2 Aug

Cohenville in Budapest

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11th World Leonard Cohen Festival

For the first time to be hosted in Budapest!

Budapest Jazz Club (BJC)

Through August 3 –  5. 2018.

District, XIII. 7. Hollán Ernõ Street – Budapest

On the first weekend of August, from Australia to Canada, 150 Leonard Cohen fans from over 20 countries come to Hungary to pay tribute to the Canadian poet-writer-singer-songwriter during a three-day festival.  From the Hungarian side Hungarian performers will include Mariann Falusi, Sárik Péter Trió and Budapest Klezmer Band. The fans on every even year, held annually important event, which is always held in different parts of the world.

The Leonard Cohen fans worldwide have been meeting for more than two decades, an important event in the 2016 deceased Canadian singer-songwriter lovers among life’s work, in fact, Cohen himself is often referred to these events and sent a message to the participants. Budapest Special Event station of the biennial meeting will be the 11th and the first since the legendary singer-poet-writer’s death. Most probably there are hardly folks who have not heard one of his most favorite songs … Hallelujah which will be also heard during the festival.

Pre-registration is needed in advance follow the site: https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/budapest2018.html

The Budapest Jazz Club is the House of the Jazz Life … hosts professional events of local jazz not to mention if the audience are looking for quality entertainment they found just the right place.

Previously enjoy this superb song “The Gypsy’s Wife ”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhS7z36_7Q  … two of my favorite persons Leonard Cohen and Natalie Wood in one video.

On the bottom line all the Lenoard Cohen songs summarizes life!

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28 Jul

Rhoda Scott barefooted organ Queen – Budapest

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Rhoda Scott 80. with Lady Quartet’s fantastic concert

Sunday, November, 11. 2018. 6:00 p.m.

Papp László Budapest Sports Arena.

Rhoda Scott is one of the world’s greatest organists. Equally at ease with classical music as with jazz, gospel and blues. Born in New Jersey, USA, the eldest daughter of an itinerant Methodist minister, Rhoda grew up in the atmosphere of the black churches on the East Coast of the United States. While in the environment of many gospel singers, whom she accompanied beginning at the early age of 8, she acquired her incredible instrumental and vocal feeling.

Originally a self-taught musician, at the age of 25 she emerged from the Manhattan School of Music in New York with her Master’s degree in music and honors for the highest scholastic standing in the graduating class.

She made her debut at Count Basie’s Lounge in Harlem where she was “adopted” by all the big names in jazz. She played at the MIDEM in Cannes and her explosive international career took off.

On the bottom line … Rhoda once said, there was a time when she felt coming back to Hungary as to her home.  Most sure that in her last life, she was Hungarian as her hunger began with writing her diploma work on the Kodály method and Bartók’s folk collections.

Not want to mess Rhoda’s concert, mark the date in your calendar. The organizer of the Budapest concert is the Danubius Music Production Office.

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24 Jul

Newsflash – “Easy Lesson” – Hungarian documentary

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Easy Lessons is the story of a seventeen-year-old Somali refugee girl in Hungary.

Kafia arrived alone in Hungary two years ago and has since been living at a Budapest’s children home and preparing for the degree to the Hungarian high school graduation.

The film shows through micro intimate situations,  as a Somali girl break away from almost everything,  her home-style habits,  the important components of a child’s identity the threshold of her childhood as getting into her adulthood to start a new life in Europe.

Dorottya Zurbó  „Children of the Monastery” documentary world premiere will be at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival.

Color, movie – Hungarian documentary – 78 minutes

Original title: Easy Lessons – 2018.

Director: Dorottya Zurbó

Age classification: under classification

Scheduled release date:  11, October. 2018.

Distributor: Elf

Snaps from Elf production

Further information where and when the documentary will be on screen will be updated.

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21 Jul

Exotic Cubs Intoduced – Budapert Zoo

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The Budapest Zoo’s,  spokesman Zoltán Hanga invited the press representatives on a tour  to view giving early lunch to the  Giant Anteater whilst carrying on its back its cub. Interesting to see that the cub’s hair continuing with the mother’s pattern, merges barely notice the cub clinging. Isabela’s first cub was prepared during their “Honeymoon” with William in 2016. The cub’s  parents came from Germany and Scotland. The male cub was named Beigli (The beigli originally from Silesia region of Silesia is a well-known cake in Hungary since the 14th century). Later,  Beigli left the Budapest Zoo to its new home to the Zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic.  The pair gave a female birth to their second cub named Flodni (Hungarian/Jewish Cake)  who is to-day one month old. Known that they are mainly eating bugs, insects, might sound strange but fruit yogurt and avocado are their favorite. Sleeps a lot daily 15hours.

The Giant Anteater is within the sloths, in the order Pilosa. They are close relatives of the armadillos. The giant anteater is a peculiar-looking animal, particularly because of its highly elongated head and brushy tail.  The coat is rough and long, which may seem too warm for the tropical habitat, but the coat is needed because they have slow metabolism and the body always has low temperature. The eponymous mane, which runs along the back and neck can be ruffled in excitement. Due to the slow metabolism the pregnancy can be quite long, around half-a-year and usually only one offspring birth to a cub arrives. The cubs are still riding on the mothers back for a year even though from 6 months they eat solid food. In its wildlife the anteaters walk up to 10 kilometers/day to be tracking the delicious insects with their great sence of smell. Due to their large size the anteaters only natural enemy is the jaguar and cougar, and of course the humans. When they sence a threat they turn into a perfect ball.

Next took a visit to the Armadillos ((a certain types of armadillo) at the Tropical Palm House.The Armadillos live east of the Andes from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador to Surinam. The armadillos roll into perfect ball shape when threatened, the ears are tucked into the shell and the head and tail interlock to seal the shell completely.

The day’s visit ended at the Piranha aquarium as to watch the feeding of „bloody-thirsty” mean „bloody-hungry” piranhas as they battled to grab bits-and-pieces of their meal in the stirring water.

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19 Jul

Mummies of the World – Secrets Beyond the Grave!

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Exhibition to be open at the Komlex in Budapest

Exhibition open every day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

District, VI., 26. Király Street – Budapest

Inside every mummy be from Europe, Ancient Egypt, South America hold a story of the past, culture and civilization and the secrets now soon to be revealed on August, 16. 2018.

Yesterday, no matter how incredible it sounds but an unknown 300 years old mummy arrived in a smaller van. He was  under the sheet emerged to the  Corinthia Hotel’s press hall from the Natural History Museum – Budapest. The press members were curious to hear the professionals unfold some secrets, but who he was in the past  led to completely a mystery. He was found in the cellar of the museum without any documents of his identity. Therefore, professionals constantly looking to find out as many things about him as possible.

The Hungarian audience will be among the first to see this unique collection after the European premiere in Prague – said Daniel Bátyi CEO of JVS Group Hungary Ltd.

The unknown mummy has no name, so he will be simply named as the Transylvanian Mummy from where he was found. For the time being only know that the man’s body is around the age between 40-50 years. The state of the lungs refers of tuberculosis The mummy lying peacefully … watching the media as they have a close-up, look him at every inch … what else can he do! Which was almost astonishing that the mummified body has mustache, beard and even chest hair and hair on other parts of his body. Of course, beside  many others the Transylvanian mummy will be the guest at the World Mummies Exhibition. Also be out on display, the Vác Mummies – a mummified family from Hungary believed to have died of tuberculosis. As well, an Egyptian priest named Nes-Hor. Last but not least one of the most interesting finds among the exhibited mummies is Baron von Holz, the nobleman’s body that died during the thirty-year war. There will be 100 original artefact on 2200 square meters dated back to 1000 years old mummies.

In the Victorian era having tea together with the mummies was a kinda Egyptian mania in the UK. The Englishmen unpacked the mummy while spending tea-time on the spot. They worshiped everything that was linked to ancient Egypt. They believed and hoped by snipping the tea from the grained body parts of the mummy, is the route of eternal life.

Over the last few decades have had been developed an independent territory of science as a science out of curiosity in emerging mummies in many places around the Globe to engage in scientific activities in different disciplines. Also the analytical methods and the development of computer programs have opened up new opportunities for mummies. Today CT scans, with magnetic resonance imaging, provide a perfect picture of these conserved bodies; researchers can visualize the mummies’ wrists and look at the face, remove skin and gain glimpses inside the skull. DNA testing of mummies provides an opportunity to check for disease.

We also keep mummies at home so we were told. Those who have a painting inherited from their grandparents are having a mummy at their home. Paint was also made from preserved bodies. The “mummy brown” color on the painting is literally from the remnants of Egyptian mummies. This was in use from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, pigments were made, but this was banned at the beginning of the 20th century.

Find out a bunch of interesting facts related to the long gone mummies secrets. Surely be ready for an educational and fun at the same time. Tickets purchased on the spot will qualify only for same-day access. Other reservation possible through online.

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18 Jul

“Knight Move” Exhibition Sam Havadtoy – Budapest

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The exhibition will be open until September, 2. 2018.

Photographs speak louder than words… Let them tell the story of the opening “Knight Move” exhibition ceremony of Sam Havadtoy in New York at the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art – Budapest.

The official exhibition was opened by Dr. Piero Addis  –  Director of Villa Reale di Monza, Dr Julia Fabenyi – Director of the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, guided tour by superb art of arts Sam HAVADTOY and curator of the exhibition Attila NEMES – art historian were present.

Let alone cannot go by with only the pictures without not sharing some awareness-mindedness thoughts…

An artist’s namely San Havadtoy’s career can be examined from many different approaches, for example through the network of relations in which the artist first tests the waters and established his own language.

The exhibition focuses on the New York years of painter Sam Havadtoy. The ’70 digs ’80s working relationships with key artists of the city greatly influenced his art of shaping meeting Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Yoko Ono and many others.

Sam was born in London/UK and moved with his family to Budapest/Hungary in 1956. He was 4 yrs. old. In ’71 he leaves Hungary  in search of a free world. Arriving in N.Y. ’72 he started working as an interior designer and that’s when he met John Lennon and Yoko Ono whom open the door and introduced Havadtoy to leading art circles and  knit friendships. Thereon he received one commission after the other from influential artists, architects and trend-setters.

Heard from Attila Nemes about the Disney items, which are large-size original vintage Disney figures from the ’50s, which Havadtoy covered, just as the other items. Disney was an important role of the post-war America national identity. The way Havadtoy plays with these Disney figures, their appropriation the development of the items distances them from the world of cartoons and places them into a new field of interpretation. They start behaving as if they were part of the post-war American-European memory within spaces which, historically speaking, belong solely to European culture. The Mickey Mouse figures in Genoa, Naples or a Neo-Renaissance place in Budapest appear in the framework of a game involving the politics pf memory.

One of Andy Warhol’s reaction as visiting Sam was …“I only came to arrive” and surely the visitors to go to Sam Hadvatoy can also say they have come to arrive to a sophisticated awesome exhibition.

Yoko Ono once said Q.: “An artist is born. I am touched by the  magnificence of his work. He has dipped into the old Hungarian spirit and culture and created a work that is very now. It is Hungarian, very Sam Havadtoy and it’s beautiful.” To learn more about the background of the artist’s items, furthermore about the relationship between Sam and Yoko must visit the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art – Budapest before the closing date.

The exhibition items are in English and Hungarian-language with inscriptions information.

Most of Sam Havadtoy items belonging to the collection of the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art – Budapest and some to private collectors.

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16 Jul

Folk festivals of the Summer – 32rd Festival of Folk Arts!

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The Festival of the Families – Everything Revolves Around Folk Art

From 17 to 20 August, the largest folk art festival in Hungary, The Festival of Folk Arts, will be organized at the Buda Castle. The festival, which evokes the ambiance of old-time fairs, is the year’s long-expected family event where one can try folk crafts and admire the splendid artwork of craftsmen. A full-day event enriched with wonderful stage programs brings an unforgettable experience to all ages.

The Buda Castle will be transformed into a festive venue crafts and craftsmen experiencing the old-time fairs and having a feeling the visitors entered into the medieval atmosphere. Nearly 1,000 craftsmen and in nearly 100 open workshops, also hundreds of performers will take part in a full day of stage programs, exhibitions, handicraft gastronomic delights and popular activities for children. At the interactive open workshops, more than 800 Hungarian and 150 foreign masters … arriving from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, China and more countries will acquaint visitors with the secrets of their different crafts. enter a medieval atmosphere where they can admire and buy items of unique folk craft heritage, but they can also create these crafts themselves under the guidance of Hungarian masters such as  weaving and spinning which can be performed from wicker, bulrush, straw or corn husk. Wicker is used to make basket and storage containers, while straw is good for hats and bags, corn husk for chair backs and seats, and bulrush for carpets and wall decorations. visitors can also learn ribbon and carpet weaving and hair plaiting and try to spin on the spinning wheel.  Masters will wash, comb, cart and paint, raw wool in the way their predecessors did for hundreds of years.

The 32nd edition of the Festival of Folk Arts offers young artists the chance to present their finalized works with fashion shows and art exhibitions. This will be a must-see, be there family festival of the year, where children, parents and grandparents alike can find programs of their interest. This year, in honor of The Year of Families, family programs will feature traditional games and sports. The little ones in the Babies’ Playground can have a good time relaxing while those who are eager to try traditional folk logic games and sports will be delighted to discover more and more fun.

The Year of Families introduces masters who, having inherited their skills from their ancestors, are members of real handicraft dynasties. Visitors may encounter three generations of shoemakers working together in the same workshop, where footwear is strictly hand-made just as it was a century ago. A three-generation furniture painting workshop features the unique Győr blueprint dynasty, which has been operating for hundreds of years with the same technique. Throughout this four-day event, some of the best musicians, singers, storytellers and dancers in Hungary will perform, offering special cultural delights. Szalonna Band performs with the Páva winner Sarjú Band, and Mihály Dresch will perform with the strings. There also will be concerts by the Karaván Familia and the Bognár Szilvia Quartet. Starting at 7 p.m. on August, 20 Levente Szörényi will be the special guest of the Söndörgő and Vuicsics band. With hundreds of performers, there will be stage shows – a true festival atmosphere and a fairy-tale festival that await visitors in the unique atmosphere of the folk festivals of the summer: the Festival of Folk Arts!

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6 Jul

Southern Lake Balaton cool to visit in summer and winter!

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The press conference was held by locals presenting their latest goals. Spoke about the results of Southern Lake Balaton entrepreneurs and local governments who have been working for many years to make Balaton and its surroundings not only for  a summer visit or holiday but also year-round attractive destination for the visitors. As a result, this year, with the cooperation of nearly 20 local entrepreneurs and the local government of Balatonboglár and Balatonlelle, announced the Lake Balaton program guide starting from early July.

The program covers 10 full-year restaurants and 15 large-scale events, from September 2018 to May 2019. The events include many years of tradition and novelties, including the Winter Sailing Competition, the Christmas Fair and the Advent Gastronomy Picnic,and also hosted by this year’s novelty, based on the success of the Kishegyi Cortes and Falas – also in the small town, at the end of October coming – “Murci” Festival too.

The Program Guide appearance is timed to the very beginning of the summer season, they wish the people to confront the fact that even though the summer is over within two months, life does not stop at the Lake Balaton, in fact! The goal is to be the lake livable and vibrant tourist destination for a whole year and to draw the attention to Hungarians and foreigner tourists visiting in the summertime that Lets say the „game is not over” on August, 20, because the lake runs out of the water!  The Lake Balaton in the wintertime is alive make it worthwhile to visit and its surroundings.

Programs, for mainly focused on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, however, on the north coast will not remain without winter program: the Lake ROUND 5 for gastro picnic roadshow was arranged, where it will be possible to meet the winemaker area, restaurants, confectioners delights and Pálinka in it.

The press conference also presented in addition, also due to be put into effect Balatonlelle and Balatonboglár the Tekergő-electric minivan, offering to reach easily thematic programs for visitors all year round. The programs include a wine and champagne tour, museum tours, an adventure program, and even a timeshare tour visiting Balatonlelle. At the press conference was present the deputy mayor of Balatonboglár, István Kenéz, mayor of Balatonlelle who said Q.: “You can glance at our sunny, hospitable town’s life known for its resorts and green areas with our publication. I hope our guidebook is going to arouse your interesting and as our future guest it’s going to help your briefing and your undisturbed, comfortable rest. Also,be our  guest in our town.”  Balázs Tóth, vice-president of the Balaton KÖR.  Was taken with a sailboat out on Lake Balaton were you can experience the magic of relaxation hearing the crushing  waves and enjoy landscape from the water both side of Lake Balaton.

There were the wooden outstanding of wineries whom will be around to welcome to the southern coast of Lake Balaton to their wines. On the spot tasted Bujdosó’s wine which many who have already tasted agrees “Balaton summer locked in the bottle.”

The BL Yacht Club and the Hungarian National Circus  team has made several unexpected ideas together about highlights at Balatonlelle, after an elephant and a seal bathing now coming up with another specialty. There will be other way  the Hungarian National Circus horse–show by the Golden Clown Award winner Joseph Richter, Jr., and part of the National Circus team. (This is the largest and most expensive traveling circus in Hungary. Its founder is József Richter, Mari Prize-winning artist Jászai, the artist of the prize-winning artist of the Monte-Carlo Circus Festival and the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. The director of the circus is junior. József Richter, who won this year’s Golden Clown Prize in Monte-Carlo with his wife.)

See brief videos on YT:   “The Golden Clown Award winner Joseph Richter, Jr., and part of the National Circus team – Balatonlelle …

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2 Jul

Exhibition of the Decade @ MODEM Hungary

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MODEM Center of Modern & Contemporary Art.

Hungary is not just about Budapest … Debrecen is awaiting art-loving visitors with top-notch fine-art exhibitions, innovative performances of related arts as well as hilarious museum-pedagogy sessions for all ages.

(Debrecen is Hungary’s second largest city after the Capital Budapest. It is the regional center of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county. It was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and it is one of the Hungarian people’s most important cultural centers. Debrecen was also the capital city of Hungary during the revolution in 1848–1849. During the revolution, the dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty was declared in the Reformed Great Church. The city also served as the capital of Hungary by the end of the World War II in 1944–1945. It is home of the University of Debrecen.)

An outstanding exhibition of sophisticated impressions – from Monet to Van Gogh, from Matisse to Warhol has opened at MODEM – Debrecen.

The paintings viewable until September, 23. 2018.,  they arrived from Johannesburg Art Gallery – South-Africa, and there are Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Andy Warhol and Lichtenstein paintings and drawings among them.

The exhibition  presents more than a century of art, showing the most prominent creators of the era from Pre-Raphaelite artists to Post-Impressionists, from Monet to Van Gogh, from Matisse to Andy Warhol.

The collection is worth more than 10 billion HUF. The curators of Impressions – from Monet to Van Gogh, from Matisse to Warhol are Simona Bartolena and  Szabolcs Süli-Zakar.

Further information to the MODEM: http://www.modemart.hu/en/modem/ 

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1 Jul

The Life and Art of Frida Kahlo @ Budapest

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Mexico City to Budapest – Museo Dolores Olmedo bringing Frida Kahlo to Hungarian National Gallery. Exhibition: Building C. – Ground Floor.

Saturday, July, 7. –  Sunday, November, 4. 2018.

Probably the most defining and iconic female artist of the twentieth century, Frida Kahlo is the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts – Hungarian National Gallery in the summer of 2018. Thanks to the kind generosity of the Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, and several other important Mexican collections, more than thirty paintings and other works by the artist are being brought on loan to Budapest. The selection – which not only features the artist’s hallmark self-portraits, but also includes such major works as her very first canvas, painted in 1927, as well as paintings and portraits inspired by the events in her life, works suffused with symbolism, drawings, and even photographs – offers a glimpse inside the evocative, yet physically and mentally tormented inner world of Frida Kahlo, and shows us the mythical reality that she experienced and recreated.

Frida Kahlo, who originally intended to study for a career in medicine, was prone to illness from her earliest childhood. At the age of six she contracted a viral infection, which malformed her right leg; as a teenager she was involved in a bus accident, receiving multiple fractures to her spine and pelvis. Her injuries caused her intolerable pain, and she was confined to her bed for long months. She found escape from her suffering in painting, and the source of her art was her own self – the window onto her particular reality was the mirror, in which she could see her reflection looking back at her. The stiff, hieratic self-portraits that Frida Kahlo painted, mostly directly facing outwards or in two-thirds profile, were projections of the artist’s inner world, which helped her to create a new, versatile and exciting ego, radiant with energy, with which to confront the outside world. Her characteristic style of painting largely followed classical precedents, but was also richly nourished by Mexican folk culture. Many of her works are enlivened by historical, archaeological and ethnographic elements of Mexico before the Spanish conquest.Through the magnificent works on display, the Budapest exhibition conjures up the intricate and organic unity between the life and art of Frida Kahlo.
Suggested time for a visit: 1.5-3Hs
Admission:3200HUF

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