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What's on in North Cyprus

<< 10 May - 16 May 2010 >>

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Bellapais Art Exhibition
Tour of North Nicosia Friends in Need Quiz Tour of North Nicosia Tour of South Nicosia Tour of North Nicosia Guzelyurt Market Church Services
13th Guzelyurt Arts Festival Ozankoy Flower Show
NCCCT Bingo KAR Bingo Friends Coffee Morning Line Dancing Lessons Famagusta Market Children's Film show Pembegul Market
Line Dancing Lessons Line Dancing Lessons NCCCT Bingo Organ Recital Carpenters Market Lambousa Market Buyukkonuk Market
Spring Music Festival at Bellapais Line Dancing Lessons   Pegasos Market Phoenix Social Event Karakum Market
Tour of South Nicosia NCCCT Coffee 112 Afternoon Tea   Tour of South Nicosia Cricket Match Charity Concert
    Kyrenia Market       Lambousa Auction

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Tour of North Nicosia. Monday, Wednesday and Friday weekly.
Conducted walking tour of North Nicosia. Meet 10.00 at the Kyrenia Gate, or 10.30 at the Lokmaci crossing point. More information. (Back to top)

Kyrenia Market. Wednesday weekly.
Kyrenia municipal open air market. Here you will find fantastic value on a vast range of goods, especially fruit, vegetables, cheeses, yoghurts, oils and vinegars (often brought in from the country by farming families), fish, footwear, clothing and all sorts of odds and ends. (Back to top)

Famagusta Market. Friday weekly.
Here you can buy about everything you might need; clothing, household items, flowers, fish and fresh fruit and vegetables. You can also buy freshly pressed olive oil there, mostly made by the vendor itself (and it does come very often in re-used bottles of J&B, Bells or Teachers!). (Back to top)

Guzelyurt Market. Saturday weekly.
Everything from clothes, shoes, nuts, sweets, olive oil, honey, home made cheese as well as fruit and vegetables are sold. Produce is fresh, and local people are encouraged to sell the excess from their own gardens. The market opens early, and continues till about 1pm. It is situated on the main street opposite the museum and church. (Back to top)

Friends Coffee Morning. 1st, 2nd 3rd and Last Wednesdays.
11am. Friends of those in Need coffee morning. The first 3 Wednesdays of the month will be at Ginko Restaurant, Namik Kemal Square, Famagusta and is a social meeting. On the Last Wednesday, it will be a fund-raising meeting at the Terrace Beach bar, Bogaz. (Back to top)

Carpenters Market. Friday weekly.
Carpenters Craft & Farmers market, Karaoglanoglu. 10am to 1pm. (Back to top)

Pegasos Market. Friday weekly.
Pegasos Friday market, Karaoglanoglu. The original Friday market. 10am - 2pm (Back to top)

Lambousa Market. Saturday weekly.
Chateau Lambousa Arts and Crafts Fair. 10am to 2.30pm (or later). Stallholders include homebaked pastries and pies, homemade jams and marmalades. CDs, DVDs and book stalls. A variety of clothing and jewellery, antiques, paintings, sculptures and other arts and crafts. (Back to top)

Children's Film Show. Saturday weekly.
2pm. Free film screenings for children (age 9 and up) at Sidestreets, Nicosia. The films are sometimes in English, sometimes Turkish. For information phone 0392 22 93070/71. Sidestreets is past the post office, and opposite the law courts. (Back to top)

Church Services, Every Sunday.
Both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches are represented in North Cyprus. Sunday services are as follows.
St Andrew’s Church, Kyrenia (Anglican)
8am. Communion.
10am. Family Eucharist and Sunday School.
2pm. Turkish language service. (Held in the church hall)
5.30pm. Cyprus International Fellowship
5.30pm. 2nd Sunday, Communion at the Hermitage chapel
5.30pm, 4th Sunday, Evening prayer at the Hermitage chapel
St Mark’s Anglican Chaplaincy, Famagusta.
9.30am. Held at the Bogaz Hotel
11am. Communion (Except 1st Sunday, Morning Praise) Held at the Old Greek St George church, Salamis Road.
5.30pm.Praise & Worship (Except 1st Sunday, Communion) Held at the Old Greek St George church, Salamis Road.
St Elizabeth of Hungary R.C. Church, Kyrenia
12 Noon. Mass (Back to Top)

Karakum Market. Every Sunday.
9am to 1 pm at Star Bowling. Books, hand made greeting cards, hand made Turkish Cypriot souvenirs, plants, toys, clothing, shoes, English jams, preserves, pickles, bric-a-brac, carpets, haberdashery, wool, electricals, electronics, pictures, photo., To set up a stall contact Sandie on  0533 8649195  or 0533 8629416 or e-mail to karakumcarboot1@gmail.com  (Back to Top)

Pembegul Market, Every Sunday.
10am - 3pm, Pembegul Garden Centre.  Next to K-Pet petrol garage, Between Bellapais traffic lights & Bellapais roundabout. A selection of plants, books, shoes, DVDs, and more. (Back to Top)

Buyukkonuk Market, Every Sunday.
11am – 4pm., Buyukkonuk village centre, Karpaz. Organised by the Eco-Tourism Association, the market has handicrafts, traditional food, and local produce. (Back to top)

Friends of Those in Need quiz night. Alternative Tuesdays.
7.30pm, Empress Restaurant, near Salamis ruins. Quiz night in aid of the Friends of those in Need Charity. (Back to top)

NCCCT Bingo, 2nd Monday Monthly.
7.30pm, Mambo Bar, Alsancak. Fundraising for the charity Free entry and free raffle. Book of 6 games cost 35TL.
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NCCCT Coffee morning, 2nd Tuesday monthly except July and August.
10.30am, Pia Bella Hotel, Girne. Everything raised goes towards essential hospital equipment for the relief of cancer sufferers.
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112 Afternoon Tea, 2nd Wednesday monthly, except December and January
3pm, Mountain View Hotel, Karaoglanoglu. English tea, sandwiches and scones with cream. The guest speaker is Stephen day talking about the "Corridors of Power". Entry 10TL. (Back to Top)

KAR Bingo Fundraiser, Second Tuesday Monthly.
3pm - 5pm, Sammy’s Hotel, Girne. Tickets cost 35TL, which includes afternoon tea and 4 games of bingo. Booking on 0533840 0380. (Back to Top)

3rd Ozankoy Flower Show, 15th and 16th May.
More information here. (Back to Top)

Line  Dancing Lessons, Mondays to Thursdays, October to June
Two groups, Phoenix Line Dance Club, and the Kibris Liners hold line dancing lessons in the TRNC.
Mondays.
10.30am – 12.30pm, Punjab Restaurant, Lapta. Beginners. Entrance 5TL. (Kibris Liners)
6pm - 8pm, Dome Hotel, Girne. Intermediate. Entrance 15TL which includes bar supper and coffee, tea, or soft drink. (Pheonix)
Tuesdays.
10.30am - 12.30pm, Green Valley Restaurant, Alsancak. Improver level. Entrance 5TL. (Phoenix)
10am - noon, Punjab Restaurant, Lapta. Absolute beginners. Entrance 5TL. (Kibris Liners)
Wednesdays.
10.30am – 12.30pm, Punjab Restaurant, Lapta. Intermediate. Entrance 5TL. (Kibris Liners)
11am - 1pm, Koca Reis, near Salamis. Beginner. Entrance 5TL (Phoenix)
Thursdays.
10.30am - 12.30pm,Green Valley Restaurant, Alsancak. Beginners. Entrance 5TL. (Phoenix)
For more information, contact Phoenix on 0533 876 3410, and Kibris on 0542 883 4422. (Back to Top)

Phoenix Social Event, Saturday 15th May.
Koca Reis Restaurant, near Salamis. To Be Confirmed. The Phoenix line dance club are holding a social event. (Back to Top)

Spring Music Festival at Bellapais. 30th April to 11th May.
8.30pm, Bellapais Abbey.
Friday 30th April.
Lale Musayeva & Ibrahim Ozbaskin, Flute recital.
Sunday 2nd May.
Birce Arslan Asman & Sirin Akbulut, Piano recital for four hands.
Tuesday 4th May.
Gozdem Ilkay, Piano recital.
Friday 7th May.
Expromte Trio & Baritone Evren Karagoz.
Sunday 9th May.
Demet Alkan James, Piano recital.
Tuesday 11th May.
Arman Ratrip (piano), Tony Jones (double bass) & Yusuf Joe Taka (drums), Jazz concert.
Tickets cost 20TL, and full programme details can be found here. (Back to Top)

Art Exhibition, 17th April to 16th May
10am - 4pm, Bellapais Abbey crypt. Kate Fensom and Max Dane, joined by several other artists are holding an art exhibition. At least one of the artists will be in attendance daily. (Back to Top)

13th Guzelyurt Arts Festival, 4th to 14th May.
Programme details TBA. (Back to Top)

Cricket Match, Saturday 15th May.
2pm, the stadium, mare Monte road, Alsancak. A 20 overs a side expats v Pakistanis cricket match is being held. Entry free. (Back to Top)

Organ Recital, Thursday 13th May.
7.30pm, St Andrew’s Church, Girne. John Crothers, former chairman of the Royal School of Church Music will play pieces from across 400 years. Tickets cost 20TL, and are in aid of the Hermitage Project and to help local young people with special needs. To reserve tickets, call 0533 865 9784 or 0542 889 0072. (Back to Top)

Charity Concert, Sunday 16th May.
5.30pm, Pia Bella, Girne. A charity concert in aid of NAFI. A full line-up of entertainment to last all evening. There will also be a raffle. Entry is free, but donations are expected. Food is available. (Back to Top)

Lambousa Auction, Sunday 16th May.
11am, Chateau Lambousa. Viewing Friday  and Saturday from 10am. Refreshments available. (Back to Top)