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 "Vorontsov" gallery bar,
City Garden, Odessa by hunterV
There are several different theaters here:
Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theater
55 L.Paster Street
Tel.: 23 55 66
The performances usually start at 6 p.m.Mikhail Vodyanoy Musical Comedy Theater
3 Panteleimon Street
Tel.: 25 09 24
There are morning performances on weekends for kids that start at noon.
Matinees, if any, start at 4 p.m. and evening performances begin at 6 p.m. Opera and Ballet Theater
1 Chaikovsky Lane
Tel.: 23 13 29
There are morning performances on weekends for kids that start at 11 a.m. or at noon.
Matinees, if any, start at 4 p.m. and evening performances begin at 7 p.m.
You can also attend actors’ evenings where you can see a one-man show of a certain actor.Philharmonic Society
15 Bunin Street
Tel.: 25 69 03
You can see different concerts or guest performances starting at 5 or 7 p.m.
Odessa Symphony Orchestra gives concerts here starting at 6 p.m.
Yumorina (Odessa Humor Festival) is also held here for five days starting at the end of March and lasting till early April.Ostrovsky Young Spectator’s Theater
50 Greek Street
Tel.: 22 48 51
There are fairy tale performances for kids starting at 11 a.m., sometimes at noon or at 1 p.m. Leave a Comment
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There is a lot to see and to do in Odessa in every season.
This is what I found out about the festivals in spring and other seasons. These festivals are planned for 2005, but they have all become traditional already.March 6 – Maidan Odessa beauty contest
March 8 – International Women’s Day (love serenades)
March 17 – St.Patrick's Day (a sea of Irish beer)
April 1 – Day of Laughter (this is how we call April Fool’s Day) – funny carnival procession, concerts and shows and ,of course, rock with laughter;April 2 – Master Gambs humor festival
April 7 – Rating of Model Agencies presentation #7
April 8 – International Day of Tai-zsi and Tsigun
April 8 – Master Gambs TV humor festival
April 10 – International Greco-Roman wrestling tournament
April 15 – Futuris Cup tennis tournament
April 20 – Two Days and Two Nights international festival of new musicMay 1,2 – Body Art carnival (the world’s longest living picture at 11, Devolan Descent from noon till modnight);
May 9-11 – Nahata international tournament in karate and kobudo
May 21 – RMA festival (1,000 the most beautiful young ladies from Ukraine at De Ribas Street in Odessa!) Leave a Comment
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 Rating of Model Agencies,
Odessa by hunterV
June 2 – Little Star international festival of young talents
June 6 – Mini-Miss Odessa, Mini-Mister Odessa, Ukraine South beauty contests
June 16 – White Acacia arts festival
June 18 – Odessa Open Cup international rating tournament in sport dances
June 23-27 – Semyon Trestin international tournamentJuly 5-10 – Cup of Ports All-Ukrainian regatta
July 11 – Forsage Autoshow at the airfield “At Two Poles”
July 20 – Golden Mercury competition in the sphere of achievements in trade
July 22 – Miss Tourism International, Ukraine, Black Sea international beauty contest
July 25 - Forsage Autoshow at the airfield “At Two Poles”August 5 – RMA #5
August 8 - Forcage Autoshow at the airfield “At Two Poles”
August 17 - Semyon Trestin international tournament
August 20 – Nobility Meeting in Odessa “Nobles of the Commonwealth, unite!”
August 22 - Forcage Autoshow at the airfield “At Two Poles”
August 28 – Gankevich rock festival Leave a Comment
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 "Rico" restaurant, Odessa,
Ukraine by hunterV
(www.odessapassage.com).
I have translated them for you!“Ivan,- a neighbor asks a neighbor,- you have such a big moustache, doesn’t it interfere with eating and drinking?”
“Treat me and you will see”.Sima shares her secrets with her neighbor Sonya.
“Tell me, Sima, - Sonya asks,- has you husband ever found unfamiliar men in your wardrobe?”
“Never. Everybody whom he found was his pal”.A man and his wife are bathing at Langeron beach.
“Look, Osya, you’re always by me. Are you afraid I may drown, dear? – the man’s wife asks.
“No, darling, but you have so much gold on you, I am afraid of loosing it”.Two friends meet. One of them has a blue eye.
“What’s happened?”
“Do you remember that lady we saw the day before yesterday? You said she was a widow.”
“Yes, I remember her well”.
“So you should know you were wrong”.Two ballet dancers are chatting behind the curtain after the performance.
“Look, what’s wrong with Rita?” – one of them asks – She looks outraged”
“She is upset she was given only fourteen bunches of roses”.
“Fourteen bunches! Is that too little for her?!”
“You see, she paid for fifteen”. Leave a Comment
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 The cast of the play, Odessa,
Ukraine by hunterV
This is the program of the performance I saw in November 2004:
Intimate Life after Noel Coward presented by Mikhail Boyarsky and his theater in St.Petersburg.
It was a great performance.
The auduence broke into applause at the end and the spectators presented the actors with lots of flowers...
Simply unforgettable! Leave a Comment
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 Odessa picture galleries by hunterV
Amis
4 Langeron Street
Tel. 34 80 10Sea Gallery
6 Maritime (Primorskaya) Street
Tel. 729 33 09Yekaterininskaya (Catherine Gallery)
16 Catherine (Yekaterininskaya) Street
Tel. 22 48 97White Moon
9 Rope (Kanatnaya) Street
Tel. 715 51 26Liberty
24a Langeron Street
Tel.:22 48 67Dialog Art Club
23 Pushkin Street
Tel.: 25 02 35Bamboo
42 Bunin Street
Tel.: 37 93 80Bridge (Most) Gallery
3 Sabaneyev Bridge
Tel.: 23 63 04 Leave a Comment
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 My ticket to the performance
at the Philharmonic by hunterV
Utochkino
22 De Ribas Street
Tel.: 37 70 71Golden Duke Movie Center
11 Academician Hlushko Street
Tel.: 777 92 18Odessa
1/3 Spiridon Street
Tel.: 26 28 27Rodina
104 Mechnikov StreetZvyozdny (Star Movie Theater)
60a Heroes of Stalingrad Street
Tel.: 52 81 94Moscow
41 Varna Street
Tel.: 777 02 01 Leave a Comment
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 The hall of the Philharmonic
Society, Odessa by hunterV
The Opera and Ballet Theater is known all over the former Soviet Union countries.
The Philharmonic Society often stages guest performances of different theaters.
You can also attend a concert or a variety show there.
I was lucky to attend a performance at both theaters and was very impressed by them. Leave a Comment
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 Blues Bar, Odessa, Ukraine by hunterV
December 15 – All- Ukrainian barmen competition
December 15 – The Odessan of the Year contest
December 18 – Miss Odessa beauty contest (unforgettable show with the most beautiful young ladies of Odessa)
December 18 – Mrs.Odessa Open women’s beauty contestJanuary 1 – Celebration of the New Year, Odessa style
January 5 – Richterfest Richter memorial festival
January 14 – Celebration of the Old New Year
January 25 – Tatiana Day (merry students’ holiday)February 3 – Rating of Model Agencies presentation # 8
February 4 – “Seasons” international fashion fastival
February 14 – St.Valentine’s Day festivities
February 23 – Day of the Defender of the Motherland Leave a Comment
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 “Vorontsov” café, Odessa by hunterV
September 3 – What?Where?When? game, international festival
September 6 – United Ukraine” international festival of regional TV and radio stations
September 7 – David Oistrach First International violinists competition
September 19-21 – Jazz Festival (world’s best jazzmen carnival)October 2 – International Music Day (concerts and musicals at the Philharmonic Society and Opera and Ballet Theater)
October 3 – Julia Ryabchinckaya memorial festival
October 7 – RMA # 6
October 20 – Odessa Guitar Autumn (classic, jazz and flamenco guitar festival)
October 31 – Halloween at Odessa clubsNovember 10 – International Youth Day (performances of students’ variety theaters called “Clubs of the Jolly and the Resourceful”, song festival, etc.)
November 18 – Black Sea Cup international karate tournament Leave a Comment
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- Black Sea Hotel (Chernoye More)
59 Rishelievskaya Street, Odessa - Palace Del Mar
1 Khustalny Lane, Odessa - Tsentralnaya Hotel
40 Preobrazhenskaya Street, Odessa - Morskoy
1-1 Khrustalny Lane, Odessa - Frapolli Hotel
Deribasovskaya 13, Odessa - Odessa
6 Primorskaya Street, Odessa - Yunost Hotel
32 Pionerskaya Street, Odessa - Black Sea Novy Privoz
Panteleymonovskaya 25, Odessa - Hotel Otrada
11 Uyutnaya st, Odessa - Mozart
13 Lanjeronovskaya Street, Odessa - Palladium Hotel
Italiansky Blvd 4, Odessa - Arcadia Plaza
1 Posmitny St, Odessa - London Hotel
95 Uspenskaya Street, Odessa - Continental
5 Deribasovskaya St, Odessa - Londonskaya Hotel
11 Primorsky Boulevard, Odessa
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