Compact archive July 11, 2007

Trail of Death is coming back to Prague

Wednesday 11 July 2007 17:11

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Death Roxy Club (Dlouha 33 street) in Prague is known for concerts of present music bands from all over the world. In the past it hosted many popular music groups, such as Franz Ferdinand or Dandy Warhols.

For lovers of guitar music we have another piece of good news. American rock band from Texas with a very long name “…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Death” is coming back to Prague after two years to perform here on 14th August 2007.

The concert of “…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Death” will start at 19:30. Tickets are available in Roxy, or via Ticketpro, Ticketstream and Ticketportal for about 300 CZK.

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Jazz Bridge from Prague to EU 2007

Wednesday 11 July 2007 14:51

Jazz Bridge Festival Jazz Bridge Festival was held for the first time in the evening before the Czech Republic joined the EU. It became so successful that the festival is held this year for the fourth times, it’s called Jazz Bridge from Prague to EU 2007.

The main stars of this festival is Kentonmania – a big band including 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, a tuba and 8 French horns.

First concerts have already taken place in Germany, Czech part of the festival will be held in Karlovy Vary on 14th July and in Prague’s club Manes (Masarykovo nabrezi 250, Prague 1) on Sunday 15th July 2007. Tickets can be bought via Ticketpro.cz and TicketArt.cz More information about the festival can be found at www.jazzbridge.net.

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Drawn By Light exhibition in Vysehrad Gallery in Prague

Wednesday 11 July 2007 13:05

Vysehrad Gallery in Prague holds another exhibition of famous Czech artist and graphic designer Ditta Jirickova. This exhibition shows 16 large-format drawings and 24 photographs. The main theme of the exhibition is the same like the name of the exhibition – Drawn By Light (Malovano svetlem).

Jirickova started to make the displayed photographs in 2004, the drawings were made based on these photographs. Ditta Jirickova has worked on many design projects, such as IFF Karlovy Vary, Prague Spring etc.

The exhibition will be displayed in Vysehrad Gallery (the closest metro station is on red line C – Vysehrad) until 29th July 2007. The entrance fee is only 10 CZK for all visitors.

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Communist names of stations in Prague metro today

Wednesday 11 July 2007 11:36

Prague metro Travellers in Prague metro may be surprise today to hear different names of metro stations from the loudspeakers. The names of the stations are not chosen haphazardly, they come from the communist times when station were called Moskevska (from Russian city Moscow) – now Andel, Leninova – now Dejvicka, Gottwaldova – now Vysehrad etc.

The old announcements are broadcast due to the project of Czech Television that prepares a documentary film about Ivan Medek who was persecuted by the communist regime. Czech people knew him thanks to the radio station Hlas Ameriky (The Voice of America) that was secretly listened to by many Czech families.

The reaction of people to these announcements are monitored by cameras. The reactions vary from person to person but nobody has complained to the Prague Public Transport Company yet.

Happy Beer Days in Prague

Wednesday 11 July 2007 10:03

Happy Beer Days is a beer and music festival that will present about 40 breweries and more than 130 kinds of beer. 3 stages will offer various kinds of music (theatre, rock and country) performed by more than 61 music bands (mostly Czech).

Besides tasting beer and listening to the music, you can take part in many additional activities, such as sightseeing boat trips, paintball, archery, go-karts or many competitions. A rich programme is also prepared for children.

The festival will take place on Cisarsky Island in Prague from 14th to 16th September 2007. Tickets are available via Ticketart.cz from 200 CZK to 500 CZK. The transport is provided by shuttle buses from Smichovske nadrazi (metro yellow line B) and then by shuttle boats from Vyton to Cisarska louka.

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