Screening of “15 Ans et Demi”

Fri 26 Aug 2011, 8 pm
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to see the film “15 Ans et Demi” (15 and a Half) of director François Desagnat and Thomas Sorriaux. This highly predictable, yet moderately amusing tale of a widowed scientist (Daniel Auteuil) living 9 months a year in the USA, who returns to his French home to parent his teenage daughter, steers a well worn path in generational differences, yet has some flashes of humour and wit.

Synopsis: “He has solved all problems with micro-biotic apart from one problem: his daughter!”
Philippe Le Tallec, an outstanding scienctist who lives in American for the last 15 years now decides he must return to France to take care of his daughter Eglantine. He hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to build a closer relationship with his teenaged daughter and makes up for the lost time, however, his daughter has other things on her mind rather than spending time with her father…

This holiday is completely different from what he expects and Philippe is disappointed. So he enrolls himself in a workshop for troubled parents, led by Jean-Maxence, a famous psychiatrist in guiding methodology.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles

Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and studnets: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

“Remain Forever” Concert 2011

Fri 02 Sept 2011, 2 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi

“Remain Forever” Concert 2011 will be held on Vietnamese National Day with the performance of top Vietnamese artists from all over the country such as: conductor Le Phi Phi, violinist Bui Cong Duy, Xuan Huy, pianist Pho An My, People’s Artist Quang Tho, singer Dang Duong, Trong Tan, My Linh, Hong Nhung, Nguyen Thao…

Program
Instrumental Music
Return to the Mother land (for Cello & Piano) – Nguyen Van Thuong
Lullaby (for violon & orchestra) – Hoang Duong
Poem symphony Le Chi Vien – Tran Manh Hung
Bèo dạt mây trôi (Folk song arranged for orchestra) – Ngo Hoang Quan
From Suite for Piano and Chầu văn – Traditional music) – Composer: Tue Nguyen.
Concerto grosso for violon, piano,percussion and string – Nguyen Manh Duy Linh

Vocal
Tiếng hát giữa rừng Pắc Pó (Choir & orchestra) – Nguyen Tai Tue
Ngọc lan (song) – Duong Thieu Tuoc
Những ánh sao đêm (song) – Phan Huynh Dieu
Hoa sữa (song) – Hong Dang
Trên đỉnh Phù Vân (song) – Pho Duc Phuong
Họa mi hót trong mưa (song) – Duong Thu

Festa Musicale Pattaya 2012

Festa Musicale Pattaya 2012 (The 5th International Choir Festival): is calling for application
Deadline: 31 Jan 2012
Festa Musicale Pattaya 2012 (The 5th International Choir Festival) will be taken place from 18 to 22 Jul 2012 in Pattaya, Thailand. The Festival Grand Prix Pattaya  is opened for choirs and  individual participants. This year, the competition grand prix will have following categories: B – Children’s choirs, C – Boys’ choirs, D – Youth choirs, E – Adult choirs, F – Folklore without age differences, G – Chamber choirs (women, men, mixed, max. 24 singers), H – Vocal groups without age differences (8 – 16 singers), I – Spiritual, gospel, jazz without age differences.

Registration can be made online via website of Festa Musicale.
For more information about the competition, visit website of Festa Musicale.

Exhibition “Single Mothers’ Voices” in Soc Son District

Welcome to the local people visiting the exhibition
Exhibition: 09 Aug – 09 Sep 2011
Xuan Duc Cultural House, Tan Minh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi

The exhibition of “Single Mothers’ Voices” was displayed at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum from March 7th to August 7th, 2011. It raised a lot of interest within the community because of the social relevance and the humanistic approach of the real life stories through the words of single women. The exhibition was displayed for five months at the museum, and on the morning, August 9th 2011 the Vietnamese Women’s Museum cooperated with the Tan Minh Party Committee and local authorities to lauch the exhibition of “Single Mothers’ Voices” in Tan Minh. Participants are both the single mothers and the people of Tan Minh Commune. Through the exhibition, the local people better understood the single mother’s hardships, thoughts, dreams and future plans.

This exhibition expresses the new approach of the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in cooperation with the community to organize the display about their own community. It also reflects social issues and participation in realizing the goal of equality.

Screening of Italian Films at Cinematheque

One scene of "Miss F"
Fri 26 Aug 2011, 8 pm
Thu 01 Sep 2011, 8 pm
Cinematheque, 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Special screenings of Italian films will be held at Hanoi Cinematheque in honour of the 150th anniversary of the Italian unification. “The Second Wedding Night” will be screened on 26 Aug and “Miss F” on 01 Sep.

“The Second Wedding Night” from director Pupi Avati, is set during the initial years of  World War II. The film follows a single famiy to describe the dire situation of the Italian population.

“Miss F” tells a story of star-crossed lovers from different social backgrounds. It captures Italy during the late 70s and early 80s, at a challenging turning point in its history.

Language: Vietnamese translation via headphones

Free entrance, limited seats.

Favourite Movie Soundtracks at Factory

Fri 26 Aug 2011, 8.30 pm
Factory Bar, 11A Bao Khanh Alley, Hanoi

Come to a live music night with favourite movie soundtracks by Thanh Da Nang ‘s band. The band returns after 2 years and will perform at the Factory Bar this Friday night.
Songs will be played at this live music night:
- Casablanca
- Heart of God
- Feeling Good Nina Simone
- Just the way you are
- All Along The Watchtower
- San Francisco
- Let’s Stay Together
- SUTTER’S MILL
- Sweet Home Alabama
- Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree
- You’re My Speacial Ange
- Elenor

YouPlanet Launch Day

Wed 31 Aug 2011, 11 am – 8 pm
The Match Box
Thu 01 Sep 2011, 9 pm – 12.30 am
The Match Box
40 Cao Ba Quat, Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi
 Factory Bar
11A Bao Khanh lane, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi

YouPlanet is a social media online-network enterprise designed for travelers and businesses in the tourism-related industry. Our online functions serve members and partners all over the world and now we are ready to take a part in Vietnam’s booming social network. We have partnered up with unique cultural F&B establishments to serve you, your colleagues, associates, friends & family a specific themed menu on YOUPLANET LAUNCH DAY.

On 31 Aug there will have 3 sub-themed programs:
1. Biz Networking Lunch:11 am – 2 pm
2. Happy-Hour Drinks: 3 – 5 pm
3. Chambers of Commerce Networking: 6 – 8 pm

Tickets for the business networking lunch are 220,000VND including set lunch by the Matchbox Lounge chef. Please contact kpiper@vietnamreliefservices.org for tickets as any tickets sold directly by us will mean a higher donation to our cause!

On 01 Sep, it’s an after-party DJ Show with entrance fee 100 000 VND including one free drink.
Come and enjoy the music provided by a special guest DJ, reserve a table for $50 including 1 bottle of spirit.
Please contact kpiper@vietnamreliefservices.org for tickets as any tickets sold directly by us will mean a higher donation for our cause!

YouPlanet Vietnam and Co-organisers have decided to support an NGO organisation— Vietnam Relief Services (VRS) with projects on local scale to build & improve communities in Vietnam. Our aim is to raise fund and awareness during YouPlanet Launch.
Contact : kpiper@vietnamreliefservices.org
More Info: www.vietnamreliefservices.org

“Ho Chi Minh City Concert”
Thu 01 Sep 2011, 8 pm
HCMC Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du Street, Ward 1, HCMC

The HCMC Conservatory of Music proudly presents the “Ho Chi Minh Concert” with the performance of musician Pham Hoan Long’s work titled “Ho Chi Minh Concert” by the HCMC Conservatory of Music. The concert is conducted by Merit Artist Tran Vuong Thach and contains 4 parts: The Duty, The Enlightenment, Hopes and Vietnamese Glory.

Program
Part I
Chapter I: The Duty
Chapter II: The Enlightenment
Part II
Chapter III: Hopes
Chapter IV: Vietnamese Glory

Musician Pham Hoan Long is inspired by the famous Dong Thap folk song of the Southern Wetland. With knowledge learnt from his father – Artist Cao Van Ly and other professors who are teaching Masters of Composing at HCMC Conservatory of Music: Professor Nguyen Van Nam, Professor Ca Le Thuan, Professor Nguyen Thiet Phong, Professor Cum Merit Teacher Dao Trong Minh…, and musician Hoan Long hope to contribute something to the Vietnamese music scene.

Skank the Tank III

Fri 26 Aug 2011, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Reggae. Dub. Ska. RockSteady. Jungle. Grime. DnB. Get ready to Skank it up! Slo Lo and friends are back to max out the groove with some chilled beats and some nutty, nutty grime.

Screening Franco Rosso’s 1980 ‘Babylon’, with food, drink and hammocks provided for your pleasure.
Ticket

Ticket price: 50 000 VND (at door) (free before 11 pm)

Photography Exhibition “The Bahnar Minority in Kontum”

Opening: Mon 05 Sep
Exhibition: 05 – 19 Sep 2011
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the photography exhibition “The Bahnar Minority in Kontum” from the work of Nguyen Kinh Chi and Nguyen Dong Chi on the occasion of its bilingual publication.

In 1934, aged 21 years old, Nguyen Dong Chi followed his brother Nguyen Kinh Chi to live in Kontum. During his 10 month stay in Kontum, the two men spent time researching and collecting data on the Bahnar – an ethnic minority living in the city of Kontum and their customs. This ethnology research was published in Every Kontum (Hue, 1937) and now is being translated into English, titled The Bahnar Minority in Kontum (2011) by the Ancient Far East Institute in collaboration with Knowledge Publisher.

Free entry.

Screening of “15 Ans et Demi”

Fri 26 Aug 2011, 8 pm
L’Espace

You are invited to see the film “15 Ans et Demi” (15 and a Half) of director François Desagnat and Thomas Sorriaux. This highly predictable, yet moderately amusing tale of a widowed scientist (Daniel Auteuil) living 9 months of the year in the USA, who returns to his French home to parent his teenage daughter, steers a well worn path in generational differences, yet has some flashes of humour and wit.

Synopsis: “He has solved all problems with micro-biotic apart from one problem: his daughter!”. Philippe Le Tallec, an outstanding scientist who has lived in American for the last 15 years now decides he must return to France to take care of his daughter Eglantine. He hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to build a closer relationship with his teenage daughter and to make up for the lost time, however, his daughter has other things on her mind rather than spending time with her father…

This holiday is completely different from what he expects and Philippe is disappointed. So he enrolls himself in a workshop for troubled parents, led by Jean-Maxence, a famous psychiatrist in guiding methodology.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles

Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

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