The performances will take place every Wednesday evening at dusk, and each week will have a different theme, ranging from the classics like Carmen and Phantom of the Opera to operatic versions of Hebrew songs. The opera performances will begin at 21:00 and will last one hour.

Source: Tourist Israel

Entrance to the festival is free of charge. The festival takes place every evening between 20:00-23:00, apart from Friday night. There will be four well marked routes to follow through the Old City – maps and information will be distributed information center near Jaffa Gate.

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The 2014 Darom Adom Festival takes place over the following four weekends, with each weekend taking on a different theme:

• February 6-8 Culture events weekend.
6 February – Live musical performance “Voca People”.
7 February – Cinema Workshop.
8 February – Color in Nature painting experience.

• February 13-15 Sport events weekend.
14 February – The Barry mountain bike marathon.
15 February – The annual JNF anemones march held in memory of Shashona Damari.
15 February – “Bike the anemones” – A guided bicycle tour around Kibbutz Beeri.

• February 20-22 Culinary events weekend.
21 February – Indian Food Market – visitors can purchase authentic Indian foods, spices, clothes and jewelry.
22 February – Sushi workshop.
22 February – Cooking demonstration and workshop lead by Israeli Chef Ido.

• February 27 – March 1 Children’s events weekend
1 March – Hansel & Gretel – themed sweets market.
1 March – Aboriginal activities, Australian forest artists and music and an Aboriginal painting workshop.
1 March – Eshkol Park Ostrich Farm – activities for children including a petting zoo, feeding ostriches, a craft area, and food stalls.

Check out the official site for even more events and details (in Hebrew only) or call 08-9949374.

Source: touristisrael.com

The exhibition also presents works of Israeli artists (especially the master of recycling Yossi Weiss, who can revive broken toys, and other things), as well as artists “recyclists” from England, California, Australia, Austria and other countries. The toys on this exhibition become not only a new look but also get a new meaning. This exhibition is full of robots – from large, wooden-jointed to small nimble made of tea tin cans.

Here you can also find new art direction called “X-ray”, made by a pediatrician Nick Veasey from England – he X-rays toys, explaining to children that they should not be afraid of medical devices. Toys in this exhibition are presented in different cycles and combinations. Some of the exhibits can be purchased (support Africa – toys Ocean-Sole brought to Jaffa from Zanzibar for the first time!), part of them was made by exhibition order. On Saturdays, there are seminars for children – materials for the “secondary puppets” are issued with the ticket.

The exhibition will run until 31 December 2013.
The days and hours of the exhibition “Toy Cycle” at The Old Jaffa Museum of Antiquities (street Mifrats Shlomo, 10):
Sunday and Monday – Closed
Tuesday-Thursday: 10:00 to 17:00
Friday: 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00
Holiday eves: closed
Holidays: 10:00 to 20:00
In the days of Sukkot, from 19 to 28 September, at exhibition will be held master classes for children for the production of toys from wood and recycled materials.
Exhibition website: www.toycycle.co.il

Source: art-il.livejournal.com

More tech-savvy visitors who do not wish to read print books will also be able to use their personal tablets and e-readers to connect to the free WiFi that the municipality provides all over the city, and download electronic reading material.

There is no fee and no sign-out process. The beach library will not have a librarian supervising it, and there will be very little control over the books. The municipality is relying on people to return books, and not “borrow” them for good. The library operates entirely on the honor system.

Source: timesofisrael.com

The exhibition will feature about 40 sculptures of New York artist Nathan Savaii, collected from the constructor of “LEGO”. Today it is the most popular exhibition in the world, where the details of your favorite building kit used to create works of art.

Nowadays, the exhibition includes disturbing imagination and representation of 2-3D sculptures, on the creation of each artist is inspired by different images.

Sawaya created LEGO-exhibition of sculptures in the most famous TV shows like “Late”, “The Today Show”, “CBS Sunday Morning”, “The Colbert Report” and “Night with David Letterman”.

Especially for Israeli visitors in the exhibition “The Art Of The Brick” will be built LEGO-sector of interactive games that you can play with all family. In addition, there will be tables set for the construction of thousands of bricks “LEGO”. A big site “Chima” offers a variety of game competitions, training seminars, the battle arena and many other attractions for adults and children.

When: June 27th until August 27th
Sunday to Thursday and Saturday: 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Friday: 8:30 – 5:30 PM
Where: Israel Convention Center (Ganei HaTaarucha), Maxidon Hall
Cost: 99 Shekels per person, 280 Shekels for a family
Tickets: At the door.

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Guests of “Ice Park” have the opportunity to visit the arts and crafts workshops, reports RATA-News. For children organized a huge play area, and the youngest guests are invited to ride on a small train.

On the ground floor of the shopping center, next to the ice rink, there are cafes and restaurants. In a small amusement park, built inside a glass dome, the children can play in the snow and other winter games. On the top floor of “Ice Park” you can find shops and “Market Masters”, which sell jewelry, food, household utensils and clothing.

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Here in half an hour you can take a walk on the Mediterranean coast, examining all the attractions of coastal cities, look for a moment at the port city of Haifa, where, by the way, are in full swing of work for loading ships, to “rise” in mini cable car from Lower Haifa to Mount Carmel. The park “Mini Israel” is another distinctive feature: all around us lives and moves and acts. In the mini-stadium “Teddy” toy players fight for victory. To model employs many designers and artists, most of which are from the former Soviet Union. More than 20 000 bonsai – exact copies of these were brought to the park from different points of the globe.

Visit the “Mini Israel” is a fascinating walk through the Holy Land. Only here you can see and feel the beauty of the land and the charm of the people, to feel the spirit of Israel – all in one place! “Mini Israel” is a park for all ages. Cozy places for rest, unique exhibitions and activities will make your visit enjoyable and memorable.

It features a restaurant and a coffee shop, a unique gift shop, electric car rental. The entire site is accessible to the physically challenged.
This is a great opportunity to celebrate your triumph in an atmosphere of fun and joy.

Come as a family, there is enough room, fun and joy to all! On holidays and weekends there are special entertainments for the whole family.

Website minisrael.co.il

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