FREE TOUR GUIDE SERVICES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THE TOWN OF ELENA

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Traditionally, the Municipality of Elena expands the range of activities offered by the Municipal Tourist Information Centre during the summer months and provides more tourist guides for the guests of the town.

The young tourist guides are already available in the centre by the beginning of September.

They will support and assist the employees in the centre and will provide information and extra shifts, which will contribute to a more enjoyable stay of tourists in the municipality.

With them, the tourists can go sightseeing around the town and get information about the natural resources, tourist sites and ancient architecture of the Revival town of Elena.

 

For further information call: 0879910622, e-mail: otic@elena.bg or visit the tourist centre, address: Elena, 4 Ilarion Makriopolski str.

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ELENA MUNICIPALITY INVITES ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PLEIN AIR

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In this regard, the Municipality of Elena invites professionals or amateur artists to participate in the plein air, which will be held in the city of Elena from 7 to 10 July 2021.

The aim of the plein air is to ensure lasting sustainability of the project results – promoting culture through art and its transmission to future generations. In the event, participants from both municipalities – Elena and Medjidia will be able to acquire the best practices of painting, will have the opportunity to work outdoors and indoors, and professional artists will present the best painting techniques.

The plein air on painting will end with an exhibition, and the participants will donate the paintings of the municipality of Elena to the fund of the new art gallery, which will be housed in the burned down school in the city center. The cost of food, as well as all painting materials are at the expense of the project.

For information and bookings with portfolio presentation: with Svetoslav Petrov, project manager, by phone 0879626251 or email: iep@elena.bg.

Deadline for expressing interest until June 24, 2021.

Applications for participation will be considered by the moderators of the plein air.

OVER 140 AMATEURS PARTICIPATED IN THE VILLAGE FAIR OF COMMUNITY CENTRES IN MARYAN

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The host of this year’s fair of the community centres in the municipality of Elena was the community centre “Nauka-1900” in the village of Maryan. The beginning of this wonderful initiative dates back to 2001. In many of the villages, the activity of the community centres has never stopped, despite the challenges over the years; the buildings constructed by the ancestors with great enthusiasm and voluntary work are still full of life. The community centre in Marian is one of the first, founded 120 years ago.

In each host village, the fair becomes a real holiday and shows that the fire of patriotism burns in the hearts of young and old, brings together different generations who have managed with great effort and love to preserve folk traditions. Due to the epidemic situation, 12 responded to the invitation to participate in the event from 19 community centres. This time the hosts organised a different holiday – it was held in the park of the village, maintained and arranged with the voluntary work of local people. The festival gathered a large audience, and the arch, decorated with wildflowers, the colourful costumes, the fun, the songs and dances attracted anyone who travelled through the village that day.

A wonderful scenario for the celebration was prepared by Milena Ilieva – chairwoman of the community centre in Maryan. The fair was opened by Desislava Shopova, deputy mayor of the municipality, and the artistic programme began with the performance of six-year-old Simona. The young dancers: Victoria Slavcheva, Trayana Stoyanova, Yordan Minchev, as well as the little reciters from the community centre in Todyuvtsi brought a lot of beauty and liveliness. The performance of the senior amateurs, who remained faithful to their love for the Bulgarian folklore songs, aroused real affection in the spectators.

The mayor eng. Dilyan Mlazev congratulated the participants for their wonderful performance and awarded special diplomas to the group leaders.

The program of the XX Fair of the community centres ended with a ritual of handing over the flag of the host for 2022 – National community centre “Saglasie-2014” in the village of Blaskovtsi.