Newsletter 19th December 2011

AT HOMO FABER

The end of this year seems to be a moment when more than just one thing finishes. Last Saturday the Association moved out of Krakowskie Przedmieście 39. We are still looking for a new place for our office, so at the moment there is no permanent location; however, Homo Faber continues to be as busy as ever. Unfortunately, the Welcome to Lublin project has drawn to a close; more about it on the Hello website and Facebook. Thank you for being with us for the past two years; we hope the experience has been as rewarding for you as it has been for us.



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GENERAL

Christmas is coming, one of the most important holidays in the Polish calendar. Unlike in many other countries where Christmas is widely celebrated, the most important day of Christmas for Poles is actually Christmas Eve (which, paradoxically, is not even an official holiday), when families gather around a splendid dinner (traditionally the only meat served is fish), share wafer (known as opłatek) and best wishes, sing carols and give each other presents. There is also a tradition of Midnight Mass, known as Pasterka.

Transport: on Christmas Eve, the city transport operates according to the "Wigilia i Sylwester"  (Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve) timetable. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day it's the "Wielkanoc, Boże Narodzenie, Nowy Rok" (Easter, Christmas and New Year) timetable.
Shops: most shops will be open on Christmas Eve, but they will close early, so best not leave your shopping to the last minute. On Christmas Day the city pretty much comes to a standstill, so don't expect to be able to shop or go out much in the evening. It might be easier to get a loaf of bread on Boxing Day, but best not count on it.

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CULTURAL NEWS



CINEMA

Midnight Cowboy, dir. John Schlesinger (USA 1969)
21st December, 8 p.m., Tektura, ul. Wieniawska 15a
admission FREE

A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City.



ART EHXIBITION


Extraordinary Taiwan: photography and woodcuts
until 31st December at Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury (Province Cultural Centre), ul. Dolna Panny Marii 3 (map)
admission FREE

A collection of photographs depicting various aspects of Taiwanese culture (the collection is divided into 4 parts: aerial photographs, art and culture, religion and festivals, and daily life); and a collection of woodcuts made in celebration of the Moon New Year.



Memories by Anna Sprężyna
until 14th January at Galeria Biała ul. Narutowicza 32 (map)
admission FREE

The paintings refer to the artist's childhood memories and are abstract artistic impressions of people and objects. Together with pencil messages on the gallery walls, they form a certain narrative structure of fragmentary memories.

Anna Sprężyna is a young artist still continuing her studies at the UMCS Art Department.
A Room with a View by Joanna Pawłat
until 15th January at Galeria Gardzienice, ul. Grodzka 5a (map)
admission FREE

Joanna Pawłat has long been fascinated by the metaphysical and fairy-tale elements of Polish and Japanese legends, and by discovering similarities between these seemingly remote cultures. She also writes and illustrates fairy tales and poems. She spent 12 years and Japan and has had exhibitions both in Japan and in Poland.




MUSIC


D.I.Y. GIG: CN ROUNDHOUSE KICK
26th December, 8 p.m. Tektura ul. Wieniawska 15a
admission 12 PLN

CN Roundhouse Kick (Germany): screamo/hardcore

www.cnroundhousekick.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/pages/CN-Roundhouse-Kick/120106311357935?sk=wall



CLUBBING


Ska dancing

20th December, Scena Opium, ul, Langiewicza 10

admission FREE

Ska, rocksteady, swing, shg reggae and rock'n'roll.




Rock around the clock vol. 3

21st December, 8.30 p.m., Scena Opium ul. Langiewicza 10

admission FREE

Rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, doo-wop, boogie-woogie, Polish big-beat, garage'66, surf & garage rock