For the second year in a row, Gabrovo will challenge young people to think outside the box with the event Rivers of the City - Youth Events Against the Current. It will be held on August 25, 26 and 27 in and around the bed of the Yantra River - a non-standard location that the young people immediately recognized as their own. The exact place is "Avram Gachev" street in the part towards the House of Humor and Satire, next to the gondola with flowers.
The three days are filled with a variety of events and activities - there will be henna painting and braiding, making giant glowing figures, wool felting, sports competitions, an art bazaar, an exhibition and a photo competition. Attention is also paid to ecology and an environmentally friendly way of life – a special tent will inform us on the topic of energy efficiency, and young people can also join a discussion on how art can support activism, defend a position or draw attention to an issue.
Evenings are dedicated to music, cinema and stand-up comedy. The musicians entrusted with the mood during the three days are Mila Robert, Ogi 23, Antifreeze and Tsunami Rock Band. Comedian Dimitar Donski will make us laugh hard on Saturday night, and on Sunday there will be a screening - the guests will see the Bulgarian film "Wild and Happy".
Young artists will present their works at the art bazaar - we will see jewelry, designer T-shirts, bags, textile products. The retaining wall of the river will also get new graffiti painted by the young artists.
The festival is organized by the Youth Center - Gabrovo in partnership with the "Collective" foundation. The volunteers of the youth center take an active part in the organization and logistics of the event.
The event takes place with the support of the project BGLD-2.001-0009-C01 "Opportunities for the expression of young people - creation of a Youth Center in Gabrovo" under the program Local development, poverty reduction and improved inclusion of vulnerable groups, FM pa EEA 2014-2021
PROGRAM
25 AUGUST (FRIDAY)
14:00 – 19:00 Art workshops
14:00 – 17:00 Making giant glowing figures with Nikolay Tabakov
16:00 - 17:00 "Landscape-collage" with the Museum of Humor and Satire
16:00 – 18:00 Making wool products (felt) with Ioana Ivanova
16:00 - 18:00 Volunteer Club - photo competition, team tournament in tug-of-war, sack jumping, etc., Bazaar with a cause
16:00 - 18:00 Friends of the Earth, Environmental Association "For the Earth" - permanent installation
Discussion on "Energy for Peace: The Fossil Fuel Challenge and Art to Support Activism"
16:00 – 23:00 Art bazaar and workshops
16:00 - 19:00 Braiding with kanekalon
16:00 – 19:00 The ancient art of Mehendi (painting with henna)
16:00 – 23:00 Textiles and trinkets*
19:00 – 19:30 Opening
19:30 - 20:00 Opening of the Access project - author Stoyan Dechev
21:00 – 22:30 MILA ROBERT CONCERT
26 AUGUST (SATURDAY)
10:00 – 19:00 Art workshops
10:00 – 12:00 Making wool products (felt) with Ioana Ivanova
10:00 – 12:00 Glass engraving with Svetoslav Tsvyatkov
14:00 – 19:00 Making giant glowing figures with Nikolay Tabakov
15:00 – 17:00 Glass engraving with Svetoslav Tsvyatkov
16:00 - 17:00 "Landscape-collage" with the Museum of Humor and Satire
16:00 – 18:00 Making wool products (felt) with Ioana Ivanova
10:00 - 19:00 Volunteer Club - photo contest, team tournament in tug-of-war, sack jumping, etc., Bazaar with a cause
10:00 - 18:00 Friends of the Earth - Ecological Association "For the Earth" - permanent installation
10:00 - 23:00 Art Bazaar
16:00 - 19:00 Braiding with kanekalon
16:00 – 19:00 The ancient art of mehendi (painting with henna)
16:00 – 23:00 Textiles and trinkets*
17:30 – 19:30 Wheel race
20:00 - 21:00 Stand-up comedy with Dimitar Donski
21:00 – 22:30 CONCERT GROUP OGI 23
27 AUGUST (SUNDAY)
10:00 – 19:00 Art workshops
10:00 – 12:00 Making wool products (felt) with Ioana Ivanova
10:00 – 12:00 Glass engraving with Svetoslav Tsvyatkov
14:00 – 19:00 Making giant glowing figures with Nikolay Tabakov
15:00 – 17:00 Glass engraving with Svetoslav Tsvyatkov
16:00 – 18:00 Making wool products (felt) with Ioana Ivanova
10:00 - 19:00 Volunteer Club - Photo contest - final, Team tournament in tug-of-war, sack jumping, etc., Bazaar with a cause
10:00 - 18:00 Friends of the Earth - Ecological Association "For the Earth" - permanent installation
10:00 – 23:00 Art bazaar and workshops
16:00 - 19:00 Braiding with kanekalon
16:00 – 19:00 The ancient art of Mehendi (painting with henna)
16:00 – 23:00 Textiles and trinkets*
17:30 – 19:30 Scooter competition
19:30 – 20:00 YOUTH ROCK BAND “BLITZKRIEG” CONCERT
20:00 – 21:00 CONCERT BAND "ANTIFREEZE"
20:30 – 22:45 WILD AND HAPPY CINEMA
21:00 - 22:00 "TSUNAMI ROCK BAND" CONCERT
