{"id":2685,"date":"2024-11-21T07:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2024-11-21T07:59:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:59:56","slug":"weekend-calendar-cinepolska-chocolate-saga-planet-christmas-in-cluj-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=2685","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: CinePOLSKA, Chocolate Saga, Planet Christmas in Cluj, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polish cinema is under the spotlight beginning this weekend, while more winter holidays-themed fairs are opening around the country and in Bucharest. \n

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CinePOLSKA<\/span><\/p>\n

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November 21 \u2013 November 27<\/span><\/p>\n

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The event will feature a series of online screenings on the TIFF Unlimited platform, available to the public in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Access to the films is free. The official opening takes place at the Elvire Popesco cinema in Bucharest, with the screening of the silent film The Beast (1917), accompanied live by the music of the band Amphitrio. More details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Christmas Story Fair<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until December 29<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the ninth edition of the event held at Bucharest\u2019s Children Opera and the program covers 112 performances, interactive activities and workshops designed for young visitors. Children and families can participate in creative sessions at the Elves’ Workshops, a VR Adventure in Santa’s Sleigh, Santa’s Sleigh Flight, the Time Tunnel, Grinch’s Grotto, the Magic Elevator, or the Toy Carousel and the Magic Wheel. <\/span>More details on the program are available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Garden of Lights: Beauty and the Beast<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until March 2<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Botanical Garden hosts another edition of the Garden of Lights event, this time with the theme of Beauty and the Beast. <\/span>More details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Art Safari<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until December 15<\/span><\/p>\n

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This edition of the event celebrates women that have made a significant contribution to Romanian art and culture, among them Queen Marie and artist Cecilia Cu\u021bescu-Storck. One show is dedicated to German photographer Sibylle Bergemann, while another features the emerging generation of artists.\u00a0<\/span>More details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Art films @ MNAR<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until December<\/span><\/p>\n

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A series of documentaries on well-known names of art will be screened at the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). <\/span>More\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mnemonics [back to the future]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Opening November 22<\/p>\n

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The exhibition, occasioned by GAEP\u2019s 10th anniversary, brings together new works by all the 14 artists that the gallery represents or collaborates with on a long-term basis. More details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chocolate Saga<\/span><\/p>\n

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November 22 \u2013 November 24<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sala Polivalent\u0103 hosts this festival dedicated to all things chocolate, with exhibitors showcasing their delicious creations in the lead-up to the winter holidays. More details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Romania\u2019s Tourism Fair <\/span><\/p>\n

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November 21 \u2013 November 24<\/span><\/p>\n

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The event, held at Romexpo, gathers tourist offers in the country or abroad. More details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the country:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Lights of Caravaggio. The Beginning of Modernity in European Painting, Masterpieces from the Roberto Longhi Collection<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until February 28<\/span><\/p>\n

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The exhibition, which aims to highlight Caravaggio’s influence among his contemporaries and his contribution to European Baroque, includes one painting by Caravaggio, alongside works by artists such as Lorenzo Lotto, Juseppe Ribera, Gian Battista Caracciolo, Dirck van Baburen, Mattia Preti, Gerrit Van Honthorst. <\/span>More details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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UnWorlding<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until March 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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This exhibition by artistic duo Anca Benera and Arnold Estef\u00e1n, the Romanian artists based in Vienna, is open at the Art Encounters Foundation in <\/span>Timi\u0219oara. <\/span>More\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sibiu Christmas Market<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until January 5<\/span><\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s event, entitled Christmas Unboxed, is held in several venues in Sibiu. The city\u2019s Grand Square, under a canopy of tens of thousands of lights, hosts are the 22-meter Ferris wheel and the 600-square-meter natural ice rink, while the Lower Square hosts Santa\u2019s Land, a venue dedicated to children, and In Huet Square visitors will be able to enjoy a walk under an installation of illuminated trees. <\/span>More details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Craiova Christmas Market<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until January 5<\/span><\/p>\n

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Visitors can see Santa’s sleigh and elevator, meet Beauty and the Beast, and explore the houses inspired by sci-fi movies. <\/span>More info\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Planet Christmas<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

November 22 \u2013 January 1<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Unirii Square in Cluj hosts this fair dedicated to the winter holidays. More details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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More on the various Christmas markets opening in Bucharest and in the country here<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo:\u00a0Emicristea<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

editor@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Polish cinema is under the spotlight beginning this weekend, while more winter holidays-themed fairs are opening around the country and in Bucharest. In Bucharest: CinePOLSKA November 21 \u2013 November 27 The event will feature a series of online screenings on the TIFF Unlimited platform, available to the public in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}