March 14, 2003
Check out the new revised: Best Of Barcelona
Global Candlelight Vigil for Peace
Plaza Sant Jaume. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM tentatively check here for confirmation. winwithouwar and keep your eyes on the papers for a probable "human chain" protest on Saturday at 5pmhttp://www.moveon.org/emergency/ legit antiwar petitions
Happy 5th Anniversary to Barcelona Business Newspaper.
Speed dating
www.citaflash.com Only in spanish at the moment, but meet 7 people for 7 minutes each. And if you like the one that likes you, then you get each other´s stats. I don´t know anyone who has done it here, but I have friend sin NY who say its tons of fun, especially to do in groups of friends. A night out, but it is 35€ with drinks included.
Volleyball
Ok, it's still a little bit cold out, but please email me if you'd be interested in playing regularly - probably on Sundays. Starting in the spring and continuing until it gets too cold in October. Who's in?
Music:
The Customers is a promising new rock band in BCN. They´re really good.
Playing Thursday, March 27th - Rabipelao, c/ Merce 26, 21.30 Metro:
Drassanes or Barceloneta. near CORREOS. free
Thursday, April 3rd - Cervesera Artesana, C/ Sant Agusti 14, near
Rossello, M: Diagonal, 21.30. free
Courses
Intensive Photo Class in spanish. 30 horas Los fines de semana de 15:00 a 21:00.
Días: 23 de marzo, 29 y 30 de marzo, 5 y 6 de abril. Carretes y revelados INCLUIDOS!
Las clases teóricas se hacen aquí mismo, en el Campus. Curso abierto a todo el mundo.
No es necesario tener cámara. Aprende todos los trucos y secretos en 30 horas
40% de teoría y 60% de prácticas (salidas, estudio, etc...) Aprende a hacer las mejores fotografías. Precio: 100 euros (todo incluido) Apúntate http://aved.upc.es/cursos
Art & Culture
today: Friday 14 March Aesthetics and ideology.
Lectures Ignasi Solà-Morales Memorial. Final session. By Ernest Ferré, Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley; at 6 p.m. Free admission. Simultaneous translation. Organized by Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya, ETSAB, Institut d'Humanitats and the CCCB. more info freePicasso: de la caricatura a las metamorfosis de estilo Picasso Museum.
(Montcada, 15-23). Del 18 de febrero al 18 de mayo.The father of Pop Art, Richard Hamilton at MACBA until June 1st. info
Calidoscopi Gaudí. until March 31, en la Casa Amatller Passeig de Gracia, 41. A tiny exhibit, but if you happen to be by Casa Batlló at the Paseo de Gracia metro stop, check it out. free
With a camera and a suitcase
Photos by Cristina Magrané from Iran, Yemen, Ethiopia, Kenya, Syria and Turkey.
Rambla Catalunya, 78 3º 2ªHAREM FANTASIES at CCCB From 17 February to 18 May
Seminar: Why isn’t poverty eradicated?
The responsibility of capital. Multinationals and financial markets, by Ángel Martínez, Professor of International Economics and Development at the University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.CCCB info Monday 17 March at 7.30 p.m.Seminar: Discourses on the crisis in Latin America: Argentinean culture between 1976 and 2002. J. L. Ortiz: the secret master of contemporary Argentinean poetry, by María Teresa Gramuglio. CCCB more info Thursday 20 March at 7:30pm
Las Fallas
They build these giant satirical statues and have them on display until the 19th of March when they burn all of them. It's a fiesta worth checking out, and it';s not far away. Trains to Valencia can take anywhere from 3-5 1/2 hours ranging from 18-30 euros each way
tourist office in Valencia 96.351.0417 link
LINKS
http://www.moveon.org/emergency/ real antiwar petitions
Check out past reports with great information.
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Hasta la próxima,
christinecscharf@wanadoo.es
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