The City of Krk Cultural Centre has organised an Advent programme under the motto KUL. Advent in Krk, intended for all generations. The acronym KUL. stands for the word culture, or the adjective cultural.
Ahead of Advent, on Saturday, 21 November, in the sports hall of the Krk primary school, starting at 19.00 hours, a celebratory concert by Klapa "Vejanke" titled "Our Songs, Our Dreams" will be held. Klapa "Vejanke" is the only such female ensemble on the island of Krk, and the concert marks ten years of continuous activity. The klapa was founded in 2016, and has been actively performing on the domestic and international klapa scene since 2017. Today it brings together nine members under the current leadership of Andrina Frleta. As guests, colleagues from the Male Klapa "Skalin" will join the "Vejanke" on stage.
Part of the programme designed in honour of St Nicholas begins on 27 November and lasts until 6 December. The Decumanus Gallery becomes St Nicholas's post office between 27 November and 5 December, where every child can leave a message with a written or drawn wish in a large box placed in front of the entrance. On Saturday, 5 December, starting at 17.00 hours, St Nicholas will arrive by boat at the Krk port. On the promenade, he will be greeted by young children and their parents, accompanied by the music of the City Band "Krk". After the ceremonial welcome, a procession led by St Nicholas and his cheerful helpers will head towards the semi-dome near the Big Park, where members of the music section of the Creative Corner of the "Creative Krk" Association will entertain everyone present with their performances. The gathering with St Nicholas, including the distribution of gift packages, will continue on Sunday, 6 December, between 10.00 and 14.00 hours, in the Decumanus Gallery. Children aged one to seven who are not covered by the gift distribution in schools will have the opportunity to meet St Nicholas.
The first holiday workshop is held on Friday, 11 December, in the Decumanus Gallery, from 17.00 to 20.00 hours. It is a workshop titled "Grandma Mraz's Beauty Laboratory" (4+), held under the auspices of the creative team of "ZIA" production. Children will make soaps, lip balms and creams with warm notes of cinnamon and orange in the Decumanus. The second workshop is held on Friday, 18 December, also in the Decumanus Gallery, from 17.00 to 20.00 hours, titled "Christmas Hocus-Pocus" (4+). In that workshop, little scientists will make Christmas lava lamps through STEM activities, create magical necklaces from liquids of different densities, and build pyramids from mallow cookies.
The children's play "The Magical Christmas Hour" (3+) is held on Saturday, 12 December, in the Great Council Chamber of the City of Krk – Krk Cinema, starting at 11.00 hours. The play is produced by "B GLAD", and the main protagonists are a boy named Toma and a girl named Ema. The direction is signed by Nevena Vukes, while the cast includes Bojan Jambrošić, Mateja Majerle, Ana Dora Bajto and Father Christmas. The play "If Only Christmas Were Every Day" (3+) is held on Saturday, 19 December, at the same place and at the same time as the previous play. It is performed in the production of "ZIA", directed by Zoran Pribičević, with actors Dora Trogrlić and Marko Hergešić.
