Festa Massa in Fonobar

Książnica Book Fair on Narutowicza Square

Narutowicza square is the place to be for all the bookworms on 30.08. Between 2-6 p.m. a special book fair will be organised near the patron's monument with French-style cafes serving coffee with croissaints. Along the park lanes there will be special tents for booksellers, bibliopolists and publishers.

This will be a perfect opportunity to exchange books, appraise one's collection or learn about the newest offers from different publishers. Special meetings with writers connected with Ochota are to take place, too. An interesting point of the event will be the performance of children from the theatre group Centrum Radomska 13, which is led by the actress Mira Maludzińska. The group will present their interpretations of books written by writers from Ochota. Throughout the whole event, two accordionists will be filling the air with their music: Mateusz Czarnowski (Poland) and Marko Kukobat (Serbia).
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info from Urząd Dzielnicy Ochota
tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

1st Festival of Beach Tchoukball

And WHAT exactly is Tchoukball?

Tchoukball is a team game where you need a ball and two special goals. In contrast to other team games, Tchoukball is a non-contact sport, as intercepting passes, blocking throws or getting in the way of other players is forbidden. There is a 3 metres radius area in front of each goal, which the ball cannot touch. In order to score a point, one must bounce the ball off the goal so that it lands outside the special area. The defending team tries to catch the ball before it hits the ground.

Tchoukball is a very dynamic and spectacular game. The teams can attack on either of the two goals and are allowed to make not more than three passes before throwing at the goal. The player possessing the ball can hold it up to three seconds and make three steps, after which s/he must make a pass or throw the ball.

What distinguishes Tchoukball from other sports is that you do not waste energy on disturbing the opponents because the only way of intercepting the ball is succesful defence. The players focus on developing their own game skills and team play; observing the opponents' moves and positioning oneself on the field is crucial. Because of its rules, Tchoukball is a safe sport, which, according to its founder, encourages the forming of social bonds through physical activity.

You will have an opportunity to see how it looks in practice on Sunday (23.08).
Here is a little preview:



You can learn more interesting facts about this original game on the website:
www.tchoukball.pl

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-moni-
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

Rise Against in Proxima

A treat for all the fans of hard rock and metal music. On Monday (17.08) the band Rise Against will perform in Proxima club (Żwirki i Wigury street).



You can learn more on:
www.riseagainst.com
www.myspace.com/riseagainst

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-moni-
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

Literary Competition - My First Love

The Council and Board of the Ochota district with the Public Library of Ochota organise a literary competition My First Love. Every senior citizen who lives in Ochota district can take part in the competition.

The works (both written or electronic versions possible) can be submitted in every public library in Ochota or sent to this address:
Biblioteka Publiczna w Dzielnicy Ochota m. st. Warszawy,
02-094 Warszawa, ul. Grójecka 77

The deadline for submitting the works is 16 October 2009 (the postmark date is taken into account when submitting) with the note "Konkurs Literacki".
The complete rules for the competition can be found here.
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the source: www.urzadochota.waw.pl
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

Good Films in Ochota

As usual, we present you with the list of films you can watch this week. Club-cafe Mam Ochotę is going to show a documentary, in the Mokotowskie ground park you will be thrilled (and not on the account of the weather), and Hitchock will dominate the repertoire of Iluzjon cinema.

We start off with Mam Ochotę (located in Grójecka 75 street), where we can watch another film with Jewish motifs on Tuesday. The film is shown at 7:30 p.m., but the place opens at noon, so you can drop by and relax over a cup of coffee on a comfortable sofa;-)

Snap shots (63 min.)
During the last 60 years, there were a few truly memorable moments that the Israeli keep in their minds. As a part of the 60th anniversary of proclaiming statehood by Israel, the director Dov Gil-Har recollects seven such moments, meets with heroic figures of those historic moments and tries to reconstruct those events. The earliest relates to the year 1945 and the most recent - 1997...

Later on in the evening, we can watch a thriller with splendid Al Pacino "88 minutes".



And last, but not the least, the films we can watch in Iluzjon this week. And on the screen, many world-famous directors, namely Lynch, Coppola, Hitchcock.

10.08.2009
18:15 WIELKA MAJÓWKA
1981, Poland, dir. Krzysztof Rogulski

20:00 MROCZNY PRZEDMIOT POŻĄDANIA
(Cet obscur objet du désir / Ese oscuro objeto del deseo)
1974, France/Spain, dir. Luis Bunuel

11.08.2009
17:45 WILD AT HEART
1990, USA, dir. David Lynch

20:00 APOCALYPSE NOW
1979, USA, dir. Francis Ford Coppola

12.08.2009
18:00 TO CATCH A THIEF
1955, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

20:00 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
1952, USA, dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen

13.08.2009
18:00 THE PARADINE CASE
1947, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

20:00 BIRDS
1963, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

14.08.2009
18:30 SECRET AGENT
1936, Great Britain, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

20:00 REBECCA
1940, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

15.08.2009
17:45 FAMILY PLOT
1976, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

20:00 VERTIGO
1958, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

16.08.2009
18:15 LIFEBOAT
1944, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

20:00 FRENZY
1972, Great Britain, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Enjoy your time!
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/Krystian
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

Today in the Fresh Club

Bruk Festival is the only event which presents street art with its various forms of activity in Poland. It is also a great occassion to see the stars of street music, theatre, dance or graffiti performing live and to learn something new from them. This year's festival can be considered a great success. Almost 300 people took part in the workshops that were devoted to dancing, performing as beatboxers or DJs. The workshops were organised in the Music Theatre in Gdynia. The International Theatre Festival was attended by 2.500 people and about 6 thousand participated in the side events!

Today, in the Fresh club, the official Warsaw Afterparty for the Bruk Festival is organised. Many artists and people connected with the festival will appear on the stage, among them we will see: Blady Kris - the most popular Polish beatboxer, Bośniak - a freestyle champion from Trójmiasto, and Bartazz - a specialist in street breakdancing. Incredible DJ Bart and the well-known resident of the Fresh club DJ Technik will play music from behind the console. Some video presentations from Bruk Festival will be shown on the screens to further enhance the amazing atmosphere. During the party, there will be a chance to win some Bruk gadgets, too!

The Fresh, Wawelska 5 street
start: 9 p.m., admission is free!
More information on www.brukfestival.pl and
www.thefresh.pl
Information taken from the club's website.
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Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

Staccato in Art Center Radomska

In a few days, 12th of August, at 6.18 p.m. a vernissage will take place of the exhibition of works (art and poetry) by Luiza Kwiatkowska and Juliusz Erazm Bolek.



We can read on the Center's website:
"The exhibition comprises twelve illustrations, which were adapted by Wydawnictwo Polski Druk for the 2009 calendar. The exposition is enriched by additional works of the artists working on "Flash" and "Amor Omnia" projects. The poetic works of Juliusz Erazm Bolek will be presented by Marta Maślanka and Paweł Hermanowski."

We recommend visiting the exhibition, the admission is free.
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/Krystian
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

Mam Ochotę...for New Clothes

If you feel like changing, or rather exchanging, your clothes (or even books and CDs) you must visit Mam Ochotę cafe (map) because on 8th of August at noon you will have your chance. Details below:



Warsaw's Hiking Team "Gaj"
http://gaj.sh.org.pl/Gaj/
and club-cafe "Mam Ochotę"
http://mamochote.blogspot.com/
invites you to the event.
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Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

European Dance Meetings

In nearly two weeks' time the 7th European Dance Meetings will begin. This is the biggest event in Poland during which both novice and professional dancers have an opportunity to polish their skills under the supervision of renowned choreographers.



The workshops will be held in two Egurrola Dance Studios located in Żwirki i Wigury 99a and Jerozolimskie Avenues 91.
Undoubtedly, one of the most shining stars of this edition will be Marty Kudelka, who won MTV award for his dance combination to Justin Timberlake's My Love in 2007.



If you want to participate in the workshops, you need to fill in the form found on the website:
www.warsztaty.com.pl/zgloszenia.htm
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-Moni-
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmańśki

Films in Ochota - New Week

Although this week has not started with much sun, we can still charge our batteries watching good films. This week it is quite mysterious in Mam Ochotę cafe, Oscar-like in Pola Mokotowskie park and back to the '70s in Iluzjon.
Here we go...
in Mam Ochotę we can watch:

Świat Łotmana (57 min.)
Estonia, 2008
Directed by Agne Nelk

There is a world in every human being. Boundless microcosms. They are as big as their owner's imagination. And Juri Łotman's imagination was very big and rich. It contained the whole universe - major part of Russian literature, the galactic-sized semiosphere and broad knowledge of war-time communication means. Being a cosmopolitan, Juri travelled many orbits, collecting various information. And finally, all the gathered and processed ideas had to find a way to surface. Some of them were contained in pictures while others in words.

The film starts at 7 p.m. and, naturally, we spend the money on great coffee and cake instead of on the ticket as it is free:-)

We finish the coffee and take one to go as we head towards Pola Mokotowskie park, where we can watch Good Will Hunting at 9:45 p.m. The film received the Oscar reward for the script in 1997. Here we need not pay for a ticket, either. And the necessary map you can find here.

And all that is left for us is to inform you about the Iluzjon repertoire. Just a reminder, the cinema is located in the National Library building, Niepodległości Avenue 213.
03.08.2009
17:30 The Last Detail (1973) USA, dir. Hal Ashby
19:30 Im Lauf der Zeit (1976) RFN, dir. Wim Wenders
04.08.2009
18:00 Scarecrow (1973) USA, dir. Jerry Schatzberg
20:00 Sunset Boulevard (1950) USA, dir. Billy Wilder
05.08.2009
18:00 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) USA, dir. Martin Scorsese
20:00 Paris, Texas (1984) RFN, dir. Wim Wenders
06.08.2009
18:00 The Sugarland Express (1974) USA, dir. Steven Spielberg
20:00 Easy Rider (1969) USA, dir. Dennis Hopper
07.08.2009
17:45 La Salaire de la Peur (1953) Italy/France, dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
20:30 Bronienosiec "Potiomkin" (1925) Russia, dir. Siergiej Eisenstein
08.08.2009
18:15 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) USA, dir. Dick Richards
20:00 Wild at Heart (1990) USA, dir. David Lynch
09.08.2009
18:00 Convoy (1978) USA, dir. Sam Peckinpah
20:00 High Noon (1952) USA, dir. Fred Zinnemann

Enjoy! :-)
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/Krystian
/szultz00@gmail.com
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański

Theatre to Come

29th of July marks the day when the awaited deal was closed and high culture is to arrive to Ochota. The foundation of Krystyna Janda for Culture and MAX-film company signed all the necessary documents to cooperate in reanimating Kino Ochota.
Those who travel along Grójecka street on daily basis can clearly see that the building requires complete renovation. The schedule is tight, though. Krystyna Janda announced on her website that she plans to start performances already in October to coincide the grand opening with the fourth anniversary of Polonia theatre.
We will see such famous theatre blockbusters as Miss HIV, Darkroom, Ucho, gardło, nóż (the last two plays were staged over 150 times!!). There are also some concerts to take place, great artists such as Maria Peszek, Gaba Kulka and Kasia Nosowska will sing their greatest hits...see here.
Quoting Janda: "So, for now, there is the building, which requires renovation, and apart from that there is theoretically nothing. We have the draft of the first theatre season and the general idea how it should be like. We have great hopes and the will to act; there are friends who want to help, directors, actors, and spectators of course."
We are willing to aid this great scheme, too. Ladies and gentelmen, please welcome high culture in our district:)
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/Krystian
/szultz00@gmail.com
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański