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DURING THE THREE DAYS  FAIR – FIVE THOUSAND OF HUNGARIAN CULINARY SPECIALITIES TO BE TASTED!

 11 Regions – 120 Exhibitors – 5000 Flavors

 Millennium Center –  Building “B”

2^nd District – 16-20 Kis Rókus Str. – Budapest

Opening hours:

Friday: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday: 9 .am. – 9 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m. – 8 .p.m.

Entry ticket price:1,900.-HUF

To-day’s press conference was held by the participation of Ms.Csákiné dr. Christina Gyuris, Deputy Director General, National Authority for Consumer Protection and Mr. Krisztián Pap, Managing Director of  Hand-made Hungarian Flavors Ltd. and Ms. Marcsi Borbás, the fair’s hostess.  Just like the previous year, the  Hand-made  Hungarian Flavours and Handicrafts will be arranged at the same scene  at the Millennium Center.  Both representatives, the National Authority for Consumer Protection and the Managing Director of  Hand-made Hungarian Flavors Ltd  held their press conference describing the mutual cooperation for the first time  in order to promote and protect the traditional Hungarian cuisines.

The representatives talked about the list of products, the flavors of  the hand-made flavors  that will be revealed by anyone rolling along, viewing Hungary’s  huge “Map of  Tastes” on the spot. A fine time to learn about the area the food originates and its traditional culinary specialities. Thereafter, go and have the samples to gain your own experiences.

Hungary is a country of tradition within its rich and tasty flavors. It is a part of the Hungarian culture.

The organizers will be preparing a stage with an ongoing cooking show. There many visitors can also collect ideas to  prepare their menu for  weekends to come.

The full price of the entry ticket can be used to purchase, buy some goodies at the store of the Hungarian hand-made flavors: 3^rd District. 4/B Szőlőkert Rd. Budapest.

This year, just like at the previous year’s fair will be under the patronage of Mrs. Schmittné, Katalin Makray,  wife of the President of Hungary,  Dr. Sándor Fazekas, professional patron, Minister of the Urban Development . Ms. Marcsi Borbás, editor, presenter who also be  hostess of the fair.

The representatives of the National Authority for Consumer Protection wish to encourage the visitors to not only speak about their previous  failures, but to hear about their positive experiences, as to indicate the pleasure of their choice and gather opinion why it won their approval.

To go through the list of 5000  Hungarian  culinary specialities  would take ages, so therefore here is just two delicacies I would raise everyone’s attention. The  mouth-watering: smoked trout from “Szilvásvárad” (country’s one-and-only artificially kept pond of trouts).  The other that shouldn’t be missed to taste: the artisan “bükki” cheese.

Now it’s up to the curious visitors to get the best-of-the-best of the Hungarian hand-made flavors by making sure to be there at one of the days, but  I am not certain that after paying  the first visit  there will not be some going  back the next day to continue the discovery, to explore what have had been  left out of tasting the day before. Most probably there will be more tasting to follow and understand by own experiences why the Hungarians love their traditional home-made flavors.

Update and snaps: Aggie Reiter

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(In 1950, the State Ballet Institute, was established in the Hungarian Dance Academy. The main purpose was to support within the special training in this academic institution. To provide: the dancers with professional responsibility, dance teachers, choreographers and theoretical training of professionals to the universal and the national culture. Also including the values of dance, based on their high level of craftsmanship used in the domestic and international dance scene artistic, educational and creative activities.)

Sometimes it is not the right time to make compliments in carrying out changes, but the “must” sometimes have to be been taken seriously. This happened at the Hungarian Dance Academy by the commitment to improve the energy efficiency and reduce energy costs.

Mr. György Szakály, Rector and Ms. Julianna Rajta , Project manager at the Hungarian Dance Academy invited the press and media representatives to the gathering combined with a presentation ceremony, as to share their news and joy with us to their newly  renovated building’s doors and windows.  Also Mr. Gábor Stumph, Managing Director at AMPAST,  Ms. Emese Gáspár, Project assistant were present. The past years these objects were hardly to be closed properly and  it gave hard time for the 300 to 450 training people at the indoors of the Academy. The project was supported by the European Union and on upon the Hungarian side by the New Széchényi Plan, the Cohesion Fund, co-financing. The project cost was almost 45million HUF that was supported by 85% of the European Union and 15% by the Hungarian Nation.

The Hungarian Dance Academy completed its library development project at the end of December 2011. not much time has passed and the tender to realize the building’s thermal renovation took place and now in February 2012. the rector of the Academy was happy to say: “We have reached our goal. The Environment and Energy Operational Program provided the us the  right support system. The energy consumption provided for the future the lower cost of heating to the Hungarian Dance Academy. The High School building insulation and window replacement was achieved through the application.  Furthermore, after the replacement of the windows, they are good through closing, there will be no cover, the heat insulation of the inner wall temperature will be higher, the better for the students and staff comfort. The 132 number of windows had been replaced. The project was supported by the European Union and funded by the support of the Cohesion Fund.”

Thanks to the investment it dues to decrease the greenhouse gas emissions and as once said by Mr. Neil Armstrong: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” To-day it is more than important than ever!

Significantly, red and the natural gas consumption, ie moderating the energy bill of cca. 2.7 million HUF/ year. Of course the economic savings will be significantly much more.

At the end of the press gathering, the college students gave a short performance to show their kindness to the appeared press and media  members. Strolling up to the slide show can be seen bit-and-peices of the grand performances like : Tchaikovsky: Nut-cracker, Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake,  Minkus – Petipa: Pirate,  Hungarian folk dance: Rotation dance of “Pálpataki”, Hungarian folk dance “Czardas”: slow and fresh from “Madocsa”, Dense and rare pace from “Széki” area, Tchaikovsky:  Russian dance from the Nut-cracker.

Between February, 24 to 29.  the Berlin Dance Olympics will be held.  Ms. Noemi Verbőczi  and Mr. Kristóf Kovács,  both of them aged 14 and  in the IVth. professional year of their ballet class will join the tournament as to be presenting the Hungarian Dance Academy.

Wish to close my update by saying … Thanks to the investment that dues to decrease the greenhouse gas emissions and as once said by the famous Mr. Neil Armstrong: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”  To-day it is more than important than ever!

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Their lyrics have had became their motto:

“WAS I DREAMING OR IS IT PERHAPS TRUE”  – A LINE FROM  – “THE GIRL WITH PEARL HAIR”

The coming series of the Jubilee Symphony Concert

starting at 

March, 19. 2012

Győr Stadium

The follow-up concerts will take place at : Zalaegerszeg, Tatabánya, Békéscsaba, Nyíregyháza, Szolnok, Kaposvár, Steged Szombathely and Pécs

 The past days a press conference was organized at the Symbol Entertainment Center – Budapest by the Omega group who invited the press and media to spread their special announcement.

Despite the fact that I sat in the front row, as the members of the Omega group gathered on the platform  an “army” of photographers flooded the scene. Only was able to do my first shot and that”s when their bottoms  came in. Anyway my orange juice infront of me on the table got a superb snap. When graciously infested their obstructions, those others who wished to capture the moment were not  filled with so much patience. Never-the-less, I hope viewing my snaps will show a part of  that light-mood  the Omega group gave during their press conference.

On the 9th of March the special series of concert  will take place at the City of Eger  by celebrating their ongoing, active 50 years on stage. The band to be seen has the same members since the 70’s: Mr. László Benkő (Laci) keyboards, Mr. János Kobor (Macky) vocalist, Mr. Tamás Mihály (Misi) bass guitar and György Molnár (Elephant), Mr. Ferenc Debreceni (Ciki ) drums .

Macky said it all: “All our dreams came true. We would like to celebrate with the  presence together with a special instrumentation country concert tour. The “final” concert given at Budapest in the late fall would be the“crown” on top of our eras. Even though we are all at full strength, this will be a final line-up with the whole group members when and where we wish to say good-bye as the Omega group”

The huge party in Budapest in October the Omega band in this line-up will place a full-stop to their 50 years of rolling hits.

The speciality of this spring’s tour will exist of three parts. The concerts will begin with the symphonic world and what is a concert without the nostalgia and then after as a closure with their awesome classic rock tunes.

Within the program well-known hits will be played also by the Symphony Orchestra. 

Just a stop for a moment to say add a few thoughts to their 50 years on the road: According to legend, the two Laci and Macky formed as one of the band of two school’s groups. At the time being they haven’t chosed a name for their band. Previously, to their first concert the organizers asked them what is the band’s name. Both pulled up their shoulders and said  “we have no name”. That was a  for  the organizers surprise.  When later seeing the poster that herald their concert to come, it was written the  Omega band playing. So like a fairy tale from there on they used this name for the group. In those days they have never thought of this is their first step in reaching the scale to be one of the most favorite beat groups in Hungary. During the years there were many musicians in the  group coming-and-going. In the early years they played those top-of-the-pops that were on the UK and American hit-parades. Also in those years another two Hungarian “beat” groups formed their bands. The Zorán group and the Illés group. The first played foreigner beat music, the second group played their own Hungarian modern folks stamping music. Even though these two bands were most appreciated by the music authority in those days, the Omega group was far-far behind in the field of recognition. Somehow their talent wasn’t quite recognized.  The a/m mentioned two groups ain’t existing  as a group they were. Some members have gone ahead, some stopped playing. The Omega band survived the old dark days and luckily the members since  the 70’s are still even here for us to-day.

Omega’s first hit was Shout and Sing “Kiabálj énekelj”. They had enormous success with this tune and shortly after they were the first group to hit the road to the homeland, the birth of the new era called beat music. They really felt being in the “wonderland”, cause after giving their concert in London, Mr. Eric Clapton and Mr. George Harrison (R.I.P.) came up to the back-stage and  expressed their congratulations. More to it,  the Decca offered a  them a recording contract. Thenafter, the unprecedented international recognition, “finally” the Hungaroton (Hungarian Recording Company) offered them a contract.   They produced an album which was the first album of-a-kind in beat music to come out in Hungary. Straightaway hit the charts and the 100.000 vinyls reach the status and became a gold record. From here on, they became popular, invited to TV-shows, played roles in movies. Then came the times when they started producing hits-after-hits like the Ten Thousand Footsteps “Tizezer lépés“ .

The Girl with Pearl Hair ”Gyöngyhajú lány”.  A pure beautiful oldie tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXf6oBZxfCo

The Girl with Pearl Hair won several awards at the Yamaha Festival, Mallorca Festival and at the Barbarella Festival.

Those were the days when the name Omega group had defined, reached an unmistakable image. No other Hungarian band has managed to achieve this kind of success, even to-day.

The Czech and Polish reproductions were completed and the Omega songs also became popular in that part of the world.

Mr.Frank Schöbel, Eastern Germany’s famous singer also filled into his repertoire  and sang his version of  The Girl with Pearl Hair.

Later on the Scorpions rewrote the lyrics to the “The Girl with Pearl Hair” and they came out with their own title:  “White Dove” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z_-HmbuKTY

A couple of Omega songs were brought alive in Germany by the Scorpions group. Throughout the years they bonded a deep friendship. Here is a song mutually sang together with the Scorpions: “Wind of Change”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4OwGez8ffU

The Omega band name is linked to uncountable gold, platinum records and they were the first one to receives the diamond plate.

After fifty years of notes and kilometers on tours, this coming Spring the Omega band wish to give a dignified final series of concerts and invite their fans to join and celebrate together the past in their present.

As also told at the end of the gathering to the press and media representatives, The Omega as a whole will not step on the stage in the future. The years gone by not just for the group but for themselves as well. Mr. János Kobor (Macky) will be celebrating this year his  70th birthday and he said, “It wouldn’t be fair to make any promises as to be touring-and-touring like we did before.”  In the mean time and as for the  future it was announced that a part of the members will be going on doing  their own solo albums.

Finally as a closure here is a  tune that won’t be a stranger when they will play it throughout the cities from North to South, East to West of Hungary: “Woman of Summer Nights” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dw_s8F5rA8&feature=related.

I believe, many will be at these concerts, cause their music is not just a part of the Omega’s  50 years,

but also a part of our own lives.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

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THE RIPPLE BROTHERS  FORTHCOMING SHOW WILL BRING A NEW STYLE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD OF THEATER.  

“LÁSZLÓ PAPP” – SPORT ARENA – BUDAPEST

MAY, 13. 2012.

8 p.m.

14th District –  2,  Stefánia Rd. Budapest

Tickets Call: 422 2600

You will be up to be fastened  your seatbelts watching the breathtaking performances of the Ripple Brothers on a night at the ground of the “László Papp”  Sport Arena – Budapest, the largest indoor sport hall.  A number of 50 international guest performers will also lighten up the show.

Association of the Ripple Brothers are on their way as preparing a colossal super production. The production is an awesome, unique, the one-and-only show in the World. Coming soon the “curtains will fall down” when the audience will be present at a show that surely hits the scale of an international classy show. Their life‘s work will be an open book worthwhile to be seen at their compiled  “iO” Show with its breathtaking, sophisticated, unique tracks.

Both of them are humble individuals, even though they surely could be proud  and in a way they are most probably by reaching their nine world records.

 They are also famous of their extreme notion to charitable engagements.

By their deep dedication and professionalism they were able reach all the peaks they every dreamt of. They took advantage within all their power and potential that the Art of Artist’s are able to achieve. Beyond their years, they are already 23 years on “Rippel-ing along” the tracks.

So even though they have 23 years on stage behind them, are young in age.  They already travelled around the world with their show to five continents where millions have had seen their performances throughout a hundred countries.

 One of their main goal was/is to pass their deep vocation over to the youngsters, the next generation. Therefore, founded and developed their own school of art, the Academy of Art of Motion.

The brothers bodies are built exactly the same, as they were twins, but they aren’t. Have the same height 1.80 meter and weight of  90 kilograms. Both of them are constantly wondering to come up with new challenges.

Also, each year they think hard to come up with some surprises for their audiences. Their upcoming show won’t miss any surprises, that’s for sure!

Update by Aggie Reiter

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THE CHINESE -HUNGARIAN GALA 2012.

Nothing is more heartwarming than when two country’s culture meet as one to celebrate its past and present.

For those who had the chance to be present at the not so long ago evening gala surely will  remember the lovely melodies and grand artist performers who gave so much delightful enjoyment to the Chinese and Hungarian guests and visitors.  Watching and hearing the awesome piece of art  from the far-far-away country’s traditional culture was simply superb. Most probably,  for the Hungarians viewers, the world of artists was “exotic” just like for the Chinese guests to see the Hungarian artist was “exotic” for them as well.

The Opening at the Gala was in two languages: Chinese and Hungarian

序曲

Below is the list of the evening’s artists and the pieces. They can be  also seen in the slide show:

The shooter will retur,  Chinese marching song –  Hungary’s Army Choir.

 打靶归来                                  表演者：国防军男生合唱团

Karádi songs – Army Choir (The famous nineteenth century ethnomusicologist and composer, Mr. Zoltán Kodály Hungarian choral works based on folk tunes).

柯达伊：卡拉迪之歌                表演者：国防军男生合唱团

Verdi: Nabucco (Chorus of Liberty) –  Hungary’s Army Choir.

威尔第：纳布科                                  表演者：国防军男生合唱团

The love of patriotism – Anhui Province drum dancers. Music and dance with the small bells and drums has extraordinary popularity. in to-day’s China. This track was presented at the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo is also

安徽花鼓灯舞蹈《鼓乡情韵》

Acrobatics: Hand standing tricks – performed by Ma Xiaolu

杂技  倒立技巧                                    表演者：马晓璐

Song of Fengyang – performers: Li Fangfang, Tong Jian and others.

凤阳歌》                                             表演者：李芳芳  童健等

Tolna county style – Bottle dance , Army’s Dance Theater Spectacular performance of Hungarian folk dance, where the girls are dancing with wine bottles on top of their heads.

托尔瑙瓶子舞                          表演者：国防军舞蹈团

Spring rain drops on the willow trees The special willow zither music gives the feeling of the awakening nature, spring rain, sight of the young willow buds. Performed on zither (liuqin) by Zhang Junfeng.

柳琴独奏《春雨滴柳》                        演奏者：张峻峰

Yellow Plum and Dance: Flower-girls – The “Yellow Plum-opera” is on of China’s four types of opera’s. The Anhui Province is one of the famous opera of an honest, young village girls, her beauty and respect. Performers: Zhou Danrong, Zhang Xin and others.

黄梅歌舞《花妞妞》                表演者：周丹荣  张欣等

Acrobatics: Women’s doubles formation paired exercises, balance exercises and rotations of the human body’s natural beauty is expressed. Performers: Zhang Xiaoling, Wang, Rong.

杂技  女子双人造型     表演者：马晓璐  王蓉

Transdanubian dance tunes – Violin Ensemble. The Violin Ensemble, the Zhangjiajie Folk Festival prize winner is well know of its Hungarian folk melodies and sounds, playing. tunes from the classical composers Liszt and Brahms.

多瑙西部歌曲                                      表演者：国防军小提琴组合

Greeting the Bride – Dance. Playing beside the river of  Huai. A popular, funny, comic opera-like, small wedding dance accompanied by the atmosphere of drums and games. Performers: Zheng, Jun, Lu Weiwei and others.

舞蹈《迎新娘》                                  表演者：郑 军  陆为为等

Sizhoui’s song and dance. If you go a thousand or ten thousand miles far away, there will be nowhere as good as by the River of Huai. Performer: Su Jing and others.

泗州歌舞《走千走万好不过淮河两岸》           表演者：苏静等

The phoenix bird dominates among all the birds. The wind pipe having an extraordinary power of expression is one of China’s famous wind instruments. It displays the phoenix force involved with the life pulsating nature. Performer: Sheng Chengcai.

唢呐独奏《百鸟朝凤》            演奏者：盛成才

Dance house from the area of Mezőség. The Army’s Dance Theater performing village dance gatherings, also known as the folk dance house, the dancing mood and behavior. Performer: Mr. Zoltán Zsuráfszky.

埃尔代伊民间舞蹈                               表演者：国防军舞蹈团

Yellow Plum song and dance: The newly married couples are watching the light of the lanterns.Presents the 15th Lunar New Year day of the usual traditions of the people’s harmonious, happy life. Performers: Lu Weiwei, Zhou Danrong and others.

黄梅歌舞《夫妻观灯》                        表演者：陆为为  周丹荣等

Dance: The encouraging winds of Spring. On the occasion of the Lunar New Year the Chinese people express their hopes by singing and dancing to the sound of the beat of the drummers. The desires to the new crop year, as to be rich, blessed, peaceful and to be favored. This spring dance shows the tradition of welcoming the springtime. Performers: Zhang Mengxue, Wei Tingting and others.

舞蹈《鼓舞春风》                               表演者：张梦雪  魏婷婷等

The Chinese choirs in Hungary. Hungary’s choir of Chinese Women Association sang spring related Lunar New Year songs.

匈牙利华人合唱团

游击队之歌

难忘今宵

Special thanks to Ms. Judit Hajba for passing the Chinese description of the program of events.

 Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

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Adding flavors to the world by the International bartenders.

The “Snowland” was the home at the 14^th occasion to hold the International Finlandia Vodka Cup in Helsinki.

The world’s best bartenders measured their knowledge in an extremely strong competition.

The bartenders had to show their skills in three classic categories: an aperitif, a long and a so-called Quick drink. The Competition Committee stood of a dozen jury members. The bartenders did their best to charm the jury members.

During the contest the Competition Committee watched carefully not only the harmony of  flavors, but the art, style and the compositions of the craft of  the three original Finlandia cocktails.

A bartender ain’t really a female profession, yet the Norwegian-born female bartender Ms. Monica Berg achieved a gold medal for her delicious and stylish creations in the Quick Mix category.

Mr. Neil Punwani, Executive Director expressed his delight and acknowledgment to the excellent “Finlandia Vodka Ambassadors” gathered from all around the world.

Mr. Krzysztof Rathnau from Poland was the one who could sit on the high stand of the imaginary Finlandia Vodka  throne. He, as the winner, who had not only acheived a reputation, but scored the highest in the overall competition  won the World Champion award of the amount of 25,000USD.

This year representing Hungary was Mr. Matthew Csatlós who also featured prominently in the Quick Mix and the long drink category and achived to be in both race and ended  in the 7^thplace. Now he is amongst the world’s top 10 bartenders.  This year already it was his second time to be the winner in the national championship.  The award was to lift the bottle of the Finlandia Vodka in Helsinki and  set loose his imagination by prepairing his cocktails at the Finnish capital,  as to participate at the XIV. International Finlandia Vodka Cup.

Update by Aggie Reiter

News sourse and photos from Ms. Ildikó Kelemen – Red Lemon Media

They say You need good dogs to find grouse, no… not this time, you can NOW find the blend of the Scottish Grouse Whisky here in Budapest. After 115 years of presence in Scotland, the well know famous blend of the Scotland’s Grouse  has  rolled over to Budapest to show why in Scotland it is considered as the No.1 whisky.

The Grouse whisky got its name from the famous Scotland’s national game bird.

The Grouse bottled whisky symbolize freedom and independence.

Scotland is also well know of the land of plenty when it comes to its Scottish sport venues! A real destination for outstanding sporty experiences, but maybe I am not to far when saying  for those who haven’t yet visited Scotland,  the Scot’s whisky is the most known treasure of  Scotland. That’s not so bad for a start, right?!? So for the Hungarians who may not have had heard previously of  the town called Crieff,  in the Highlands, will come more aware of this brand , the Grouse whisky. It comes from  one of the oldest distillery. Now rolling back from Scotland to Budapest,  this multiple gold medal whisky that has been surely known as the smoky and smooth  booze for the Scottish „professionals”, will be on the shelves at this part of the World as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnyXitpOFaM

Music had always a strong  bond  to a product. Here is just one to surely remind your of the Grouse Whisky the true reminder for every one of the tasty smooth Highlands of Scotland.

The Grouse whisky is Scotland’s favorite whisky. Loved by everyone, at least that’s what the Scot’s say … so and if a Scotsman says that, you ought to believe him,  he is at home with it.  The future will tell how the Hungarians will take part in the land of tasting and take it as something a bit special.

The Scots are pretty satisfied with their Grouse Whiskey and even though there are more than 200 different blends around in Scotland from which they can choose, they kept on sticking to their beloved taste for over 30 decades. The  blend are crafted from the finest malt whiskies, such as Macallan and married with exceptional grain whiskies for the smoothest possible taste.

Good news for the  Hungarian whisky lovers, ain’t have to fly over to Scotland, you can be your own pilot and go for the whisky in the jar here in Budapest.  Picked up a bottle of the original Grouse whisky at the drink shops here in Budapest and  choose from  one or more of the famous tastes and off you go with it under your arm.  

There are at least four blends of Grouse whiskies: the Famous, the Black, the Snow and the Naked.

 Having too much Naked Grouse Blended Scotch Whisky can easily make YOU Naked!

So be carefully and think twice!

Whether it rains or shines, Monday, Friday, Good Day, Bad Day … for many there’s always an excuse for a little drink, but please be responsible!!!

Also please keep in mind … too much drinks makes you short-sighted .. and you can be in trouble!

Update by Aggie Reiter

News source from Ms. Dorka Borsics (Red Lemon Media)

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MEED – Meeting of European and Central Eastern European Designers

March, 2-4 2012.

Welcome to the forthcoming visitors to the Millennium Park ‘B’ Hall

Price for daily entry ticket to both events,  the  Home Trend and to all the Essential Looks Trend programs:

2,000.-HUF

Open hours: Fri. Sun. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. 

Sat. 10 a.m. until midnight

Playground open to the kids throughout the 3 days:

10 a.m. until 7 p.m.  

A huge crowed joined the press and media conference at the Millennium’s Restaurant, whereas representatives of the Home Trend Exhibition gave details about the near future’s “Spring”  festival.  See below my update. 

The Made-in-Hungary introduce Hungarian designers and craftsmen works . The two events at the same time, same location. The bond between the “Home Trend and Design”  and “madeinhungary” has over 11 years “happiness” of participating together at these annual exhibitions. They show the finest works of local designers.

Some of the works will represent our country at the 100% Design London exhibition.

For those who are interested where the Hungarian “Home – Art – Design”, the culture, the associated arts with the use of a wide scale of materials like: glass painting, interior furniture, textile designers and goldsmiths stands in 2012.  visitors will surely get a huge overview  of the trend of to-day by visiting the exhibition.

Talking about the goldsmiths stand, the designers will present their latest products by performing a contemporary dance show. There will be an award of the “Jewelry of the year 2012“, by the support of  the Visegrád Fund. The Visegrád Fund, shorten: V4 stands for the  4 countries that are involved in this funding: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary.

Can be seen the actual contemporary furniture trends and international design and fashion by strolling through the paths at the Millennium.

The main purpose of these exhibition is to get-together these outstanding art works. Not to mention to provide excellent local designers and artists to represent our industry.

The year 2012 is 15th annually organized festival of the HOME TREND BUDAPEST Essential Looks. These 15 years gone by but didn’t pass without proving the need for this kind of art exhibition.

Within the frame of this exhibition it shows not just the present but the path to the forthcoming trend on the market. The previous years also showed the presence of buyers, but also the laymen visitors were able to gain significant information.

Accidentally or not, this year 2012 and  2,012 young Czech, Polish and Slovak designers will also present, join to be present along with their arts.

Without the need for full sky, here are some events to be a part in it.

Exhibition of the finest works of national and V4 designers debut series of events:

Live fashion show, on the top of the hour.

Photo Exhibition.

“Hair Days” throughout the 3 days  there will be a air-dresser corner, whereas personalized advice and professional quality products will be held introduced by Schwarzkopf professionals.

Designer Store Designer and Show-Room, see the Essential Looks latest collection of designers. During the exhibition, the Designer Store are holding a 20% discount!

“Spring-Summer 2012” shows the color trends of this year.

Many vocational programs.

Last but not least, this year will be for the first time  that Fiat joins the Home Trend Hungary Ltd.

Fiat  came up with a unique idea by placing a Fiat Panda  vehicle on the spot. Then just leave room for everyone to spread their flying imagination by a little change to its exterior look. Anybody can let loose their imagination by”artistic” change to its exterior look. It could be the newly „dressed” Fiat Panda by a yet unknown, later well know Hungarian or who knows, maybe a foreigner passing by that will make the difference to the Fiat Panda’s new look! Also the title should be followed by more specific than ever.

Before the day three ends and the curtain goes down, the jewel of the Year Award given out by the PannonArts will be handed over as the prestigious recognition of the year’s madeinhungary awesome artistic work.

Update by Aggie Reiter

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 Let’s dance! Let’s hear good music! Let’s help the needy! Let’s help Hungary!

To-day in the late afternoon hours, many well-known music performers came to the press conference organized by the Sunhill Media,  at the “Symbol” Entertainment and Cultural Center.   The aim of this gathering was to emphasize the importance to give a helping hand to Hungary.

Many came and many just couldn’t make it, but will be heard at the forthcoming concerts  at Budapest and Győr.

Far and  in the recent years many  benefit concerts were organized in the name of noble purposes: AIDS, Africa, Japan.

In Hungary this will be the first “AID” concert given by Hungarian artists.  At both concerts  there was no question in  the “musicland” business artists to be as one, giving their helping hand by joining voluntarily in performing at the concert  in the fight against the country’s debt. The income from the concert will be transferred to the Uniting Against the State Debt Fund’s account, established by Father Elemér Rédly.

Those who  purchase tickets to the concert will support the fund’s account.

Both  locations in more than a 100 artists will be on stage. These artists are well-known not just because of their age, but being on the road  that colored music lovers lives. Also a bunch of young ones will be present that have had became popular in the latest  years and well-known and loved by the teenies.

Mr. Ádám Neményi,  producer of numerous successful films like:  Made in Hungary and Puskás Hungary is the general manager at both concerts.

The concerts will be recorded and hopefully the public and commercial TV will insert them in their broadcasting schedule.

Don’t be confused, this time the 2012 doesn’t stand for the year, it stands for the ticket price to the concert  2012.-HUF.

Children under the age of 14 can get a free pass  – but if they bring along a modest gift  it will be welcomed  and be sent through the Maltese Charity Service  to the needy.

 See more background info at my previous update of  January, 31.

Once again:

Let’s dance!  Let’s hear good music!  Let’s help the needy!  Let’s help Hungary!

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

TWO SCENES:

Papp Laszlo Sports Arena -Budapest

and

University of Győr Town Hall – Győr

February, 19. 2012.

At both scenes  the concerts start at 3 p.m.

For the first time in Hungary will be held at the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena and the University of Győr Town Hall a “Concert” in the name of  UNITY. The event’s  general patronage is Mr Zsolt Borkai, Mayor of the city Győr,also president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

It’s a non-profit initiative concert. Main aim is to support important issues throughout the Hungarian society.

On February, 19 the concert starts during the early afternoon and goes on until late at night keeping the popular performers to keep to take the stage

Our past and the future of Hungary’s current situation is a common importance than ever The common sense of responsibility for our future also connects us.

For the results to overcome, you have to fight, can only step forward by co-operation.

For ages we know that music has a strong connection. The music is universal, it he language of the people’s attention to draw to the common responsibility to our future importance.

In  the recent years a number of benefits concerts were organized in various noble purposes, but the Unity Concert is the first step where all the participants, performers and audience work together by/for the means to prove for a social responsibility the collaboration is a must.

This Unity concert is for the am to reduce the Hungarian national debt: income. After the deduce of the concert’s costs of the technology, the fund will be accounted to the ‘Uniting Against the State Debt Fund”

Tickets are available on the spot:

BUDAPEST

Address: 14^th District – 5 Ifjúsági Rd.  Budapest

Call: + 36 1 422 26 82

Monday till Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
On the concert day the box will open an hour before the start 

GYŐR

Address: 1 Egyetem Square – Győr

Call: +36 30 458 9617

Updated by Aggie Reiter