An Evening of Piano Music with Oksana Antonenko, Ukrainian Philharmonic Society in Andriyivska Church (Vladymyska 24), 24 July at 19.30 The piano is a marvellous thing and has literally been around for centuries. Its discovery is credited to a chap

Epoch of Romantic Music, National House of Organ and Chamber Music (77 Velika Vasilkivskaya), 28 July at 19.30 The Romantic musical movement occurred in Europe from about 1815 - 1910. Even though many of the themes prevalent in the music

Ethnofestival - Pidkamin, Lviv region, Brody, 24-25 July The Pidkamin Festival has been a yearly event for a few years now but this year, for the first time in its rather lengthy history, a handful of pretty cool DJs will

Kazantip, Popovka Village (Region of Yevpatoria), 25 July 'til the last guest leaves One of the biggest festivals here in Ukraine can no doubt be the infamous Kazantip. Paul Van Dyke and Armin van Buren will be in attendance opening

Contrabanda (Pop-Rock), Dakota (14g H. Stalingrada), 26 July at 21.00 Oh, it's been about eight years that Contrabanda has been playing on stage, and we're pretty sure that everything they have been involved in, from recording to releasing their debut

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

It's been a while since we've had to tell you about battling lawmakers fighting it out physically in the Verkhovna Rada, and it may have seemed like the country's politicians had finally grown up enough to realise that this sort

One of the first things people do when they first arrive in Kyiv is visit some of the wonderful historic sites in the city, and the two most popular of those are Sofiyivsky Cathedral and the Pechersk Lavra Monastery. But

27 July, 2002, was meant to be a celebration, the 60th anniversary in fact, of one of the divisions of Ukraine's air force. Spectators from Lviv and surrounding areas had come out expecting inspiring acrobatic displays featuring Su-27s, Mig-29 war

Black Lazer, Xlib Club (12 Frunze), 24 July at 20.00 As newcomers to the scene, these three guys are playing electronic music and are doing it very well. Their music is gaining popularity fast and to get you hooked, they'll

Pro DJ Awards, Patipa (10 Muzeyny), 25 July at 23.00 Hanging around night spots in Kyiv and got no idea where to go to listen to the best? No worries mate 'cause Patipa has got you covered. This Saturday, one

Exhibition of Paintings by Serhiy Savchenko, Bottega Gallery (22 B Mykhailivska), 5 September 'til 17 September Serhiy Savchenko loves a good mystery and he's got a good one for everyone coming up this fall. These images are done in oil

Miss Ukraine, Palace Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 6 September at 19.30 The thing about getting noticed see, is that you have to beautiful. And being here in Ukraine, there is no shortage of that. Beauty pageants abound, but none perhaps will

The Space Cakes (Dance-Rock, Rock'n'Roll), Bochka Khmilna (3b B. Khmelnytskoho), 8 August at 21.00 The names of bands these days are getting better and better, from the Easymuffin Midnight Melodies Collective last week to the Space Cakes coming up in

For more than 250 years, historians have been fighting over theories about who Bohdan Khmelnitsky really was. We don't know a lot about where and when he was born, about who his father was or where he lived and studied

A new whirlwind of activity and success in the Ukrainian art world has been in close connection to the Mironova Gallery and its owner. For the last few years Tetyana Mironova has managed to elevate many Ukrainian artists to a

Banderstadt Festival 2009, Harazdzha Village (region of Lutsk), 8 - 9 August Summer festivals of every kind are gaining popularity here and one of the biggest and best is the Banderstadt Festival in Lutsk. There will be over 15 bands

Chamber Ensemble Ravisan, National House of Organ and Chamber Music, (77 Velika Vasilkivskaya), 31 July at 19.30 As more and more theatres close for the summer season, there is more and more reason to get yourself out of the city

An Evening of Vocal and Instrumental Music, the Ukrainian Philharmonic Society in Andriyivska Church, in conjunction with the Sofia Kyivksa, (23 Andriyivsky Uzviz, 21 July at 19.30 Once a strong and formidable relationship had been established between the St. Sophia

Lyube (Chanson, Pop-Rock), Palace Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 26 September at 19.00 Remember the days when your parents were telling you to 'turn that racket off'? Well, your folks went through something similar themselves with their own parents; unless it was