Calendar of events 2008

January

-- 15th January to 1st March Ethno-workshop in Barbat

February

-- 1st February Presentation of the keys of the town to the Master of the Carnival

-- Opening of special exhibition, Maškarani vremeplov ("Costume Time - Machine"), Knežev dvor Gallery

March

-- 10th March Klapska muka choir recital performed by the Rab klapa ensembles in Ivanić Grad in the parish church of St. Peter (Crkva sv. Petra)

-- 14th March Klapska muka – choir recital performed by the Rab klapa ensembles in Drniš – 17:00 in the church of St. Ante

-- 14th March Klapska muka choir recital performed by the Rab klapa ensembles, village of Filip Jakov in the Church of St. Philip James (Crkva sv. F. Jakova) at 20:00

-- 16th March Palm Sunday

-- 16th March Klapska muka choir recital in the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Katedrala Uznesenja Marijina), conducted by maestro Ljubo Stipišić Delmata and performed by the Rapske klape

-- 23rd March EASTER SUNDAY

-- 24th March Performance by the Rapske klape, St. Mary Magdalene, Church of St. Euphemia (Crkva sv. Eufemije) at 18:00

April

-- 12th April Book presentation, "Rab u srednjovjekovlju" ("Rab in the Middle Ages"), Prof. Dušan Mlacović

-- 27th April The Križevo procession. The traditional holy day of the islanders. On that day, the priests of all of the local churches enter the old town of Rab in procession in order to attend a joint Holy Mass in the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary.

May

-- 1st May Mayday dawn prayer, Trg Sv. Kristofora (St. Christopher's Square) at 06:00

-- 7th May Presentation of book by Prof. Slavica Šišara in the Zimsko kino (winter cinema)

-- 8th May Performance by the Rapski tanac folk ensemble

-- 8th May Volunteer firemen’s brass band – concert, town Loggia at 20:30

-- 8th May Opening of exhibition Kvarnerska kupališna baština ("The Historical Bathing Resorts of Kvarner"), Knežev dvor gallery

-- 9th May Rab Town Annual Day, special program

-- 9th May Medieval tournament, Trg Sv. Kristifora at 20:30

-- 10th May Review of childrens’ klapa ensembles (Rab, Bribir, Zadar, Kastav), Zimsko kino

-- Whitsun week – special program

-- 22nd May Rab volunteer firemen’s brass band concert, town Loggia at 20:30

-- 25th May International kayak regatta – Rab 2008, Rab harbour 08:00

June

-- 1st – 19th June Church of St. Nicholas (Crkva Sv. Nikole) – works by famous photographer Rudolf Verderber, who worked in the 1930’s in the town of Rab

-- 7th June Promenade performance by the Rapski tanac folk ensemble

-- 20th June Marking of the 40th anniversary of the signature of the twinning charter between the city of San Marino and the town of Rab – special program
        - arrival of the regatta from Rimini
        - exhibition of painters from San Marino
        - performance by LADO national folk ensemble
        - Medieval tournament between San Marino and the crossbowmen of Rab

-- 22nd June Medieval game and festival on the square

-- 24th June Brass concert to mark Statehood Day, Trg Municipium Arba at 21:00

-- 26th June Opening of Rab Musical Evenings – performance by the Rab klapa ensembles, Church of the Holy Cross (Crkva Sv. Križa) at 21:00

-- 29th June St. Peter’s Celebration in Supetarska Draga

July

-- 1st July Exhibition by academy-trained painter Željko Kipka in the Knežev dvor gallery

-- 2nd June Promenade performance by the Rapski tanac folk ensemble

-- 3rd July Rab Musical Evenings – Classic concert, Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00, Ad Brass

-- 10th July Classical concert – Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00, Madrigal ensemble from Zagreb

-- 12th July Rab Volunteer Firemen's brass band concert, the Pijaceta at 21:00

-- 16th July Karmenica, Festival of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Barbat

-- 17th July Classical concert – Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00, Olga Šober

-- 24th July Classical concert – Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00, Responsorium

-- 24th July – 28th July RABSKA FJERA 2002 - 2007
        - St. James’ Day (Sv. Jakov), 25th July. Opening of the 2008 Fjera, Trg Sv. Kristofora (St. Christopher's Square), Varoš at 21:30
        - St. Ana’s Day, 26th July, Fjera 2008, Kaldanac from 21:00 - 24:00
        - St. Christopher’s Day (Sv. Kristofor)
        - 27th July, Fjera 2008 closing ceremony
        - Medieval tournament by the Rab crossbowmen, Trg Sv. Kristofora at 20:00

-- 30th July Traditional summer concert, volunteer firemen’s brass band, the Pjaceta, Trg Slobode at 21:00

-- 31st July Rab Musical Evenings, A Midsummer Nights’ Dream, V. Ivanjek, Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00

August

-- 1st August Promenade performance by the Rapski tanac folk ensemble – town centre

-- 1st August Retrospective exhibition of academy-trained artist Marko Vekić in the Knežev dvor gallery

-- 2nd August Opening of the Josip Grca exhibition in the Church of St. Nicholas

-- 5th August Thanksgiving Day – special program

-- 5th August Rab volunteer firemen's brass band concert at 21:00

-- 5th August Šištovica Holy Day in Banjol, Holy Day Celebration

-- 7th August Rab Musical Evenings, Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00, Jirzi Preisinger Trio

-- 14th August Rab Musical Evenings, Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary at 21:00, concert conducted by Dunja Vejzović

-- 15th August Vela Gospa (The Assumption of Our Lady) – special program, medieval games, Trg Sv. Kristofora, Varoš at 21:00

-- 16th August Rab volunteer firemen’s brass band concert, the Pijaceta at 21:00

-- 18th August Opening of the Nakić School of the Organ in the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary

-- 21st August Rab Musical Evenings – Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary at 21.00, Ljerka Očić on the organ

-- 23rd August Opening of the Vjekoslav Vojo Radojčić restrospective exhibition, Knežev dvor gallery

-- 23rd August Rab volunteer firemen’s brass band concert, the Pijaceta at 21:00

-- 26th August Promenade performance by the Rapski tanac folk ensemble – Rab town

-- 28th August Rab Musical Evenings

-- 30th August Rab International Marathon at 15:00 – Šetalište fra Odorike Badurine (promenade)

September

-- 4th September Rab Musical Evenings – Classical concert – Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00

-- 8th September Mala Gospa (Nativity of the Virgin Mary), Special program in Lopar

-- 11th September Rab Musical Evenings – Classical music concert, Church of the Holy Cross, 21:00

-- 13th September Rab volunteer firemen’s brass band concert, the Pijaceta at 21:00

-- 14th September Promenade performance by the Rapski tanac folk ensemble – Rab town

-- 16th September St. Euphemia’s Day (Sv. Eufemija), special program in Kampor

-- 18th September Rab Musical Evenings – Classical concert – Church of the Holy Cross at 21:00

-- 21st September St. Matthew’s Day (Sv. Matej), program in Mundanije

-- 30th September Barbat 2008 Angling Competition

October

-- 8th October Independence Day – special program

November

-- All Saints – special program

December

-- 6th December St. Nicholas' – Mariners' Day, Church of St. Nicholas - special program for adults and schoolchildren

-- Exhibition – Days of Komina in the Knežev dvor gallery

-- 13th December St. Lucia – holy day in Banjol, concert by the Rapske klape ensembles

-- 20th December Pahuljica kindergarten, concert in the Zimsko kino at 18:00

-- 21st December Concert by Mirković Music School in the Church of the Holy Cross at 18:00

-- 23rd December Concert by the Rapske klape in the Church of St. Peter in Supetarska Draga at 17:00

-- 28th December Christmas concert by the Rapske klape, Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary at 19:00

-- 29th December Christmas and New Year’s brass band concert, Rab volunteer firemen, the Zimsko kino at 18:00

-- 30th December Performance by the Bonaca klapa ensemble, Trg Municipium Arba, 21:00 - 24:00

-- 31st December A meeting with Silvestrov – Trg Municipium Arba, 11:00 to 13:00
Participating:
        - Rab volunteer firemen’s brass band
        - Rapski Tanac folk ensemble, youth and seniors

-- Celebration for all guests and citizens of Rab

-- WELCOMING IN THE NEW YEAR 2009, out in the open – Trg Municipium Arba, with music and entertainment by the Đambrli vocal and instrumental group

-- Welcoming in the New Year in the hotels Padova, Carolina and Ros Maris, with formal dinner and live music