BRATISLAVA
BALLET: Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi's ballet inspired by contrasts between birth, life and death.
Starts: June 25 at 19:00. Tickets: Sk50-80. Slovak National Theatre, Hviezdoslavovo nám. 1. Tel: 02/5443-3083.
CLASSICAL CONCERT: Knoxville Choral Society - American choir and Slovak Radio Symphonic Orchestra perform works by Haydn, Dvořák and Gawthrop.
Starts: June 25 at 19:30. Tickets: Sk50-100. Slovak Radio Concert Hall, Mýtna 1. Tel: 02/5596-8837.
CLASSICAL CONCERT: Mertz's Guitar Festival - Spanish guitarist Alex Gerrobé plays Spanish composers.
Starts: June 28 at 20:00. Tickets: Sk70 (at City Culture Centre, Uršulínska 11, Tel: 02/5443-2942). Klarisky Concert Hall, Farská 4.
CLASSICAL CONCERT: Bratislava Academic Choir performs international composers.
Starts: June 27 at 17:00. Tickets: Sk50. Zichyho palác, Ventúrska 9. Tel: 0903/468-776.
LIVE MUSIC: Jazz Evening - American Peter Cardarelli and his quartet of Slovak musicians.
Starts: June 27 at 19:30. Tickets: free. Hlava 22 (Catch 22), Bazová 9. Tel: 02/5542-2573.
EXHIBITION: Anvil of Dreams - Slovak artist Juraj Meliš displays his latest sculptures and a selection of drawings inspired by ecological and social topics.
Open daily 10:00-18:00 except Mon until September 29. Admission: Sk15-60. Esterházyho palác, Námestie Ľ. Štúra 4. Tel: 02/5443-2081.
EXHIBITION: Mutual Surface 3 - Video art of Mária Čorejová and Michaela Nociarová combining swimming and basketball themes evokes a feeling of basketball players running on a water surface.
Open Wed-Thu 14:00-22:00, Fri 19:00-24:00 until June 27. Admission: free. Galéria Buryzone, Čajakova 11. Tel: 02/5245-0046.
EXHIBITION: Face of Body - Large-scale photographs by Ľubo Špirko capture naked bodies in unusual positions.
Open daily 9:00-21:00 until July 23. Admission: free. Galéria I-club caffé, Vysoká 17. Tel: 0905/246-063.
WESTERN SLOVAKIA
CONCERT: Posaune Voce Trio - American-British chorus performs church music.
Starts: June 25 at 19:00. Tickets: Sk80. Piaristický kostol sv. Ladislava, Piaristická 8, Nitra. Tel: 037/7418-095.
EXHIBITION: Folklore Festivals in the Work of Ceramists Mária and Oskar Hanuška - Motifs inspired by local folk cultures.
Open Mon-Fri 8:00-16:00, Sat 8:30-13:00 until July 31. Admission: Sk5-10. Múzeum SNR, Štúrova 246, Myjava. Tel: 034/6212-256.
EXHIBITION: Israel, My Love - Israeli artist Edna Ramati displays paintings of Israel and Slovakia.
Open Mon, Wed-Fri 8:00-15:30, Thu 8:00-17:00 until June 30. Admission: free. Mestské Kultúrne Stredisko, Hviezdoslavova 4, Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Tel: 032/7712-770.
EXHIBITION: Orgagen - Silvia Saparová exhibits 14 large-scale photographs inspired by the inside of the human body.
Open Tue-Fri 13:00-18:00, Sat 9:00-12:00, Sun 14:00-18:00 until June 30. Admission: free. Galéria G5, M. R. Štefánika 5, Pezinok. Tel: 033/6412-144.
CENTRAL SLOVAKIA
LIVE MUSIC: Fun Radio Šariš Tour - Pop-rock local bands Hex, Le Payaco, Seven Days to Winter, and Peha share a stage.
Starts: June 28 at 17:00. Tickets: free. Námestie A. Hlinku, Žilina. Tel: (Culture Centre) 041/16186.
CONCERT: Summertime - Soloists and Banská Bystrica State Opera Orchestra perform works from musicals and operas by American composers.
Starts: June 28 at 21:00. Tickets: Sk120. Zvolenský zámok (Zvolen Castle), Námestie SNP, Zvolen. Tel: 045/5321-903.
EXHIBITION: Transparent Society - Slovak Juraj Poliak displays computer graphics and virtual art.
Open Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00 until June 30. Admission: Sk4-40. Štátna galéria, Nám. Štefana Moyzesa 25, Banská Bystrica. Tel: 048/4126-208, 4124-167.
EASTERN SLOVAKIA
LIVE MUSIC: Big H - Slovak trio performs jazz-rock style.
Starts: June 25 at 19:00. Tickets: Sk120. Bábkové divadlo, Alžbetina 38, Košice. Tel: 055/6220-456.
MUSICAL: Fire of Love - First original Roma musical tells the story of unfulfilled love between a rich and a poor Roma.
Starts: June 25 at 10:00. Tickets: Sk100. Divadlo Romathan, Štefánikova 4, Košice. Tel: 055/6224-980.
CONCERT: Košice Teachers Choir performs works by Verdi, Mascagni, Wagner, and Smetana.
Starts: June 27 at 19:00. Tickets: Sk60-80. Dom umenia, Moyzesova 66, Košice. Tel: 055/6226-541.
EXHIBITION: Konštantín Bauer - Drawings by Slovak painter illustrate the atmosphere of Košice in the avant-garde 1920's.
Open Tue-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-14:00 until June 30. Admission: Sk10-20. Východoslovenská galéria, Hlavná 27, Košice. Tel: 055/6221-187 (8).
