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The Kuwait Chamber Philharmonia is organizing the 1st Kuwait International Music Festival to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of The State of Kuwait. The festival is going to be held under the patronage of H.E.Shaikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al -Sabah, Minister of Al Diwan Al Amiri Affairs. The Polish Minister of Culture Bogdan Zdrojewski (who is one of the sponsors of the event) will be a special honor guest of the festival.

QATAR CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE
Consists of virtuoso members of Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
Program: Rachmaninoff & Schoenberg
Date & Time: Friday, March 11th 2011 at 8pm
Location: Al Hashemii II Grand Ballroom at Radisson Blu Hotel

SINFONIETTA CRACOVIA ORCHESTRA
One of the leading European orchestra from Poland with soloist Robert Kabara (violin)
Program: Mozart -Symphony No. 40 in G minor (KV 550), Violin concerto D-Major KV 218, Karlowicz, Kilar, Gorecki,
Date & Time: Saturday, March 12th 2011 at 8pm
Location: Al Hashemi II Grand Ballroom at Radisson Blu Hotel
and
Date & Time: Sunday, March 13th 2011 at 8pm
Location: Mishref Theater

YOUNG MUSICIANS OF THE GULF
Date & Time: Sunday, March 14th 2011 at 7pm
Location: Mishref Theater

Tickets: KD5 and KD10 (available at Radisson Blu tel 25673000 and Virgin)

For more information visit www.kuwaitcp.com

A bunch of students in Kuwait have come together to create an online radio station called Student VIBE. The station is going to be mostly in English and they will be covering a variety of student related subjects in hopes of keeping students around Kuwait informed and updated on the latest happenings. They’re also offering a chance for talented students to shine as well since students can have their own live shows hosted on the station. The radio station is online based and you can listen to it by visiting their website [Here]

If you are a student and want to host your own show then contact them on [email protected]

The 2011 Kuwait Rally is going to be held this month and I think it’s a great opportunity to take some amazing photos. It’s not often we get automotive events here and since the weather is currently great I think photography enthusiasts should take advantage of this happening.

If you’re interested to shoot the Kuwait Rally this year then you need to visit their website and fill out an application. Click on Media and then Accreditation Form on their website [Here]

I just read that the incredibly fantastic architects Foster+Partners will be designing the new Kuwait Airport terminal. That’s basically amazing news because I was just recently starting to wonder when we would go back to awarding great designers with large landmark projects. I can’t wait to see a rendering of the new terminal and I can’t wait for it to be built. [Link]

Note: Picture above is of the Beijing airport which was designed by F+P

Update: In case you’ve missed my older post, the current airport (before all the ugly updates made to it) was designed by the legendary Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. Here is a link with some pictures of the airport in it’s original state. [Link]

This has to be the strangest thing I’ve read in ages. According to Badoo the compilers of the world’s largest ever study on online flirting, Kuwait ranked 3rd in flirtatious behavior online. 3rd place out of 200! Isn’t that so very weird?

Top 10
1 Athens
2 Moscow
3 Kuwait City
4 Baku
5 Tunis
6 Kiev
7 Beirut
8= Turin
8= Rome
10 Bari

Here is a link to the article [Link]

Thanks FYI

Yesterday I was checking twitter when I read that Sylvester Stallone is going to be coming to Kuwait for the launch of Planet Hollywood. This sounded a bit déjà vu for me since back in December 2009 I posted the exact same thing but that it would open March 2010. That obviously never happened and now it seems they’re opening up this month on the 24th. If its true that Sylvester Stallone is going to be here then I really really REALLY need to meet him. First I need to get my picture taken with him for facebook, and secondly I need him to sign my Cobra DVD for me. Wish I had a Cobra poster for him to sign but I guess there is always time to order one online.

In addition to the videos of the fireworks I posted about earlier, Cajie a photographer posted some great shots of the fireworks display in his flickr page which you can see [Here]

Update: Here is another link to photos taken by Bu Yousef. My favorite one is below. [Link]

Blogger Yousef took videos of the fireworks tonight and posted them on his blog. He divided them into 6 parts and you can check them all out on his blog [Here]

Update: Here is the link to the full 50 minutes fireworks display recorded from KTV [YouTube]

Shot this video on my way to work this morning. There is a lot of prep being done around the Kuwait Towers to get ready for the fireworks tomorrow night. I saw two large white balloon shaped objects (you can spot one in the video) which I couldn’t figure out what they were. Looks like something that belongs on Mars. [YouTube]

Nibaq (he got me into blogging) just posted on his twitter a link to a video of him and his wife camping in Antarctica last November. You can watch the video above in which you can see the Kuwaiti flag planted. I guess that makes them the first Kuwaiti man and woman in Antarctica? [Link]

Gucci opened their kids store at 360 Mall earlier today. The store is the first standalone Gucci kids store in the world. The shop is located on the ground floor around the corner from the main Gucci store. Kids + KD1000 = Gucci Kids

re:kuwait posted an updated map of the yet to be built Kuwait Metro. It seems there were some major changes done to it but nothing that effects me. According to the new map I still have a metro stop 5 minutes from my house in Salmiya and one across the street from my office building in Kuwait City. Should be super convenient except it currently takes me around 15-20 minutes from my house to work every morning and back every evening so I doubt I would use the metro for my daily commute. What I would use the metro for is Avenues on a weekend. Should be more convenient than trying to find a parking spot. [Link]

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Update: I got the following email from a reader, I can’t verify if its accurate or not

Hi Mark,

In relation to the latest post about Kuwait Metro Project, and since your blog gets a lot of hits, i just want to bring to your attention that the information provided by re:kuwait which they got from KOTU is totally not true.

There is a new governmental entity in Kuwait called the Partnerships Technical Bureau established sometime in 08/09 if my memory serves me right to execute a very ambitious development program namely the first IWPP power plan in Kuwait operated by the private sector, the metro project and Failaka Island development.
The below links are proof of what actually is happening now with regard to the metro. There is no map deveopled or finalized everything is still under study and they should finalize it very soon.

1. E&Y kicks off work on ‘Kuwait Metro’

2. Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project in Kuwait: Consulting Services for Transaction Advisor

Anyways just wanted to clear this misunderstanding in Kuwait i know alot of people read your blog.

Anyway great job keep up the great posts.

In honor of Kuwait’s National Day, Emirates is going to fly an A380 into Kuwait on the 26th of February. The A380 is the humongous double decker plane that has nearly 400 economy seats, 76 business class and 14 first class. I’ve never been on one before but a friend of mine did and told me it’s incredibly huge, they even have showers on board. Emirates won’t be adding the A380 on their Kuwait Dubai route anytime soon but it’s still a nice gesture from them. The Kuwait Airport has been A380 ready since the end of last year. [Link]

As part of a series of events to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Kuwait’s independence and the 20th Anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait after the first Gulf War, the British Council brings the Arun Ghosh Quintet to Kuwait for two live music performances.

First Show
Date: Thursday, 17 February 2011
Time: 7:30pm
Location: The Performing Arts Centre, The English School

Second Show
Date: Friday, 18 February 2011
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Location: The Avenues, Phase 2 outside Dean & Deluca

Admission is free to both events but for The English School performance it’s strictly on a first-come, first-served basis and you should arrive in good time in order to secure a seat. For more information visit this [Link]

Thanks Guy

Kuwait Charity Run has teamed up with Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice to raise funds and awareness within the Kuwait community, bringing you Kuwait’s 1st Half-Marathon Run!

Kuwait Charity Run is a non-profit group founded to encourage community members, runners, and athletes to raise funds and donations for good causes and engage in outdoor sports activities.

Distance: 21km or 10km
Date: March 19th 2011

For registration and much more information visit their website [Here]