Entertainment with meaning

By Maria Gregoriou

This week offers some great fun and entertainment value for the whole family. But that is not the most important factor about the two events we are about to suggest, they are both for a good cause.

So let’s start with the musical event set for tomorrow in Nicosia, under the name Unite for Children’s Rights.

This is a special music festival in which the choirs, orchestras and bands from the American International School Cyprus, Junior and Senior schools join together alongside professional musicians to form a united orchestra and choir.

This year’s concert will be the seventh of its kind and it aims to not only entertain but to also raise awareness about child abuse and bullying.
Proceeds from the event will help the charity organisation Hope for Children obtain the additional resources necessary to reach and assist as many children as possible.

The second charity event will be held on Sunday at the Rivergate Bookshop café in Latsia, Nicosia.

The event will feature egg racing and other traditional games, and arts and crafts to do with the Easter celebrations.

Children will be able to paint their own eggs, listen to some storytelling, get their face painted, take a ride with some Micro Scooters, enjoy a traditional puppet show, listen to music, and watch some dancing and lots more.

The proceeds will go towards the enforcement of the Municipal Markets of Latsia and Aglantzia that provide food to many families in need.

Unite for Children’s Rights
A concert for choir and orchestra. March 26. Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia. 7.30pm. €8. Tel: 22-103234

Charity Event
A day out for the family with egg racing, arts and crafts, face painting and lots more. March 29. Rivergate Bookshop Café, Latsia, Nicosia. 10.30am-6pm. Tel: 99-621820

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