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Rock'n Coke returns to Istanbul for the 9th time. This camping-rock festival held at Hezarfen Airfield is on September 6-September 8.
September 7 HITS : Sheffield indie-rockers, The Arctic Monkeys
September 8 HITS : Jamiroquai and The Prodigy
Over the weekend: The Editors, Ellie Goulding, La Rouz, The Cribs, Hurts, Maximo Park, Parma Violets, Triggerfinger, Little Boots, Robik, Everything Everything, Aylın Aslım, Duman, Manga and Can Bonomo.
The Festival will offer 18 days of jazz music & prepares to unroll a packed program in October.It brings the many notes of jazz music to this wonderful city..
For the whole programme, please kindly visit http://www.akbanksanat.com/en/
In the last month of the year, great art performances are waiting for you!! Nut Crackers, Les Descendants....more to see...Check out the details!!
Event: Wolfgang and Lorenzo - Süreyya Operası (Süreyya Opera House) Date: Wed December 04, 2013 / Fri December 06, 2013 Brief: The music drama Wolfgang and Lorenzo tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s collaboration with Italian scriptwriter Lorenzo Da Pont... Location: Kadıköy
Event: Va Jusqu'où Tu Pourras (Git Gidebildiğin Yere) - Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) Date: Thu December 05, 2013 Brief: Drifting from Turkey to France to Belgium, this story of migration told in three parts explores each region through the eyes of locals. Pa... Location: Taksim
Event: Les Descendants (Silsilename) - Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) Date: Fri December 06, 2013 Brief: For two years, Sedef Ecer researched and discussed the concept of “the past that doesn't pass” with sociologists, artists, students,... Location: Taksim
Event: The Nutcracker - Zorlu Center Date: Sat December 07, 2013 Brief: On Christmas Eve, Clara has a vivid dream while holding her nutcracker, a present from her eccentric—and most probably magical—godfather... Location: Zincirlikuyu
Event: Giselle - Süreyya Operası (Süreyya Opera House) Date: Sat December 14, 2013 / Sat December 21, 2013 Brief: Giselle is a two-act ballet masterpiece that portrays the story of a beautiful, shy village girl who dies of a broken heart when she learns the... Location: Kadıköy
Event: Zeynep Tanbay & Borusan Quartet -Haliç (Sütlüce) Congress Center Date: Fri December 20, 2013 / Sat December 21, 2013 Brief: Zeynep Tanbay collaborates with the talented Borusan Quartet for the world premiere of her new, contemporary work set to Beethoven’s String Qu... Location: Beyoğlu
Event: Spectacular Classics - Zorlu Center Date: Fri December 20, 2013 Brief: For those of you that think listening to just music, or seeing just a light show, or watching just fireworks have become blah—Have no fear, th... Location: Zincirlikuyu
Event: John Williams Gala - Zorlu Center Date: Sat December 21, 2013 Brief: The modern era's single most important symphonic music composer—winner of 5 Academy Awards, 17 Grammys, 3 Golden Globes, 2 Emmys, and 5 Ba... Location: Zincirlikuyu
Event: New Year's Concert: Strauss Night - İş Sanat Cultural Center Date: Thu December 26, 2013 / Fri December 27, 2013 Brief: Iş Sanat welcomes the Vienna Classical Players for this season’s New Year’s concert. This prestigious orchestra will be direct... Location: 4. Levent
Please check the link for the list of the events, and for their dates & places. Enjoy the music in the great city of ISTANBUL !!!
MUSIC EVENTS OF THİS MONTH
Event: The Bass Experience presents: Tapesh -Anjelique Date: Wed November 06, 2013
Event: Virtuosi delle Muse - Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall Date: Wed November 06, 2013
Event: Büyük Ev Ablukada - Babylon Date: Wed November 06, 2013
Event: Body/Head - Salon IKSV Date: Wed November 06, 2013
Event: BIFO plays Wagner - İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center) Date: Thu November 07, 2013
Event: NewSpeak Presents: Catz 'N Dogz -Indigo Date: Fri November 08, 2013
Event : Nôze - Cue Date: Fri November 08, 2013
Event: Festival XXF: FEADZ and Mr. Flash -Ghetto Date: Fri November 08, 2013
Event: Budapest Festival Orchestra - Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall Date: Fri November 08, 2013
Event: Mark de Clive-Lowe - Nublu Date: Fri November 08, 2013
Event: Austra - Salon IKSV Date: Sat November 09, 2013
Event: Oliver Huntemann - Indigo Date: Sat November 09, 2013
Event: XXF: Boogie Balagan - Nublu Date: Sat November 09, 2013
Event: Warpaint - Babylon Date: Sat November 09, 2013
Event: Piano Days: Nikolaj Hess - Akbank Sanat Date: Tue November 12, 2013
Event: Chambao - İş Sanat Cultural Center Date: Tue November 12, 2013
Event: XXF: Chapelier Fou - Nublu Date: Wed November 13, 2013
Event: The John Scofield Uberjam Band - Salon IKSV Date: Wed November 13, 2013 / Thu November 14, 2013
Event: XXF: Poni Hoax - Nublu Date: Thu November 14, 2013
Event: Festival XXF: Electro Deluxe - Babylon Date: Fri November 15, 2013
Event: Stephan Micus - Salon IKSV Date: Fri November 15, 2013
Event: Housekeeper presents: Nhan Solo -Indigo Date: Fri November 15, 2013
Event: Istanbul Recitals: Laure Favre Kahn - the Seed Date: Sat November 16, 2013
Event: Alice Russell - Babylon Date: Sat November 16, 2013
Event: Ayhan Sicimoğlu and his Latin All Stars -Ghetto Date: Sat November 16, 2013
Event: Max Cooper - Indigo Date: Sat November 16, 2013
Event: Piano Days: Orçun Yıldıran - Akbank Sanat Date: Tue November 19, 2013
Event: Luciana Souza - Zorlu Center Date: Tue November 19, 2013
Event: Ólafur Arnalds - Salon I KSV Date: Tue November 19, 2013 / Wed November 20, 2013
Event: Lila Downs - İş Sanat Cultural Center Date: Wed November 20, 2013
Event: Ane Brun and Tonbruket - Salon IKSV Date: Thu November 21, 2013 / Sat November 23, 2013
Event: John Grant - Babylon Date: Thu November 21, 2013
Event: Piano Days: Jon Balke - Akbank Sanat Date: Thu November 21, 2013
Event: The Magician - Indigo Date: Fri November 22, 2013
Event: Kolombo - Cue Date: Fri November 22, 2013
Event: Charles Lloyd Quartet - Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall Date: Fri November 22, 2013
Event: Oldies But Goldies - Babylon Date: Sat November 23, 2013
Event: Gorillaz Sound System - Indigo Date: Sat November 23, 2013
Event: Remember Shakti - İş Sanat Cultural Center Date: Sat November 23, 2013
Event: Martha Argerich and Gidon Kremer -İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center) Date: Tue November 26, 2013
Event: Piano Days: Jan Gunnar Hoff - Akbank Sanat Date: Tue November 26, 2013 Event: Emily Wells - Babylon Date: Wed November 27, 2013
Event: Piano Days: Harmen Fraanje Trio -Akbank Sanat Date: Thu November 28, 2013
Event: BIFO & Roberto Alagna - İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center) Date: Thu November 28, 2013
Event: Gregory Porter: Liquid Spirit - Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall Date: Thu November 28, 2013
Event: Andre Rieu - Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu Date: Fri November 29, 2013
Event: Derrick May and Jimmy Edgar - Babylon Date: Fri November 29, 2013
Event: Blue - Zorlu Center Date: Sat November 30, 2013
Event: DJ T - Indigo Date: Sat November 30, 2013
New Year is right at the door! If you need amazing ideas for your New Year Shopping, check out the details for New Years Shopping Festival....
Event: New Years Shopping Festival by Bonubon
Date: Starts: Tue December 03, 2013 Time: 02:00 am
Place: Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus
Entrance: 25 tl
Group of 100 plus brands will be showcasing their New Years special merchandise to celebrate the occasion with customers.
Istanbul Biennial 2013,the focus for this biennial is the notion as a political forum after the Gezi Park protests.
Istanbul Biennial's title 'Mom,Am I a barbarian' ıs a reference to reintroduction of the concept of 'barbarian'..The biennial is curated by Fulya Erdemci and organized by IKSV is located in the warehouse,ANTREPO 3...Set largely across five venues with numerous parallel events also taking place and entry is free..
''MOM, AM I BARBARIAN?'' The notion of the public domain as a political forum will be the focal point of the 13th Istanbul Biennial/ September14-October20, 2013
13th ISTANBUL BIENNIAL 14/9-20/10 2013
“Mom, Am I Barbarian?”The notion of the public domain as a political forum will be the focal point of the 13th Istanbul Biennial. This highly contested concept will serve as a matrix to generate ideas and develop practices that question contemporary forms of democracy and challenge current models of spatio-economic politics…
Please kindly click the list for this month's performing arts, its dates and locations....You can choose from the regular performances in Sureyya Opera House or enjoy one of Akbank Sanat performing arts alternatives or enjoy watching one of the performances at brand new Zorlu Center ....
PERFORMİNG ARTS OF THIS MONTH
Event: The Sufferings of Young Werther -Süreyya Operası (Süreyya Opera House) Date: Fri October 11, 2013 / Sat November 09, 2013 Location: Kadıköy Event: The Nutcracker - Süreyya Operası (Süreyya Opera House) Date: Sun October 27, 2013 / Sun November 24, 2013 Location: Kadıköy Event: Cirque Eloize iD - Zorlu Center Date: Tue November 05, 2013 / Sat November 09, 2013 Location: Zincirlikuyu Event: Take 6 - Zorlu Center Date: Tue November 12, 2013 Location: Zincirlikuyu Event: Jersey Boys - Zorlu Center Date: Wed November 13, 2013 / Sun November 24, 2013 Location: Zincirlikuyu Event: Journey with Uri & Johan / Swift Move -Akbank Sanat Date: Wed November 13, 2013 / Thu November 14, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: Önder Çevik: Far From Yourself - Akbank Sanat Date: Wed November 20, 2013 / Fri November 22, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: The Ears of Midas - Süreyya Operası (Süreyya Opera House) Date: Wed November 27, 2013 / Sat November 30, 2013 Location: Kadıköy
December is full of with various music events!! You have a different taste for each day...Just go and enjoy it!!
Event: Elvan Aracı Quartet - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Fri December 06, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Vodafone Istanbul Calling: Jaguar Skills -Babylon Date: Fri December 06, 2013 Location: Asmalımescit Event: Ilker Aksungar - Propaganda Date: Fri December 06, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: Giom - Indigo Date: Fri December 06, 2013 Location: Galatasaray Event: Tiga - Indigo Date: Sat December 07, 2013 Location: Galatasaray Event: Dilek Sert Erdoğan - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Sat December 07, 2013 Location: Galata Event: RBMA Radio Festival - Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Date: Sat December 07, 2013 Location: Karaköy
Event: Dave Allen Trio - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Mon December 09, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Tord Gustavsen Quartet - Akbank Sanat Date: Tue December 10, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: Yansımalar - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Tue December 10, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Ateş Tezer Trio - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Tue December 10, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Garanti Caz Yeşili: Nils Petter Molvaer & Moritz Von Oswald - Babylon Date: Wed December 11, 2013 Location: Asmalımescit Event: Yavuz Akyazıcı Trio - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Thu December 12, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Public Service Broadcasting - Babylon Date: Thu December 12, 2013 Location: Asmalımescit Event: Istanbul Recitals: Cristina Ortiz - the Seed Date: Thu December 12, 2013 Location: Emirgan Event: Red Priest - İş Sanat Cultural Center Date: Thu December 12, 2013 Location: 4. Levent Event: Tides - Akbank Sanat Date: Fri December 13, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: Luis Ernesto Gomez y La Descarga Band- Nardis Jazz Club Date: Fri December 13, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Miguel Campbell - Indigo Date: Fri December 13, 2013 Location: Galatasaray Event: Âme - Propaganda Date: Fri December 13, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu
Event: Sibel Köse Group - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Sat December 14, 2013 Location: Galata
Event: Can Ercan Quintet - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Mon December 16, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Mirarab & Hani & Bekoğlu - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Tue December 17, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Garanti Caz Yeşili: Avishai Cohen -Babylon Date: Wed December 18, 2013 / Thu December 19, 2013 Location: Asmalımescit Event: BIPO & Beethoven: Christian Tetzlaff -İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center) Date: Wed December 18, 2013 Location: Harbiye Event: Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson -Akbank Sanat Date: Wed December 18, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: Asena Akan Band - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Wed December 18, 2013 Location: Galata Event: BIPO & Beethoven: Alexei Volodin -İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center) Date: Thu December 19, 2013 Location: Harbiye Event: Fallulah - Salon IKSV Date: Thu December 19, 2013 / Fri December 20, 2013 Location: Şişhane Event: Hediye Güven - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Thu December 19, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Gigology Night Series: Claptone -Propaganda Date: Fri December 20, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: For Ensemble Band - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Fri December 20, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Oldies But Goldies - Babylon Date: Sat December 21, 2013 Location: Asmalımescit Event: Selen Baytekin Project - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Sat December 21, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Karmon - Indigo Date: Sat December 21, 2013 Location: Galatasaray Event: BIPO & Beethoven: Missa Solemnis -İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center) Date: Sat December 21, 2013 Location: Harbiye Event: A Capella Boğaziçi - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Mon December 23, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Ercüment Orkut Trio - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Tue December 24, 2013 Location: Galata Event: LUST - Propaganda Date: Wed December 25, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: Çağlayan Yıldız—Group Sax - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Wed December 25, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Onur Ataman Ensemble - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Thu December 26, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Uraz Kıvaner Quartet - Akbank Sanat Date: Thu December 26, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: Önder Focan Quartet "Back to Bop" -Nardis Jazz Club Date: Fri December 27, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Sasha - Indigo Date: Fri December 27, 2013 Location: Galatasaray Event: RESTLESS with Yakuza & Low Earth -Propaganda Date: Fri December 27, 2013 Location: Beyoğlu Event: BaBa ZuLa - Babylon Date: Fri December 27, 2013 Location: Asmalımescit Event: Ece Göksu Quartet - Nardis Jazz Club Date: Sat December 28, 2013 Location: Galata Event: Shantel (DJ Set) - Babylon Date: Sat December 28, 2013 Location: Asmalımescit
Spoiling yourself with everything that is related to bicycle- the Bicyle Film Festival takes us to a journey of cyclers wonderland from a movie screen...
Spoiling yourself with everything that is related to bicycle- the Bicyle Film Festival takes us to a journey of cyclers wonderland from a movie screen...
Bicyle Film Festival Istanbul event starts at September 14, continues with various film and short film venues, a Blonde Redhead concert and a BUYUKADA Bike Tour!! The festival ends on the 17th of September...
Please see the list of culinary workshops at Istanbul Culinary Instıtute and enjoy learning about traditional Turkish Cusine as well as International options...
FOOD&WINE EVENTS OF THIS MONTH
Event: ICI: Traditional Dishes of Turkish Cuisine- Istanbul Culinary Institute Date: Sat November 09, 2013 Location: Tepebaşı
Event: ICI: Fresh Out of the Oven - Istanbul Culinary Institute Date: Wed November 13, 2013 Location: Tepebaşı
Event: ICI: Indian Cuisine - Istanbul Culinary Institute Date: Wed November 20, 2013 Location: Tepebaşı
Event: ICI: Meats and Matching Sauces - Istanbul Culinary Institute Date: Tue November 26, 2013 Location: Tepebaşı
3 CONCERTS AT MAÇKA/ Küçükçiftlik Park LENKA :Friday 13, September BLONDE REDHEAD: Saturday 14, September LANA DEL REY : Friday 20, September
3 CONCERTS AT MAÇKA/ Küçükciftlik Park
LENKA : Friday 13, September
Australian born singer-songwriter Lenka is making an appearance at Istanbul’s Küçükçiftlik Park. Her layered pop vocal style has produced the hit single “The Show” and 3 albums since its debut.
BLONDE REDHEAD: Saturday 14, September
The American indie trio formed in New York City in 1995 with eight studio albums to their name, the beautiful voice of lead singer Kazu Makino is bound to transfix the Istanbul crowd.
LANA DEL REY : Friday 20, September
Lana Del Rey’s big break came in 2011 when a music video of her song Video Games became a viral hit—Her career has been rocking on since then. She has been inspired by famous masters Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, and has touched our hearths by her sultry voice. Del Rey's latest contribution is Young and Beautiful, a song she co-wrote for summer blockbuster, The Great Gatsby.
TICKETS: You can get from BILETIX.com
KÜÇÜKÇİFTLİK PARK/Maçka: http://kucukciftlikpark.com/
FAIRS & FESTIVALS OF THIS MONTH
Event: Contemporary Istanbul - İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center) Date: Thu November 07, 2013 / Sun November 10, 2013 Location: Harbiye
Event: Istanbul Design Week - KüçükÇiftlik Park Date: Wed November 27, 2013 / Sun December 01, 2013 Location: Maçka
Please see the link for the list of fantastic art exhibitions at various museum and art galeries of ISTANBUL...
ART EVENTS OF THIS MONTH
Event: Erol Akyavas Retrospective at Istanbul Modern - İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) Date: Wed May 29, 2013 / Sun December 01, 2013 Location:KARAKOY Event: Stories From the Hidden Harbor: Shipwrecks of Yenikapı - Istanbul Archaeological Museums (Istanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri) Date: Tue June 25, 2013 / Wed December 25, 2013 Location:SULTANAHMET
Event: A Marginal Revolution - KUAD Gallery Date: Tue September 10, 2013 / Sun November 10, 2013 Location: AKARETLER
Event: One, No One and One Hundred Thousand by Elio Montanari - SALT Galata Date: Tue September 10, 2013 / Thu December 26, 2013 Location:GALATA Event: Anish Kapoor - Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum) Date: Tue September 10, 2013 / Sun January 05, 2014 Location:EMIRGAN Event: Siemens Sanat: Expansion - Siemens Sanat Date: Wed September 11, 2013 / Wed November 13, 2013 Location:FINDIKLI
Event: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer - Borusan Contemporary Date: Sat September 14, 2013 / Sun February 16, 2014 Location:Baltalimanı
Event: 40 Years of Photojournalism: The Sipa Generation - Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) Date: Thu September 26, 2013 / Tue December 31, 2013 Location:TAKSIM Event: Chema Madoz - Milli Reasürans Sanat Galerisi (Milli Reasürans Art Gallery) Date: Thu September 26, 2013 / Sat November 09, 2013 Location:TEŞVIKIYE Event: Sophia Vari - Pera Müzesi (Pera Museum) Date: Wed October 09, 2013 / Sun January 19, 2014 Location:TEPEBAŞI Event: Never Again! - DEPO (Tütün Deposu) Date: Thu October 24, 2013 / Sun December 15, 2013 Location: TOPHANE Event: Greek and Cypriot "naive" Painting Exhibition - Şişmanoğlu Megaro Date: Fri October 25, 2013 / Sun November 17, 2013 Location:BEYOGLU Event: Istanbul'74 presents 10 Under 40 -Istanbul'74 Date: Thu October 31, 2013 / Sat December 07, 2013 Location:KARAKOY Event: Parallel Threads - The Ritz Carlton Istanbul Date: Thu October 31, 2013 / Sat November 23, 2013 Location:ŞİŞLİEvent: Sarkis: Interpretation Of Cage/Ryoanji -ARTER - Space for Art Date: Thu November 14, 2013 / Sun January 12, 2014 Location:BEYOGLU Event: Old Testament, New Testament, and Ovid's Metamorphosis - Galeri Eksen Date: Thu November 14, 2013 / Thu November 28, 2013 Location:NİŞANTAŞI Event: Fleeing from Marmara (An Escape Story)- Bergsen & Bergsen Date: Thu November 14, 2013 / Thu December 26, 2013 Location:GAYRETTEPE Event: James Robertson - Koç University Date: Wed November 27, 2013 / Sun February 02, 2014 Location:SARIYER
