Education

Study Breaks

AEGEE’AEGEE Delft-Amsterdam Excursion’ October 185 euro (excl. train ticket/dinner)www.a

egee-delft.nl

AEGEE Delft-Amsterdam Excursion especially for international students. Tour includes visiting the Red-light district, a museum, the first coffeeshop ever, the Waterlooplein, the Chinatown and a boat tour. More info: fact@aegee-delft.nl
Concert
‘Lunch Concert’

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

October 20, from 12:30

Free entrance

www.concertgebouw.nl

Free, weekly lunch concerts with an informal atmosphere lasts approximately 30 minutes and are always popular (queue early). The October 13th lunch concert: recital of chamber music with Jenufa Quartet, guest harpist Lavinia Meijer.
Exhibitions
‘Permeke’

GemeenteMuseum, Den Haag

Till December 5

Tuesday to Sunday, 11-17:00

Tickets 7.50/5 euro (CJP/Students)

www.gemeentemuseum.nl

Retrospective of work of leading Flemish Expressionist: Constant Permeke (1886-1952). His paintings generally depict working-class people: seamen, farm workers and miners.
‘Japanese Indigo’

Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam

From October 17

Tuesday to Sunday, 10-17:00

Tickets 6/3 euro (CJP/Students)

www.wereldmuseum.rotterdam.nl

Exhibition focuses on the colour indigo, displays traditional winter and summer kimonos, but also firemen’s coats, bags, boots and futons.
‘Living Tomorrow’

Amsterdam

Weekends and bank holidays, 10-17:00

Tickets 11,50/9 euro (CJP/Students)

www.livtom.com

Living tomorrow is a meeting place for companies designed to familiarize visitors with products and services which can improve the quality of housing, living and working in the near future.
Festival
Gergiev Festival

‘The World of Tchaikovsky’

De Doelen, Rotterdam

October 16 – 23

www.gergievfestival.nl/

The 9th Gergiev festival. Discover Tchaikovsky and his contemporaries through concerts, recitals and films.
‘Haagse PopWeek’

Various locations, Den Haag

October 15 – 22

Free

www.denhaag.nl/

The Haags Pop Centrum celebrates its 19th anniversary with live music on every street corner, all week long. The Grand Finale at the Paard van Troje. All performances are free, but tickets for the Finale cost 7.50 euro.
‘PINT Beer Festival’

Beurs van Berlage, Damrak

October 29 – 31

www.pint.nl/

Brewers and beer enthusiasts gather annually at the largest beer festival in the Netherlands to taste the huge variety on offer . including samples from small, independent brewers.
‘I Love Techno’

Gent, Belgium

November 13

Tickets 35 euro

www.ilovetechno.be

One of the biggest Techno festivals in Europe. The line up includes Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, DJ Rush, Felix da Housecat, Prodigy and Miss Kittin.
Lecture
‘The US elections and the future of US-Europe relations’

Doelenzaal UB Complex, Singel

October 21, 11:00

Free

www.john-adams.nl

John Micklethwait, US editor of ‘The Economist”, will be debating the US elections and US-European relationship with Stephen Szabo, a Professor of European Studies at John Hopkins University.
Music
Dutch Jazz Classics:

‘The Great American Songbook’

De Doelen, Rotterdam

October 16, 20:15

Tickets 17/15 euro (CJP/Students)

www.dedoelen.nl

Piet Noordijk plays saxophone with other musicians. He’s considered the godfather of the Dutch Jazz Saxophonist.
‘Sunday concert’

De Veste, Delft

October 17, 11:30

Tickets 12/10,50 euro (CJP/Students)

www.theaterdeveste.nl

Marietta Petkova on piano performing the works of Handel, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Schubert.
‘Fado: Mónica Triga’

Zcala, Den Haag

October 15, 20:15

Tickets 10 euro

www.zcala.nl/

Mónica Triga sings Fado, a type of Portuguese folk song.
Sport
‘Amsterdam Marathon’

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

October 17, 11:00

Free

www.amsterdammarathon.nl

The inspirational world-class Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie will be among the runners from all over the world.

AEGEE
‘AEGEE Delft-Amsterdam Excursion’

October 18

5 euro (excl. train ticket/dinner)

www.aegee-delft.nl

AEGEE Delft-Amsterdam Excursion especially for international students. Tour includes visiting the Red-light district, a museum, the first coffeeshop ever, the Waterlooplein, the Chinatown and a boat tour. More info: fact@aegee-delft.nl
Concert
‘Lunch Concert’

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

October 20, from 12:30

Free entrance

www.concertgebouw.nl

Free, weekly lunch concerts with an informal atmosphere lasts approximately 30 minutes and are always popular (queue early). The October 13th lunch concert: recital of chamber music with Jenufa Quartet, guest harpist Lavinia Meijer.
Exhibitions
‘Permeke’

GemeenteMuseum, Den Haag

Till December 5

Tuesday to Sunday, 11-17:00

Tickets 7.50/5 euro (CJP/Students)

www.gemeentemuseum.nl

Retrospective of work of leading Flemish Expressionist: Constant Permeke (1886-1952). His paintings generally depict working-class people: seamen, farm workers and miners.
‘Japanese Indigo’

Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam

From October 17

Tuesday to Sunday, 10-17:00

Tickets 6/3 euro (CJP/Students)

www.wereldmuseum.rotterdam.nl

Exhibition focuses on the colour indigo, displays traditional winter and summer kimonos, but also firemen’s coats, bags, boots and futons.
‘Living Tomorrow’

Amsterdam

Weekends and bank holidays, 10-17:00

Tickets 11,50/9 euro (CJP/Students)

www.livtom.com

Living tomorrow is a meeting place for companies designed to familiarize visitors with products and services which can improve the quality of housing, living and working in the near future.
Festival
Gergiev Festival

‘The World of Tchaikovsky’

De Doelen, Rotterdam

October 16 – 23

www.gergievfestival.nl/

The 9th Gergiev festival. Discover Tchaikovsky and his contemporaries through concerts, recitals and films.
‘Haagse PopWeek’

Various locations, Den Haag

October 15 – 22

Free

www.denhaag.nl/

The Haags Pop Centrum celebrates its 19th anniversary with live music on every street corner, all week long. The Grand Finale at the Paard van Troje. All performances are free, but tickets for the Finale cost 7.50 euro.
‘PINT Beer Festival’

Beurs van Berlage, Damrak

October 29 – 31

www.pint.nl/

Brewers and beer enthusiasts gather annually at the largest beer festival in the Netherlands to taste the huge variety on offer . including samples from small, independent brewers.
‘I Love Techno’

Gent, Belgium

November 13

Tickets 35 euro

www.ilovetechno.be

One of the biggest Techno festivals in Europe. The line up includes Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, DJ Rush, Felix da Housecat, Prodigy and Miss Kittin.
Lecture
‘The US elections and the future of US-Europe relations’

Doelenzaal UB Complex, Singel

October 21, 11:00

Free

www.john-adams.nl

John Micklethwait, US editor of ‘The Economist”, will be debating the US elections and US-European relationship with Stephen Szabo, a Professor of European Studies at John Hopkins University.
Music
Dutch Jazz Classics:

‘The Great American Songbook’

De Doelen, Rotterdam

October 16, 20:15

Tickets 17/15 euro (CJP/Students)

www.dedoelen.nl

Piet Noordijk plays saxophone with other musicians. He’s considered the godfather of the Dutch Jazz Saxophonist.
‘Sunday concert’

De Veste, Delft

October 17, 11:30

Tickets 12/10,50 euro (CJP/Students)

www.theaterdeveste.nl

Marietta Petkova on piano performing the works of Handel, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Schubert.
‘Fado: Mónica Triga’

Zcala, Den Haag

October 15, 20:15

Tickets 10 euro

www.zcala.nl/

Mónica Triga sings Fado, a type of Portuguese folk song.
Sport
‘Amsterdam Marathon’

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

October 17, 11:00

Free

www.amsterdammarathon.nl

The inspirational world-class Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie will be among the runners from all over the world.

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