With deep sorrow for many locals and foreigners having a time of their life the organizers of “Sziget” – The Island” one of Europe’s largest festivals, canceled the event for 2021, citing uncertainties linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background … was taking into consideration all the uncertainty around traveling to-and-from and catering industry, furthermore the national and international role of immunity cards, the desition was made to be focused on organizing only next year the Sziget Festival.
The Sziget Festival was held last time in 2019. Then it welcomed over half-a-million individuals from more than hundred countries and also from Hungarian regions taking part at entertainment-ville over seven days.
As many who participated earlier at the Sziget Festival they were able to have the experiences about its diverse programs such as: several stages also holding workshops with performance art, comedy cabaret, gym and dancing.
This year two other music festivals in Hungary … the Sopron Volt Festival and the Balaton Sound Festival, are being also canceled.
The time has finally come into opening up brand new MONYO craft beer industry.
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Take part in a free word-of-mouth advertising MONYO!
MONYO Land, Budapest’s newest summer outdoor entertainment venue for 1,500 people, in the garden of the dynamically developing MONYO Brewing Co. small-scale brewery.
One of the most modern breweries in Europe is being built there, which, in addition to multiplying MONYO’s previous cooking capacity, occasionally opens its doors to the general public. As part of the guided tours, visitors can also get to know the taste of MONYO Land, which will provide people with not only quality beers but also quality entertainment. So far, they have had a great relationship with the domestic bands, as they have already brewed beer together with Quimby or Ivan & The Parazol. These Band Beer labels are not so surprising since there are already famous bands abroad, e.g. Metalika … etc. Made beer with their band names.
In the wine industry the customer expectations in terms of flavor profiles and quality is very high, and that’s the same in the beer industry as well.
There’s a rejuvenation of beer flavours and a moving away from the standard lager-style beers and into a lot of other styles of beers. People aren’t just interested in the same old brews anymore, they’re looking for complex and unique flavors.
The real make or break of an entire tasting relies heavily on your “beertender.” You want someone knowledgeable about their beers and the industry as a whole who has a friendly and social personality. A great conversation with a beertender will create a positive experience and many lifelong customers.
The limited-edition brews having on tap will bring guests and one of the best parts of visiting a new brewery is a tasting, where they can sample everything MONYO have to offer. Thereafter, let them bring that part of the experience back to their home. On the spot special growlers or mixed-packs they can take their favorites to share with friends and family. This lets them share their tasting experience with others.
Did your friends have said it to you? Have you said it to yourself? Maybe random strangers at parties who nicked a bottle of Monyo homebrew have said it to you too? … those magic words: “MONYO beer is awesome” … Find out yourself now is the time to have that special experience at the Monyo Land brewery.
The first question you need to ask yourself is not the obvious one. If you are reading this with intent there is no need to ask yourself if you love craft beer? Of course you do and you need to ask yourself if you love the craft beer industry. Which is an entirely different kettle of hops.
MONYO Land on the venue preparing a 50-day concert program for Budapest’s entertaining audience during the summer season, focusing primarily on Friday and Saturday evenings.
In the meantime, before the concerts, the visitors can take part in an exciting main tour, and then take it to one of the most modern kraft breweries in Hungary for consumption and takeaway from the most exciting world of taste there. There are basically things in guests ’glasses that are elsewhere for fullextra: each of the draft craft beers is MONYO’s original own recipe, with the usual extravagant flavors, some of which are presented here for the first time. The gastro-bar is also high in the field of food: our co-operating partner is the team of Tuning Burger, who is like-minded and similarly maximalist with them, who not only know everything about meatballs, but also take the word hospitality seriously! Of course, all the other elements of the offer – soft drinks and other spirits – have also been selected beyond the now mandatory quality so that everyone can find something one-of-their-kind.
There are more than 600 million chess players in the World and you can be one of a kind @ Budapest.
Judit Polgár’s Globel Chess Festival celebrates the artistic side of chess with an International Study Composition Tourney
Saturday, October 9. 2021.
Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival is to promote the 1000 faces of chess all around the world. Aim is to share the beauty of chess with 5 million people by 2025 … to connect and enjoy chess-related activities on the day of the festival. Feel important to express the passion for chess and highlight that chess is a universal language.
About the competition – The Chess Artistry Competition challenges study composers from all ages are to send in their best creations. Encouraging organizers to register their own online or offline program.
All events will be added under the menu EVENTS Oct 9 on the official Global Chess Festival’s website, with a separate page for each event. (Be guarenteed the appearance only if receiving the registrations by the deadline date. Please send your event registration no later than the 20th of September 2021.
The competition is organized by the Judit Polgár Chess Foundation in memory of Pál Benkő (1928-2019), legendary grandmaster and brilliant study composer. Study composers of all levels and ages are invited to take part. There are special prizes, such as also for under 25 yrs. of age prize. The judge is English grandmaster and three-time Problem Solving World Chap. Mr. John Nunn. The winners will be announced during the Festival. Entries should be received by July, 31- 2021.
Few snaps from around the Globe
Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival sponsored by Morgan Stanley will be a hybrid festival “We hope to meet you again in person at Budapest or online in a large-scale program brimming with creativity and innovation. The richness of chess is highlighted in presentations about Sport, Art, Science and Education. Chess lovers worldwide can take part within the tournaments, simuls and chess classes from beginner-level to masterclass. With the Goodwill Ambassador of Chess Awards we express our gratitude to outstanding personalities promoting our game.”
As always welcoming chess events from all over the world to join in on October 9, 2021 to celebrate the power and inspiration of chess.
“World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development ”
Needn’t have to pull on your boots, just simply sit in your comfy armchair and enjoy the ride from 11 a.m. – Noontime.
Here comes the day to enjoin the sights on a virtual tour through an online program. In the event, will be taking a virtual tour of Indian and Hungarian locations that connect the two countries through their cultural heritage.
Online Webinar – Overview of locations … such as:
How does Herend porcelain end up in a small museum in Kerala?
Where did Amrita Sher-Gil, the famous Hungarian-Indian painter, spend her summers and what is the Szepessy Villa famous for today?
Where did the talented poet, Sándor Weöres, who made translations of Sanskrit poems, lived?
Also paying a visit to India, showcasing one of the most ancient cities, Benares.
Can hear about the Chola dynasty and how the Tamil language is related to Hungary.
The program will be of mixed language (Hungarian, English and Hindi) with live check-in and recorded material.
After five years Postmodern Jukebox will arrive to Budapest again on their „Roaring ’20s” tour. The band became popular on YouTube, last year’s Postmodern Jukebox tour, but whilst interrupted by the Corona epidemic, the band is now one of the first to announce that it will give a concert in the Capital of Hungary rolling to reopen on tour. The theme of the long-awaited return of world-famous musicians is the celebration of the 1920s, in which modern pop hits are performed in the classic style of bygone eras – accompanied by a spectacular show.
Scott Bradlee’s pop-jazz band will perform at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena on June 23, 2022. Tickets are now available in advance from 10 a.m. on May 19, 2021 through Tex national ticket offices and eventim.hu.
Fans cans also choose between various VIP packages, by the favor of the production team, with which they can meet the performers from up-close.
The Museum of Applied Arts is pleased to inform its audience that its exhibition space at the György Ráth Villa in Budapest welcome visitors again. Opening hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except on Mondays.
In addition to the permanent exhibition “Our Art Nouveau”, the villa will also feature a completely new temporary exhibition: this time the series “In Circulation” will feature the Dechem Studio in Prague. The exhibition can be visited until 5th of June 2021.
Dechem Studio in Prague is one of the most renowned representatives of contemporary Czech glass art. Its designers, Michaela Tomišková and Jakub Janďourek, are a party at work and in life. In 2012, Dechem Studio was founded. They have a wide range of design and manufacturing experience.
The two contemporary designers become acquainted with the museum’s internationally unparalleled rich collection, selected an objects that inspires within their own work, and created their own design that reflects upon it. The design object(s) born from the inspiration of the museum’s collection will also become a part of the collection, which will also provide the opportunity for further relations and exhibitions.
The excellence of contemporary Czech glass art reflects the 1930 volume of Madame Bovary selected from the art book collection of the Museum of Applied Arts, while at the same time unveiling the secrets of a magical raw material, lithyalin glass, reminiscent of semi-precious stones.
Due to the epidemiological situation, the area of the villa can be entered after a fever measurement and hand disinfection, with a certificate of protection and a mask. Visitors to the exhibition halls will also be asked to keep a safe distance.
North to Lake Balaton is set to be held between July, 29 – 31 featuring Candy Dulfer – saxophonist, Mario Biondi – singer and groups MF Robots and De Phazz.
The artists were scheduled to play at last year’s festival, but cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 9th jazz picnic, held in the Village of Paloznak which is one of the popular holiday resort in Hungary. Will feature music for all ears … soul, jazz, funk. English jazz-funk band Level 42, Dutch singer Caro Emerald and Dutch group Kraak+Smaak will color the world for music lovers.
One of the superb timeless classic UK bands the „Level 42” was formed in 1979 and the rest is history.
Just in case for the younger generation haven’t heard their awesome music earlier. Their career started squarely a jazz-funk fusion band, contemporaries of fellow Brit funk groups like Atmosfear, Light of the World, Incognito, and Beggar & Co. As reaching the ’80s their music was instantly recognizable from Mark King’s thumb-slap bass technique and associate member Wally Badarou’s synthesizer flourishes . Then came a point where they were often classified as sophisti-pop and dance-rock likely to be placed in the context with Sade and other danceable pop/rock.
The Early Tapes Featuring Mark King (bass, vocals), Phil Gould (drums), Boon Gould (guitar), and Mike Lindup (keyboards. Released in 1981, their self-titled debut album was a slick soul – R&B collection that charted in the U.K. Top 20, resulting in the release of The Early Tapes. Level 42 had several minor hit singles before 1984’s “The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)” hit the British Top Ten.
I then late ’85, World Machine broke the band worldwide with the “Lessons in Love” hit which gain number one in Britain and “Something About You” hit number seven in America and this catapulted the band tot he international stage.
Their next two records, Running in the Family (1987) and Staring at the Sun (1988), were a big success in the U.K., yet made little headway in the U.S. Both of the Gould brothers left the band in late 1987; they were replaced by guitarist Alan Murphy and drummer Gary Husband. Murphy died of an AIDS-related illness in 1989; he was replaced by the renowned fusion guitarist Alan Holdsworth for 1991’s Guaranteed. The band followed Guaranteed in 1995 with Forever Now.
Level 42 released a studio album, Retroglide, in 2006. Four years later, the band celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special tour, as well as a box set, Living It Up, which included a disc of fresh acoustic versions recorded by Mark King. 2010 also saw Husband leave the band once again, replaced by Pete Ray Biggin.
The group continued to tour over the next few years before releasing new material in 2013, in the form of the EP Sirens. Supporting the release with an extensive tour of the U.K. and Europe, the group also recorded the live release The Sirens Tour, at their stop in London in 2015. The band continued to tour into 2016 with performances at festivals across Europe and South America.
Tickets prices: 3-day pass: 28990HUF … Daily: 12990HUF More info follow: jazzpiknik.hu
Hungary’s SZIGET, which organize some of the largest music festivals in Europe and yes for sure many people are not unfamiliar with the Hungarian word SZIGET which mean ISLAND in English language.
Newsflash goes with deep sorrow for many locals and foreigners having a time of their life the organizers of “Sziget” – The Island” one of Europe’s largest festivals, canceled the event for 2021, citing uncertainties linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background reason about the cancellation … was taking into consideration all the uncertainty around traveling to-and-from and catering industry, furthermore the national and international role of immunity cards, the decision was made to be focused on organizing only next year the Sziget Festival.
The Sziget Festival was held last time in 2019. Then it welcomed over half-a-million individuals from more than hundred countries and also from Hungarian regions taking part at entertainment-ville for over seven days.
As many who participated earlier at the Sziget Festival they were able to have the experiences about its diverse programs such as: several stages also holding workshops with performance art, comedy cabaret, gym and dancing.
This year two other music festivals in Hungary … the Sopron Volt Festival and the Balaton Sound Festival, are being also canceled.
Japan brought their latest trends in Japanese cinemafor movie lovers to watch in their armchair free online films within the Japanese Film Festival (JFF).
The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is a project held by the Japan Foundation to promote Japanese film around the world. With a slogan of „Japanese Film Anytime, Anywhere.” The program was launched in 2016 for 10 ASEAN countries and Australia. Since then holding the Festivals with the latest Japanese films and expanding their network in including countries such as: China, Russia, and India. In the 2019-20 year was held festivals in 56 cities in 12 countries, whilst watched by more than 170000 viewers. This year, in addition to the conventional in-person Japanese Film Festival (JFF) events, held a “JFF Plus Online Festival for online viewers in the 20 countries. These were: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Spain, Hungary.
The JFF is under the umbrella of the Japan Foundation which is Japan’s only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programs throughout the world. With the objective of deepening mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other countries/regions, our various activities and information services create opportunities for people-to-people interactions. Online Festival took place from November2020 up to March 2021 in 20 countries around the world bringing 30 Japanese films ranging from the latest hits to always popular anime and the classics.
All the JFF screened films had subtitles in Arabic, Burmese, Central Khmer, English, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese language.
Tsukiji Wonderland 2016 – Documentary – length time 1h 50min. Director: Naotaro Endo Synopsis JFF „Through the lives of professionals working at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, the film portrays how Tsukiji has been the center of fish culinary culture and helped Japanese food culture to flourish as we know it today.”
Adding to the documentary … overall: Tokyo – Edo in 1923 was a grand earthquake and whilst rebuilding the venue over the decades Tsukiji became over the decades one of the biggest World Fish Market providing huge service to the world fish food by hard working people. They have daily wholesales fish auction and was clear to learn “most important is the “jouhou” (the information) without the info the fish would just sit there.
Tsukiji is One of the Seven Food Wonders of the World.
Tsukiji has its artisan culture. Was said, there are 10 days in a year when fish taste its best, but each season has its own variety in fish … Spring: brings shellfish … March: is the icefish season … Tune in the Spring are the best in taste. Tuna is all around the season, but during the summer they aren’t so fatty. Tuna live deep in the sea they do not have to struggle on the hook, they aren’t vital because of the food they eat. Summer: Sweetfish started to fish in june and they are caught in the river. Autumm: Typhoon at its best. Scallops arrive at ESqUISSE alive. Winter: more variety in fish and they get more fatter pufferfish – mackerel.
During the JFF was not all drama, documentary, musical but were animated features, films, cartoons for kids and interviews with Japanese directors.
Thanks to the JFF to watch through free online movies during in the festival!
FREE ON-LINE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL COMING UP FROM TOMORROW!
February, 26 . – March 7, 2021.
Thirty Japanese films will be shown in Hungary with English subtitles for free.
Applying movie offers such as: Thriller … Drama … Romantic … Musical … Romantic comedy … Children’s film… Annimation … Documentary … Literary adaptations … Contemporary and Classic works … Several award-winning films.
During the festival, three films will be available every day through https://watch.jff.jpf.go.jp website. All of them can be viewed throughout 24hours which give the audience an opportunity to several time, if wishes to do so. The festival will be colored by several additional programs on the website of the Japan Foundation that organizes the event. Friday, February, 26. – 11 a.mcoming up the latest works of the legendary director of T he Ring and The Ring 2, Nakata Hideo –Stolen Identity … short summary: Due to the loss of a cell-phone a couple in love experience a series of strange events around them. Makoto has no idea that beautiful Asami will soon become the prey of a serial killer, and that there is actually a dark secret behind her beautiful face. Saturday February, 27. – 9 a.m. the festival will be screening the latest work of Yaguchi Shinobu, the director of Waterboys, a classic of comedy, and the highly successful Swing Girls. Dance With Me. The movie combines the atmosphere of Hollywood musicals with Japanese humor … short summary: Shizuka having met a hypnotist becomes the devil of the parquet The film won two awards: Kobayashi Audience Award and Special Director Award at the 2019 Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Monday, March, 1. – 9 a.m.a 1952 Japanese classic will be shown. In Ozu Yasujirō’s drama – The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice. Short summary: Taeko and Mokichi traditionally arranged marriage – with the arrival of their stubborn niece, Setsuko realize, why they are not happy with their current relationship. In his characteristic way, the director depicts the family unit at crisis with humor and warmth – and a drop of resignation. Two films by Okita Shuichi, one of the most promising figures in contemporary Japanese cinema, will also be screened at the festival. Tuesday, March, 2, 11 a.m. Plays in the era of 1987. Short sumary: A Story of Yonosuke the protagonist moves to Tokyo to begin college, where instead of the young Shoko, his attention is drawn to the older, mysterious “woman of doom,” Chiharu. As Yonosuke’s strange story unfolds, we can get a glimpse into the lives of his friends 16 years after the events, but by then he’s already missing from their circle.
For lovers of art movies on Wednesday, March, 3. – 11 a.m. Overview: a film 0.5 mm, which articulates thoughts about Japan’s aging society with dark humor can be exciting.
Saturday, March 6, – 9 a.m. Okita Shuichi’s other work – which was recognized in 2014 at the Tokyo International Film Festival -, Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday will be screened. Short summary: This comedy tells the story of a 2-day hiking excursion. Right at the beginning it can be suspected that the green-eared tour guide is not at the height of the situation, and soon after, he is lost in the woods. So the company is left alone and they soon realize that survival is their main task … Same day 11 a.m. Ishii Yuya’s simultaneously thought-provoking and entertaining literary adaptation, The Great Passage will be screened. It’s about a linguistic odd fish who dissects the true meaning of words. The full program is available at https://japanalapitvany.hu where interviews with five Japanese directors, along with Tamás Liszka talking about Japanese animation and Csilla Béresi – the Hungarian translator of the touching novel by Kawaguchi Toshikazu – from which the film Café Funiculi Funicula is adapted – will be available.
To participate to watch the films within the festival is free of charge, but in adavance registration is required, which can be done via the following page: https://watch.jff.jpf.go.jp/signup.html.
Rolling in Budapest 