Reykjavík Grapevine - 28.08.2010, Blaðsíða 22

Outside Reykjavík | Venue finder
Keflavík
Suðsuðvestur
www.sudsudvestur.is
Hafnargata 22
230 Reykjanesbær
421-2225
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarborg
www.hafnarborg.is
Strandgata 34
220 Hafnarfjörður
585-5790
Borgarnes
The Icelandic Settlement Centre
www.landnam.is
Brákarbraut 13-15
310 Borgarnes
437-1600
Stykkishólmur
Vatnasafnið / Library of Water
www.libraryofwater.is
Akureyri
Akureyri Art Museum
www.listasafn.akureyri.is
Kaupvangsstræti 12
600 Akureyri
461 2610
Populus Tremula
poptrem.blogspot.com/
Kaupvangsstræti 12
600 Akureyri
Kunstraum Wohnraum
Ásabyggð 2
600 Akureyri
Mývatn
Mývatnsstofa
Hraunvegi 8
660 Mývatn
464-4390
www.visitmyvatn.is
Egilsstaðir
Sláturhúsið
Kaupvangi 7
700 Egilsstaðir
470-0692
Seyðisfjörður
Skaftfell
www.skaftfell.is
Austurvegur 42
710 Seyðisfjörður
472-1632
Hveragerði
LÁ Art
www.listasafnarnesinga.is
Austurmörk 21
210 Hveragerði
483-1727
Culture Night Part II
Akureyri Town Festival
Akureyri, Free
Culture Night was fun, wasn’t it? Art stuff in the morning, cotton candy in the
afternoon, fireworks and getting drunk at night – what a blast. If you don’t want the
fun to end – it doesn’t have to be over. In the north of this beautiful island you can
attend Akureyri Town Festival aka Culture Night Part II. After “Walking with Ghosts”
through the town of Akureyri on Friday afternoon, you can do some head banging
to live music from Myrká or enjoy the experimental sounds of Völva. On Saturday
there are a lot of new openings in almost every gallery in Akureyri – so you have the
art part covered – and then get back to the booze at the carnival. Hey! Ho! Let’s go!
Road trip to Akureyri! WW
Step Into The Light
World Light Festival
Lagafellsskoli & Álafosskvos, Mossfellsbær, Free-11.000 ISK
We could all use a bit of lightening up now and then. Our jobs are too stressful, our
family are a bunch of douchers, beer is too expensive in the bars and you can’t find
a fucking decent selection of fruit anywhere. And now they are cranking up our
taxes to high heaven. It’s enough to make you hole up in a cavern and sulk for a
while. Dutch spiritual teacher Prajnaparamita hopes to drag us out of our caves and
bring some positive energy into our hearts and minds as she will be coming to hold
seminars at the World Light Festival. The event is focused on bringing compassion
and healing to the Icelandic community and will host a series of presentations and
courses to enlighten and invigorate. Check out the full schedule at www.heimsljos.is,
and find your inner-peace. RL
RVK Unplugged
Melodica Acoustic Festival Reykjavík
Hemmi & Valdi, Café Rósenberg, Slippsalurinn. Free, donations accepted
An international festival unlike any other, the Melodica Festival is more like a
franchise of acoustic events. Held in six cities worldwide at various times of the year
(Århus in Denmark just joined the ranks this year), the Reykjavík edition is curated
by troubadour-jester Svavar Knútur. Now in its fifth year, the event has its longest
and most eclectic list of performers, with unlikely unplugged sets by Bloodgroup,
Sykur and Morðingjarnir. There will also be three international songsters, Jona Byron
from Australia, and Neil Gay and Mal Skene from the UK. This is an acoustic fest
that's sure to please everyone’s palate. Full event info on Facebook. RL
Science Fiction in 1997
Escape From New York at
Hangover Movie night
Prikið, 22:00, Free
In 1981, when ‘Escape From New York’
was filmed, the late ‘90s appeared as
the future. It’s 1997, World War III is just
over and the Soviet Union is still the
number one enemy of the United States.
In this scenario Snake Plissken, played
by Kurt Russel, needs to rescue the
president. He has twenty-four hours to
retrieve a cassette tape that contains
important information on nuclear fusion.
Watching Snake fight his way through
the futuristic nineties, you can just hang
out and chill after an eventful weekend.
Sitting on the counter with your choice
of hangover-killing beverage and free
popcorn, you’ll experience the unique
laid back cinema ambiance Prikið offers
every Sunday. Nothing better than that.
WW
There's something kind of cosy about
calling an international festival 'local'.
Maybe the festival is so homelike to
its foreign performers that they feel
like locals? Maybe it refers to the
tight-knit feeling theatre performers
get in whatever country they go to?
Regardless, this three-year old event
is set to hit stages all over town for
five days to showcase some bright
theatre talent from the Nordic countries,
Germany and, of course, the locals. This
year's festival will also feature a slew
of post-show Q&As, a panel on Nordic
theatre a massive closing party in
collaboration with the Reykjavík Dance
Festival. Go take in a rare chance for
some top notch stagework. For the full
schedule consult www.lokal.is. RL
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Off The Local Stage
LÓKAL International Theatre
Festival
Various locations and times
2200-13.000 ISK, 1000-1500 ISK
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