
Sunday 8 May 2022
"The crow's black dress"
Book presentation
2021
2019
VON HOESSLE | MEHLER | SARRIGEORGIOU
November 2019 – April 2020
painting, sculpture & photography
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #7
13 & 14 September 2019
2 days | 5 groups | 27 musicians
PYX LAX LIVE
Sunday 25 August 2019
Manolis Mitsias LIVE
Sunday 4 August 2019
Rena Morfi LIVE
Sunday 28 July 2019
Velesiotou & Yazdjian LIVE
Sunday 14 July 2019
Yannis Zouganelis LIVE
Sunday 23 June 2019
"Without a programme"
special guest: Dionysis Tsaknis
Stella Kapezanou
June - September 2019
just a few drops of pink Coppertone
CONVERSATIONS: AFRICA 1
March – May 2019
works from the FKPCOLLECTION
2018
JANICE HARRINGTON
Saturday 15 December 2018
Blues-Gospel-Jazz night!
"HOT LIGHT BOXES"
December 2018 - February 2019
exhibition by Kosmas Lilikakis
TSEKLENIS
October - December 2018
The Fashion Years
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #6
21 - 23 September 2018
3 days | 7 groups | 21 musicians
Foivos Delivorias LIVE!
Sunday 19 August 2018
Panos Katsimichas - Vassilis Kazoulis LIVE!
Sunday 5 August 2018
Dimitris Bassis LIVE!
Friday 13 July 2018
Lavrentis Machairitsas LIVE at FOUGARO!
Sunday 1 July 2018
Alexandros Manganiotis
March - May 2018
"Alphabet"
2017
Presentation of the new book by Christos Homenidis: Young white deer
Sunday 15 October 2017
Manolis Charos
October – December 2017
Painting 2011–2017
Christophoros Katsadiotis
October - January 2018
Poetic Incidents
Printmaking
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #5
1 September 2017 – 3 September 2017
ELENI TSALIGOPOULOU & Boğaz Musique LIVE!
Saturday 6 August 2017
Antonis Staveris
June – September 2017
Painting
Vassilis Vassilikos at FOUGARO
Friday 21 April 2017
as the legendary book Z
is republished!
Presentation of the new book by Manos Eleftheriou — Campaign Pharmacy
Wednesday 22 March 2017
2016
Book Presentation: Dimitri Nanopoulos, On the third rock from the Sun
Saturday 17 December 2016
1st National Book Presentation at Fougaro of Victoria Hislop's Cartes Postales from Greece
Saturday 5 November 2016
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #4
FOUGAROCK FESTIVAL #2
Friday 19 June 2016 – Sunday 19 June 2016
PANTA RHEI
June - October 2016
Maro Douka
Sunday 8 May 2016
"Nothing is given to you"
Book presentation
3 PAPACONSTANTINOU
April – May 2016
THEODORE, LITSA, LEDA
Alki Zei at FOUGARO!
Sunday 20 March 2016
Chalkida Art Workshop – 35 years
2015
PAUL LAMB at FOUGARO!
Saturday 12 December 2015
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #3
Saturday 3 October 2015 – Sunday 4 October 2015
4 ensembles, from Swing to contemporary Jazz!
FOUGAROCK FESTIVAL #1
12 June 2015 – 13 June 2015
Pop up #1
May - August 2015
Contemporary Art Exhibition
from the FKPCOLLECTION
2014
Little birds of hope
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #2
26, 27 & 28 September 2014
9 ensembles – 39 top musicians
in a top-quality programme from traditional jazz to its latest forms
Brides: Tradition and fashion in Greece
September 2014 - November 2014
MARK HADJIPATERAS
June – August 2015
2013
FOUGARO JAZZ FESTIVAL #1
Friday 11 October 2013 – Saturday 12 October 2013
Imam Baildi are coming to Fougaro!
Thursday 1 August 2013
Greece reads Poetry
Saturday 25 May 2013
Guitarists at Fougaro
Thursday 23 May 2013
Yannis Makridakis presents two books
Friday 19 April 2013
Sandro Penna
Saturday 26 January 2013
The dusty cyclist
Presentation of translated poetry by Errikos Sophras
