Drop off dirty laundry at Fontana reception no later than 8am in a sturdy bag, labelled with your family’s name. Laundry will be returned washed, dried, and folded the next day.

Start the week with a glass at Cafe Prošperin in the center of Jelsa.

Attending:

• Becca

• JoJo

• Vanessa

• Matt

• Jem

• Katinka

• Danielle H.

• Kristin Runey

• Karmen

• Nick

The “Stella Maris Hvar GSU” vocal and cultural group has been active over many years, having been registered in 2002 as a non-profit organization for people who wish to develop their talents for music and drama. The music section is led by maestro Vinka Šurlin, and consists of an adult choir and the children’s choir called ”Stellice’ (for kindergarten and school age youngsters). The drama section is directed by Sandra Domanović, a teacher by profession, for acting groups of all ages, from the very young to adults and the elderly.

A time for free play in the Learning Center. Hosted by Field Parent Danielle Hill.

Pick up your laundry and pay Marko in cash at Fontana reception.

• Price is €5/kg for wash, dry, fold, plus a €3 delivery fee per family.

• Marko runs Bubble Laundromat in Stari Grad: +385 95 358 5521.

Learn about the history of wine cultivation on Hvar - a view into the bedrock of island culture and economy. The Viticulture Museum is located in the hillside town of Pitve, which commands stunning views over Jelsa.

Shuttle departs Fontana reception at 18h; departs Viticulture Museum at 1930.

Attending:

1. Becca

2. Matt

3. Nick

4. Omar

5. Namita

6. Rishi

7. Alina

8. Jem

Huljić wine tastings take place in the wine-bar which is part of their old family wine-cellar, presented in the old rustic Dalmatian style. The Huljić family believe their task as wine-makers is to re-discover the grape varieties which were grown by long tradition on the island, and which have virtually disappeared. So in their list of wines we have some made from grapes which are close to extinction, and their wine-cellar is the only place where you can sample them.

The Huljić family produce their wines in the family house which is over 200 years old. Teo Huljić is following in the footsteps of his father Dinko, who was one of Hvar’s best-known wine producers. On finishing his schooling, Teo bought a vineyard in St. Luke’s Bay near Jelsa, modernized the wine cellar and embarked on producing wine independently in the other part of the cellar. He extended his knowledge through working in other wineries and well-known Croatian restaurants. He started producing his wines in 1993, and opened his restaurant ten years later.

Shuttle departs Fontana reception at 18h. Participants will walk back to Fontana (no return shuttle).

Attending:

1. Mae

2. Bat-chen

3. Tal

4. Aimee

5. Robert

6. Kristen Belfi

7. Patty Moya

8. Sean Willis

9. JoJo

10. Daniel

11. Sharon

12. Roni

13. Rishi

14. Amir

15. Tijana

16. Kai

17. Namita

18. Alina

19. Esther

20. Ayelet

21. Vanessa

22. Kristin Runey

23. Nathan Burk

24. Willa

25. Tommy

26. Danielle H.

27. Coreen

Drop off dirty laundry at Fontana reception no later than 8am in a sturdy bag, labelled with your family’s name. Laundry will be returned washed, dried, and folded the next day.

A time for free play in the Learning Center. Hosted by Field Parents Namita and Vanessa.

A beach day in one of Hvar’s most beautiful small bays. Paddleboards are available for rent at the small Hotel Timun. Dinner is also available there, or participants may bring a picnic. Just a few minutes away, there is an excellent olive oil tasting room called Seca. To arrange a visit, please contact Eva Maria Ćurin (+385 91 883 3203).

Shuttle will depart Fontana reception at 1430; will depart Pokrivenik at 1930.

Attending:

1. Ayelet

2. Daniel

3. Sharon

4. Patty

5. Danielle

6. Roni

7. Sean

8. Robert

9. Kristen Belfi

10. Aimee

11. Jem

12. Katinka

13. Tijana

14. Ryan

15. Nick

16. Karmen

17. Bat-Chen

18. Amir

19. Nathan

20. Tal

21. Ale

22. Kai

23. Omar

24. Willa

Thursday 21.08.
18:00 – KidsDom Inflatables – Park
18:00 – Opening of the Wine Festival Fair – Waterfront
18:00 – Tasting of Hvar wines plus gastronomic refreshments –Waterfront
18:00 – Exhibition: ‘The Wine Festival’ – St. John’s Square
19:30 – Interactive workshop on decorating ‘paprenjoci’ biscuits – Terra Archaica – Veli most, Waterfront
20:15 – Promenade performance by the ‘Stari Grad’ Croatian Brass Band – Waterfront
20:15 – Promenade presentation of Croatian national costumes– Jelsa’s Cultural-Artistic Association (KUD) – Waterfront
20:45 – ‘The World of Magic’ Circus – St. John’s Square
21:30 – Concert:’Klapa Šufit (harmony singing) – Main Square
22:00 – Music selection by Tabu (Keeper of the Groove) – Waterfront – wine point

Jelsa’s wine festival is a merry showcase promoting Hvar’s wines, especially the best of them which are produced in the area around Jelsa, a fertile area for growing grapes, where different producers work to their own theories, resulting in a delightful variety of red and white wines, ‘opolo’ rosés and prošek (sweet dessert wine). Over the last thirty years, these wines have distinguished themselves, winning prizes in competitions and delighting Jelsa’s visitors, who have the chance at the Wine Festival to taste the various wines and appreciate the differences between those produced on Hvar’s southern slopes, Jelsa’s valleys and hillsides or fields by the sea.

After experiencing these delights, lots of people go home from Hvar with happy memories which are not just limited to the island’s sunshine and exquisite blue sea, but include the more surprising discovery of the quality of the island’s wines, the golden glow of the whites and the deep crimson of the reds. The Festival culminates with the announcement of which are the best wines of the year.

The three-day Festival offers a diversity of entertainments. There are various sports and fun competitions, including a water polo match in the harbour, a rowing competition, international regattas, as well as the special highlight, a competition in which participants have to climb a 10-metre pole to reach and bring down a whole smoked ham.

It goes without saying that ample food is available throughout, and there are concerts by the Jelsa Cultural-Artistic Society, local and guest klapa harmony singing groups, and performances by famous artistes. Not to mention a magnificent fireworks display.

The first Wine Fair, as it was known then, was organized in 1952 by Jelsa’s ‘Community Cooperative Committee’ (‘Zajednica – zadružni savez Jelsa’). The Fair was titled ‘Regional Cooperative Rally’ (‘Kotarski zadružni slet’). In 1954 it was held on ‘Cooperative Day’ and from 1956 onwards it was known as ‘The Wine Fair’ or ‘The Cooperative Rally’. In 1966 the Wine Fair was held on August 14th, and the day was pronounced Jelsa’s Tourist Day. For years the Festival was held in the first half of August, from Friday to Sunday. Crowds would gather in the mornings, and celebrations would continue into the early hours of the following day. Huge quantities of wine were drunk, and the aim was to empty the cellars and sell off last year’s wine, to make way for this year’s harvest.

Nowadays, the Wine Festival aims to promote high quality wines along with a wide variety of fun events for the whole family, making it a high point in the summer tourist season.

Pick up your laundry and pay Marko in cash at Fontana reception.

• Price is €5/kg for wash, dry, fold, plus a €3 delivery fee per family.

• Marko runs Bubble Laundromat in Stari Grad: +385 95 358 5521.

Friday 22.08.
17:00 – Exhibition: „A quiet distance“ – NMB Brown studio
18:00 – KidsDom Inflatables – park
18:00 – Tasting of Hvar wines plus gastronomic refreshments – Waterfront
18:00 – Exhibition: ‘The Wine Festival’ – St. John’s Square
19:00 – Interactive workshop on decorating ‘paprenjoci’ biscuits – Terra Archaica – Veli Most – Waterfront
19:30 – Stelzen Art – streetperformance – Waterfront
19:30 – The Forgotten Hvar Lifestyle – A Return to the Roots – Veli most, Waterfront
20:00 – Promenade presentation by Cultural-Artistic Association (KUD): Mihovil Krušlin, Šenkovec / Brdovec – Waterfront
20:30 – Gastro show – Waterfront
20:30 – Announcement of the Winner of the Wine Festival Competition – Waterfront – wine point
21:00 – ‘The Pirates of Omiš’: show with flaming torches lighting the boats
22:00 – Concert ‘Ilan Kabiljo, the E.T. Group, Senna M, Simplicia’ – Main Square
22:00 – Music selection by Tabu (Keeper of the Groove) – Waterfront – wine point
00:00 – Concert ‘The Dictators’ – Main Square

Jelsa’s wine festival is a merry showcase promoting Hvar’s wines, especially the best of them which are produced in the area around Jelsa, a fertile area for growing grapes, where different producers work to their own theories, resulting in a delightful variety of red and white wines, ‘opolo’ rosés and prošek (sweet dessert wine). Over the last thirty years, these wines have distinguished themselves, winning prizes in competitions and delighting Jelsa’s visitors, who have the chance at the Wine Festival to taste the various wines and appreciate the differences between those produced on Hvar’s southern slopes, Jelsa’s valleys and hillsides or fields by the sea.

After experiencing these delights, lots of people go home from Hvar with happy memories which are not just limited to the island’s sunshine and exquisite blue sea, but include the more surprising discovery of the quality of the island’s wines, the golden glow of the whites and the deep crimson of the reds. The Festival culminates with the announcement of which are the best wines of the year.

The three-day Festival offers a diversity of entertainments. There are various sports and fun competitions, including a water polo match in the harbour, a rowing competition, international regattas, as well as the special highlight, a competition in which participants have to climb a 10-metre pole to reach and bring down a whole smoked ham.

It goes without saying that ample food is available throughout, and there are concerts by the Jelsa Cultural-Artistic Society, local and guest klapa harmony singing groups, and performances by famous artistes. Not to mention a magnificent fireworks display.

The first Wine Fair, as it was known then, was organized in 1952 by Jelsa’s ‘Community Cooperative Committee’ (‘Zajednica – zadružni savez Jelsa’). The Fair was titled ‘Regional Cooperative Rally’ (‘Kotarski zadružni slet’). In 1954 it was held on ‘Cooperative Day’ and from 1956 onwards it was known as ‘The Wine Fair’ or ‘The Cooperative Rally’. In 1966 the Wine Fair was held on August 14th, and the day was pronounced Jelsa’s Tourist Day. For years the Festival was held in the first half of August, from Friday to Sunday. Crowds would gather in the mornings, and celebrations would continue into the early hours of the following day. Huge quantities of wine were drunk, and the aim was to empty the cellars and sell off last year’s wine, to make way for this year’s harvest.

Nowadays, the Wine Festival aims to promote high quality wines along with a wide variety of fun events for the whole family, making it a high point in the summer tourist season.

Join your kids for a slice of pizza, followed by their child-led performances of Aesop’s Fables, Homer’s Odyssey, and Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

We have been using:

• the Charles Santore version of Aesop.

• Gillian Cross and Neil Packer’s abridged and illustrated translation of The Odyssey

• The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s 20-minute version of The Tempest, which uses only Shakespeare’s language, as well as an illustrated retelling by Georghia Ellina and Jane Ray

More resources on The Tempest:

• The Tempest audiobook (on Spotify) by Jeanette Vigon, part of the Shakespeare for Kids series. This is a 2-hour retelling which makes the story and themes very clear.

• The 1993 claymation version (on YouTube). Only 20-minutes and brings the setting and characters vividly to life.

Saturday 23.08.
17:30 – Waterpolo competition – Mandrač
18:00 – KidsDom Inflatables – Park
18:00 – Tasting of Hvar wines plus gastronomic refreshments – Waterfront
18:00 – Exhibition: ‘The Wine Festival’ – St. John’s Square
19:00 – ‘Get the ham off the pole!’ (competition with male and female categories) – Mandrač
19:30 – Stelzen Art – street performance – Waterfront
19:30 – Hvar Chronicles – A Return to the Roots – Veli most
21:00 – Performance by Cultural-Artistic Association (KUD): Mihovil Krušlin, Šenkovec – St. John’s Square
21:30 – Fire Show „Twin Flame“ – Waterfront
22:00 – Concert:’Minea’ – Main Square
22:00 – Music selection by Tabu (Keeper of the Groove) – Waterfront – wine point
00:00 – Concert ‘Pink Panther’ – Main Square

Jelsa’s wine festival is a merry showcase promoting Hvar’s wines, especially the best of them which are produced in the area around Jelsa, a fertile area for growing grapes, where different producers work to their own theories, resulting in a delightful variety of red and white wines, ‘opolo’ rosés and prošek (sweet dessert wine). Over the last thirty years, these wines have distinguished themselves, winning prizes in competitions and delighting Jelsa’s visitors, who have the chance at the Wine Festival to taste the various wines and appreciate the differences between those produced on Hvar’s southern slopes, Jelsa’s valleys and hillsides or fields by the sea.

After experiencing these delights, lots of people go home from Hvar with happy memories which are not just limited to the island’s sunshine and exquisite blue sea, but include the more surprising discovery of the quality of the island’s wines, the golden glow of the whites and the deep crimson of the reds. The Festival culminates with the announcement of which are the best wines of the year.

The three-day Festival offers a diversity of entertainments. There are various sports and fun competitions, including a water polo match in the harbour, a rowing competition, international regattas, as well as the special highlight, a competition in which participants have to climb a 10-metre pole to reach and bring down a whole smoked ham.

It goes without saying that ample food is available throughout, and there are concerts by the Jelsa Cultural-Artistic Society, local and guest klapa harmony singing groups, and performances by famous artistes. Not to mention a magnificent fireworks display.

The first Wine Fair, as it was known then, was organized in 1952 by Jelsa’s ‘Community Cooperative Committee’ (‘Zajednica – zadružni savez Jelsa’). The Fair was titled ‘Regional Cooperative Rally’ (‘Kotarski zadružni slet’). In 1954 it was held on ‘Cooperative Day’ and from 1956 onwards it was known as ‘The Wine Fair’ or ‘The Cooperative Rally’. In 1966 the Wine Fair was held on August 14th, and the day was pronounced Jelsa’s Tourist Day. For years the Festival was held in the first half of August, from Friday to Sunday. Crowds would gather in the mornings, and celebrations would continue into the early hours of the following day. Huge quantities of wine were drunk, and the aim was to empty the cellars and sell off last year’s wine, to make way for this year’s harvest.

Nowadays, the Wine Festival aims to promote high quality wines along with a wide variety of fun events for the whole family, making it a high point in the summer tourist season.