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Auto*Mat are throwing a Christmas Party with a city festival theme!

Experience all the sights, sounds, tastes and fun of a city festival in one night! You’ll have the chance to have a go at jewellery-making and T-shirt printing, try your luck in the prize raffle, get all your Christmas gifts from fair trade and community market stalls, and see screenings and meet the stars from the Auto*Mat movie!!

Music: Broken Glass Quartet, DJ Grizzly and DJ Miky

Market stalls include: Rybanaruby fair trade; Deafmessanger diaries; Balkan Tango recycled products; second-hand/hand-made jewellery and accessories; community CARROTS; Freestyle hairdresser; T-shirt printmakers; bazaar-sub-stations; Carbusters collection; and Auto*Mat gifts and their tasty Automatka!

Refreshments: Hall C bar; Food Aid catering; soup bar; Mama Coffee; and a čajovna

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Original article by Tony Ozuna, Prague Post online

Japanese Horror exhibition wraps up the summer and an era for Zbraslav Chateau

"Horrors in Japanese art - devils, demons, monsters, ghosts, magicians, spirits, and phantoms," is the grand finale in the exhibition space of the National Gallery's Oriental Art collection at Zbraslav Chateau before the vast collection, known as among the best in Europe, is significantly downsized and moved to Kinský Palace.

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Velká podzimní cyklojízda
Největší cyklistická akce roku
When / Kdy: V neděli 20.9., 14:00 (mass bike and non-motor vehicle ride!)
Where / Kde: náměstí Míru, festival Zažít město jinak

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40 Aniversario del Klub 007

Cuándo: Del 1 al 30 de Septiembre

De qué se trata: Conciertos, eventos y muchas más sorpresas

Infórmate en nuestra web: www.klub007strahov.cz

¡Nuestro 40 aniversario!
¡El Klub 007 celebra sus 40 años de existencia!

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Klub 007 fête ses 40 ans

Quand: du 1er au 30 septembre

Quoi : une multitude et d’évènements et de concerts

Plus d’information sur klub007strahov.cz

40 narozeniny!
Klub 007 fête ses 40 ans!

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Klub 007 40ster Geburtstag

40 narozeniny!
Klub 007 feiert seinen vierzigsten Geburtstag!

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Klub 007 40th anniversary

When: 01.-30.09
What: a variety of concerts and events
More info at: klub007strahov.cz

40 narozeniny!
Klub 007 celebrates its fortieth birthday!

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By Karim Talaat.

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Press Release / Provokátor Magazine Issue 35, July/August 2009

28 June 2009, Prague

Culture Clash/Festivals

From a culture that curiously revels in apathy and insignificance comes a strong reminder that when opportunity knocks...thou hast two choices, and only one of those will be worth remembering. This year The Czech Republic’s prodigal son was called upon to voice a statement of the entire E.U., David Černý and his cohorts gave them the sculpturally sarcastic, if not caustically amusing statement; Entropa.

It is Instigator Media Group’s mission to level the playing field via making fun and targeting every aspect of every country's culture. Supporting the selfless / self-centered right of freedom of expression and the burden of enlightenment that comes along with any cognizance.

Currently on display at DOX gallery (and on tour all summer), Provokátor spoke with artist David Černý and DOX co-founder and director Leoš Válka about Entropa, and opportunism.

“It’s a provocateur, it would be difficult to find something more provocative.” Válka notes, answering our query about the sculpture of stereotypes and whether exploitation is a characteristic of Czech culture,  “I’m not sure about opportunistic, I think there is a streak of opportunism in the Czech psyche, and artists are generally opportunists by trade.”
So it’s [the artist] responsibility to seize the moment, “carpe diem”.

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Today a private security company cracked down on something long considered a Prague landmark – Squat Milada. 

Update: Riot Police arrive.

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Prague Museum Night Review

It was almost impossible to cross a museum door threshold last Saturday evening in Prague without treading on a granny's foot or getting your cheek stuck on one of the white walls of the institution. The reason for this? The sixth annual Prague Museum Night. The Provokátor team decided to brave the frenzied crowds.

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Drag Ball Bingo was a kick-ass party! MC Ka and Ms. Houston aka Ms. White kept amazing us with their outrageous dresses and multi-hued wigs. If you think that bingo’s an old ladies’ game then think again.

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Zombie Walk
Start: Old Town Square
www.zombiewalk.cz

May the 16th 2009 will raise the dead again at the second ever Zombiewalk in Prague. The undead first shambled through the city last year with almost 700 mobile corpses participating.
After the march you can stretch your legs at the Zombiewalk afterparty in Chapeau Rouge with  Slovak deathrock band The Last Days of Jesus and Prague's psychobilly group Rocket Dogz. Of course you'll have the chance to dance till dawn at the stylishly undead DJ party - and vote for the finest zombie in the crowd.

Zombie Walk / 16.05.2009

Hordy zombií znovu potáhnou Prahou.

Moře se začne vařit, všechny svíce zhasnou, a mrtví budou chodit po zemi - v sobotu 16. května 2009 proběhne v Praze druhé pokračování českého Zombiewalku.

Premiéry akce se zúčastnilo téměř 700 zombií - podaří se tento rekord letos překonat? Po průvodu centrem města a tradičním focení pod sochou svatého Václava se můžete těšit na stylovou afterparty v klubu Chapeau Rouge. Nemrtvě zahrají slovenští deathrockeři The Last Days of Jesus a pražské psychobilly Rocket Dogz. Samozřejmostí jsou DJ sety až do rána a vyhlášení nejhezčí zombie.
České zombie, vyjděte do ulic - braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains!
Více na www.zombiewalk.cz

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by Alex Jordan

Introduction

Following the death of the celebrated Jan Kaplický on January 14th, his followers have renewed their attempts to push forward his design for a new national library in Prague. The building would look like the picture on the right, only bigger. Provokator sketches the argument.

Jan Kaplický was a Czech architect who was exiled in 1968. He won an international competition to design a new National Library for Prague in 2007, but local politicians opposed the jury's choice.

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Praha – Dubeč, Praha - Dolní Měcholupy, Praha - Štěrboholy

24.  2.   – út/tu        1.    nám. U lípy Svobody        1500 - 1520
05.  5.   – út/tu        2.    ul. Starodubečská   (u servisu Oása)        1530 - 1550

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SEZNAM NEBEZPEČNÝCH ODPADŮ
            

            01 04 Odpady z fyzikálního a chemického zpracování nerudných nerostů 

            01 04 07* Odpady z fyzikálního a chemického zpracování nerudných nerostů obsahující nebezpečné látky

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intro by Kate Pinto

Aww you gotta love Prague in January!
Negative temperatures all the time, slippery black ice looming on the corners (I'm still to find out if this black ice phenomenon is just the result of the mix of snow, dirt and salt or just frozen dog droppings... either way, you might break a leg if you step on it and that's always more pleasant than having feces on your shoes), even the sunlight seems to have migrated to the south. Anyway, we know that this scenario is very pleasant but hold on your yawps - there's other news on the horizon that we're sure will please you.

Transport employees (might) go on strike!

Isn't this great? Now you can enjoy the negative temperatures and the black ice to its fullest capacity because there's the possibility that in the next few days you will have to move around by foot.

Free work out and a personal heating system (dress in layers) with a very low environmental impact at the same time! Leave your real fooprint behind - not just your carbon copy!

*who among us just bought their monthly Metro pass?  hint: they're sticking their tongue out.

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(article from Prague Daily Monitor online)

Prague, Nov 6 (CTK) - The firefighters managed to limit the fire that had broken out at the marketplace in Prague-Libus shortly after midnight only late in the afternoon on Thursday, with the assistance of a special police helicopter, Prague Fire Corps' spokesman Vit Pernica told CTK.

Libus is the city's biggest marketplace complex, including a one-storey building where mainly Vietnamese vendors store textile and shoe goods.

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By Hannah Straw

Letna Park is a tip-top site for skate-boarders, with underground regional competitions taking place by that poignant memorial to the only constant in life- time itself- immortalised by the mesmerising and rhythmical swinging of the metronome. In a setting where time and speed are ubiquitously and triumphantly linked in one elegant movement, mere mortal passings seem insignificant and slow.

Now imagine that scene, but with time sped up to an almost ludicrous degree and set in Der Vaterland. That's what German motorists had to witness and contend with as a daring skateboarder hurled down a steep stretch of motorway reaching death-defying speeds of 100km/h after hitching a white-knuckle ride holding on to the back of an unsuspecting lorry.

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By Phil Williams
Photos by David Caro Rolando

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By Kimberly Hiss from the Prague Post 

Desperate for action in the wake of municipal funding cuts, the city’s nonprofit arts groups are intensifying their fight for grant money. On April 28, the Prague organization Initiative for Culture met to identify upcoming strategies, including the continuation of a petition, and the planning of a May 29 demonstration to further raise awareness about the the dire status of the arts in Prague.

The meeting followed an April 24 rally in front of the City Hall building on Marianské náměstí, during which demonstrators first delivered their petition calling for the creation of a cultural advisory board and the resignation of Milan Richter, city councilor responsible for culture.

The rally coincided with City Hall’s monthly assembly meeting, and drew an estimated 400 demonstrators, who started arriving with signs and banners at 8:30 a.m.

“It was a very clear statement of our argument,” said Šárka Havlíčková, artistic director of the Alfred ve dvoře theater, and an Initiative for Culture board member. “We had to loudly say what was true because there is such a damaged picture of the situation in the media.”

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Prague’s flagship Fringe Festival is using an online petition to battle funding cuts which have affected cultural organizations city-wide.

The festival, which is based on the renowned Edinburgh Fringe, faces considerable down-sizing on last year’s festival as it goes into its 7th year. Due to run from May 25 to June 1 the Prague Fringe spans theatre, comedy, dance, music and film.

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Design studio tai2 is celebrating 1 year since opening and in cooperation with other shops they decided to make the day more special by offering a little something to people showing up with the flyer... The day will be followed by a party at Tai2 studio from 8pm. 

Support your local businesses, discover innovative designers' products and shops! Participate in your city's character and color: come all day to the following locations: Harddecore , Flamingo Park , Tai2 studio , PourPour, Faaze.

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This past Friday Jan Kucera, an 18 year old anti-fascist skinhead was stabbed to death by an assumed Nazi skinhead.  The altercation occurred after a short fight then chase.  Parts of the chase and attack were captured on video. Jan was hospitalized yet died after fighting for his life for two days.

The accused attacker was arrested, yet at this point the death is being investigated as a bar fight. Witnesses said the attacker and his band of supposed nazis attacked the Jan and the other anti-fascist skinheads at a local Prague pub. The assailants were giving Nazi saluts and yelling insults at Jan and his friends.

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by Catherine Park

Prague Christmas fever officially starts on December 1st – that's when the Christmas markets open its stalls to the wandering crowd, and the scent of grilled sausages and roasted chestnuts mingled with the fragrance of fresh-cut wood, mistletoe, and evergreen tree fill the air.

Prague is one of the most visited places in the European Union during the Christmas season; the demand for hotel rooms is much higher than the capacity of local hotels – over 100,000 tourists are expected to enjoy holidays and celebrate the New Year here. And Christmas markets are one of the main attractions – lively and vibrant, they illuminate the city with the holiday spirit. The most popular ones can be found on the Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square.

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