Every last wednesday of the month, this talk-show takes place at Cafe Engels. The talk-show has a large focus on arts, culture and literature, contemporary social issues and the forgotten stories of the city. Interesting conversations with interesting guests, live music and Club Ram Horna Late Night Drinks.

Because it’s almost time to say bye-bye for Bazar Bizar to their temporarily spot at the Minishop, they organize a Bingo. First prize is a free stall at the Bazar Bizar market next year. Bingo cards cost 1,- each.

Stories is a series of events about the art of storytelling. The evening offers an original way of enjoying a story with performance, music, art and exotic food and drinks.

Each event focuses on a different country or a culture where a storyteller performs in his/her own language. The audience gets a short description of the story being told so they can follow the storyline as well is fill in the gaps with their own interpretation and imagination. The focus of this installment of Stories is Iceland.

There are many good initiatives in Rotterdam but they’re not always visible enough. Your Space, Klankenhaus and the Rotterdamse Jongerenraad combined their forces to hopefully make a change and make these initiatives more transparent.

7 Days of Inspiration is a national project and tries to take the Netherlands to a higher level from Monday, February 28 ‘till Sunday, March 6, 2011. The project is based on social capital, there is no money involved. On the 2nd of November it’s time for the monthly meetup.

Three speakers as a designer and musician working in an inspiring way to see ‘Plaatjes’. How do musicians deal with images, why are designers so often in a band and how do they influence each other musically and visually? With Rutger Zuydervelt, David Pino and Carlo Ruijgers.

As part of the Paramaribo Perspectives program, TENT and The Unie present a series of debates about the potential and limitations of contemporary art when it comes to understanding a postcolonial, globalized cultural era.

It’s official, there will be a FREEZE Flash Mob in Rotterdam on 23rd October! Ever wanted to be part of something different, fun, and a little bit crazy? This is your chance! Thousands of people all over europe are already taking part.

The most fun and creative netwerk event is back from it’s summerbreak! This time we will meet in the former building of the Raad van de Arbeid. This is the home of Freewheelers, a creative group in Rotterdam North. We also combine our event with the Kunstborrel North.

Monthly talkshow in De Unie. Main ingrediënts: dreams, arts and politics in Rotterdam. Hosts Ernest van der kwast and Eva Brouwer will welcome colourful guests on october 7:

Jan Blankers - city farmer for the homeless

75B & Studio Dumbar - Rotterdam rivals in the race for Dutch Design Awards

Sam Maipauw - director of De Nieuwe Oogst about the Maassilo

Live performance: At No Bikini Beach

Evening on the rhetorical technique of “framing” in Dutch politics, mainly as it is used by Geert Wilders. Language: Dutch.

On 29 and 30 october more than 100 creative businesses in the Delfshaven borough will open their door to the public.

There will also be workshops and other activities which will take place in the bermuda triangle of Historisch Delfshaven – Lloydpier – Coolhaveneiland with De Machinist as the center of the action.

In collaboration with Seeds of Change festival, Van alle markten thuis brings the best of all the world together in one theme based market.

After two successful summer editions we are closing this cultural market season with again some amazing performances, fashion shows, poetry readings and more. And of course there are a lot handmade/homemade products that can be purchased! Afterwards there is also a public debate about the safety in the community in the context of the international peace week

Pressure Cooker is a networking event, where 25 young creatives get to work with a ‘case’ as suggested by a commercial company. After a couple hours, five interesting and useful ideas are presented to the company. The company decides whether and how one or more ideas are put into action.

You are welcome to have a drink at the ‘Kunstborrel’ from the culture scout Feijenoord in the former gymnasium.

We are entering a time of impoverishment. Chances are that the budgets for Arts & Culture will shrink considerably. Time to meet together and see what it really has brought all these years.

This weekend you can visit the Zoo for only 10,- and admire the restored gate! The monumental entrance to Rotterdam Zoo, designed by architect Sybold van Ravesteyn, is back to its former glory.

Debate with Michael Braungart, Joep van Lieshout and Karim Benammar on Cradle to Cradle.

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.

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.