Cultural centres.British Council The British Council is one of the United Kingdom's cultural relations organisations and which specialises in educational opportunities. It is a non-departmental public body and is registered as a charity in England. 7 Krakra Str Tel: 02/ 942 43 44 [www.britishcouncil.org/bulgaria] Open: Mon to Fri 8.30am to 8pm, Sat 10am to 1pm DARWIN NOW [exhibition marking the 200-year anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species] At Natural History Museum--Asenovgrad, until August 30 Czech Cultural Centre 100 GS Rakovski Str Tel: 02/ 815 54 30 [ceskicentar.cz] Open: Mon to Fri gam gam 1 n. 1. A social visit or friendly interchange, especially between whalers or seafarers. 2. A herd of whales or a social congregation of whalers, especially at sea. See Synonyms at flock1. v. to 5.30pm KATERINA STENCLOVA [paintings] Until September Until September is a 1984 romantic drama set in France. It stars Karen Allen as an American tourist in Paris who falls in love with a married Frenchman (Thierry Lhermitte). External links 11 OTTO HEJNIC TRIO [Czech jazz trio The term trio in jazz usually refers to a group comprising a pianist, a double bass player and a drummer. The pianist is usually considered the leader of these trios, and trios are usually named after their pianist. on tour in Bulgaria] At Bansko Jazz Festival Noun 1. jazz festival - a festival that features performances by jazz artists festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" , August 8 Goethe-Institut 1 Budapeshta Str Tel: 02/ 939 0100 [goethe.de/ins/bg/sof] Open: Mon to Fri Barn to 7pm, Sat Barn to 2pm Hellenic Foundation for Culture 51 Benkovski Str Tel: 02/ 983 63 53 [hfc-sofia.com] Hungarian Cultural Institute 16 Aksakov Str Tel: 02/ 987 23 07 FOUR BONES JAZZ COMBO [concert as part of Bansko Jazz Festival] In Bansko, August 11 Institut francais 2 Dyakon Ignatii Str Tel: 02193779 22 [www.institutfrance.bg] Open: Mon to Fri 9.15am to 6.15pm, Sat 10am to 3pm (library-the library is closed in August) Instituto Italiano di Cultura di Sofia 1 Alexander Zhendov Str, floor 5, ap 10 Tel: 02/197147 95 [www.iicsofia.esteri.it] Instituto Cervantes The Instituto Cervantes is a worldwide non-profit organisation created by the Spanish government in 1991 and dedicated to the teaching of Spanish as a second language, as well as the promotion of Spanish and Hispanic American culture throughout non-Spanish-speaking countries. de Sofia 1 Suborna Str Open: Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat 11am-1pm Tel: 02/ 810 45 00 [sofia.cervantes.es] ESCRITURAS DE LIBERTAD. EXPERIMENTAL SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN POETRY Latin American poetry is the poetry of Latin America, mostly but not entirely written in Spanish or Portuguese. The unification of Indigenous and Spanish cultures produced a unique and extraordinary body of literature in Spanish America. OF THE 20th CENTURY [exhibition of photographs, documents, audiovisual materials] Until August 19 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Macedonian Cultural Centre 7 Oborishte Str Open: Mon to Fri, gam to 5pm Tel: 02194614 92 Polish Institute 12 Veslets Str [polinst-bg.org] Tel: 02198109 07,987 2159 UPDATE [contemporary Polish posters] Until August 14 MACIEJ SIKALA TRIO [concert as part of Bansko Jazz Festival] In Bansko, August 9 The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate 15 Lyuben Karave lov St r Tel: 02/ 988 8188, 02/ 986 4416 [redhouse-sofia.org] ** Please note that most cultural centres are closed or have limited hours in August. |
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