This boy has been spinning records since the days they were still in fashion and as a result he has found immense popularity in all corners of the world. He is hugely popular in his native Netherlands, his single 'Traffic'

The sex-pat is sadly a familiar sight around Kyiv. Walk into any bar or restaurant in the centre of town and you're likely to see a man in his 50s or 60s fawning over some girl aged 18 to 20.

In what must have been a call for someone to step in and bailout the Ukrainian government again, EU President Jose Manuel Barroso warned member countries to prepare for another gas crisis if Ukraine can't pay Russia for the gas

L'Elisir d'Amore (Opera in Italian in 2 Acts), National Opera Theatre (Vladymyrska 50), 26 & 28 June at 19.00 Everyone knows about mixtures to make you happier, skinnier, younger, and certainly these days more masculine. There is however, one concoction

Meat Katie in Concert, Baby-Face DJ Bar (44 Shorsa), 17 June at 23.00 Mark Pember, also known as Meat Katie, is a London-based, break-beat producer and DJ who has gained popularity in recent years developing his own style of tech-funk

The farm in Yasnogorodka is inviting you to come with your family and enjoy a day away from the noise of the city with their birds. Ostriches are great fun - they're tall and awkward and they're a hoot to

International Jazz Subscription VIII, National Music Academy (1/3-11 Horodetskoho), 1 July at 19.30 Bassist, producer and organiser of the International Jazz Subscription, Arkadiy Ovrutskiy, is once again getting together with some friends. Sergiy Manukyan, one of the greatest instrumental vocalists

DJ Tiesto, International Exhibition Centre (15 Brovarsky Prospect), 28 June at 21.00 Does anything in fact need to be said about DJ Tiesto..? He's the first DJ in the world to sell out a solo stadium event for 25,000 people

Alice Cooper in Concert, Palace Sport (1 Sportyvna), 2 July at 19.00 Finally! For all of those who thought rock was dead, there is a rude awakening headed this way and he goes by the name of Alice Cooper. The

Exhibition of Photographs by Anton Lange, Brucie Collections Gallery (55b Artema), 25 June 'til 28 July Representing the Russian School of Photography, Anton Lange has been travelling for years, shooting limitless beautiful scenes and casting them on film. Never waiting

The Great Northern War was one of the biggest fights in the 1700s. The two contenders: Sweden and Russia. And the purse they were both after was the hegemony over the Baltic territory. In the end, the Slavs would win,

Orchestra Che, 44 Art Club (44 Khreshchatyk), 3 July at 22.00 Theatre and music in one is the distinguishing feature of this Ukrainian band from Kharkiv. They're coming to Kyiv to give us their stuff of which critics say is

Fantastic Kids, Exhibit of Photographs by Fafastudio, Hudgraf Gallery, (Tarasovskaya 3), 3 July 'til 9 July In honour of International Child Protection Day, the folks over at one of Kyiv's best photo studios, got together to do something a little

Canada has the second-largest land mass, the 28th largest population, the largest source of fresh water, six time zones and more cars per person than any other country in the world. They are the inventors of mashed potatoes, the snow-blower

Motorhead in Global East Festival, (Chaika Aerodrome), 2 August at 22.00 Formed in 1975 by bassist, vocalist and song writer Lemmy Kilmister, the band really made it big with their Gold status album Ace of Spades in 1980 and since

Rubl' (Ska, Punk, Rock) in Concert, Bingo Club (112 Peremohy Pr.), 6 July at 19.00 Famous for the explicit content in many of his songs, Russian anti-glam star Sergiy Shnurov has created a new project entitled Rubl' (Ruble). Interestingly, the

Cavalera Conspiracy in Concert, Bingo Club (112 Peremohy Pr.), 6 September at 19.00 When the infamous Sepultura broke up in 2006, Brazilians Max and Ihor Cavalera thought they would try filling the gap and so put their heads together and

Exhibition of Paintings by Oleh Khudorozhkov, Ann Gallery (21b Basseina), From 3 'til 16 July Oleh Khudorozhkov has chosen the title for his new exhibit, Viva Holland, not because the country of tulips and other fine herbs is the main

Kazantip, Popovka Village, 1 August 'til the last guest leaves One of the biggest festivals of any kind here in Ukraine can no doubt be the infamous Kazantip. Paul Van Dyke will be in attendance opening night which is on

Shooters is known as one of Kyiv's top party places. While many other clubs have to close their doors some nights due to lack of demand, Shooters is full to bursting every night of the week. But what might not