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David Labi - Pieces of a Man

One-man show ‘Pieces of a Man’ by David Labi in Brussels on 15 November

Londoner and Brussels resident, David Labi, takes to the stage for his extraordinary one-man show Pieces of a Man in Etterbeek on 15 November. The performance relates the story of his late father Marcello, a Libyan-Italian Jew who survived the Holocaust after being imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen...

Love is Louder: Bozar exhibition is a colourful, tender and expansive portrayal of human relationships

In the face of increasing disharmony and discrimination, the bold title of the exhibition Love is Louder is an appeal to “make love, not war”, according to the hippy mantra of the 1960s. If the 1967 ‘Summer of Love’ serves as the starting point for this exploration of love between human beings,...

‘Georg Friedrich Händel - Messiah’

Submitted by Brussels Choral... on Sun, 11/03/2024 - 11:41

Ever since its first performance in Dublin in 1742, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is one of the best-known and most popular pieces for choirs and audiences all over the world. 

Handel composed the Messiah in just three weeks, basing it on biblical texts describing the prophecy and birth of Jesus, the passion and resurrection, and even the Messiah’s role in life after death. 

Belgian Beer World free to Brussels residents for two weeks

Belgian Beer World - Brussels’ newest big attraction located in the building that once housed the Brussels Stock Exchange - will be free from 12-25 November for all residents of the Brussels region. All that is needed is an identity card proving residence in the capital to guarantee one visit in...

Unions vs Deliveroo: formal notice filed for abuse of Belgian labour laws

Socialist trade union BTB-ABVV has sent a registered letter of formal notice to Deliveroo Belgium for what it describes as its continued disregard of Belgian labour laws. Labour minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne (PS) and finance minister Vincent Van Peteghem (CD&V) are also criticised for not...

Future of Brussels' Daringman cafe remains uncertain

Brussels’ Au Daringman cafe faces an uncertain future, with owner Martine Peeters unsure if the popular venue will stay open past 31 December this year. The cafe was recently given a negative opinion from the Royal Commission on Monuments and Sites (KCML) on the classification of its replicated art...

Drug-dealing on Brussels metro prompts calls for more security

An eye-witness account of drug-dealing on a Brussels metro train has prompted calls for greater security on Brussels' public transport network. “We're investing billions in a new metro, but we can't even manage to make it safe,” witness Dimitri Strobbe, who works for Brussels Mobility, wrote on...

Liege lawyer uses ChatGPT to draft defence arguments

A lawyer in Liege presented a document generated by the large language model artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT as a "neutral" source for an argument in the trial of a group of suspected cocaine extractors. The trial relates to the organisation of the extraction of clandestine shipments of cocaine...

The Glories of Ancient Rome

Submitted by yttap on Fri, 11/01/2024 - 17:51

Lecture in English by Dr. Paul Roberts starts at 20h00. Welcome drinks from 19h30.  Everyone welcome. 

US election night: Countdown to sold-out Brussels Watch party on 5 November!

All eyes are on the US presidential race as the two candidates enter the final days and hours of their testy election campaigns. Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump remain deadlocked in the fiercely contested race that is too close to call. US citizens...

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