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A directory for 2013 new year’s eve parties in Lebanon

Make sure to check this directory if you’re currently searching for a place to celebrate the new year’s eve.

NewYearInLebanon.tel allows you to search for parties either by location or budget which makes it much easier for you to pick the place to go to.

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First Blood at Movenpick Hotel Beirut

For those of you who are interested in mixed martial arts, an event called “First Blood” will be held at Mocenpick Hotel on December 15th, in which fighters from Russia, Canada, and Lebanon will be competing.

Tickets can be purchased from Virgin Ticketing, and you may check this facebook page for more information about the event.

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The 19th European Film Festival

The 19th European Film Festival will be held from 29 November to 9 December at Cinema Metropolis Empire Sofil, and below is the festival’s program.

  • Shadow Dancer
    Directed by James Marsh On Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 pm & On Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 pm
  • Montevideo, bog te video | Montevideo, Taste of a Dream
    Directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić On Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 pm & On Tuesday, December 4 at 5:00 pm
  • Small Crime
    Directed by Christos Georgiou On Thursday, November 29 at 7:30 pm & On Saturday, December 1st at 10:30 pm
  • Flickan | The Girl
    Directed by Fredrik Edfeldt On Friday, November 30 at 3:00 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 10:30 pm
  • Μπιλόμπα | Biloba
    Directed by Sofia Papachristou On Friday, November 30 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 10:30 pm
  • Prinsessa | Princess
    Directed by Arto Halonen On Friday, November 30 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 4 at 10:30 pm
  • Cesare deve morire | Caesar Must Die
    Directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani On Friday, November 30 at 8:00 pm & On Sunday, December 2 at 10:30 pm
  • Rundskop | Bullhead
    Directed by Michaël R. Roskam On Friday, November 30 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 10:30 pm
  • Gnade | Mercy
    Directed by Matthias Glasner On Friday, November 30 at 10:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 8:00 pm
  • A halálba táncoltatott leány | The Maiden Danced to Death
    Directed by Endre Hules On Friday, November 30 at 10:30 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 8:00 pm
  • Love.net
    Directed by Ilian Djevelekov On Saturday, December 1 at 3:00 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 10:30 pm
  • Le mulot menteur | The Mouse With a Mouth
    Directed by Marina Rosset, Sophie Roze, Andrea Kiss On Saturday, December 1 at 11:00 am
  • Jutro będzie lepiej | Tomorrow Will Be Better
    Directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska On Saturday, December 1 at 8:00 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 5:30 pm
  • Lóve | Love
    Directed by Jakub Kroner On Saturday, December 1 at 3:00 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 5:30 pm
  • Camille redouble | Camille Rewinds
    Directed by Noémie Lvovsky On Saturday, December 1 at 5:30 pm & On Tuesday, December 4 at 10:30 pm
  • Hævnen In a Better World
    Directed by Susanne Bier On Saturday, December 1 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 5:30 pm
  • Atmen | Breathing
    Directed by Karl Markovics On Saturday, December 1 at 10:30 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 8:00 pm
  • L’Enfant d’en Haut | Sister
    Directed by Ursula Meier On Sunday, December 2 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 5:30 pm
  • Uwikłanie | Entanglement
    Directed by Jacek Bromski On Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 pm
  • 18 comidas | 18 Meals
    Directed by Jorge Coira On Sunday, December 2 at 10:30 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 pm
  • Cykelmyggen og dansemyggen | A Tale of Two Mozzies
    Directed by Jannik Hastrup & Flemming Quist Møller On Friday, December 2 at 11:30 am
  • Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny? | In The Attic: Who Has a Birthday Today?
    Directed by Jiří Barta On Sunday, December 2 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 pm
  • Medalia de onoare | Medal of Honour
    Directed by Calin Peter Netzer On Sunday, December 2 at 8:00 pm & On Tuesday, December 4 at 5:30 pm
  • Üvegtigris 3 | Glass Tiger 3
    Directed by Péter Rudolf On Monday, December 3 at 5:30 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 3:00 pm
  • Glück | Bliss
    Directed by Doris Dörrie On Monday, December 3 at 10:00 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 10:00 pm
  • Wuthering Heights
    Directed by Andrea Arnold On Monday, December 3 at 10:30 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 8:00 pm
  • En Familie | A Family
    Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen On Monday, December 3 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 10:30 pm
  • Операция „Шменти Капели“ | Operation “Shmenti Kapeli”
    Directed by Ivan Mitov On Monday, December 3 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 10:30 pm
  • Omar m’a tuer | Omar Killed Me
    Directed by Roschdy Zem On Monday, December 3 at 10:30 pm
  • Pa negre | Black Bread
    Directed by Agustí Villaronga On Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 pm
  • The Angels’ Share
    Directed by Ken Loach On Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 5:30 pm
  • Bröllopsfotografen | The Wedding Photographer
    Directed by Ulf Malmros On Wednesday, December 5 at 8:00 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 pm
  • De rouille et d’os | Rust and Bone
    Directed by Jacques Audiard On Wednesay, December 5 at 8:00 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 22:30 pm
  • Reality
    Directed by Matteo Garrone On Thursday, December 6 at 8:00 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 10:30 pm
  • Le mur | The Wall
    Directed by Odette Makhlouf On Sunday, December 9 at 5:30 pm
  • Der ganz große traum | Lessons of a Dream
    Directed by Sebastian Grobler On Friday, December 7 at 5:30 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 pm
  • A perdre la raison | Our Children
    Directed by Joachim Lafosse On Friday, December 7 at 8:00 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 5:30 pm
  • Les saveurs du palais | Haute Cuisine
    Directed by Christian Vincent On Saturday, December 8 at 8:00 pm
  • La chute de la maison Usher | The Fall of The House of Usher
    Directed by Jean Epstein On Sunday, December 9 at 8:00 pm

Tickets will be on sale for 4,000 L.L. For more information about the festival and the program you can check Metropolis Cinema’s website.

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Watch TEDxBeirut live

TEDxBeirut is happening today at UNESCO, and it has an interesting line-up of speakers this year.

If you didn’t manage to buy ticket to attend but still want to watch the talks, the organizer will be livestraming everything on this link. For more about the speakers you can check here.

Photo via brofessional review

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Discover Rmeil/Geitawi

Rmeil will be a car-free area this Sunday November 4th and “Achrafieh 2020” is inviting everyone to discover it on foot, bicycle or roller/skateboard.

There will be several activities throughout that day including the following:

  • 8.30 Running race
  • 9.15 cycling race
  • 10.30 Awards distribution
  • 11.30 Open air zumba class
  • 12.30 Open air yoga class – Bring your mat!
  • From 11am to 4.30pm Children activities in the Jesuits public garden
  • From 8:30am to 5pm: Artisans display
  • From 8:30am to 5pm: Garage sale
  • From 10am to 5pm: Souk el Tayeb eatery and artisans displays
  • From 1:00pm to 5:00pm: Bands playing live music on the stage next to Souk el Tayeb
  • From 9am to 5pm: Human space
  • From 8:30am to 5pm: Green zone in William Hawi’s public garden
  • From 8:30am to 4:00pm: Bicycles and Segway Rental
  • 3:00pm Skateboard, Rollers
  • 4:15 Hip Hop, Breakdance

And below a map showing the perimeter of the car-free area.

 

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Pope mass in Beirut

You can find more images of the mass here at the BBC News.

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Abdo Feghali testing for Rally of Lebanon 2012

The 35th Rally of Lebanon and the 3rd round of the middle east rally championship has just started tonight.

Update:

You can check live results on the Rally of Lebanon official website.

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Lebanese Film Festival 2012

The 10th Lebanese Film Festival is kicking off tonight at Metropolis Cinema (Sofil) and will last till August 26th. Make sure to check their program here.

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Red Bull Car Park Drift Lebanon 2012

Do they all suck or what?!

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Fete De La Musique 2012 – Beirut

This year’s edition of Fete De La Musique is happening in a couple of days on June 21st  and will span over 9 locations across Beirut, featuring as usual both amateur and professional musicians.

Check below the festival schedule and start choosing which artists to watch!

Fete De La Musique 2012- Roman Baths

The Roman Baths venue will feature seven different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 20:00-20:30 Marc Nader (Folk)
  • 20:40-21:10 Dida’s (Acoustic Music)
  • 21:20-21:50 Les Artistes (Folk, Acoustic Rock)
  • 22:00-23:00 Les Fils Du Calvaire (Electro-Rock)
  • 23:10-23:30 Segundo Bloco (Samba, Brazillian Percussions)
  • 23:40-00:10 Poly (Pop)
  • 00:20-00:50 The Passive Standouts (Rock)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Beirut Souks

The Beirut Souks venue will feature seventeen different artists, all performing varying genres on two different locations, the Platform and Ajami Square.

Beirut Souks Platform Venue:

  • 19:00-20:00 Chorale Tania Kassis (Choral, Chants)
  • 20:10-20:30 Nachaz (Rock, Blues)
  • 20:40-21:10 Silverage (Pop, Alternative Rock)
  • 21:20-21:50 Life Line (Rock)
  • 22:00-22:20 Beirut Blues Brothers (Blues, Rock)
  • 22:30-23:00 Soul Sister (Soul, Funk)
  • 23:10-23:40 Butterfly (Rock)
  • 23:50-00:20 The Locals (Rock, Blues)
  • 00:30-1:00 The Fan Dolls (Rock)

Beirut Souks Ajami Square Venue:

  • 20:00-20:20 Elie Sawaya (Variety)
  • 20:30-20:45 Tina Fish (Slam Poetry)
  • 20:50-21:20 Nour Yammouni (Pop)
  • 21:30-22:00 Blue Yeast (Blues Jazz)
  • 22:10-22:50 The Missing Pixels (Folk)
  • 23:00-23:20 Snowslash (Rock)
  • 23:30-23:50 Ashekman (Rap)
  • 23:55-00:15 Zeinedin (Rap)
  • 00:20-00:40 Banely (Rap)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Samir Kassir Square

The Samir Kassir Gardens venue will feature eight different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 19:30-19:50 IQEWS (Alternative Rock)
  • 20:00-20:20 Point of View & Bob Arja (Rap)
  • 20:30-20:50 7ta2at (Rap)
  • 21:00-21:20 What’s Your Story (Rock, Pop)
  • 21:30-22:00 Homemade (Alt Rock, Pop)
  • 22:10-22:30 Srai (Rock)
  • 22:40-23:10 Jammit the Band (Reggae)
  • 23:30-23:50 Bandage Group (Pop, Rock)
  • 00:00-00:30 Wata El Lounge (Trip-rock, Dub)
  • 00:20-00:50 The Passive Standouts (Rock)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Martyrs’ Square

The Martyrs’ Square venue will feature eight different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 19:00-20:00 Gabriel Abdel Nour (Arabic Pop)
  • 20:10-20:40 The Coolcumbers (Alternative Rock)
  • 20:50-21:30 Episode (Prog Rock)
  • 21:40-22:20 Lazzy Lung (Indie Rock)
  • 22:30-22:50 Anixa (Rock)
  • 23:00-23:40 Epic (Rock)
  • 23:50-00:10 The Rakans (Pop, Electro)
  • 00:20-01:20 DJ Andre Rizzo (Electro)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Zaitunay Bay

The Zaitunay Bay venue will feature eight different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 20:00-20:20 Abdel Harb (Flamenco Guitar)
  • 20:30-21:00 Rojo Del Libano (Flamenco)
  • 21:10-21:40 Bruno Tabbal (Rock, Pop)
  • 21:50-22:10 Beirut Vocal Point (A capella)
  • 22:20-22:50 Band Audi (Rock, Blues)
  • 23:00-23:30 Blue Band LB (Rock, Reggae)
  • 23:40-00:05 Gilbert Simon and Jebebara (Pop, Arabic)
  • 00:15-00:35 Maher Salame (Electro Oriental, House)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Saint Louis Capuchin Church

The Saint Louis Capuchin Church venue will feature two performing groups.

  • 18:00-19:00 Chorale Du College Protestant
  • 19:00-20:00 Pastorale De L’USJ

Fete De La Musique 2012- National Evangelical Church of Beirut

The National Evangelical Church of Beirut venue will feature two performing groups.

  • 18:30-19:15 Chamber Music
  • 19:15-20:00 Classical Chants

Fete De La Musique 2012 – Beirut New Waterfront

The Beirut Waterfront Venue will feature performances by ten different DJs.

  • 8:00 pm- Alterra (Deep House)
  • 9:00 pm- Tavarish (Dubstep)
  • 10:00 pm- Ryan K (Deep House)
  • 11:00 pm- The Middle Beast (House)
  • 12:00 am- Jade (House)
  • 1:00 am- Dop [Paris] (Tech-House)
  • 2:00 am- Diamond Setter (Tech-House)
  • 3:00 am- Trix (Deep House)

Supported by Vanclode Jandam
VJ’s: Mosig / TM / Beirut Visuals

via evention

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