Life

And the pint goes to…

Prague Post |

9 February 2012

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Pivo, Bier & Ale, the only Czech magazine specializing in beer, celebrated its first birthday at the Strahov Brewery with a bash that was attended by most of the who's who of the modern Czech brewing scene. But it wasn't only the magazine that ended the evening with a happy face.

Meet Mr. Eben

Opus Osm |

9 February 2012

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This contemporary composer born in 1929 will be remembered with Czech icons such as Martinů and Dvořák, some enthusiasts believe. Moreover, the story of his personal life reads like a great film – and inspires listeners as well as musicians such as the Eben Trio.

Weekend with Batman

Prague TV |

9 February 2012

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From Saturday, 11 February, to Sunday ,12 February, it's Weekend With Batman (Víkend s Batmanem) at the Galerie Harfa shopping mall.

The Mánes Exhibition Hall – an icon of functionalist architecture

Radio Prague |

9 February 2012

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The functionalist Mánes Exhibition Hall, located on the right bank of the Vltava river between the bridges Jiraskův most and Most Legií, is one of only two buildings in Prague that were expressly designed to house art – the other one being the famous Rudolfinum gallery.

Czech launches Corrupt Tour firm offering graft landmark visits

Czech Position |

9 February 2012

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A Czech has come up with the first corruption tour agency in the county showing people the sites and places where crooked deals are hatched and realized.

Threatened Wood Grouse named Bird of the Year

ČTK |

8 Feb 2012

The Czech Society for Ornithology announced the Wood Grouse as the Bird of the Year for 2012, found only in the area of Šumava.

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Bnkkky, drrrnky, pííísk??

Opus Osm |

8 February 2012

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Prague Philharmonia concerts for children.

Petr Novák: The man who wrote the soundtrack for the Prague Spring

Radio Prague |

8 February 2012

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Petr Novák's unmistakeable, delicate tenor voice is synonymous with Czechoslovak society of the late 1960s. This talented musician shot to fame in this country at the time of the Prague Spring, when his gentle love songs influenced by Western pop groups like The Beatles were hugely popular among young Czechs

Building blocks to a new mass housing

Czech Position |

8 February 2012

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'Block City' at Prague's Jaroslav Fragner Gallery, presents the good, bad and ugly sides of mass housing (and the potentially beautiful)

Wax heart honouring Havel to be installed in Prague centre on Friday

ČTK |

7 Feb 2012

The so-called Heart for Václav Havel, a two-metre-high sculpture made of candles lit in memory of the late Former President Václav Havel last December, will go up at the National Theatre's piazzetta in Prague centre on Friday.