Puzzle Festival Programme

FRIDAY 24/9/2021

PERA MERIA SQUARE – START

20.00 Short greetings
20.15 We present ourselves – with Kostas Peristeris, member of the Science Reactors team
20.45 The “Trojan Puzzle” and the triptych “Apocalypse Kastellorizo” with Pantazis Houlis
21.30 Happening

SATURDAY 25/9/202

7.00 am We walk on the paths of the island with Pantazis Houlis
9.00 am Treasure Hunt with “Crew 94”

MUNICIPALITY CULTURAL HALL INTERIOR AND OUTDOOR AREA 
10.00-12.00
• Physics Experiments (Science is Fun)
• Chemistry Experiments (Eugenides Foundation)
• Scientific Games (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research)

12.00-12.45 Stand up Science kids with the Science Reactors
12.45-13.15 Mathematical magic tricks by Professor Michael Lambrou of the University of Crete
13.15-14.00 Come and meet our planetary neighborhood… playing with astrophysicist Kosmas Gazeas

SANTRAPEIA SCHOOL – 3 HALLS AND OUTDOORS
10.00-14.00
• “STEM & Educational Robotics: My First Automations”
• Theatrical Lab – Musical Play Workshop by actress Fotini Baxevani
• Greek Shadow Theatre Workshop by Christos Stanisis
• Experiments and Theatrical Play (Pasteur Institute)

MUNICIPALITY CULTURAL HALL – INTERIOR AREA
18.00-18.45 We discuss the problems of the sea with researchers from the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
18.45-19.15 The Science Reactors present science in a… different way to older children
19.15-19.50 Michael Lambrou and mathematical puzzles
19.50-20.30 Pantazis Houlis and the Ostomachion – the oldest puzzle

“DRASI” OFFICE
19.00-20.00 Narration of a fairy tale by Michelle Kiosoglous

PERA MERIA SQUARE 
20.00-21.00 “Karagiozis and the Puzzle of ’21 in Kastellorizo” by Christos Stanisis A surprise performance by young “puppeteers” will follow

AIRPORT AREA
21.00 until late at night
• “Star-observation” with the astrophysicist Kosmas Gazeas and his collaborators
• Pilotage by the team “Crew 94”

SUNDAY 26/9/2021

7.00 am We walk on the paths of the island with Pantazis Houlis

MUNICIPALITY CULTURAL HALL – INTERIOR AND OUTDOOR AREA 
10.00-12.00
 
• Physics Experiments (Science is Fun)
• Chemistry Experiments (Eugenides Foundation)
• Scientific Games (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research)
12.00-12.40 Stand up Science kids with the Science Reactors
12.40-13.15 “Mathemagic” (Eugenides Foundation)

SANTRAPEIA SCHOOL – 3 HALLS AND OUTDOORS
10.00-14.00

• “STEM & Educational Robotics: My First Automations”
• Theatrical Lab – Musical Play Workshop by actress Fotini Baxevani
• Greek Shadow Theatre Workshop by Christos Stanisis
• Experiments and Theatrical Play (Pasteur Institute)

AGORA AREA
13.00-15.00 5th Megistian Aenigma Agon
Presentation of contestants – Winners Award – Great prizes

MUNICIPALITY CULTURAL HALL – INTERIOR AREA
18.00-18.30 We discuss the problems of the sea with researchers from the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
18.30-19.00 The Science Reactors present science in a… different way to older children
19.00-19.45 Michael Lambrou shows that mathematics are simple
19.45-20.30 “Zesto Koralli” (Warm Coral) presentation of Kastellorizo by Pantazis Houlis

On both days there will be two exhibitions in the area of the Municipality Cultural Hall.
• “Planets In Your Hand” with Kosmas Gazeas and his collaborators (University of Athens)
• Puzzles by Kastellorizian puzzle makers: Michael Toulouzas – Pantazis Houlis

“DRASI” OFFICE
19.00-20.00 Narration of a fairy tale by author Christos Kalountzoglou (the author will donate his book to the children who will participate)

PERA MERIA SQUARE – END OF FESTIVAL  
20.00-21.00 An evening with favorite folk, rempetika and smyrneika songs with Tutti Blue, guitar by Dimitris Hadjiples, mandolin/bouzouki/banjo by Vassilis Karamalis, and singing by the well-known singer Stathis Raftopoulos


NOTE
• During the weekend there will be two guided tours with a limited number of guests at the Puzzle Museum
• In various parts of the island the team “Crew 94” will impress you with its special events
• Three days before the Festival (21, 22, 23/9) at the Santrapeia School there will be held afternoon theatrical workshops (17.00-20.00) by Fotini Baxevani