FETHIYE, Turkey – Unlike most competing nations, Turkey throws itself wholeheartedly into the annual kitsch extravaganza that is the Eurovision song contest, and here there is none of the tongue-in-cheek lampooning of contestants or their songs that is popular in nations like Britain.
HAZLE TWP. – It was an Eastern European delight.
The movie by Cristi Puiu, “Moartea domnului Lazarescu” (Death of Mr. Lazarescu), opens the festival New Balkan Film in New York, an event taking place during March 5 to 8, organized together with Harriman Institute – Center of Studies by The Columbia University – in cooperation with Bosnia – Herzegovina Film Festival in New York, Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and Consulate of Serbia.
Jeff Goin and Kathleen Wigley have partnered to start “Single Socks,” a community-run thrift store dedicated to funding anti-hunger projects in Grant County. They are in the process of securing a storefront space (hopefully in downtown Silver), and hope to be open for business on April 1.
The 24th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has announced its film line-up for 2009, featuring over 200 films including 21 World Premieres, 29 U.S. Premieres and a rich selection of films representing 41 countries.
An Egyptian cartoonist will receive top billing when his Cartoon Solo Exhibition “Le Monde de Caricature de Tamer Youssef 2″ opens at the Alliance Française of San Francisco in California on 31 January. The show will run until 13 February.
DAILY SURVEY – Belgrade, 23. 01. 2009.
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