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Friday:
Kadebostany @ Zorlu PSM – This Swiss pop outfit is the perfect way to start off a cheerful weekend.
Acid Pauli @ Babylon Bomonti – Some electronic delights to help you dance into the weekend.
Dinamo Public Order @ Zorlu PSM Studio – A venue perfectly suited for these late night electronic parties…
Fennesz @ Zorlu PSM Drama Stage – An Austrian talent merges noise, glitch and ambient.
Lubomyr Melnyk @ Zorlu PSM Drama Stage – This Ukranian composer and pianist returns to Istanbul for another stellar performance.
Housekeeper Presents: The Drifter @ indigo – “The Drifter is Mark Flynn, an Irish producer, DJ and singer. He releases music on the labels Maeve and Permanent Vacation. His productions and DJ sets lean towards the hypnotic, melodic and emotive side of electronic music.”
Galatasary A.Ş. vs. Medipol Başakşehir FK @ Türk Telekom Arena – Another weekend of football in the Turkish League.
Saturday:
Fourth Anniversary Quiz Night for Cats @ Cafe Nove – “Cihangir Cool for Cats is back at it, this time for their fourth anniversary! Great venue, scrumptious food, huge range of international beers and spirits …and the best quiz in Istanbul.” All proceeds go to help street animals.
Choir of Young Believers @ Salon IKSV – This solo acoustic folk, indie-pop project is a real crowd pleaser.
Oldies but Goldies @ Babylon Bomonti – Dust off that old outfit and sing along to the classics of your youth.
Mark Eliyahu @ Zorlu PSM – Worldly talent come to life…
Vostok 6 + Housing Crash @ Pendor Corner – Support the local music scene and enjoy one of the city’s coziest venues.
Mr. & Mrs. Kazan @ Kasette – These two DJs have been performing quite a bit locally and we couldn’t be happier.
Ending: “Causa sui” @ PiArtworks Istanbul – The final day of Yuşa Yalçıntaş’s solo exhibition.
Wankelmut @ Garaj – The popular Berlin DJ returns to Istanbul
Vivaldianno City of Mirrors @ Ülker Arena – A 3D concert experience that we’re having a hard putting into words…
Beatgate Presents: Gardens Of God X Denis Horvat X Volkan Gunduz @ indigo – Some more international and local DJs to spice up the weekend.
Beşiktaş A.Ş. vs. Trabzonspor A.Ş. @ Vodafone Arena – Another weekend of football in the Turkish league.
This Weekend:
Friday – Sunday: Contemporary Istanbul 2016 @ Istanbul Congress Center (ICC) – “The 11th edition of the fair includes artworks from both established and emerging galleries, bringing a regional and international focus to the dynamic contemporary art scene that has developed in Istanbul in recent decades. Notable for its unique position both geographically and culturally, CI prides itself on bringing together galleries, artists and collectors from Turkey, the Caucasus, the Black Sea, Russia and the Middle East, as well as from Europe, America and Asia.”
Friday – Saturday: Open Studio: Mira Módly – View recent paintings of artist Mira Módly.
Friday – Saturday: Hello I am B e n d e r @ Bender – For those who missed our Halloween party, there’s a new venue in town and they’re having their official opener this weekend! Cheap drinks and musical variety aplenty.
Ongoing:
“EU 48/6/N” @ Elgiz Museum – “Rahmi Aksungur is a highly influential sculptor and academician whose body of work has made a significant contribution to contemporary sculpture in Turkey.”
“One and the Many” @ SALT Galata – This research-based exhibition brings some serious nostalgia.
“Fugitive Shadow” @ Elgiz Museum Terrace – Elgiz continues their series of impressive terrace exhibitions.
“Ceratonia” @ Leica Gallery Istanbul – Another new venue in Bomontiada with an impressive photography exhibition kicking things off.
“Magical Realism” @ ECNP Gallery – “The installation takes the relation of nature and human from a design perspective, constructs it like a novel in the form of poetry.”
“Home” @ x-ist – “This time [Engin Konuklu will] focus on past memories and on “Home”, the concept which brings to mind these memories most intensely.”
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