As the home of Mozart, Weiner Schnitzel, the Alps, and the geographical setting for everybody's favourite musical, The Sound of Music - how could you possibly go wrong with such a place? Especially when you're given a guided tour with

I was at a party on Saturday evening where the main activity (apart from drinking copious amounts of alcohol) was giant jenga. It was fun, but also interesting, in a passable sort of way, because there were some present who

Jazz in Kyiv 2009, October Palace (Instytutska 1), 16 - 18 October at 19.00 Oleksiy Kogan together with Jazz in Kyiv is happy to present this second annual music fest which is sure to bring you sounds rarely heard in

Valeriy Syutkin and Band (Rock'n'Roll), Kyiv Operetta (Chervonoarmiyska 53/3), 16 October at 19.00 Valeriy, even though he has hit the half century mark, hasn't slowed a bit and his music, which has always included childish and rebellious tones, still maintains

Kuban Cossack Choir, Palace Ukraine (Chervonoarmiyska 103), 21 & 22 October at 19.00 The singing and dancing culture of the Kuban Cossacks is said to be the original branch of the Slavic culture including both Russian and Ukrainian. But with

Force of Destiny by the Kyiv Modern Ballet, Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2), 19 & 20 October at 19.00 While the number of years a theatre has been running is always a good

Exhibition by Guido Argentini, Brucie Collections Gallery (Artema 55b), From 16 October - 11 November Guido, born in Italy, understood that at the age of 23 he wasn't going to be able to live without photography and so moved to

Kids Club at the Kiev Sport Club (Druzhby Narodiv 5) One of the biggest and best fitness clubs in the city has put together a program specifically for your little ones and what is especially nice about it is that

DJs Lustige Lola and Weltschmerz, Xlib Club (Frunze 12), 16 October at 23.00 Xlib and Ginger, the latter a UNI0N of two Kyivites, are throwing their third Twee Disco and inviting headliners from Amsterdam. DJs Lustige Lola and Weltschmerz will

Top Ukrainian DJ Battle, Prime Club (Nauki 8), 22 October at 23.00 This evening's party, entitled Mainstream Warriors, is getting together some top Ukrainian DJs and putting them in one club to decide, once and for all, just who is

Best Cocktail Bar Festival, Alta Expo (Moscow Prospect 11a),23 October at 21.00 Mark Brown (UK) and SE:SA (Germany) are the headliners for the festival that's aiming to promote the cocktail culture here in the big city. As this is the

Godskitchen Urban Wave Festival, International Exhibition Centre (Brovarsky 15), 12 December at 20.00 There are two guys headed this way to get the party animals all riled up and they are Jarome Isma Ae and Markus Schulz; both part and

Exhibition of Paintings by Valeriya Trubina, Bottega Gallery (Mykhailivska 22 B), 24 October - 5 November Valeriya's works are saturated in mysticism: creatures that are half angel/half demon, coming from the Secret Garden to witness the world with their airy-fairy

Ensemble of Georgian Folk Song and Dance, Erisioni, Palace of Ukraine (Chervonoarmiyska 103), 26 October at 19.00 Continuing the development of the musical art and culture of the Caucasus, Erisioni is a song, dance and orchestral ensemble that has millions