A top official in Dubai has urged residents to observe all COVID-19 safety protocols while celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights, over the weekend. Speaking to Gulf News in an exclusive interview, Mohammed Feras Arayqat, director retail registration, retail & strategic alliances, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), said on Thursday, “Every member of Dubai’s diverse community of […] Read more
It has not been easy preparing for next week’s Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival during Covid but attendance is looking strong, an organiser says. More than 12,000 people are expected to attend Forsyth Barr Stadium over the last two days of October with about 70 vendors offering craft beer, gin, wine, martinis and food. […] Read more
A wide selection of music industry bodies have joined forces to issue official advice on how festivals can take place next year, after COVID-19 forced their widespread cancellation this summer. The new planning framework is led by the Association of Independent Festivals, the Events Industry Forum (EIF) and Attitude Is Everything, alongside additional guidance from the Department […] Read more
Ficre Ghebreyesus Through Oct. 24. Galerie Lelong & Co., 528 West 26th Street, Manhattan; 212-315-0470, galerielelong.com. The painter Ficre Ghebreyesus (1962-2012), who makes his New York solo debut with the show “Gate to the Blue,” traveled a long way in his cut-short life. He was born in Eritrea, East Africa, and left at 16 to escape […] Read more
Les Arts Florissants’ 2020 “Dans Les Jardins de William Christie” Festival opened in Thiré, France on August 22 with a performance of Handel’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato,” the composer’s pastoral based on the poetry of John Milton. The production kicked off the annual event that combines the thrilling beauty of Baroque music and […] Read more
A philharmonic orchestra performed to spectator-free Roman ruins in east Lebanon Sunday, after a top summer festival downsized to a single concert in a year of economic meltdown and pandemic. The Baalbek International Festival was instead streamed live on television and social media, in what its director called a message of “hope and resilience” amid […] Read more
Rath Yatra or Chariot Festival is a Hindu festival that is held annually in Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian states. The one that is most famous is the historic Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra that is held in Puri, Odisha in the months of June or July. Also Read – Puri Rath Yatra Can […] Read more
Theaters around the nation are dark. Those who work in them are out of jobs. And even as we begin to reopen, venues designed to hold thousands face the challenge posed by social distance requirements. Can the arts survive? Among the businesses that closed their doors at the start of this pandemic were theaters and […] Read more
France’s cinema bosses fear drive-in screenings, that avoid lockdown laws, are taking away their business FRENCH cinema owners are furious as a novelty drive-in film festival is managing to steer clear of the country’s lockdown rules while they are forced to remain closed. The travelling drive-in film festival which began in Bordeaux this weekend, and […] Read more
Combine active, healthy days with nights of partying at an increasingly popular type of festival, where outdoor pursuits meet live music Keswick Mountain Festival, Cumbria 15-17 May With a view of Skiddaw from your tent, the 13th Keswick Mountain Festival makes the most of its Lake District setting and combines outdoor activities with live music […] Read more
