117 result(s) for box in Community & Culture
Season's Start Opening Hours At Hungarian State Opera In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Since 20 August the opening hours of our box offices, Ticket Sales Department as well as online ticket services have got back to regular season schedule. Everybody is most welcome to visit our performances and events in 2013/14 as well!
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Happy Ending – Children Island Budapest Came To An End
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tens of thousands participated at the free of charge weekend programmes – thanks to the charitable toy collection children not having the possibility to play at the scene could also share the joy. The location of Children Island had to be changed the previous weekend due to the food peaking – however the event was just as successful as in earlier years, as tens of thousands of children, parents ...
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Flooding Delays Margaret Island's Open-Air Theatre Opening In Budapest
- 7 Jun 2013 9:06 AM
- community & culture
In accordance with the Local and National Government ordered flood emergency and the evacuation of Margaret Island due to vis major / acts of God, the “superior forces of nature”, the Open-air Stage regretfully announces the cancellation of the following outdoor stage performances in June: Verdi&Wagner 200 - festive opening concert (14 June), Balkan Fanatik (15 June), Freedom Day (19 June), ...
Budapest Poet Kindles New Collection
- 26 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Scottish poet, writer, Budapest resident and sometime XpatLoop contributor Paul St John Mackintosh has just released his first collection of poetry, The Golden Age, on Kindle, published by Quills. In fact it's more of a reissue, after 15 years out of print from a small publisher long folded, but the Kindle is not only starting to show its mettle as a platform for serious verse, but also now ...
Working Together To Make The Dreams Of Sick Children In Hungary Come True
- 8 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
For one whole year Corinthia Hotel Budapest, currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, is sponsoring – with a series of programs – the activities of the Csodalámpa (Magic Lantern) Wish Fulfilling Foundation, a charity also in its tenth year and dedicated to making the hopes and dreams of seriously ill children a reality.
Winter Activities For Babies & Kids In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
By Andi Lustak: In this post I have collected together expat friendly activities and playgroups that are aimed at toddlers and younger babies.
Xpat Opinion: Sparkling Classical Duo In A Budapest Jewel Box
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Last of the 2012 recitals at the Hubay Jenő Zeneterem was a piano and violin program in one of Budapest's most atmospheric venues, a paste jewel box inside the Hotel Victoria, replete with stained glass, oil paintings, and ornate stove heater. Classical buffs clearly agree - the place was packed. The artists were veteran pianist Ilona Prunyi and rising star violinist Ádám Banda, superbly ...
Season's Start Opening Hours At Hungarian State Opera In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Since 20 August the opening hours of our box offices, Ticket Sales Department as well as online ticket services have got back to regular season schedule. Everybody is most welcome to visit our performances and events in 2013/14 as well!
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Happy Ending – Children Island Budapest Came To An End
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tens of thousands participated at the free of charge weekend programmes – thanks to the charitable toy collection children not having the possibility to play at the scene could also share the joy. The location of Children Island had to be changed the previous weekend due to the food peaking – however the event was just as successful as in earlier years, as tens of thousands of children, parents ...
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Flooding Delays Margaret Island's Open-Air Theatre Opening In Budapest
- 7 Jun 2013 9:06 AM
- community & culture
In accordance with the Local and National Government ordered flood emergency and the evacuation of Margaret Island due to vis major / acts of God, the “superior forces of nature”, the Open-air Stage regretfully announces the cancellation of the following outdoor stage performances in June: Verdi&Wagner 200 - festive opening concert (14 June), Balkan Fanatik (15 June), Freedom Day (19 June), ...
Budapest Poet Kindles New Collection
- 26 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Scottish poet, writer, Budapest resident and sometime XpatLoop contributor Paul St John Mackintosh has just released his first collection of poetry, The Golden Age, on Kindle, published by Quills. In fact it's more of a reissue, after 15 years out of print from a small publisher long folded, but the Kindle is not only starting to show its mettle as a platform for serious verse, but also now ...
Working Together To Make The Dreams Of Sick Children In Hungary Come True
- 8 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
For one whole year Corinthia Hotel Budapest, currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, is sponsoring – with a series of programs – the activities of the Csodalámpa (Magic Lantern) Wish Fulfilling Foundation, a charity also in its tenth year and dedicated to making the hopes and dreams of seriously ill children a reality.
Winter Activities For Babies & Kids In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
By Andi Lustak: In this post I have collected together expat friendly activities and playgroups that are aimed at toddlers and younger babies.
Xpat Opinion: Sparkling Classical Duo In A Budapest Jewel Box
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Last of the 2012 recitals at the Hubay Jenő Zeneterem was a piano and violin program in one of Budapest's most atmospheric venues, a paste jewel box inside the Hotel Victoria, replete with stained glass, oil paintings, and ornate stove heater. Classical buffs clearly agree - the place was packed. The artists were veteran pianist Ilona Prunyi and rising star violinist Ádám Banda, superbly ...