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NauART Turns Five
The acclaimed creative space and general artists’ hub NauART is celebrating its 5th anniversary and opening its doors to the public. Visitors will be able to experience this multidisciplinary creative space in all its might by attending the general exhibition, or the many scheduled performances and concerts that add up to a fiesta to challenge all fiestas.
The aim is to get immersed in the space, and what better way to experience the creative side of Barcelona than by mingling with some of the city’s most creative minds?!
This event is for every budget, and whilst the main exhibition and live music are free other activities vary from 5€ to 28€.
Lest we forget - for those visitors whose thirst will need to be satisfied or who appreciate a tipple to get their creative juices flowing there will be a bar open for business on both days (Saturday: 17-22h, Sunday: 17-20h).
Schedule details:
Saturday 17 September
11:00-14:00 and 17:00-22:00 Collective exhibition. Free
11:00-13:00 Performance/experience “Maze of creative arts”. Free
18:00-20:00 Performance (with Atelier Escènic Stoyanova). 5€
21:00 Concert. Free
Saturday 17 September
11:00-14:00 and 17:00-22:00 Collective exhibition. Free
11:00-12:00 Walking tour of graffiti in Poblenou. 15€
11:00-13:00 Performance/experience “Maze of creative arts”. Free
13:00 Vermut and painting experience in a Dadaist Cost: 15€
14:00-15:40 Sensory dining experience: 28€
18:00 Red Wine Art (painting red wine). 12€
18:00-20:00 Guided tour. Free
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La Mercè
Just when you thought the summer was over the party-loving city of Barcelona bites back with the big one! This spectacular street festival spills out from many stages and venues throughout the city, with over 600 activities and events including music, fireworks and traditional parades. It dates back to 1902 and was originally a religious occasion to commemorate the city’s Patron Saint, La Mare de Déu de la Mercè.
Every folkloric element of local tradition is represented; from the towering castellers, or human castles that can reach up to nine storeys high, to epic correfocs, with dancing devils skipping through the streets brandishing twirling fireworks alongside fire-breathing dragons.
The festivities come to a rousing finale with an epic firework display in Plaça España.
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Swab Contemporary Art Fair
Swab Barcelona is a Contemporary Art Fair at the Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona. This 4 day event is interested in the emerging art.
75 galleries such as In/Out, Focus Magreb and Cross-Bounders will participate to this 9th edition, throughout new curated programs.
Swab offers a unique vision for the visitors making the contemporary art scene more accessible to the general public.
Its committee is formed by gallery directors and art professionals not only make a selection of received applicants. Swab wants to be different and gives the opportunity for young galleries that had never participated in Art Fairs to present their program.
Full programm
Thursday 29th September: 5 pm. Collectors Preview (invitation) / 6 pm. Official Openning of Swab Barcelona (invitation)
Friday 30th September: 4 pm to 9 pm. Open to General Public
Saturday 1rst October: 12 pm to 9 pm. Open to General Public
Sunday 2nd October: 12 pm to 8 pm Open to General Public
Find out more »Barcelona Improv Group (BIG) Presents: The Universe
BIG's Season Opener is going to have everything. Everything? EVERYTHING.
Fast paced comedy, truthful improvised narratives, and a garnish of playful fantasy. We'll take your suggestions and show you everything that can be created. Everything? EVERYTHING.
Come see the theatrical comedy that's made Barcelona Improv Group a standard in English entertainment.
Tickets 10€ on sale at tinyurl.com/BIGseason6
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Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Palau Sant Jordi
Coming to Barcelona this October 1st and 2nd is world-renowned rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, at Palau Sant Jordi. The American rock band formed in 1983, and has a unique genre style of playing rock with a primarily funk-like feeling, while taking elements from punk rock and psychedelic rock. However, even if you’ve heard their recorded music, don’t miss out on seeing them live; the Red Hot Chili Peppers are known to improvise a lot during their concerts, so no two shows will be exactly the same. Also, make sure to get tickets as soon as possible, because they will sell out and increase in price. So come see one of the most famous rock bands and enjoy the show! For more information, visit the RHCP website.
Find out more »I Turn Bad, Blanca Haddad solo exhibition
Blanca Haddad’s second solo exhibition opens in Barcelona's recently inaugurated Nau Bostik gallery space in the Sagrera neighbourhood.
Born in Venezuela but having worked in Barcelona since 2006, Haddad’s exhibition explores the female gaze as it falls on other women - a change from the ever present male gaze in the arts, something that a number of women artists are looking to change.
Based on previously published poems, this exhibition aims to empower women as onlookers and as painters, wth the aim of creating “poetic justice”. If you are looking for bold brushwork and food for thought, this exhibition is for you! Think a female Basquiat.
The exhibition is open Thursday to Sunday 11:00 - 20:00
Find out more »#Jaegermusictour
Thanks to the participation of the public in the competition of cities organized by Jägermeister and Concert, this year the second edition #Jägermusictour will pass through Madrid, A Coruña, Ourense, Malaga, Seville and Barcelona for only €5. Sticking with their goal of supporting and publicizing national emerging talent, Jägermeister has chosen this year’s lineup to be the psychedelic My Expansive Awareness, punk rock The Saurs, and rock and roll band Los Bengala. It’s sure to be a fantastic concert with lots of rock and dancing, so make sure to turn up! Barcelona's event is at Sala Bikini on Diagonal.
Find out more »49th Sitges Film Festival
In a world full of preferences and opinions, there’s one thing that most people can agree on: movies are pretty great. Each one tells a completely different story from the last, and draws in its viewers with an intriguing plot, witty one-liners and spectacular effects. It’s due to the appreciation of movies that events such as the Sitges Film Festival do so well. For this year’s 49th Sitges Film Festival, the theme is one of the most recognized franchises in film and tv history: Star Trek.
Taking place between October 7th and 16th, Sitges celebrates Star Trek and its history of five TV series, animated 2D series and twelve films, a bunch of video and role games, and hundreds of novels and short stories. In addition to this, the Sitges Film Festival is also taking a look at the Soviet retrospective with a number of genre films from 1957 to 1978 produced in presently inexistent states (such as the USSR and Czechoslovakia). However, not all films are made by professionals; for the seventh year, the SGAE Nova Autoria program brings Catalan film students and their creations to the big screen.
For more information about the festival, visit their website.
Find out more »Pop-up Luxury Boutique at Dinamo Academy This Weekend!
On Thursday 13th, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th from 12 noon until 8pm, come and browse Closet Emotions, a mix of luxury fashion resale and vintage designer items.
Find out more »Stand-up Comedy at Shamrock: Tom O’Mahony
Friday 14th October: The Union of (comedy) craic continues with Tom O'Mahony at Shamrock Bar
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