News August, 2009

2009/08/25

The legend Joe Lynn Turner, the vocal of the cult band of mid 70’s RAINBOW, arrives for a free concert in Kavarna on September 5th.
OVER THE RAINBOW is the name of Joe Lynn Turner’s last project, which started in 2008 and the reason to see the star in Bulgaria. OVER THE RAINBOW collects mainly former musicians, playing in one or other period of existence of RAINBOW.
Tony Carey (keyboard), Bobby Rondinelli (drums) and Greg Smith (bass) will also arrive in Kavarna. The son of RAINBOW’s founder...

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2009/08/17

The University Botanical Garden in Balchik on the Northern Black Sea coast, offers new attractions to nature lovers.

The collection of decorative vegetables is curious to see for the incredible colors and shapes of the plants. The geography of the new sector with floating plants reaches as far as the Himalayas. These include the Sweetflag, the Dwarf Papyrus and the Water Hyacinth.

The Botanical Garden in Balchik opened doors in 1955. It has valuable tree species, 3000 roses and a...

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2009/08/17

On 15 August the town of Kalofer, Central Bulgaria, played host for the 10th time to a Lacework Festival.

Collections of Kalofer lace were displayed and an open-air bazaar was organized in the town.

Lace knitting was introduced in Kalofer in the early 20 c. as a way to boost the town’s economy.

In 1910 the first specialized school opened with a focus on shuttle Brussels lace. Based on a dozen imported plaits, the Kalofer masters of the trade created 110 original ones.

The...

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2009/08/13

"The Middle Ages in Bulgarian history are not 'dark'". With these words prof Nikolay Ovcharov and Associate Professor Hitko Vachev presented part of the artifacts dated back to 12 or 17th century unearthed during the excavations in "St. Peter and St. Paul" and "St. Ivan Rilski" churches in the town of Veliko Tarnovo. The archaeologists found a golden ring with an amethyst, a golden earring, silver gold plated pin with a pearl, part from a gold plated facing of a manuscript, silver ring with...

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2009/08/11

More than 150 musicians from 20 countries attend the 12th edition of the Bansko Jazz Festival. The event will spread until August 13, featuring Russia’s Igor Butman, James Davies – USA, Bulgarian jazz singer Kamelia Todorova, prominent jazz musicians from Holland, Israel, Egypt, Germany, Austria and other countries. Organizers expect at least 20 thousand people in Bansko during the six days of the jazz festival.

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