85 result(s) for russell skidmore in Community & Culture
Event Report: Balatonfured Wine Weeks In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
“Postcards from the Balaton” would be a good theme to frame the 3 weeks of wine tasting by this beautiful lake. "Balatonfüred and the area around it isn't just famous for its wines, but also because of its relationship with the arts", Minister of State for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh said on Saturday at the opening of the Balatonfüred Wine Weeks festival.
Event Report: Evening Concerts At Budapest Zoo
- 8 Aug 2013 1:40 AM
- community & culture
An evening of jazz in the zoo, why not? If anything is possible, it is possible in Budapest. Well actually, as I found out, the zoo has been putting on concerts for over 100 years. Set in this exotic paradise, Judit Hernádi, with guest Gábor Heilig and the “Good Afternoon zenekar” (orchestra) performed “ Mesék rólam, rólad…” with a special appearance of one of the zoo’s animals on stage, ...
Xpat Event Report: Smiling Hospital Foundation's Silent Auction
- 1 Jul 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Smiling Hospital Foundation (SHF) conducted a silent auction with posters from professional painters on display, in Vaci 1 Shopping Center. The foundation has been visiting Hungarian hospitals since 2004, putting smiles onto sick children’s faces. In 2011, the mural-painting projects began, where volunteers of supportive companies and SHF started painting the children’s wards of hospitals in ...
Event Report: Long Night Of Museums In Budapest
- 24 Jun 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The Long Night of Museums was organized in Budapest for the 11th time, and for the 9th time around the country, where thousands of programs awaited visitors at more than 300 venues.
Xpat Event Report: Intact Academy Salon Series Budapest
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“Intact” coaching has been alive and kicking in Budapest for some 20 years. This is largely down to the charming and charismatic Sari van Poelje, who has been hopping back and forth between Holland and Hungary. No doubt she has collected a wealth of knowledge and expertise on the way.
Xpat Event Report: Hay Festival Budapest 2013
- 21 May 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The 2013 Hay Festival Budapest brings together, for a wider public, a new series of conversations with some of the best innovators, poets, architects, mathematicians, novelists and musicians of our time.
Xpat Event Report: Iguana's 16th “Cinco De Mayo Street Party”
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The secret to success is that there is no secret. Read all the books, listen to all the talks, but nothing beats actually doing it. Iguana has been doing the business since 1997, and has seen many changes in Budapest, in its time. The one thing that has not changed is the place. Saturday was no different: this was Iguana's 16th “Cinco de Mayo Street Party”. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican ...
Xpat Event Report: Helmut Newton Exhibition In Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
When you are going to a Helmut Newton exhibition, you expect to be surprised, shocked and challenged. Well, this is something I did not find when I went to “The Museum of Fine Arts”, where the three photographic series are exhibited, that are built on the summary works titled Helmut Newton’s “Illustrated”, “Private Property” and “Gun for Hire”. Although Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, it ...
Photo Report: Children’s Dance House At Budapest's Palace of Arts
- 18 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Last Sunday morning I went along to the 'Palace of Arts' (MUPA) to check-out 'Hungarian folk dance for beginners' - and they were truly beginners, some even in their nappies! Once a month, the Children's Dance House is incorporated into the Sunday program of the Palace of Arts. Expert and charismatic dance instructor Farkas Zoltan ‘Batyu’ and his wife Toth Ildiko ‘Fecske’ showed children ...
Event Report: Balatonfured Wine Weeks In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
“Postcards from the Balaton” would be a good theme to frame the 3 weeks of wine tasting by this beautiful lake. "Balatonfüred and the area around it isn't just famous for its wines, but also because of its relationship with the arts", Minister of State for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh said on Saturday at the opening of the Balatonfüred Wine Weeks festival.
Event Report: Evening Concerts At Budapest Zoo
- 8 Aug 2013 1:40 AM
- community & culture
An evening of jazz in the zoo, why not? If anything is possible, it is possible in Budapest. Well actually, as I found out, the zoo has been putting on concerts for over 100 years. Set in this exotic paradise, Judit Hernádi, with guest Gábor Heilig and the “Good Afternoon zenekar” (orchestra) performed “ Mesék rólam, rólad…” with a special appearance of one of the zoo’s animals on stage, ...
Xpat Event Report: Smiling Hospital Foundation's Silent Auction
- 1 Jul 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Smiling Hospital Foundation (SHF) conducted a silent auction with posters from professional painters on display, in Vaci 1 Shopping Center. The foundation has been visiting Hungarian hospitals since 2004, putting smiles onto sick children’s faces. In 2011, the mural-painting projects began, where volunteers of supportive companies and SHF started painting the children’s wards of hospitals in ...
Event Report: Long Night Of Museums In Budapest
- 24 Jun 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The Long Night of Museums was organized in Budapest for the 11th time, and for the 9th time around the country, where thousands of programs awaited visitors at more than 300 venues.
Xpat Event Report: Intact Academy Salon Series Budapest
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“Intact” coaching has been alive and kicking in Budapest for some 20 years. This is largely down to the charming and charismatic Sari van Poelje, who has been hopping back and forth between Holland and Hungary. No doubt she has collected a wealth of knowledge and expertise on the way.
Xpat Event Report: Hay Festival Budapest 2013
- 21 May 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The 2013 Hay Festival Budapest brings together, for a wider public, a new series of conversations with some of the best innovators, poets, architects, mathematicians, novelists and musicians of our time.
Xpat Event Report: Iguana's 16th “Cinco De Mayo Street Party”
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The secret to success is that there is no secret. Read all the books, listen to all the talks, but nothing beats actually doing it. Iguana has been doing the business since 1997, and has seen many changes in Budapest, in its time. The one thing that has not changed is the place. Saturday was no different: this was Iguana's 16th “Cinco de Mayo Street Party”. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican ...
Xpat Event Report: Helmut Newton Exhibition In Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
When you are going to a Helmut Newton exhibition, you expect to be surprised, shocked and challenged. Well, this is something I did not find when I went to “The Museum of Fine Arts”, where the three photographic series are exhibited, that are built on the summary works titled Helmut Newton’s “Illustrated”, “Private Property” and “Gun for Hire”. Although Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, it ...
Photo Report: Children’s Dance House At Budapest's Palace of Arts
- 18 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Last Sunday morning I went along to the 'Palace of Arts' (MUPA) to check-out 'Hungarian folk dance for beginners' - and they were truly beginners, some even in their nappies! Once a month, the Children's Dance House is incorporated into the Sunday program of the Palace of Arts. Expert and charismatic dance instructor Farkas Zoltan ‘Batyu’ and his wife Toth Ildiko ‘Fecske’ showed children ...