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Fulbright Commission In Hungary Celebrated Its Twentieth Anniversary
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fulbright Commission in Hungary celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Friday, May 11th with a conference focused on its vision for the future. The “Fulbright: committed to the Future” event was attended by more than 200 Fulbright Alumni, government officials and private sector supporters of the Fulbright program. The many distinguished speakers included Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos ...
Lionel Richie Is Coming To Budapest Sportaréna On 21 November
- 8 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Lionel Richie proves that you can go home again with his new album, Tuskegee, a collection of 13 of his international hits performed as duets with today’s country music superstars, and it feels even better than he hoped. Tuskegee represents a full-circle moment for the international icon who has returned to his Southern roots to create an album that serves as a highlight of his unforgettable ...
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Invitation: Who`s Afraid Of Virginia Wolf, MU Theater Budapest, 28 April
- 28 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Take a sarcastic and acrimonious history professor filled with professional frustration by his inept academic career and his wife, a coarse and insistent domineer driven by her hatred of her husband’s lack of ambition, and put them in a ring with an incapable, but pushy, ambitious young lecturer and his clumsy wife who may get pumped up by the bonbon she keeps eating. Add some booze... a little ...
Pannon Philharmonic Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 April
- 21 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Hordes of music-lovers expected the young Johannes Brahms to produce a symphony, but the composer himself felt half-paralysed by the legacy of his great predecessor Beethoven. After a wait of 22, years he finally produced his Symphony No. 1 in C minor (op. 68), which was universally recognised as a masterpiece. It is said that the melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy can be detected in one of the ...
Invitation: European Orchid Show, Syma Hall Budapest, 12 - 15 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- entertainment
"From its first exhibit in Paris, to its latest incarnation in Dresden, The European Orchid Congress has provided a foremost forum for orchid enthusiasts and academics alike. Since 1969, The European Orchid Congress has been organised every three years at various European locations. The host of each congress is selected by the European Orchid Council.
Active Citizenship Award In Hungary By U.S. Ambassdor
- 28 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On March 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the third Active Citizenship Award to Kinga Milankovics, founder of REGINA in Gödöllő.
Invitation: International Women's Club of Budapest GM, 20 February
- 9 Feb 2012 11:40 AM
- community & culture
"The IWC of Budapest invites members and newcomers to the February General Meeting: "Salon Day: A Day of Music and Mind" on Monday 20 February from 10 - 12 am at Budapest Marriott Hotel. Come enjoy classical music and an academic lecture from Dr. Lajos Göőz, professor emeritus, visiting professor of Wolverhampton University.
Transylvanian Wanderings - An Old Europe Spring Tour
- 13 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
"In the tradition of the Grand Tour, a journey to far away places off the beaten track, many existing today as they have for generations, places where time has stopped and nature abounds. Explore a collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, seasonal pagan, religious and folklore ceremonies unchanged for centuries and a geography straddling rich Orthodox, Ottoman, Roman and Austro-Hungarian ...
Fulbright Commission In Hungary Celebrated Its Twentieth Anniversary
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fulbright Commission in Hungary celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Friday, May 11th with a conference focused on its vision for the future. The “Fulbright: committed to the Future” event was attended by more than 200 Fulbright Alumni, government officials and private sector supporters of the Fulbright program. The many distinguished speakers included Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos ...
Lionel Richie Is Coming To Budapest Sportaréna On 21 November
- 8 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Lionel Richie proves that you can go home again with his new album, Tuskegee, a collection of 13 of his international hits performed as duets with today’s country music superstars, and it feels even better than he hoped. Tuskegee represents a full-circle moment for the international icon who has returned to his Southern roots to create an album that serves as a highlight of his unforgettable ...
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Invitation: Who`s Afraid Of Virginia Wolf, MU Theater Budapest, 28 April
- 28 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Take a sarcastic and acrimonious history professor filled with professional frustration by his inept academic career and his wife, a coarse and insistent domineer driven by her hatred of her husband’s lack of ambition, and put them in a ring with an incapable, but pushy, ambitious young lecturer and his clumsy wife who may get pumped up by the bonbon she keeps eating. Add some booze... a little ...
Pannon Philharmonic Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 April
- 21 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Hordes of music-lovers expected the young Johannes Brahms to produce a symphony, but the composer himself felt half-paralysed by the legacy of his great predecessor Beethoven. After a wait of 22, years he finally produced his Symphony No. 1 in C minor (op. 68), which was universally recognised as a masterpiece. It is said that the melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy can be detected in one of the ...
Invitation: European Orchid Show, Syma Hall Budapest, 12 - 15 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- entertainment
"From its first exhibit in Paris, to its latest incarnation in Dresden, The European Orchid Congress has provided a foremost forum for orchid enthusiasts and academics alike. Since 1969, The European Orchid Congress has been organised every three years at various European locations. The host of each congress is selected by the European Orchid Council.
Active Citizenship Award In Hungary By U.S. Ambassdor
- 28 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On March 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the third Active Citizenship Award to Kinga Milankovics, founder of REGINA in Gödöllő.
Invitation: International Women's Club of Budapest GM, 20 February
- 9 Feb 2012 11:40 AM
- community & culture
"The IWC of Budapest invites members and newcomers to the February General Meeting: "Salon Day: A Day of Music and Mind" on Monday 20 February from 10 - 12 am at Budapest Marriott Hotel. Come enjoy classical music and an academic lecture from Dr. Lajos Göőz, professor emeritus, visiting professor of Wolverhampton University.
Transylvanian Wanderings - An Old Europe Spring Tour
- 13 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
"In the tradition of the Grand Tour, a journey to far away places off the beaten track, many existing today as they have for generations, places where time has stopped and nature abounds. Explore a collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, seasonal pagan, religious and folklore ceremonies unchanged for centuries and a geography straddling rich Orthodox, Ottoman, Roman and Austro-Hungarian ...