Program of celebrations
On May, 8, Saturday
Rynok Square
10:30 – The bicycle marathon ‘The First sotnia’
13:00 – an inauguration of celebrations on occasion of Lviv city Day
13:20 – General prayer with participation of different religious confessions
14:00 – ‘The city of everlasting spring’ – performances of child’s and youth collectives
18:00 – the Fourth international festival ‘In the circle of friends’
19:00 – A concert of chamber and symphonic music
Park of culture and rest named after B. Khmelnytskyi
from 12:00 till 17:00 – ‘The township of Ukrainian scouts’ (Plast)
15:00 – ‘Lviv in colors’ – performances of national cultural societies of Lviv city
The Yard of city Hall
14:00 – performances of child’s and youth collectives
20:00 – A concert of chamber orchestra ‘Virtuosos of Lviv’
Other locations
from 10:00 till 18:00 – An exhibition of retro-cars ‘ZAZ – Cossack’ (A.Mitskevicha sqr.)
from 11:00 till 21:00 – the artistic festival-fair ‘Lviv is the capital of handicrafts’ (Arsenalna sqr.)
from 12:00 till 13:00 – a Parade by the central streets of the city on occasion of 754 anniversaries’ celebration of Lviv foundation (start from T. Shevchenko ave. – Svoboda ave. – Rynok Square)
13:00 – the International biker’s show (A.Mitskevicha sqr.)
15:00 – performance of brass band and ensemble ‘Dixieland’ of Lviv specialized musical school named after S. Krushelnitska (a park named after Ivan Franko)
from 13:00 till 21:00 – entertainments for children and charitable fun-lottery from Fund of Saint Volodymyr (Galychyna sqr.)
on May, 9, Sunday
Rynok Square
from 14:00 till 17:00 – ‘Child’s maisterka’ – master-classes for children
from 14:00 till 19:00 – a concert of child’s collectives which is dedicated to the Mother’s Day celebration
19:00 – a concert of brass bands
Park of culture and rest named after B. Khmelnytskyi
from 12:00 till 17:00 – ‘The township of Ukrainian scouts’ (Plast)
from 12:00 till 17:00 – Actions of Lviv city benevolent funds ‘All the best – for children’
13:00 – a concert on occasion of 65 anniversary of war victory’s celebration
14:00 – performances of child’s dancing collectives
14:30 – a Festival of health types of sport ‘The healthy woman – the mighty state’
17:30 – a concert of national variety song ‘We must unite in the soul’s cleanness with the song of composer V.Ivasyuk – With a mother’s blessing’
The Yard of city Hall
15:00 – Presentations for children
19:00 – a mono-presentation ‘Cellophane’ at participation of the Honoured Artist of Ukraine Albina Sotnykova – one day from woman’s life on the stage
Other locations
09:00 – a solemn laying flowers to Glory’s Monument (Stryiska str.)
09:00 – a solemn prayer service and laying flowers to the Military memorial ‘The Mars field’ (Mechnikova str.)
11:00 – a solemn laying flowers to the memorial ‘the Hill of Glory’ (Pasichna str.)
from 11:00 till 21:00 – the artistic festival-fair ‘Lviv is the capital of handicrafts’ (Arsenalna sqr.)
13:00 – a promenade in embroideries ‘From grandmother’s trunk’ (Yuri sqr., Lystopadovogo Chynu str., Gnatyuka str., Svoboda ave., Opera theater)
from 16:00 till 18:00 – the Fourth International festival ‘In the circle of friends’ (Chernecha Gora str.)
on May, 10, Monday
Rynok Square
15:00 – performances of Lviv city municipal collectives
17:00 – a concert of national variety song ‘We must unite in the soul’s cleanness with the song of composer V.Ivasyuk – With a mother’s blessing’
Park of culture and rest named after B. Khmelnytskyi
15:00 – a concert of rock groups. Master- classes from dancing
15:00 – the football match between Lviv student’s advice and Lviv city advice
The Yard of city Hall
15:00 –a show of short films
Other locations
11:00 – Artistic festival-fair ‘Lviv is the capital of handicrafts’ (Arsenalna sqr.)
from 16:00 till 22:00 – a festival of living sculptures ‘Lviv through ages’, master- classes from dancing ‘Oleh Skrypka Jazz-cabaret’ (Mitskevicha sqr.)
15:00 – Fourth International festival ‘In the circle of friends’ (Lviv philharmonic society)
16.03.2012 “Weibocalypse”: China’s new microblogging rules go into force
On March 16, new real identity rules imposed on China’s microblogging platform Weibo go into effect; dubbed “Weibocalypse” by China’s internet community . The Provisions on Administration of Weiboke Development (the Provisions) include core provisions in Article 6, which requires pre approvals by the Beijing city authority before launching a Weibo account, and Article 9, which requires that a user provide his or her true identity. Chen Jihong, a Beijing-based partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm said that “overall, the Provisions regulate not only issues of approval and true identity, but also general issues including compliance with the law and privacy protection”.
28.12.2011 Holiday Classic From Ukraine – Carol of the Bells – Goes Clay
Kyiv, December 28, 2011. A famous Ukrainian folk singer Oleg Skrypka performed a renewed version of the winter holiday classic Carol of the Bells originally composed by Ukrainian Mykola Leontovych. This new rendition of the world renowned tune became a soundtrack for the freshly released Ukrainian animation film Shchedryk.
13.12.2011 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of GUITAR MUSIC "KYIV-2011"
13 to 18 December in Kiev will be start INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of GUITAR MUSIC "KYIV-2011"
07.12.2011 Australia Contributes to Chornobyl Fund
Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd announced that his country would donate one million euros for the Chornobyl Shelter Fund. Minister Rudd made his statement at the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Vilnius on December 6, 2011.
28.11.2011 Ukrainian Subway Station Rated One of World’s Most Beautiful
Zoloti Vorota (Golden Gate) station of Kyiv’s subway occupies 11th position on the list of the most impressive subway stops in the world, according to BootsnAll. The renowned community of travelers chose 15 subway stations in the world with the most outstanding application of art, architecture, culture, history, and technology.
22.11.2011 Festival Chervona Ruta Preserves Authentic Ukrainian Music
For the twelfth year in a row, the Ukrainian festival Chervona Ruta has opened the stage for the new talents performing Ukrainian music of different genres. The number of this year’s participants has set the record, bringing together 850 young musicians and performers. New to this year’s festival is the collaboration of performers from all regions of Ukraine.
22.11.2011 World of Rugby League: Ukraine celebrates five years in Rugby League
The Ukrainian Rugby League Federation (UFRL) is celebrating five years of the sport in the country.
17.10.2011 Ukrainian Painting Sets a New Record at London Auction
A painting by a Ukrainian artist set a new record at the Phillips de Pury & Co auction that took place in London on October 13, 2011. The art piece “Horse.Night” by Anatoliy Kryvolap was sold for USD 124,4 thousand which is the highest a painting by a contemporary Ukrainian artist ever grossed at an art auction.
03.10.2011 NSK "Olympic" to open a grand show
October 8 will be held the opening ceremony of one of Europe's largest sports complexes - NSK "Olympic".
29.09.2011 There will be held song festival in the Kyiv region.
October 1
at the Center for Culture and history, “Park Kievska Rus” (p. Kopach, Obukhov, District,
Kyiv region) will be a song festival" Slavic soul ".
12.09.2011 Europe’s Largest Fountain Opens in Ukraine
A unique musical illuminated floating fountain opened in the Western Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on September 4, 2011. The fountain is the world’s only floating fountain mounted in the natural body of water and by its technical parameters can only be compared to one such water facility in the world – the Dubai Fountain.
05.09.2011 Ukraine Wins Gold in Triple Jump at 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Ukrainian Olha Saladuha became gold medalist in the 13th World Championships in Athletics, held in Daegu, South Korea. Saladuha won the finals in the triple jump competition among females and became the world champion.
31.08.2011 Three Ukrainian Soccer Clubs Go into Europa League Group Stage
Dynamo (Kyiv), Metalist (Kharkiv), and Vorskla (Poltava) won Thursday’s second legs of UEFA Europa League play-offs. Vorskla became the first Ukrainian team to make it to the group stage in the season of 2011-2012.
31.08.2011 Two Giant Fish Images Across the Border Become a Symbol of Polish-Ukrainian Unity
A Polish artist Jaroslaw Koziara created two giant images of fish on the grass on each side of the Polish-Ukrainian border. The tail of the first image lies on the territory of Poland with its head on the Ukrainian territory. The second fish is positioned facing the opposite direction. The artist intends to send the message of unity of the two countries – nature and art know no borders.
19.08.2011 Kyiv to host flower exhibition for two weeks
The official opening of a flower exhibition in Kyiv will take place at 10.00 on Saturday, Aug. 20. The exhibition will run at Spivoche Pole in the Pechersk Landscape Park until Sept. 4.
Lviv city Day 2010 (Program of celebrations)
