Wroclaw for weekend: August 5-7 [EVENTS]

Sighthseeing of the Capitol

August 6, 3 pm, Capitol Music Theatre, ul. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 72

Every Saturday in August, at 3 pm, the Musical Theatre Capitol is open for sightseeing for individual guests. A ticket for a tour of the Capitol costs 5 PLN and you can buy it at the box office as well as on-line. A tour of the theatre takes a little over an hour.

Sports aerobics, petanque and karate in Południowy Park

August 6-7, 3 - 5 pm, Poludniowy Park - the clearing by the white ECC container, near the restaurant "Agawa", free admission.

At 5 pm, a class in sports aerobic is scheduled, as part of the programme "Train With the World Games Champion". The leader will be Jolanta Sobieraj, recommended by the Wrocław University of Physical Education. You can bring your own mat, though 20 mats were prepared, just in case.

Reminiscence of a Love Feast - an exhibition of fashion and photography

August 6, 6 pm (opening), until 18 September, the Pan Tadeusz Museum, Rynek 6, free admission

The exhibition "Reminiscence of a Love Feast" is a multi-layered presentation - in the arranged space you can see original wedding dresses from the communist era and archival photographs from the collection of Anna Straszewska and Zuzanna Żubka-Chmielewska, as well as from private albums of the residents of Lower Silesia. Visitors can listen to stories, collected by journalist Beata Kwiatkowska, of people from across Poland who recall the emotions and events related to their weddings.

Singing Europe 2016 - concert at the NFM

June 6, 6 pm, National Forum of Music, tickets: 70-300 PLN

The participants of the final edition will be young amateur singers, as well as the stars of the world music scene: Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Paul McCreesh. In total, the concerts will be attended by several thousand people. Joint concerts and meetings with choirs from Lower Silesia will allow them to exchange experiences and learning about each other's cultures. The programme includes the most famous opera arias and choruses.

Holy Ship! 2016

April 6, 7 pm, start: Xawerego Dunikowskiego Boulevard, tickets: 50 PLN

Behind the title Holy Ship! lies a party on a cruise ship during her five-hour cruise on the Oder River. For the occasion, the organizers have rented a ship from one of Wroclaw shipowners, invited Wroclaw DJs and are putting this event together in the natural setting of the Oder. This time, the dance's theme is D'N'B, jungle, bass, house. Those in charge of the party vibe are: MacBeat & DT (Subwena) - TVB - Brat Mat.

Flamenco concert in Księgarnia Hiszpańska

August 6, 8 pm, Spanish Bookstore Elite Wroclaw, ul. Szajnochy 5, tickets 15 PLN

This concert is an opportunity to see live how flamenco is performed traditionally. With such rhythms, your legs will surely itch to dance. On stage: Nando del Río - vocals and keyboards, Soto Niño - vocals.

P&P Foundation on holidays - concert in Neon Side

August 6, 9 pm, Neon Side, ul. Ruska 46c, admission free

P&P (Peppers and Pen) Foundation welcomes to a hip-hop bomb, which will drop for the second time in the club Neon Side. Everybody is welcome, especially those who remember the times of Podium, Rocker, Kolor and 5 Nutek. It will be excellent and unique opportunity to see the old, hardcore bunch again.

João de Sousa in ZaZoo

August 6, 9 pm, ZaZoo, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 39E

João de Sousa - singer, guitarist and composer from Porto. He is known to wider audience as the finalist of the 4th edition of X-Factor. After the success of the project and the album João de Sousa & Fado Polaco in 2012, hundreds of concerts in Poland, Germany and Portugal, João has returned with a new album, Luta. Eleven original works include yet another sound palette - mainly jazz, including reggae, hip-hop and alternative music.

Open Air Cinema at Wyspa Słodowa

Until August 27, 9.30 pm, Slodowa Island, free admission

• Aug 6., 9.30 pm - "Bank Lady", dir. Christian Alvart
• Aug 7., 9.30 pm - "Belgica", dir. Felix Van Groeningen

Summer Cinema on the roof of the Renoma

From August 6, 9.30 pm, Renoma Shopping Centre

• August 6th, "The Bank Job"

Active August at the Wroclaw Stadium

August 5-7, Wroclaw Stadium, al. Śląska 1

Aug 7 - yoga classes at 10 am

Aug 7 - Pilates classes at 11 am

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Family picnic in Słodowa Island

August 7, 1 - 7 pm, free admission

The program includes fashion and ethnographic workshops, activities with elements of basketball, squash, and a photo contest. During the family workshop you can, among others, design jeans for your favourite book character. Children over the age of 13 and adults are also welcome to a flower composition classes, held in two parts: from 1 to 3.30 pm - making wreaths, and 4 to 5.30 - floral handmade.

Summer in the Synagogue - Alex Jakobowitz

July 7, 6 pm, the White Stork Synagogue, ul. Włodkowica 7, tickets 25/40 PLN

The musician was born in New York in 1960. While studying at the Eastman School of Music in New York, he learned to play various percussion instruments, but was most charmed with the sound of the xylophone. Since 1990, his life has been divided between Jerusalem and Berlin. In 2016, he was recognized by the German government for his contribution to the revival of Jewish culture after the dramatic period of the Holocaust.

Organ Festival "Non Sola Scripta": an organ concert featuring a flutist

August 7, 7 pm, the Collegiate Church of St. Cross and St. Bartholomew, tickets: 15-20 PLN

An interesting concert, during which the Swiss organist Olivier Eisenmann will play with flutist Verena Steffen a repertoire intended for just such a duo. In addition, the artists will present themselves in solo works. Programme