What's on this week: 10-17 June

After the dazzling success of last year’s edition, culinary festival Gin + Kok takes over the Grote Markt in Blankenberge for the second time around. The name is a reference to the day’s alcoholic preference and live cooking programme, brought to you by 27 local chefs and professional mixologists in collaboration with The Belgian Gin Club. The date of the event has been carefully chosen to coincide with World Gin Day, thus giving you a solid excuse to take part and taste the official festival delicacy, het BlankeBergje. This gin-infused praline was created for the occasion by local chocolatier Raf Hollevoet. 
11-12 June, from 11.00 at Grote Markt, Blankenberge

The International Chorale of Brussels presents Pastorale - a collection of 12 choral masterpieces and two solo pieces inspired by nature in all its forms, with songs about trees, the sea, lakes, night time, stars, the countryside and more. The Chorale is made up of about 50 people, representing 15 different nationalities.
Friday 10 June at St Anne's church, Auderghem and Sunday 12 June at All Saints church, Waterloo

Petrol Factory is a retro-themed celebration of horsepower, with vintage motorcycles and cars, workshops on maintenance, tattoos, street food and music. In the evening, there’s a punk rock party with live music.
11 June 10.00-18.00; De Kruitfabriek, Steenkaai 44D, Vilvoorde; free (€10 for party)

The ongoing Greek debt crisis has inspired countless gestures of solidarity by European citizens. The second edition of the multidisciplinary festival Nous Sommes Grecs (We Are Greek) celebrates Hellenic culture in all its forms. Dozens of artists, performers and speakers are invited to share their vision of a country with a rich history and a thriving contemporary arts scene in spite of (or perhaps galvanised by) the nation’s current challenges. Highlights include a screening of the documentary Next Stop: Utopia as well as performances by rebetiko ensemble Kosmokrators and contemporary modal musicians Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma.
9-12 June at Senghor, Brussels

Thanks to the founding of a promotions agency and an advantageous tax shelter for investing in local productions, Flanders’ film industry took off about 15 years ago, and hasn’t looked back. Cinematek offers the chance to see the most successful movies produced during the period, including the Oscar-nominated films The Broken Circle Breakdown by Felix Van Groeningen, a study of how a loving couple handle overpowering grief, and the gritty Rundskop (Bullhead) by Michaël R Roskam. The latter’s story of a Limburg farmer whose cows aren’t the only ones getting injections of growth hormones shot Matthias Schoenaerts into international stardom.
Until 31 August at Cinematek, Brussels

The Out Loud festival is a month of free film screenings, concerts and parties on the Beursschouwburg's rooftop terrace. The bar opens at 17.00 and performances are every evening from Wednesday to Sunday.
Until 24 June, Beursschouwburg, Brussels

Bozar joins forces with photography museums around Europe to present its biennial Summer of Photography - a programme of exhibitions, talks and workshops which this time focuses on the relationship between people and space.
From 10 June, Bozar and other venues around Brussels