{"id":180777,"date":"2026-03-27T13:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visittampere.fi\/?post_type=events&#038;p=180777"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:14:36","slug":"spring-event-at-laikku","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/visittampere.fi\/en\/events\/spring-event-at-laikku\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring event at Laikku"},"featured_media":-1,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[982,1825],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180777","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-patikointi-en"],"acf":{"permanent_event":"0","date_text":"","dates":[{"start_date":"20260404","start_time":"","end_date":"20260405","end_time":""}],"location":"","external_link":"","external_link_text":"","tickets_link":"","tickets_link_text":"","event_description":"<strong>Take a peek at spring in Culture House Laikku! The program features workshops for all ages and wonderful musical performances.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Saturday 4.4<\/strong>.\r\n12.00\u20132.00 p.m. \u2013 Julmu Instrument-Making Workshop\r\nIn this workshop, participants will build their own Julmu instrument using natural materials such as wood, birch bark, and cotton string. The Julmu is a small bird whistle that has been used since the Stone Age. No prior technical skills or knowledge are required. The workshop is suitable for adults as well as elementary school-aged children and older. Elementary school-aged children must be accompanied by a parent.\r\n\r\n2.30 p.m. \u2013 Gilda &amp; Esther Duo\r\nEmbark on a musical journey to the early decades of the last century! The Gilda &amp; Esther Duo performs music from the 1920s to the 1950s as well as their own compositions. Gilda plays the piano, and Esther plays the ukulele and a washboard, depending on the situation. The songs are mainly performed as duets. The concert lasts approximately 60 minutes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday 5.4.<\/strong>\r\n1.30\u20134.00 p.m. \u2013 Nature Awakens: Painting with Natural Colors Workshop\r\nIn this workshop, participants will playfully experiment with painting on watercolor paper using watercolors made from natural materials. Watercolors made from plants produce vibrant and interesting colors, which can be further enhanced by adjusting the pH. The workshop is suitable for everyone and requires no prior skills or knowledge. The workshop is led by artisan and visual artist Saija Lehtonen, who will also explain how you can make your own paints in the future and what makes natural materials and their use so special.\r\n\r\n4.30 p.m. \u2013 To Freedom \u2013 A Concert for Spring and Easter\r\nThe concert will feature Beethoven\u2019s Violin Concerto in D major, preceded by Peteris Vasks\u2019s Castillo interior.\r\nBeethoven\u2019s expansive and luminous Violin Concerto enchants with soulful pastoral melodies and contemplative shadows, but also with a strong willpower. The work concludes with an uplifting, universal sense of liberation. 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