CULTURE CALENDAR

Street Art Weekend In Vracar

2-4 Oct., Božidarac

Božidarac and Street Art Belgrade invite you to the second Weekend of street art in Vračar, which will be held from 2 to 4 October in the Božidarac art center. The goal of the weekend is to bring street art closer to the general public through a series of workshops, exhibitions, outdoor walks and lectures. The weekend is also part of the official program within the European Heritage Day in Vracar. As part of the street art weekend with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum of the Austrian Embassy, the representative of one of the largest street art festivals in Europe, Calle Libre - Austrian Street Art Festival from Vienna, Marina Bartolleti will give a lecture. Marina will share with the audience the development path of this successful festival, the experiences and challenges they faced.

The Cultural Center of Zrenjanin, in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade, presents a review of Italian films, which will be held from 7 to 29 October 2020. The program includes four films that will be shown in the original Italian version with Serbian subtitles. Screenings: 7, 8 Oct. at 20:00 Un ragazzo d’oro (2014), directed by Pupi Avati 14, 15 Oct., 20:00 La prima volta (di mia figlia (2015), directed by Ricardo Rossi 21, 22 Oct. at 20:00 Nessuno mi troverà (2016), directed by Egidio Eroniko 28, 29 October at 20:00 Il profumo del tempo delle favole (2016), directed by Mauro Caputo

Niloufar Banisadr Exhibition

Until 12 Oct., French Institute

The French Institute in Serbia and the Belgrade Month of Photography invite you to the opening of the exhibition “There and Here ... Paris-Tehran” by the French-Iranian photographer Niloufar Banisadr. Niloufar Banisadr was born in 1973 in Tehran, where she grew up and studied photography. In 2003, he moved to France, first to Strasbourg and then to Paris, where he perfected his knowledge. He exhibits his works in Dubai and Istanbul, then in Arles and Paris, thanks to which he becomes recognizable in the field of photography and contemporary art. In 2013, Nilufar Banisadr became a French citizen and participated in the creation of the 55 Bellechasse Gallery, which was opened with a retrospective of her works. The work of Nilufar Banisadr, which has been developing and growing for 22 years, consists of sometimes abstract series, mostly figurative, which are connected by a red thread dealing with issues of women’s rights. Guided tours of the exhibition in French and English will be organized. After the presentation in Belgrade, the exhibition will travel to other Serbian cities and the region.

Chocolate Festival

23 Oct. (10:00-21:00), Dorcol Platz

Did you know that it takes about 400 cocoa beans to make about a pound of chocolate? We wonder how long will it take to make all the chocolates that will be presented at the Fourth Chocolate Festival on Dorcol Platz! Research has also proven that the average person eats 160kg of chocolate during their lifetime. That is why you are invited to enjoy the incredible flavors of the world’s best chocolates on 23-25 October. If you have not had the opportunity to visit this sweetest festival in the center of Belgrade before, you will be surprised to find over 20 exhibitors with different tastes of chocolate from around the world. Tickets are purchased on the spot before the event. Amira Medunjanin

10,11,12 Oct., Kombank Hall

World-famous singer Amira Medunjanin will hold three concerts in a row on October 10, 11 and 12 (20:00) in Kombank Hall in Belgrade. Amira will present herself to the Belgrade audience in a “small, beautiful, intimate” setting, accompanied by the excellent accordionist Mustafa Santic, who is one of the collaborators on her recently released album “For Him And Her”, on which she recorded songs performed by Tom’s legends. Zdravkovic and Silvana Armenulic. The concert during the Kovid-19 pandemic must be in accordance with health regulations, with distance, masks and a limited number of 450 visitors in Kombank Hall. Amira emphasizes that “we have to be careful” and that it will not bother: “The energy is unstoppable, regardless of whether we are ten or 50 meters away. These are special circumstances. We have gone through worse things in life, this will pass.”

The music of the famous Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son have been described as graceful and almost timeless. The crystal touch and the diverse, exciting program with which it is presented, attracts the attention of audiences around the world. Praised for its broadly eclectic concert repertoire, from Bach and Mozart to Gershwin, its latest concert includes performances with orchestras from Cologne, Berlin and Bergenz, a debut in Paris with the French Radio

Orchestra, and the Marine Theater Orchestra.

Mikser Festival – OXYGEN

8, 9 Oct. – Zornica house

Mikser Festival 2020 will be held on 8 and 9 October in Zornić’s house, near Belgrade, under the slogan OXYGEN. More than 100 festival participants will present themselves through an online platform, but also with a physical presence in a unique, festival environment. This year’s edition is designed as a think-tank gathering of invited experts, activists and young talents who will talk through talks, lectures and workshops on ways to “repair” our reality, in the direction of a healthy environment, circular economy, European legislation and the Green Agreement. equality, inclusion and active aging, participatory urbanism, eco-design, engaged art, quality education and free media. More http://festival.mikser.rs/ THE INSTITUTE

Stephen King

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Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility where kids, abducted from across the United States, are incarcerated. In the Institute they are subjected to a series of tests and procedures meant to combine their exceptional gifts - telepathy, telekinesis - for concentrated effect. Luke Ellis is the latest recruit. He’s just a regular 12-year-old, except he’s not just smart, he’s super-smart. And he has another gift which the Institute wants to use... Far away in a small town in South Carolina, former cop Tim Jamieson has taken a job working for the local sheriff. He’s basically just walking the beat. But he’s about to take on the biggest case of his career. Back in the Institute’s downtrodden playground and corridors where posters advertise ‘just another day in paradise’, Luke, his friend Kalisha and the other kids are in no doubt that they are prisoners, not guests. And there is no hope of escape.

HOW WE DISAPPEARED

Jing-Jing Lee

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Shortlisted for the 2020 Singapore Literature Prize Longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked. Only three survivors remain, one of them a tiny child. In a neighbouring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is bundled into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military rape camp. In the year 2000, her mind is still haunted by her experiences there, but she has long been silent about her memories of that time. It takes twelve-year-old Kevin, and the mumbled confession he overhears from his ailing grandmother, to set in motion a journey into the unknown to discover the truth. Weaving together two timelines and two life-changing secrets, How We Disappeared is an evocative, profoundly moving and utterly dazzling novel heralding the arrival of a new literary star.

NEW AMERICANA

Holly Kuhn

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Spirited interior décor inspired by a love of old, a quest for au thenticity, and the artful blending of old with new. Holly Kuhn’s signature style combines patina finishes, leather, classic home furnishings, and personal collections with ease and sophistication. Her style captures the great American spirit in the design of spaces that are hardworking, practical, resourceful, honest, and that convey an appreciation for the simple beauty in everyday life. Holly Kuhn is the founder of Old Glory Style, a home furnish ings and antiques retailer with locations in Denver, Colorado, and Round Top, Texas. Ryann Ford is an architecture and interiors photographer based in Austin, Texas. October 63