"Autumn at Roggia Farm" 

October

• 26/10/2008-28/10/2008, Corfu Concert Series 2008 by Volante Strings and Friends from Worcestershire UK. Three delightful evenings of relaxing string music with additional vocal, flute, violin & viola solos; plus some Greek traditional folk music with accordion. Advance booking requested, please visit www.volantestrings.co.uk for details. Tickets include mezzes & wine.

September

• 03/10/2008, Piano Concert featuring compositions by F. Mendellsohn, R. Schumann, G. Fauré, A. Dvořák & others. Roza Poulimenou (soprano), Angela Nick (mezzo soprano), Katerina Tsitsa (piano). Ionian Academy, 9pm.

August

• 27/08/2008, The Birds by Aristophanes, performed by the Theatro Tehnis of Karolos Koun. A popular play at at this year's Athens Festival. Karolos Koun is a distinguished director of ancient theatre in Greece. www.theatro-technis.gr. Mon Repos Open Theatre (Rena Vlahopoulou), 21:15. Play is in Greek.

• 11/08/2008, Concert with well-known Greek female artist Alkistis Protopsalti. Musicland (next to Aqualand), Ag. Ioannis, 21:30. www.alkistisprotopsalti.com.

• 05/08/2008-06/08/2008, Helen by Euripides, Mon Repos Open Theatre (Rena Vlahopoulou), 21:15. Play is in Greek.

• 05/08/2008, Pop Concert with Elena Paparizou, Eurovision Song Contest winner for Greece in 2006.  Musicland (next to Aqualand), Ag. Ioannis, 21:30.

• 01/08/2008, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, performed by Regional Theatre of Crete, Mon Repos Open Theatre (Rena Vlahopoulou), 21:15. Play is in Greek.

July

• 31/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Concert by Students of the Summer Academy, 21:00, €10.

• 30/07/2008, Summer Opening of Romeo & Juliet night club, Corfu Town, www.romeoandjuliet.gr.

• 30/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Chamber Music by the Bowling Green State University, USA. Ionian University Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 29/07/2008-30/07/2008, Blood Wedding by FG Lorga, performed by Regional Theatre of Crete, Mon Repos Open Theatre (Rena Vlahopoulou), 21:15.

• 29/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Corfu Choir featuring Lucio Dalla & Mario Frangoulis. Old Fortress, 21:00, €25.

• 28/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Piano Recital by Steve Glaser, Professor of Ohio. Ionian Academy, 21:00, €10.

• 27/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Ionian Early Music Ensemble. Church of St George Old Fortress Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 26/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Piano Recital by Michael Boydd, Professor of the University of Toledo. Ionian Academy Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 25/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Ionian Early Music Ensemble, Works for Viola & Harpsichord. Holy Church of the Antivouniotissa, Byzantine Museum Corfu Town, 21:00, Free Entrance.

• 25/07/2008-27/07/2008, 4th Graffiti & Music Festival, Pelekas, www.paf.gr.

• 24/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Jazz Party. Concert by the students & teachers of the Jazz department of the 6th Summer Music Academy Corfu. Art Cafe, Gardens of the Palace of St Michael & St George, Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 23/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Jazz Voice, Concert by the six-time Grammy Award nominee Mark Murphy. Accompanied by Ron McClure of Charles Loyd, Wynton Kelly and Joe Henderson, who will be appearing in Greece for the first time. On drums Finland's own legendary musician Jukkis Uotila. Art Cafe, Gardens of the Palace of St Michael & St George, Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 23/07/2008-27/07/2008, Tango Festival, Corfu Town, www.tangofestival.com.

• 22/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Jazz Saxophone Summit presents Chico Freeman in modern jazz & afro-american music. Accompanied by fellow saxophonists Jari Perkiomaki from Finland & Dimos Dimitriadis from Greece. Art Cafe, Gardens of the Palace of St Michael & St George, Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 21/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Jazz Guitar Summit compares the musical styles of Richard Smith from the US, Francesco Buzzorro from Italy & Vasilis Rakopoulos from Greece. Art Cafe, Gardens of the Palace of St Michael & St George, Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 20/07/2008-21/07/2008, Bacchae by Euripides. This tragedy is performed in Greek by the Ionian Theatre, Mon Repos Open Theatre (Rena Vlahopoulou), 21:30, €15.

• 19/07/2008-24/07/2008, Corfu Festival, Jam Sessions, Art Cafe, Gardens of the Palace of St Michael & St George, Corfu Town, 23:00, Free Entrance.

• 19/07/2008, Opening of the Mirroir Club featuring DJ Valentino, Kassiopi Harbour, 23:00.

• 18/07/2008, Greek Rock Concert with legendary Vasilis Papakonstantinou, Sakis Boulas, Hristos Thivaios, Yannis Zouganelis. One of the biggest Greek events of the summer. Musicland, St John (next to Aqualand), 21:30.

• 18/07/2008-end of August: Retail Summer Sale, up to 50% off many high street items. Corfu Town and around the island.

• 18/07/2008,  Corfu Festival, Ecclesiastical music from Corfu & the Ionian presented by the Corfu Cantors. Church of St George Old Fortress Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 17/07/2008, Corfu Festival, German Baritone & Professor of the Musical Academy of Trossingen, Andreas Reibenspiess will perform the Schwanengesang (Swan Song) by Schubert. Accompanied by Lambis Vassiliadis (Piano) & Marina Theodoropoulou (Poetry). Ionian Academy Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 16/07/2008: Corfu Festival, Tammy Starr presents Music & Dance from Indonesia (World Music), followed by talk & photography by Professor David Harnish of the Bowling Green University, USA. Ionian Academy Corfu Town, 21:00, €10.

• 14/07/2008: Corfu Festival, Concert with the Corfu Municipal Choir, Saint Spiridon's Church Square Corfu Town, 21:00, Free Entrance.

• 14/07/2008, the Ionian Theatre presents Every Day Stories, play is in Greek, Mon Repos Open Theatre (Rena Vlahopoulou), 21:15.

• 13/07/2008: Corfu Festival, Concert by the Corfu Philharmonic Society, Old Fortress Corfu Town, 21:00, Free Entrance.

• 12/07/2008: Corfu Festival, Concert by the Kapodistria Philharmonic Society, Kassiopi Fortress, 21:00, Free Entrance.

• 11/07/2008, Fashion Holidays, fashion walk with garments designed by Tassos Mitropoulos. VillaMercedes nightclub Corfu Town, 23:30.

• 11/07/2008-12/07/2008, National Choir of Corfu presents the National Orchestra of Athens, Old Fortress Corfu Town.

• 11/07/2008, Jaumetic, Aubar Nightclub Corfu Town, 23:00.

• 11/07/2008, Champagne Party featuring DJ Tsilly, Destijl Night Club Corfu Town, 23:00

• 10/07/2008-16/07/2008 Mamma Mia! Phoenix Open Cinema Corfu Town, 22:00, €7.

• 07/07/2008-13/07/2008 International Tennis Tournament, Corfu Town Tennis Club, 09:00-21:00, Free Entrance.

June

• 30/06/2008-25/08/2008, Exhibition showing the paintings of Dimitris Mogdanos & Dimitris Sarakinos, main art gallery of the Palace of St Michael & St George, Corfu Town, Free Entrance.

• 20/06/2008-16/07/2008, Oil Paintings by Warren Curry, this exhibition has been moved to Art Cafe Gardens of the Palace of St Michael & St George, Corfu Town, 10:00-18:00, Free Entrance.

• Launch of Corfu's own lager, Royal Ionian.

• Every Sunday, Argentinean Tango, free introductory lesson, Ogni Domenica Corfu Town, 22:00.