71 result(s) for contestants
Budapest's 'Gift Of The Gab' Final 2014
- 13 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- Russell Skidmor
Over the years I've enjoyed many stand up/cabaret nights put on by people who have gone on to bigger and greater things.
See What Happened @ 'Gift Of The Gab' Final
- 13 Mar 2014 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Over the years I have enjoyed many stand-up/cabaret nights by people who have gone on to bigger and greater things. What’s fab about Budapest's 'Gift Of The Gab' is that these are everyday people performing on stage. One in particular I met at a previous Irish Hungarian Business Circle trip to Göd orphanage. Quite frankly, I had no idea that this shy person was so expressive and outlandish in ...
120th Anniversary Of New York Palace Budapest
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The history of the New York Palace dates back to the 70s of the 19th century when a talented young man from Upper Hungary called Max Aufricht arrived to Budapest with a teacher’s diploma and a silver forint in his pocket. But his poverty was paired with immense ambition; he obtained a doctoral degree in law and learned French.
Invitation: Enjoy Expats Entertaining For Charity
- 6 Mar 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"You either have it or you don’t", says local expat Mary Murphy, a woman who definitely has it, perhaps by virtue of her Irish roots. She presides over Budapest’s only English-language 'Speech Slam', which is going from strength to strength. ‘It’, of course, is that (quintessentially Irish) ability to talk to anyone, anywhere, about anything, aka the 'Gift Of The Gab'.
Now in its fourth ...
Now in its fourth ...
Budapest Costes' Chef Set To Star In Portuguese Masterchef
- 12 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- specials
Miguel Rocha Vieira, Executive Chef of Budapest's Michelin star-winning restaurant Costes, beat off the competition of some of Portugal's top chefs to win a place on the judging panel of the Portuguese version of Masterchef. Filming for the second Portuguese edition of the popular cooking contest will start in late January and will be screened on national television in March.
Updated: Fridge - The Biggest Snow Festival In Budapest, 21 - 23 Nov
- 21 Nov 2013 12:45 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Cultural Management presents the biggest snow festival of the region at the end of November. Fridge is already known in Hungary, but this year the festival fans can enjoy the event parallel in Vienna as well. The event merges the most spectacular winter sports with all-star music performers.
Invitation: Gift Of The Gab Round 2, Cotton Club Budapest, 16 October
- 14 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Come watch Marianne Powell, Viktor Morandini, Brandon Davis, Zoltan Vadja and Kevin Simcock in action, on stage at the Cotton Club as they battle it out to see which one of them will join Gretchen Meddaugh at the Gift of the Gab final in March 2014. The quest is on to see who in Budapest has that ability to entertain, to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen and ...
Innovation – Hungarian Speech Assistance Software Wins First Prize
- 14 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
At the 22nd Youth Science and Innovation Talent Search Competition Balázs Zsombori of Hungary has been awarded first prize for his speech assistance software PictoVerb, which facilitates the verbal communication of people with speech impairment. He developed the program in an effort to help a teacher who had undergone laryngotomy.
The 2013 Hungarian Design & Design Management Awards
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 2013 Hungarian Design and Design Management Awards were announced on the 30th September in Kunsthalle Budapest. A leading program of Budapest Design Week, the award ceremony is also the opening of the exhibition displaying the awarded and the most distinguished works of the competition.
Budapest's 'Gift Of The Gab' Final 2014
- 13 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- Russell Skidmor
Over the years I've enjoyed many stand up/cabaret nights put on by people who have gone on to bigger and greater things.
See What Happened @ 'Gift Of The Gab' Final
- 13 Mar 2014 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Over the years I have enjoyed many stand-up/cabaret nights by people who have gone on to bigger and greater things. What’s fab about Budapest's 'Gift Of The Gab' is that these are everyday people performing on stage. One in particular I met at a previous Irish Hungarian Business Circle trip to Göd orphanage. Quite frankly, I had no idea that this shy person was so expressive and outlandish in ...
120th Anniversary Of New York Palace Budapest
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The history of the New York Palace dates back to the 70s of the 19th century when a talented young man from Upper Hungary called Max Aufricht arrived to Budapest with a teacher’s diploma and a silver forint in his pocket. But his poverty was paired with immense ambition; he obtained a doctoral degree in law and learned French.
Invitation: Enjoy Expats Entertaining For Charity
- 6 Mar 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"You either have it or you don’t", says local expat Mary Murphy, a woman who definitely has it, perhaps by virtue of her Irish roots. She presides over Budapest’s only English-language 'Speech Slam', which is going from strength to strength. ‘It’, of course, is that (quintessentially Irish) ability to talk to anyone, anywhere, about anything, aka the 'Gift Of The Gab'.
Now in its fourth ...
Now in its fourth ...
Budapest Costes' Chef Set To Star In Portuguese Masterchef
- 12 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- specials
Miguel Rocha Vieira, Executive Chef of Budapest's Michelin star-winning restaurant Costes, beat off the competition of some of Portugal's top chefs to win a place on the judging panel of the Portuguese version of Masterchef. Filming for the second Portuguese edition of the popular cooking contest will start in late January and will be screened on national television in March.
Updated: Fridge - The Biggest Snow Festival In Budapest, 21 - 23 Nov
- 21 Nov 2013 12:45 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Cultural Management presents the biggest snow festival of the region at the end of November. Fridge is already known in Hungary, but this year the festival fans can enjoy the event parallel in Vienna as well. The event merges the most spectacular winter sports with all-star music performers.
Invitation: Gift Of The Gab Round 2, Cotton Club Budapest, 16 October
- 14 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Come watch Marianne Powell, Viktor Morandini, Brandon Davis, Zoltan Vadja and Kevin Simcock in action, on stage at the Cotton Club as they battle it out to see which one of them will join Gretchen Meddaugh at the Gift of the Gab final in March 2014. The quest is on to see who in Budapest has that ability to entertain, to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen and ...
Innovation – Hungarian Speech Assistance Software Wins First Prize
- 14 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
At the 22nd Youth Science and Innovation Talent Search Competition Balázs Zsombori of Hungary has been awarded first prize for his speech assistance software PictoVerb, which facilitates the verbal communication of people with speech impairment. He developed the program in an effort to help a teacher who had undergone laryngotomy.
The 2013 Hungarian Design & Design Management Awards
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 2013 Hungarian Design and Design Management Awards were announced on the 30th September in Kunsthalle Budapest. A leading program of Budapest Design Week, the award ceremony is also the opening of the exhibition displaying the awarded and the most distinguished works of the competition.