THE NGO making Cyprus green again
The bride was radiant, the groom distinguished, and the location perfect. Well, except for the litter, that is. But for young couple Eleni Kazelas and...
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Gamers to get in a jam on Sunday
There’s a reason games sell so well at Christmas. Months of cold weather and grey skies mean plenty of time indoors. Brilliant for anyone who...
New Year, new music
Everything’s coming up music this month. And why not? This is the second round of the roaring twenties, and a morsel of melodic decadence is...
Evoking warmth and cosiness
Juxtaposing the real and the unreal, works on show at a Nicosia studio capture the energy and the serenity of the season. ALIX NORMAN takes...
Get walking for a good cause
January 12 – a week from today – is the Day We Break. Already, many of us will have fallen by the wayside in our...
Christmas events provide a taste of the season
We’re into the home stretch, and all that remains of the Christmas countdown is one more mad market dash. Because there’s bound to be at...
West End musical Cats to take over Limassol stage
Macavity was my favourite. Closely followed by the Magical Mister Mistoffelees. But that was before I discovered the musical, and knew only the poems. Once...
Christmas favourite on ice
The word ‘nutcracker’ may seem self-explanatory, but there’s more to the meaning than you think. First off, yes, it is exactly what your granny used...
Take a journey into the secret world of chocolate
For the past few Christmases, we’ve enjoyed the Chocolate Festival – a glorious (if at times overcrowded!) celebration of all things cocoa. This year it’s...
Italian week brings a taste of ancient Cyprus
Fruit and ice cream are obvious choices when it comes to pleasing the crowds, and both were used this week by two Italian ambassadors of...
Allowing music to tell the story
“Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong once said, ‘You blows who you is…’ And more than any other music, jazz tells the story of the individuals who...
New exhibition is just an illusion
It’s definitely the season for making an exhibition of – if not oneself – then anything to hand. A couple of weeks ago we had...
Santa run to raise money for charity
It’s called, variously, a Run, a Race, and a Dash. In Stockholm last year over 1,000 participants raised quarter of a million kroner; in the...
Get a start on Christmas at festive markets
Halfway through November, and we’re already pitching the Christmas scene. To be fair, we don’t set the dates, we just report on what’s happening –...
Panto season brings fairytales to stage
It’s panto season, and we’ve two main events taking place over the next few weeks. This first is the Anglo Cypriot Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty, taking...
Exhibition is all about the cars
In this day and age, gender has little to do with one’s interests, so calling an exhibition that’s mainly about cars Boyz Stuff may be...
Festival takes care of mental, physical and spiritual health
Holistic happiness and healthy habits? Look no further than the upcoming MBS! The two-day Mind, Body & Spirit Wellbeing Festival takes place at the Filoxenia...
James Mcavoy talks ‘high level geekery’ alongside the cast of His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials, Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Sir Philip Pullman’s acclaimed series of novels, will have its global premiere on BBC One on Sunday. We...
Two upcoming events encourage us to love the beauty of the old
Autumn. The ageing of the year. The season of nostalgia, when a gentle wistfulness for summer days and things long past pervades the air. It’s...
Buffer Fringe Festival to explore the space in between
The Buffer Fringe festival returns to Nicosia next weekend, reclaiming its original site where, for three days, participants from north and south and overseas, in...
