Beginning in October, professionally-trained photographer Kelli Salter will be offering a 10-week class covering the basics of great photography.  You’ll learn about camera equipment, shutter speeds,  composition, exposure, and photo styling.  Whether you are interested in starting a new hobby or would simply like to take better pics of your family, this course can get …

Taste Hungary has added a second date for their Harvest Day Trip to Tokaj—Saturday, October 9th. The October 16th trip is nearly full.
There are a few adjustments to the schedule (see below), including a third winery visit to the wonderful family-owned Erzsébet Pince in Tokaj, where you can taste  the wine accompanied by local …

Join Friends of Canada on Margit Island, Saturday Sep. 4th, for our 2nd annual pot luck, family day event. Commences at 9:30 am, with activities for the kids until 2 pm. Free registration. Participants are asked to bring a pot luck dish serving 4-5 people, blankets to sit on, re-usable plates and utensils, soft drinks …

Musicians, comedians and performers are all welcome to come along and entertain the crowd at this special evening of fun.
If you would like to perform, please register in advance. For full details of how to do so, please email Contact@babybluebanana.com
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For the audience, this is your opportunity to see and hear some of Budapest’s new talent …

Now first mini WAMP at the Sziget Festival! Come and visit the Hungarian designers while you are having a party. And if then your ear got clogged up …

Take a coffee break with  Budapest’s International Women’s Club.
When: Thursday, 19 August
10 am – 12 pm

Where: Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, Erzsébet Körút 43-49
Public Transportation: m1 train to oktogon station
4/6 tram to király utca/erzsébet körút/teréz körút
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Non-members are welcome to attend for a special fee.
Come sign up for an IWCA membership or renew your previous membership.

Sziget’s great, but there is more:  the Kaposvár International Chamber Music Festival starts this weekend, bringing together some of the best international and home-grown classical musicians playing today.
www.kaposfest.hu

The flag hoisting ceremony on Indian Independence Day, August 15, 2010
will be held at 9:00 AM at the Indian Embassy Residence.
Ambassador of India HE Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta will hoist the National Flag. This would be followed by patriotic songs and the ambassador reading a message by the President of India.
Indian Nationals and Friends of …

Connect and reconnect with NAWA members at the summer coffee and chat morning.
The 2010-2011 Surviving and Thriving Guide will also be available to help you get a jump on the September rush.
When: August 12, from 10:00 – 12:00
Where: Angelika Cafe and Restaurant, Batthyány tér 7, I. district.
Public transportation: M2 metro, Batthány tér station.
For more info …

There’s so much more than singing in the bath, although that’s here too.  If you are looking for one of the more unusual acoustic experiences in Budapest this summer, try out the third-annual Kúlúrfürdő (Culture Bath) Festival, taking place in the Turkish Baths on Frankel Leo street in Buda.  Concerts and events start today, August …

Paul Foot is a unique talent in British comedy and we are absolutely delighted that he has managed to squeeze in a visit to Budapest by literally taking a 24-hour break from his Edinburgh Festival show.
One of the comedy world’s true eccentrics, Paul Foot is a flamboyant one-off whose inspired rantings …

WAMP design conquest began on a hot summer day in July, during the previous football world championship. In the time that passed between the two football-events, more than 50 fairs have been organised. The suberb atmosphere of was ensured by excellent designers, musicians, other performers and of course by your participation!
Now it’s time to celebrate! …

The Ökotárs Foundation announces the Tree of the Year Contest in Hungary for the first time. Any individual, informal group or organization can nominate their favorite tree with a story. The foundation is not looking for the oldest, the tallest, the biggest, the most beautiful or the rarest trees, but for the most lovable tree; …

Now that the skeeter abatement program seems to have had an effect, it’s finally time for movie and music in the park.   Enjoy high quality films  and concerts for free, as Millenáris features open-air movies every night of the week, from now through August 8th.  Each evening begins with a little something for the youngest …