The fact that summer has come does not mean that cultural life in Poznan is coming to a standstill. On warm summer evenings concerts and shows of Polish and foreign artists will be organized at the ?Zamek? Culture Centre?s courtyard. The incredible atmosphere of this place will certainly encourage artistic sensations.

The first concert is planned for the 5^th July. Gaba Kulka ? an amazingly talented artist, endowed with an original voice will be performing then. Gaba has already received many awards - she is a winner of the Fryderyk award, the most prestigious award in the Polish music industry,  in the category of ?Female Vocalist of the Year?. Gaba participated in the recording of the album entitled ?Herbert? including Zbigniew Herbert?s poems which was published on the poet?s 85th birthday. Gaba has been drawing her inspiration from Kate Bush and Tori Amos. The artist herself refers to her style as ?progressive pop?.

On the 14^th July, Lech Janerka, a legend of Polish rock music, will play and sing on ?Zamek? Culture Centre?s stage. The artist made his debut with the Klaus Mittfoch band in 1979. In 1986, after the band disintegrated, Janerka released a solo album called ?Historia podwodna?. The album earned good reviews from critics as well as listeners. Next releases such as ?Piosenki?, ?Ur?, ?Bruhaha?, ?Fiu fiu? or ?Plagiaty? only confirmed Janerka?s great stature as an artist.

Another artist to perform on the 21^st July on a bit bigger courtyard, the Rose Courtyard, will be the Czech bard Jaromir Nohavica. He is a singer, songwriter and translator who initially wrote lyrics for other artists. Only in 1982, persuaded by his friends, Nohavica started to sing his own lyrics.

From then on, Nohavica has remained at the forefront of the most popular Czech singers. In recent years he has also become very popular in our country. His repertoire includes over 400 of his own songs as well as songs by Okudzhava, Wysocki, Cohen and Vian to which Nohavica wrote lyrics. Nohavica plays the guitar and accordion, writes lyrics and music for theatrical plays. In 2002 he starred in a quasi-documentary by Petr Zelenka entitled ?Year of the Devil?.

During the whole summer, in the ?Zamek? Culture Centre?s courtyard, opera plays in the ?Opera Kieszonkowa? series will be staged.