AWC Going Dutch April 2019

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floats with the theme of Changing World
and more than 30 decorated luxury cars,
interspersed with marching bands. There
will be plenty of space on the roadside for
the hundreds of thousands of spectators
who always congregate along the route.
The Flower Parade passes Keukenhof
around 3:30 p.m. If you miss the parade,
you can see the floats on view in Haarlem
on Sunday, April 14 until 5 p.m. There
will also be an illuminated parade in
Noordwijkerhout on Friday, April 13 at
9:15 p.m. To see the schedule of the route,
go to www.bloemencorso-bollenstreek.nl.
KunstRAI Art Fair
From Wednesday, April 17 until Monday,
April 22, the longest running art fair in the
Netherlands (now in its 35th year) will offer
contemporary Dutch art for sale at RAI
Amsterdam. During the fair, over 80 galleries
will show their paintings, sculptures,
photography, new media, design and jewelry.
www.kunstrai.nl
Outdoor Photo Exposition
The National Geographic Masters of
Photography outdoor photo exposition is being
held on the Lange Voorhout through April
22. This free exposition displays a selection
of 22 historic images of landscapes, culture
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and animals as seen through the lenses of top
photographers.
Life I Live Festival
Starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26, The
Hague city center will be transformed into
a free open-air music festival to kick off the
celebration of the King’s birthday and continuing
on Saturday, April 27 for King’s Day
itself. During these two days, 50 local bands
and DJs will perform next to international
acts on stages scattered around playing a variety
of musical styles: soul, rock, funk, hip
hop, blues, indie pop, jazz and dance tunes.
www.thelifeilive.nl
Tulip Festival
This festival celebrates the famous tulip and
ensures it blooms all over Amsterdam each
spring. In 2015, nearly 550,000 tulip bulbs
were planted in beds and pots around the
city for the first festival. Additional bulbs
have been planted each year, moving towards
the goal of one bulb for every inhabitant of
Amsterdam. All through the month of April,
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Photo by John Lewis Marshall
locations scattered among the gardens of museums,
private homes and other city institutions.
A festival guide and route map showing
the participating locations is available for € 2
at the information points. www.tulpfestival.
com
Broadway Writer/Performer
Coming to The Hague
Join award-winning playwright and performer
Ann Randolph for her two-day workshop:
Speak Your Truth: Writing and Storytelling
for the Page, Stage and Life. Ann teaches
how sharing your strengths and vulnerabilities
builds trust with friends, clients and your
audience. She says that by learning how to
tell your own story, you will not only learn to
craft your experience into a compelling narrative,
but also unleash a sense of purpose in
your own life. Tickets are € 260 and can be
purchased at www.eventbrite.com.
Saturday, May 18 – Sunday, May 19
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
De Stadhouder
Stadhouderslaan 9, Den Haag
Hockney and Van Gogh Exhibit
Through May 26, the colossal works of
David Hockney will be on display at the
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Hockney
– Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature offers an
extensive and colorful exploration of the
common ground between the work of these
artists. This exhibit will further demonstrate
the influence of Van Gogh on Hockney’s
work, exploring both artists’ fascination with
nature, their use of bright, contrasting colors
and their experimentation with perspective.
Science Fiction: A Journey Into
the Unknown
Through June 30, you can step into the fascinating
world of more than 100 years of science
fiction at Kunsthal Rotterdam and discover
the ongoing human quest for the unknown on
our own planet and beyond. More than 850
unique objects show the incredible imagination
of the human mind. Travel through time
and space with film clips and video installations,
rare manuscripts, drawings, books,
comics, and art. Admire the many costumes,
masks, models and props from film classics
like Star Wars, Star Trek and Godzilla. See
Darth Vader’s warrior helmet, Spock’s space
suit, an original manuscript from 1865 from
Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty
Days and the dinosaur egg from Jurassic
Park. Immerse yourself in a multiscreen installation
with an episode from the Netflix hit
series Black Mirror specially adapted for this
exhibition. www.kunsthal.nl
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Kilham to Langtoft II by David Hockney Photo by Richard Schmidt Photo by Tristan Fewings, Getty Images