86 result(s) for arms ban
Xpat Event Report: Jazz Star Charms Audience At Bohém Festival In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-based jazz singer Catherine Russell performed to a full-house at the Kecskemét Bohém Jazz & Ragtime Festival on March 24. Daughter of the late Louis Russell, the long-time musical director for Louis Armstrong, Ms. Russell enchanted the audience with her voice, wit, and personal warmth and earned a standing ovation for a performance of a traditional Hungarian jazz song in Hungarian.
Irish Films At Titanic Film Festival 2013 Budapest, 5 - 13 April
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A true flagship of this year’s Titanic will be the selection of contemporary Irish films, titled Emerald Island, corresponding with the Irish EU presidency in 2013. The section contains six feature films and a selection of 10 outstanding short films and animations as well. Between 5-13th April the audience can watch Róisín Murphy from the band, Moloko, a horror-comedy staring a sea-monster, a ...
Hungary Highly Ranked In Freedom On The Net Report 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
This latest Freedon House report , edited by Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, and Mai Truong, is 'A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media'. Of the 47 countries examined, 20 have experienced a negative trajectory since January 2011, with Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia registering the greatest declines. At the same time, 14 countries registered a positive trajectory. In Hungary, the ...
A Weekend Of Firsts At The British Embassy In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
Guest blog by Ian Saunders, visiting British diplomat: Last Saturday and Sunday the Embassy participated in the European Heritage Days programme in Hungary for the first time. This cultural initiative allowed the public to see inside the British Embassy and savour its interesting and historical interior. On show were the main entrance, a view of the main staircase, the Old Banking Hall and the ...
Invitation: New Orleans Swing Festival, Festival Theatre, 26 August
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Travelling the smallest distance geographically but the furthest back in time are Thomas Gansch & The Dixieland All Stars from Austria. Gansch’s name is not only familiar to fans of traditional jazz, as for years he strengthened the ranks of the Vienna Art Orchestra. This big band founded by Mathias Rüegg grew to become one of the leading orchestras of its kind in Europe and was renowned both for ...
Invitation: The Prodigy, Budapest Sportaréna, Saturday 28 April
- 23 Apr 2012 9:05 AM
- entertainment
"The claustrophobic confines of a west London attic hideaway. Walls, covered in heavyweight purple curtains seem to bring the dimly lit room’s parameters collapsing in as a huge computer screen’s wallpaper radiates the green glow of long hot summer. Its pastoral image of feudal tranquillity is the room’s only window on the world. Look closer and there’s a twist in this Constable painting. In the ...
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.
Xpat Interview: Gábor Galla, Former CEO of Hungarian Tourism Agency
- 2 Jul 2010 12:00 PM
Gábor Galla graduated from the College of Hotel, Catering and Tourism in 1974, and obtained his doctorate at the Budapest University of Economics in 1981. During his studies he spent a year in Tanzania, where he was deputy general manager at Hallways Hotels Overseas Ltd. He has 30 years of experience in the tourism business.
Ghymes Festival On The Szent György-Hill, Tapolca, 2 - 4 July
- 1 Jul 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"Tapolca and Hegymagas, where the festival takes place, are popular inland targets at Lake Balaton, at Badacsony vineyards. The series of these cultural events give an excellent opportunity for long and short holiday-makers seeking for entertainment.
Xpat Event Report: Jazz Star Charms Audience At Bohém Festival In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-based jazz singer Catherine Russell performed to a full-house at the Kecskemét Bohém Jazz & Ragtime Festival on March 24. Daughter of the late Louis Russell, the long-time musical director for Louis Armstrong, Ms. Russell enchanted the audience with her voice, wit, and personal warmth and earned a standing ovation for a performance of a traditional Hungarian jazz song in Hungarian.
Irish Films At Titanic Film Festival 2013 Budapest, 5 - 13 April
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A true flagship of this year’s Titanic will be the selection of contemporary Irish films, titled Emerald Island, corresponding with the Irish EU presidency in 2013. The section contains six feature films and a selection of 10 outstanding short films and animations as well. Between 5-13th April the audience can watch Róisín Murphy from the band, Moloko, a horror-comedy staring a sea-monster, a ...
Hungary Highly Ranked In Freedom On The Net Report 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
This latest Freedon House report , edited by Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, and Mai Truong, is 'A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media'. Of the 47 countries examined, 20 have experienced a negative trajectory since January 2011, with Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia registering the greatest declines. At the same time, 14 countries registered a positive trajectory. In Hungary, the ...
A Weekend Of Firsts At The British Embassy In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
Guest blog by Ian Saunders, visiting British diplomat: Last Saturday and Sunday the Embassy participated in the European Heritage Days programme in Hungary for the first time. This cultural initiative allowed the public to see inside the British Embassy and savour its interesting and historical interior. On show were the main entrance, a view of the main staircase, the Old Banking Hall and the ...
Invitation: New Orleans Swing Festival, Festival Theatre, 26 August
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Travelling the smallest distance geographically but the furthest back in time are Thomas Gansch & The Dixieland All Stars from Austria. Gansch’s name is not only familiar to fans of traditional jazz, as for years he strengthened the ranks of the Vienna Art Orchestra. This big band founded by Mathias Rüegg grew to become one of the leading orchestras of its kind in Europe and was renowned both for ...
Invitation: The Prodigy, Budapest Sportaréna, Saturday 28 April
- 23 Apr 2012 9:05 AM
- entertainment
"The claustrophobic confines of a west London attic hideaway. Walls, covered in heavyweight purple curtains seem to bring the dimly lit room’s parameters collapsing in as a huge computer screen’s wallpaper radiates the green glow of long hot summer. Its pastoral image of feudal tranquillity is the room’s only window on the world. Look closer and there’s a twist in this Constable painting. In the ...
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.
Xpat Interview: Gábor Galla, Former CEO of Hungarian Tourism Agency
- 2 Jul 2010 12:00 PM
Gábor Galla graduated from the College of Hotel, Catering and Tourism in 1974, and obtained his doctorate at the Budapest University of Economics in 1981. During his studies he spent a year in Tanzania, where he was deputy general manager at Hallways Hotels Overseas Ltd. He has 30 years of experience in the tourism business.
Ghymes Festival On The Szent György-Hill, Tapolca, 2 - 4 July
- 1 Jul 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"Tapolca and Hegymagas, where the festival takes place, are popular inland targets at Lake Balaton, at Badacsony vineyards. The series of these cultural events give an excellent opportunity for long and short holiday-makers seeking for entertainment.