The last time Simply Red stopped in Slovenia was in 2009, when they visited us as part of the Greatest Hits 25 farewell tour. After a few years of musical rest, Mick Hucknall and the gang got together again in 2015 and revived the famous group, whose music is spreading like a virus from generation to generation. On June 22, 2016, they will be calling again in our neighborhood. They are coming to Zagreb. Tickets are already on sale.
Events
Gregor's Day, the Slovenian version of Valentine's Day, is the day when, according to folk tradition, birds get married, and the day when the first day of spring was celebrated during the Julian calendar. Gregor's Day brings not only spring and light, but also a lot of social events, including at the Ljubljana Castle, where the spring festival will be celebrated this year with two events, namely a fairy-tale-creative meeting from the series Nature in Fairy Tales and a concert by tango performers, the Beltango quintet .
Enrique Iglesias is a musician who needs no special introduction. He is one of the most recognizable male performers in the last two decades. As part of the "Sex and Love" world tour, in May 2016 he will also stop in our immediate vicinity, in Zagreb, where he will be hosted by the Arena. Tickets are already on sale.
Druga Godba is a constant star on the music scene, as Druga Godba 2016 will be the 32nd version of this international festival, which will once again be held in Ljubljana, this year from May 26 to 28, 2016. The list of performers will be varied this time as well and in the following we reveal to you all the most important names that will fill your ears with great music in different locations in May.
On March 11, 2016, an opera by the Italian early baroque composer Claudio Monteverdi will take place in the Great Hall of SNG Maribor, with which he set a new milestone in the history of musical theater. For the first time, the content is based on a real historical anecdote, and not on ancient Greek and Roman mythology.
In cooperation with the Olympic Committee of Slovenia and the Brazilian Embassy of Slovenia, a series of Olympic events of various concepts will take place in the Grand Hotel Union, where they will connect Slovenian athletes with fans, present Olympic preparations and current events in Rio, and build a bridge between the two destinations - Slovenia and Brazil. The next in the series will be the cooking academy (Olympic ReUnion: We cook with the Olympians - the flavors of Brazil) with the renowned Brazilian chef Silvia dos Santos, and the Olympic "beep" will be delivered by Bojan Tokič and Benjamin Savšek.
Who hasn't heard of One Thousand and One Nights? If nothing else, we came across this collection of Arabic fairy tales, novellas, short stories, and humorous stories in high school literature classes. Well, on March 1, 2016, in the City Theater of Ljubljana (MGL), we will witness the premiere of the two-hour musical One Thousand and One Nights, based on the motifs of the libretto 1001 by Katja Perat.
The famous Californian band Red Hot Chili Peppers will soon be stopping by our neighborhood again. The last time we could listen to it was in Zagreb (2012), and on June 12, 2016, they are coming to visit our northern neighbors near Nickelsdorf in Gradiščanské (Pannonia Fields), where they will be the main stars of Austria's biggest Nova Rock festival. Get your ticket and transport today.
The Tabor Sports Association invites you to hunt for second-hand treasures at the Winter 2016 Garage Sale, which will be held on Saturday, February 27, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the great hall of the Tabor Sports Association.
The Calefax wind quintet consists of 5 extremely talented Dutchmen, who convince us with their passion that the wind quintet is the best instrumental band in the world.
The popular comic opera in four acts The Marriage of Figaro by the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered in 1786. It was first performed in the Ljubljana Opera House in 1926, and in the current season it returns to the program, this time in the translation of the libretto by Sonja Berca, with the conductor Marko Hribernik and with a new cast of roles.
Good eaters, beware! Spring Restaurant Week 2016 is getting closer. This year's spring festival of Slovenian cuisine will take place from March 11 to 20, 2016. If last year's spring week of restaurants was marked by the locality of the ingredients and the creativity of the chefs, in 2016 it is adding another form. As much as we eat with our mouths, we also eat with our eyes.