Penza, 26 December 2016. PenzaNews. Entertainment events for adults were cancelled in Penza on Monday, December 26, because of the mourning, which was announced in Russia in connection with the TU-154 crash near Sochi.

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As Lyubov Sycheva, the deputy director for creative work of the establishment of culture “Penzaconcert”, told PenzaNews, performances for adults in the philharmonic and cinema concert hall “Penza” will be cancelled.

“We planned events for adults, but all of them were cancelled because of the mourning day,” the interlocutor said.

She added that New Year performances for children will be given according to the schedule.

The Lunacharsky regional drama theatre reported that only performances for children will be given in the cultural institution on the mourning day and entertaining events for adults were not planned for Monday.

“New Year celebrations for children were not cancelled, they will take place according to the plan,” the theatre reported.

According to the available information, it was decided to cancel entertainment events in some others cultural institutions as well.