First Attempt - 12th October 2012 - Ermou Square Larnaca
Where: Ermou Square
Time: 4 pm -10 pm
FIRST ATTEMPT is a 3-day project organized by Among the Ants, under the auspices of Larnaca municipality and funded by Europe Direct Larnaca. In collaboration with the Foundation of Cultural Creativity for Children & Young People (Larnaca), the Larnaca House of Letters & Arts and the Department of Music & Dance/BA Dance Studies of the University of Nicosia,
FIRST ATTEMPT is the first of a series of cultural activities in Cyprus leading up to Khaki Kite Street Arts Camp & Festival in 2013.
FIRST ATTEMPT is the first of a series of cultural activities in Cyprus leading up to Khaki Kite Street Arts Camp & Festival in 2013.
FIRST ATTEMPT is planned for 12-14 October 2012 and consists of:
- Live performances
- Installations
- Artists' meetings
- Workshops* for children and adults
The artistic part of the project involves performances and artistic interventions in different public spaces of Larnaca; our intention is to offer audiences an opportunity to enjoy professional street theatre performances by European and Cyprus- based artists.
* The workshops are organized under the aegis of Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU
* The workshops are organized under the aegis of Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU
The Little Prince
Where: Skala Theater, 15 Kyriakou Matsi St., Larnaca
When: 28th of October
Time: 4pm
The Little Prince is a play for children 9 – 14 years old based on the book of the same name by Antoine de Saint Exupéry which has been translated into more than 180 languages and sold more than 80 million
copies.
Facebook for LPNeurs - Simple ideas to run a promo and to increase engagement on your page.
The ultimate goal of your social media presence is to take your followers out of there and into your shop, activity or cause. This is part of the process and even though only 10% of our Facebook posts should be promotional, I've seen very successful pages doing 100% promotional posts. They have gorgeous and affordable jewellery or irresistible shoes and handbags. Their crowd just never gets tired of looking at their products, especially when new collections arrive at the beginning of a new season. Ah! And one musn't forget the cake pop ladies, of course.
What if you don't offer jewellery, delicious and beautiful cakes or irresistible shoes? Well, then you have to find other ways. Facebook pages terms and conditions specifies that you are not allowed to use their own 'share, comment or like' actions to enter your fans into any promotions with the exception of the 'liking of the page' itself, so you can use this to reward 'new likes' or new fans/followers by drawing a discount voucher or a gift voucher every week or every month, exclusively for your new fans. Facebook encourages page owners to install applications to enter fans into contests/promotions but usually fans are discouraged to enter as they have to install the app and this takes time and might appear intrusive to some people. I will share with you some other simple ideas that businesses have used without the fans having to install an external application on their Facebook profile.
Invite fans to email (not to post on your wall/timeline) a photo wearing or using your product to enter a draw on regular basis for a period of time
Another possibility is to draw a winner every so many number of likes to your page. This is the only accepted use of a FB feature to enter a draw: to like the page (not a photo posted on its timeline). A variation could be to draw every so often, on weekly or monthly basis, just from the new fans. This encourages new fans but it is not so inviting for your 'old' fans to share the page with their friends. You don't have to state it, but by rewarding ANY fan when reaching a certain number of likes for your page, you are encouraging all of them to share your page with their friends to reach the target number.
What if you don't offer jewellery, delicious and beautiful cakes or irresistible shoes? Well, then you have to find other ways. Facebook pages terms and conditions specifies that you are not allowed to use their own 'share, comment or like' actions to enter your fans into any promotions with the exception of the 'liking of the page' itself, so you can use this to reward 'new likes' or new fans/followers by drawing a discount voucher or a gift voucher every week or every month, exclusively for your new fans. Facebook encourages page owners to install applications to enter fans into contests/promotions but usually fans are discouraged to enter as they have to install the app and this takes time and might appear intrusive to some people. I will share with you some other simple ideas that businesses have used without the fans having to install an external application on their Facebook profile.
Invite fans to email (not to post on your wall/timeline) a photo wearing or using your product to enter a draw on regular basis for a period of time
Another possibility is to draw a winner every so many number of likes to your page. This is the only accepted use of a FB feature to enter a draw: to like the page (not a photo posted on its timeline). A variation could be to draw every so often, on weekly or monthly basis, just from the new fans. This encourages new fans but it is not so inviting for your 'old' fans to share the page with their friends. You don't have to state it, but by rewarding ANY fan when reaching a certain number of likes for your page, you are encouraging all of them to share your page with their friends to reach the target number.
An American company posted a coupon in the past and invited fans to find it so that anyone who did was rewarded. If you have a business that has been around for many years, or you offer a product that has been offered from before, you can have a promotion coupon that anyone can find on your timeline, print it and be able to purchase this product at the price it used to be sold in the past. In this way, everyone who finds the coupon is a winner, so there's no real competition, you just encourage a 'treasure hunt' on your timeline. You can easily past date a post by clicking on the little clock icon on your page's posting window.
Finally, I want to leave you with a link to an article that was written in March this year but it is quite useful for those of you who run your own Facebook page. Very simple ideas that can help you increase your exposure. Click here for the whole article.
Thanks for reading, stay healthy, happy and safe until we 'meet' again,
Soullas Saturday Morning Library
Soullas Saturday Morning Library
Every first and third Saturday of each month at 9:30am
Do you enjoy reading? Do your kids like a good story? If so, have you heard about Soulla's Saturday Morning Library? Based at the American Academy Junior School in Larnaca, it is open on the first and third Saturday of every month and provides the opportunity for both adults and children to get their fill of some great books. Story and Song Time for kids is from 9.30-10am (1 euro per child to cover refreshments) and then the library is open to all until 11.30am. We have over 800 adult books and membership is still only 10 euros per year for 2 books at a time or 20 euros for 6 books.
Donations of any books in good condition (adults' and children's) are always very much appreciated, as are any toys for the library's toy corner.
Keep updated with the Library: anyone can be added to the mailing list for reminders about sessions and events by sending an email to soullassaturdaymorninglibrary@gmail.com
Every first and third Saturday of each month at 9:30am
American Academy (new junior school) Larnaca
Do you enjoy reading? Do your kids like a good story? If so, have you heard about Soulla's Saturday Morning Library? Based at the American Academy Junior School in Larnaca, it is open on the first and third Saturday of every month and provides the opportunity for both adults and children to get their fill of some great books. Story and Song Time for kids is from 9.30-10am (1 euro per child to cover refreshments) and then the library is open to all until 11.30am. We have over 800 adult books and membership is still only 10 euros per year for 2 books at a time or 20 euros for 6 books.
Donations of any books in good condition (adults' and children's) are always very much appreciated, as are any toys for the library's toy corner.
Keep updated with the Library: anyone can be added to the mailing list for reminders about sessions and events by sending an email to soullassaturdaymorninglibrary@gmail.com
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