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Fantastic Brussels

What’s on this week: 10-17 November

Blending advanced technologies with a dive into the history of the city, Fantastic Brussels transports visitors into the capital’s evolutionary past. Staged in the Hotel Métropôle, the 45-minute show employs actors, lasers, video mapping and holograms to create a 360° realistic immersive...
Vaping in Belgium - Belga

‘Positive disruption’ could end smoking, and shape future of public health

New research indicates that ‘positive disruption’ could accelerate the end of smoking, according to an international survey on innovation in the public health sector. ‘Disruption’ in this sense refers to major developments, technological or otherwise, that have changed society in a lasting manner...

Belgium's tastiest eats: Gault & Millau award winners announced

Belgian foodies will be excited to learn that the rankings of Gault & Millau’s 20th edition of their food guide for the country have just been released. Anonymous inspectors for Gault & Millau spend a year visiting Belgian restaurants in order to develop the rankings. The chef of the year...

5,000 sign petition in support of Good Move traffic plans

As the debate surrounding Brussels’ mobility plan Good Move intensifies, with opponents making threats of violence against politicians and staging protests that turned violent, supporters of the effort are now making their voices heard. A petition in support of the mobility initiative has garnered...
Winter Wonderland Christmas market and seasonal activities in Brussels

Brussels’ Christmas market to pay tribute to First Nations of Canada

The capital’s annual end-of-year festivities will combine tradition with novelty from 25 November to 1 January, the city has announced. For the 22nd edition of Winter Wonders , all the usual attractions are programmed, including more than 200 wooden chalets, an ice rink, a Ferris wheel and...
Ars Musica Family Day

Ars Musica to hold family day in Brussels on 20 November

Ars Musica is one of the world’s biggest international contemporary music celebrations, with each edition focusing on a different theme. For 2022, it’s exploring the intriguing topic of science in all its musical forms. From 18 November to 2 December, the 32nd edition is staged in multiple venues...

C&A to close several Belgian city-centre stores to reduce costs

Fashion retailer C&A has announced plans to close eight of its city-centre stores in Belgium, in the face of rising rents and costs, to focus on smaller out-of-town outlets. The group described the move as a "modernisation strategy". C&A has already closed about 20 stores in the past five...

Rosetta Stone for climate action unveiled on Schuman roundabout

A replica of the Rosetta Stone, intended to be a symbol of the need for climate action ahead of the COP27 conference taking place in Egypt, has been unveiled next to the Schuman roundabout in Brussels. “This stone symbolises our anger and our hope,” said Stéphane Vanden Eede, representative for the...

Antwerp researchers calculate cost of traffic jams: €200,000 for 15km backup

Transport economists at the University of Antwerp have devised a way to calculate the economic impact of traffic jams with the development of a new tool. The researchers have determined that a 15km traffic jam on the E19 motorway, for example, comes with the price tag of over €200,000 in terms of...

Bach Concert - MINIMES CANTAT

Submitted by AndreaWL on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 23:05

Our November cantatas are both early works but already display Bach’s sophisticated invention.  Two unique features:  the only violoncello duet in all the cantatas, and a ‘home-made’ reconstruction of lost violin parts in a soprano aria.  Plus a joyful and rarely-heard motet by Bach’s greatest predecessor Johann Christoph - his father’s cousin.  

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