Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.08.2013, Síða 65

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Sauðárkrókur
Loðskinn
Gæran Music Festival
August 16 - 17
At the Gæran Music Festival genres
vary from rap to folk and everything in
between. Performers include Tilbury,
Úlfur Úlfur, Valdimar, XXX Rottweiler
Hundar, Kontinuum, Hymnalaya and
Jónas Sigurðsson.
Siglufjörður
Kaffi Rauðka
KÍTÓN concert
August 24
Women in Music in Iceland concert,
see Akureyri listing for full description.
East Iceland
Egilsstaðir
Sláturhúsið
Icelandic Movie Days
Ongoing Until August 28
All summer long Sláturhúsið hosts
free showings of must-see Icelandic
movies, every night from Monday -
Thursday at 20:00.
All over town
Ormsteiti
August 9 - 18
A harvest festival with carnival,
song contests, pet beauty pageants
and other funky activities that you
won't find inside city perimeters. We
hear Lazy Town will also make an
appearance!
Seyðisfjörður
Skaftafell Center for Visual Art
Bananas
June 17 - August 26
In this evolving exhibit, Danish
artists group A Kassen explores the
connection between Icelandic nature,
bananas and aluminium, as the artists
in residence at Skaftfell from June
through July.
South Iceland
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarborg
Existence - Eiríkur Smith
June 29 - August 25
This exhibition of Eiríkur Smith’s
oil paintings, watercolours and
drawings from 1968-1982 deals with
metaphysical questions of existence
and reality.
Hella
Harvest Family Festival
August 17
This family festival has something for
all ages.
Hveragerði
LÁ Art
The Landscape of Time
June 9 - September 15
The exhibition showcases two
Icelanders Ásgrímur Jónsson and
Arngunnur Ýr, artists from very
different eras, and explores how they
saw the world differently.
Blossoming Days
August 16 - 18
This culture and family festival is an
annual event in “Blossoming Town”
of Hveragerði, known for its health-
centric culture and artistic community.
Keflavík
Reykjanes Art Museum
"Við Geigvænan Mar"
Ongoing Until August 18
A collection of art drawing inspiration
from the harsh nature found around
the Reykjanes peninsula.
Pabbi Minn Er Róinn
All summer
A part of the museum’s boat collection,
featuring more than 20 boats and
accessories.
Brúðir Konu Meyja
All summer
A collection of dolls wearing an
assortment of outfits, including the
traditional Icelandic national costume.
At the seashore the giant lobster makes
appointments with mermaids and landlubbers.
He waves his large claws, attracting those desiring
to be in the company of starfish and lumpfish.
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by the sea
and a delicious lobster
at Fjörubordid in Stokkseyri
Reykjavík
Stokkseyri
Eyrarbakki - The Seashore restaurant
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Summer opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:00 to 22:00
Mosfellsbær
Gljúfrasteinn
Aftanblik Trio
August 18, 16:00
Singer Gerður Bolladóttir, cellist
Victoria Tarevskaia and pianist Katalin
Lorincz.
Jane Austen Concert
August 25, 16:00
Concert based on the work of
Jane Austen. Soprano Þórunn Elín
Pétursdóttir, mezzosoprano Lilja
Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, and pianist Daði
Sverrisson
Reykholt
“Tvær úr Tungunum”
August 17
This event’s name means “two of
tongues” and involves various activities
in Reykholt/Aratunga.
Vatnajokull
Jökulsárlón
Fireworks Show
August 24
This 13th annual fireworks show at
Jokulsarlon in the Vatnajokull Region,
known for its icebergs, creates a
unique colour experience.
Westman Islands
Pompei of the North
On permanent display
Excavation project at the site of the
1973 volcanic eruption on the island of
Heimaey.
West Iceland
Borgarnes
The Icelandic Settlement Centre
The Settlement Exhibition
On permanent display
A thirty minute-long multi-media
exhibit that provides insight into the
settlement of Iceland, from the first
man to step foot on the island, to
the establishment of the world’s first
parliament, Þingvellir. Admission is
2,400 ISK.
The Egils Saga Exhibition
On permanent display
Located in the stone-walled basement
of the Centre, this exhibit leads visitors
through the colourful saga of Egill
Skallagrímssn, one of Iceland’s first
settlers and greatest heroes.
Galtarviti
Lighthouse
Ragnar Kjartansson
Open all summer
Galtarviti in collaboration with Slíjm sf.
invites people to view an exhibit born
from Ragnar Kjartansson’s residency
at Galtarviti. Getting to the lighthouse
can be tricky, but their website offers
a lot of good suggestions www.
galtarviti.org.
Ísafjörður
Bræðraborg
KÍTÓN concert
August 21
Women in Music in Iceland concert,
see Akureyri listing for full description.
Patreksfjörður
Sjóræningjahúsið
KÍTÓN concert
August 20
Women in Music in Iceland concert,
see Aukureyri for full description.
Stykkishólmur
Vatnasafnið / Library of Water
Water, Selected
On permanent display
‘Water, Selected’ is an ongoing
exhibition with twenty four columns
filled with glacier water from all over
the country.
To Place
On permanent display
'To Place' is an audio exhibit offering
insight into the Icelandic psyche,
where you can listen to recordings of
people talking about the weather.
Danish Days Festival
August 16 - 18
This annual festival celebrates
Stykkishólmur’s history as a Danish
trading post.
Súðavík
Melrakkasetrið
KÍTÓN concert
August 22
Women in Music in Iceland concert,
see Akureyri listing for full description.
The Berry On Top
Blueberry Days Festival, All over Ólafsfjörður
August 16 – 18, Events: Free! – 3,500 ISK. Festival pass 5,500 ISK.
Have you tasted the plump Icelandic blueberries yet? Now there is more
than just blueberries to taste, as it is the time for the music and art festival
Blueberry Days of Ólafsfjörður to take place again. Known for his per-
formances with the local elves known as Sigur Rós, the pagan Hilmar
Örn Hilmarsson is one of the stars of the opening concert. And when the
Saturday night fever kicks in one can enjoy songs by Úr Höndum Blóma,
which have been composed to the poems of Pálmi Örn Guðmundsson. KN
Photo credit: Guðný Ágústsdóttir
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