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Odesa celebrating 216 Anniversary of its foundation
11:22 / 02.09.2010

Today, on September 2, the city of Odesa is celebration its 216 Anniversary.

Within the framework of the celebration, there will be flower-laying ceremonies. The flowers will be lain to the monuments of the founders of the city – José de Ribas, Duc de Richelieu, Prince Mikhail Vorontsov and Grigoriy Marazlie.

The official celebration is to open at 12:00 with the award-giving ceremony of Odesa Mayor Awards in the memory of Grigoriy Marazlie.

There will also be an art expo of Odesa painters “Gifts to Sister- Cities: Yokohama, Regensburg, Yerevan”, Vernissage “Fence Exhibition”, and a presentation of canvases of Odesa painters “From the Past to the Future”.

The celebration will also include a competition called “Baby Race: Mammy’s Feet”, performance of the Moscow State Theatre “School of Modern Play”, “Harmful Advice”, “Karaoke in Deribasivska Str.”, Chess Tournament “Big Game for Big People”.

In the evening citizens of Odesa and its guests will have an opportunity to go to a concert of Ukrainian and foreign pop stars, after that there will be fireworks.