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Guided tours of festive Ljubljana

December Tour of Festively Decorated Ljubljana

Ljubljana’s Christmas lights display is considered to be one of the most beautiful and imaginative in this part of Europe.

Taking a tour of the city’s sights in the midst of the festive atmosphere enhances your experience of the charm of Ljubljana’s historical city centre, famous for its picturesque appearance and romantic views. After the tour, which rounds off with a cruise in a tourist boat, you will disembark at the pier on the Breg embankment, right next to the Festive Fair, where you can find, among other things, artfully crafted Christmas cribs made of straw.

Schedule: 5 to 30 December 2014: daily at 18:00.

Duration: One and a half hours.

Language options: Slovenian, English.

Departure point: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre (Stritarjeva ulica street) Price: €10:00 for adults, €5:00 for children aged between 4 and 12 Note: In the event of adverse river conditions, the boat cruise will be cancelled and the entire tour will be conducted on foot.

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Highlights in December

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28 Nov - 31 Dec Kurzschluss The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music will include a string of top-quality club events featuring more than twenty internationally awarded bands, solo artists, and DJs. p. 9

3 Dec - 1 Jan December in Ljubljana Ljubljana’s festively decorated historical city centre will host a diverse range of open-air events intended for people of all ages and tastes. p. 4

3 Dec - 1 Jan Festive Fair The annual Festive Fair, held in the historical city centre of Ljubljana, is a major hub of the city’s social life in the festive season. p. 17

14 Dec Bryan Adams In mid-December, Ljubljana will host yet another concert by Bryan Adams, one of the most popular pop-rock artists of all time. p. 11

27-30 Dec Live Crib at Ljubljana Castle A re-enactment of the story of Christ’s birth will be staged in the parts of Ljubljana Castle rarely open to visitors. p. 17

Until 15 May We Never Imagined Such a War Ljubljana marks the centenary of the First World War with an exhibition focusing on human stories of civilians and soldiers in Austria-Hungary. p. 7

December in Ljubljana

December in Ljubljana Festivals

Music programme in the Novi trg square 16 - 25 Dec, 19:00 Novi trg square Concerts featuring various pop artists: 15 Dec Fake Orchestra 16 Dec Eva Hren & Sladcore 17 Dec Nula Kelvina 18 Dec Rudi Bučar & Istrabend 19 Dec Hamo & Tribute 2 Love 20 Dec Nazarje music school with Ana Dežman 21 Dec The Moonlighting Orchestra 22 Dec Tanja Žagar s tamburaškim orkestrom Vipava 23 Dec Adi Smolar 25 Dec Uroš Perić quartet December in Ljubljana open-air festival 3 Dec - 1 Jan, historical city centre

Experience the vibrant pulse of the festively decorated Ljubljana.

Visit the traditional Festive Fair and choose from a vast number of free entertainment events culminating in New Year’s Eve celebrations.

December in Ljubljana will open with the city’s annual Ljubljana’s Festive Lights Switch-On Event. The festival’s diverse programme of events, designed to offer something for people of all ages and tastes to enjoy, will include four different New Year’s Eve celebrations held in four of the city’s central public squares, each featuring a different style of music.

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Ljubljana’s Festive Lights Switch-On Event Sun 3 Dec, 17:15 Prešernov trg square The switch-on, a part of the opening event of the annual December in Ljubljana festival, will take place on the birth anniversary of the greatest Slovenian poet, France Prešeren.

Following a short festive ceremony and an address by the Mayor of Ljubljana, all the city’s festive lights will be turned on simultaneously.

Festive Fair 1 - 31 Dec, 10:00 - 22:00/24:00 Pogačarjev trg square Festively decorated stalls selling a selection of items suitable for Christmas and New Year’s gifts. Drinks and snacks are also available.

St. Nicholas Fair 3 - 6 Dec, 10:00 - 20:00 Prešernov trg square Various goods suitable as traditional St. Nicholas gifts.

Festive Fair 3 Dec - 1 Jan, 10:00 - 22:00/24:00, 31 Dec 10:00 - 18:00 Cankarjevo nabrežje embankement, Prešernov trg square Festively decorated stalls selling a selection of items suitable for Christmas and New York gifts. Drinks and snacks are also available.

Christmas Crib made of straw 3 Dec - 1 Jan Breg embankement St Nicholas Procession 5 Dec, 17:00 Krekov trg square, Ciril-Metodov trg square, Stritarjeva ulica street, Prešernov trg square St Nicholas is accompanied by devils and an assembly of angels, who distribute biscuits, fruits and sweets to children Magical Forest 6 - 24 Dec, 17:00 - 18:30, Sat, Sun 10:00 13:00 and 16:00 - 18:00 Kongresni trg square Creative workshops of making environmentally friendly Christmas decorations.

Good Fairy 15 - 30 Dec, 17:00 - 21:00 (except 24, 25 Dec) Mestni trg square Good Fairy fulfils the wishes to the passers-by. Authorial project by painter Zmago Modic.

Ljubljana Primary Schools Choirs 16 - 18 Dec, 16:00 Mestni trg square Vox Arsana vocal group 24 Dec, 17:00 Mestni trg square 1 Traditional Christmas concert in front of the Town Hall Grandpa Frost Procession 26 - Sat 30 Dec, 17:00 Breg, Čevljarski most bridge, Mestni trg square, Stritarjeva ulica street, Prešernov trg square, Kongresni trg square A few days before New Year, Grandpa Frost, the Slovenian counterpart of Santa Claus, will arrive in Ljubljana from the Far North. Riding in his carriage, drawn by genuine white Lipizzaner horses and accompanied by a procession of snowmen, bears, rabbits and other

creatures from folk and fairy tales, he will visit the old city centre’s Festive Fair and venues for children’s events.

Street Theatre 26 - 30 Dec, 19:00 Pethovškovo nabrežje embankment by Mesarski most bridge Performances by clowns, jugglers and circus performers for adults and children.

Music programme in the Kongresni trg square 26 Dec - 1 Jan, 20:00 Kongresni trg square Concerts featuring various pop artists: 26 Dec Cover lover with Majs Keuc, Parni valjak 27 Dec Andrej Šifrer, Mladen Grdović 28 Dec Čuki, Modrijani 29 Dec Big Foot Mama, Siddharta to, 30 Dec Samuel Lucas, Klapa Rišpet, Danijela 1 Jan Help! - A Beatles Tribute, Pink Floyd Project Slovenia Music programme in the Pogačar trg square 26 - 30 Dec, 16:00 Pogačar trg square Concerts featuring various pop artists and pop-folk artists: 26 Dec Ponos, Boštjan Dirnbek, Ceglar, Jovi Band 27 Dec Porini pa Počini, Ansambel Tomaža Rota, Brežiški Flosarji 28 Dec Ansambel bratov Žerjav, Slovenski Muzikanti, Obvezna Smer 29 Dec Ansambel Franca Ocvirka, Ansambel Frančič, Domačini to, 30 Dec Mladi gamsi, Daniel Rampre, Andreja Zaletelj, Ansambel Poljanšek jr.

Music programme in the Trg francoske revolucije square 30 Dec, 20:00 Trg francoske revolucije square Concerts featuring various Slovenian rock artists: Počeni škafi, Hellcats, Čao Portorož, Red Five Point Star, Hladno Pivo New Year’s Eve Celebration in the Kongresni trg square 31 Dec, 21:30 The programme is meant to attract people of all ages and tastes.

Featuring: Nuša Derenda, Alenka Godec, Jan Plestenjak, Gadi New Year’s Eve Celebration in the Mestni trg square 31 Dec, 22:00 The programme is traditionally meant for a bit more demanding audience.

Featuring: Oto Pestner, Manca Špik and Substituti, Alfi Nipič New Year’s Eve celebration in the Pogačar trg square 31 Dec, 21:00 The programme features pop and traditional folk music singers and bands.

Featuring: Ansambel Poljanšek, France and Skupina Krila New Year’s Eve celebration in the Trg francoske revolucije square 31 Dec, 21:30 The programme is mainly intended for fans of rock music.

Featuring: Karmakoma, Blaž, Happy ol’ Mcweasel, Borghesia, Noctiferia Fireworks from the Ljubljana Castle 1 Jan, 00:00 - 00:05

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Exhibitions

11th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration - SBI 17 Nov - 2 Feb 2015, CD Gallery

The Biennial of Slovenian Illustration (Slovenski bienale ilustracije) showcases the finest works by Slovenian illustrators created over the past two years. Illustration is presented as a distinctive art discipline with a strong influence on the development of children and young people’s feeling for and understanding of art.

Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays, 24 and 31 Dec 10:00 - 14:00. Closed: holidays.

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BIO 24: 24th Ljubljana Biennial of Design 18 Sep - 7 Dec, Museum of Architecture and Design The Ljubljana Biennial of Design (BIO) is a prestigious international exhibition of industrial design products, visual communication pieces, corporate identity solutions, and design concepts.

This year’s BIO exhibition brings together innovative, comprehensive, functional, and sustainable design solutions from 27 countries, selected by an international panel of judges.

Since its foundation in 1964, the Ljubljana Biennial of Design has been held 22 times. It has featured works submitted by designers and design clients, manufacturers, and students from around the world, including such big names as Naoto Fukusawa Design, Ron Arad, Kazue Kawasaki, Marc Zanusa, Vitra International, Ittala, Porsche Design Studio, Siemens, Elektrolux, Zanotta, Pininfarina, Ergonomidesign, Tupperware, and IKEA, among others.

Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays

Roman Stories from the Crossroads National Museum of Slovenia’s permanent exhibition The National Museum of Slovenia’s new permanent exhibition brings together archaeological finds from the time when the territory of the present-day Slovenia was part of the Roman Empire.

The exhibition was set up to mark the 2000th anniversary of Emona, a city that stood on the site of the present-day Ljubljana in Roman times.

Over a thousand objects on exhibition include an imperial construction inscription dated to 14 or 15 AD, which provides evidence on the time of the foundation of Emona. Another important exhibit is a gilded bronze statue of a citizen of Emona, displayed complete with the reconstruction of its original position in the time of Emperor Trajan. The statue was part of a sepulchral monument obviously modelled on Trajan’s Column in Rome.

Open 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 20:00. Closed: 25 Dec and 1 Jan. Free entrance every first Sunday of the month

Doors: Spatial and Symbolic Passageways of Life 11 Oct 2013 - Nov 2014, Slovene Ethnographic Museum This exhibition presents doors as a part of cultural heritage, an element of everyday life, and an object that has many different symbolic meanings. It brings together all kinds of doors and related objects, from the oldest known doors, keys and locks sourced from various museums and private collections to state- of- the- art objects.

Exhibited doors tell stories about families of different social and professional backgrounds from various parts of Slovenia, both those who the doors were made by and those who used them in daily life.

Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan The Mummy and the Crocodile: The Slovenians Exploring the Lands along the Nile 21 Mar - 31 Dec, National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova The exhibition reveals the stories of three Slovenian Egyptologists who brought the objects in the collection over to Slovenia.

It is not widely known today that a number of successful explorers of Africa were Slovenian, despite the fact that the achievements of the Slovenian Egyptologists Anton Lavrin, Ignacij Knoblehar, and Josef Švegel were on a par with those of their contemporaries exploring the ancient Egyptian civilization. Apart from the objects that the three Egyptologists donated to the Provincial Museum of Carniola, it was also the stories of their experiences in exotic lands that stirred the imagination of the Slovenian public of their time.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is the

mummy of Isahta (A-Keswy-Ta), a priest of Amon, which aroused great public interest at the time it was brought over to Ljubljana along with a stuffed crocodile. The mummy kept at the National Museum is the only human mummy to be held in Slovenia.

Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan Free entrance every first Sunday of the month We never imagined such a war exhibition marking the centenary of the First World War 22 Jun 2014 - 15 May 2015, National Museum of Contemporary History Marking the centenary of the First World War, this exhibition focuses on human stories of civilians and those mobilized to fight on the side of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy during the war. The majority of exhibits are part of the surviving heritage coming from family legacies and various museum collections. Exhibited photographs and personal use items take visitors on a journey across the battlefields where Austro-Hungarian soldiers fought during the war. The exhibition presents some of the crucial events in the history of the First World War. It deals with the cause of the war, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who is depicted in a large number of exhibited photographs, including several lesser known ones. It also presents other historic events, from the declaration of war and the opening of the Isonzo Front to the death of Franz Joseph I of Austria and the attempt at the life of the prime minister, a dark premonition of the inevitable disintegration of AustriaHungary.

Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays, holidays

Awakening Beauty: The CrowtherOblak Collection of Victorian Art 24 Sep - 4 Jan, National Gallery of Slovenia The exhibition brings together more than 150 paintings and drawings created by the 19th century British artists of the Victorian classical tradition. What the artists whose works are contained in the CrowtherOblak art collection have in common is that they were all decisively influenced

by John Ruskin, Britain’s leading art critic of their time. The selection of works for the Awakening Beauty art collection was made by Paul Crowther, a professor of philosophy at the National University of Ireland in Galway, and the Slovenian artist Mojca Oblak.

Exhibited works include drawings and paintings by the artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their immediate circle, such as John E. Millais, Holman Hunt, James Collinson, Dante G. Rossetti, John Brett, Arthur Hughes, Ford Madox Brown, and Thomas Woolner, the followers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, such as Edward BurneJones, Henry Holiday, William Morris, and John Waterhouse, John Ruskin and his landscape followers Alfred W. Hunt, John Inchbold, Albert Goodwin, George P. Boyce, and William Davis, representatives of other landscape traditions, among them Edward Lear, Benjamin W. Leader, J. S. Raven, Maw Egley, and William B. Scott, the paragons of the classical tradition, such as Lord Leighton, Edward J. Poynter, AlmaTadema, George F. Watts, and Frederick Godall, and other artists.

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Vasko Atanasovski & Musica Cubicularis 1 Dec, 20:00 Ljubljana Castle Programme: music of late Renaissance and music by Vasko Atanasovskia

Emona: A City of the Empire - historical exhibition 30 May 2014 - 31 May 2015, City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML

Anja Brezavšček - flute Valentina Štrucelj - clarinet 2 Dec, 19:30 City Museum Programme: N. Hall / N. Šenk Kosem / M. Bonin / U. Pompe / P. Strahovnik Ingebrigt Haker Flaten Chicago Sextet - jazz 2 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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Vlasta Delimar (Croatia): Mature Woman - contemporary art exhibition 17 Oct - 11 Jan, Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) Refusing to accept the traditional principles of constructing works of art, the Croatian artist Vlasta Delimar focuses on art actions, happenings, and performances and uses her own body as the primary medium of her work.

The exhibition Mature Woman represents a part of Delimar’s retrospective staged at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb to mark 35 years of the artist’s creative work.

Open 10:00 - 18:00 (24 and 31 Dec 10:00 14:00). Closed: Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan Picture Slovenia - open-air photographic exhibition 1 Nov - 16 Jan, The Tivoli Park What does Slovenia look like through the eyes of amateur photographers?

It looks absolutely stunning. To see for yourself, visit Ljubljana's Tivoli Park and view an exhibition of large-format photographs of Ljubljana, the Central

Slovenia region and Slovenia's major sights taken by amateur and professional photographers for the Picture Slovenia photographic competition.

This Merry Day of Culture - cultural institutions' open door day 3 Dec On the birth anniversary of the greatest Slovenian poet, France Prešeren (1800-1849), admission to the majority of Ljubljana's museums, galleries, theatres... is free. To mark the anniversary, most of Slovenia's cultural institutions also arrange special programmes of events.

Matjaž Weingerl with guests - jazz improvisations 2 Dec, 21:00 Hostel Celica

Gautier Capuçon - violoncello Jérôme Ducros - piano 3 Dec, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: C. Debussy / F. Schubert / R. Schumann / B. Britten Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory jazz and popular music departments 3 Dec, 19:30 Grand Hotel Union Admission free Suicide Silence (USA), The Art Is Murder (Australia), Fit For An Autopsy (USA) death core 3 Dec, 20:00 Kino Šiška

Kurzschluss 28 Nov - 31 Dec, the basement of the Sloveniales building, Dunajska cesta street 22

The finale to the musical year in Ljubljana will be the Kurzschluss festival of electronic music, which will include a string of top-quality club events featuring more than twenty internationally awarded bands, solo artists, and DJs. The Kurzschluss festival will bring together cult musicians who have received the most prestigious music awards and are well known for their extensive discographies and extremely faithful following.

The festival will be held at the Kurzschluss pop-up club. Authentic underground atmosphere and a design somewhat reminiscent of the rave venues of the past. www.kurzschluss.si

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This exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the Roman city of Emona, built two millennia ago on the site of the present-day Ljubljana. It offers you an opportunity to learn about the city’s birth, life and decline, the everyday life of its residents, and the heritage they left behind.

The Roman colony of Emona was founded on the site of the presentday Ljubljana almost precisely 2000 years ago. The remnants of the city, which had existed for about 500 years, were being explored already in the Middle Ages. Since then, the knowledge about the ancient predecessor of Ljubljana has grown tremendously, but the most recent archaeological explorations carried out in Ljubljana city centre of have yielded yet another set of remarkable new findings.

Open 10:00 - 18:00 (24 and 31 Dec 10:00 - 14:00). Closed: Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan

Unplugged 10 2 Dec, 20:00 Kino Šiška Rock concert

Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 3 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free

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Gautier Capuçon, violoncello & Jérôme Ducros, piano 3 Dec, 19:30, Slovenian Philharmonic Hall

French cellist Gautier Capuçon is a remarkably versatile performer. He plays internationally as a soloist and also feels great passion for chamber music. As a concert soloist, he has won first prizes at the André Navarra International Cello Competition and the Association of European Radios Competition. He has also won the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award.

Gautier’s outstanding recordings on the Erato label have received several Echo Classik Awards. This time he will present himself in partnership with Jérôme Ducros. The French pianist and composer won First Prize and Special Prize for Performance of a Contemporary Piece at the Umberto Micheli International Festival that was established by Maurizio Pollini 10 www.visitljubljana.com

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Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 4 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra En Shao - conductor Silesian Philharmonic of Katowice (Poland) 4 Dec, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: D. Shostakovich: Simfonija št. 7 DidiWa - ethno rock 4 Dec, 20:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Metal All Stars 4 Dec, 20:00 Tivoli Hall Featuring: Zakk Wylde, James LaBrie, Geoff Tate, Joey Belladonna, Cronos, Dave Ellefson, Chuck Billy, Ross The Boss, Carmine Appice, Vinny Appice, Gus G, Blasko, Kobra Paige

Nina Bulatovix (Slovenia) - punk 4 Dec, 22:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 5 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free

Pendulum DJ Set & Verse Milk Drinkers, Illegal Kru 5 Dec, 23:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music

Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 7 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free

Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 6 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free

Mad Caddies (USA) - ska punk 7 Dec, 22:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Adi Smolar - pop 6 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 8 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free

Sadni dan - rock n’ roll 6 Dec, 22:00 Orto Bar

Onyx (USA) - hardcore hip hop 8 Dec, 22:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Joris Voorn Alexserra 6 Dec, 23:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music

Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 9 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free

Bryan Adams (Canada) - pop rock 14 Dec, 21:00, Stožice Arena

Bryan Adams achieved worldwide fame in 1983, with his third album, Cuts Like a Knife. Today he is considered to be one of the most popular pop-rock artists, particularly in the United States. Some of his greatest hits include Run to You, Everything I Do (I Do It For You), and 18 Till I Die.

Fake Orchestra 5 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Tribute to Billie Holiday Plava trava zaborava (Croatia) - country 5 Dec, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Manouche - electro swing Guests: Alenka Godec, Klemen Klemen and Hannah Mancini 5 Dec, 21:00 Cvetličarna

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Jazzva vocal group 9 Dec, 19:30 Antonov dom, Tržaška cesta street 85 Simona Đonlić - piano Ana Semič Bursać - piano 9 Dec, 17:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Admission free Andrea Schröder (Germany) & Limousine (France) - jazz 9 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Eluveitie (Switzerland), Arkona (Russia), Skálmöld (Iceland) - metal 9 Dec, 20:00 Kino Šiška Jan Tomšič and Nino Mureškič - jazz 9 Dec, 21:00 Hostel Celica Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 10 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free Gavriel Lipkind - violoncello Roman Zaslavski - piano 10 Dec, 19:00 Ljubljana Castle Programme: I. Stravinsky / D. Shostakovich / S. Rachmaninoff Mike Sponza Band & guest Ian Siegal (Italy, G. Britain) - blues 10 Dec, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Music School 11 Dec, 17:00 Križanke Christmas concert Admission free 12 www.visitljubljana.com

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Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Slovenian Chamber Choir, Academy of Music Choir Keri-Lynn Wilson - conductor Maida Hundeling - soprano; Barbara Kozelj - mezzosoprano; Marius Vlad tenor; Thomas Gazheli - baritone 11 Dec, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: A. Kumar / L. van Beethoven Rigmor Gustaffson with trio (Sweden) - jazz Guest Neisha (Slovenia) 11 Dec, 19:30 Kino Šiška Dickless Tracy (Slovenia), Alkohol - rock 11 Dec, 22:00 Orto Bar Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Slovenian Chamber Choir, Academy of Music Choir Keri-Lynn Wilson - conductor Maida Hundeling - soprano; Barbara Kozelj - mezzosoprano; Marius Vlad tenor; Thomas Gazheli - baritone 12 Dec, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: A. Kumar / L. van Beethoven Disco Theatre Night , Performers : MMe. Monoquelle, Gea Erjavec - Teater Ponorelli 12 Dec, 22:00 Ljubljana Castle Dance, Theatre and Performance Night DJ: JAMirko The Ufoslavians (Slovenia) 12 Dec, 22:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

D COCKs (Slovenia) - rock 12 Dec, 22:00 Orto Bar Bad Copy Tekochee Kru, DJ Bizzo Bodega 12 Dec, 22:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music Marko Hatlak Solo - accordion 13 Dec, 19:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Les frères Guissé (Senegal) with guests 14 Dec, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana BAOFEST - International Festival of African Culture Charity concert Duo Jerman - Novak: Ana Novak – violin; Mojca Jerman – violin; Karmen Štendler - guitar 15 Dec, 19:30 Opera house Admission free

Big Band RTV Slovenia - jazz Tadej Tomšič - conductor 13 Dec, 20:00 Four points by Sheraton, Mons

Vlado Kreslin - ethno pop Mali bogovi, Beltinška banda Guest: Damir Imamović 16 and 17 Dec, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Zabranjen pušanje (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - rock 13 Dec, 21:00 Cvetličarna

Anamorphoses - jazz 16 Dec, 21:00 Hostel Celica

Disciplin A Kitschme (Serbia) - rock 13 Dec, 22:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Gala Dance Orchestra 17 Dec, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Christmas evergreens

Mladi levi - rock 17 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre 3rd Festival of Slovene Patriotic Songs 18 Dec, 19:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Urban Stanič - piano 18 Dec, 19:30 Križanke Programme: L. van Beethoven / F. Liszt / F. Chopin / C. Debussy / S. Prokofjev Young Virtuosi concert series Admission free Ave Chamber Choir, Ipavska Chamber Choir, Slovenian Percussion Project Jerica Gregorc Bukovec - conductor 18 Dec, 20:00 Ljubljana Castle Slovene Christmas songs Zaria (Slovenia) - folk metal AlterFiction (Slovenia) - power metal 18 Dec, 22:00 Orto Bar

Nuša Derenda and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert 21 Dec, 21:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

The Christmas concert traditionally given by the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra will this year feature the popular Slovenian singer Nuša Derenda with guests.

Apart from a selection of the most beautiful traditional Christmas tunes and festive pop songs, the Christmas-flavoured concert programme will also include music from Karl Jenkins’s popular album series Adiemus.

Conductor: Patrik Greblo.

Guest performers: Jure Gradišnik (trumpet), RTV Slovenia Big Band, RTV Slovenia Youth Choir.

3D Prasci - rock, jazz, blues, soul 13 Dec, 22:00 Orto Bar Sister Bliss DJ Set Angel Anx 13 Dec, 23:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music Vevče Brass Band 14 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre New Year’s concert Bryan Adams (Canada) - rock 14 Dec, 20:00 Stožice sports hall

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Christmas concert by Kranj Grammar School 19 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Tony Cetinski (Croatia) - pop 19 Dec, 21:00 Cvetličarna Mad Professor (G. Britain) 19 Dec, 22:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Umek Alex Ranerro, Adoo, Greg Kutnar 19 Dec, 23:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music Cantabile Symphony Orchestra 20 Dec, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Gala New Year’s Concert TBF (Croatia), Zoster (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - hip hop - rock, funk 20 Dec, 21:00 Kino Šiška C4 (Slovenia) - rock 20 Dec, 22:00 Orto Bar Sladica Live!

The Brand New Heavies, DJ Zeds, DJ K’Pow, DJ Bayo 20 Dec, 22:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music

Opera, musical, dance

Nuša Derenda and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Patrik Greblo - conductor Guests: Jure Gradišnik - trumpet; RTV Slovenia Big Band, RTV Slovenia Youth Choir 21 Dec, 18:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Christmas concert Slovenian Chamber Choir Martina Batič - conductor 21 Dec, 19:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: N. Kedrov / A. Kastalski / K. Stecenko / A. Pärt / V. Silvestrov / C. Kjuj / G. Svidrov / P. Česnokov Andraž Polič & Ariel Cubria - jazz 23 Dec, 21:00 Hostel Celica Vasko Atanasovski Trio 23 Dec, 21:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Prifarski muzikanti - folk 25 Dec, 16:00 and 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Magnifico Trubači Ivana Pavlovića, Cica Mica 25 Dec, 22:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music Rade Šerbedžija and Zapadni kolodvor (Croatia) - chanson 26 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Bossa di novo 26 Dec, 20:00 SiTi Theatre

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Cristian Varela Alexserra vs. Adoo, Uptech 26 Dec, 23:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music Leni Kravac (Slovenia) + ZAA (Serbia) 27 Dec, 22:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Lisa Millett Sharkastique Oldies Goldies, Paolo Barbato 27 Dec, 23:00 Basement of the Sloveniales building The Kurzschluss festival of electronic music Silence (Slovenia) - electronic, synthpop and soundtrack music 28 Dec, 19:00 SNT Drama Concert by students who receive City of Ljubljana scholarship for talented students 30 Dec, 18:00 Ljubljana Castle Duo Kalliope - jazz 30 Dec, 21:00 Hostel Celica Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Uroš Lajovic - conductor Aco Biščević - tenor Urban Stanič - piano 1 Jan, 18:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: S. Moniuszko / F. Chopin / A. Hačaturjan / V. Parme / O. Nicolai / G. Donizetti / K. Maško / J. Strauss jr.

New Year’s concert

War and Peace - opera, world premiere Larry Coryell and Ljubljana Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra 2 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre K. Teržan: Delta - performance Concept, performance: Kaja Teržan 2 and 3 Dec, 20.00 Španski borci

And So on and So Forth - performance, premiere 7 and 8 Dec, 20:00 Stara mestna elektrarna/Old Power Station Performers: Grega Zorc, Rok Kravanja, Anna Krzystek (Scotland), Anita Wach (Poland), Magnus Logi Kristinsson (Iceland) and Timo Fredriksson (Finland).

J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) - operetta 4 Dec, 19:00 Opera house

M. Haderlap: Angel of Oblivion - theatre performance 8 Dec, 20:00 SNT Drama - Mala drama English surtitles

M. Zupančič: 20th Century Fog - dance performance, premiere EnKnapGroup 4 and 5 Dec, 20:00 Španski borci

Katsura sunshine - stand up 8 Dec, 20:00 SiTi Theatre In English language

G. Verdi: La Traviata - opera 5 and 6 Dec, 19:00 Opera house

P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 10 Dec, 18:00 Opera house

Larry Coryell and the Ljubljana Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra: War and Peace - opera 2 Dec, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

The renowned American jazz guitarist Larry Coryell will join forces with the Ljubljana Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra to give a concert performance of his opera War and Peace, based on Leo Tolstoy’s immortal novel of the same name.

Coryell’s opera War and Peace, which will receive its world premiere in Ljubljana, is a unique multidimensional musical hologram of history depicting the indeterminable and dangerous relationship between war and peace in a grand style and with great spiritual profundity.

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J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) - operetta 11 and 12 Dec, 19:00 Opera house P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 13 Dec, 18:00 Opera house P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 14 Dec, 16:00 Opera house Slow and Steady Wins the Race.

Imagine What He Could Have Won Running - dance performance, premiere Author, direction, choreography, dance, costume design: Branko Potočan 15 - 17 Dec, 20:00 Stara mestna elektrarna/Old Power Station Euripides: Alcestis - theatre performance 15 Dec, 20:00 SNT Drama - Mala drama English surtitles P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 16 and 17 Dec, 19:00 Opera house V. Anzeljc: Cvetje v jeseni/Blossoms in Autumn - musical Performed by: Matjaž Robavs, Nina Pušlar, Jure Ivanušič, Alenka Kozolc, Maja Martina Merljak, Ana Grasselli 17 - 20 Dec, 19:00 Španski borci 16 www.visitljubljana.com

P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 18 Dec, 18:00 Opera house W. Shakespeare: Hamlet - theatre performance 18 Dec, 19:30 SNT Drama English surtitles J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) - operetta 19. and 20 Dec, 19:00 Opera house P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 22 and 23 Dec, 18:00 Opera house P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 24 Dec, 15:00 Opera house P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 27 Dec, 18:00 Opera house 16 - dance performance premiere Choreography and dance: Rosana Hribar and Gregor Luštek 27 Dec, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

Romeo and Juliet - ballet Ballet Ensemble of the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor 29 Dec, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre V. Anzeljc: Cvetje v jeseni/Blossoms in Autumn - musical Performed by: Matjaž Robavs, Nina Pušlar, Jure Ivanušič, Alenka Kozolc, Maja Martina Merljak, Ana Grasselli 29- 31 Dec, 19:00 Španski boric S. I. Witkiewicz: The Crazy Locomotive theatre performance 30 Dec, 20:00 SNT Drama - Mala Drama English surtitles G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville - opera 30 Dec, 19:00 Opera house J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) - operetta 31 Dec, 19:00 Opera house Carmen - ballet Ballet Ensemble of the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor 31 Dec, 21:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet 28 Dec, 16:00 Opera house J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) - operetta 29 Dec, 19:00 Opera house

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Recommended!

A Girl with a Dragon - dance performance Concept, dance, video: Enya Belak 10 and 11 Dec, 20:00 Stara mestna elektrarna/Old Power Station

Miscellaneous

Mega Luna Park 19 Oct - 2 Jan 2014 BTC shopping centre The large funfair set up at Ljubljana’s BTC City shopping centre offers a variety of different adrenaline- pumping attractions for the whole family, including giant swing rides, motion simulators, roller coasters, free- fall rides, and much more.

Until the end of the year, BTC City will thus not only be a place for shopping, but also a place for adrenaline- fuelled fun and excitement with amusement rides coming from Europe’s largest amusement parks.

Open: 9:00 - 20:00. Closed Sundays The Land of Ice 4 Nov - 28. Feb, 12:00 - 21:00 Vodno mesto Atlantis (water park) Sculptures, made out of 50 tons of ice were created by eight Slovene and foreign artists.

30th LGBT Film Festival 29 Nov - 7 Dec Slovenian Cinematheque The programme of the upcoming LGBT Film Festival will feature films by gay and lesbian filmmakers as well as other films dealing with themes related to homosexuality. With its 30-year history, the Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival enjoys the reputation of being Europe’s oldest festival of its kind. www.skuc.org Festive Fair 3 Dec - 1 Jan, 10:00 - 22:00 Breg and Cankarjevo nabrežje embankments, Prešernov trg square Each year in December, Ljubljana’s Festive Fair becomes the centre of the city’s social life. The fair, set up in the immediate vicinity of a major open-air venue for festive events held daily throughout December, is well known for its vibrancy and cheerful atmosphere. Festively decorated green stalls, designed especially for the fair, sell a fine choice of products suitable for giving as gifts.

Live Crib at Ljubljana Castle 27 - 30 Dec, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00Ljubljana Castle

A live nativity re-enactment will be staged in the parts of Ljubljana Castle that visitors rarely have an opportunity to see. Just follow the light and let it lead you to a string of acted scenes of both the past and present.

The Live Crib is a re-enactment of the story of Christ’s birth, which still has a universal message. The obstacles and troubles encountered by the Virgin Mary and Joseph are quite similar to those faced by many people today.

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Miscellaneous

For many years now, the Festive Fair, with its countless food and drink stalls offering mulled wine, tea, liqueurs, sausages, and various grilled dishes, has been considered to be a major venue for what the locals refer to as ‘the merry December in Ljubljana Old Town’ and see as a perfect opportunity to bump into friends and acquaintances whom they may not have seen for a while.

Apart from a wide variety of Christmas and New Year-themed products, the Festive Fair offers various fashion accessories, including a good choice of headwear, gloves, scarves, and other things to keep us warm on cold winter days. Some of the stalls sell interesting and reasonably priced creations by young Slovenian designers, most of them unavailable in shops. Other goods sold at the Festive Fair include various arts and crafts items and local delicacies such as honey, schnapps, and confections.

11th Animateka - animated film festival 8-14 Dec Kinodvor cinema and Slovenian Cinemateque The main, competition section of the Animateka international animated film festival will include short animated films produced in Eastern and Central Europe. Other festival sections and retrospective screenings will feature animated films from around the world.

The films screened in the main section will compete for an international jury and an audience award. The festival will be accompanied by a programme of related events. www.animateka.si

Sports

KK Union Olimpija : Szolnoki Olaj (Hungary) - basketball 3 Dec Stožice sports hall

ACH Volley : Budvanska Rivijera (Montenegro) - volleyball 17 Dec, 20:00 Tivoli Hall

KK Union Olimpija : Szolnoki Olaj (Hungary) - basketball 6 Dec Stožice sports hall

HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC Dornbirn (Austria) - hockey 23 Dec, 19:15 Tivoli Hall

KK Union Olimpija : Levski Sofija (Bulgaria) - basketball 13 Dec Stožice sports hall

KK Union Olimpija : Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) - basketball 23 Dec Stožice sports hall

HDD Telemach Olimpija : SAPA Fehérvár AV 19 (Hungary) - hockey 14 Dec, 17:30 Tivoli Hall

HDD Telemach Olimpija : HC Bolzano (Italy) - hockey 28 Dec, 17:30 Tivoli Hall

HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC KAC (Austria) - hockey 16 Dec, 19:15 Tivoli Hall KK Union Olimpija : VEF Riga (Latvia) basketball 17 Dec Stožice sports hall

HDD Telemach Olimpija : EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz (Austria) - hockey 30 Dec, 19:15 Tivoli Hall

December 2014 in Ljubljana 3 December 2014 – 1 January 2015 3 Dec 2014

5 Dec 2014

26 – 30 Dec 2014

Solemn opening of the festive December

St. Nicholas Procession

Events on the Butcher‘s Bridge

Krekov, Mestni and Prešernov trg square

Mesarski most / Butcher's bridge

Prešernov trg square

3 – 6 Dec 2014

24 Dec 2014

26 Dec 2014 – 1 Jan 2015

St. Nicholas Fair

Christmas Concert

Musical Events on the City squares

Prešernov trg square

In front of the Town Hall

City squares

3 Dec 2014 – 1 Jan 2015

26 – 30 Dec 2014

31 Dec 2014

Festive Fair

Grandpa Frost processions

New Year‘s Eve celebrations

Breg and Cankarjevo nabrežje embankment, Prešernov and Kongresni trg square

Breg, Čevljarski most bridge, Mestni, Prešernov and Kongresni trg square

Kongresni, Mestni and Pogačarjev trg square, Trg francoske revolucije square

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