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Cinemas
Dražen Petrović
Famous People Arsen Dedić (1938- ) If you’re in a Šibenik café and you hear some old crooner warbling from the sound system then the chances are it will be Arsen Dedić, the Šibenik-born poet and singersongwriter who has ruled supreme as the king of Croatian chanson ever since his first album Čovjek kao ja (A Man Like Me) was released in 1969. Dedić’s best-known songs are wistful evocations of past loves, accompanied by sophisticated piano-and-orchestra backing. Easy listening perhaps, but with balls. Maksim Mrvica (1975- ) A product of the Croatian Academy of Music and the Budapest Conservatoire, the Šibenik-born pianist is one of the world’s prime practitioners of popular classical music, selling albums by the bucket-load in a range of global markets - especially in the Far East where Mrvica is a major star. Male-model looks and extravagant stage-shows have all played their part. Look up the 2003 hit album The Piano Player (EMI) to find out what all the fuss is about. Mate Mišo Kovač (1941- ) Born in Tribunj north of Šibenik, Kovač was one of Croatia’s (indeed Yugoslavia’s) biggest selling pop stars of the Sixties and Seventies, and still is a stadium-filling attraction. His songs are melodic and sentimental in a way that’s traditional for the Adriatic coast, and with long black hair, bushy moustache, and glinting medallion strategically hung around the neck, he remains every inch the old-school Dalmatian charmer. Dražen Petrović (1964-1993) Of all Šibenik’s native sons, Dražen Petrović is the one who inspires most in the way of unconditional love and respect - not just in Croatia but across the sporting world. The extraordinarily gifted basketball player won trophies with Šibenik, Cibona Zagreb, Real Madrid, Portland and New Jersey before his tragically early demise in a car accident. Named European Player of the year six times, and posthumously enrolled into Basketball’s Hall of Fame in 2002, he was a unique and irreplaceable talent. Goran Višnjić (1972 -) The most immediately recognizable product of Šibenik is Goran Višnjić, who played Dr Luka Kovač in ER from 1999 until 2008. Before that he was famous for playing Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Festival seven years in succession, and for his role as Risto the driver in Michael Winterbottom’s Welcome to Sarajevo in 1997. Currently filming the Millennium Trilogy (based on the Scandinavian crime novels of Stieg Larsson), his face looks likely to remain stamped on the popular consciousness for some considerable time.
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CineStar Šibenik P-4, Velimira Škorpika 23 (Dalmare centre), w w w.blit z-cinestar.hr. For reservations call 060 32 32 33. Q Box office open an hour before the first projection. Murter Summer Cinema Rudina bb, Murter, tel. (+385-) 095 913 49 92, www.murter.hr/kino. Q Box office open 30 minutes before the first projection. Šibenik Summer Cinema E-2, Trg Ivana Gorana Kovačića. Screenings star t ever y day at 21:15. Admission free. For more information please call Mr Ivan Jurjev on (+385-) 091 212 58 77. Q Open June 20 - August 1. 11.08 Saturday
Bob Sinclar Aurora Club, Kamenar bb, Primošten, www.auroraclub. hr. This French DJ and producer is set to bring the house down with his so called passion for house music. World hits include ‘Love Generation’ (with Gary Pine) and ‘World, Hold On’, amongst other club hits.
11.08 Saturday
International Donkey Race Trg Rudina, Tisno. Are donkeys as stubborn as people say they are? Come and see this traditional race which began in 1963 and has over the years turned into an international event. It is unique in promoting and preserving donkeys, considered the authentic Dalmatian animal.
11.08 Saturday - 19.08 Sunday
The Betina Gajeta Week Betina. These are not your run of the mill 100m yachts folks, these are leut, gajeta and kaić, three types of ships not intended for quick sail, but heavy peasant ships built to carry cargo. The Betina Regatta pays homage to the most successful type of wooden ships that farmers and fishermen used to sail. See the imprint they had on local society back in yonder with entertainment provided all night long.
24.08 Friday - 25.08 Saturday
Šibenik Chanson C-3, Summer stage. This ancient city has chanson music carved in its stone and the schedule is proof of that. The first, ‘Night of Old Songs’ (traces back to the classic hits of old that have left an everlasting mark on the Croatian music scene) and the second evening is a ‘Night of New Songs’. All artists will perform live together with the festival orchestra and ensembles.
Days of the Latin Sail
Summer 2012 6/18/2012 4:33:45 PM