{"id":5422,"date":"2025-06-12T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2025-06-12T06:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:00:24","slug":"weekend-calendar-green-hours-jazz-fest-bucharest-opera-festival-athenaeum-summer-festival-transilvania-international-film-festival-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5422","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: Green Hours Jazz Fest, Bucharest Opera Festival, Athenaeum Summer Festival, Transilvania International Film Festival and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

The largest film festival in the country kicks off this weekend in Cluj, while Bucharest has numerous music festivals going on.<\/span> \n

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In Bucharest:\n

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Green Hours Jazz Fest<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 12 \u2013 June 15<\/span><\/p>\n

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A symbol of the underground theater movement and an iconic jazz club of Bucharest, Green Hours hosts the 15th edition of the festival, which lines up some 23 local and international names. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bucharest Opera Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 15 \u2013 June 24<\/span><\/p>\n

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Opera, ballet, operetta, musical, and rock opera productions presented by multiple companies, including two from abroad, are part of the program. Further info is available <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Athenaeum Summer Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 14 \u2013 June 25<\/span><\/p>\n

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Baroque and romantic operas, contemporary works, and film music are part of the program, which also includes two outdoor concerts of classical music with free entrance. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tr\u00e8s Court Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 14<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Tr\u00e8s Court International Festival of Very Short Films returns to Elvire Popesco Cinema for its 27th edition, featuring a rich selection of films of under four minutes with stories from all over the world. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bucharest Organ Fest<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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The festival explores the organ in its various roles, presenting the instrument as a soloist, chamber partner or accompanist. The event takes place at the Roman Catholic Cathedral St. Joseph, the National University of Music Bucharest, the Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity, the Sacr\u00e9-Coeur Church and the Labyrinth Church. Further details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Open Streets<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Until October 12<\/span><\/p>\n

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The program that turns the city’s main arteries into pedestrian areas returns with a program of live concerts, street performances, dance evenings, parades, children’s workshops and creative activities, guided tours, and areas for exercise and sports. More\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Until July 27<\/span><\/p>\n

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The current edition of the art event features exhibitions on Ioan Andreescu, Ion \u021auculescu, forgotten Romanian painters, but also the new generation of artists. More details\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. The event is closed for the Easter Sunday but open the Saturday before.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Concerts @ George Enescu Philharmonic<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 12, 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robert Farkas, performs a program of works by Mozart. Pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja is the soloist. More\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ignacio Uriarte: Symbolism <\/span><\/p>\n

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Until June 21<\/span><\/p>\n

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The solo exhibition, open at Gaep, presents drawings and sculptural pieces, including a large group of nine drawings that signal a new direction in Ignacio Uriarte\u2019s practice.\u00a0Without relinquishing his adherence to the tools, gestures, and routines of office environments, he embraces a more colorful aesthetic and a more playful approach to corporate life.\u00a0Further details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cats Are Taking Over<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Until July 30<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the inaugural exhibition of Vila Catena’s contemporary art pavilion, a Sandwich and the Fildas Art Foundation joint initiative, via the Catena for Art program. The exhibition “explores the universe of the most charismatic domestic felines, often considered too trivial for “serious” art, reclaiming their place in contemporary creation.” More on the show and the artists included\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Open Doors @Cotroceni Palace<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weekends<\/span><\/p>\n

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The program that sees the garden of the Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the Presidential Administration, continues in a renewed format. More details\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Film Garden <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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The Film Garden (Gr\u0103dina cu Filme), the venue in Bucharest\u2019s Alexandru Lahovari Square that hosts outdoor film screenings, will host a variety of screenings and talks with directors. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Phantom of the Opera<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Romexpo hosts several performances of the famed musical. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Art Encounters Biennial<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Timi\u015foara<\/span> event explores at this edition the theme of Bounding Histories. Whispering Tales as it showcases more than 100 works by 60 artists, including five specially commissioned creations that examine the city\u2019s historic layers. Curators Ana Janevski (MoMA New York) and Tev\u017e Logar (independent curator) invite the public to reflect on the city\u2019s complex past and discover the hidden stories of emblematic places: the Garrison Headquarters \u2013 a former military building, FABER \u2013 a former factory, and the headquarters of the Art Encounters Foundation, a space with an industrial and educational history. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Night of Philosophy<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 13 \u2013 June 14<\/span><\/p>\n

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The fifth edition of the event returns to Timi\u0219oara to discuss the fragile state of democracy in the face of conflicts, populism, information manipulation and technology. Jean-Louis Andral, D\u00e9borah Brosteaux, Justine Cassell, G\u00e9rard Bras, Marc Lazar, Michel Foucher, Gloria Origgi, and Hanno Sauer are among the guests. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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American Independent Film Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 13 \u2013 June 15<\/span><\/p>\n

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After its Bucharest run, AIFF travels to Bran and Timi\u0219oara to showcase some of the latest North American indie productions. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Transilvania International Film Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 13 \u2013 June 22<\/span><\/p>\n

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The largest film fest in the country kicks off in Cluj-Napoca with an extensive program of screenings, concerts, and industry events. Works by contemporary directors Rodrigo Cort\u00e9s, Rainer Sarnet, and Adilkhan Yerzhanov will be screened\u00a0at the event, among others, and a dedicated section will focus on Estonian cinema. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sports Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 12 \u2013 June 15<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cluj-Napoca hosts this event that will see Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho Ga\u00facho play in an All Stars Team, alongside Adriano, Marco Materazzi, Wesley Sneijder, J\u00falio C\u00e9sar, Ricardinho, Kevin Kur\u00e1nyi and Cristian Zaccardo. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wirestock<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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