23 December 2009

New Years in Amsterdam and other end of the year happenings

For those of you sticking around in Amsterdam over the winter break we wanted to make a few suggestions for the winter days into the new year. Included are a few tips for some of the biggest and greatest parties for Oud en Nieuw (New Years Eve). Enjoy the snow and have a lovely New Year! See you back here in 2010!:)


Exhibition: Niet Normaal @ Beurs van Berlage, ongoing 'til March 7, 2010.

The exhibition, entitled: Niet Normaal * Difference on Display, features the work of internationally renowned artists who in their work address the question of: what is normal and who decides?

“Even as technology and progress generate new opportunities for people of all sorts, shapes and sizes, we seem to be striving to become ever more uniform. The market and the media increasingly determine how we look at ourselves and at each other. Perfection is the norm. What is this norm, and who actually satisfies it? Where do we draw the line? At a facial wrinkle, a depression, at someone who isn’t interested in getting ahead, at a visible prosthetic device, taking pills to improve intelligence, at major cosmetic surgery?” - jacht-op-jan-modaal.nl


Film: Hitchcock's The 39 Steps @ Filmmuseum, running daily 'til the end of December at 17.00, prices vary.

The Filmmuseum presents a new copy of Hitchcock's comdedic thriller The 39 Steps from 1935.


Circus & Kids: Wereldkerstcircus @ Carre, December 18 – January 3, 2010, various times and prices €15 - €51, for kids.

The World Christmas Circus is an annual tradition at the Carre. The completely indoor circus celebrates 25 years of circus programs as the most loved and awarded circus in Europe.



Thursday:

Activities & Kids: Christmas Canal Parade @ starts on the IJ through the Prinsengracht and finishes at Oosterdok (Centraal Station), Thursday the 24th, events start at Movenpick Hotel at 18.00, parade starts at 20.00 – 22.00, FREE.

Think light parade but on the canals with a parade of boats decorated with lights, music, and choirs. The pre-parade rally begins in front of the Moevenpick Hotel and then makes it way through the canals with a finale party at the Moevenpick.




The Parties



Oud en Nieuw aka New Years Eve - New Years Events in Amsterdam are usually expensive ranging from 30 – 50 euros for a night. You must buy your ticket in advance, so don't let your friend tell you that they don't know where they want to go, buy the tickets this week! Below are a few of our suggestions.

Furthermore even bars and cafes hold special events which require tickets, so planning to just catch a beer while waiting for midnight fireworks at NieuwMarkt you will most likely be asked to pay a cover charge. Busy in Amsterdam suggests bringing your own drinks to enjoy the fireworks at the squares, then cycling on the IJ to enjoy the fireworks from every direction and finally making your way to your 50 euro party!:) And of course ENJOY!


Party: Pacific Luna Parc, New Year's Eve, 22.00 – 06.00, €27.50, tickets can be purchased at the bar at Pacific Parc, usually sold out so buy in advance!

Busy in Amsterdam recommends this New Year's Party, guaranteed to please an indecisive crowd – those that love live music, techno/electro djs and entertainment.

For this New Years party Pacific Parc and de Zuiveringshal are transformed into a gigantic lunapark (fair grounds). There are four halls of bands and music, a freakshow with fire and sword eaters, chill out rooms, games, food and diverse djs. The line-up includes: dj\'s Bennis Burke, Guzz, Mappe, Bone en Cowboy & Henk; Bands: Jane Walton, The Anomalys, APC en The Dust; and freakshows from the Squidling Bros Circus Sideshow (specially flown in from New York for this event), Insectavoria and Roc-it.


Party: SleazeFeest/Dazzleville @ NDSM werf, New Years Eve, €45 in advance and €55 at the door, check out the program http://www.dazzleville.nl/programm.html.

Artists open their doors to a night of celebration, music and evening madness...with more than 45 dj's, live-acts and performers to take the stage. The entire night a bus will run between the NDSM werf and Buiksloterweg (Amsterdam Noord ferry, which will run the entire evening back to the Center).


Ball Masquerade @ Paradiso, 22.00 – 06.00, early bird tickets are 37.50, must wear a mask.

Celebrate New Year in a more traditional way with a masked ball. The event circles around a burlesque show circa Las Vegas 1959, also includes 3D films (you get the glasses at the door), dancing, music with the Amsterdam BeatClub tunes and live tunes from the The Cherry Boppers (Spain). Dresscode: Las Vegas showgirl meets glamrock cowboy.


The New Years Eve Mash Up @ OT301, New Years Eve 23.00 – late, only 10 euro! (no presale.

OT301 promises a less expensive evening then other venues with electro, disco, dubstep, acid and techno music; giving you an overview of some of the regular dj crews in the City. Including Klerezooi (Matjesdisco), Tom Schivez (Basserk), Power vs Power, Bomb Diggy DJ’s, Sicore (Ki-tek), Kazeko (OT301)
Jah Depender (BassCulture), and MC General Trix.

17 December 2009

Busy in Amsterdam apologizes...

Sorry loyal readers end of the year deadlines with the bread earning work has kept me from writing up the agenda this week! My apologizes, but there will not be a posting this week.

But not to fret there will be a special holiday posting early next week with a list of suggestions for Christmas and New Year!

Keep warm.

09 December 2009

Happenings in Amsterdam December 10 -13

Every week we at Busy in Amsterdam, in the process of making the agenda, sort through all the flyers we collect, scan numerous Dutch agendas, and scour the internet to bring you a list of hand-picked happenings. Only 30- 40 or so events make the cut (it is not physically possible for us to translate everything!); and usually the events that don't make the list are dropped because they are exclusively Dutch (i.e. discussions in Dutch) or films without any English subtitles, or what we consider accessible (the schedules of the City's biggest and most popular clubs and music venues). More importantly we also try to post "uncommon events", we all know where to find the best beats or where to catch a film; thus we seek out the creative, sometimes strange, original happenings that make Amsterdam the place we love. Of course it goes without saying that we will miss something and since we make this agenda for fun and don’t receive any funds or subsidies, we essentially rely on you and your networks, as well as our own, to keep this agenda as up-to-date as possible. So if you see something interesting don’t hesitate to send it our way - busyinamsterdam [at] gmail. Also if you would like to be added to the weekly reminder list please shoot us a mail at busyinamsterdam [at] gmail.

As always have a rocking weekend.



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Kids: IJspretparc /the ice skating rink @ Westergasfabriek, opens December 11th – January 3th, daily 12:00 – 20:00, stuff for kids.

The ice park opens its doors with hot cocoa, gluhwein, sweets, hot dogs, soup and hutspot. Of course including the ice skating rink and Circus Zanzara.


Art: Amsterdam Biennale @ Mediamatic Bank, Final Weekend, Thursday – Friday 13:00 - 19:00. Saturday and Sunday 13:00 -18:00.

The Amsterdam Biennale 2009 presents a slice of the international contemporary art scene with more than thirty international curators from the Mediamatic network providing their view of art in their city.


Film: Jewish Film Festival @ het Joods Historisch Museum & Kriterion, December 9th – 13th, various times for films + special events, €8/film or €34 for 5 films, check out the program.

The eighth edition of the Jewish Film Festival with the them “Made in Holland: jewish filmmakers in Dutch cinema”. The festival is honor of all Jewish filmmakers from the beginning of the 20th century to present, brining a mix of film genres and topics. It is a mix of films from the period 1933-1940; a time when many German Jewish filmmakers fled to Holland in exile to produce films, as well as films from after the war.


Photo: Religious Curacao @ Melkweg Gallerie, December 10 – January 10, daily 13.00 – 20.00, FREE.

A photo exhibition about the peaceful coexistence of the four world religions (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism) in the island of Curacao.


Music & Art: Adam Pendleton's BAND @ Frascati, December 13 – 14, 20:30, €12.

Adam Pendleton's BAND is a form and content refashioning of Jean-Luc Godard's Sympathy for the Devil. Made in the aftermath of May '68, the original film helped mark Godard's break from his Nouvelle Vague period into a more committed engagement with the politics and class struggles of the time. BAND unfolds in stages, it began at the Toronto International Film Festival with a rehearsal/film-shoot and live concert by the indie-rock/post-punk band Deerhoof. The Amsterdam performance/film screening will present the first edit of footage from Toronto with work-in-progress sequences from texts based on the work of authors explicitly related to Godard's film, such as black power activist Eldridge Cleaver; or tangentially related, such as Gertrude Stein. The final stage of BAND will occur as a solo-exhibition at The Kitchen, New York in Fall 2010.


Exhibition: Ring road A10
@ ARCAM, ongoing ‘til January 23, museum hours, FREE.

The exhibition highlights the longest building in Amsterdam the Ring road A10 and focuses on urban planning its architectonical significance, but also as a barrier in the city.


Visual Art: Please Please Me @ Brakke Grond, December 12 - January 17, FREE, with a special opening night Friday December 11th, 21:00, €5.

With his theatrical sculptures, subtle drawings and a completely equipped SM-darkroom, the Belgian visual artist Michaël Aerts presents an overview of his largely monumental work. Please Please Me not only sizzles with inferred significance, but also attempts to draw the spectator out of the groove of his or her daily routine. The Friday opening will include live music and DJ.


Event & Music & Dance: Nomad Festival @ Rainarai (in Westergasfabriek), ongoing ‘til December 31, various prices.

A mixed event festival, centered around Algerian food (which is served every night from 18.00). Butalso includeds Sufi dance with Sabri Saad El Hamus every Thursday, Cheb Khaled night with DJ Sjeng Stokkink on December 12. Live music with Janne Schra (Room Eleven) on December 18 & 19 . Various film events and belly dancing.



Thursday:


Music: Rock Night @ Volta, Thursday, 20.00, €5.

Two live bands to rock the night away- Milk and Snow on Palm Trees.


Music: Payzen @ Soundgarden, Thursday, 22:00, FREE.

Live klezmer from Amsterdam.



Friday:



Music & Performances: Oud Nieuws @ Zaal 100, Friday, 18:00, FREE.

Zaal 100 will dish up a blend of music and performances such as jazz, poetry and performance art.


Music & Party: Techno Extermination Party @ Pacific Parc, Friday, 22:00, FREE.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of DISCO DEMOLITION NIGHT (Cincinnati 1979) you can vent your frustrations with disco music’s successor- techno.

Bring a techno record or cd to the party. The DJ will bust it over his head and buy you a beer, no shit!


Music: SPSound @ Smart Project Space, Friday, 22:00, €5.

SPSound delivers a mouth-watering line-up of artistically bent noise performers, with a distinctive flair for the flamboyant. First up Adolf Butler (Motorwolf) which brew up some adult oriented Noise Punk. Le Couteau Jaune (ADAADAT) are a four piece live art/noise performance group from London. Their performance consists of homemade costumes, offensive poetry, improvised noise, occasional nudity, cardboard props, audience participation and D.I.Y. pyrotechnics. Sounds like an evening for the hipsters!



Saturday:


Music: De Grote Prijs @ Paradiso and Melkweg, Saturday, various times, €12/event.

De Grote Prijs is a national competition for new musical talent. This weekend the national finales will be held in Amsterdam. Six groups/musicians compete in four different categories.

1. Singer/ Songwriter – Paradiso, 12:00.
2. Rock/Alternative – Melkweg, 19:00.
3. Hip hop – Paradiso, 20:45.
4. Dance/ Producers – Melkweg, 23:00.


Market: Buurtmarkt van der Pekbuurt @ Pekplein, Amsterdam Noord (get of the ferry go straight ahead you will see it on your left near the canal), every Saturday 'til December 26th, 12.00 – 16.00, FREE, stuff for kids.

An initiative out Noord in cooperation with Stichting Broedstraten and de Tolhuistuin brings together neighbors and visitors. All goods “handmade” in the neighborhood such as delicious handmade Surinamese food (including ginger beer - something like ginger ale), handmade clothes and slippers, and a makeshift cafe.


Documentary: Farewell @ Rialto, Saturday, 16:00, €8.

If you missed this documentary at the IDFA this is your chance to enjoy this award wining production. Farewell tells the story of the English journalist Lady Grace Drummond-Hay the only woman on Graf Zeppelin which made a flight around the world in 1929. Drummond-Hay tell the story of a world in crisis and Europe in ruins after the 1st World War. For this documentary only historical imagery was used.


Event: United 4 Iran @ Studio K, Saturday, 16.00 – 02.00, €17.

United4Iran-Netherlands is the Dutch branch of the international NGO United4Iran- a worldwide network of volunteers working to bring together Iranians and non-Iranians in solidarity and support of the young civil rights movement in Iran. The evening’s program consists of debates, live music, performances, comedy, DJs and VJs, and international artists of all genres discussing issues of human rights in Iran.


Dance: One Love @ Mirror Centre, Saturday, 19.00, €10- €22.50 depending on what you want to do (just music, music and food, etc..).

Live is a party that is focused on the theme connect with yourself through dancing.

19:00 One Love vegetarian dinner
20:00 Dance Workshop
22:00 One Love party with Dj Kareem Raihani


Music & Dance: Solta a Franga @ de Nieuwe Anita, Saturday, 20.00, €6.

Solta a Franga is a Brazilian expression that literally means let free the chickens but implies “let yourself go and get dancing”. DJ's Safri, Miss World, Trevo and Bertu.


Classical Concert: Mozart - Symphony No. 39 Requiem @ Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Saturday, 20:15, FREE.

The choir and symphony orchestra of the Amsterdam Conservatory performs the latest interpretation of Mozart’s requiem.


Performance & Dance: Club Slip & Grip @ Comedy Theater, Saturday, 23:00, €15.

Club Slip & grip is the ultimate combination of high and lowbrow, burlesque and underground art. Live performances include pole dancing, classic ballet, lap dancing, theater and opera all with a sexy twist. In short it advertises itself as Amsterdam’s very own little Moulin Rouge.



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Sunday:


Market & Event: Westerlicht @ Westerpark, Sunday, 11.00 – 19.00, FREE, stuff for kids, check out the program.

A day of events including a Sunday Xmas market (12.00 – 18.00), a special film program at Filmhuis Cavia, the Kamertheater will host a children’s show with Clowntje Polka, and Theater de Ruimte is showing 'Het Kleine Zwanenmeer' a dance show for kids 2 and up, a circus tent opens at 12.00 with special shows and of course light installations, live music and art!


Jazz: Clazz Ensemble @ Bimhuis, Sunday, 14:30, €15.

The Clazz Ensemble is a 'small big band' that plays works on the cutting edge of jazz. Special guest is New York based composer Frank Carlberg, who played piano with Steve Lacy, Bob Brookmeyer and Kenny Wheeler.


Music/ Dance: Noh Sakurama Family: Tsunemasa @ Tropentheater, Sunday, 15:00, €23.

Japanese Noh theater performance in which ancient tales of warring Japanese clans are acted out in the tradition of their ancestors - with elaborate costumes and masks.


Music: People get ready - Dutch Gospel Arts Institute @ Biljmer Park Theater, Sunday, 16.00, €5 under 18, €10, stuff for kids.

The Dutch Gospel Arts Institute presents a gospel choir concert with 9 choirs singing everything from classic gospel to cross-overs such as gospel soul, jazz, and reggae.


Film: Cinema Derive @ OT301, Sunday, 20.30, €4, in Polish with English subtitles.

Przydadek – Blind Chance (Kieslowski 1987) and Decalogue One. Director Krzysztof Kieslowski is best known in the West for his "Three Colors" trilogy, but before he headed for France he made some absolutely stunning films in his homeland of Poland. Of all the films he made there many consider this one to be the best...and some consider it the best of his career.


Kids Dance: Wonderland: dance and music for kids! @ OT301, Sunday, 16.00, €4, but kids FREE.

Wonderland is dance and music performance for/with kids.


Stand up: Comedy Train International @ Toomler, Sunday, 20:30, €16.

Stand-up comedy by Paul Sinha (UK) and Tim Clarck (UK).


Music: Mark Lotterman @ Skek, Sunday, 22:00, FREE.

Mark's songs are well known for their variety of styles (country, rock, electro and ska) and their absurd storytelling lyrics.


Upcoming:


Santa Skate, December 18 with Friday Night Skate

Rule number 1 for the Santa Skate: dress up like Santa. No Santa costume = no participation! Santa costumes are available for about 10 euro. Skate through the city on wheels and stuff yourself with peppernoten!:)


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02 December 2009

Happenings in Amsterdam December 3 - 6

The mercury has officially dropped to zero and the sun only dares to show its face on rare, but lovely occasions, thus we search through our closets for the wool sweaters, turn on the kettle for an extra cup tea and curl up on the couch debating where the weekend will take us… Lots of music on the agenda this week to keep you rolling; but perhaps many of you will be spending your Friday evening preparing a poem and putting the final touches on your surprise (gag gift) for Saturday’s Sinterklaas celebrations; if so enjoy!


Movie: Encounters at the end of the Word @ Griffoen, Thursday and Friday, 19:30, €7.

Documentary about life on Antarctica by the maker of Grizzly Man.


Theater & Dance: On the Importance of Being an Arab (Dancing on the Edge) @ Frascati, Friday and Saturday, 19.30, €12.

“This performance is based on the events of the life of the director/performer, Ahmed El Attar - he is both the material and the one presenting that material...His individuality and the fact that he is a member of an ethnic group (Arab) are put into the light of today's society and the imposed emphasis on ethnicity.” - theaterfrascati.nl


Theater: The History Boys by Alan Bennett @ CREA, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 19:30, €15 / €10 students.

Set in a grammar school in northern England, the play follows a bunch of bright, funny sixth form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A huge hit in the UK and on Broadway.


Tour: The Night Watch a City Walk @ Rembrandthouse, Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 10.00 am.

Discover the historical journey made by the Nightwatch with a tour starting from the spot where the famous painting was created about 400 hundred years ago, through the historic center.


Exhibition: Ring road A10 @ ARCAM, ongoing ‘til January 23, museum hours, FREE.

The exhibition highlights the longest building in Amsterdam the Ring road A10 and focuses on urban planning its architectonical significance, but also as a barrier in the city.


Exhibition: Art, Migration and Identity @ Oude Kerk, ongoing ‘til December 6th, price of museum.

Diverse national and international artists who either live or work in the Netherlands combine their work in one exhibition to explore migration and identity in art. For more info check out: http://www.artinredlight.com


Exhibition: Oman @ De Nieuwe Kerk, ongoing ‘til April 18, 2010, museum hours, €12.

In the exhibition Oman more than 300 items from different museum collections in Oman will be on display. The collections include those of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, the Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum, as well as private collections.



Thursday:


Workshop: Gospel festival @ Bijlmer Parktheater, Thursday, 18:00, €5.

A workshop by The Harlem Gospel Choir, reservation necessary through info@zocultuur.nl.


Event & TV: Quiet Night In @ De Nieuwe Anita, Thursday, 19.00, €4.

The best of British tv comedy on the big screen. Hosted by Steve Green and Mark Poysde,, including waffles!


Music: Emergenza @ Winston Kingdom, Thursday, 19:00, €10.

Emergenza is a European and North American music festival for up-and-coming bands. The first Emergenza festival was held in Rome in 1994. The festival expanded through the rest of Europe through the 1990s, and has included cities in the United States since 2004.


Music: Rocknacht (Rock Night) @ Volta, Thursday, 20:00, FREE.

Live music with several bands such as Tico Verde and The Risque.


Music: Tango Concert @ Pianola Museum, Thursday, 20:30, €12,50.

Tango Argentino - with singer Juan Carlos Tajes and special guest, singer Orlando Miño accompanied by Wim Werman on piano.


Music: Latin American live Music @ De Badcuyp, Thursday, €8, 21:30.

Live Mexican Fandango by Minino Garay and Gerardo di Giusto.


Hard rock karaoke @ Pakhuis Wilhelmina, Thursday, 22:00, €5.

Hard rock karaoke accompanied by a live band.




Friday:

Event & Museum: Van Gogh Museum Avond @ the Van Gogh Museum, Friday, 18.30 – 22.00, entrée to museum, stuff for older kids.

This week - In conversation with Van Gogh: Renée van Marissing gives her interpretation of Van Gogh’s letters. Van Marissing has wrote a libretto for Xynix opera (The Black and the Beautiful) and she has written various radio plays on commission for the Hoorspelfabriek. In June 2009 her debut novel was published. In November she performed at the Crossing Border Festival 2009. With the collective Le Nu Perdu. to follow with an interactive dance, musical, spoken word performance. DJ Goldfinger fills in along the way.


Theater: Readers Theater - A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens @ ABC Treehouse, Friday, 20.00 – 22.00, €5, reservation necessary – mail donna@abc.nl.

Theaterworks Amsterdam presents a "Readers Theater" version of the original novel ‘A Christmas Carol’. Relive the classic story.


Music: Winterjazz @ Noorderparkkamer, Friday, 20:00, €5.

Tom Beek – sax; Wolf Martini – guitar; Haye Jellema – drums; Mark Zandveld – bass.


Music: band the Greatest Tits @ Pakhuis Wilhelmina, Friday, 22:00, €5.

Punky and New Wave from the seventies and eighties witch will make you dance.


Improv Comedy: Easy laughs @ CREA Muziekzaal, Friday, 20:30, €10.

A cast of 6 actors takes suggestions from the audience and performs comedy scenes based on those suggestions.


Dance: Betty & Billie’s Beat Boutique @ Club 8, Friday, 22:00, €4.

Rock and Roll around the clock, with show girls, twister and Miss Yogi.


Music: Afro Influential Funk Federation @ De Badcuyp, Friday, €9, 23:00.

The Afro Influential Funk Federation (AIFF) are a group of Dutch musicians around DJ and producer Phil Martin and musician Ton van der Kolk whom have established their own version of afro-funk. Influenced by classic afro funk like Fela Kuti.




Saturday:

Tour: Hidden Treasures off Social Housing @ Museum het Schip, Saturday, 11:00, €15.

Museum het Schip organizes special extended tours of 1.5 hours every Saturday. During the tour you get more information about the history of Dutch social housing, including coffee/tea/hot chocolate with apple pie. For reservations call 020-418 28 85.


Market: Buurtmarkt van der Pekbuurt @ Pekplein, Amsterdam Noord (get of the ferry go straight ahead you will see it on your left near the canal), every Saturday 'til December 26th, 12.00 – 16.00, FREE, stuff for kids.

An initiative out Noord in cooperation with Stichting Broedstraten and de Tolhuistuin brings together neighbors and visitors. All goods “handmade” in the neighborhood such as delicious handmade Surinamese food (including ginger beer - something like ginger ale), handmade clothes and slippers, haircuts!, and a makeshift cafe. This week with special Sinterklaas surprises!


Music: Klankruimte @ Oude Kerk, Saturday, 15:00, €5.

Organ concert by Miwako Nakamura.


Music: Karamakonga @ Pacific Parc, Saturday, 20:00, FREE.

Enjoy the Roots Music of Karamakonga the enjoy DJ Bennis Burke Booty shakin' beats from Berlin to Bombay and from Rio to Rabat.


Klik & Play @ De Nieuwe Anita, Saturday, 20:00, €6.

The Sinterklaas edition of the monthly music event with Dj Luuk.


Dance: Natarj @ Muiderpoorttheater, Saturday, 21:30, €9.

Natraj is one of the names of the Hindu god, Shiva, the most revered god in this ancient religion. The image of Natraj is also known as "dancing Shiva", thus a dance event in the name. With dj Shanto Iradi and Vj Yantra.


Music & Dance: DIY @ OT301, Saturday, 22.00, €5.

A drum, bass, core, techno dance night benefiting a humanitarian project in Morocco which assists youth.


Music: Rock’n Roll @ Maloe Melo, Saturday, 22.00, €5.

Rock 'n Roll with Nico, + The baby boomers.


Music: HC/Punk-Sinterklasss @ OCCII, Saturday, 21:00, €5.

Three bands to blast your eardrums, NIGHT FEVER (K-TOWN Denmark), LOCAL SPASTICS (Amsterdam, NL), SICK MORMONS (Amsterdam, NL).




Sunday:

Kids: Chinese paper cutting @ Tropen Museum, Sunday, next Saturday and Sunday (December 12 & 13), 12.00 – 16.30, entrance to museum, for kids 4 -12.

Jian zi, is a traditional form of Chinese paper cutting that dates back centuries. There are many symbols that cut and designed into the paper that symbolize good luck, happiness, health, etc… These papers are used as decoration, especially around the holidays.


Music & Kids: So What @ De Duif,Sunday, 15:00, kids €5, adults €7.50.

‘So What’ is an afternoon of Jazz, Classical Music and other sounds for kids from 4 to 94.


Music: Son Asi @ Café Hesp, Sunday, 16:30, FREE.

Some meringue and salsa for your Sunday afternoon.


Salsa Sunday @ Lizboa, Sunday, 20:00, FREE.

Come listen and dance to Sabroso a dynamic salsa band from Amsterdam.


Film: Cinema Derive – “Deep Water” and “Here is Always Somewhere Else” @ OT301, Sunday, 20.30, €4.

Two films + one likely rainy afternoon = happiness. Deep Water (2006) tells the story of Donald Crowhurst, journey in the first Sunday Times Golden Globe solo, non-stop, round-the-world, boat race in 1968.


Music: Bik Bent Braam @ Bimhuis, Sunday, 20:30, €4.

Anarchistic big band jazz played by a 13 headed big band.




Upcoming:

Music: Techno Extermination Party @ Pacific Parc, 22:00, FREE.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of DISCO DEMOLITION NIGHT (Cincinnati 1979) you can vent your frustration with disco music’s successor; Techno.

Bring a techno record or cd to the party. The DJ will bust it over his head and buy you a beer, no shit!


Santa Skate, December 18 with Friday Night Skate

Rule number 1 for the Santa Skate: dress up like Santa. No Santa costume = no participation! Santa costumes are available for about 10 euro. Skate through the city on wheels and stuff yourself with peppernoten!:)


IJspretparc /the ice skating rink @ Westergasfabriek, December 11th – January 3th. Daily 12:00 – 20:00.

The ice park opens its doors with hot cocoa, gluhwein, sweets, hot dogs, soup and hutspot. Of course including the ice skating rink and Circus Zanzara.


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