Krakow's award-winning film club
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 28th February 2008
The light in the screening room dims, so you can barely see your neighbors sitting beside you on simple folding chairs.

Cafe Botanica: A green city center break
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 15th February 2008
This time of year ? when the exhilaration brought by the New Year wears off, and the hope promised by the early spring seems still too far away ? can be difficult.

Remembering Kieslowski at Juliusz Slowacki Theater
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 25th January 2008
The Juliusz Slowacki Theater will host a concert Jan. 25 of Wojciech Kilar's music, commemorating Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski.

Warm winter, cold beer at Pod Wawelem
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 25th January 2008
This year's strangely warm winter encourages you to, among other things, take a walk around Planty Park.

Nowakteufelknyrim opens at Manggha
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 19th January 2008
The Manggha Center of Japanese Art and Technology invites you to an exhibition presenting highlights of German communication design. The exhibition, co-organized by the Goethe Institute of Krakow, is entitled "Dimension der Flache" (meaning "Dimension of Surface") and will be open from Friday, Jan. 18, until March 2, with a free pre-exhibition reception to be held on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 18:00.

Where jazzy tunes meet fin de siecle
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 19th January 2008
Enjoying the fame of one of the best live music clubs in Krakow (and as some say, the whole country), Stalowe Magnolie definitely seems like a place worth visiting. What's all the fuss about? Let's take a look.

Rynek Glowny goes folk
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 23rd August 2007
The fair has come to Rynek Glowny. From August 17-26, Rynek Glowny has been hosting the 31st Fair of Folk Art, accompanied by these smaller folklore events: the third European Fair of Art and Artistic Handicraft, the third Malopolska Folk Culture Days and the second Festival of City Folklore.

Joe Cocker graces Krakow and spoils Poland with five performances this year
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 10th August 2007
Joe Cocker, the British artist recognized by his characteristic hoarseness, will perform on Monday, August 13, at the WKS Wawel Stadium. The singer seems to be spoiling the Polish audience, as the Krakow performance will be one of five to take place in the country this year.

Tool and Chris Cornell headline this year's Metal Hammer Festival
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 2nd August 2007
This year's Katowice Metal Hammer Festival in Spodek Hall promises a feast for heavy metal fans, bringing together artists from all around the world and a range of genres.

Rope Park opens: Krakow has a new attraction for thrill-seekers
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 26th July 2007
At the end of ul. Widlakowa, behind the ramshackle buildings of Pychowice, there is a small forest with a little clearing and a large sign ? "Krakowski Park Linowy" ("Krakow Rope Park").

Renowned British band Porcupine Tree to perform
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 22nd July 2007
Renowned British progressive rock band, Porcupine Tree, will perform on Saturday, July 7, in Hala Wisly, supported by a promising young group, Pure Reason Revolution, also from the UK.

Genesis turns it on again at Silesian Stadium
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 22nd July 2007
Legendary British rock group Genesis will perform on the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow on Thursday, June 21. This appearance will be part of the "Turn it on Again Tour," the band?s first following a 9-year hiatus.

Bilingual poetry to be read at Jaszczury Club, Americans and Poles to meet
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 22nd July 2007
Jaszczury Club is holding the annual Polish-American poetry meeting on Thursday, June 14 at 18:00. This year?s guests will include C.K. Williams, Adam Zagajewski, Cecillia Wolloch and Krystyna Lenkowska.

Foreign students still on the rise
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 22nd July 2007
About 2,000 foreign students are in Krakow, a number that has grown steadily in recent years.About half the students -- 1,009 -- are at Jagiellonian University.

Modern Architecture ? Lectures in Manggha
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 22nd July 2007
The Manggha Center of Japanese Art and Technology has prepared a two-course feast for all admirers of modern architecture. In the following week, two lectures will be delivered as part of the series,"What is Architecture?"

Chamber Music in Manggha
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 22nd July 2007
The Manggha Center of Japanese Art and Technology will hold a chamber music concert on May 20 at 19:00.

The Earth revolves around... soup
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 20th July 2007
On Saturday, May 19, pl. Nowy on Kazimierz, along with the surrounding streets, will turn into the biggest restaurant in the city, as Krakow welcomes the Sixth International Soup Festival. Celebrating what some may think is just a banal dish has turned out to be a splendid idea. Every year hundreds of inhabitants and tourists gather in the heart of Kazimierz to sample, learn new recipes or just have a good time.

643th Anniversary of Jagiellonian University's Governing Council
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 5th July 2007
On Friday, May 11, the Governing Council of Jagiellonian University commemorated its 643th anniversary.

Japanese Art: Stanislawski and His Students
Krzysztof Skonieczny | 5th July 2007
One hundred years after Jan Stanisławski's death, the Manggha Center of Japanese Art and Technology has organized an exhibition of his works.