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Brussels city councillors lose free swimming perk

Brussels city councillors have lost one of their perks - they will no longer have free access to the city's municipal swimming pools. Pool fees for residents have risen sharply in recent years, and given the increase, members of the opposition party have called free access for councillors an "...

As avian flu cases rise, authorities remind people to not touch dead animals

Due to a rise in the number of cases of bird flu, Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) is reminding people to avoid contact with dead animals. The agency is calling for increased vigilance regarding poultry and wild birds in particular after a second outbreak of the...

UberEats bicycle courier struck and killed by coach in Brussels

An investigation has been launched after an UberEats bicycle courier was struck by a coach and killed in the Brussels neighbourhood of Schaerbeek, leaving behind a pregnant wife and five children. The 38-year-old courier was trapped beneath the FlixBus vehicle for some time and died at the hospital...
Virunga chocolate project - The Chocolate Line

How a Belgian chocolatier is throwing a lifeline to the conflict-rife Virunga region in the Congo

Home to a quarter of the world’s mountain gorillas, the troubled yet beautiful Virunga National Park in Africa, hasn’t always been associated with producing delicious chocolate. But thanks to an anthropological project headed by sublime Belgian artisan chocolatier, Dominique Persoone, the...
Europalia Georgia

Europalia arts festival heads to Georgia this autumn

The prestigious arts biennial Europalia turns its attention to the culture of the Caucasian country of Georgia from October 2023. Initially focusing on the art scene of its bustling capital Tbilisi, the four-month programme offers a varied programme of exhibitions, performances, concerts, films and...

Discover Brussels’ hidden Art Nouveau and Art Deco heritage at the Banad festival in March

More than 50 architectural treasures will open to the public over three successive weekends in March for the seventh edition of the Banad Festival . Among the heritage buildings on display from 11 to 26 March, 15 sites are opening their doors for the first time. Once again it’s a unique opportunity...

Saturday March, 25 2023 - FAURÉ's REQUIEM and SAINT-SAËNS' REQUIEM.

Submitted by mmaximbedo on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 12:37

FAURÉ's REQUIEM and SAINT-SAËNS' REQUIEM

Saturday March, 25 2023 - 8 p.m.

For its Spring Concert, the European Union Choir will perform FAURÉ's REQUIEM and the SAINT-SAËNS' REQUIEM.

Bach Concert - MINIMES CANTAT

Submitted by AndreaWL on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 10:21

The two cantatas of this February concert date from relatively late in the Cantor’s life. Cantata BWV 13 Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen (1726) is much shorter, describing the loneliness of someone who feels abandoned by God but who sings in  the second part of the consolation offered by the hope of God’s help. Cantata BWV 97 In allen meinen Taten (1734) is written on a monumental scale, with a great variety of richly expressive forms.

VUB beer? University to transform old dorms into micro-brewery for beer, chocolate and bread

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has plans to make use of some old student dorms that are no longer suitable as residences: they’re going to make beer, bread and chocolate in them. VUB invested €3 million into a pilot project that has transformed the old living spaces into a microbrewery with...

Some Brussels streets become one-way because cars are too wide

As cars get bigger and heavier, some roads in Brussels can no longer accommodate two vehicles side by side, and have to be converted for one-way traffic only. Rue Maes in Ixelles has been one-way since November, RTBF reports. Others are expected to follow. French researcher Aurélien Bigo explained...

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