Facing new challenges through design

BCN Design Week 2010 will be open from 18 to 22 October for its fifth edition of an positioned as a leading event for promoting and debating design and a date on the international calendar that can’t be missed.

Under the slogan “Facing New Challenges Through Design” BCN Design Week 2010 aims to make known the role of design as a key element of innovation and competitiveness both for businesses, professionals and institutions, and for entities and organizations of all industry and scope, at a time in which we are required to take full advantage of the products and services that we offer. 

Through the participation of diverse experts in the world of design and business, the assistants to this fifth edition will be able to learn, share and discuss various topics that mark the current agenda of the design and innovation sector, as Design Management, Co-Creation & Co-design, Design and Social Innovation or Mobile Design, among others.

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SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is the number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia. With a solid experience, the Sitges Festival is a stimulating universe of encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings of fantasy films from all over the world. The Festival is governed by a Foundation, made up of representatives from the Sitges Town Council, the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalonia’s autonomous government) and other institutions, associations and public and private companies.

Most of its resources come from the sponsors, companies and collaborating institutions that consider their alliance to the Festival to be an excellent platform for widening their scope and branding

www.sitgesfilmfestival.com

1st, 2nd & 3rd October

In La Farga de L’Hospitalet

The 13th Edition of the Barcelona Tattoo Show is almost here.

This year will be full of novelties such as a New contest for new Tattoo Artist, more shows and expositions, more spectacles, seminars for Tattoo professionals, music, fashion and of course, tatoos in their purest form. In addition to that, dont miss the official presentation of our guest artist Miss Tattoo. Each afternoon will be presenting the II Lady Pin-Up Contest. Are you going to miss it??

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The leading event for the Spanish-language publishing industry

Wednesday 29 September to Friday 1 October 2010

A selection of Indian artists portray their homeland through short film in this exhibition at CaixaForum.

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Date & Time Wed, Jun 02, 2010 to Sat, Oct 02, 2010
Mon–Sun 10am–8pm.

Phone 93 476 86 00

Price Free

The life and works of this painter from Figueres are condensed into three emblematic areas: the Theatre-Museum in Figueres, the House-Museum in Portlligat and the Púbol Castle. Visit them!!!

Gala-Dalí Castle (Púbol)

Salvador Dalí’s Home (Portlligat)

Dalí Theatre-Museum (Figueres)

For young and outstanding voices of present lyric, perform delicious fragments of lamed both classic and contemporany operas, with an intimate and innovative staging. After tasting our Mediterranean cuisine, let yourself go by Carmen, Turandot, La Traviata, Evita or The Phantom of the Opera… Feel the thrill, the pleasure of the music, enjoy with all five senses

 Show & Dinner – Thursday at 21:00h from 55€

Show & Drink – Thursday at 22:45h from 30€

More info:  Aquarella music-Restaurant

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Festa Major starts in Sants district of  Barcelona it is absolutely worth visiting.  Many of the main activities take place in “Parque de la España Industrial” and 13 streets in Sants will be decorated by the residents with many entertaining themes. The Catalan actress Amparo Moreno open the festival on Saturday 21 August 21 at 20.00 in the evening at the “Parque de la España Industrial.” There will be many chances to see festivals traditions like correfocs – fireruns, castellers – human tower building, Gegants and capgrossos  - giants and other Catalan festival traditions. A highlight of the Sants Festa Major is the Sants Festival cycling race, called the Cursa Ciclista ‘Memorial Antoni Andrés Sancho‘  which takes place for the 29th time in 2010 on streets of Sants from 10:30 on Sunday 29 August 2010. A new running event premieres in 2010 called “El 2000 de SantsCursa atlètica de la Festa Major 2010” which is a 2k run (2 circuits of 1000 metres) also takes place on Sunday 29th August 2010 from 09:00. And finish the festival with a pyromusical evening on Sunday 29 August.

Check the Festa Major website for programme of all activities www.festamajordesants.cat

From: www.barcelonayellow.com

Mecal Air (cortos, música y barbacoa) is a series of summer outdoor short films, music and barbeque evenings organised by “The International Short Film Festival of Barcelona” called MECAL, and Poble Espanyol.  It takes place on Friday evenings ifrom June to mid-September from 20.00 to 24.00 in the evening on the Baluard Plaça of Poble Espanyol, the Spanish village on Montjuic in Barcelona, where you can enjoy nighttime views of Barcelona. Mecal Air presents  selection of themed short films and music. You can also try the outdoor barbeque and there is a naturally a bar.
Admission is 5 euros or 2 euros if you print and bring this MECAL AIR flyer.  Food/Drink not included in admission price

Event date:  Friday evenings from Friday 4th June to Friday 10th September 2010
Event location: Baluard Plaça of Poble Espanyol, Barcelona

More info: www.poble-espanyol.com

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You can find a little of everything in this little shop in the Born: designer toys, CDs, books, notebooks, paintings, clothes, accessories and more. On the upper floor there are exhibitions: photography, drawings, paintings or any other format suggested by the artists.

Address: C/ Rossic, 6

More info: www.duduadudua.com