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Fri 10 September

Wereld van Witte de With party, hosted by WOR!

Wereld van Witte de With party, hosted by WOR!

We Own Rotterdam is proud to be the host of this years opening party at the Wereld van Witte de With festival. At 21:00 we kick off in the garden of Arminius with Half Way Station and Dion and the Magic Chords. When the clock hits eleven we take the party inside. In Arminius dj’s Dagmar Atladottir, dj duo Tom Hokke and VJ Lantics will let you dance from dusk till dawn in just five hours time.

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Fri 17 September

Cinema Torarica presents Saamaka by Karel Doing

Cinema Torarica presents Saamaka by Karel Doing

An interview by filmmaker/writer Peter Delpeut. The historical film Djoeka (1930) shows us a Dutch team in Suriname, documenting the culture of the Marrons. Saamaka is based on Djoeka.

Fri 10 September

Verstikkingsgevaar

Verstikkingsgevaar

BLAAK10 proudly presents the exhibition ‘verstikkingsgevaar’ of the artist Stefan Gross and Sander Buijk. Both artists create images that arise from or derived from toys.

Sun 12 September

Subjectief Venster

Subjectief Venster

In the context of the fantastic photography, the MK gallery presents the works of three artists with a subjective window. Jasper de Beijer, Wim Bosch and Wynolt Visser.

Thu 07 October

Birdfest

Birdfest

Birdfest takes you back to the jazz vibes from back in the day. In and around the Hofbogen you will experience a musical journey from deep soul and funk to boogie and Hip-Hop.

Sat 23 October

CRIOLINA - ‘GloBrazilian Grooves’

CRIOLINA - ‘GloBrazilian Grooves’

Criolina is a dj-collective from Brasília. The dj’s Barata, Pezão, Oops (BR) and Markinho (NL) play a mix of samba, jazz, funk, samba-rock, carimbó, hip hop, cumbia, bossa nova, psychedelica, afro-beat, samba-reggae, maracatu, forró and other music styles from around the globe. To make a long story short: GloBrazilian Grooves.

Admission: € 5,-

Fri 03 September

Cartoon Festival Rotterdam

Cartoon Festival Rotterdam

From 3 to 5 september the Havenmuseum will be the home for the first Cartoonfestival of Rotterdam. The theme of the festival, the harbor of the future, suits our city well. The festival showcases 100 great cartoonists and a hotel room of H2otel that is transformed into a huge cartoon.

Sat 11 September

Open Studio Spuijbroek / Noordeman

Open Studio Spuijbroek / Noordeman

Jewelry designer Kirsten Spuijbroek & illustrator Jelmer Noordeman not only share a studio, they also produce the cool ZWARD clothing line together.

Today you can visit their studio between 16:00 and 19:00 and get to know the artists and their work.

Sun 12 September

Joost van Oosten Band CD Launch - ‘At A Bullfight’

Joost van Oosten Band CD Launch - ‘At A Bullfight’

Launch of the Joost van Oosten Band’s latest CD At A Bullfight - a blend of jazz, funk and pop with a healthy sprinkling of avant-garde craziness and tongue-in-cheek humour. Presented by Jules Deelder.
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Sun 05 September

Jammen met Joey sorry Max

Jammen met Joey sorry Max

You can play? You can sing? Bring your guitar, synthesizer, pipe organ or triangle and join the jam!

Open-stage jam night by De Fabriek, De Frikandel and Exit.

Thu 09 September

The Cosmic Carnival

The Cosmic Carnival

Club3voor12/Rotterdam present talented bands from Rotterdam in Rotown for free! This time it’s The Cosmic Carnival Summer who just won the Grote Prijs van Nederland and sounds a bit like the Beach Boys and the Bees.

Sun 05 September

Marmalade Madness

Marmalade Madness

Marmalade Madness is the celebration of the ancient tradition of preserving fruit and vegetables with honey and sugar, as the Moors have practiced for centuries.

Giuseppe Licari and Dursun Koca invite you to learn how to be a part of this tradition. Make your own jam with fresh fruits from the summer harvest.

Participation in the workshop is free of charge, but space is limited! Send your reservation to licari_giuseppe@hotmail.com before friday 3 september.

Fri 10 September

De Internationale Keuze van de Rotterdamse Schouwburg

De Internationale Keuze van de Rotterdamse Schouwburg

An international Theatre Festival with controversial theatre, fine arts and debates. With amongst others new performances of Wunderbaum, De Warme Winkel and Michael Laub and fascinating theatrical art of Kris Verdonck.

Sat 11 September

Studio Paniek

Studio Paniek

On the second day of ‘Wereld van de Witte de With’ you can expect ultimate mayhem and panic! In Studio PANIEK. (by MAVV)

Shop

Nen Xavier

Nen Xavier

Tucked away on Eendrachtsweg 55 is this beautiful boutique with austere / playful fashion and accessories by Acne, Cheap Monday, Best Behavior and others. The personnel has a good eye for style and gives great advice, which can be quite dangerous — you walk in wanting to buy some pants and leave with a matching jacket and shoes.

Also in the same space: A hairdresser with Aveda hair care products.

Sun 05 September

Finissage photo expo Short & Sweet

Finissage photo expo Short & Sweet

Short & Sweet work of Ilse Leenders and photographers duo Giesen Leenders will be exhibited at CBK Rotterdam from 06 August – 05 September 2010

Sat 11 September

The shrimp boat

The shrimp boat

All enter the Shrimp boat that docks at the ‘De Scheepjes Westblaak’ The party describes itself as; cheap booze, cheap people and cheap dj’s. But still it’s allot of fun to end your Saturday night here.

Thu 02 September

The Birdcage Opening Party

The Birdcage Opening Party

The opening of the exhibition: ‘The Birdcage’ will be celebrated on September 2nd at gallery KunstInzigt. There will be a human-bird act in a lifesize cage & free drinks!

The exhibition is provided by artists Marleen Pennings and Hanneke van Leeuwen. The artists cage the contrast between humans and animals in a contemporary manner.

Thu 02 September

Test_Lab: Summer Sessions 2010

Test_Lab: Summer Sessions 2010

Come and test new artworks by Anouk Wipprecht, Joachim Rotteveel, Mark Shepard and Ivan Henriques developed at V2_ during this year’s Summer Sessions and enjoy the Summer Sessions cocktails!

Fri 10 September

The Weekand #0 launch event

The Weekand #0 launch event

Be welcome at the distribution event of issue #0 of The Weekand, art magazine for Charlois & greater South.

Thu 30 September

Strange Fruit presents Aloe Blacc (sold out!)

Strange Fruit presents Aloe Blacc (sold out!)

I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey! Aloe Blacc’s song was stuck in my head for weeks. Go check him out, you don’t wanna miss it! After this performance, the boys of the Cheer Up! club gonna make you dance till dawn.

Fri 27 August

Helter Skelter: Hosted by St. Paul

Helter Skelter: Hosted by St. Paul

Do your little dance on the Talking Heads, Vampire Weekend, Hercules and Love Affair, Spoon, The Smiths, The Kinks, Mark Ronson, Kraftwerk and Róisín Murphy.

Sat 11 September

Open Monumentendag 2010

Open Monumentendag 2010

During the Open Monumentendag, thousands of historical buildings (about 4,000!) are open to the public free of charge. Also in our own city you can pay a visit to different beautiful buildings. This years theme is The Nineteenth Century.

Sun 29 August

Luistervinken aan de Plas

Luistervinken aan de Plas

Bring your kids, friends, family, sunglasses and picnic basket and enjoy the free concerts. Let’s hope for some sunshine!

Thu 07 October

Preview Kunstroute Kralingen-Crooswijk

Preview Kunstroute Kralingen-Crooswijk

In the weekend of 9 and 10 October, 100 artists open their doors and welcome you in their studio, gallery or cafe. De Witte Slagerij joins with a large group exhibition. The opening of the Kunstroute also takes place here.

Thu 09 September

Internationals meet Internationals

Internationals meet Internationals

The first get together after summer holidays, with the sounds of DJ Rob. If you feel like having a drink, a nice chat and meeting new international people, then sign up on their Meetup Group.

Tue 31 August

CouchSurfing Rotterdam

CouchSurfing Rotterdam

The Rotterdam Weekly meeting will be visited by approximately 25 to 40 members weekly. The consistence of the group is quite mixed: students, expats, travellers, locals. Altogether a great way to meet fellow CS-ers and exchange experiences or simply have a fun night out.

Sat 04 September

Closing event ‘3rd i - exhibition’

Closing event ‘3rd i - exhibition’

V2_ presents the project ‘3rd I’ as part of the exhibition ‘Adaptation: Designing the Future City’ at the Dutch Culture Centre in Shanghai during the World Expo 2010. However the Rotterdam public can visit the 3rd I project simultaneously at the MK Gallery in Rotterdam.

Sat 28 August

Unshaved Business!

Unshaved Business!

Oh yes a new Ongeschoren Rotterdam pandemonium! Deejays Rip&Jul will spin some great pieces of vinyl with ska jazz funk breaks nusoul oldsoul reggae dancehall poppy and more.

Fri 10 September

It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s Google!

It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s Google!

With their flying artwork Copyright 2010, Dennis de Bel and JODI challenges Google’s intention to copyright our entire reality. During the opening of ‘De Wereld van Witte de With’ they’ll give a live demonstration of this. This project is part of the exhibition CopyClash.

Sat 02 October

Une Soirée DISCO Pour La Redevance

Une Soirée DISCO Pour La Redevance

The official underworld of the Binnenweg festival opening-party! With Pavlov Disco.