Another Loadbang Rotterdam meeting!

Every first thursdaynight of the month: The Unie Late Night. A talkshow about art, politics and the dreams of the people of Rotterdam.

Discover new ways of urban development and book an inspiring journey of discovery through Rotterdam by bike.

You can pop, lock, break, krump, house, hiphop or even do ballet, but Don’t Step On My Nikes! New monthly jam for ALL dancers, in collaboration with HipHopHuis.

A three day sample sale at Dek22, with amazing brands as KEEP, HERSCHEL SUPPLY and SUPREMEBEING.

Independent writer Moosje Goosen will lead a writing workshop taking place on three Sunday afternoons in ADA; area for debate and art. The workshop is meant for anybody with an interest in writing but might be of specific interest to those artists and curators who use writing as part of their artistic practice.

The Philosophers’ Rally is an international conference held in the Netherlands. This year’s edition takes place in Rotterdam on the 18th and 19th of April, 2012, in the monumental “De Machinist”. The aim of the Rally is to allow philosophers, from students at all levels to well established professors, to engage in debate.

Reading and discussion in collaboration with Nederlandse Franz Kafka-Kring.

Parfum de BoemBoem is a serie of cultural tours along contraction and demolition sites in Rotterdam. The next edition will take place on saturday April 21th. In a two-hour-walk through the city centre of Rotterdam, various happening will be connected: Motel Mozaique, ZigZagCity and the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam.

For one night only the Goliath Flagshipstore will turn into a Beatnik Coffee House! Outspoken perfomances by Jules A. Deelder, de Bubbelebim & Daan Doesborgh. And all the caffeine you need!

Miss You, My West! invites you to the Memory Patterns Workshop, which will take place in an empty shop in Nieuwe Binnenweg 383 on Sunday 25.

Challenge yourself to the max, running, bulgarian bags and kettlebells all rolled into one workout, 13.00-14.30.

Inspired by several artists’ books, artist Patricia Sousa leads this workshop in producing artists’ books from drawings, maps, old books, newspapers, found printed media and/or more traditional materials. This practical workshop is a chance to design, carve, print and fold an edition to take home at the end of this 2 day workshop.

After a succesful 2 years the Lock of Love will be enriched with a plaque. Come and join with your loved one(s) and celebrate with a free lock to seal your love, a glass of sparkling champagne, a pretty picture and more.

When do we take the time to really sit back and look at something? Does our perception of the truth change when we look at it thoroughly? Do we only see what we recognise or is there more than meets the eye? Tonight we will test our “visibility” with photo’s of Hans van der Meer, that are now on show at the exhibition ‘The Netherlands-off the shelf’ at the NAI.