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<< 30th November - 6th December 2009 >>

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Kurban Bayram NCCCT Bazaar Tour of North Nicosia Tour of South Nicosia Tour of North Nicosia Guzelyurt Market Church Services
Tour of South Nicosia   Kyrenia Market 19th State Photography Competition and Exhibition,
Tour of North Nicosia   Friends Coffee Morning   Tour of South Nicosia Lambousa Market Karakum Market
112 Quiz   NCCCT Bingo   Carpenters Market Children's Film show Dean Martin Tribute
    Line Dancing Lessons   Pegasos Market Moon Market Amanda's Auction
        ATA Event Friend in Need Bazaar Handicraft Sale
        Children in Need Ball Christmas Singalong Sidestreets at Kyrenia
        Famagusta Market TFR Christmas Party  
        Sidestreets Film Series Pumas v Ottomans  
        Christmas Craft Fayre    

If you know of an event that should be included, or if you spot an error in our listings, please let us know.

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)

Moon Market. Saturday weekly.
10am - 3pm. Saturday craft & general market at the Moon Over Water, Iskele. (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. (Back to Top)

Kurban Bayram, 27th to 30th November.
One of the two main religious holidays in North Cyprus. Follow the link for more information. (Back to Top)

112 Quiz night. Last Monday Monthly.
7.30pm, The Deniz Han restaurant (on the corner of the road leading to Deniz Kizi Hotel, and opposite the Kings Court Hotel). Quiz night in aid of the ERB fund. A 15YTL entry fee provides a chance to have fun, win prizes and enjoy supper. (Back to top)

ATA Christmas Event, 4th December.
7pm, St Andrew's Church Hall. The Chaplain of St Andrew's will give a talk entitled "Christmas News". This will be followed by mulled wine and a typical selection of Christmas fare. Cost 10TL. (Back to Top)

19th State Photography Competition and Exhibition, 3rd to 11th December.
Ataturk Cultural Centre. The purpose of the competition is to provide photography enthusiasts the opportunity of taking part in an event which provides a cultural and artistic dimension, and to inspire and make known the work of North Cyprus photographers.  (Back to Top)

Children in Need Ball, Friday 4th December.
Rocks Hotel. The Children in Need Foundation are holding a Gala Black Tie Ball. Tickets cost 100TL, which includes a 3 course dinner, all local drinks and a champagne bar. (Back to Top)

Dean Martin Tribute act by Alan Becks, Sunday 6th December.
Rocks Hotel. In aid of the Children in Need Foundation. Tickets cost 60TL, and include a 2 course meal. (Back to Top)

Amanda's Auction, Ozankoy, Alternate Sundays.
10am. Viewing Friday and Saturday. (Back to top)

Line Dancing Lessons, Every Wednesday
11am, Moon Over the Water, Iskele, with Phoenix Dancers. Open to everybody and anybody !! Enquiries to
Pamela Hedge 0542 8892327. (Back to Top)

NCCCT Victorian Christmas Bazaar, 1st December.
10.30am, Pia Bella Hotel, Girne. Carol singing, Christmas raffle, home made produce, clothing, plants, dolls, handmade greetings cards, jewellery, books, bric-a-brac and more. Entry 10TL, and includes tea, coffee, and home made pastries. (Back to Top)

Christmas Singalong, 5th and 9th December.
7.30pm, Bella View Hotel, Bellapais. The ESB (112) volunteers are holding a Christmas singalong.  There will be Christmas songs and carols, as well as guest soloists and festive foods. Tickets cost 25TL, but space is restricted, so booking is essential. (Back to Top)

Foreign Residents in TRNC Christmas party, Saturday 5th December.
7pm, Lapida Hotel, Lapta. The TFR is holding a Christmas party for members and guests. The cost, which includes a three course meal, is 20TL. Booking is essential on 0533 877 3076. (Back to Top)

Sidestreets Third Art Film Series, 20 November - 18 December.  
Today in Cyprus, film is typically seen by the general public simply as a medium of entertainment (the popular film or blockbuster) or communication (the documentary or political statement). Yet  in the early 20th century, film was both an exciting new technology and a new creative opportunity. Artists and writers changed the perception of both art and the world  by exploring the limits of their media and creating the explosive new forms of expression that became known as Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Expressionism, and Lettrism.
 
Sidestreets’ Third Art Film Series continues its tradition, foregrounding film as a medium of creative experimentation and artistic expression, and creating a forum for discussing a wide range of works of avant-garde and experimental cinema. These works are outside the mainstream and rarely screened in cinemas, but were the foundation for all that has followed since then, from underground film to contemporary music videos and YouTube. Each evening will include an introduction to the films and discussion of the dynamic, modern artistic movements that emerged in the early twentieth century. (All films are silent or in the original language with English subtitles.) 

Friday 4 December 7:00 p.m.
Man Ray, “The Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice”; Robert Florey, “The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra”; Dimitri Kirsanoff, “Ménilmontant”
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Friends of Those in Need Christmas Bazaar, Saturday 5th December.
10 am- 2pm, The Ravelin, Famagusta. Fund raising Christmas bazaar for the charity. (Back to Top)

Christmas Craft Fayre, Friday 4th December.
2pm – 5pm, Black Olive Cafe, Alsancak. Christmas stalls and book stalls, along with homemade soup, hot dogs, mulled wine and mince pies. Father Christmas will visit. (Back to Top)

Handicraft Sale, Sundays till 13th December.
10am – 2pm, Cafe DAD (opposite Astro, Girne). Five women from Girne, led by artist Feza Sanivar, will be presenting their artwork composed of silk and silk cocoon work, patchwork, and sewn dolls, plus greetings cards for Christmas and the Ney Year. Prices for the artwork range from 10TL to 150TL. (Back to Top)

Pumas v Ottomans, Saturday 5th December.
3pm kick-off. Tickets 5TL, adults, and 2TL children. After-game party at 15s restaurant and bar. (Back to Top)

Sidestreets at Kyrenia, Sunday 6th December
12 Midday, Onar Village, Kyrenia. Dan Frodsham’s follow-up to The Stones of Famagusta will be premiered today. Against the Clock showcases the need for immediate investment in the historic walled city to protect at-risk buildings. In addition to a showing of the film, Michael Walsh, the historian who successfully campaigned to put Famagusta on the world heritage map, will be making a presentation. Seats should be reserved in advance at Sidestreets, Tel: 229-3070. The cost is 30TL for the presentation and meal afterwards.
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