http://xpatloop.com/http://www.xpatloop.com/images/cms/xs_logo.gifhttp://xpatloop.com/community© XpatLoop.com 2007en-ENinfo@xpatloop.com"While the name of the Leipzig School sounds more and more familiar to art lovers, and its influence on other artists is becoming common knowledge, few people have in fact seen the original works, and few are aware that the art of Leipzig equals a visual idiom that is colourful, eye-catching, entertaining, and at the same time, thought-provoking.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18377Fri, 16 May 2008 05:40:00 GMT"The International Women’s Club Association of Budapest (IWCA) annual ball is always a great night to remember. The date this year is 17 May, the festivities include live entertainment, dancing, French wine and a 3 course dinner.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18485Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT"Founded in 1957, the Danube Folk Ensemble presents their unique repertoire of Hungarian folk at the Duna Palota in Budapest. After the show, you are invited to a cruise trip with a delicious dinner of traditional Hungarian and European style food.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/17708Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT"A Honvéd Ensemble and National Dance Theatre co-production The authors have turned to Géza Gárdonyi’s masterpiece Stars of Eger, one of the most famous historical novels in the Hungarian language.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/12802Fri, 16 May 2008 02:55:00 GMT"The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble presents their great show combining folklore with classical music at the Theatre Budai Vigado in Budapest.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/16560Fri, 16 May 2008 01:50:00 GMT"The popular “Palace of Delights” series continues every Sunday, welcoming children and parents keen to experience handicrafts, educational activities, logical games, intelligent quizzes and various theatre performances. Entry is free.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/15732Fri, 16 May 2008 01:42:00 GMT"Do you wish to make more out of your life in Hungary? This Professional Women's Association event, on Monday 19 May, is open to both sexes. It will take the format of an interactive workshop and includes a Buffet dinner.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18749Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT"The Hungarian National Museum offers a unique programme: The hustle and bustle of museums on May Day !Open from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Entrance is free.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18781Thu, 15 May 2008 10:50:00 GMT"Jazz Salon, guided tour and a lecture by Vilmos Tátrai, the Curator of Medici-exhibition.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18118Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT"It is tax time again. Unlike in the US where 1% of your taxes can only be donated to the incumbent president, Hungary allows you to choose an NGO or charity to donate 1% of your taxes too. Every bit helps, and it might as well go to a good cause!http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18780Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT"We hereby have the honor of inviting you to the first B2B Budapest Networking Fair organized by the Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. The Fair will be held at the Hilton Budapest WestEnd on Monday the 26th of May 2008.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18784Thu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT"2008 is the Year of Renaissance in Hungary. In the historical background of the Year of Renaissance - 2008 is the 550th anniversary of Matthias Corvinus (one of the most important Hungarian kings) coming to the throne of Hungary.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/17858Wed, 14 May 2008 05:30:00 GMT"Renaissance furniture and other art- and craft masterpieces are presented in an exhibition organized in the medieval-looking wing of the castle. Renaissance joie de vivre: good wine and delicious food, the joys of music, the ambiance of medieval market places spiced up by the programmers of contemporary craftsmen and the popular “Periods and Flowers” and “Secret drawers of Furniture” exhibitions.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18768Wed, 14 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT"Péter Esterházy, whom Salman Rushdie introduced as ”one of the most significant writers of world literature today”, was a special guest at the PEN World Voices Festival in New York between 29 April and 2 May.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18764Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT"Join Hungary for Obama for a group photo. Meet 18:30, Thursday 15 May on Roosevelt tér statue/Academy of Sciences parking lot.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18763Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT“Maurice Ravel’s Bolero is a musical tapestry of monumental strength and breadth. As the composer weaves – and setting off from a musical thread – the texture becomes increasingly dense and we find ourselves deeper in the labyrinth.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/16276Tue, 13 May 2008 04:36:00 GMT"The approximately two-hundred works displayed at the exhibition entitled The Splendour of the Medici – Art and Life in Renaissance Florence,was opened on the 550th anniversary of crowning Matthias Corvinus king.http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18641Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT"A bit more of a challenge for English readers - though I don't expect you folks will have any trouble meeting it - is recommendations for Hungarian literature. (Particularly so since there was some outrage that Germany crept in ahead of it despite a clear mandate to visit. These are people who'll know where to go when we arrive.)"http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18757Tue, 13 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT""The long period of Communist rule left a deep mark on the Hungarian people," Pope Benedict XVI remarked during a May 10 meeting with visiting bishops from Hungary."http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18760Tue, 13 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT"The Museum of Ethnography's permanent exhibition offers visitors a glimpse of the material culture of the Hungarian peasantry as it was from the end of the 18th century until the First World War."http://www.xpatloop.com/news/18762Tue, 13 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT