04/03/08

Celebrate Knute Rockne's 120th birthday this Tuesday and do it in style! What do you mean "Who's Knute Rockne?" Only the most famous half-American half-Hungarian American football player ever to grace the gridiron! Undoubtedly, he will approve of tonight's events, if he gets the chance to check.
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Jenufa (Opera)

Hungarian State Opera, 19:00, 4th March
Andrássy út 22 [map] [tickets]
Tel. 331 2550
Pest Centre, Opera (M1), 1 min

According to their website, the Hungarian State Opera have a lot of tickets left for this. Janacek's masterpiece is a 'disturbing story of infanticide and domestic violence' which examines the status of women in rural Moravia. It's in Czech and Hungarian, most likely, but there's a full synopsis here.

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Northern Lights (Film)

Örökmozgó, 18.30, 4th March
Erzsébet krt. 39 [map]
Pest Centre, VII, Király utca (T4/6), 3 min

This award-winning Dutch film is set in Amsterdam and tells the story of a father, a son, a boxing centre, an assault and a birthday party. If you can't make it tonight and just want to know how Northern Lights ends, the LOW Festival website has kindly given away the entire plot.

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Tilos Rádió Klub (DJs)

Főbe-járat, 4th March, from 21.00, free
Károly körút, 5 [map]
Pest Centre, VI, Deák tér (M1/2/3), 3 min

Off the airways and into the doorways, Budapest's not-for profit and independent Tilos Radio lends its DJs to the recently opened Főbe-járat.

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Utopia Transfer // Bodor Anikó - Falak (2 Exhibitions)

Kiscelli Múzeum, 'Falak' until 9th March,
'Utopia' 4th March - 6th April
10:00 - 16:00
700 HUF/adult; 1200 HUF/2 adults+2kids

Kiscelli utca 108 [map]
Tel. 388-7817
Buda, III, Bécsi út (T17), 5 min

Is there no end to the LOW Festival events?! (Yes. It ends on 12th March). At Kiscelli this week, you're sure to get your money's worth... tickets are valid for both LOW's Utopia Transfer and 'Falak,' a new exhibition of work by Bodor Anikó.

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