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Alfred Brendel

hurricon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:02:32 +0000

The most cerebral of the current pantheon of great pianists, Alfred Brendel will perform works by Mozart as part of the Winterträume festival. As part of a piano quartet featuring his son Adrian on cello, Brendel will interpret the Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, K 493, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K 478 and Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K 414, arranged for Piano Quartet.

Auckland City

hurricon — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:02:32 +0000

The House of Frette

hurricon — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:01:25 +0000

This Italian linen house, founded in the 1850s, has opened a boutique on Oak Street, Chicago’s haven for designer labels. It offers the company’s signature linens as well as its collection of fragrances for the home, scented candles, sachets and a recently introduced line of luxury at-home clothing. Suppliers to the Italian royal family, Frette is best known for ‘jacquard’ print bedding of 300-600 thread count Egyptian cotton and linen. Originally, the House of Frette introduced ‘jacquard’ looms as an efficient means of producing detailed luxury products.

Some Explicit Polaroids

hurricon — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:28:10 +0000

After a 15-year prison sentence, a reformed student radical is shocked to discover that millennial London is completely unrecognisable. Baffled by phonecards, Playstations and political apathy, this ageing former activist must forge ahead into a strange, new world. Mark Ravenhill, author of ‘Shopping and Fucking’, ‘Faust (Faust is Dead)’ and ‘Handbag’, threads a comic and shocking tale about the thrills and fears of embracing the future. Presented by Roadworks Productions in association with Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

windy as hell

hurricon — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:10:00 +0000

Memento

hurricon — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:00:34 +0000

Ingenious thriller, which unspools in reverse, about a man (Guy Pearce) suffering memory loss attempting to track down his wife’s murderer. New British talent Christopher Nolan directs.

All About Almodóvar

hurricon — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:27:08 +0000

All 13 of Pedro Almodóvar’s feature films are on show in Barcelona over Christmas as the Filmoteca runs a retrospective cycle on the work of Spain’s most emblematic moviemaker. Early films like ‘Pepi, Luci, Bom’ and ‘Labyrinth of Passion’ are getting a rare big-screen projection, along with his better-known later work – all in Spanish without subtitles. A discussion session with the presence of the director himself is programmed, but a date has not yet been confirmed.

Gypsy

hurricon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:01:37 +0000

The Publick Theatre ends its 30th summer season of theatre under the stars with a production of the Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim classic ‘Gypsy’. The musical, which features such songs as ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses’ and ‘Let Me Entertain You’, tells the story of Gypsy Rose Lee and her career in vaudeville and burlesque.

Passau University

hurricon — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:00:14 +0000

For a youthful atmosphere, wander over to the University of Passau, on the edge of the city. The liveliness supplied by the university spills over into the nearby beer garden and riverside restaurants. The university?s presence also has encouraged a collection of admirable theaters, shops, and parks, as well as cultural exhibits and summer festivals.

Offering a calming yet vibrant city full of history and culture, Passau is the perfect destination for lovers of nature, art, and quiet, tasteful restaurants and hotels. Affording serene river walks and sparkling river boat rides, this city provides a relaxing vacation center.

grand canyon

hurricon — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:01:18 +0000