This week in the Agenda of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture

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Events by the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency on culture-arts, cultural heritage, urban implementations and urban culture keep on embracing Istanbul residents.

This week in the Agenda of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture:
2nd Orange Flower International Plastic Arts Colony Exhibition
Event: 2nd Orange Flower International Plastic Arts Colony Exhibition
Date: 1-15 December
Time: 09:00-18:00
Venue: Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

"Music on the Istanbul Stage" Exhibition
Event: "Music on the Istanbul Stage" Exhibition
Date: 2-31 December
Time: 11:00-19:00
Venue: Istanbul Photograph Center Leica Gallery
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

In Tune with the Harp: 1st International Istanbul Harp Meeting
Event: In Tune with the Harp - Workshop
Date: 1 December
Time: 10:00-15:00
Venue: Ortaköy Cultural Center
*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media

Event: Arianna Savall / Quintet Albert Long Hall
Date: 2 December
Time: 19:30
Venue: Boğaziçi University
*Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: Mairie Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
Date: 3 December
Time: 19:30
Venue: Çırağan Palace, Mabeyn Hall
*Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: 2 Polyphonic Concerts from 3 Choirs
Date: 3 December
Time: 21:00
Venue: İTÜ Maçka Mining Faculty Mustafa Kemal Amphitheatre
*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media

Event: Helene Breschand
Date: 4 December
Time: 19:30
Venue: Borusan Music House
*Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: Isabelle Moretti
Date: 5 December
Time: 19:30
Venue: Notre Dame De Sion French High-School - Performance Hall
*Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: In Tune with the Harp - Workshop
Date: 5 December
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Venue: Art of Harp Association Center
*Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: Andrew Lawrence King
Date: 7 December
Time: 19:30
Venue: Notre Dame De Sion French High-School - Performance Hall
*Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

"Istanbul World Music Festival" (WOMIST)
Event: "Sounds of Mediterranean"
Date: 3 December
Time: 20:30
Venue: Istanbul Congress Center
*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media

Event: “Goldberg Variations”
Date: 4 December
Time: 20:30
Venue: Istanbul Congress Center
*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media



Event: ”Balkan Winds”

Date: 10 December
Time: 20:30

Venue: Lütfi Kırdar Kongre Merkezi

*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media



Event: ”Meeting of Three European Capitals of Culture”

Date: 17 December

Time: 20:30

Venue: Lütfi Kırdar Kongre Merkezi

*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media



Concert
Event: Italian CC/ Piero Mazzochetti Opera Arias Concert
Date: 4 December
Time: 19:30
Venue: İtalyan Cultural Center
* Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Guitar Sounds in Tarlabaşı
Date: 5 December
Time: 19:00
Venue: Muammer Karaca Theatre
* Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Music of Istanbul's Architecture" - 9 (Our Armenian Composers)
Date: 7 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Armenian Catholic Church – Taksim
* Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Guitar Sounds in Tarlabaşı
Date: 8 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Avni Akyol Anatolian High-School of Arts
* Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Guitar Sounds in Tarlabaşı
Date: 19 December
Time: 15:00
Venue: Bilgi University Dolapdere Campus
* Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Legendary Ladies of Istanbul
Date: 8 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Güngören - Culture and Art Center
* Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Legendary Ladies of Istanbul
Date: 14 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Başakşehir - Cultural Center
* Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Istanpoli - Kassas
Event: Istanpoli - Kassas
Date: 4 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Zeytinburnu Culture and Art Center
* Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: Istanpoli - Kassas
Date: 5 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Tuzla İdris Güllüce Cultural Center
* Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: Istanpoli - Kassas
Date: 6 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Ümraniye Atakent Cultural Center
* Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: Istanpoli - Kassas
Date: 7 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Sancaktepe Municipality Samandıra Cultural Center
* Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Event: Istanpoli - Kassas
Date: 8 December
Time: 20:00
Venue: Güngören Erdem Beyazıt Cultural Center
* Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media

Exhibitions
Event: "Istanbul World Musişcs Festival" Photograph Exhibition
Date: 1-26 December
Time: 10:00-19:00
Venue: Sanat Limanı
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "A Bunch of Flowers" Exhibition
Date: Until 2 December
Time: 17:00
Venue: Bağlarbaşı Cultural Center
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Istanbul's Treasures Reflected on Paper" Art of Kaat'ı Exhibition
Date: 3-5 December
Time: 14:30
Venue: Akatlar Cultural Center
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Sultans of Poetry Exhibition
Date: 4 December
Time: 16:00
Venue: Divan Literature Foundation
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Alliance of Civlizations International Philately Exhibition
Date: 5-15 December
Venue: Turkish Islamic Arts Musum
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Mahya Design Competition
Date: 8 - 29 December
Time: 17:00
Venue: Yeni Camii Hünkar Kasrı (New Mosque's Sultans Mansion)
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Traditional Turkish Book Arts: Masters of Today
Date: 10 -31 December
Time: 16:00
Venue: Fatih Ali Emiri Cultural Center
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Csontváry: An Extraordinary Master of the Hungarian Painting"
Date: Until 12 December
Time: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00 / Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
Venue: Pera Museum
*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media

Event: Portable Art: "Heyday-Spread of Innovations" Exhibition
Date: Until 14 December
Time: 16:00
Venue: Sefaköy Cultural Center
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Kameraphoto Exhibition
Date: Until 18 December
Time: All Day
Venue: Cezayir Restaurant
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: History and Destruction in Istanbul / Ghost Buildings - Exhibition
Date: Until 23 December
Time: From 10:00 to 19:00 Everyday except Sundays
Venue: Cumhuriyet Art Gallery
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Istanbul Art Biennial of Children and Youth
Date: Until 25 December
Time: From 10:00 to 18:00 except Mondays
Venue: Sanat Limanı, Haydarpaşa Train Station, Tuzla İdris Güllüce Cultural Center
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Istanbul Art Biennial of Children and Youth" Percussion Workshop
Date: 2 December
Time: 13:00 – 13.45
Venue: Warehouse #5 (Sanat Limanı)
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Istanbul Art Biennial of Children and Youth" Concert and Body Performances
Date: 2 December
Time: Monologue 13:30 - 14:30 Dance (Folklore) 17:00-18:00
Venue: Warehouse #5 (Sanat Limanı)
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Concert and Body Performances
Date: 3 December
Time: Theatre 10:00 - 12:00 Step show 13:30 - 14:30 Ryhthm 15:00 - 16:00
Venue: Warehouse #5 (Sanat Limanı)
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Sea of Marble: A Navigational Convergence
Date: Until 26 December
Time: Except Mondays 10:00 - 19:00
Venue: Sanat Limanı
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Edge Of Arabia/ Transition
Date: Until 26 December
Time: Except Mondays 10:00 - 19:00
Venue: Sanat Limanı
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Hammer-Purgstall" Exhibition
Date: Until 30 December
Venue: Austrian Culture Office
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Mimar Sinan meets Palladio in Istanbul" Exhibition Opening
Date: Until 31 December
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
Venue: MSFAU Tophane-i Amire Cultural Center
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: 'Art with Pebbles' Installation
Date: Until 31 December
Venue: Hasköy Park, Golden Horn
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Molecular (ISTANBUL) Installation by Serge Spitzer
Date: Till the end of 2010
Time: 11:00 – 18:00
Venue: Hasköy Mayor Synanogue
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media (Upon permission)

Event: "To be in Istanbul, being an Istanbulite" Statue Installation
Date: Until December 31
Venue: Caddebostan Dalyan Park
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Sarah Zucker "Invisible Musicians" Exhibition
Date: Until December 31
Time: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00-17:00 Saturday-Sunday: 10:00-19:00
Venue: Rahmi M. Koç Museum
*Paid Admission

Event: Istanbul 1910-2010: The City, Built Environment and Architectural Culture Exhibition
Date: Until 16 January
Time: From 10:00 to 20:00 everyday except Mondays
Venue: Santral İstanbul
*Paid Admission
*Open for the Media

Other
Event: International Cooperation Platform Conference
Date: 3-5 December
Venue: Swissotel
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Istanbul Woman - Woman Istanbul "Woman Politicians of Istanbul" Panel
Date: 4 December
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Women Works' Library
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Ottoman Culture and Tasavvuf” Talks
Date: 4 December
Time: 14:00
Venue: Yenikapı Mevlevi Lodge
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Sema Ceremony
Date: 5 December
Time: 14:00
Venue: Yenikapı Mevlevi Lodge, Zeytinburnu
*Paid Admission
*Closed for the Media (Upon Special Permission)

Event: Literature Season (IInd Istanbul Literature Festival)
Date: 6-11 December
Venue: Kızlarağası Medresesi (Istanbul Branch of Turkey Writers Union)
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: "Theatre in School" Playwright Competition Award Ceremony and "Our Life is Theatre" Introduction of the Childrens Plays Selection Book
Date: 7 December
Time: 16:00-18:00
Venue: State Theatres Istanbul Little Stage (Küçük Sahne) - Atlas Alley
*Free of Charge
*Open for the Media

Event: Waltraut Cooper (Light Fleet) / Austria
Date: Until December 31
Venue: Golden Horn
*Free Admission
*Open for the Media

Source: http://www.en.istanbul2010.org