Kuopio Juhlii – Kuopio Happy Days 26th -27th August 2011

Programme

Schedule changes may occur. All the following events are free, unless otherwise stated.
Programme in PDF.

FRIDAY 26th August

15.00 Opening ceremony at the Market place

Clowns, humour, music and poetry
Performing:
Clown Justus
Poet Jukka Kervinen
Alfrendo the Magician
Songwriter Juuso Happonen

In addition: The artists mentioned above also perform
At Sokos alley 13.00-14.00
At the bridge of art 16.00-17.00 (at the intersection of Kauppakatu and Puijonkatu)

www.justuspelle.com (in Finnish)
www.jukkakervinen.com (in Finnish)
www.alfrendo.fi (in Finnish)
www.juusohapponen.net (in Finnish)

Films

Kuopio Museum
Kauppakatu 23
(017) 182 603
kulttuurihistoriallinenmuseo.kuopio.fi
Open 18.00-22.00

20.00 Films of old Kuopio (in the inner court, weather permitting)

Literature

Kuopio City Library
Maaherrankatu 12
www.kirjasto.kuopio.fi (in Finnish)
Open 10.00-21.00

10.00 Nursery rhymes for families with babies
17.00 Do it yourself – cover your schoolbook with plastic wrap (1st floor)
19.00 Guest: Finnish detective story author Marko Kilpi (2nd floor)

Pro Mylly – centre for artistic field
Minna Canthin katu 4 A
www.artmylly.com (in Finnish)

17.00-17.45 Text workshop (4th floor)

Restaurant Kummisetä
Minna Canthin katu 44
www.kummiseta.com (in Finnish)

18.00-20.00 Poetry slam, Kuopio qualification round

Parish meeting hall of the Orthodox church of Kuopio
Snellmaninkatu 8
www.ort.fi

18.00 A night of poetry and song

Music

Parish meeting hall of the Orthodox church of Kuopio
Snellmaninkatu 8

18.00 A night of poetry and song
Orthodox Church music

Department store Carlson
Kauppakatu 36
www.carlson.fi

18.00-18.30 Flute music in the lobby

Sektori shopping centre
Puijonkatu 23

18.15, 19.15 and 20.15 Labour-movement songs

Pikku-Pietari market alley
Hatsalankatu 24/Puistokatu 21
www.pikkupietarintorikuja.net

18.30 Trio Namikarjan daamit sings

Kuopio Art museum
Kauppakatu 35
(017) 182 633
www.taidemuseo.kuopio.fi
Open 18.00-22.00

19.00 Singing club Maestra performs

Old Kuopio museum
Kirkkokatu 22
(017) 182 625
www.korttelimuseo.kuopio.fi
Open 18.00-22.00

19.00, 20.00 and 21.00 Music at the museum café

Kuopio Music Centre
Kuopionlahdenkatu 23
www.kuopionmusiikkikeskus.fi

19.00, 20.00 and 21.00 Kuopio Symphony Orchestra performs, each concert approximately 30 min.

Kuopio City Library
Maaherrankatu 12
www.kirjasto.kuopio.fi (in Finnish)
Open 10.00-21.00

20.00 Rock band Block Buster (from Kuopio)

Henry’s Pub
Kauppakatu 18
www.henryspub.net (in Finnish)

22.00 Rock band White Corona

Restaurant Kummisetä
Minna Canthin katu 44
www.kummiseta.com (in Finnish)

22.30 Funkymental Frequency

Restaurant Amarillo
Kirjastokatu 10
(017) 197 337
www.amarillo.fi

23.00 Tunteet – live band

Special dining offers during Kuopio Happy Days.

Exhibitions

Kuopio Automobile Museum
Puistokatu 22
(017) 282 0550
www.kuopionautomuseo.fi

Museum and museum café open 8.00-19.00
Reduced entrance fee: adults 3 €, children under 12 for free

Kuopio Academy of Design’s gallery Taitemia
Piispankatu 8

10.00-22.00 Finnish textile designer Hanna Korvela’s exhibition ”KOTONA”

Pikku-Pietari market alley
Hatsalankatu 24/Puistokatu 21
www.pikkupietarintorikuja.net

10.00-21.00 Art exhibition

Sininen Silta -shop & workshop
Minna Canthin katu 27
www.sininensilta.com (in Finnish)
Open 10.00-22.00

17.00 – Sat 27th August 10.00 Jukka Gröndahl’s Kallavesi- lake photo exhibition

Art gallery Galleria12
Minna Canthin katu 15
044 058 8434
www.galleria12.fi (in Finnish)
Open 11.00-22.00

Exhibitions by Pentti Meklin and Katri Heinänen

Taiteen silta (Bridge of art)
At the intersection of Kauppakatu and Puijonkatu

16.00-19.00 Artist Markku-Jussi Komulainen paints and describes the work of an artist

Old Kuopio Museum
Kirkkokatu 22
(017) 182 625
www.korttelimuseo.kuopio.fi
Open 18.00-22.00

18.30, 19.30 and 20.30 Crafts show

Kuopio in postcards – exhibition

Kuopio Museum
Kauppakatu 23
(017) 182 603
kulttuurihistoriallinenmuseo.kuopio.fi
Open 18.00-22.00

Various exhibitions.

Kuopio Art museum
Kauppakatu 35
(017) 182 633
www.taidemuseo.kuopio.fi (in Finnish)
Open 18.00-22.00

Various exhibitions.

Visual arts association Arttiimi
Minna Canthin katu 4 A, 3rd floor
040 721 7884
www.arttiimi.fi (in Finnish)

18.00-22.00 Exhibition

Pro Mylly – centre for artistic field
Minna Canthin katu 4
www.artmylly.com (in Finnish)

18.00-22.00 workshops open (1st floor)

Gallery Käytävä open

18.00-22.00 Paint happening at Galleria Lab (4th floor)

VB Photographic Centre
Kuninkaankatu 14-16
(017) 261 5599
www.vb.kuopio.fi

18.00-21.00 Living archive – South-African photography by Lien Botha and Nomusa Makhubu
Entrance fee: two for the price of one

Scouts make pancakes in the garden. No entrance fee.

Theatre and dance

Kuopio City Theatre
Niiralankatu 2
0600-061616
www.teatteri.kuopio.fi (in Finnish)

18.00 Introduction to the musical Katrina
Free tickets from theatre’s ticket office from 22nd to 26th August, a limited number of tickets.

Sektori shopping centre
Puijonkatu 23

18.00, 19.00 and 20.00 Kuopio’s Dance studio performance

Sotku
Suokatu 42/2
www.itak.fi (in Finnish)

19.00 Parasta juuri nyt – dance performance (choreography by Sampo Kerola)
Tickets 15/10 € – cash only. Duration 45 min. Pre-reservations itak@itak.fi , tel. +358 44 055 3009

20.00 Open rehearsal for the musical Kuolio
Duration 1 hour.

Healthy Kuopio

Olonkorjuutori
Kuopio Market Place

9.00-18.00 Various health and wellbeing associations provide information about their organisations.

Hapelähteenpuisto -park
Hapelähteenkatu 2

16.00-19.00 Hapelähteenpuisto -park Opening ceremony

Programme for children (games, sports), for adults (football by walking) and for seniors (Nordic walking, stretching and boccia). Additional activities are also available.

Additional programme

The traditional Harvest Festival
At the Kuopio Market place
Open 9.00-18.00

Sininen Silta -shop & workshop
Minna Canthin katu 27
www.sininensilta.com (in Finnish)
Open 10.00-22.00

17.00-22.00 Second-hand book market

Pikku-Pietari market alley
Hatsalankatu 24/Puistokatu 21
www.pikkupietarintorikuja.net

10.00-21.00 Art exhibition
Workshop: Make your own lantern from recycled materials

New city centre – walking tour

12.00 Tour leaves in front of the city hall, duration approximately 45 min. Leader: Architect Leo Kosonen

Sokos alley
Haapaniemenkatu 24-26

13.00-14.00 Clowns, humour, music and poetry
Performing:
Clown Justus
Poet Jukka Kervinen
Alfrendo the Magician
Songwriter Juuso Happonen

Kuopio City Theatre
Niiralankatu 2
0600-061616
www.teatteri.kuopio.fi (in Finnish)

15.00-17.00 Theatre wardrobe second-hand market

North Savo Art Council
Vuorikatu 34 A 4, 2nd floor
(017) 264 5340
www.pohjoissavontaidetoimikunta.fi
Open 16.00-18.00

Taiteen silta (Bridge of art)
At the intersection of Kauppakatu and Puijonkatu

16.00-19.00 Artist Markku-Jussi Komulainen paints and tell about the work of an artist
16.00-17.00 Clowns, humour, music and poetry

Performing:
Clown Justus
Poet Jukka Kervinen
Alfrendo the Magician
Songwriter Juuso Happonen

Old Kuopio Museum
Kirkkokatu 22
(017) 182 625
www.korttelimuseo.kuopio.fi
Open 18.00-22.00

18.00, 19.00 and 20.00 Children’s outdoor games in the garden (weather permitting)
19.00, 20.00 and 21.00 Music at the museum café
18.30, 19.30 and 20.30 Crafts show

Kuopio St. Nikolaos Cathedral
Sepänkatu 7
(017) 288 2300
www.ort.fi (in Finnish)
Open 18.00-21.00

Kuopio Automobile Museum
Puistokatu 22
(017) 282 0550
www.kuopionautomuseo.fi

Museum and museum café open 8.00-19.00
Reduced entrance fee: adults 3 €, children under 12 for free

18.00-21.00 Special second hand item market

Pro Mylly – centre for artistic field
Minna Canthin katu 4
www.artmylly.com (in Finnish)

18.00-22.00 Salomonin solmu – Salomon’s knot – Workshop (1st floor)
Video interviews for an art project (by Eerika Jalasaho)
18.00-22.00 Paint happening at Galleria Lab (4th floor)

SATURDAY 27th August

Films

Cinema Kino Kuvakukko
Vuorikatu 27
(017) 182 370
www.kuvakukko.kuopio.fi (in Finnish)

22.30 Yön saalistajat – Hunters of the Night (1984)
A Finnish thriller directed by Visa Mäkinen.

Music

Henry’s Pub
Kauppakatu 18
www.henryspub.net (in Finnish)

22.00 Live band

Restaurant Kummisetä
Minna Canthin katu 44
www.kummiseta.com (in Finnish)

22.30 Funkymental Frequency

Exhibitions

Kuopio Automobile Museum
Puistokatu 22
(017) 282 0550
www.kuopionautomuseo.fi

Museum and museum café open 8.00-19.00
Reduced entrance fee: adults 3 €, children under 12 free

Pikku-Pietari market alley
Hatsalankatu 24/Puistokatu 21
www.pikkupietarintorikuja.net

10.00-15.00 Art exhibition

Kuopio Academy of Design’s gallery Taitemia
Piispankatu 8

11.00-16.00 Finnish textile designer Hanna Korvela’s exhibition ”KOTONA”

Art gallery Galleria12
Minna Canthin katu 15
044 058 8434
www.galleria12.fi (in Finnish)
Open 12.00-16.00

Exhibitions by Pentti Meklin and Katri Heinänen

Theatre and dance

Sotku
Suokatu 42/2
www.itak.fi (in Finnish)

19.00 TEXT 1 – dance performance by Senja Jokiniemi and Mirela Kolo Christophe
Duration 40 min. Tickets 0-15 €. The performance will be displayed also on Sunday 28th 19.00.

Healthy Kuopio Day

Olonkorjuutori
Kuopio Market Place

9.00-15.00 Various health and wellbeing associations provide information about their organisations.

Kuopio City Hall: great hall
Tulliportinkatu 31
www.kuopio.fi

10.00-14.00 Kuopio tutuksi – Get to know Kuopio
Come and ask about Kuopio’s services and provide feedback.

For children:
11.00-11.30 Magician Alfrendo
12.00-12.30 Magician Alfrendo’s magic workshop

Pilppa
Pilpantie 261

10.00-14.00 Family outdoor day
Programme for children and adults.

Valkeisenlampi -pond
Valkeisenkatu

10.00-14.00 Family day
Activities for the whole family.

Additional programme

The traditional Harvest Festival
At the Kuopio Market place
Open 9.00-15.00

Kuopio Automobile Museum
Puistokatu 22
(017) 282 0550
www.kuopionautomuseo.fi

Museum and museum café open 8.00-19.00
Reduced entrance fee: adults 3 €, children under 12 free

9.00-19.00 Special second hand item market (continues on Sunday 9.00-15.00)
10.00 Old automobile parade

Pikku-Pietari market alley
Hatsalankatu 24/Puistokatu 21
www.pikkupietarintorikuja.net

10.00-15.00 Art exhibition
Workshop: Make your own lantern from recycled materials

New city centre – walking tour

12.00 Tour leaves from the city hall, duration approximately 45 min. Leader: Architect Leo Kosonen

Restaurant Amarillo
Kirjastokatu 10
(017) 197 337
www.amarillo.fi

Special dining offers available during Kuopio Happy Days.