For years, one of the main features of summer in the city has been the open-air cinemas. Starting around mid-June and running through until mid-September, two films can be seen each evening at each of seven screens; the first showing is usually a new release and the second often something a little more ‘arty’. These places are also good hangouts generally with bars and even restaurants in some cases. Lots of fresh air is guaranteed.
Open air cinema
November 29, 2008
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MyCity
November 28, 2008The focus of this exhibition is cities on the web. 42 cities from around the world are on display, each with its own page on one mother website. The brainchild of Brazilian designer, Jair de Souza, the show gives the viewer fresh aesthetic and technical insight into the world’s great cities through the internet. The emphasis is on images and design, although some practical information is also available.
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Sting
November 26, 2008Nicknamed after the black and yellow sweater he used to wear when performing with The Police back in the 1970s, Sting has continued to give us great music right into the 1990s, with solo albums that have gone platinum and won him several Grammys. His new album, ‘Brand New Day’, has love and relationships as its central theme. Expect many of the old classics, such as ‘If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free’, ‘Fortress Around Your Heart’, ‘We’ll Be Together’ and ‘If I Ever Lose My Faith in You’.
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The Bigfoot Lodge
November 25, 2008Opened just eight weeks ago, the Bigfoot Lodge has quickly become a hipster hangout for the Los Feliz/Silverlake crowd (think ‘Swingers’, the movie). Looking like a cosy lodge circa 1960s, the bar is replete with oversized chairs, plush couches, big booths, a stone fireplace and of course Smokey the Bear. The entertainment ranges from French jazz and bop to lounge music during the week, and from soul to Latin funk and glam rock on the weekends. With its unusual décor and music, it’s a lot of fun and a great people-watching place.
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Belgo
November 24, 2008Already a successful chain in London, Belgo now comes to Dublin. This Belgian-influenced restaurant is located in a quiet side-street in Temple Bar and, more times than not, is oddly empty. In addition to the food, which includes a variety of sausages (wild boar for one), Belgo houses the widest selection of bottled beers in Dublin. The place is large, it’s trendy and, except at lunchtimes and during early-bird, it’s quite pricey for what you get. Some savings can be had, though, with the trademark Belgo Bargains: a ‘Fiver Lunch’ (Mon-Fri noon-3pm, until 4pm at weekends) and ‘Beat the Clock’ (Mon-Fri 5.30-7.30pm).
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Robert the Bruce
November 23, 2008
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David Helfgott Shines!
November 20, 2008Several years on from the movie ‘Shine’, which promoted Helfgott in a major way around the world, the pianist is still performing and still touring. Taronga Zoo may sound an exotic venue for a romantic evening of Liszt and Rachmaninov – although if anyone could upstage a bunch of elephants, Helfgott could – but these open-air concerts are very popular. Expect over a thousand people lolling about the lawns, nibbling their strawberries and cream and sipping their champers. Bring your own or buy it all there.
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Chicago
November 19, 2008This show promises hot jazz and cold-blooded killers in the Windy City of the 1920s, a mixture that has been a successful in New York and London so far. ‘Chicago’ has every chance of winning over Portuguese audiences, if the success last year of ‘Sweeney Todd’ is any indication of a budding local taste for musicals. A major US promoter has reportedly invested £1.25m in the show, amid possibly overblown talk of it providing a springboard for future home-grown shows on the international circuit.
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Louise Attaque
November 12, 2008In just two years, these four men (none of whom are called Louise) have grown into France’s biggest rock act, selling over two million albums. Largely acoustic, they combine the standard guitar/bass/drums format with the virtuoso violin playing of Arnaud Samuel. Although their lyrics are in French, their quirky pop vision has been compared with that of The Violent Femmes, whose singer, Gordon Gano, produced the Frenchmen’s first album. Their second album, ‘Comme on a dit’ (‘As we said’), was recently released to an enthusiastic response from their expanding fanbase.
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Boudhanath
November 6, 2008
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