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  1. Marianne de Jong on Dutch FM’s visit: We plan to adopt a roadmap through 2028 – Exclusive

    A roadmap for cooperation between The Hague and Baku for 2026–2028 will be adopted during Dutch Foreign Minister…
    #Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Amsterdam
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  2. Ajax Amsterdam – Atalanta BC prediction & picks 22.10.2026

    Ajax Amsterdam – Atalanta BC prediction & picks 22.10.2026 This is a tasty Group Stage showdown in the…
    #Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Amsterdam
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  3. Amsreg snapped his excellent view while the , up by 2, battle the Canucks at their goal during the 2nd quarter of their first preseason game.

    Since then is 4-1 at home, & their next 3 games are in Seattle. So Utah, Minnesota, and then Toronto will try to score during the 1st, & 3rd here.

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  4. Annotations to the Image

    Framer Framed, Saturday, October 31 at 03:00 PM GMT+1

    Across histories of militant image-making, annotations have served as instruments of transmission and political instruction; they anchor images within the crucible of struggle and allow them to acquire new meanings as they travel across space and time. An annotation can also be an interruption, an act of reorientation that unsettles what we presume to know or see. On 31 October 2026, as part of the opening weekend of Life After Love: In Search of the Militant Image, participating artists revisit their contributions to the exhibition through walkthroughs, lecture presentations and readings.

    The programme Annotations to the Image features interventions by artists Chaw Ei Thein, Isshaq Albarbary, Sawangwongse Yawnghwe, Haig Aivazian, Hannah Black and Nolan Oswald Dennis, tracing the material conditions and political commitments informing the works on view in the exhibition Life After Love: In Search of the Militant Image.

    Please register here

    Programme

    15:00 Artists’ Street: A Walking Tour with Chaw Ei Thein
    16:00 The making of Kharajat (She Went Out) with Isshaq Albarbary
    17:00 The making of People’s Defence Force I–X with Sawangwongse Yawnghwe
    18:00 Readings by Haig Aivazian, Hannah Black and Nolan Oswald Dennis

    Artists’ Street: A Walking Tour with Chaw Ei Thein
    Join Chaw Ei Thein for a walking tour through Artists’ Street, her installation of thirty-eight hand-sewn textile figures that reconstruct scenes of artistic protest against military rule in Myanmar, from the student demonstrations of 1996 through the 2007 Saffron Revolution to the aftermath of the 2021 coup. Moving from figure to figure, the artist tells the stories behind each scene, some she witnessed, others passed to her through orality and scattered documentation. The dolls form an archive of street performance that exists almost nowhere else, a record of coded gestures, staged interruptions and small public absurdities improvised against censorship and violence. Light enough to travel in a bag, they follow the path of the exiled.

    The making of Kharajat (She Went Out) with Isshaq Albarbary
    Isshaq Albarbary retraces the making of Kharajat (She Went Out), his film co-commissioned for Life After Love. The work takes as its starting point two recordings of Israeli mustaʿribīn, undercover units who disguise themselves as Palestinians. In 2015, security cameras at a hospital in al-Khalil captured a unit entering the premises, one member disguised as a woman in labour, another pushed in a wheelchair. In 2017, handheld cameras at Bethlehem’s northern entrance recorded plain-clothes men pulling on balaclavas and seizing Palestinian protesters. Woven through the film is a new muwashshaḥ, written by Albarbary and his twin brother after an anonymous Andalusian original, and composed and sung by Maya Khalidi. Albarbary draws on tanaaqush, an Arabic term that brings together the acts of engraving and argument, to explore how images leave their marks on one another. This exchange also informs his wider engagement with the histories and inheritances of stateless refugees.

    The making of People’s Defence Force I–X with Sawangwongse Yawnghwe
    Sawangwongse Yawnghwe presents People’s Defence Force I–X, a series of paintings made in the wake of Burma’s 2021 Spring Revolution. Drawing on the stories and images of protesters, the series considers what Frantz Fanon and Zahi Zalloua might describe as a form of symbolic suicide, when individuals relinquish their established identities and enter a radically different political existence. For many, this transformation meant fleeing to the jungle and taking up arms, either by joining the newly formed People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) or by allying themselves with established ethnic armed organisations. Yawnghwe situates these paintings within a longer history of uprisings against military rule, in which his own family participated, and returns to a question that runs through his work: Which way to land?

    Readings by Haig Aivazian, Hannah Black and Nolan Oswald Dennis
    Haig Aivazian, Hannah Black, and Nolan Oswald Dennis bring together a selection of texts and reflections that extend their contributions to Life After Love. They move between artistic research and polemical expression to consider the image’s relationship to political education.

    Curated by Hera Chan and Edwin Nasr, the exhibition Life After Love: In Search of the Militant Image asks what the changing forms of political struggle reveal about the changing forms of image-making. If the militant image of the twentieth century emerged alongside mass party politics, anti-colonial liberation movements and the project of revolutionary cinema, what becomes of that tradition within a conjuncture shaped by digital platforms, algorithmic circulation and decentralised forms of political organising?

    The exhibition approaches the militant image as a historical category, which has always depended upon particular forms of mediation. Earlier traditions of militant image-making were sustained by formations capable of producing and circulating images in the name of a collective political subject. Their ambitions were inseparable from the infrastructures through which they moved and the revolutionary horizons they sought to cultivate.

    Contemporary uprisings unfold under markedly different terms. Images now circulate across encrypted messaging applications, social media feeds and informal digital networks whose logics reshape our visibility and attention. Often produced by those embedded within the events themselves, they move rapidly between testimony, tactical communication and affective expression. Their aesthetic form bears the imprint of the political moment from which they emerge: anonymity, spontaneity and opacity become qualities inscribed within the images.

    Rather than asking whether the militant image survives in the present, Life After Love asks how its political function has been transformed, and what this transformation discloses about the actuality of struggle. The works assembled here reflect upon the conditions through which images are produced, circulated, appropriated and contested. Many emerge from practices situated alongside political organising, mutual aid and community work, where cultural production unfolds in close proximity to lived struggle and the imperative of internationalist solidarity. Taken together, they invite viewers to consider the militant image in the present tense and the forms through which emancipatory futures become thinkable.

    Info & Credits

    This event is in English.

    Admission is free, pay what you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend!

    For seated programmes, places are always made available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.

    This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken.

    Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; and Municipality of Amsterdam.

    Location

    Framer Framed
    Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
    1093KS, Amsterdam

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  5. Tincturen maken | Workshop

    Tolhuistuin, Saturday, November 21 at 01:15 PM GMT+1

    Workshop Warming Up Festival

    In this workshop, you dive into the age-old technique of tincture-making. We work with native plants that can be found literally around the corner, and teach you how to harvest, process, and turn them into a powerful, long-lasting extract for home use.

    Think of nettle, the plant you probably gave a wide berth as a kid, but which is packed with iron and vitamin C. Or elderflower, known for its delicious syrup, which has supported immune systems for generations. Or red clover, with its distinctive purple-pink flower heads, a plant you'll come across in many an old herbal book and tradition, noted for skin support.

    Beyond the practical skills, this workshop is above all an invitation to reconnect: with nature, with the knowledge of the past, and with your own ability to care for yourself. You'll go home with your own homemade tincture and the knowledge to do it again and again. All materials are taken care of for you. All you need to bring is an open ear and a listening heart!

    Marsha Peters is a writer and herbalist who enjoys passing on her knowledge of these age-old techniques in order to keep them alive.

    Tuinhuis

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  6. Filosofie voor het Leven met Stine Jensen

    Tolhuistuin, Wednesday, February 3 at 08:00 PM GMT+1

    Talk Workshop Identiteit

    Filosofie voor het Leven is on a mission. A mission to seek wisdom that not only sounds good, but that you can actually put to use in your own life. That’s why we’re delving into 2,500 years of philosophy and translating the ideas of great thinkers into an interactive, accessible and lively evening. Not a lecture, but an experience. One from which you’ll hopefully go home with more questions than you came in with.

    On 3 February, Filosofie voor het Leven will start the conversation with philosopher Stine Jensen on the theme of ‘The Courage to Fail’. Pay attention: this conversation is in Dutch. During this evening, Jensen will reflect on questions such as: is it acceptable to fail in a society centred on high expectations (of oneself and from society), achievement and success? Must one always strive for perfection and success? When does making mistakes elicit sympathy, and when does it provoke horror? And do we always have to learn from our mistakes? In 2021, she published the book 'Faalmoed' (The Courage to Fail), an ode to those who dare to go through life vulnerable and stumbling.

    Don’t expect an evening where you simply sit back and relax. We’ll be engaging in conversation with one another and with the audience, testing your philosophical knowledge in a quiz, dishing out beer mat wisdom and getting a bit carried away with Plato. Because philosophy only truly comes to life when you explore and question it together, and every now and then simply have a laugh at yourselves.

    We are Tijmen (’73), Marlous (’85) and Eva (’93). We are at different stages in our lives, but we all face the same questions. How do we deal with climate change, identity, polarisation and the pressure to keep going round and round? And perhaps the most important question of all: how do you stay true to yourself in a world that seems to be spinning ever faster?

    Fortunately, we are not the first to give this some thought. For over 2,500 years, philosophers have been pondering precisely these kinds of questions. That is why we are on a mission: to seek out wisdom that does not remain on the bookshelf, but which you take home with you. Practical guidance for life, hence the name Filosofie voor het Leven (Philosophy for Life).

    With ‘Philosophy for Life’, we organise evenings where we explore the major themes of our time together with inspiring thinkers. With substance and a touch of fun. Featuring quizzes, discussions with the audience, beer mat aphorisms, unexpected insights and plenty of scope to let our Plato fly every now and then.

    Zonzij

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  7. Conference: Stop Violence Against Women

    Tolhuistuin, Thursday, November 26 at 07:30 PM GMT+1

    Talk

    On Thursday, November 26, HTIB and VON are hosting an inspiring international conference with Tolhuistuin on the prevention of violence against women, as part of the global Orange the World campaign and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Leading journalists and experts from the Netherlands and Türkiye, including Saskia Beleman, Banu Güven, and Şirin Payzın, will address early prevention, victim support, and the social empowerment of women. Attendees can actively participate during the Q&A sessions and network during the closing reception.

    Saskia Belleman is a court reporter and crime journalist at De Telegraaf. In 2024, she was named Journalist of the Year by Villamedia, partly in recognition of her podcast Zij is van mij (She Is Mine), which explores femicide in the Netherlands. Her book of the same name was published in 2025. Through her work, she sheds light on how the Dutch criminal justice system deals with violence against women.

    Banu Güven is a prominent Turkish journalist, news anchor, and columnist with a master's degree in International Relations from Boğaziçi University. She spent more than 14 years at NTV, producing and presenting influential news programmes, and has written for publications such as Milliyet and Radikal. She later produced programmes for İMC TV, DW Türkçe, and WDR Cosmo. Today, she contributes to independent digital media platforms, including İlke TV and Kısa Dalga, focusing on current social issues, press freedom, and human rights in Turkey and Germany.

    Şirin Payzın is an experienced Turkish journalist, diplomatic correspondent, and television presenter who studied at New York University and is fluent in English and French. She became widely known as a senior diplomatic correspondent and host of the influential debate programme Ne Oluyor? (What's Happening?) on CNN Türk. She has received awards for her interview with Gaddafi and her documentary on honour killings (Hepsi Birer Güldünya). Following her work at Halk TV, she now produces incisive social and political commentary, in-depth interviews, and international affairs analysis for the independent news platform T24.

    Songül Mutluer is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives, serving since 2022, initially for the Labour Party (PvdA) and later for GroenLinks-PvdA and PRO. A trained lawyer, she previously served as an alderwoman in the municipality of Zaanstad. In Parliament, she advocates for women's rights and measures to combat femicide. Her parents came to the Netherlands from Turkey as migrant workers.

    Özlem Bulgan is the moderator for this event; she is the social media editor at Amnesty International and a co-organizer of the Amsterdam Kurdish Film Festival.

    Programme Schedule

    HTIB (Turkish Workers' Association in the Netherlands)

    Since 1974, HTIB has been dedicated to promoting the emancipation, integration, and social participation of the Turkish community in the Netherlands. Guided by its core values of inclusion, respect, and empowerment, the organisation builds bridges within society through education and intercultural dialogue. It also actively advocates for equal rights and works to combat violence against women.

    VON (Refugee Organisations Netherlands)

    VON is the national network of and for refugee organisations in the Netherlands. The organisation represents the interests of refugees and communities with a background of political migration, promoting their social participation, empowerment, and the protection of fundamental human rights.

    About the collaboration

    Through this conference, HTIB and VON join forces to foster the international exchange of knowledge and experiences on women's rights, strengthen connections between civil society organisations in the Netherlands and Turkey, and ensure that the prevention of violence against women remains a long-term priority.

    Galerij

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  8. FILM SCREENING + Q&A |  Challenging Food Narratives with About Our Journey and I’MPOSSIBLE.

    Studio K, Wednesday, November 11 at 08:00 PM GMT+1

    FILM SCREENING + Q&A | Challenging Food Narratives with About Our Journey and I’MPOSSIBLE.

    Who gets to tell stories about food and migration, and which perspectives are left out? Join us for a night about global inequality and hidden perspectives behind foods we consume. In this program, we will screen two different ethnographic films, each challenging dominant narratives around consumption in their own way. After screening their documentaries, ethnographers Elvira Mora and Leon Cronie will join the audience for a Q&A session. Get ready to step out of your comfort zone and be confronted with uncomfortable realities of ethical consumption, abusive migrant labour and exploitation of workers. The contemporary urban lifestyle requires exploitation through labour and structural inequality. On
    one hand, labour migrants, mostly from the Global South, are expected to harvest our veggies in
    the most terrible working conditions violating all kinds of laws, while European political and social
    discourses are becoming increasingly xenophobic, portraying them as inhumane or even
    criminals. On the other, farmers in the Global South are suffocating due to Western companies
    demanding extremely high quality products, aligned with consumers’ demand for ethical, organic
    products. Marketing executives work hard to make us believe that by making the right choices, by
    being a ‘conscious consumer’, we can change the lives of disadvantaged communities abroad —
    while high profits are still being made by exploiting local farmers and their resources. Voices from within marginalised communities who actually produce our foods are rarely present in these stories. In Visual Anthropology, there has been a movement to change that: ethnographers are making efforts to work together with local communities, instead of producing research about them. Elvira Mora and Leon Cronie decided to follow this participatory method in their filmmaking efforts. For their graduation projects, they carried out fieldwork in Spain and Indonesia as part of different projects, with the same mission. Whether about coffee or about migration, they both challenge narratives about representation of the Other, to combat hidden power dynamics within ethnographic filming. Join us for a screening of their films at Studio /K’s intimate space SK4. After watching the documentaries together, we’ll dive deeper into the topic with Elvira and Leon. November 11th
    20:00 – 21:30
    Studio/K, SK4 Free entry About Our Journey (2025) is a film set in both The Netherlands and Indonesia, about narratives that dominate the specialty coffee industry. In these hopeful “coffee origin stories”, coffee farmers in the Global South are perfect victims, while the Western coffee importer is presented as the hero. By paying a little extra for a cup of high-quality coffee, consumers are led to believe they can change lives of local farmers. How can we believe such stories when many coffee-producing communities are still living in poverty, despite the ubiquity of heartwarming coffee stories in urban, cosmopolitan spaces? For his graduation project, part of the Masters’ Visual Ethnography, Leon Cronie set out to find ‘the truth’ behind coffee origin stories by travelling to Sumatra, Indonesia. Talking to industry representatives and farmers however, he finds that his mission may be more complicated than expected. Does he himself have the right to tell this story? I’MPOSSIBLE (2025) follows Abdellah, Rachid, Mohamed, Toufik, and Saikou, five men who migrated to Europe in search of better opportunities and now work in the greenhouse industry of Almería, southeast Spain. Through their testimonies, daily routines, and the use of participatory filmmaking, the film explores the link between migrant labour exploitation and the precarious living conditions in informal settlements. Due to their documentation status, exploitative labour, and the absence of housing solutions, many migrants in Almería endure daily struggles: unreliable water and electricity, extreme summer heat, poor waste management, and social marginalisation. By placing the camera in the hands of some participants and filming others in close collaboration, I’MPOSSIBLE moves beyond victimisation and shows migration as a state rather than an essence.The film invites viewers to reflect on representational authority and the power relations embedded in migration images, which increased after the so-called “migration/refugee crisis” of 2015. It challenges essentialising portrayals of migrants as an exotic ‘other’ by offering an alternative mode of representation in which the protagonists tell their own story with dignity and agency. Leon Cronie is an anthropologist and documentary filmmaker. His work brings together a wide range of themes, from stories about coffee to the Palestinian cause, always taking a decolonial perspective as his starting point. Armed with a camera, he focuses on the struggle for justice, not as a neutral fly-on-the-wall observer but as an active participant. He is currently working on a documentary about the deep mistrust felt by young people of colour towards the police. On Instagram and YouTube, he uploads short videos about injustice, from the right to protest to racism in football. Elvira Mora is a graduate of the Visual Ethnography specialisation in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University. Her first project as a visual ethnographer focuses on migration, labour exploitation, and participatory filmmaking in Campos de Níjar, Almería (Spain). Her personal connection to the territory where she grew up motivated her, alongside her mother Teresa as her collaborator, to seek a deeper understanding of the reality migrants face in the agroindustrial sector. Working on this project has strengthened her awareness of why participatory methods are essential to preserve migrant voices in multimodal projects. For her future career, she is determined to develop visual participatory projects focused on migration and gender studies.

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  9. World’s Appreciated Kitsch Screening time: JAWBREAKER: A Film About Anti-Cimex

    OCCII, Monday, November 30 at 08:30 PM GMT+1

    World’s Appreciated Kitsch Screening time: JAWBREAKER: A Film About Anti-Cimex

    By Tomas Haglund and Oskar Sjödin, with English subs, 85′

    The defining documentary about the legendary Swedish punk band Anti-Cimex. Jawbreaker depicts Anti Cimex – the band that shaped Scandinavian hardcore punk and became one of Sweden’s most influential musical exports. From raw recordings in a chicken coop on the plains of Västergötland to punk scenes around the world, the film follows a band whose uncompromising energy and political charge continue to resonate.

    Through archive material, international perspectives, and a dreamy, humorous tone, directors Tomas Haglund and Oskar Sjödin paint a portrait of a musical legacy that still packs a punch!

    <a href="https://cimexrecords.bandcamp.com/album/anti-cimex-scandinavian-jawbreaker-lp">Anti Cimex – Scandinavian Jawbreaker LP by Cimex records</a>

    Poster by @_seepsee_

    * all proceeds will be donated to the Greek Solidarity Fund of Imprisoned & Persecuted Revolutionaries

    Presale/door prices adjusted: our events are set up by volunteers in favour of supporting DIY touring acts, but it is getting ever more risky to plan and book events – please support the community and buy your tickets early! Presale closes 18.00 on day of the show.

    offbeat.amsterdam/event/worlds

  10. MKZ Eetcafé: Boardgame Night!

    MKZ, Sunday, December 27 at 04:00 PM GMT+1

    Join us for another boardgame night! We open at 16.00 and serve some simple food around 19.00.

    Bring your friends and own games, or borrow some of ours (games or friends).

    (Except Monopoly, we won't play that...)

     

     

     

     

     

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    In ‘Miltvuur Keuken Zuid’ worden gezonde veganistische driegangen-maaltijden geserveerd voor een uitermate vriendelijke prijs. Men eet wat de pot schaft: er is een voorgerecht, een hoofdgerecht en een nagerecht. Eventuele winst van de MKZ gaat naar goede doelen. Deze doelen worden uitgekozen door de vrijwilligers die de zaak draaiend houden. Misschien wil je ook eens komen koken of de bar doen?

    In MKZ we serve healthy vegan three-course meals, for a very friendly price. There is no menu, what you eat is what you get. We serve a starter, a main and a dessert. All profit made is donated towards grassroot projects, all over the world. The projects get chosen by the volunteers that run the place. 

     

     

     

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  11. Forget Amsterdam – spend a weekend in the Hague

    I love Amsterdam. I go every year for the galleries, the opera, the beer, the genever, the rijsttaffel, the…
    #Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #TheHague #citybreaks #Travel #weekendbreaks
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  12. Vegan Taalcafé

    Infokafee Bollox, Wednesday, December 2 at 07:00 PM GMT+1

    Nederlands oefenen, mensen leren kennen, soep proeven.

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  13. Panel | Kunst = Macht

    Tolhuistuin, Friday, November 20 at 02:15 PM GMT+1

    Talk Warming Up Festival

    The influence of art on the climate crisis

    Art is powerful. For centuries, it has been used to convey political messages, both by those in power and by activists. Cartoons influence elections, and presidents censor museums. But how exactly does the power of art work? In this programme, we explore how art can influence public debate and policymaking around the climate crisis.

    What works, and what doesn’t? How can cultural institutions and artists collaborate, what do they need from one another, and who bears which responsibilities?

    At Art = Power, artists and cultural institutions come together to explore these questions through inspiring examples. The aim is to ensure that the power of art can be harnessed not only by those in power, but by all of us.

    Moderated by Dymphie Braun, the conversation will bring together the following guests:

    Pinopotato is a socially engaged artist and visual strategist. She creates large-scale installations, develops creative concepts, and is dedicated to making left-wing politics sexy.

    Bureau Vergezicht is a theatre company that creates investigative and immersive stories about power, climate, and responsibility, including the award-winning production De zaak Shell (The Shell Case). The company explores the role of artists in a world facing the climate crisis, encouraging citizens, multinational corporations, and policymakers to reflect and take action far beyond the theatre.

    Jurry Oortwijn is Head of Marketing and a member of the Management Team at Paradiso, Amsterdam’s iconic music venue. He leads communications, contributes to the organisation’s strategic innovation, and ensures that its cultural and social impact reaches both local and global audiences.

    Since its founding, Paradiso has been much more than a concert venue: it brings together music and nightlife with activism, counterculture, and open dialogue. Jurry’s work builds on this legacy, helping Paradiso remain both a stage for world-class artists and a platform for cultural and social exchange.

    This year, Warming Up Festival is not asking how you can live more sustainably. It is asking why so many people, especially young people, have tuned out of a conversation that may affect them more than anyone.

    Not out of indifference, but because of mental exhaustion. Because of climate anxiety and guilt. Because of a system that places the emphasis on individual responsibility, while the biggest polluters and fossil fuel subsidies largely remain out of the spotlight. And sometimes also because a climate movement that seems to demand perfection rather than participation.

    You can’t save the world alone. Fortunately, you don’t have to. Warming Up Festival therefore takes a different approach: solidarity instead of penance.

    For three days, the festival brings together art, journalism, music and conversation around the question of how individual choices relate to systems that are largely beyond our control, and where we can actually make a difference as a collective. It is a festival that makes room for imperfection, for doubt and for new forms of engagement.

    More information and the complete program can be found here.

    Art = Power is a platform that explores the political influence of art and brings together artists, academics and organisations to bring about social change through art. The platform was founded by art historian Isabel Heijne. Under the motto ‘everything is art if you look closely enough’, she writes about art in various outlets, including her newsletter Lekker Kijken, on NPO Radio 1 and in 'de Volkskrant'.

    More information: https://www.isabelheijne.com/k...

    IJzaal

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  14. Close Up: Through/ In/ To Sound

    VOX-POP, Thursday, November 26 at 07:00 PM GMT+1

    How does sound connect us to one another and to the world around us? And what might we hear when we take animals or landscapes, rather than humans, as our starting point?

    For their first Close Up evening, VOX-POP’s new team of student programmers invites you to explore how sound and music can help us experience other perspectives. Through conversation and live music, the evening brings artistic practice into dialogue with academic insights. We welcome Wazo Bean, a band whose songs take the perspectives of animals and geological formations as their starting point.
    The Close Up evenings are developed by a new team of student programmers each year. Together with academics, artists and professionals, they explore social questions through cultural events at VOX-POP. Join them for an evening of listening, conversation and connection.

    Programme

    19:00 Doors open: Arrive, grab a drink and settle in.
    19:15 Welcome by the Close Up team
    19:25 Conversation
    20:15 Live music
    20:45 Drinks and conversation

    Practical Information

    This event is free of charge. We do ask you to register through the link above. The event will take place at VOX-POP,Binnengasthuisstraat 9.

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  15. Pretty//Ugly: Lionstorm + Pretty Ugly + Sweetened Iced Tea

    OCCII, Saturday, February 27 at 08:00 PM GMT+1

    LIONSTORM is returning to OCCII in this *FLINTA line up.

    Lionstorm

    LIONSTORM is a heavy queercore duo from Amsterdam, the Netherlands consisting of romantic partners Ski and Stars. They labelled their energetic gory style Dyke Goth Drill and make music based in the horrorcore, industrial metal and reggaeton genres. Their work embodies queerness, weirdness and challenging social norms.

    Their raw style reflects in their lyrics, performances, music videos, and merchandise which they all release under the same label. They’ve collaborated with pioneers such as Quay Dash, Grove and Backxwash.

    They are known for their extreme live performances, expect to twerk in the middle of a bloody mosh pit. Leave your expectations at the door and get pulled into LIONSTORM’s world. It got them a Japanese and European tour and shows at festivals such as Rolling Loud Netherlands The Great Escape UK and Fusion Festival Germany.

    The duo isn’t afraid of tearing down societal expectations, resulting in bans on all social platforms (even YouTube) but that only makes them more dedicated to their mission. Their debut album KING IS DEAD is set to release February 2027 and will reintroduce them more musically diverse and bloodthirsty than ever.

    Pretty Ugly

    THEY DEFINITELY STOLE MY NAME, BUT I AM STILL INVITING THEM TO THE SHOW.

    court jester, truth teller, part-time medium & your fav twink. in prettyugly’s repertoire, you will find a mix of gym bro culture, mysticism, truths in drag, shapeshifting, speculation, a passion for mirrors, disappearance-into-noise, and at times gay porn (with a touch of romance) prettyugly likes images that collapse on themselves. they work with worldbuilding, creating stories as if they were a house of cards, which they dismantle with a blow and patiently build from scratch again.

    Sweetened Iced Tea

    <a href="https://sweetenedicedtea.bandcamp.com/track/v70">V70 by Sweetened Iced Tea</a>

    BORN IN FLORIDA WITH A HUNGER FOR ANSWERS AND A RAGE THAT KEEPS HIM LOOKING FOR THEM. SWEETENED ICED TEA IS A PRODUCER, VOCALIST AND STORYTELLER WHO ENJOYS THE BUZZING OF OLD TECH, SPEAKER FUCKING, SCI-FI, EROTICA AND EXPLORING THE HUMAN CONDITION IN RELATION TO THE COMPUTERS WE USE (OR USED 2 USE) ON THE DAILY. AFTER 2 EP’S HE IS NOW WORKING ON HIS DEBUT ALBUM “CELLULAR” WHICH IS A CONCEPT ALBUM ABOUT : AI, ORWELLIAN GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL, HOW TO FIGHT BACK AGAIST SUCH A SYSTEM, OLD TECH & THE THINGS WE MUST LEARN FROM THEM TO MOVE FORWARD.) MAKING HYPERPOP- INDUSTRIAL – NOISE, ANYTHING CAN BE HIDDEN IN HIS MIXES, FROM TV STATIC TO AK-M’S BEING SHOT OR EVEN CAR CRASHES, WITH ENOUGH DISTORTION SWEETENED ICED TEA WILL WELCOME IT IN THE TRACK. SWEETENED ICED TEA CREATES A UNIVERSE WHERE ALL HIS QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED BY THE SWEET RUMBLE OF NOISE.

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  16. #SevenLions cancelled!?!? #ADE #MonsterCat

    "Unfortunately, Seven Lions has had to cancel his performance. A statement on his behalf:

    Unfortunately, due to an urgent personal matter that requires my immediate attention, I’m unable to travel to Europe to perform in London and Amsterdam this week. I’m truly sorry to everyone who was looking forward to these shows, and I appreciate your understanding during this time."

    😭 two friends cancelled and now this

  17. Guide to understanding Amsterdam news:

    “400 cobras found in shed”: they mean fireworks, it’s fine (it’s not fine)

    “Python in console”: no, programmers fleeing PHP, don’t stick your hands in there, it’s a literal snake.

  18. Bear Bash Amsterdam at Eagle Amsterdam: the monthly bear social and party, second Friday of the month. Hairy chest or hairy soul, all welcome.

    #GayTravel #GayAmsterdam #GayEvent #LGBTNetherlands #Gaycation

    gaycation.eu/netherlands/amste

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