Melia Hotel, Latino Bar - Mon, 12 May, about 8 pm.
Youth Theater - Tues, 13 May, 8 pm
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Apparently tickets are free. So try just showing up at the youth Theater and maybe you’ll get in. Well worth the effort!
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Eta Bar
Exhibition opens Sat, 10 May, 3 pm
Music starts 8.30 pm
An obviously objective correspondent passed this announcement to the Grapevine:
A combined event of the opening of a photo exhibition by Boris Zuliani followed by a scintillating performance by renowned Hanoian garage ska band Polemika Pravda in the new Ete performance space on the top floor…
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Viet Art Centre
2-Day event focusing on the tradition of lacquer painting in Vietnam.
Day 1: Sat, 10 May, 2.30 pm
Day 2: Sat, 24 May, 2.30 pm
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HANOI CINEMATHEQUE
“The Spring of Passion for Women – Literature”
Introduction by Beatrice Giudice
Thurs, 15 May, 6.30 pm
The Spring of Passion for Women, organised by the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi, presents another famous young Italian artist. On May 15th 2008, Pietro Grossi will discuss at Hanoi Cinematheque about literature conceived in a new, modern and the roles played by feminine characters in his books.
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Fri - Sun, 16 to 18 May 2008
Singapore Art Museum, in conjunction with the National Heritage Board Vietnam Festival, is organising a three-day symposium to explore the artistic developments that have taken place in Vietnam.
Details on the ‘Info for Artists‘ page.
FOR YOUNG CINEMA FANS IN HANOI AND HO CHI MINH CITY
Ten films from Belgium (Wallonie-Brussels), Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom, catering exclusively for children and teenagers in Vietnam.
16 to 22 May in Hanoi
22 to 30 May in Ho Chi Minh City
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HANOI CINEMATHEQUE
22A Hai Ba Trung Street
2008 Italian Cultural Season
Italian Film Festival: Women in Cinema
The Film Festival “Women in Cinema” will end on 13 & 14 May with a special event with the participation of the filmmaker Alina Marazzi, who will present two of her movies at Hanoi Cinémathèque.
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The first two Thursdays of each month, at 8 pm - one French film and one Asian film each month.
In May films will be screened the second and third Thursdays.
In June, during “Printemps français”, “Ciné Thursdays” will be the last two Thursdays.
Free admission subject to availability of space.
The films are shown in their original version with subtitles in French or Vietnamese.
The press release (in French and Vietnamese) is below:
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“EUROPE DAYS” ARE BACK TO STIR UP VIETNAM’S CULTURAL CALENDAR
“Europe Days” are back again in 2008, to enrich the cultural scene in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This 5th edition includes a wide variety of events – as culturally rich and varied as the 27 Member States of the European Union - during the month of May 2008.
Europe Days 2008 will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It will include a cluster of colourful and diverse events and programmes organised by the Embassies of EU Member States, the Delegation of the European Commission and the European Cultural Institutes.
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Sun, 11 and 18 May, 10 am - 5 pm
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