Pinocchio (Musical in 2 Acts), Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth ((Mezhigorskaya 2), 12 July at 11.00 Geppetto is desperate to have a son of his own and one night, the woodcarver decides to build a

Rigoletto (Opera in 3 Acts) Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhigorskaya 2), 15 July at 19.00 If you're looking for intrigue, mystery, murder and more, then you don't want to miss one of the last

Swan Lake (Ballet in 3 Acts) Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhigorskaya 2), 10 July at 19.00 Swan Lake, originally fashioned after a Russian folk tale, tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into

Artemiy Troitsky, Nightclub Heaven (7 Hrinchenka), 17 July at 23.00 Artemiy Troitsky is known for his outstanding journalistic work, especially in the niche of rock 'n' roll. Getting started in 1967, his career got rolling after his school magazine published

Paradush in Concert, Art Club 44 (44B Khreshchatyk), 16 July at 22.00 In the grey multitude of Ukrainian bands, there are a couple of good and very professional groups that can still be found. One of them is Paradush. The

Boombox in Concert, UA Beach Club (10 minutes from Metro Hydropark), 10 July at 20.00 The band Boombox is getting bigger and bigger in Ukraine thanks to its clever lyrics, acoustic guitar stylings, DJ-scratchings and the strong vocals of Andrey

As has often been speculated here on these pages, Ukraine could lose the chance to host the EURO 2012 football finals, and the opportunity to co-host the event with Poland could be given to Germany instead. UEFA president, Michel Platini,

The ultimate in populist politicking, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, is apparently against a proposal from the Party of Regions to increase the minimum wage level in the country, probably because she didn't think of suggesting it first. Getting all logical

Lenin's statue at the start of Shevchenko Boulevard is one of the last remaining monuments in Kyiv to Soviet leadership, and as such it has been the subject of much debate. But at the weekend, an angry group of nationalists

DJ Kadetsky in Concert, Arena Club (2a Baseina), 16 July at 22.00 Kyiv is one of the best scenes for club parties and there's glitzy ladies at every corner should you happen to take in one of these affairs. Unfortunately

Everyone has their own opinions and ideas about this mighty Republic but when I think of France, the first thing that comes to mind is a romantic walk near the Eiffel Tower. It's a country of elegance, style and sophistication

Slavske Rock Festival, Slavske Village (Lviv Oblast), 31 July - 2 August Not only aimed at getting everyone into some good ole rock 'n' roll, this festival is also about the promotion of getting people active. Everyone through the gates

Jason Webley in Concert (Ethno/Cabaret), Bochka Khmilna (3B 1 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho), 17 July at 21.00 Jason Webley's musical story began in 1998 when he left his day job to dedicate his life to music. He started off as a street-performer,

For some people, being naked is as natural as breathing, or even eating ice cream straight out of the container. For others, it's a bit more delicate. It's an interesting concept and one that seems to stir up quite a

Svirz World Music Festival, Svirzh Village (40km from Lviv), 31 July - 2 August Coming up at the end of this month is an international festival of the world, where you'll be able to 'hear, see, feel, grasp and memorise

Engelbert Humperdinck, Palace Ukraine (Chervonoarmiyska 103), 24 September at 19.00 Ladies: Have the hubbies stay home with the kids and get yourselves ready and all gussied up cause for the first time ever, the King of Romance is making his

Green Grey (Rock), Art Club 44 (44 Khreshchatyk), 30 July at 22.00 Green Grey, the band that is lovrd in Ukraine and famous in Russia has got some gigs here in the capital this summer. They celebrated their birthday in

Sergiy Babkin in Concert (Art-Pop), Bochka Pyvna (17/1 Moskovskiy Pr.), 17 July at 21.00 Anyone who's into the live music circuit will certainly remember the unusually talented duo 5'nizza. They were really into 'their' thing up until a couple years

An International Festival of Dance, House of Officers (Grushevskoho 30/1), 8 August at 20.00 The first concert of it's kind, there's a group of contemporaries coming to town to lay down a show like you've not seen before. Talent from

Directed by Anne Fletcher Comedy, Romance USA 2009 Starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen Margaret Tate (Bullock) is the executive Editor-in-Chief of a book publishing company, Colden Books, who forces her assistant Andrew Paxton (Reynolds) to marry her in