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Hungarian Pays Romanian Fine With Coins Weighing Over A Ton
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian police fined an ethnic Hungarians woman for handing out bilingual price cards to vendors in a vegetable market. An unprecedented grassroots campaign followed in which the sum of the fine was collected in penny coins – weighing more than a ton.
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Music For All at 20th Titanic Festival In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2013 12:02 PM
- entertainment
The jubilee Titanic International Film Festival between 5-13th April will offer a selection of music-themed films again. In the Music For All section six documentaries, two feature films and one short will be screened. The audience can see an intimate musician portrait about Adam Green, a Grammy Award-winnig roadmovie with Mumford & Sons, an incredible late-in-life rise of a 62 year-old soul ...
Ilike Organic Skin Care’s Founder & Organic Product Pioneer Passes Away At 87
- 3 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dánielné Molnár, lovingly known as "Aunt Ilike" (or Aunt Ilcsi in Hungarian) passed away on the 9th of January, 2013 at the age of 87. The Hungarian and international aesthetics society is in mourning. She dedicated her life to the development and advancement of natural remedies as well as the improvement of worldwide aesthetics knowledge and practices. This life long passion was embodied in ...
Budapest Bar Birthday Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 30 December
- 29 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Bár, a supergroup blending joyful good time music with the sounds of the Hungarian underground, is five years old this year. The ensemble has introduced its audience to a new interpretation of the Gypsy sound, while familiarising us once again with the favourite songs of our grandmothers.
Update: Lionel Richie Forced To Cancel Budapest Show
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
It is with sincerest regret that Lionel Richie’s European live show producer has been forced to cancel his show at the Budapest Arena on November 21st. Due to unforeseen logistical issues beyond Lionel’s control, this date has become impossible to fulfil. Lionel is grateful for all his fans’ enthusiastic support for the show. He would like to apologise to all purchasers of tickets for the show ...
Xpat Report: Our Wedded Bliss, Thanks To XpatLoop
- 8 Nov 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
There's an old Hot Chocolate song called 'It Started with a Kiss.' Well in my case, it started with a message - several actually, courtesy of XpatLoop's free online singles service. Back in 2007 an email arrived in my box: 'Still looking for company?' it asked. Its sender and I traded messages and about a month later we hooked up for a coffee in Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Ter, which quickly became ...
A Plum Job: Unicum Szilva
- 30 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- food & drink
The digestif Unicum is either a local treasure or horror, depending on your taste. Despite the varied reactions it provokes, the Hungarian brand is going strong some twenty-five years after being rejuvenated by its founder, the late Péter Zwack.
Xpat Opinion: The Jewish Background Of A Far-Right Leader In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators poke fun at Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi who has turned out to have Jewish ancestry. Far right bloggers urge him to withdraw from politics. Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona says the case proves that his party is not racist.
Hungarian Pays Romanian Fine With Coins Weighing Over A Ton
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian police fined an ethnic Hungarians woman for handing out bilingual price cards to vendors in a vegetable market. An unprecedented grassroots campaign followed in which the sum of the fine was collected in penny coins – weighing more than a ton.
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Music For All at 20th Titanic Festival In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2013 12:02 PM
- entertainment
The jubilee Titanic International Film Festival between 5-13th April will offer a selection of music-themed films again. In the Music For All section six documentaries, two feature films and one short will be screened. The audience can see an intimate musician portrait about Adam Green, a Grammy Award-winnig roadmovie with Mumford & Sons, an incredible late-in-life rise of a 62 year-old soul ...
Ilike Organic Skin Care’s Founder & Organic Product Pioneer Passes Away At 87
- 3 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dánielné Molnár, lovingly known as "Aunt Ilike" (or Aunt Ilcsi in Hungarian) passed away on the 9th of January, 2013 at the age of 87. The Hungarian and international aesthetics society is in mourning. She dedicated her life to the development and advancement of natural remedies as well as the improvement of worldwide aesthetics knowledge and practices. This life long passion was embodied in ...
Budapest Bar Birthday Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 30 December
- 29 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Bár, a supergroup blending joyful good time music with the sounds of the Hungarian underground, is five years old this year. The ensemble has introduced its audience to a new interpretation of the Gypsy sound, while familiarising us once again with the favourite songs of our grandmothers.
Update: Lionel Richie Forced To Cancel Budapest Show
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
It is with sincerest regret that Lionel Richie’s European live show producer has been forced to cancel his show at the Budapest Arena on November 21st. Due to unforeseen logistical issues beyond Lionel’s control, this date has become impossible to fulfil. Lionel is grateful for all his fans’ enthusiastic support for the show. He would like to apologise to all purchasers of tickets for the show ...
Xpat Report: Our Wedded Bliss, Thanks To XpatLoop
- 8 Nov 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
There's an old Hot Chocolate song called 'It Started with a Kiss.' Well in my case, it started with a message - several actually, courtesy of XpatLoop's free online singles service. Back in 2007 an email arrived in my box: 'Still looking for company?' it asked. Its sender and I traded messages and about a month later we hooked up for a coffee in Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Ter, which quickly became ...
A Plum Job: Unicum Szilva
- 30 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- food & drink
The digestif Unicum is either a local treasure or horror, depending on your taste. Despite the varied reactions it provokes, the Hungarian brand is going strong some twenty-five years after being rejuvenated by its founder, the late Péter Zwack.
Xpat Opinion: The Jewish Background Of A Far-Right Leader In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators poke fun at Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi who has turned out to have Jewish ancestry. Far right bloggers urge him to withdraw from politics. Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona says the case proves that his party is not racist.