Chamber concert at the South African Residence
South African ambassador Sheila Camerer and her husband Alex hosted a chamber concert at their Residence in Sofia on November 17
Sat, Nov 21 2009
South African ambassador Sheila Camerer and her husband Alex hosted a chamber concert at their Residence in Sofia on November 17
On November 5 a wine-tasting evening was held at the US embassy in Kozyak Street during which visitors were able to sample and buy some of the Balkan’s most prestigious wines presented by vintners.
On November 5 Austrian ambassador Klaus Fabjan and his wife Helga Fabjan hosted a well-attended reception at the embassy residence on the occasion of Austrian national day and Fabjan’s departure from the country.
The second Rotary International Charity Golf Day saw 10 teams playing a Texas Scramble team competition.
On the 86th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic, the ambassador of Turkey and Mrs Mehmet Gücük held a reception in the ballrooms of the Dedeman Princess Hotel in Sofia on October 29.
On October 26, the Regional Development Ministry and the Bulgarian Construction Chamber hosted a ceremony marking the day of the construction worker in Bulgaria. At the annual Top 50+ construction companies ranking, two awards went to Glavbolgarstroy company, and one to Balkanstroy, Planex Holding and the state company Construction and Restoration.
The Bulgarian nomination for best foreign-language film at the 2010 Oscars, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, directed by Stefan Komandarev, won two full-length film awards at the 12th Benalmadena International Short Film Festival held in Malaga on October 16-24. The film won the jury and the audience awards, the first time in the festival’s history that one film won both awards.
At Helikon bookshop on October 10, the first part of the Bulgarian-language version of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged was launched, and in a fortnight the book became the book chain’s fourth most-sold book in the literature category. Presiding at the book launch were publisher Kalin Manolov, translator Petyo Angelov, editor Iskra Angelova and economist Luchezar Bogdanov.
On the 86th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic, the ambassador of Turkey and Mrs Mehmet Gücük held a reception in the ballrooms of the Dedeman Princess Hotel in Sofia on October 29.
On October 26, the Regional Development Ministry and the Bulgarian Construction Chamber hosted a ceremony marking the day of the construction worker in Bulgaria. At the annual Top 50+ construction companies ranking, two awards went to Glavbolgarstroy company, and one to Balkanstroy, Planex Holding and the state company Construction and Restoration.
The Bulgarian nomination for best foreign-language film at the 2010 Oscars, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, directed by Stefan Komandarev, won two full-length film awards at the 12th Benalmadena International Short Film Festival held in Malaga on October 16-24. The film won the jury and the audience awards, the first time in the festival’s history that one film won both awards.
In celebration of Spain’s National Day on October 12, ambassador Jorge Fuentes and Cristina Leja de Fuentes hosted a well-attended reception at their residence in Simeonovsko Chaussee. VIP guests included Simeon Saxe-Coburg.
At Helikon bookshop on October 10, the first part of the Bulgarian-language version of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged was launched, and in a fortnight the book became the book chain’s fourth most-sold book in the literature category. Presiding at the book launch were publisher Kalin Manolov, translator Petyo Angelov, editor Iskra Angelova and economist Luchezar Bogdanov.
Accompanied by police sirens blaring and lights flashing – and the wind howling and rain pouring – participants in the One Life Charity Bike Ride made their way on October 3 from Bankya to Zlatusha.
The ambassador of South Africa, Sheila Camerer, and Alex Camerer hosted a reception on October 8 for diplomats, business and community leaders at their residence in Kambanite, Sofia.
The embassy of the Republic of Indonesia staged an Indonesian gala night on October 5 at the Ivan Vazov national theatre in commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the proclamation of independence and 53 years of Indonesia-Bulgaria relations.