Autumn in Events MORE EVENTS IN MARIBOR AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

TIC MARIBOR Partizanska cesta 6 A, Maribor T: +386 2 234 66 11 E: [email protected]

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Event announcements Autumn in Maribor is a set of events in the city of Maribor - more events, detailed programs and other information can be found on the websites of the individual organizers or at www.visitmaribor.si.

The organizers reserve the right to make changes to the event programs.

www.visitmaribor.si Cuisine, Wine, and the World’s Oldest Vine P R O G R A M 14. 9. 2019 10 pm Grajska kavarna Cafe 4. 11. 2019 17.00 Audi Salon, Porsche Maribor Sweets by Mrs Darinka Pubec, 5th Annual Salon of Young Wines Workshop of making traditional sweets from from Štajerska Region leavened puff pastry. Price: 18 EUR. Mandatory The winemakers from the Štajerska region will application at: [email protected] or present their young wines. +386 (0)2 228 38 51. 11. 11. 2019 11:00-20:00 Glavni trg Square 36th Celebration of St. Martin’s Day in Maribor 27 to 28 September 2019 1 p.m. to midnight The largest one-day celebration of the St. Martin’s Day in Glavni trg Square . The programme of culture and entertainment Beer Fest Maribor with the christening of must, homemade cuisine, excellent wines from the Štajerska region and rich 28. - 29. 9. 2019 Svečina catering offer. Musical programme: Ciril Spurk Accordion Orchestra, Poskočni muzikanti, Dejan Vunjak in Brendijeve 38th Farm Holiday in Svečina barabe, Neuvirtovi Štaerci Small Brass Band, Študent Excellent Svečina wine and cusine, themed Academic Folklore Band. exhibitions at the Svečina Castle and entertainment in the company of folk music bands. 11. 11. 2019 10.00 - 20.00 Trg svobode Square

11. 10. 2019 11.00 - 22:00 Trg Svobode Square Vinag Wine Cellar Doors Open Day Spritzer Fest 30. 11. 2019 16:00 - 22:00 Hotel Mond Salon of Bubbles 12. 10. 2019 10:00 Grajska kavarna Cafe Presentation of wine by the Slovenian and Austrian Sweets by Mrs Darinka sparkling winemakers and importers. Workshop of making traditional sweets from sponge cake dough. Price: 18 EUR. Mandatory application at: [email protected] or +386 (0)2 228 38 51.

19. 10. 2019 11:00 Grajski trg Square Rotary Pot Culinary event featuring animation for the youngest and raising funds for the “Young Masters” project.

23. 10. 2019 10:00 - 18:00 Hotel Draš 12th VinDel Salon – International Wine and Delicacy Salon 2 On city streets and squares P R O G R A M 11. - 13. 9. 2019 9:00 Trg svobode Square 27. 9. 2019 16:00 Maribor Tourist Information Centre Fresh and healthy from farms, exhibition Free guided tours of the city on the World The exhibition is intended for consumer Tourism Day awareness, especially children, on the meaning of eating vegetable and fruit in the everyday life Every Friday at 16:00 and Saturday at 11:00 by end and buying local food. of October TIC Maribor Guided city tours 21. 9. | 19. 10. | 26. 10. | 16. 11. | 23. 11. 2019 The one-hour city tour in the company of a local 8:00 - 18:00 Grajski trg Square guide is concluded with a visit to the selected Antique Fair urban provider.

19. 9. | 14. 9. | 20. 9. | 21. 9. | 27. 9. | 28. 9. | 4. 10. | 5. 10. 11.10. | 12. 10. | 18. 10. | 19. 10. | 25. 10. | 26. 10. | 1. 11. | 2. 11. | 8. 11. | 9. 11. | 15. 11. | 16. 11. | 22. 11. | 23. 11. 2019 8:00 - 18:00 Grajski trg Square Homemade and Art Craft Fair

14. 9. | 5. 10. | 12. 10. | 31. 10. 2019 10:00 - 19:00 Grajski trg Square Artmar The art event with authorial and creative note and a sales exhibition contemporary craft, art and design.

16. - 22. 9. 2019 10:00 - 19:00 city squares European Mobility Week Participate in the activities, intended for improving the quality of air in our city and the healthy lifestyle. This year we will focus on walking, the least spectacular way of movement, which is also the most natural, healthy and always surprisingly relaxing.

3 Theater, opera, ballet

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21. 9. 2019 17:00 GT22 4. 10. | 5. 10. 2019 20:00 Maribor Slovene National Theatre The Famous Goat Trial Author project based on the motifs by Josip Jurčič, Witch Hunt which uses a comical method of re-enacting the The Arthur Miller drama on the eerie consequences old proverbial habit of the Slovenians in relationship of the psychological and political manipulation, with their neighbours – to fight over every little directed by Janusz Kica. detail and claim their rights, and mainly satisfaction, at court. 12. 10.2019 20:00 GT22 19. 10. 2019 20:00 GT22 Season Programme: Female Martyr Season Programme: Micka Do we go to theatre only to laugh? Would it be, if not How does the text of Županova Micka speak to us funny, too unbearable? The creators of the Abonma today? The member of the Abonma Collective use Collective this time disassemble and reconstruct the dialogue with the public to disassemble and the performance Mučenik (Martyr) by Marius von reconstruct the performance of Županova Micka, Mayenburg, directed by Boris Kobal from the 2017/18 produced by the Slovenian National Theatre Drama season at the Celje City Theatre (SLG Celje). Ljubljana from the 2017/2018 season.

27. 9. (première) | 28. 9. | 1. 10. | 2. 10. | 12. 10. 2019 20:00 Maribor Slovene National Theatre 11. 10. 2019 20:00 Maribor Slovene National Theatre Grmače The poetical drama by Dane Zajc, directed by Nina Perfect Strangers Rajić Kranjac, is dedicated to the first performance Comical drama on revealing secrets, captured in our in the Slovenian language at the Maribor Slovenian mobile phones. National Theatre.

4. 10. (premiére) | 6. 10. | 8. 10. | 10. 10. | 12. 10. | 12. 10. 2019 20:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre 14. 10. 2019 19:30 Maribor Slovene National Theatre Muyte Maker (FR) Bat Muyte Maker celebrates disobedience and explores An operetta by Johann Strauss Jr. under the baton joy. Four performers attempt to encapture all of of Simon Robinson and directed by Stanislav Moš the complexity of its physicality; the sing, laugh in promises a breakneck omnibus of entertainment, polyphony, dance blindly and chat in cacophony as encaptured in the infinite plethora of melodies. hard as they can.

4 14. - 27. 10. 2019 Maribor Slovene National 8. 11. 20:00 | 10. 11. 17:00 in 20:00 Concerts, performances, films etc. Theatre and other venues Narodni dom Maribor 54th Maribor Theatre Festival The Play That Goes Wrong The central Slovenian theatre festival features In the two hours of constant laughter the audience a rich selection of Slovenian and foreign follows the cast, which is stubbornly attempting, theatre performances in the competitive and regardless of everything going wrong, to follow accompanying programme and a number of through with the performance as accurately and additional and professional events. Maribor will seriously as possible. once again become the epicentre of theatre and accompanying events with rich content for all generations. 11. 10. 2019 20:00 Maribor Slovene National Theatre Complete strangers 20. 10. 2019 20:00 GT22 A comic drama about revealing secrets, Season Programme: Shrouding trapped on cell phones. The Abonma project has developed their own format of dialogue with the audience and the 2. 11. | 5. 11. 2019 20:00 GT22 critical and professional public, that is in the time Production: Moment Cultural and Art Society and when space for reflexion in the social and art EN-KNAP Institute space is shrinking. Hero 2.0. - Performance of all performances Today, only victory counts. History remembers 30. 10. 2019 20:00 Maribor Slovene National Theatre only those at the top. The rest are just extras. All they have, all they have left on their way I’m Just Like You, I Like Apples to the triumph, are both side by side. A void, a The guest performance by the Ljubljana City Theatre light and two players. A Hero. (MGL) with dark comedy by Theresia Walser, directed by Boris Ostan, in a form of a press conference, where the media is announced the making of a film adaptation of the lives of wives of the three former dictators.

8. 11. 19:30 (premiére) | 10. 11. 17:00 | 12. 11., 13. 11., 14. 11., 16. 11. 2019 19:30 Maribor Slovene National Theatre Cinderella The eternal love story by Sergej Prokofjev about Cinderella and her prince, donned in a fairytale ballet spectacle, choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot.

5 Concerts, performances, films etc. P R O G R A M

12. 9. 2019 18:00 Grajska kavarna Cafe 14. 9. 2019 19:30 Maribor Regional Museum Debate on Cuisine – Debate on Recipes Maribor Festival: Magic of Two The debate and its guests will be moderate Barnabás Kelemen, violin by Mojca Redjko. Katalin Kokas, violin and viola Nicolas Altstaedt, violoncello Schedule: Johann Sebastian Bach, Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók 10. - 19. 9. 2019 22:00 various venues in the city The concert schedule is entirely marked by pairs and Maribor Festival 2019 the magic of a duet: its powerful and at the same time We have succeeded at attracting a number of fragile balance and the eternal desire for dialogue, exceptional world-renowned musicians to create balance, equality and synthesis. the unique, magical atmosphere, which surpasses and redesigns the every day, feeds the soul and encourages the feelings, which enchant and remain in memories for many years to come. 19. 9. - 22. 9. 2019 various venues in the city 24th Perfoma Festival of Performative Practices and 13th Contemporary Dance Platform 13. 9. 2019 19:30 Dvorana Union Hall The festival connection of the Performa and Platform will introduce a rich programme of Maribor Festival: Power of Honesty performative and dance events at the highest Haydn Philharmonic Barnabás Kelemen, conductor artistic level in Maribor once again. The four Nicolas Altstaedt, violoncello festival days in Maribor will see a number of Incredible musicians, which are famous for being dance and performative events. direct and honest as well as courageous in their performances, which baring their most intimate emotions and feelings on the stage.

15. 9. 2019 19:30 Kazinska dvorana SNG Maribor Maribor Festival: Sophisticated Power of Solo 14. 9. 2019 11:00 Vetrinjski dvor Klemens Sander, baritone Maribor Festival: Around World With Music Christian Schmidt, piano Adriana Magdovski, piano In collaboration with the MusikabendeGraz Concert for children, the short ones and the tall ones, concert cycle we host the best Austrian musical for all the special ones and the exceptional ones. creators. Night of solos. 6 17. 9. 2019 19:30 Dvorana Union Hall 25. 9. 2019 18:00 Rotovž Multi-Purpose Hall Maribor Festival: Connecting the Centuries Russian Film Cycle: Matilda (2017) Michel Godard, tuba and serpent Slovenian subtitles, free entrance. Vasko Atanasovski, saxophone and flute Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra Building bridges among musical eras, cultures, nations and their heritages, in particularly those 25. 9. 2019 19:30 Dvorana Union Hall form the Balkan peninsula, is very near. 1st Concert by Symphonic Cycle The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Simon Krečič will perform the Beethoven’s 19. 9. 2019 19:30 Dvorana Union Hall overture Lenora, Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder with Maribor Festival: No Borders No Opposites the soloist Rebeka Lokar, Wagner’s Siegfried-Idyll and Concluding Concert Wolf’s Der Corregidor: Suite. No Borders Orchestra Premil Petrović, conductor The symphonic orchestra meets electronic club 30. 9. - 13. 10. 2019 various venues in the city music. The orchestra is comprised of selected young musicians from all of the six republics Young Maribor Festival of the former Yugoslavia and other, “young” The Festival is dedicated to the youth activism and work and promotion of space for young people in the city. European countries of the Easter Europe. Do not miss out on creative workshops, performances, lectures etc. 19. 9. | 24. 10. | 21. 11. 2019 18:00 Maribor Regional Museum 8. 10. | 12. 11. 2019 19:00 Wetrinsky Club Museum Club: Scenography Elements of Bourgeoisie Blistered Tongue Director Bojan Labovič will use the discussion with Ožuljeni jezik sare popular poetic competitions, guests to emphasise the role of bourgeoisie culture in a which take place every other Tuesday in a month. The postmodern society. interpretations of authorial poetry is graded by the jury from the audience. Applications for performance: [email protected]. 24. 9. | 25. 9. 2019 20:00 GT22 Satirikonijada 10. 10. 2019 18:00 Grajska kavarna Cafe Authorial project based on the motifs of Satyricon by Petronius, which takes us through the lowest layers of Debate on Cuisine – Debate on Mouth society; through a chaotic, illusory and dispersed reality, The debate and its guests will be moderated by where money, looks and power mean the most. Mojca Redjko.

7 11. - 18. 10. 2019 various venues in the city 14. 11. 2019 18:00 Grajska kavarna Cafe International Festival of Computer Debate on Cuisine – Debate on Soup Arts (IFCA) The debate and its guests will be moderated by The IFCA will serve with a rich selection of activities Mojca Redjko. and events themed as advanced and art uses of computer and digital technologies, which surround us daily. 27. 11. 2019 19:00 Maribox 17. - 19. 10. 2019 10:00 Maribor Regional Museum European Outdoor Film Tour – E.O.F.T. Museoeurope 2019 – textile, wardrobe The European Outdoor Film Tour depicts the carefully culture and fashion, professional selected sports, adventure and travel documentary symposium films from the entire world.

17. 10. 2019 15:00 Dvorana Union Hall Orion saksofon, mesec kontrabas, Youth Cycle Concert The professors from the Maribor Conservatory of Music and Ballet will take us through the history of popular music.

24. 10. 2019 19:00 Wetrinsky Club Literary Stop with Mitja Čander The première presentation of the Romanesque début by Mitja Čander, the essayist, editor and former programme director of the 2012 Maribor European Capital of Culture. The discussion of the book, titled Slepec (Blind Man) will be lead by Orlando Uršič, the editor of the Litera publishing house.

13. 11. 2019 19:30 Minorite Church Chamber Music Concert Slowind Wind Quintet Steven Loy, conductor Maria Pönicke, soprano

8 Exhibitions P R O G R A M 4. 6. - 13. 9. 2019 Centre of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor Stranded in Shanghai. Jewish Refugee Life through the Lens of Arthur Rothstein Exhibition of graphics by the internationally renowned Israeli designer and painter Dan Reisinger from the permanent exhibition of the Lendava Synagogue.

7. 9. - 4. 10. 2019 Media Nox Gallery Simone Reisch: Urban Utopia The exhibition is the result of several years of study and work, which is inspired in architecture and contemporary urban structure. The motifs depict newly-built buildings, skyscrapers out of the most modern materials, with dumps next to them.

15. - 30. 9. 2019 Narodni dom Maribor Maribor Thorugh Time Art exhibition of graphics with the motifs of the old Maribor.

17. 9. 2019 19:00 4th Maribor Photography Festival (opening) The Festival is dedicated to the landscape and environment. The following participate in the Festival: Stolp MediaNox Photogallery, DLUM Gallery, Maribor Synagogue, GT22, Modrinjak Photography Museum, Maribor Photography Museum, K18, Pekarna Magdalenske mreže, EPEKA, ArtKIT, Kibla, Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor University Library, Maribor Secondary Eduction Construction School, Lizika Jančar Home, GardenCafe, RockBily Cafe, Kamnica Library, MariBox, IZUM, street exhibition on the .

20. 9. 2019 GT22 Modrinjak Photography Museum Opening of the new museum season in GT22.

9 7. 9. - 4. 10. 2019 Maribor Art Gallery Stojan Kerbler – Retrospective Master of photography Stojan Kerbler is one of the central personalities in the field of photography in Slovenia in the 1950s. The Maribor Art Gallery will exhibit the author’s creation from the 1950s to 2014.

13. 9. - 30. 11. 2019 Maribor Regional Museum Viewing Depot of Fashionable Clothes and Accessories The exhibition includes the fashionable clothes and accessories from 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

13. 9. - 30. 11. 2019 Maribor Regional Museum Viewing Depot of Uniforms The uniform collection is comprised of military and civil uniforms. The oldest items include the Austrian cuirassier’s helm, the purse of an Austrian hussar with the monogram of the Franz I Emperor and the parade cuirassier breast armour.

30. 9. -3. 10. 2019 Maribor Regional Museum Museum Evenings: Cultural and Historical Image of Maribor in 19th Century The Museum Evenings are thematically connected to the permanent exhibition the Age of Bourgeoisie, the section of four lectures will present the beginnings of the journalism in Maribor, the city of Maribor and Anton Martin Slomšek, the social life in Maribor and the theatre activity in Maribor in the 19th century.

4. 10. - 9. 11. 2019 Maribor Regional Museum Space in Space / Scenography in Slovenia up to 1991 In collaboration with the Borštnikovo Festival the Maribor Art Gallery will host the broadcast of the Space in Space exhibition, the first clear exhibition, which presents the Slovenian scenography as historical, stylistic, art and theatre in one.

10 For families and youngest P R O G R A M 11. - 14. 9. 2019 Maribor Puppet Theatre 10th Biennial of Slovenian Puppetry Creators Maribor Puppet Theatre will host the best Slovenian puppet show.

14. 9. 2019 10:00 - 18:00 Trg Leona Štuklja Square Minimanija Festival Free family outdoor festival, which unites the diverse providers, workshops, lectures, cuisine, games and the evening gala fashion show.

15. 9. 2019 11:00 Maribor Slovene National Theatre Maribor Festival: Musical Animal Kingdom Maribor Slovene National Theatre, Simon Krečič, conductor, Andrej Rozman – Roza, moderator, Harlekin – Dance Art Society, Ana Vovk Pezdir, choreographer

17. 9. 2019 17:00 | 21. 9. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre Pinocchio 5+

18. 9. 2019 17:00 Narodni dom Maribor Maribor Festival: Concert for Families Vasko Atanasovski, soprano and alt saxophone, flute Ariel Vei Atanasovski, violoncello

28. 9. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre Ščeper in Mba 3+

5. 10. 2019 10:00 | 11. 10. 2019 | 12. 10. 2019 17.00 Minorite Church Pirate and the Moon 11 12. 10. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre The Little Nail 4+

7. - 11. 10. 2019 Glavni trg Square Week of Child Workshops, events, lectures and other events intended for children and their parents and caretakers.

19. 10. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre The Boy who Became a Hedgehog 3+

26. 10. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre Heidi

2. 11. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre How Porcupines Grow Up 5+

16. 11. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre The Magician of Colors 5+

21. 11. 2019 18:00 (premiére) | 23. 11. 2019 10:00 Maribor Puppet Theatre Goldilocks and the three bears 3+

25. - 30. 11. 2019 Maribor Puppet Theatre Animation festival International Festival of Children and Youth Film.

12 Sports pulse P R O G R A M 23. - 27. 9. 2019 9:00 Trg Leona Štuklja Square 14. 9. 2019 Brestrnica Lake Sports Festival International Rowing Regatta With the option of testing different sports activities we wish to demonstrate you, how important are sports 15. 9. 2019 9:00 Trg Leona Štuklja Square activities and how sports can positively influence your Bodifit švic fest life. The Žogarija 2019 project will be the part of this We will move again, Maribor! Are you ready to enjoy year’s festival. fantastic exercises, intended just for you and are 4. 10. 2019 18:00 Stairs under Hill completely free of charge? Night Run on Stairs to Kalvarija Beating 454 stairs, running, walking, crawling or a combination of all three is the greatest success. Entertainment More at: www.teknakalvarijo.com P R O G R A M 6. 10. 2019 8:00 11. 10. 2019 19:30 SNG Maribor Concluding Trip of “Pohorje - my hill” Campaign Vlado Kreslin with guests, concert Fun for all generations. 12. 10. 2019 20:00 Festivalna dvorana Lent Hall 6. 10. 2019 (in case of bad weather: 13. 10. 2019) Start of hike between 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. under Original Oktoberfest 2019 in Maribor the Church in Kamnica The cult event for beer enthusiasts is moving to Maribor after the Bavarian celebration came to an end. Na noge! Autumn Hike Hiking trail: Kamnica – Panorama - Medič – Šober – Urban.. 15. 11. 2019 20:00 SNG Maribor

13. 10. 2019 8:00 at the Betnava forest Siddharta, concert Hike to Pohorje on the Slovenian Mountain 16. 11. 2019 19:00 Draš Centre Hiking Trail to Bellevue Štajerska Region Rhythm with Radio Maribor 19. 10. 2019 8:00 in front of the former military We will announce the winner of the “Naj viža station in Melje Štajerske 2019” competition and select the “Naj heroj Štajerske 2019” with musical guests of popular and Traditional Maister’s Hike to Zavrh folk music. Accompanying programme includes: 9. 11. 2019 8:00 Limbuš, centre KUD Pošta Maribor Orchestra, Uščip teatra satirical adventures, commemoration of the round number of Hike on the Limbuš Wine Road the activity of the Radvanje City District. 17. 11. 2019 8:00 every Friday and Saturday until October by the locomotive Concerts and Events on Poštna Ulica Street Hike Around Maribor Surroundings and Grajski Trg Square 13