EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20-31 (daily updated) Special Concert “Hope Symphony – Autumn’s Tango” in Hanoi and HCMC Tue 29 Jul 2014, 8 pm Hanoi Opera House 1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội Fri 01 Aug 2014, 8 pm HCMC Opera House No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC … A special art progamme! Combination of classical style with modern one. … A programme brings profound human culture. With the aim of being grateful to all our valuable kind-hearted sponsors, who have been supporting and accompanying the “Light Your Hope” Scholarship Foundation in recent years, the Executive Committee of the Fund cooperates with Conductor Le Phi Phi to hold a special programme by the name “Hope Symphony”. This charity concert is also the event for raising fund to support and help the studious students, who have very difficult living circumstance. This is a special symphony with the performance of two artists (violist &accordionist) coming from Macedonia & Serbia; and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO), Very famous Tango melodies with emotional dance will surely bring deep impression and overflowing emotions to all audience. Bandmaster Le Phi Phi will conduct to show the immortal writings such as La Cumparsita, Verrano, Adios Nonino, Preparansa, Milonga Del Angel, Invierno, Por Una Cabeza, Oblivion, Valsecito Viejo, Balkango, Balkan Milonga Loca, Libertango, Corralera – Blue Tango. Tickets Ticket prices: 500,000; 1,000,000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over ticketvn@gmail.com For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996. Cabaret Night in July at L’Espace Sat 26 Jul 2014, 8.30 – 9.30 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the Cabaret Night at L’Espace – the stage for new music talents. From 8.30 pm to 9.3o, “Puzzle” band with Vietnamese and French members will be playing French, Vietnamese and English songs. If you want to share this musical adventure, contact Cédric Drouard : cedminimum@hotmail.fr. Free admission. Performance “Guitar Never Like Before” Sat 26 Jul 2014, 8 pm Heritage Space Dolphin Plaza, 17 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi You are invited to the guitar performance titled “Guitar … Never like before” to enjoy delicate, emotional and humanistic fingerstyle pieces by guitarist Khoa Le (just came back from US), one of the most typical representative for Vietnam in this latest line of guitar. Performance artist: Guitarist Khoa Le Guests: - Violist Nguyen Thien Minh - Guitarist Duy Phong - Guitarist Dang Tran Tung - Singer Trang Tooc Ticket : 200.000 VND - Ticket on sale at: . Heritage Space – Dolphin Plaza, No. 28 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Hanoi . Paris Deli: 6 Phan Chu Trinh, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi . Pari Deli: 13 Nha Tho, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi - Booking via bank transfer: Hotline 090 282 6769 Summer Shines – A Classical Concert by The Hanoian Trio Fri 25 Jul 2014, 8 pm Manzi Art Space 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi manzi is delighted to bring you a vivid night of classical concert by the newly-established Hanoian Trio featuring cellist Ha Mien, and pianist Luu   Hoang and oboist Do Kien Cuong. This intimate night will include pieces from Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, William Henry Squire, Do   Kien Cuong & Tran Luu Hoang. Ticket: 200,000 VND. All money goes towards supporting the artists and the organizing of events at manzi. Due to limited capacity, please pre-register at manzihanoi@gmail.com before 5PM Tue 22 Jul. Positive Mass in July Fri 25 Jul 2014, 8 pm St Joseph Cathedral “Positive Mass”, and event inspired on an international event called Critical Mass. It is just a bicycle ride to promote cycling for all its positive reasons. Critical Mass is a cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world. The ride was originally founded in 1992 in San Francisco. The purpose of Critical Mass is not usually formalized beyond the direct action of meeting at a set location and time and traveling as a group through city or town streets on bikes. In Hanoi, Positive Mass (PM) is called “Đạp cho sướng”, literally meaning cycling for pleasure. Bikers meet on the last Friday of every month at   St. Joseph Cathedral (Nhà thờ lớn) and travel around Hanoi following a prepared route with the ending point at the Cathedral. The first PM in   Hanoi started in Oct 2012. Since Oct 2013 PM has been hold in HCMC, Thai Nguyen and Son La. Introduction to Italian Body Language Sun 20 Jul 2014, 9.30 am Casa Italia 18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi Opening hours: 9 am – 9 pm all days Phone (via Uni – Italia): 043 824 0579 Body language is a very important part in every language, especially in Italian. Italian people tend to use a lot of hand gestures when having   conversation. Come to our presentation of Italian gestures this Sunday to understand the meaning and having fun with Italian friends. Free entry. VNN