Vacations in the park

16. 17. 18 and 19 Aug
Agroal Nature Park

Traditional games, theater, dance, stargazing, bat and bird watching.

16 and 19 Aug
Dances on the edge of Nabão
Aug 16, 6pm and Aug 19, 5pm

A dancing journey along the banks of the river, through the senses, through birdsong, through the softness of nature, through movement, through the history and culture of different peoples and their dances, where rhythm, joy, fun and creativity are present. Movement is the art of playing with the body.

Aug 16-18
The Tree of Life, by malvada – Artistic Association
Agroal Nature Park
10:00 and 16:00

We know very little about plants, even though they have inhabited the Earth for much longer than us humans. Plants include some of the largest and smallest, oldest and newest, most fragrant and smelliest life forms on the planet. In this performance-workshop, we are led by a character called Acacia, the name of a plant brought to Portugal from the Antipodes because of its exotic characteristics, and which is now considered invasive. This character, who leads the performance, transforms the classroom into an empty space, full of possibilities.

She guides the participants through poetry, samples, images and stories about plants. These diverse beings are everywhere, on windowsills, in vegetable gardens, on the streets, in gardens and in the schoolyard. ÁRVORE DA VIDA is a performance, created by Ana Luena and José Miguel Soares, which involves the participants in a practical and dynamic way, promoting a taste for nature, reading, photography and art in general. This eulogy to plants includes the participation of the audience in the staging, through a script that promotes interactivity in real time. The performance combines text and original music, poetry, movement and an installation of photographic images.

Free admission
Participants: M/4
916 591 231 | bilheteira.tmo@cm.ourem.pt
Wednesday to Friday – 1pm to 7pm
Show days – 2:00 before the start

Aug 17th and 18th
Astronomical Observation at Agroal
21:00h

Observing the sky with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes: Identify stars and constellations, recognize the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, Cassiopeia and the Scorpion; identify the North Star and remember the cardinal points; peer through a telescope and see the rings of Saturn and the bands of
Jupiter with moons around it.

Friday / Aug 18
Falconry at Agroal
18:00h

Lecture on falconry and the conservation of birds of prey in the national fauna, with a practical demonstration of falconry.

Saturday / 19 Aug
Bat Night at Agroal
19:00h

The activity begins with a talk on bat-related topics: particularities of their morphology and biology, ecological and economic importance, threats and vulnerabilities, with reference to some of the national species, especially those that occur in the region surrounding Agroal. This will be followed by a field trip in the early evening in the vicinity of the Agroal Nature Park, where, with the help of ultrasound detectors, we will try to understand which bat species are using the area and how they are doing so.