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The Unbending Trees: Hungarian Pop Makes Good
- 9 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Though there has been a turn in local tastes for homegrown music, sang in Hungarian, here in Budapest, pubs and clubs still resonate with songs in English, imported from abroad. Rare is occasion when Hungary has the opportunity to export some of its on songs in the form of pop music (classical is another story). But recently the sophisticated Hungarian pop band The Unbending Trees have become ...
'The Retrospective Exhibition Of Károly Ferenczy', National Gallery Budapest
- 8 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In public consciousness, Károly Ferenczy's name has been closely associated with the Nagybánya artists' colony (presently Baia Mare, Romania) ever since the latter was established in 1896. As the father of Hungarian impressionism and post-impressionism, and as an outstanding artist and leading master of the artists' colony, Ferenczy has rightfully been regarded as the founder of modern Hungarian ...
Hungarian Combat Divers Of Debrecen Explore Shipwreck
- 30 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After 60 years, combat divers of the Hungarian Defence Forces are to dive into sea again. They are participating in mapping the wreck of SMS Franz Joseph I, a battle cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy lying at a depth of 45 meters. WO Bence Miklós, S/Sgt. Zsolt Horváth, Sgt. Lajos Bíró and L./Sgt. Péter Hollós, the combat divers of the HDF 5th ‘Bocskai István’ Infantry Brigade 24th ...
'BUK-A-PEST Charles Bukowski Contest' In Budapest, 24 May
- 24 May 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Pilvax Magazine presents the second BUK-A-PEST, the write like Charles Bukowski contest, to honor the spirit of the ‘barroom bard’. Ten performers will square off in Klub Vittula at 8, tonight, May 24, to see who can best imitate the distinctive voice of Bukowski, a man who lived for wine, women, and verse. Afterwards, film director and Sonic Catering Band founder Peter Strickland will DJ until ...
Alex Hemingway, CEO, Crown Restaurants
- 8 May 2012 12:00 PM
Alex Hemingway presently holds the dual roles of CEO of Crown Restaurants and Director of Chanticleer Europe. Crown Restaurants is a restaurant concern focused on the developing, building and managing great brands throughout the European Union. The firm is beginning in Budapest but already looking at opportunistic situations to further develop in six other countries. They have partnered with ...
New Stars Announced For The Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Heineken Balaton Sound is happy to present new names for this year’s line-up, including Knife Party, the electro-house project of Pendulum’s founding members, two-times Brit Awards and one-time Ivor Novello Awards winner Tinie Tempah and one of the most important representatives of the German e-music scene, Sven Väth. And for all of those who don’t know: in 2012 The Sound is a day longer, already ...
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
Interview 2: Andreas M. Schuster, Former Director of Sales & Marketing, Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 24 Apr 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since yourfirst Xpat Interview?
Xpat Opinion: New President Of Hungary: János Áder
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Someone could nitpick and say that János Áder has not been confirmed as president yet. He was only nominated by Viktor Orbán and endorsed by the Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary caucuses. Let's just wait for the final vote. But we know, don't we, that there won't be any problem with his election on May 2, the date apparently picked for the glorious event. Áder will be elected after the first round of ...
The Unbending Trees: Hungarian Pop Makes Good
- 9 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Though there has been a turn in local tastes for homegrown music, sang in Hungarian, here in Budapest, pubs and clubs still resonate with songs in English, imported from abroad. Rare is occasion when Hungary has the opportunity to export some of its on songs in the form of pop music (classical is another story). But recently the sophisticated Hungarian pop band The Unbending Trees have become ...
'The Retrospective Exhibition Of Károly Ferenczy', National Gallery Budapest
- 8 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In public consciousness, Károly Ferenczy's name has been closely associated with the Nagybánya artists' colony (presently Baia Mare, Romania) ever since the latter was established in 1896. As the father of Hungarian impressionism and post-impressionism, and as an outstanding artist and leading master of the artists' colony, Ferenczy has rightfully been regarded as the founder of modern Hungarian ...
Hungarian Combat Divers Of Debrecen Explore Shipwreck
- 30 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After 60 years, combat divers of the Hungarian Defence Forces are to dive into sea again. They are participating in mapping the wreck of SMS Franz Joseph I, a battle cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy lying at a depth of 45 meters. WO Bence Miklós, S/Sgt. Zsolt Horváth, Sgt. Lajos Bíró and L./Sgt. Péter Hollós, the combat divers of the HDF 5th ‘Bocskai István’ Infantry Brigade 24th ...
'BUK-A-PEST Charles Bukowski Contest' In Budapest, 24 May
- 24 May 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Pilvax Magazine presents the second BUK-A-PEST, the write like Charles Bukowski contest, to honor the spirit of the ‘barroom bard’. Ten performers will square off in Klub Vittula at 8, tonight, May 24, to see who can best imitate the distinctive voice of Bukowski, a man who lived for wine, women, and verse. Afterwards, film director and Sonic Catering Band founder Peter Strickland will DJ until ...
Alex Hemingway, CEO, Crown Restaurants
- 8 May 2012 12:00 PM
Alex Hemingway presently holds the dual roles of CEO of Crown Restaurants and Director of Chanticleer Europe. Crown Restaurants is a restaurant concern focused on the developing, building and managing great brands throughout the European Union. The firm is beginning in Budapest but already looking at opportunistic situations to further develop in six other countries. They have partnered with ...
New Stars Announced For The Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Heineken Balaton Sound is happy to present new names for this year’s line-up, including Knife Party, the electro-house project of Pendulum’s founding members, two-times Brit Awards and one-time Ivor Novello Awards winner Tinie Tempah and one of the most important representatives of the German e-music scene, Sven Väth. And for all of those who don’t know: in 2012 The Sound is a day longer, already ...
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
Interview 2: Andreas M. Schuster, Former Director of Sales & Marketing, Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 24 Apr 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since yourfirst Xpat Interview?
Xpat Opinion: New President Of Hungary: János Áder
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Someone could nitpick and say that János Áder has not been confirmed as president yet. He was only nominated by Viktor Orbán and endorsed by the Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary caucuses. Let's just wait for the final vote. But we know, don't we, that there won't be any problem with his election on May 2, the date apparently picked for the glorious event. Áder will be elected after the first round of ...