Best Art Vinyl 2020 Award Winners

Wall vinyl record display – courtesy of Art Vinyl.

„Q” – But what is actually Art Vinyl? When was it founded?
„A” – Perfect for music and/or art enthusiasts for stylish interior design. Founded in London, England in 2005.

The first real champions of Art & Design for vinyl records. Art Vinyl also curate exhibitions celebrating the best in sleeve design. Perfect for music or art enthusiasts. Art Vinyl is the original way to display favorit vinyl records. Album covers even from the late 60s have a special place to music lovers and goes perfectly in use for stylish interior design. The Art & Design for vinyl records  each year hold curate exhibitions celebrating the best in sleeve design.
Without a safe environment to present the 16th Best Art Vinyl Award, hoping will at least enjoy a virtual tour around this year’s 50 nominations …  so said by the organisers. The annual Best at Art Vinyl Award 2020 showcase went virtual this year, where visitors could have had viewed the album cover artwork up close and vote for their favorit one.

Latest information to the Best Art Vinyl 2020 Award Winners

Artwork by Russell Oliver for IDLES album ‘Ultra Mono’
Design Chris Peyton at VVVOID for Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets album ‘Live at the Roundhouse’
Photography Maria Lax and Graphic Design David Kitson for Doves album ‘The Universal Want’

See above Image of 2020, the massive pink ball representing the band’s ‘unstoppable and unavoidable’ ideal of love and acceptance, colliding forcefully with any opposition. A message of Positivity against Adversity … something we’ve all had to embrace this year!

Good to know about the frames
– Play & Display Flip Frames: The unique Play & Display Flip Frame gives the chance to stylishly display own favorit vinyl albums or 12″ singles and their contents on your wall. With this record frame’s unique design, may also change over the display within seconds, without having to remove the frame from the wall. The Flip Frame has a unique quick release system – simply press the catch at the top and it will hinge open. The Flip Frames UV protected crystal clear front window brings out every detail of favorit album artwork, while protecting precious vinyl from sunlight, dust and with the back plate of the frame, soft pads at each corner ensure that the frame sits neatly against your wall

No two records are alike
– with this in mind the Flip Frames are specially designed to compensate for differences in the thickness of LP or 12″ records when displayed in the frame. This is achieved thanks to the unique ‘sponge finger’ system on the back of the Flip Frame, which ensures that any 12″ record will fit comfortably and securely inside.

Superb display for a lifetime as you can change your display over time  to your own beloved album cover framed into vinyl art.

© Aggie Reiter

Herald News – “Monyo Land” – Latest Outdoor Entertainment-Ville @ Budapest 2021.


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Just days earlier online press meeting was held by Antal Németh founder and co-owner of MONYO Brewing, whereas was announced an overiew to their new-age – new home to the Monyo Land.
Before getting into details, here are some headlines details: The dynamically developing MONYO Brewing Co. small-scale brewery is establishing a summer outdoor entertainment place in the garden of Monyo Brewery (Kőbánya) namely MONYO Land @ District, X., Gyömrői Road 148 – Budapest. It is expected to be open for the public on April 30, 2021.
Figures – Next to the hall of the new brewery is designed a 5,000 m2 garden, where the work has already begun. The most important parameters of the site: Capacity 1500 people – It is 30 mins. from the city center – Every half hour there will be a special direct bus service to the venue from Blaha Lujza Square/Budapest – 120 m2 stage area – Martin Audio sound system – SGM, ADJ and Robe lamps – Stage technology subcontractor (hangosito.hu) – 24-meter bar counter – 32 beer taps.

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Here you go an animated video to the forthcoming Monyo Land where/what to be organised (even though written in Hungarian language, still gives an insight to this huge ville.

Pairing… Stereo via Monyo …  how about that? …  Concerts on the premises MONYO Land opening its doors in the spring of 2021, and during the summer season 50 days for leasure and pleasure with finest beers at your fingertips @ Kőbánya/Budapest’s entertainmentville seeking audience to enjoy Friday’s and Saturday’s evenings  … ticket prices later,  but only on concert days needy. Otherwise free entry pass. Visitors will surely enjoy to get lousse, relax from their everyday hustle-and-bustle life.

Just a moment in time MONYO Brewing Co. brewery was founded in 2014 by master brewer Ádám Pein and Antal Németh, layed their goal was to get their quality kraft beers to as many beer-lover people as possible. In the autumn of 2019, with the involvement gain an investor with a solid background, the largest development in MONYO’s history to date, with its construction of a new brewery and the rest is history.
Plans for 2021 – in reach the capacity of the new brewery will be 2,000,000litre of beer/year, with a 2000litre brewery and 6000litre fermentation tanks. They also decided to joint their love of music and beers and set off a live music concert venue in the courtyard of their new ground.

Brewing with domestic bands – Quimby and Ivan and The Parasite. Was awesome opportunity for the bands to meet within their brands of beers and reach many new people. Firstly announced performers for the season of 2021: Carson Coma, Belga, The Biebers, Péterfy Bori & Love Band, Ricsárdgír.

Day tripper – On the concert days the visitors will be able to take part on the same day enhancing the MONYO Land experience on an exciting brewery tour at one of the most modern kraft breweries in Hungary.

“Icing on the cake”„LIQUID BREAD” (beer socalled by Hungarians) and  “KRAFT BREAD”. Mouthwatering bread will be available on the spot at the bread factory in the hall whereas kraft breads are baked by bakermen.

Image of MONYO Land – MONYO Land is a fantasy country to the future in both ways. The unique character of the venue is to be supported by the founders with a unique image.The surreal graphic world on the drawings-animations on the labels of MONYO beers takes it to a new level.

The MONYO Land program – MONYO Land’s music offerings show an even more colorful picture than its graphic image: the common point among the performers is the live band, but almost anything fits into the program terms of genre: pop, alternative and rock bands that scrub the mainstream and not scrub at all, hip-hop and electronic -musical performers, productions that have defined the Hungarian light music cycle for years, as well as the latest new bands ont he block.

Hospitality – MONYO Land would also like to present a different and new place in this area: the drink menu will be selected with the thoroughness and sophistication usual from MONYO. The founders aim is to provide a special experience in their unique, characteristic venue, with live music concerts and other entertainment, not to mention their quality beers – more than freshly tapped artisanal Monyo beers and of course, be constantly available as part of the regular offer, complemented by seasonal decoctions and specialty beers (e.g. barrel matured). From soft drinks and short drinks, only quality items are put into the glasses (not in plastic) striving to place as much emphasis as possible on the artisanal character. At the same time, no “high festival prices”! The organizers stated intention is to create quality hospitality that is affordable for everyone.
Three „ambassadors” of MONYO Land – Sena (Irie Maffia) –  Gergő Szirmai (videoblogger) Szabi Papp (Supernem) … mission impossible for them … work tirelessly on the preparation tasks and appear in a fun, absurdly unusual promotional video series on a weekly basis … see YT Monyo Land.

Covid situation, possible scenarios – Although the maximum capacity of the venue is 1500 people, also keeping eyes on the current and the up-to-date measures in holding of events. If nessesary lower the number of people participating at MONYO Land  and naturally using a maximally safe epidemiological protocol.

Transportation – There are a number of options to quickly access the suburban location. The traffic to MONYO Land is not as scary as it first seems. Further information on how-abouts later on.

© Aggie Reiter

The best Japanese film productions – free online screening

Every year, the Budapest Office of the Japan Foundation presents the best of Japanese film production with great success to the sophisticated movielovers. This year, for the first time, it will bring the experience of cinema to our living room online. Offering the largest repertoire to date, from February 26 to March 7, 2021, and will be able to watch 30 Japanese works for free  access to works by 12 independent (indie) young Japanese directors. The free online screening throughout the country will be in original language, having Hungarian or English subtitles.

Also may view including critically acclaimed award-winning works and mainstream entertainment films. The JFF PLUS Online Japan Film Festival, covers a total of 20 countries, and also was launched worldwide in November 2020.

As an initiative designed  is to bring together emerging young directors and musicians. Since its birth in 2012, this competitive film festival has provided an opportunity for a number of screenwriters and actors to present themselves as a springboard for young Japanese filmmakers.

The description of the films will also appear on the Japan Foundation’s Facebook page written in Hungarian language within the 12 days film shooting.

The films have also been screened in Thailand, Australia, Canada, North America, Germany and Spain.

@ Aggie Reiter

India 2021 Republic Day ceremonies were different this year.

Most probably not new information about India for many, but let’s go for a flashback to a little geography overview … India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It has achieved all-round socio-economic progress since their Independence. Is is the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity. Bounded by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west.

Republic Day has been celebrated every year in India on January, 26, since 1950 honoring the date. This year the country marked its 72nd Republic Day. In 1950 the Constitution of India came into effect. India was a colony of the British for over 200 years and thenafter, it became independent from the rule of the British Raj following the struggle of the Indian independence movement.

Overview: The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country’s transition towards becoming an independent republic. Was chosen the date January, 26. as the date for Republic day because it was on this day in 1929 when the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress as opposed to the Dominion status offered by the British Regime.

January, 26 India celebrated R-Day by hosting the national flag, the parade of Defence and paramilitary forces, several festivities like parades are observed, which honours the Indian military forces and their cultural heritage. Each year the R-Day parade celebration starting point begins at Rajpath in New Delhi holding its way through from Rashtrapati Bhavan and end at India Gate. Unlike every year when the Republic Day parade are attended by thousands of people, this year celebrations were toned down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was the first to be organized amid the covid-19 pandemic which meant celebrations had to be taken with many changes, including a shorter route for the parade and much less public participation around the events.

Each year in he past were invited foreigner chief guest. However, this year’s celebration of Republic Day as a/m looked a little different due to the coronavirus. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited UK PM Borish Johnson for the 72nd Republic Day to be the chief guest but he called off his India trip due to the mounting covid-19 cases at home caused by a virulent variant of the SARS-CoV2 strain that triggers covid-19.

The last time the parade did not have chief guest was in 1966 when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as PM on January,24 after the demise of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

India R-Day 2021

The ceremonial parade started off in the morning hours with the Presidential Guard escorting President Ram Nath Kovind from Rashtrapati Bhavan to the saluting dias. But this year, the parade … which usually start off from Vijay Chowk and winds its way down to the Red Fort and covers a distance of 8.2 kms … to terminate at the National Stadium. This meant that it was covered just about 1/3 or and distance cca. 3.3 km.

Missing this year at the parade were the veterans’ contingent that consists of ex-servicemen and women. Were absent the motorcycle stunts by troops of the army and the Central Armed Police Force personnel.
Each member of the contingents were wearing their mask – as per the protocol laid down by the Indian government to prevent the transmission of covid-19. In keeping with the social distancing rules, the six-day Bharat Parv – showcasing cuisines of various states – usually organized on Rajpath lawns from  January, 26-31 was neither to be held. 

A new additions to this year’s parade was including the Territorial Army contingent of the Madras regiment from Andaman and Nicobar islands – the first time the island chain is being presented at a Republic Day parade in New Delhi.

© Aggie Reiter

ARTE Kino International Prize

Press release

At the beginning, ARTE’s desired to deepen in an original way its support for current European auteur cinema, by favoring its promotion and distribution.

The ARTE Kino International Prize is a development aid for feature film projects in the amount of 6,000 euros, awarded at numerous international festivals, including Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Rotterdam, San Sebastian, Rome, Sarajevo, Buenos Aires and Pusan.. This aid makes it possible to support young directors and producers from all over the world in the development of their projects

Did you miss the ArteKino Festival digital award ceremony? Don’t worry, now’s your chance to catch-up!

Watch Tomas Vengris, director of MOTHERLAND and winner of the European Audience Award along with Elina Psikou, director of SON OF SOFIA and winner of the Young Audience Award, in conversation with Olivier Père, Director of ARTE France Cinéma and Rémi Burah, President of the ArteKino Endowment Fund.

The winning films are available until 31 January on artekinofestival.com

To view the award winners, register @ artekinofestival.com

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Estas Tonne – Essential Sounds of the Universe coming to Hungary

Estas Tonne  will be holding a concert as a stop of his  international VISION Tour

Thursday, October 21, 2021. starting 7 p.m. – MOMKult – Budapest

The concert will be held at MOMKult on behalf of the Fonó Buda Music Hall.

Due to the epidemic situation, Estas Tonne’s 2020 international autumn tour will arrive in Budapest with the theme originally planned for 2021.

Music is an intangible and elusive branch of art that can effectively influence our inner vision, which is why the tour was named VISION. “Telling a story with music that has no text is a special way of expressing it. The student can create the story that suits him or her without the narrator saying anything. Of course, I also experiment with songs, poems, and stories. Among them are things that are no longer important at all and there are some that come naturally.” so had the artist admits.
Join Tonne’s spiritual journey, pushing the boundaries of our inner into revelation.

Estas Tonne was born in Russia and started playing guitar at the age of eight. He moved to Israel with his family in the 1990s and then took his trip to New York, where he had just arrived a week after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He met street musician Michael Shulman, with whom he later performed at the 9/11 anniversary commemoration, and also released a joint album. Tonne as a street musician.

He has turned up in many places from Mexico to India, hence the name gipsy troubadour or modern troubadour. He uses his instrument as if it were a whole band. He plays a six-string acoustic guitar without plucking, combining the solo with rhythm and walking bass. Today he is a guest of many major festivals around the world. In 2014, he joined performed at the Everness Festival in Hungary.

Tickets can be purchased to his concert  to a/m date through: https://fono.jegy.hu/?lang=en

© Aggie Reiter

Safe place to visit in-and-around the City of Miskolc

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According to the up-to-date news from Miskolc Tourist Ltd. from January, 15. –  February, 1. 2021., there will certainly be considered restrictive in tourism measures that for the time being make most tourist attractions inaccessible. However, there are many opportunities for those wishing to move out from the closed door in this COVID situation, where safe conditions may in full compliance with the rules enjoy the sights-and-sounds of the winter surroundings, and gain experiences of the mother nature sleeping.

Arriving to the City, recommend head to the Tourist Information Office and pick up your interactive map that will be handy through rolling around  plenty of  offering sites, also adding the history of a venue.  Worth to explore its surroundings even this week-end and/or the coming week-end ahead.

Just a couple of handy tips to visit whilst being at the area Miskolc:

Lillafüred forest small train, Lillafüredi Trout farm, 200-year-old Újmassa precocious building, Bánkuti Ski Center, Petőfi lookout tower, Szentléleki Monastery ruin, Palace hotel, Szinva stream waterfall,
Maple Hill – Oxygen walking path, Our Lady of Pauline Monastery stones, Diósgyőr Castle, Fairy Garden leisure park.

In advance here’s a mood doer to enjoy your visit @ Miskolc in English Language:

https://www.hellomiskolc.hu/portal_page.php?pageID=285&language=en

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The Queen of Gymnastics Agnes Keleti turned 100 years on Saturday, January, 9.

Agnes Keleti was a headline celebrated to her 100th birthday on Saturday, January, 9, in the media not just in her native Budapest Hungary but around the world. She is the oldest living Olympic champion. Was a Holocaust survivor and winner of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics … including five golds.

Keleti went through very hard and exciting chapters of her life … achievements, adventures, tragedies and perseverances, as she said, passed away in a flash of lightning. Also added Q.: “These 100 years felt to me like 60 yrs.”. When asked her what is the receipt to a long Life she answered Q.” Never look into the mirrow”. As always she also has kept her great sence of humor.

Agnes Keleti, was born Agnes Klein in 1921, had her illustrious career interrupted by World War II and the subsequent cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Olympics. Forced off her gymnastics goup in 1941 because of her Jewish ancestry, Keleti went into hiding in the Hungarian countryside where she survived the Holocaust by assuming a false identity and working as a maid. Her mother and sister survived the war with the help of famed Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, but her father and other relatives perished at Auschwitz, among the more than half a million Hungarian Jews killed in Nazi death camps and by Hungarian Nazi collaborators.

Resuming her career after the war, Keleti said her main goal was to travel around the world in the first place cause she always loved travel to different countries cause in those days was not an easy thing to have a passport, to leave Hungary and then came Q.” “I loved gymnastics because it was possible to travel for free.”

Also said during the interview how much adors traveling saying, the experiences gained while traveling the world were more precious than her 10 Olympic medals. Still today she would travel-and-travel but the pandemic rules the world but still hope when it will leave she will take off to explore additional landscapes.

In 1948 was set to compete at the 1948 London Olympics but a last-minute ankle injury dashed her hopes. Four years later, she made her Olympic debut at the 1952 Helsinki Games at the age of 31, winning a gold medal in the floor exercise as well as a silver and two bronzes.

Despite her achievements — with six medals she was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and she is recognized as one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time — the still-vivacious Keleti said she most values her health and the simple fact that she has lived. On the eve of her birthday Q.: “I live well, and it’s great that I’m still healthy, And I love life, Health is the essence. Without it, there is nothing.”

Those travels would ultimately result in a nearly 60-year absence from her native Hungary. At the age of 35, while she was becoming the oldest gold medalist in gymnastics history in Melbourne, the Soviet Union invaded Hungary following an unsuccessful anti-Soviet uprising.

Keleti remained in Australia and sought political asylum. She then immigrated to Israel the following year and worked as a trainer and coached the Israeli Olympic gymnastics team until the 1990s.

After leaving Hungary for the Olympics in 1956, she visited her native country only once before returning to Budapest in 2015.

Keleti was awarded the Israel Prize in 2017 — considered that country’s highest cultural honor — and is the recipient of numerous other prestigious awards, including being named one of Hungary’s “Athletes of the Nation” in 2004. She holds individual gold medals in the floor exercise, balance beam and uneven bars.

Starting this year, Israel’s championship for artistic gymnastics for women will bear the name of appraised Jewish Olympic gymnast Ágnes Keleti in honor of her upcoming 100th birthday celebrated on January 9. Agnes Keleti remains the most successful Jewish female athlete ever in Olympic history.

As said in the media, today, Keleti follows her doctor’s recent advice to avoid performing full leg splits, and her near-perpetual smile and infectious laughter are reminders that even in times of great hardship, there remains the immutable potential for perseverance and the joy of life.

© Aggie Reiter

Yellow Pumpkin – Hungarian Creamed Squash with Egg Coated Bread – Tökfőzelék Bundáskenyérrel

The biggest Gourment Festivals in Hungary in 2021 may not be organized because of the Covid-19, but  no worry  won’t miss the more-and-more delicious Hungarian food, because it will continue this year as well, by following rollinginbudapest.com.

It is not possible to talk enough about how much Hungarians like the vegetables served as “heavy soup” anytime of the Season, but if the yellow pumkin is really a summer food.  In the meantime if missing at your veggie market, then the frozen/slice form may be picked  up at the available grocery stores.

Yellow pumpkin (otherwise: Hungarian Creamed Squash) is a low-calorie vegetable, which is an ideal side dish if you wish to lose weight. Yellow pumpkin also serves as a good source of vitamin C and vitamin B.

The Yellow pumpkin (otherwise: Hungarian Creamed Squash) or Tökfőzelék in Hungarian is one of the most popular and healthy dishes of Hungary.  It is cooked throughout anytime of the week  and is loved by all generations.

May Serve it with Hungarian meatballs or 2 tablespoons of Hungarian Goulash (Pörkölt) or fried eggs. Many families love to have with Bundáskenyér – Egg coated bread. The egg coated bread can be also a light, yet filling yummy breakfast or as a savoury snack alone. 

The classic dill pumpkin vegetable can be made in several ways, with sour cream or cream. This is an excellent creamy-dill pumpkin recipe!

Serving for 3 person – Ingredients:  Take 1 kg of yellow pumpkin (mirelite or fresh planed), 3 tsps of cooking oil, 1 large head onion,  1 tsp  of red peper powder, 600 ml of basic juice – bone or  1 teaspoon of vinegar (10%),  dill (fresh), salt,  black pepper (ground ).

For frothing: 1 heaped teaspoon of wheat flour, 100 ml of cooking cream (15-20%) … The cream gives a pleasant full taste and texture.

Cooking: The onion is cleaned and finely chopped. We fry the onion in the cooking oil for a few minutes at a medium temperature, but do not fry it! and remove from the heat and add 1 teaspoon of red pepper, then add the thawed, drained planed pumpkin to the withered onion. pour in the stock, add the vinegar. Chop the dill and add to the pumpkin. Simmer the pumpkin under cover for about 10-15 minutes. We make a mortar. Add the cream to the flour slowly, stirring constantly. Stir until the froth is completely smooth. The froth is added to the pumpkin with constant, rapid stirring and then concentrated to a vegetable consistency. Finally, season with salt, sugar, pepper and vinegar to taste. Serve garnished with dill. It is very tasty both served hot and/or cold.

Ingredients:  Egg coated bread calculation with 1 slice of bread (per person), 1 piece of egg (per person), salt to taste (but not necessarily necessary), 3 tbsp sunflower oil.

Preparation: Beat the eggs in a deep plate and beat with a fork. The bread slices are cut in half and rolled into the eggs one by one. We can also let it suck in a little with the eggs. Place a little oil in a pan and when it is hot, put the slices of bread in it and fry both sides until golden brown.

© Aggie Reiter

The Real Hungarian Apple Strudel – Az Igazi Magyar Almás Rétes

The Apple Strudel became popular in the 18th century through the Habsburg Empire.

The strudel is often associated with the Austrian cuisine, and also known as a traditional pastry around the whole area of the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Therefore, for many it may sound as a reminder of the Austrian Strudel, which is made of plate feuilletée, but the Hungarian made strudel is more kinda filo dough. The filo dough is similar to middle Eastern or Turkish filo. The traditional Strudel pastry dough is very elastic. It is made from flour with a high gluten content so pardon … to the folks for thier sensivity to gluten)… egg, water and lard. No sugar is added. The dough need to be worked hard and vigorously rested, and then rolled out and stretched by hand very thinly with the help of a clean linen kitchen towel.

By-the-way, the best known strudels are apple strudel, sweet soft quark cheese strudel, followed by sour cherry or sweet cherry strudel or so much loved by Hungarians the poppy seed strudel. The sweet strudels are often served along with cream. Many folks like the savoury strudels and there are some of them: sauerkraut, pumkin, cabbage … soforth … fancy fantasy up to imagination.

Receipt: for 3 rolls (wish more than 3 rolls  lets say 6 rolls then duplicate the amount of ingredients)

Preparing Time: 45-60 mins.

Ingredients: 1 big pack of filo dough cca. 400gr, 1 kg apples, 1/2 tbs ground cinnamon, 150 gr sugar (depending how sweet to taste), 2 tbs breadcrumbs.

Preparation: Peel and core apples then grate them into a big bowl. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, mix well. Lightly dampen a clean dish towel and spread out over a smooth work surface. Press to extract any excess juice. Spread the dough layers on the top of each other over the dish towel and brush with oil.Scetter breadcrumbs lightly onto the last pastry. Sprinkle with walnut. Place the apple filling on the side. Roll up the pastry tightly with the help of the kitchen towel. Brush its top and sides with more oil, so to be crunchy. Bake it in pre-heated oven to 180 C degree for about 15-20 mins.

Don’t Worry … Be Happy … cause it might not have the look as expected of your baking for the first time but it probably taste excellent and keep in mind that you can be an expert  by gaining a little practise.

©  Aggie Reiter