The list of big summer events in Reykjavik has come to a head with last Saturday’s Culture Night – but summer events are only a small part of the Icelandic capital’s year-round roster.
Reykjavik’s yearly Culture Night happened on Saturday with events taking place all over the city all day and all night. Iceland has a packed schedule of interesting cultural and sporting events throughout the year, and Culture Night is the biggest of them all. Read more…
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Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Middlesex University of United Kingdom (UK), focusing on blending Asian and Western music styles.
With this MOU between A.R. Rahman’s KM Music Conservatory in Chennai (India) and Middlesex University, both the organizations agreed to explore the possibilities for collaboration in music and education and it aims at educational collaboration between India and UK. Both the institutions are reportedly looking at offering a collaborative three year music program. Rahman has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by this University. Read more…
By Daniel Escurel Occeno
When I was in college, I overheard Catholic guys tell people that I was Jesus; and Mormons asked, why is He, Jesus?
The Catholics were not referring to a religious event; they meant that I was still a virgin because of how I conducted myself around women during dates, parties, dances, and social gatherings. Read more…
Categories: Culture, Music and the Arts, Education, Politics, Society, Travel and Leisure Tags: america, culture, history, morals, philippiners, religion, story, USA
Hindus and Jews have hailed Warwickshire Police of United Kingdom for organizing first “Family Day of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History and Culture”, to be held on June 27.
Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman; and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish leader in Nevada and California in USA; in a statement in Nevada today, said that this might appear to be a small step but it was a big step forward for the British society as Roma-Traveller-Gypsy communities had been living in apartheid like conditions for many centuries in Europe. Read more…
This weekend towns across Iceland will celebrate Seamen’s Day with festivals and fun events for all the family. In the Reykjavik capital region, the Seamen’s Day celebrations are called the Festival of the Sea.
One of Iceland’s biggest Seamen’s Day celebrations takes place in the south western town of Grindavik, where the four day-long programme of events includes art exhibitions, fairground rides, competitions and live music – including Bubbi Morthens and Friends, one of Iceland’s most loved musicians. Read more…
COUTING FOR GIRLS, SUGABABES, THE PRETENDERS, JOE JACKSON, THE MAGIC NUMBERS, IMELDA MAY, TEDDY THOMPSON, SHARLEEN SPITERI, EDDI READER, THE DAMNED PLUS MANY MORE
The UK’s most beautiful boutique festival continues its eclectic musical tradition as it announces the line up for its 6th glorious year. With a fusion of indie pop Brit nominees Scouting for Girls and ‘Belle de Jour’ Imelda May, the stage is shared with inimitable girl group The Sugababes and Chrissie Hynde’s legendery rock outfit The Pretenders.
“Cornbury is a unique experience in all manner of ways”, says promoter Hugh Phillimore. “We’re immensely proud of our musical diversity and family friendly ethos. Where else could you see The Damned and the Sugababes on one bill?” Read more…
Private View: Friday 27th of March 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 27th of March to 2nd of April 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 2nd of April: 11.00am to 5.00pm
Each particular instant in time is tied down, strung together by registering and mark-making; attempting to evoke as well as echo connections between people, places and time with the artists’ intricately crafted pieces.
Recent graduates of Camberwell College of Art, Lora Haynes’ and Paula McGurdy’s work conveys a sense of revisiting personal narratives by capturing fleeting moments in life. Both artists endeavour to render these permanent through the use of stitching and drawing. Utilising materials with feminine connotations such as thread and wool, both employ these materials to generate labour intensive, almost painstaking creations. The new body of work in this show examines a wide range of themes from stringing together connections and memory to the bond people form between one another and their surroundings. Read more…
Works by Beata Kozlowska, Jean Elliot, Elaine Mullings & Tomasz Stando
Private View: Friday 13th of March 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 13th to 19th of Match 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 19th of March: 11.00am to 5.00pm
The unifying element between each exhibiting artists’ work lies within their preoccupation with the dialogue between the formal and conceptual. Each artist explores within their own media how structure and composition mirror metaphor, underlying visual and hidden cultural language. Their vision focuses on the examination of the tiniest gesture being reflected within the biggest of conventions and visa versa:
Micro-Macro Vision Read more…
“The strangest and most enjoyable gig ever” Evening Standard
Chortle Award for Best Innovation in Comedy 2008
It kicks off at: 2pm on Sunday 14 December.
Arrive for 1.45.
Please RSVP to liopping@gmail.com
The award-winning comedic happening-cum-shambles returns to Red Gate Gallery for their traditional Christmas bash for its 3rd year!
Comedy and hi-jinx will be brought to you by stand-up legends Richard Herring, Josie Long and Robin Ince – all three multi award-winners. Plus Christmas sketches from Pappy’s Fun Club, and some more hysterical bonkers from Ricky Gervais’ favourite act Brian Gittins. Read more…
Family owned and operated, Novel Action, Inc. is a membership based online book exchange (www.NovelAction.com) designed for book lovers. It allows members to quickly clear their shelves of books they’ve read and exchange them for books they want.
Incorporated in 2006, Novel Action, Inc is a Chicago-based online book exchange store where members select any books they want from the website and send in an equal number of their own books in exchange. Books on the site can also be purchased. Easy, reliable and cost-effective, Novel Action is perfect for avid readers. There’s a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction books in paperback and hardcover, and all books are hand inspected to insure they meet quality guidelines
.“Our members really appreciate the book trading service we provide, particularly in today’s economy. Trading books is significantly cheaper than purchasing new, or even used books. With the NovelAction.com $4.80 flat shipping rate for up to 6 pounds of books, it averages out to about $1 per book,” said Dianne Denton, founder and CEO of Novel Action.
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