עמוד 1 2 עמוד Israel Festival In its54th year, the grandfestival continues itsinternational traditionwith cornucopiaof stage art. For several weeks each year. the of Jerusalem city morphs into magnet for lovers of culture,featuring the most internationaland Israeli important artists.This year's festival opens with pop-rockicon Shalom Hanoch top Israelimusicians hosting including Danny Sanderson. Berry Sakharof and Yehuda May 28-June across Poliker. ,42 locations Jerusalem (lsrael-festival.org.il עמוד 3 עמוד 4 5 עמוד Abu Gosh Vocal Festival For check "heavenly"musical experience, place over days in the nearbytown of Abu Gosh, situated justoutside of Jerusalem in the beautiful Judaean Hills.Step into divine paradiseof the highest vocal prowess, with over 800 local and global out this annual festivalthat takes soloists. choirs. ensembles who and orchestras will come to perform80 together The undeniable charm of masterpieces. the vocal musical festivalis amplified by its setting in two of the village's churches (theKiryatYe rim Church and the Crusader Church).both known for their excellent acoustics. For the firsttime at the festival,this year there is performance of Handel's "Ode for St. Cecelia's Day." "Maestro Vivaldi's Mandolin" was specially created for the festival,Israeli singer- musician-composerShem Tov Levi will of his songs accompanied performsome by three strings players. homage to Joan Baez. plusworks by Bach, Mozart, Lizst, Rossini, Villa-Lobos and more. .42-22 ,03:11 tickets available May for purchase at event. Abu Gosh, outside Jerusalem off of highway (agfestival.co.il Jacob's Ladder Festival Get ready for festive and on Lake folksyweekend Kinneret. overlooking the Sea of Galilee. This annual two-day musical and social full extravaganza is chock of bluegrass.folk, country. blues and world music. addition to In great tunes. festivalgoers can take from folk part in everything dancing and ceramic-making classes to basket-weaving, tap dancingand swing workshops, plusstory-telling and circus fun for the kiddies. May Nof Ginosar .61-41 /VIS Hotel (jlfestival.com .054 6 עמוד Dragon Boat Race Dragon boat racingis the fastest-growing sport in the world. Twenty paddlers, drummer and coxon move together in unison on boat elaborately painted and combine water sculptedwith ancient Chinese team designs.This global.exciting sport is takingIsrael by storm this month with fun filledfestival for spectators and alike. The participants annual event is put on by Dragon Boat Israel (DBI), joint drum Canada-Israel initiativethat introduced the and drink stands. .2102 DBI was formed sport to Israelin by group of individuals that wanted to entry to the compound on the beautiful Lake Kinneret (also known as the Sea their love of Israel with their love circles.an artisans market Admission and food includes of Galilee). watchingthe dragon boat in the workshops competition, participation and entryto the pool and beach. ,92-82 Sea of Galilee May com (dragonboatisrael. of the sport.The aim of the festival is not onlyto have fun but to raise money for various charities. The festival's highlights include sport activities,art workshops Open House For weekend Tel Avrv private unique architectural or historicalqualities. including designerlofts, secret gardens, one urban villas and will open the year, throughoutTel spaces Open secluded their doors House. Aviv with synagogues. to the Find out public during insider info from top local architects chronicling historyof prominent buildings, campus. includingTel Aviv University's the with special focus on its architectural styles,globalinfluences, and landscape design; guided tour throughthe storied Bialik House (pictured); view of the original, preserved spaces of the Cinema Hotel (including its collection of cameras, projectorsand film posters): and the stunning botanical gardens. among many, many others. 61-41 May (batim-il.org/ToursEng. aspx?batim).Reservations are tours. Be sure to requiredfor some check on line for specificcontact info and reservation details 7 עמוד Nachshonit Water Park Israel's summer Opens weather is starting to shine summer the it'stime to through,and Holy Land means in '' find quick solutions for coolingdown with the family. In honor of the hot months that are the Nachshonit around Water the corner, Park in Kibbutz Nachshonim is opening itsdoors on Saturday,April25 with fullroster of activities. The opening will bring activitiesand deals that celebrate the new all-inclusive including park at just season, tickets for entryto the NIS 45 ifordered in advance, NIS 59 at the door. and Coveringover 100 acres, the water park has been popularground for Israelisummer fun for generations. The Aprilopening will include access to water largepool,bumper cars. slides, the go-karting, pony rides, henna tattoos, tours of the Kibbutz's barn, and performance for all ages to to free enjoy.With access the on-site restaurant, and parking, short distance away from major cities, Nachshonit to Water Park is sure way get the whole familytogetherto enjoy littlerelieffrom sun NIS the sweltering that Israel is notorious for. .95-54 Kibbutz Nachshonim (03-9386444/nachshonit.co.il Tribeca From Hacks the time we to the moment get we in the up morning, again hit the sheets night,we are plugged in. Call it alienating, revolutionary, exhausting it is now our Tribeca Hacks livingreality. aims to infiltrate our technology-obsessed culture, bringingdifferent minds together at to harness our screen addiction into creative output. Taking place at the Holon Cinematheque, the three-day 'marathon' from will various artists, and and the bringtogether storytellers mediums writers directors, visual with designers technologistsin order to explore narratives technological limits of produce interactive works. The event aims to rebuff the perceptionof and asks: how technology as isolating. can technology be used to increase social and environmental engagement? Using an approach. Tribeca interdisciplinary Hacks aims to promote dialogue between and art and technology in order to explore the narrative powers of modernity.The event is being produced by the Tribeca Foundation, an by renowned organizationfounded actor Robert De Niro in order to promote film as medium for social action. The foundation also produces the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. one of the world's premier film festivals. For this year's event, they are with local organizations collaborating CoPro Print Screen. and CoPro is documentary marketingfoundation dedicated to facilitating dialogue between Screen Israeli filmmakers, while Print is Israel's culture premier digital festival. Storytellers, technologists, and designers interested in applying are invited to do so Institute's website. and ,06$ attendees with meals. work on The the Tribeca event Film costs will be provided and office space. will also receive supplies.Participants accreditation to attend ■.: ['' the Print Screen Culture Festival. Digital .03-82 NIS .06 Holon May Golda Me' it St, Cinematheque, Tel Aviv (tribecafilminstitute.org 8 עמוד Food for Festival Thought The Food for ThoughtFestivalaims to shed on light our consumer culturethrough series of engaging sustainable eating promoting habits.The public is invitedto hear of expertsin the culinary variety lectures and environmental fieldsspeak for free, including lectures by media Miki Haimovich on the personality ecological damage of food;blogger and social activistUriShavit on our eatinghabits;Dr. Ur Mayer Chizik on the linkbetween and nutrition; willbe set medicine and Temporarystalls up around the market selling more. sustainable cookbooks urban and tools for At agriculture. ,03:81 the Disco willcome Soup starts,where the public with local chefs to prepare together mass meal usingraw materials sourced from localfarms and restaurants that would have otherwise gone to waste. There willalso be beer and cocktails on offer,allset to hot tunes In the by localDJ's. of sustainability, allthe spirit food not eaten willbe donated to food shelters the event. following .00:71 Shuk Hanamal, May 20 at ,21 Tel Aviv Port. Tel Aviv Hangar (07-75493094/shukhanamal.co.il Midburn This is Israel's answer to the cult favorite Desert. Burning Man festival in Nevada's For five days. Israelis and visitors alike pack up and head out to Israel's Negev Desert where thousands of people take part in survivalist-themed week of communal art. and radical creativity, self-expression. Expect out-of-this-world installations, festival goers in crazy and mindsets, plus window costumes into world of no holds barred free- thinkingand artisticdisplays. May information MetuIIa celebration .42-02 See website for tickets and (midburn.org/en PoetryFestival of Israeli poets. this weekend includes readings.talks, musical poetryand its reflectionon Israelisociety. The headline of this year'sfestivalis "Kishufim" (sorcery), commemorating Hebrew poetess Dalia Ravikovich, who died decade ago. The festival,which has become celebration for Israelilovers of culture and poetry,hosts veteran Israeli poets and young writers. There will be tributes to poets, multidisciplinary and the annual award of the NIS 000.02 gatherings. Teva Prize for poets at the start of their career. ,42-22 MetuIIa May performancesand more as event tribute to Hebrew
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