120 result(s) for opinion in Community & Culture
Invitation: Photo Exhibition: Kocsis At 60, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 30 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The critic András Pernye once said that if he had to choose between a picture or sound when passing judgement on how good a musician someone might be, he would be surer if he could only see them than if he could only hear them. Fortunately most of us do not have to make this choice in the case of Zoltán Kocsis, who can be both seen and heard, at the piano or with baton in hand, in his youth or ...
Now On: 'Internal Landscapes', Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
We rarely meet representations of the countryside amongst the monuments of antique art preserved to us, and there are practically no landscape pictures in the modern sense of the term. There is, however, one sphere in which landscape elements play an essential role: the decorative art of the first two centuries of the Roman imperial period.
Top 10 Kids’ Birthday Party Ideas In Budapest
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Hello, it seems planning a kids’ birthday is a challenge for many parents here in Budapest, so this week I bring you my 10 best ideas for kids’ birthday parties in Budapest. In my opinion, the best birthday parties offer kids a new experience than merely an opportunity to run around and go crazy
Hungarians Tend To Stay At Home
- 26 Jan 2012 1:30 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarians love to celebrate and be jolly, but according to a recent study (37,000 adults) carried out by opinion search company GfK Hungaria, the majority of Hungarians prefer to stay at home. Hungarians are also eating more at home, more than 60% in the survey said they have a passion for cooking at home instead of eating out at restaurants (only about 30% of Hungarians eat out at restaurants ...
Letter To The Editor: Bring Back The Hungary This Hungarian Loved
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
By Kathy Megyeri: In 2007, my husband was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary for his outstanding actions during the 1956 Revolution, his promotion of Hungary's membership to NATO, and his achievements among Hungarian Americans. He proudly wore his medal each day to signal his pride as a Hungarian-American.
A Little Help From My Friends: Part 2 By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 10 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The harrowing media pictures of Hungary's red sludge disaster are the past. The clear-up is underway, but other people's problems have displaced the red sludge from the headlines. So what is life in the affected villages like now? And how is remediation work progressing?
Gábor Szenteleki Exhibition At Ari Kupsus Gallery
- 25 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ari Kupsus Gallery is opening an exhibition of works by Gábor Szenteleki on November 3, 2010, which will be displayed until November 27, 2010. The show will feature oil on canvas paintings, as well as a few C-prints. Using a distinctly detailed style, Budapest-based Szenteleki’s classical techniques depart from tradition by depicting quasi-realistic figures in surreal situations.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Not At Fault For Education Mess In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
If it is not broken, then don’t fix it goes the English phrase. However if it is broken and is not being fixed, what is one to do? Scream, jump up and down, pull one’s hair out, what? The education system is broken here in Hungary. I have been in 22 classrooms over a little more than 30 days and the disparity between some students is enormous. I do not blame the teachers. I do not blame the ...
Updated: Jolie Children Start Expat School in Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Just like other expat kids in Hungary, on Monday morning this week Shiloh, Pax and Maddox all attended class in Budapest. Unlike most expat children though the Jolie-Pitt kids had former-SAS bodyguards, as well as police and paparazzi, around them at the start of school. Some local mothers were apparently disappointed that Angelina didn't bother taking the kids to school herself, Brad wasn't ...
Invitation: Photo Exhibition: Kocsis At 60, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 30 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The critic András Pernye once said that if he had to choose between a picture or sound when passing judgement on how good a musician someone might be, he would be surer if he could only see them than if he could only hear them. Fortunately most of us do not have to make this choice in the case of Zoltán Kocsis, who can be both seen and heard, at the piano or with baton in hand, in his youth or ...
Now On: 'Internal Landscapes', Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
We rarely meet representations of the countryside amongst the monuments of antique art preserved to us, and there are practically no landscape pictures in the modern sense of the term. There is, however, one sphere in which landscape elements play an essential role: the decorative art of the first two centuries of the Roman imperial period.
Top 10 Kids’ Birthday Party Ideas In Budapest
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Hello, it seems planning a kids’ birthday is a challenge for many parents here in Budapest, so this week I bring you my 10 best ideas for kids’ birthday parties in Budapest. In my opinion, the best birthday parties offer kids a new experience than merely an opportunity to run around and go crazy
Hungarians Tend To Stay At Home
- 26 Jan 2012 1:30 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarians love to celebrate and be jolly, but according to a recent study (37,000 adults) carried out by opinion search company GfK Hungaria, the majority of Hungarians prefer to stay at home. Hungarians are also eating more at home, more than 60% in the survey said they have a passion for cooking at home instead of eating out at restaurants (only about 30% of Hungarians eat out at restaurants ...
Letter To The Editor: Bring Back The Hungary This Hungarian Loved
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
By Kathy Megyeri: In 2007, my husband was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary for his outstanding actions during the 1956 Revolution, his promotion of Hungary's membership to NATO, and his achievements among Hungarian Americans. He proudly wore his medal each day to signal his pride as a Hungarian-American.
A Little Help From My Friends: Part 2 By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 10 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The harrowing media pictures of Hungary's red sludge disaster are the past. The clear-up is underway, but other people's problems have displaced the red sludge from the headlines. So what is life in the affected villages like now? And how is remediation work progressing?
Gábor Szenteleki Exhibition At Ari Kupsus Gallery
- 25 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ari Kupsus Gallery is opening an exhibition of works by Gábor Szenteleki on November 3, 2010, which will be displayed until November 27, 2010. The show will feature oil on canvas paintings, as well as a few C-prints. Using a distinctly detailed style, Budapest-based Szenteleki’s classical techniques depart from tradition by depicting quasi-realistic figures in surreal situations.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Not At Fault For Education Mess In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
If it is not broken, then don’t fix it goes the English phrase. However if it is broken and is not being fixed, what is one to do? Scream, jump up and down, pull one’s hair out, what? The education system is broken here in Hungary. I have been in 22 classrooms over a little more than 30 days and the disparity between some students is enormous. I do not blame the teachers. I do not blame the ...
Updated: Jolie Children Start Expat School in Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Just like other expat kids in Hungary, on Monday morning this week Shiloh, Pax and Maddox all attended class in Budapest. Unlike most expat children though the Jolie-Pitt kids had former-SAS bodyguards, as well as police and paparazzi, around them at the start of school. Some local mothers were apparently disappointed that Angelina didn't bother taking the kids to school herself, Brad wasn't ...