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What's on this week: 24-30 June

23:00 24/06/2016
Brussels by water, African music, Irish games and sand sculptures in Ostend

The Summer of Photography biennale kicks off with an exhibition celebrating the career of globetrotting American photographer Alex Webb. For over 30 years, Webb has represented the prestigious agency Magnum Photos around the world and has been lauded for his cultural curiosity as well as his technical mastery of colour photography. The Suffering of the Light focuses on his two most celebrated series: One explores the changing face of the US-Mexico border since the 1970s, while the other is dedicated to Istanbul, the city where East meets West.
Until 7 August at Botanique, Brussels

Truman: Cesc Gay’s new film, which swept Spain’s Goyas this year, premieres in Belgium: Childhood chums reunite through illness – and one sad-looking dog – after growing up on different continents. An elegy to friendship and the acceptance of death. (In Spanish, with Dutch and French subtitles).
30 June 20.00, Bozar, Rue Ravenstein 23, Brussels

On Saturday, the Belgium Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) will be hosting the third round of the 2016 Hurling and Camogie European Championship. Teams from all over Europe, including Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Scandinavia will be converging on Brussels to compete. Hurling, the fastest game on grass, is an ancient Irish sport played on a field larger than a soccer pitch with 15 players on each team. Camogie is the version of hurling played by women.
Le Royal Kituro Rugby Club, 52 Avenue des Jardins, Schaerbeek 1030, Brussels

Fancy a trip to the countryside for an afternoon of information and a night of some of the best in African music? Saturday 25 June is the 23rd edition of the Nuit Africaine in Ottignies' Bois des Rêves (Wood of Dreams). The only event in Belgium to concern itself exclusively with African cultures and realities, it features a thematic village consisting of NGOs working on ecological human development within the theme of food security. On the main stage musicians from Angola, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Belgium, Ghana, France, Algeria and Portugal and on the small stage musicians from Morocco, Belgium, Uganda and Congo. In the village, see dancers and drummers from Burundi.
Saturday 25 June from 15.00, Domaine Provincial de Bois des Rêves, Ottignies

On Tuesday 24 June, nature protection association Natagora and its partners are offering an evening dedicated to "ecological corridors in the heart of the city" with guided tours along the Senne river and the canal covering such subjects as eco-pasturing, biodiversity and the inauguration of the first nest in Bruxelles Nature's Stork Plan. The evening starts at the North Brussels Wastewater Treatment Plant at 16.30, with the guided tours starting at 17.30 followed by drinks, sandwiches and conversation. In Dutch and French. Free but registration required at www.coordinationsenne.be

Finally, in Ostend, the Sand Sculpture Festival is a summer tradition and this year’s festival features legends of film, music and sport. See your favourite celebrities, living or dead, portrayed in sand. Forty artists from 12 countries have created 150 sculptures along a wheelchair-accessible, 1km path on the beach.
Until 4 September 10.00-19.00, Zeeheldenplein, Ostend, €12

Written by Richard Harris, Georgio Valentino, Diana Goodwin, Owen Stafford

Comments

janrobinson

You know there are only 30 days in June, right?

Jun 25, 2016 23:38