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4 Nov 2015
Listapad 2015 to open to strains of jazz on 6 November
The official ceremony will kick off at 19h00. The ceremony will be wrapped up with a screening of Guillaume Nicloux’s film Valley of Love...
4 Nov 2015
The Castles of Belarus: Mir-Nesvizh project presented in Moscow
The event was timed to multiple dates: 70th anniversary of the UNESCO, the 60th anniversary of Belarus’ membership in the UNESCO, the 15th anniversary of Mir Castle’s inclusion and 10th anniversary of that of the Nesvizh Palace in the UNESCO World Heritage List...
3 Nov 2015
Belarus’ Our Children charity event scheduled for 10 December-10 January
As part of the charity campaign heads of Belarusian government bodies, local executive committees will visit orphanages, foster families, family-type foster homes, children’s hospitals to wish Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and give presents to children...
2 Nov 2015
7-year-old Belarusian among Youth America Grand Prix top ten
Belarusian participant Vera Shpakovskaya, a student of the Minsk Ballet School Vezhnovets, was ranked inside the top ten among 86 competitors aged 8-12...
2 Nov 2015
Belarus’ high-ranking officials take part in documentary play on women's rights
The play Seven was first staged in New York in 2008. Since then, it has been performed in different countries with the participation of some 600 public figures – government officials, MPs, representatives of public associations. Belarus is the 28th country to stage the play...
2 Nov 2015
Three Italian visa application centers to open in Belarus in November
The visa application center in Minsk will open on 16 November, in Gomel – on 18 November, in Brest – on 20 November. Starting from 2 November, it is possible to book an appointment with the visa application centers online...
2 Nov 2015
Writers from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia partaking in literature festival in Gomel
The ninth international festival of Slavic literature will officially open in Gomel on 5 November. Attending the event will be over 60 writers and poets from Belarus and other countries of the CIS...
2 Nov 2015
Belavia has no plans to reroute flights to Egypt
Belavia noted that European airlines have decided to adjust only those transit routes that go over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. These include flights from Europe to India, Thailand, and Singapore...
1 Nov 2015
Minsk to host Dance Expo 2015 on 7-8 November
The festival will be held at the Palace of Sports in Minsk. Partaking in it will be more than 3,000 dancers. The participants will compete in hip-hop, street dance, jazz, modern, dance show, cheerleading, and skateboarding...
31 Oct 2015
Belarus Events Calendar: November 2015
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
30 Oct 2015
Belarus expands network of toll roads
The BelToll system included over 300km of new roads. Among them are highways M5 and M6, P99, P23 and P21...
30 Oct 2015
Belarusian Music Autumn to open in Minsk 5 November
The festival will open with a concert to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of renowned composer Yuri Semenyako who wrote music for operettas and musicals and chaired the Belarusian Union of Composers...
30 Oct 2015
UN70 Belarus Express returns to Minsk after journey around Belarus
During the journey from Vitebsk to Minsk participants of the UN initiative will focus on the achievement of 17 Global Goals – partnership for the sake of sustainable development...
29 Oct 2015
Lewis names Team Belarus roster for Euro Ice Hockey Challenge training camp
Team Belarus will hold its training camp at Minsk Arena on 2-4 November. After that the Belarusian national team will travel to Latvia’s Liepaja to play Italy...
28 Oct 2015
Chamber ensembles from five countries to compete in Oginsky International Competition
The event will mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Michal Kleofas Oginski celebrated in 2015. The list of participants includes 24 ensembles (85 musicians) from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania...
27 Oct 2015
Scientists from 22 countries partaking in Physics Week in Minsk
“Physics Week opened on 27 October with the International Conference on Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (ICQOQI'2015). The working language of the conference is English, which attests to the high level of the event”...
27 Oct 2015
Days of Polish Cinema in Mogilev on 12-15 November
Belarusian movie enthusiasts will be offered a retrospective of films by Polish director Krzysztof Krauze. He is also famous as a scriptwriter, cameraman, actor, and intellectual. Krzysztof Krauze is one of the most renowned modern Polish directors of auteur films...
26 Oct 2015
18 countries apply for Minsk International Christmas Singing Competition
The first Minsk International Christmas Singing Competition was held in December 2014 and drew a wide response in the music world. The first forum gathered more than 150 young singers from 20 countries...
26 Oct 2015
Belarus, UAE step up cooperation in sport
The visit of Belarusian delegation took place within the framework of the memorandum of understanding signed by the Presidential Sport Club and the Abu Dhabi Ice Sports Club in Minsk in January 2015...
26 Oct 2015
Baranovichi, Orsha, Volkovysk to join Child Friendly City initiative in 2015
Twenty-two Belarusian cities have joined the Child Friendly City initiative so far. This high status was awarded to Brest in 2014...
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