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FAIRS Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre Dunajska cesta 18, +386 (0)1 300 26 00, http://www.gr-sejem.si

24. to 26.3.2016 Collecta - Ljubljana International Collectors' Fair Collecta brings together philatelists, numismatists, cartophiles and collectors of fossils and minerals, militaria, antiques and other small collectables from around Europe. Visitors to the fair can view, examine and trade in collectors' items from all over the world.

GALLERIES 8.11.2015 to 28.9.2016 EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACADEMY'S ART COLLECTION Recctorate of the University of Ljubljana, Kongresni trg square 12 The Academy's collection is the third-richest public art collection in Ljubljana. Its body of graphic works of art is especially valuable as no other institution keeps these paintings.

10.12.2015 to 29.3.2016 BLACK-WHITE/DARK-LIGHT Gallery Mestni trg, Mestni trg square 18 Exhebition present some of the most important artists in black and white technique.

9.1. to 27.3.2016 PABLO PICASSO: THE VOLLARD SUITE - SELECTED PRINTS pedestrian underpass Ajdovščina Pablo Picasso, one of the most famous artists of all time, was dedicated not only to painting, but also to printmaking. The current Ljubljana exhibition of his work brings together the prints from the Vollard Suite, a set of 100 etchings considered by art critics as one of the 20th century's most important series of prints. Recurring themes explored by Picasso in the Vollard Suite include bullfighting, myths, and eros.

2.2. to 30.6.2016 OUR BODY: LIVING HEALTHY Metalka Exhibition Rooms in the Podhod Ajdovščina underpass The exhibition Our Body: Living Healthy offers a unique and comprehensive insight into the anatomy and workings of the human body.

4.2. to 2.4.2016 TADEJ TORČ: THE INVENTORY OF AN EMPTY SPACE Ljubljana Castle Is art meditation by itself or is there some kind of an abstract or completely concrete causal connection between the two?

8.2. to 7.4.2016 ARJAN PREGL: PRECARIOUS DAY Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) Arjan Pregl builds his work around three key interlacing themes: references to the history of art, humour and political engagement. These are brought together and actualised primarily in his painting.

11.2. to 21.3.2016 AGAINST THE RULES - LESBIANS AND GAYS IN SPORTS Town Hall Free admission The main goal of the exhibition is to erase taboos and discrimination of homosexuals in sports.

17.2. to 22.3.2016 ŽARKO VREZEC PAINTINGS 2000-2016 Bežigrajska galerija 1 The exhibited works were created daily at the painter’s studio and are a sort of a diary, an authentic documentation of the author’s moods and emotional states.

24.2. to 28.3.2016 SEIJI KIMOTO: POTENCY AND IMPOTENCE Town Hall Free admission Seiji Kimoto is an artist of the Japanes origin who has been living and working in Germany. His sculptures present different methods of torture and abuse of people.The exhibition consists of impressive sculptures and objects made of wood, rope, metal and stone.

2.3. to 4.4.2016 ŽIVKO MARÚŠIČ: THE HIDDEN SIDE OF THE MOON Bežigrajska galerija 2 Živko Marušič's selection of drawings, sketchbooks, collages, paintings, prints and figurative sculptures from 1977 to 2014.

3.3. to 27.5.2016 THROUGH LJUBLJANA STREETS - TRAFFIC IN LJUBLJANA IN THE 20TH CENTURY Ljubljana Castle The exhibition features forty photographs by numerous renowned Slovenian photojournalists, giving visitors an opportunity to witness the image of our capital city right back to the times when tramways and carriages alone filled the city streets. In the period of the 20th century, Ljubljana transformed from a city of horses and carriages to an urban capital.

9.3. to 11.4.2016 NATAŠA SEGULIN: THE POETICS OF SILENCE Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) Because our life is full of stress and chaos, Nataša Segulin with her exhibition The Poetics of Silence tries to establish inner peace and silence.

9.3. to 3.4.2016 BRINA IVANETIČ: BODY AND NOTHING - SPATIAL INSTALLATION

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Town Hall Free admission Brina Ivanetič is a young artist that will held an spatial installation at the Town Hall.

17.3. to 5.5.2016 SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOE: BETWEEN THE SEA AND VOLCANOES Ljubljana Castle Silvester Plotajs Sicoe' s characteristic features are flat surfaces and the interaction between the background and figures are his . The key motif of this new cycle is a volcano Stromboli; the image which Sicoe chose because of the film by Roberto Rossellini.

22.3. to 21.4.2016 TOMAŽ GORJUP: ZGOŠČINE ČASA (PAINTINGS 2015-2016) Galerija Kresija Free admission Painter Tomaž Gorjup is currently working as a professor of Drawing and painting at the Faculty od Education in Ljubljana. He has received numerous awards for his work.

25.3. to 24.5.2016 EASTER EGGS 2016 Ljubljana Castle Easter cuisine is an important part of celebrating Easter, and painted Easter eggs, known as pirhi, are traditional ornaments that must not be lacking at any table.

29.3. to 3.4.2016 LITTLE GREEN STORIES - RAG DOLL EXHIBITION Town Hall

30.3. to 10.5.2016 TOMO PODGORNIK: SEE, KNOW, WATCH Bežigrajska galerija 1 The conceptual exibition at the Bežigrad Gallery 1 will be presented key paintings from Tomo's creative period from 1990 to 2014.

30.3. to 10.5.2016 MILENA USENIK: PAINTINGS Bežigrajska galerija 1 At the first larger exhibition of Milena Usenik, there will be displayed smaller paintings on paper, sketches and larger works on canvas.

31.3. to 16.4.2016 LEA ZUPANČIČ AND ZALA KALAN: HUMANIMAL Town Hall Free admission Artists Lea Zupančič and Zala Kalan have focused on interweaving of human and animal behavior.

OTHER 2.2. to 30.6.2016 OUR BODY: LIVING HEALTHY Metalka Exhibition Rooms in the Podhod Ajdovščina underpass EXHIBITIONS The exhibition Our Body: Living Healthy offers a unique and comprehensive insight into the anatomy and workings of the human body.

DANCE 1.1. to 17.12.2016 DANCE EVENINGS AT LJUBLJANA CASTLE Ljubljana Castle These monthly social dance evenings scheduled on Saturdays throughout the year except in July and August are held in the unique surroundings of Ljubljana Castle. The highlight of the year is the Dance under the Stars, held in the castle's courtyard in June. 27.3.2016 SOCIAL DANCE EVENINGS AT THE FESTIVAL HALL 20.00 Pionirski dom (children's cultural centre) - Festivalna dvorana The Friday evening dance events held at Ljubljana's Festival Hall are dedicated to ballroom dances such as slow and Viennese waltz, tango, foxtrot, discofox, samba, cha cha, rumba, jive, salsa, bachata, and mambo. During breaks, a renowned dance teacher helps dancers improve their skills.

23.3.2016 POP PLAVA TRAVA ZABORAVA 20.00 Kavarna Slamič Plava trava zaborava is the first country band from the former Yugoslavia. They have been formed in 1982. Since than they have performd at the most popular country festivals in the world. 26.3.2016 BAJAGA I INSTRUKTORI (SERBIA) 21.00 Cvetličarna In their thirty years of existence, one of the most famous pop rock groups from the former Yugoslavia released 10 albums, sold more than 3 million records and played more than 2,500 concerts worldwide.

23.3.2016 ROCK EX EROTIČNI 20.00 Prulček Bar Ex Erotični is a band formed by the members of former punk'n'roll band Erotični. Singer Jasmina joined the band in 2015. 24.3.2016 MIDNIGHT LIGHTNIN 20.00

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Prulček Bar Concert is dedicated to the most famous rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix. 25.3.2016 PARTIBREJKERS (SERBIA) 20.00 Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture Partibrejkers are renowned for their original take on Balkan punk which influenced many other bands in the region. Their career spans more than 30 years and nine albums. 25.3.2016 D&D ACOUSTIC 20.00 Prulček Bar D&D Acoustic plays the most famous rock hits. 26.3.2016 BAJAGA I INSTRUKTORI (SERBIA) 21.00 Cvetličarna In their thirty years of existence, one of the most famous pop rock groups from the former Yugoslavia released 10 albums, sold more than 3 million records and played more than 2,500 concerts worldwide. 30.3.2016 BLUESTEAM 20.00 Zoo Club Free admission Bluesteam band will perform classic blues and boogie songs from Memphis Slim, B.B. King, Robben Ford etc. 2.4.2016 VLATKO STEFANOVSKI TRIO (MACEDONIA/SERBIA) - JAZZ ROCK 21.00 Cvetličarna Vlatko Stefanovski, whose unique style of guitar playing blends rock and jazz with elements of traditional Macedonian music, has been hailed by connoisseurs as one of the world's best rock guitarists.

21.3.2016 JAZZ TOMAŽ GAJŠT 20.00 Zoo Club Free admission Tomaž Gajst and his band will perfom jazz music. 22.3.2016 JELENA POPRŽAN 20.00 Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) After thrilling performances with acts like Catch Pop - String Strong and Madame Baheux Jelena Popržan is coming to Ljubljana. 28.3.2016 MATIJA DEDIĆ, GORAN RUKAVINA AND RATKO DIVJAK 20.00 Zoo Club Free admission Matija Dedić nkeyboards, Goran Rukavina, double bass and Ratko Divjak, drums will perfom jazz music. 29.3.2016 ZLATKO KAUČIČ DUOS W, BARRY GUY & MAYA HOMBURGER 20.00 Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) Recipient of the Prešeren Fund Award, Slovenian’s most coveted prize for artistic achievements, Zlatko Kaučič will perform with legendary double bass player, composer and leader of big jazz bands, Barry Guy and violinist Maya Homburger. 30.3.2016 VERONIKA KUMAR AND BAND 20.00 Prulček Bar Veronika Kumar and band will warm you up with the rhythms of jazz. 31.3.2016 THE BLACK & VICE SOCIAL CLUB 20.00 Prulček Bar The Black & Vice Social Club is a rock band from Macedonia. 2.4.2016 VLATKO STEFANOVSKI TRIO (MACEDONIA/SERBIA) - JAZZ ROCK 21.00 Cvetličarna Vlatko Stefanovski, whose unique style of guitar playing blends rock and jazz with elements of traditional Macedonian music, has been hailed by connoisseurs as one of the world's best rock guitarists.

23.3.2016 FOLK KONTRABANT 20.00 Zoo Club AND Free admission WORLD Kontraband is a band performing etno, folk and country music in Slovenian, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Romani, Jewish and English language. MUSIC 23.3.2016 PLAVA TRAVA ZABORAVA 20.00 Kavarna Slamič Plava trava zaborava is the first country band from the former Yugoslavia. They have been formed in 1982. Since than they have performd at the most popular country festivals in the world. 24.3.2016 NISHAT KHAN (INDIA) 20.00 Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) One of India’s finest musicians and leading sitar players, Nishat Khan will unveil the mystery of Indian music in the accompaniment of a tabla player, delving into its incredibly rich sonority in a series of unique ragas and improvisations.

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24.3.2016 BORIS CAVAZZA (SLO) 19.30 Ljubljana Castle Legendary slovenian actor Boris Cavazza will take the stage as a singer. He will be accompanied by the ensemble Fake Orchestra. 24.3.2016 TORI TANGO (SLOVENIA) 20.00 Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture Jure Tori, accordionist in the acclaimed Slovenian ethnic rock band Orlek group, will be presenting his new musical project, dedicated to tango. His original approach to tango adds elements of jazz, folk and ethno music. 26.3.2016 BOKADEMA 20.00 Prulček Bar Bokadema is a Slovenian band that plays on traditional West African music on traditional West African instruments. 30.3.2016 MASCARA 20.00 Kavarna Slamič An evening dedicated to fado and tango music. 2.4.2016 VLATKO STEFANOVSKI TRIO (MACEDONIA/SERBIA) - JAZZ ROCK 21.00 Cvetličarna Vlatko Stefanovski, whose unique style of guitar playing blends rock and jazz with elements of traditional Macedonian music, has been hailed by connoisseurs as one of the world's best rock guitarists.

MUSEUMS Cekin Mansion: National Museum of Contemporary History Celovška cesta 23, +386 (0)1 300 96 10, http://www.muzej-nz.si The card entitles you to free admission to the museum.

20.6.2015 to 1.9.2016 Coming Home In cooperation with seventeen Slovene museums, the National Museum of Contemporary History in Ljubljana prepared an exhibition project entitled Coming Home dedicated to stories and memory of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Isonzo front (1915) and the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2 (1945).

City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML Gosposka ulica 15, +386 (0)1 24 12 500, http://www.mgml.si/ The card entitles you to free admission to the museum.

24.6.2015 to 8.5.2016 Water This exhibition deals with one of the big themes of our time, the importance of water as a source of life, its significance for the mobility of people, goods, ideas, and knowledge, and its importance for religion, art, and language. The exhibition also focuses on water as part of the water circle and explores its role in ecology.

Fužine Castle: Museum of Architecture and Design Pot na Fužine 2, +386 (0)1 548 42 70, +386 (0)1 548 42 80, http://www.mao.si

26.11.2015 to 3.4.2016 Saša J. Mächtig: Systems, Structures, Strategies - retrospective exhibition The designer and architect Saša J. Mächtig is considered to be one of the most important figures in Slovenian industrial design. His best known work is the K67 kiosk, a multi-purpose modular unit that became a familiar feature of cities and towns across Slovenia and a number of other central European cities in the second half of the 20th century. Jakopič Gallery Slovenska cesta 9, +386 (0)1 24125 00, http://www.mgml.si The card entitles you to free admission to the gallery.

19.1. to 23.4.2016 ALUO LXX: Past, Present, Future The exhibition’s opening will coincide with the 70th anniversary of full-time academic classes at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design of Ljubljana (ALUO).

Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) Maistrova ulica 3, +386 (0)1 241 68 00, +386 (0)1 241 68 34, http://www.mg-lj.si

22.12.2015 to 3.4.2016 Crises and new Beginnings: Art in Slovenia 2005

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The exhibition aims to present a selective overview of developments just past or still taking place, and attempts to define the main phenomena and trends in contemporary art in Slovenia over the past decade. Covering a wide range of fields and thus also involving the collaboration of several professionals and experts.

National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street Maistrova ulica 1, +386 (0)1 230 70 30, http://www.nms.si The card entitles you to free admission to the museum.

2.1. to 30.3.2016 The Celts from the Emerald Mountains Showcasing the archaeological heritage of the 'Celtic Highlanders' within a broader historical and geographical context, this exhibition takes you back to the last centuries BC, on a journey through the mountainous pre-Alpine and Alpine regions of Veneto, Carnia, and Friuli in Italy, the Austrian Carinthia, and the Soča river basin and the region of Kras in Slovenia.

Slovenian Museum of Natural History Muzejska ulica 1, +386 (0)1 241 09 40, http://www.pms-lj.si The card entitles you to free admission to the museum.

25.11.2013 to 30.6.2016 Long Live the Evolution! This interactive exhibition gives you an insight into how the immense diversity of life on Earth evolved over more than three and a half billion years.

Technical museum of Slovenia Polhov Gradec 61, +386 (0)1 364 00 83; +386 (0)31 816 580, http://www.tms.si The card entitles you to free admission to the museum.

17.12.2015 to 27.11.2016 30 Years of the Museum of Post and Telecommunications - exhibition This year the Museum of Post and Telecommunications is celebrating its 30 anniversary. To honour this jubilee, a special exhibition will present all the important landmarks in the history of post and telecommunications for the last thirty years of the museum. The Slovenian Philatelic Association will also participate at the exhibition with its collections.

Tivoli Mansion: International Centre of Graphic Arts Pod Turnom 3, +386 (0)1 241 38 00, http://www.mglc-lj.si The card entitles you to free admission to the museum.

23.2. to 5.6.2016 Antoni Tapies: Prints 1959 The Catalan painter, sculptor, and printmaker Antoni Tapies (1923−2012) was one of the greatest European artists of his generation. The exhibition Antoni Tapies: Prints 1959−1987 brings together a selection of his prints and art objects.

OPEN-AIR 1.2. to 31.3.2016 MIRAN KAMBIČ: ARCHITECTURE IN PHOTOGRAPHY - ART NOUVEAU - PHOTOGRAPHS The Tivoli Park EXHIBITIONS Free admission Architecture in Photography is an outdoor exhibition featuring 116 photographs of Ljubljana's Art Nouveau heritage.

15.3. to 14.4.2016 THE LJUBLJANICA Krakovski nasip embankment The exhibition titled The Ljubljanica brings together photographs documenting underwater archaeological investigations of the remains of a Roman dugout canoe discovered in the river Ljubljanica in the town of Vrhnika.

THEATRE Dvorana Tivoli (sports hall) Celovška cesta 25, +386 (0)1 430 66 60, http://www.sport-ljubljana.si

25.3.2016 Mamma Mia! - musical 19.30 The musical Mamma Mia!, which revives the legacy of the legendary music group Abba, will this time be performed by a cast of more than thirty Slovenian actors.

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25.3.2016 OPEN-AIR OPEN KITCHEN - FOOD MARKET 10.00 - 21.00 Central Market FAIRS Free admission The Open Kitchen is a food market where you can experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls. 1.4.2016 OPEN KITCHEN - FOOD MARKET 10.00 - 21.00 Central Market Free admission The Open Kitchen is a food market where you can experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls.

25.3.2016 CULINARY OPEN KITCHEN - FOOD MARKET 10.00 - 21.00 Central Market EVENTS Free admission The Open Kitchen is a food market where you can experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls. 1.4.2016 OPEN KITCHEN - FOOD MARKET 10.00 - 21.00 Central Market Free admission The Open Kitchen is a food market where you can experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls.

21.3.2016 CLASSICAL CONCERT OF YOUNG SLOVENIAN SINGERS 19.30 Križanke Summer Theatre MUSIC Young Slovenian opera singers Marjetka Lužnik and Lucas Somoza Osterc will perform opera arias. 21.3.2016 UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR (UK): LET THERE BE LIGHT 19.30 Church of St. James Free admission Programme: I Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; J. Haydn: The Creation. 23.3.2016 CLARINET QUARTET A VISTA 19.30 Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) Clarinet Quartet A vista are Aljaž Kalin Kante, Julija Vrabec, Martina Strasser, David Gregorc. It has been founded in 2014. All the member are students at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. 24.3.2016 SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 19.30 Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) The Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra has a proud tradition as the country's leading symphony orchestra. 25.3.2016 SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 19.30 Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) The Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra has a proud tradition as the country's leading symphony orchestra. 1.4.2016 A VOICE FROM THE ANCINET TIMES: BETWEEN THE SOUND AND THE WORDS 19.30 Cekin Mansion: National Museum of Contemporary History Free admission

OPERA Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) AND Prešernova cesta 10, +386 (0)1 241 72 99, +386 (0)1 241 71 00, http://www.cd-cc.si/ BALLET

21.3.2016 Marin Sorescu National Theatre in Craiova (Romania): Rhinoceros (by Eug 19.00 The Marin Sorescu National Theatre in Craiova, in collaboration with the American director Robert Wilson, presents a production of Eugčne Ionesco's enigmatic play Rhinoceros, which hovers between Surrealism, Magical Realism, and the Absurd. Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana Župančičeva ulica 1, +386 (0)1 24 1 17 66, +386 (0)31 696 600, http://www.opera.si

23.3.2016 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 19.30 Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which is considered to be one of the best comic operas of all time, was a triumphant success when it was first performed in Vienna in 1786. The opera was based on a tremendously successful play of the same name by the French comedy playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), which was considered to be politically subversive in its time.

24.3.2016 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 18.00 Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which is considered to be one of the best comic operas of all time, was a triumphant success when it was first performed in Vienna in 1786. The opera was based on a tremendously successful play of the same name by the French comedy playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), which was considered to be politically subversive in its time.

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25.3.2016 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 11.00 Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which is considered to be one of the best comic operas of all time, was a triumphant success when it was first performed in Vienna in 1786. The opera was based on a tremendously successful play of the same name by the French comedy playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), which was considered to be politically subversive in its time.

2.4.2016 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 19.30 Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which is considered to be one of the best comic operas of all time, was a triumphant success when it was first performed in Vienna in 1786. The opera was based on a tremendously successful play of the same name by the French comedy playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), which was considered to be politically subversive in its time.

3.4.2016 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 16.00 Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which is considered to be one of the best comic operas of all time, was a triumphant success when it was first performed in Vienna in 1786. The opera was based on a tremendously successful play of the same name by the French comedy playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), which was considered to be politically subversive in its time.

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