Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.06.2008, Blaðsíða 39

The Forbidden Kingdom
Sambíóin Álfabakki, Regnboginn,
Sambíóin Akureyri
The Hunting Party
Sambíóin Álfabakki, Sambíóin Kring-
lan, Sambíóin Keflavík, Sambíóin
Akureyri, Sambíóin Selfoss
U2-3D
Sambíóin Álfabakki
What Happens in Vegas
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó, Regnboginn
Zohan
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó, Regnboginn,
Borgarbíó, Sambíóin Keflavík
The Happening (June 11)
Flawless (June 11)
Wanted (June 08)
The Bank Job (June 18)
Meet Bill (June 18)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince
Caspian (June 18)
Movie Theatres
Regnboginn, Hverfisgata 54
101 Reykjavík, Tel. 551-9000
Háskólabíó, Hagatorg
107 Reykjavík, Tel. 525-5400
Laugarásbíó, Laugarás
104 Reykjavík, Tel. 565-0118
Smárabíó, Smáralind
201 Kópavogur, Tel. 564-0000
Sambíóin, Álfabakki 8
109 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Sambíóin, Kringlan 4-12
103 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Sambíóin Akureyri, Ráðhústorg
600 Akureyri, Tel. 461-4666
Nýja-Bíó, Hafnargata 33
230 Reykjanesbær, Tel. 421-1170
Selfossbíó, Eyrarvegur 2
800 Selfoss, Tel. 482-3007
Events
Can you see with your ears, or
hear with your eyes?
June 16
The Reykjavik School of Visual Art will
offer a course designed for 9-12 year
old participants in which they experi-
ment with the idea of listening with
their eyes and seeing with their ears.
Students will study sound in the envi-
ronment and games and studies will
emphasise sensing the surroundings.
The course’s supervisors are Þórunn
and Þóranna Björnsdóttir who are
both sound specialists aswell as visual
artists. For more information call 695
0262 (Þórunn). The course will start on
the 16 of june and last 2 weeks. Regis-
tration is at www.myndlistaskolinn.is
or call 551-1990.
Organ Market
Every weekend
This summer Organ will open a
diverse market outside of the pub.
Every weekend will have a theme,
such as clothes, music, art and so on.
The Market will be open on Fridays
and Saturdays between 2 and 7 PM.
Live music and food will be available.
Anyone interested in participating
in the market can send an e-mail to
organthememarket@gmail.com or call
694-6844. A schedule is available at
www.myspace.com/organmarket.
Icelandic Courses
June 9
Alþjóðahúsið now offers a series of
courses in the Icelandic Language
starting June 9. There are 3 main
courses, a 40 hour course, a 20 hour
course, and the crash course, a quick
lesson in commonly used Icelandic
phrases, for those who most likely
won’t have time to get a firm grip on
the native tongue but want to make
communications easier. For more
information see www.ahus.is or to
register send an e-mail to audur@ahus.
is or call 5309315.
Viking Festival 2008
June 12 - 17
The Viking Festival has it all. A Viking
Market, Story-tellers, ancient games,
music, archery and even duelling.
Everyone has wanted to be a Viking
at one point or another and the
Viking Village in Hafnarfjörðu (just 10
minutes drive from the city centre) is
the perfect place to do it. Starting on
the 12th and ending on the 17th, the
Viking Festival is a good way to have
some fun with family or friends.
For more information see www.
fjorukrain.is.
Independence Day – 17 Júní
June 17
The Icelandic Independence Day is
a day of celebration throughout the
entire country. Concerts, games, food
stalls, balloons, bonfires, parties,
there’s something for everyone. The
itinerary has yet to be announced but
will be widely advertised. Have a hot-
dog, crack open a brew and smile!
Listings | Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 07 2008 | B7
AIM - 2008
Music
From June 12 to 16, the city of Akureyri
will be awash in music from all corners
of the globe, featuring every genre
from Techno to Classical to local Folk
music. For three consecutive years, the
Akureyri International Music Festival
has brought in a diverse array of musi-
cians from as far as Australia and Ar-
gentina, and as close as Akureyri itself
for the cultural enrichment of the city
of Akureyri and of interested festival-
goers from across the nation. High-
lights include the Australian Rockabilly
Jazz band Hoodangers accompanied
by German trumpet player Sebastian
Studnitzky playing at Marína on Fri-
day 13. Saturday night, Kimi Records
night takes over the program, featur-
ing Mugison, Retro Stefson and Helgi
and Hljóðfæraleikaramir playing at the
Green Hat, N3 and Musical Jokers at
Sjallinn, and Von at Vélsmiðjan. Tickets
available at www.midi.is. Full program
is included in the Grapevine’s music
listings.
www.artmuseum.is T +354 590 1200artmuseum@reykjavik.is F +354 590 1201
Listasafn Reykjavíkur
Reykjavik Art Museum
Hafnarhús, Tryggvagata 17
Open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursdays to 10 p.m.
Hafnarhús
May 15 – August 24
Experiment Marathon
Reykjavik
Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
and Olafur Eliasson
May 18 – August 31
Dreams of the Sublime
and Nowhere In Contem-
porary Icelandic Art
Curated by Æsa Sigurjóns-
dóttir
May 18 – August 31
Where am I?
May 18 – December 31
Jóhannes S. Kjarval
Reykjavik Art Museum
May 18 – July 20
Martha Schwartz –
I Hate Nature – ‘Aluminati’
Kjarvalsstaðir
Kjarvalsstaðir, by Flókagata
Open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
Free admission.
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