16 - 27 April
Friday, 20 April
Monday, 23 April
Thursday, 26 April
Sant Jordi decoration
Book exchange: Books which move
Sant Tornem-hi
Centre Cívic Can Deu (Pl. Comas, 13) Run by the COLECTIUS&CO participatory committee.
10 am - 9 pm
7th Les Corts Sant Jordi Fair “With lots of love” 10 am - 8 pm
Biblioteca Les Corts - Miquel Llongueras (Trav. de les Corts, 58) Workshop for children aged 3 and over, run by Patricia McGill.
Tuesday, 17 April 1st Centre Cívic Tomasa Cuevas Les Corts Short Story Prize Open to anyone aged 18 or over. Works can be submitted from 17 April to 17 May. Further information: lameva.barcelona.cat/lescorts
Centre Cívic Josep M. Trias i Peitx (Riera Blanca, 1-3) Books collected from the centre’s hall from 1 to 20 April, to be exchanged afterwards. Rules: 1 book = 1 point. No textbooks or damaged books will be accepted.
Performance from the Pere Quart Choir At 5 pm
Centre Cívic Joan Oliver “Pere Quart” (Comandant Benítez, 6) Performance from the choir and communal snack . Joint activity with the Casal de Gent Gran Joan Oliver “Pere Quart”.
Thursday, 19 April Talk and discussion: Women writers on the big screen At 7 pm
Biblioteca Les Corts - Miquel Llongueras (Trav. de les Corts, 58) Public readings of short stories by women authors such as Alice Munro, Annie Proulx, Angela Carter, Doris Lessing and Patricia Highsmith and their relationship with films. Hosted by Lídia Bardina Molina.
Av. Diagonal, sea-facing pavement (Between Gran Via de Carles III and Carrer de Pau Romeva) A participatory, interactive and dynamic fair, full of products and entertainment. Boasting over 70 stalls selling roses and books, among other things, and a programme with over 40 activities and performances.
At 6 pm
TIENE FORMA DE ROSA
12 noon, marks the presentation
of the book El comerç de tota la vida, a work that features over a hundred establishments in Les Corts with strong local ties.
LES CORTS 2018
Medieval Sant Jordi
Saturday, 21 April Children’s handcrafted-bookmark workshop At 10.30 am
Mercat de les Corts (Trav. de les Corts, 215) Organised by: Consorci de Normalització Lingüística de les Corts
4.30 pm - 7.30 pm
Av. de Sant Ramon Nonat Activities and workshops run by the neighbourhood’s associations and facilities. Livening up the Radars space with the En Clau de Clown company. As part of the festival, the Escata a escata solidarity mural will be created by the Barcelona-based artist Bel Mur, alongside other artists and anyone else who wants to join in.
Friday, 27 April Poems and songs with Laia Llobera and Murmuri At 11 am
Mercat de les Corts (Trav. de les Corts, 215) Performance from the group Murmuri, playing their own music and accompanied by the poet Laia Llobera, who will be reciting poems from her book La certesa de la llum and other works.
Sunday, 22 April
Plaça Comas
Spring party
At 5 pm
11 am - 6 pm
Screen-printing and origami workshops with bookmarks
Saturday, 28 April
At 7 pm
Human towers gathering
Talk on “Gender and literature”
At 6 pm
Organised by: Taula Joves les Corts.
Pl. Comas With the human-tower groups Castellers de Barcelona, Matossers de Molins de Rei and Castellers de Sant Vicenç dels Horts.
Carrer Benavent Social activities: children’s show, bouncy castles, workshops, music and a botifarra pork sausage fest. Organised by: Camp Nou Residents Association
SANT JORDI TIENE MUCHAS FORMAS