The document summarizes the Pic Nic Urban Festival that took place in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2012. Over three days, more than 3,000 participants gathered in the Ancient Roman Agora to enjoy music concerts, film screenings, and socialize in the historic space. The festival was a collaboration between the Municipality of Thessaloniki and 16th Ephorate of Antiquities. It aimed to revive the use of the Agora for cultural events and bring people together. The organizers believe the festival helped create ideas and projects, especially during difficult economic times, and they are looking forward to the next edition in 2013.

2. The Event
Pic Nic Urban Festival 2012 has Young and older people, families and Having a strong belief that friends
become a sweet summer memory children have gathered, socialized and synergies constitute an efficient
but at the same time also created a and consorted with each other, way towards the creation of ideas
fertile ground for the next edition in respecting the space and proving and the realization of projects
2013. Within the programme of the that archaeological monuments like especially during difficult times, we,
Municipality of Thessaloniki ‘’Music the Ancient Roman Agora can be and firstly as friends and then as
in the Monuments and Museums of should be open for the public and Parenthesis ( ) together with all our
Thessaloniki’’ and with the able to host cultural events of high collaborators, developed the first Pic
cooperation of the 16th Prehistoric quality and aesthetics. Nic Urban Festival.
and Classical Antiquities Authorities,
we have realized a big urban Pic Nic The realization of such an ambitious We are waiting for your support and
in the heart of the city, in the Ancient project, using for the first time a so participation in the second one
Roman Agora. For three days, more important and meaningful space like on 2013.
than 3.000 participants accepted the Ancient Roman Agora ,
constituted a unique opportunity for See you there!
Parenthesis’ invitation to participate
in a unique Pic Nic. A Pic Nic that has the citizens to revive Agora and make
been escorted by music concerts of use of this urban space according to
new talented local bands as well as its original purpose, able to host
by short and long film screening, in a cultural events of high quality and
special constructed open air cinema. aesthetics .

3. Το Φεστιβάλ

4. ( ) Parenthesis - Experimental Lab for the Study and
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Research on Politics, Economy and Culture
Coming from different Barcelona, London, Athens Parenthesis is a meeting point
backgrounds, we did often and Berlin are at the moment of innovative ideas and
meet during the last few years the open windows of personalities. A positive and
in parallel actions and paths, Parenthesis. open parentheses
in parentheses ( )* Keeping as a basis of our
between our activities. projects Thessaloniki, our
The blending of our target is to make this formula
experiences and of the become an open vehicle for
various practices we come the promotion of fine
across in the cities we live, practices and cooperation in
inspires us with new ideas and areas like Culture, Youth,
ways to creatively fill this Entrepreneurism, Sustainable
parentheses. Development, Social Economy
and Environment.
*παρένθεση η [parénθesi]: an event, a short time frame, which interrupts a uniform continuous flow and is different from
what has proceeded and what is following.

5. Movies
Soul Kitchen
Fatih Akin, writes and directs a
tragicomically story taking place in
Germany having as basic ingredients Submarine
clever humor and the love for food. Fatih Akin, writes and directs a
tragicomical tragicomically story taking place
in Germany having as basic
ingredients clever humor and the
Manhattan love for food.
Human relations under Woody tragicomical
Allen’s microscope. A black and
white, very atmospheric movie,
creating a multicoloured canvas
of stories in the big city of New
York

6. Short Films
Casus Beli
The award winning short film by Giorgos Zois. An abrasive
comment and an inspired display of reality
The Village
Stelios Polyxronakis, with the award winning stop-motion
animation is presenting the story of a doctor, who arrived in an
empty village and decided to offer his service to the village
itself.
A Simple plan
An interesting attempt of Girgos Iliopoulos, graduate
student of the Department of Cinematography, at
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Giorgos

7. Meanwhile in Mexico
Meanwhile in Mexico is a rock 'n' roll / surf trio
Bands
who captures some of the beach freshness.
The band has performed songs from their new
album as well as remakes of old and beloved
songs
Still Gramophone
Still Gramophone has presented to the
festival audience a complex Experimental,
Jazz pop programme, based on sampling and
on classic instruments, including tracks from
their new album by Cliché Records
.
Kid Galax,
Kid Galax with fresh melodies, being influenced by
the neo-romanticism of the 80s’ and the performing
delirium of Morrissey, presented his album called
Lullabites (on the stores from Break even records) as
well as new songs straight from the studio.
.

8. Bands
Broken tempo
Broken tempo with smooth vocals, psychedelic
guitars, funk base, ambient synth lines, violins, trip
hop but also rock rhythms, have closed this festival.
With their experience in performing with big bands
like Hooverphonics and Pureessence have given a
different style to the final day of Pic Nic Urban
Festival
Swing Till You Drop
Swing Till You Drop have kept the tradition of Gypsy Swing
which was firstly introduced between the 1920-30 from
Django & Grappelli introducing to the audience some sweet
melodies and opening the full moon night with the best
possible way.

9. WEB
urbanpicnic.gr

10. More than 3.100 Unique Visitors
Exposure
on our webpage urbanpicnic.gr
from 15.Sept -02.Aug
More than 3.100 Unique Visitors
on our webpage urbanpicnic.gr
from 15.Sept -02.Aug
More than 3’ average staying of
the users in the webpage
1,540 “ Likes”
Content interaction with more
than 32.000 users
Content exposure to more than
400.000 users

11. TV & Media
Special tribute on the TV Show
‘’Take position’’ in the local
channel ΤV100 for the Pic Nic
Urban Festival 2012
Special tribute to the Pic Nic Urban
Festival 2012 of the radio show ‘’Pic Nic’’
on the radio station 9,58 FM
Special tribute to the Second Channel
of ΕRΤ (National Broadcasting Company)

12. Press
Online Newspapers, Online Magazines, Portals, Blogs,
Social Media
Jumpingfish.gr
Mic.gr
World Music Expo Flix.gr
Appeared in more than 100 online media

13. Press
Online Newwspapers, Online Magazines, Portals, Blogs,
Social Media
lifo.gr
tovima.gr
aggelioforos.gr elculture.gr
Appeared in more than 100 online media

14. Press
Online Newspapers, Online Magazines, Portals, Blogs,
Social Media
Athens Voice Αγγελιοφόρος Greek reporter thestival newspolis
Δημοκρατία Thesaloniki.gr Café Babel bloglines Lifo Πάμε Σινεμά United
Reporters Ishow El Culture Nooz H Ροδιακή Art and Life Inews Dou My
news Axortagos Fuctart Makthes Mixgrill Clickaro Ναυτεμπορική
Beeper Το Βήμα United Reporters Μακεδονία Παλμός 965 Tralala Think
free Jumpingfish Lifeedite Biscotto Cityportal.gr Outdoors.gr Τύπος της
Θεσσαλονίκης Saloniki TV Mind radio Ιανός Ishow Thestival Pulse Glow
Parallaxi Alterthess.gr Flix Kulturosupa Η πόλη στον κόσμο Lunch street
party Palo info times Το σπίρτο thestival MiC Voria Womex … and many
more
Appeared in more than 100 online media

15. Supporters
ΙΣΤ΄ Εφορεία
Προϊστορικών και
Κλασικών
Αρχαιοτήτων
A Big “ Thank You”
to our
Proud Supporters

16. Moments