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6 Film Stories under the Stars On pleasant summer evenings in Ljubljana, stars shine not only in the sky, but also on the big screen. Watching big screen films under the canopy of stars is a unique experience which attracts numerous lovers of big screen images, powerful photography, brilliant lighting and sound effects, and, last but not least, good film stories to Ljubljana’s castle hill, where films of the last cinema season are screened each summer. To enjoy the magic of moving images under the night sky, visit the summer cinema in the courtyard of Ljubljana Castle from 29 July to 21 August. TIC Ljubljana Souvenir Shop Photo: T. Jeseničnik Football Souvenirs in TIC Souvenir Shop To mark the Slovenian national football team’s qualification for the World Cup Football Championship in South Africa, the TIC Ljubljana souvenir shop has prepared a choice of football souvenirs, from memorial badges, flags, key fobs, mugs, scarves and caps to “I feel South Africa” T-shirts and exact copies of the football uniforms worn by the Slovenian national team at the Championship. www.visitljubljana.si Open-Air Exhibition Marking a Milestone Anniversary In May 1910, the Cave Exploration Society of Ljubljana was founded by the members of the city’s bourgeois and intellectual elite who wanted to explore the unknown underground world of karst caves as a significant part of Slovenia’s natural heritage. The Society’s milestone anniversary will be marked by an extensive open-air exhibition set up in Ljubljana’s Tivoli Park. The Cave Exploration Society of Ljubljana celebrates the centenary of its formation. Its milestone anniversary will be marked by an exten sive photographic exhibition held at the Tivoli park’s Jakopič Promenade. The exhibition will show a hundred-year history of cave explorations, the Society’s activities in different historical cir cum stan ces, the destinies of cave explorers, and their contribution to the knowledge about their homeland. Exhibited photographs will be contributed by numerous members of the Society active in different periods of the Society’s history. They will include the first cave photographs taken back in 1911 using glass photographic plates, black and white photographs taken in difficult cave conditions, and modern digital photographs. The exhibition will be open day and night from 20 April to 20 June 2010. dzrjl.speleo.net Krviška Okroglica Cave Photo: B. Brinšek DZRJL Archive Open-Air Exhibition in Ljubljana’s Tivoli Park Photo: Ljubljana Tourism Archive Beer and Football and Fun Festival From 16 to 20 June 2010, Ljubljana will host PirFest Slovenija (BeerFest Slovenia), a large Central European beer festival held at Emonika, a 13,000 square metre entertainment venue. Beer lovers are often football lovers as well so it is not a coincidence that PirFest Slovenija, the country’s largest ever social event, expected to attract 200,000 people, will coincide with the World Cup Football Championship. Beer lovers will have an opportunity to taste over 20 different brands of beer and experience the action on the football field in the company of thousands of their fellow fans. The accompanying programme of entertainment will include music concerts and various games and competitions. Visitors will be able to see how such simple ingredients as water, hops and barley can be brewed into a beverage as remarkable as beer. Since beer is known to stimulate appetite, food stalls will be set up to prevent hungry stomachs and dizzy heads. The venue will also include an amusement park with a large swing around and a circus. The Emonika entertainment venue is located right next to the Ljubljana Railway and Bus Stations, which allows easy access by public transport and takes away the worries about how to travel home safely after savouring the taste of beer. Accommodation at Ljubljana’s hotels and other accommodation facilities is available to those who intend to stay at the festival for several days. Early booking using the online My Visit planner is recommended. PirFest Slovenija will be held from 3 p.m. till midnight on weekdays and from 10 a.m. till midnight on the weekend. Admission will be free. Cheers! www.beerfestslovenia.si/eng
7 Ljubljana Dragon and Botanic Garden at the WTM Photo: D. Kodele Botanic Garden’s Bicentenary Founded in 1810, the Ljubljana Botanic Garden is Slovenia’s oldest running cultural and scientific institution. Its bicentenary will be marked by a European Botanic Gardens Consortium meeting, which will discuss European gardens’ development strategy. Despite being listed, since 2007, as one of the world’s 178 historically most important botanic gardens, the Ljubljana Botanic Garden is far from being unfamiliar with modern marketing methods. Its stand at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, created in collaboration with Ljubljana Tourism, was all covered in snowdrops. Gourmet Potato Party On 4 September, the Breg embankment on the bank of the river Ljubljanica will host the 10th World Festival of Sautéed Potatoes, which will bring together cooks and lovers of this cult Slovenian dish from home and abroad. Visitors will be able to enjoy free sautéed potatoes prepared in over 40 different ways, exchange recipes, and have fun dancing. A Star-Studded Concert Month A lot in terms of major popular music events will be going on in Ljubljana in June, when the city will host concerts by such legendary rock stars as Billy Idol, Deep Purple and Bob Dylan. For the lovers of electro tango, Gotan Project will play a concert at the Križanke summer theatre. The June series of major rock events will begin with a concert by Deep Purple on 7 June, when hard rock fans will be able to sing along to rock anthems such as Smoke on the Water and Woman from Tokyo. On 13 June Ljubljana will host another rock music legend, Bob Dylan. 24 June will see a concert by the world renowned rock musician Billy Idol, whose backing band will include the guitarist Steve Stevens. The Tivoli sports hall is expected to resonate with his hit songs White Wedding, Rebel Yell, Dancing with Myself and many others. Three days later, on 27 June, the pioneers of electro tango Gotan Project will appear in Ljubljana for the second time, following the enormous success of their sold-out concert at the Križanke summer theatre in 2007. A lot in terms of music will also be going on in spring, when the 9th Spring Festival, a feast for the lovers of contemporary electronic music, June 2010 in Ljubljana will be held in Ljubljana and, for the first time, in the town of Nova Gorica. The festival will present a rich programme of musical and audio-visual events featuring both established names in electronic music and fresh young experimenters. Tjaša Janovljak Billy Idol is Holding a Concert in Ljubljana Photo: Managements Archive Ljubljana is a city where major street partying happens every half year. When Christmas lights turn off and jingle bells stop ringing, the pace of life slows down a little bit. Just like natural beings, the city hibernates. But its annual cycle is unstoppable and a period of hibernation inevitably leads to a breakfast in spring and wide open eyes in June. Throughout the month of June, Ljubljana’s central Prešeren square, referred to as “Prešerc” by the locals, will host a varied programme of cultural events. From morning till night, the square and its surrounding streets will be alive with the sounds of music. Almost every evening just before sunset, the square’s stage will host ballet dancers and opera singers performing two indisputable classics, Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake, followed by concerts by bands from Slovenia. Festival June in Ljubljana, Photo: D. Wedam During daytime, a daily dose of culture will also be provided for children, who will be able to enjoy the adventures of Peter Nose, three little pigs, the enchanted spoon, and other characters operated by the puppeteers of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Swan Lake on the Prešeren Square’s Stage Photo: D. Wedam Ljubljana Mini Theatre. The June festivities will be rounded off with a traditional event called The Welcoming of Summer, on 28 June, which will include a fireworks display launched from Ljubljana Castle and street entertainment for young and old in the old city centre. Definitely a night to stay out long. See you at “Prešerc!” www.visitljubljana.si/events Tjaša Janovljak
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