Events Coming up in Israel Include Brad Pitt and Madonna
QUENTIN TARANTINO AND BRAD PITT TO VISIT ISRAEL FOR FILM PREMIERE
Academy Award-winning director Quentin Tarantino and actor Brad Pitt have announced plans to visit Israel this September for the local premiere of the Holocaust-era film Inglourious Basterds. Set to release in the U.S. on August 21, the film tells the fictional tale of a group of WWII-era Jewish-American soldiers who avenge their European brethren.
MADONNA TO PERFORM IN TEL AVIV IN SEPTEMBER
International music icon Madonna has chosen Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park as the venue for the final concerts of her record-breaking ‘Sticky & Sweet’ tour on September 1st and 2nd. The highly anticipated performances will mark the pop superstar’s second concert series in Israel and will include a 17-member dance troupe, a custom-designed stage, hundreds of costumes and state-of-the-art special effects.
NON-STOP MUSIC IN TEL AVIV THIS AUGUST
Tel Aviv’s Non-Stop Musix Festival will feature world-renowned musicians and artists from August 19-20 at the Exhibition Grounds in Tel Aviv. Acts scheduled to take the stage include British rockers the Kaiser Chiefs, pop sensation Lady Gaga, Simple Plan and DJ Luciano, in addition to Israeli musicians Aviv Geffen, Hadag Nahash and Synergia.
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD INSCRIBE THE BIBLE
A new display entitled “People of the World Inscribe the Bible” opened to the public last month at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. The project features hand-inscribed bibles created by thousands of people from more than 31 countries in their native languages, including Chinese, Tamil, Taiwanese and Finnish. www.blmj.org
EXHIBITION OF JEWISH ARTISTS AT THE TEL AVIV MUSEUM OF ART
A new display entitled “Fragmented Mirror” opened at the Tel Aviv Museum this month. Originally opening in Berlin in 1907, the exhibition features more than 200 paintings, sculptures and Judaic artworks created by artists Jozef IsraГ«ls, Lesser Ury, Camille Pissarro, Maurycy Gottlieb and Samuel Hirszenberg.
NEW BOUTIQUE HOTEL OPENS IN NEVE TZEDEK
Neve Tzedek Hotel, a new boutique hotel in Tel Aviv’s historic Neve Tzedek neighborhood, has opened this month. The hotel features five luxurious suites, including two garden suites with a private garden and Jacuzzi and a rooftop apartment-style suite with a deck and an open-air Jacuzzi. www.nevetzedekhotel.com
LEONARDO BOUTIQUE HOTEL OPENS IN TEL AVIV
The Leonardo Boutique Hotel opened this month in the Ramat Hahayal neighborhood on the shores of the Mediterranean in Tel Aviv. Designed by architect Moshe Kastiel, the Leonardo Boutique Hotel offers 150 rooms and 17 suites, in addition to a business lounge, gym, four conference rooms and bar.
AIR BERLIN ADDS NEW FLIGHT TO TEL AVIV
Air Berlin has launched a new overnight flight between Berlin and Tel Aviv this month. The German carrier will operate two weekly flights to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, increasing the number of flights to Israel from various German cities to 68 per week.
NIGHTTIME MOVIE SCREENINGS AT THE HERZLIYA MARINA
In honor of the Herzliya Cinematheque’s one-year anniversary, the city will present free outdoor movie screenings at the Herzliya Marina from August 26-27. The 1980′s parody Airplane will be shown on August 26, followed by Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Woody Allen’s Vicky Christina Barcelona on August 27.
CRUISE SHIPS ANCHOR IN ISRAEL
Israel will receive a new wave of cruise ships this autumn, beginning when the 2,500-passenger Royal Caribbean ship Vision of the Seas docks in Haifa and Ashdod during an 11-night tour. Also, Celebrity Cruise’s Celebrity Equinox will anchor in Israel during a series of nine cruises in October.
August 12, 2009
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