Póvoa de Lanhoso –

Culture & Leisure(Portugal)

Ana Oliveira, Helena Silva e Jéssica Corrêlo

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Library

Reading Rooms

The Library is ...

"A democratic institution of education, culture and information. "

"illustrate the faith of democracy in education for all at all ages (...)".

"the principal means of giving everyone free access to the treasury of human thought

and ideas and the creation of the imagination of man (...)".

In the Unesco Manifest on Public Libraries

The work at the House of Botica since 1993, initially as the Calouste Gulbenkian

Library until the extinction of SBAL FCG, with the provision of library collection to the

municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, Casa da Botica has strictly municipal library with

its own fusion their library collection.

And now have about 15,000 titles surveyed, the Municipal Library has a separate

regulation.

In the House of Pharmacy, we found two areas of reading:

Room Children's Library

Reading Room.

Hours:

The operation of the Library is provided over an extended period:

Monday to Friday:09h00 / 18h00

Saturday:10h00 / 13h00

Main Room

Apart from books for reading in

the presence and request for

house arrest, are available to

readers and users of four

computer terminals for

consultations and work as well as

newspapers and magazines and

daily newspapers, national,

regional and local levels.

Regularly promotes awareness

activities to books and reading.

Children's Room

In the Children's Library, in

addition to books and reading

tables, has a set of support

equipment playful.

Are regularly promoted

awareness-raising reading, staged

and dramatized readings, story

hours, among many other

activities.

Auditorium

With a capacity of 50 seats, the

Auditorium serves primarily in

support of libraries, although it

can be made available to the

community through their

representative institutions.

Theatre

Over One Hundred Years of Theatre

21 Parts

1886-1900

1901-1910

17 Parts

49 Parts

1911-1920

33 Parts

1931-1940

1941-1950

10 Parts

1921-1930

29 Parts

9 Parts

1951-1960

1961-1970

4 Parts

6 Parts

1971-1980

1981-1990

11 Parts

11 Parts

1991-2000

2001-2005

6 Parts

Architectural Design

Theatro Club

Built in 1904 and opened in 1905.

Designed by Ascension Machado and built by the action of the largest benefactor of

Póvoa de Lanhoso - Antonio Lopes, the Theatre Club is especially characteristic of Art

Nouveau, especially between the halls in Portugal for its unique architecture,

expressive decor. Nicknamed "theatrinho" by the small size of its main room (currently

with a capacity for 120 spectators) and after more than 20 years closed, became a

reality in 2001 and reopened its operation, seeking to occupy a space of reference in the

region with a regular weekly schedule based preferably in the Theatre. The Project for

the rehabilitation of the Architect's and Mario Abreu Abreu Adelaide (awarded by the

European Union, supported by the Gulbenkian Foundation and funded by the

Operational Plan for Culture), adapting its functionality and preserving its artistic

worth.

The Theater Club serves as the main space in the city municipal cultural activities and

entertainment. The programming of the Theatre Club, a weekly basis (Saturday -

21.45) is based mainly in the theater.

Information about the programming schedule for this space can be found on or applied

to www.theatroclub.com or requested for theatro.club @ cm-povoadelanhoso.pt.

Póvoa de Lanhoso there is a particular sensitivity to art that is the theater for over a

century. This sensitivity is demonstrated immediately by the building whose

construction has already exceeded 100 years of history linked to the Theatre

Amadores.A tradition of the theater is still marked by the existence of six groups of

amateur dramatics in activity in the county.

In conjunction with the art of theater, also works on building the municipal gallery

exhibition.

Gallery Theatre Club

The Municipal Gallery Exhibition works in the building of the Theatre Club. Open 3.

to 6. Monday (10h00-12h00 / 15h00-17h00), Saturday, Sunday and Holidays (14h00-

17h00) and at times of other achievements / performances at the Theatre Club,

promotes regular monthly exhibitions with a diverse .

In addition to solo exhibitions or themes, the Municipal Gallery promotes annually in

the month of August, an Exhibition of Fine Arts Open targeted to those who

demonstrate sensitivity or interest in exhibiting their work.

Contacts:

Tel: 253 639 706

email: theatro.club@mun-planhoso.pt

Schedule:

3. to 6. Mondays:10h00-12h00 / 14h00-17h00

Saturday, Sunday and Holidays (14h00-17h00)

Poles Theatre in Póvoa de Lanhoso

TheatreClub

IndependentTheatre

Theatre School

Theatre Workshop of

ESPL

Artemanias

“Prof. Gonçalo

Sampaio”

Theatre Groups

Chamber Theater of the Cultural Association of Youth Povoense

BACKGROUND

Created the Chamber Theatre in 1985, this has led to the scene the following work:

1986 - Ghost of the foot of the door, Campos Monteiro

1987 - The Gebo and the Shadow, Raul Brandão

1987 - Old Iron, Alcantara Chaves

1987 - Life for Life, Adaptation of A. Sousa e Silva

1988 - Camões, Quirino da Fonseca

1988 - The Boggart and the Dream King, Jose Jorge Letria

1988 - A respectable gentleman, André Bruno

1989 - Soup Juliana, Ascensão and Barbosa Abreu e Sousa 1989 - A monkey to do

math, author unknown

1990 - Morgado Fafe in Lisbon, Camilo Castelo Branco 1991 - Ugly Girl, Manuel

Frederico Pressler

1992 - The Ink Exchange, Arnaldo Campos and Leite Monteiro

1993 - The Journey of a paper boat, Sílvia Ortoff

1993 - The Press Eugenia, Manuel Fragoso

1994 - Mr. Ventura, Arnaldo Campos and Leite Monteiro

1996 - The Revolution of Maria da Fonte, Dino de Sousa

1998 - The Miser, Moliere

1999 - The Boggart and the Dream King, Jose Jorge Letria

2000 - Bed and table linen-Washed, Arnaldo Leite and Luis Barbosa

2002 - The Rector, Diogo Freitas do Amaral.

2003 – The Sin of Being a Man, Dino de Sousa

2004 – There's Oil in Beato, Raul Solnado.

2005 – The Other Side of Life, War Earl Junior.

Contact:

ACJP

Apartado 7

4830 Póvoa de Lanhoso

ATIPA

ACRDGalegos

Workshop Theatre School of Póvoa de Lanhoso

Artemanias – EB 2-3 Prof. Gonçalo Sampaio

Exhibitions

Municipal Gallery

The Municipal Gallery Exhibition works in the building of the Theatre Club.

Open 3. nd to 6. Monday (10h00-12h00 / 15h00-17h00), Saturday, Sunday and Holidays

(15h00-18h00) and at times of other achievements / performances at the Theatre Club,

promotes regular monthly exhibitions with a diverse. In addition to solo exhibitions or

themes, the Municipal Gallery promotes annually in the month of August, an Open

Exhibition of Visual Arts directed to those who demonstrate sensitivity or interest in

exhibiting their work. In the summer period is usually promoted an Open Exhibition of

Visual Arts to round 20. edition, whose participation has its own regulations.

Contacts:

Tel: 253 639 706

e-mail: theatro.club@mun-planhoso.pt

Schedules*:

3. st 6. Mondays: 10h00-12h00 / 14h00-17h00

Saturday, Sunday and Holidays (15h00-18h00)

* in moments of other achievements / performances at Theatre Club

Room Territorial Interpretation

A Territorial Interpretation cafe, opened in 2009, is a reference to the level of the

cultural heritage of Póvoa de Lanhoso, while valuable tool put to work in tourism and

the various school communities.

One of the primary goals is awareness of the importance of our common heritage as

well that can represent the identity of a region and externalize the value of a culture,

whether through a historical reference or a simple manifestation of a tradition.

This area basically consists of an exhibition and interpretative route, invites visitors

to look or an assessment of some of the assets and ethnographic manifestations or

representations, are generally associated with any particular community or as to each

of the parishes of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso.

The use of interactive digital media, the field of information technology and

communication as a core element of our times, to entice the visitor's curiosity, the

desire to see, again, recognizing the immense potential of indigenous resources in all

aspects of cultural heritage, folk Artistic, religious or natural.

How to know the heritage is to protect it, the Room for Interpretation of the Territory,

through a plan that aims to seasonal and dynamic, especially through thematic

exhibitions on different approaches to the strong asset value counties, plays a pivotal

role in contributing to growing pride in the condition of Lands or Lands of Lanhoso of

Maria da Fonte. For all of the services provided and developed, the House of Botica is

assumed as a major focus of the radiators work in Póvoa de Lanhoso in culture.

Any information, request or proposal can be requested / submitted to: House of Botica

Courtyard Artists

4830 – 513 Póvoa de Lanhoso

Telef. 253 639 708 / 253 631 435

Fax.: 253 634 754

e-mail: casa.botica@mun-planhoso.pt

Other exhibition venues

In addition to the Municipal Gallery, exhibitions are promoted in other municipal and

private spaces, including:

• Municipal Library

• Youth Space

• Watchtower Castle Lanhoso

• Restaurant Velho Minho

• Coffee Fura

Cultural Entertainment / Events, Fairs

and Pilgrimages

Municipal Holiday - Feast of St. Joseph

The animation is a culture of ever-increasing roles played by local authorities.

Surpassed the urgency of basic infrastructure, welfare, leisure and cultural enjoyment

is a desideratum of our growing responsibilities.

Póvoa de Lanhoso, while county located in the heart of Minho, has disseminated a

little for all communities, an important and significant set of Festivals, Fairs and

Pilgrimages to complement the available supply by the municipality.

The dynamics of municipal cultural entertainment in addition to regular dynamics

ensured by various municipal areas, is particularly at the level of expression outside

the Annual Festival, Fair of S. Joseph, March 19, days Holiday Hall in the summer

period and evoking other commemorative days and events.

The festivities of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, fair and frank, S. Joseph, are

the first of the great pilgrimages of Minho. With a longstanding tradition, the first fair

was established in 1895, some of the main references of this tradition and still

maintain that spirit.

With a fundamentally dynamic economy, which remained the main engine propellant

booster and for decades, where traders took their vital share of responsibility in the

organization and promotion of individual initiatives, as part of these festivities, in

which key moments were, of course In addition to the contest and livestock fair, frank,

horse racing.

History of Open Fair and the Feast of St.

JosephThe history of fairs in Póvoa de Lanhoso find references and prior to the fair of S.

Joseph First Letter of the Provincial D. Dinis (1292, September 25), or the first

reference to a Market Charter dates from the fifteenth century. The first fairs in

existing Póvoa de Lanhoso, thanks to its rural character, chose a way nearly

indistinguishable from the period of seasonal harvests of late summer (the "San Miguel

September), there are several references to fairs to weekly or monthly Throughout the

nineteenth century.

The most significant bibliographic reference for monitoring the history of the Feasts of

St. Joseph is the study of Dr. José Bento da Silva, "Open Fair and Feast of S. Joseph,

"published in 2003. There we can provide with documents, among other facts,

institutionalized by the city of Póvoa de Lanhoso, Feira de S. Joseph, in March 1895,

mindful of the feel and pulse of the community.

Today is killing private moments of tradition, that the livestock competition is exactly

one of the references of the day March 19 in Póvoa de Lanhoso. In 1887 premiums

totaled 50,000 for the kings' oxen and horses, "split between the best team of oxen,

""better seal bulls","best horse"and" best horse. " Today's awards, although not very big

but you are outnumbered.

The first party until today there are traditions that still remain. In addition to the fair

and contests, music (brass bands) are still present. In 1897 he was the "band music

Povoense" to brighten up the party. Today is the Musical Band of the Volunteer

Firemen of Povoa de Lanhoso and Banda Musical Calvos.

In 1898, another important attraction of the festivals were the horse races on the road

to Guimarães, "there remain horse races (gallop) on lands annexed to the EN 310

which connects to Guimarães.

If the fireworks, fireworks still stands in the tradition, while "rose to the large amount

of air rockets, " the sessions of fireworks, fireworks now "garden" is one of the

important moments of the festivities, with their audience, connoisseurs and simple but

numerous admirers. Many are also lovers of folklore Minho, which meets in the

Festival of Festivals S. José with the participation of folk groups of the Council 7.

Tradition and religiosity

From what is expressed, the Feasts of St. Jose's very popular tradition that, on the

other hand give it a strong sect, which was even the subject of downsizing, or at least

strong awareness in order to dignify this particular moment is the procession.

Despite the religious component to support an aspect of commercial and festive

celebrations, because only after the creation of the parish of Nossa Senhora do Amparo

(in 1925) the sect of the parties started to follow the strong economic component. In

fact, from 1928 is that the High Mass is held regularly, with the procession still takes

place later, with regularity from the 60s (sporadically in 1935, 1949 and 1950).

The municipal character of the festivities is assumed in several directions, and is now

participating in a majestic procession of its exponents. The institution of the day March

19 as a day of Municipal holiday brings you, of course, a more significant local

dimension, is the involvement of institutions, or popular participation and

membership. At March 19 are also associated with some of the best moments in recent

history of Póvoa de Lanhoso (opening of City Hall, Court and particularly with the

imposition of municipal honors).

Because of the Pilgrimage of S. Joseph is the first one of our great pilgrimages in the

Minho, the subject of much popular participation, in a mixture of faith and profane, the

Program seeks to achieve other objectives, including promotion, by patenting the

strands sites, establishing itself as a showcase of work and activities of people from the

Lands Lanhoso.

The local cuisine is one of the references, in addition to all the signature dishes of the

region, highlight the concrete to the "Kid to S. Joseph "that almost all the restaurants

put on the menu during this period.

Cultural Entertainment - Theatre

Theatre is another strong focus of the animation summer, creating a distinctive

cultural poster, and even preferred alternative, with the holding of shows Lanhoso

Castle (and other space assets) on the nights of Friday and Saturday of July and

August.

More information www.theatroclub.com.

Summer ConVida

The Municipality of Povoa de Lanhoso tested and said a new formula for the

development of animation summer, based on elementary assumptions as to create an

attractive and pleasant space for vacationers, residents and tourists, it was proposed

that a daily entertaiment extends over almost two months.

With a multifaceted program characteristics was found that this animation was able,

by its diversity and heterogeneity, boosting the development of habits sustained by

cultural programming directed to different target audiences, meeting the individual

sensitivities and preferences oflarger number of people.

To this end, we opted to choose the most central area of the town of Povoa de Lanhoso,

which simultaneously meeting the conditions necessary to conform to the new

philosophy, conditioning of traffic and pedestrian movement calling for, helped change

the Square Eng Armando Rodriguez in a reference during the summer.

During summer, the image of "going to the Plaza de gained new common

denominators: welfare, leisure, entertainment, music, fun ... and is now synonymous

with a simple" go to the Square. "

Starting from the central square of Eng Armando Rodriguez have been further tested

various formulas, will occupy public spaces, where the activities are distributed in

continuity, daily in July and August.

With an intense program based mainly on small animations ranging from Street

Entertainment, Theatre, Music, Cinema, the Kids Fun ... among other activities, they

show themselves capable of a dialectic able to sustain an increased pace and surging

demand for space created.

The success of the initiative called "The summer turns ... in the Square! "is measured

through nuances as the regularity, the flow and the infectious spirit that could

promote.

The Square has become a new social space as long not seen happen in Póvoa de

Lanhoso, gaining a momentum and life of its own identifiable only in localities where

tourism transforms seasonally.

This programming philosophy has revealed that the Póvoa de Lanhoso, as elsewhere,

has a potential that can transform the findings when appropriate formats and capable.

The initiative "The summer turns ... in the Square! "is definitely an appropriate

formula to the desired transfiguration of Povoa de Lanhoso during the summer, so it

will be repeated in identical molds in the year 2006

Benefiting from the experience, the Hall of Póvoa de Lanhoso preparing to transform

the Square Eng Armando Rodriguez in a social and cultural center of the most

successful yet.

Festivals, Fairs and Pilgrimages

One of the private wealth of our region and our county is the vast array of Festivals,

Fairs and pilgrimages throughout the year that take place.

The Weekly is at the Village Market on Thursdays.

The municipal holiday is March 19, S. Joseph.

Pilgrimages

Águas Santas

♪ S. Bento – 11 of July

♪ N.S. da Conceição – May

Ajude

♪ S. Pedro - 28 of June

Brunhais

♪ S. Bento – 11 of July

Calvos

♪ Stª Marta – 1st Sunday in August

♪ Nª Srª Encarnação – 25 of March

♪ S. Gens – 25 of August

Campo

♪ S. Martinho – 11 of November

♪ Nª Srª do Rosário – 1st Sunday in

August

Covelas

♪ S. Julião – 9 of January

Esperança

♪ Stº António – 13 of June

Ferreiros

♪ N.S. da Conceição – 8 of December

Fontarcada

♪ Stª Luzia – 13 of December

♪ S. Francisco – 4 of October

♪ Stª António – 13 of June

♪ S. João – 24 of June

Frades

♪ S. Roque – 16 of August

♪ S. Mamede – 17 of August

♪ Stº André – 29 of November

Friande

♪ N.S. da Ajuda – August

♪ S. Tomé – 1st Sunday in January

Galegos

♪ S. Martinho – 11 of November

♪ Stª António – 13 of June

Garfe

♪ S. Roque – 16 of August

♪ N.S. Rosário–1st Sunday in October

Geraz do Minho

♪ Stº António – 22 of August

♪ N.S. do Rosário – 15 of May

♪ Stº Estevão – 26 of November

Mostly religious in nature, they are distributed by all the 29 parishes in the County as follows:

Lanhoso

♪ S. Tiago – 15 of August

Louredo

♪ Srª da Alegria – 1st Monday after Easter

♪ Divino Salvador – 6 of August

Monsul

♪ S. Martinho – 11 of November

♪ Stª Maria de Rendufinho – 15 of August

♪ Stª Luzia – 13 of December

♪ S. Tiago – 25 of July

♪ Nª Srª das Arcas – 15 of August

♪ Festa do Imigrante – 15 of September

Moure

♪ Santa Maria – 2 of February

Oliveira

♪ S. Tiago – 25 of July

♪ Stª Cruz

Póvoa de Lanhoso ( Nª. Sr.ª. do Amparo)

♪ S. José – 19 of March

♪ S. Brás – 3 of February

♪ N.S. do Pilar – Penultimate Sunday in

May

♪ S. Pedro – 29 of June

Rendufinho

♪ Stª Maria de Rendufinho – 15 of August

Santo Emilião

♪ S. Bento – 11 of July

♪ S. Martinho – 11 of November

São João de Rei

♪ Stº António – 13 of June

♪ S. João – 24 of June

Serzedelo

♪ S. Sebastião - 20 of January

♪ S. Pedro – 29 of June

♪ Stº António – 13 of June

♪ S. João – 24 of June

♪ Stª Luzia – 13 of December

Sobradelo da Goma

♪ St.º António – 13 of June

♪ S. Tiago – 25 of July

Taíde

♪ N.Sr.ª. de Porto D’Ave – 8 of September

♪ N. S. Da Graça – 25 of March

Travassos

♪ St.º Elói – 1st Sunday in December

Verim

♪ Nossa Senhora do Ó – 18 of December

Vilela

♪ Nª Sr.ª das Maravilhas – 17 of August

♪ St.º António – 13 of June

Institutions

Bands

Banda Musical de Calvos

Banda Musical dos Bombeiros Voluntários

da Póvoa de Lanhoso

Folklore

Rancho Folclórico da Póvoa de Lanhoso

Rancho Folclórico “Maria da Fonte” de

Fontarcada

Rancho Folclórico de Garfe

Rancho Folclórico de Porto d’Ave – Taíde

Rancho Folclórico de St.ª Maria de Verim

Rancho Folclórico de S. Julião de Covelas

Rancho Folclórico Infantil e Juvenil da Póvoa

de Lanhoso

OthersCentro de Criatividade da Póvoa de Lanhoso

Associação Cultural da Juventude Povoense –

Grupo de Teatro

Oficina de Teatro da Escola Secundária da

Póvoa de Lanhoso

Artemanias

ATIPA

ACRD Galegos

ACRD Póvoa de Lanhoso

Statistics

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