Events: Jyly-November

July

8.–13.7. Jyväskylä Arts Festival - Venue: Jyväskylä and surroundings - www.jyvaskylankesa.fi

10.–13.7. Smithery Festival - Venue: Petäjävesi - www.petajavesi.fi - personal.inet.fi/yhdistys/suomen.sepat

18.–20.7. Kihveli Soikoon festival - Venue: Hankasalmi station - www.kihvelisoikoon.com - Skiffle is a music style that pulls the spoon out of your mouth, takes the washboard out of your grandmother’s cupboard and brings the suitcase down from the attic.

25.–27.7. Trotting event “Killeri – Kuninkuusravit” - Venue: Killeri Equestrian Centre - www.killeri.fi

31.7.–3.8. Neste Oil Rally Finland 2008 - Venue: Jyväskylä Region - www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi

August

1.–3.8. Neste Oil Rally Finland 2008 RallyExpo 2008 - Venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki – International Congress and Trade Fair Centre - www.jklfairs.fi

8.–9.8. Jyväskylä Rock festival - Venue: Laajavuori, Jyväskylä - www.jyvaskylarock.fi

9.8. Laukaa Percussion Festival - Venue: Laukaa - www.lyomasoitinfestivaalit.net

10.–14.8. IEEE International Conference on Portable Information Devices (Portable) - Venue: University of Jyväskylä - www.ieee-portable.org

27.–29.8. The 4th EARLI SIG 14 Learning and Professional Development Conference - Venue: University of Jyväskylä - http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/earli

30.–31.8. 3rd International Alvar Aalto Meeting on Modern Architecture - Venue: University of Jyväskylä - www.alvaraalto.fi

September

10.–12.9. The 2008 European Workshop on Radiation Effects on Components and Systems - Venue: University of Jyväskylä - www.jyu.fi/science/en/

13.–14.9. Ween Maan Wiljaa –harvest festival - Venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki – International Congress and Trade Fair Centre - www.proagria.fi/ks

13.9. Finlandia Marathon - Venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki – International Congress and Trade Fair Centre - www.finlandiamarathon.fi - Half-marathon and marathon.

15.–16.9 Haptic and audio interaction design, HAID 2008 - Venue: Hotel Rantasipi Laajavuori, Jyväskylä - www.haid2008.org

25.–27.9. ESFR, 4th Congress of the European Society on Family Relations - Venue: University of Jyväskylä, Agora - www.esfr.org

October

1.–3.10. Tekniikka 2008 Exhibition - Venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki – International Congress and Trade Fair Centre - www.jklpaviljonki.fi - International exhibition providing a comprehensive view of automation and product technology.

1.–5.10. Blues live! 2008 festival - Venue: Jyväskylä - www.blueslive.net

9.–10.10. 9th Finnish-Russian Cultural Forum - Venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki – International Congress and Trade Fair Centre - www.kultforum.org

22.–25.10. KoneAgria 2008 - Venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki - International Congress and Trade Fair Centre - www.koneagria.fi - Exhibition of agricultural machinery and equipment.

November

2.–5.11. Jyväskylä Guitar Competition - Venue: Jyväskylä - www.jyvaskylanmusiikkikilpailut.fi/Kitarakilpailu/Kilpailuohjelma/

13.–14.11. FinnMateria 2008 - Venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki – International Congress and Trade Fair Centre - www.jklpaviljonki.fi - Special fair and congress in ore prospecting, mining industry, ore and mineral dressing, metals processing and upgrading, aggregate industry.

13.–16.11. Arctic & Fabulous Film Festival - Venue: Kampus Kino, Jyväskylä - www.arktisenupeeta.net

Photo: The Swedish-Portuguese Stockholm Lisboa Project’s soloist is prize-winning Fado singer Liana (Jyväskylä Arts Festival 11.7.). During recent years the festival has concentrated on non-verbal theatre, clownery, mime and new circus; underground films; a seminar programme covering a wide range of topical issues such as chaos theories or artificial intelligence; music ranging from classical to techno, and a children’s programme