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Brainport Eindhoven’s New Horizon event at the Evoluon

Beena Arunraj
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Brainport Eindhoven’s New Horizon event at the Evoluon

Sun, student teams, refreshments, entertainment, and a high-profile network together made the first summer edition of the Brainport’s New year gathering, New Horizon, a success. No doubt, the music created an energetic festive vibe. 

The gala started with a warm welcome by the chairman of the Brainport Foundation, John Jorritsma, followed by an inspiring speech by futurologist and founder of the Next Nature Foundation, Koert van Mensvoort.  On Tuesday, hundreds of visitors raised their glasses to a promising future on the terrace at the pond of the iconic Evoluon.

After a brief welcome note, John Jorritsma reflected on the recent investments by the government. He especially shed light on initiatives that relieve the pressure on the regional housing market and the road network.

Thinking about a new horizon

Koert van Mensvoort began, “In the next ten minutes, I want to take you to a new horizon,”. He highlighted futuristic thinking and how technology such as 3-D printing and solar-powered automotives would interlace our future.

“We need a melting pot”-Mensvoort

Mensvoort emphasised the importance of collectively building the future. The contribution of the practically and theoretically educated, young and old, with every possible background. He also reinforced the significant role of the Evoluon in the growth story.

Indeed, the event put Evoluon in the thick of things after a long time. Future next has fresh plans for the iconic venue. As a result, this September, an exhibition called Retro Future, which focuses on timeless questions of the future, will open to the public.

For Eindhoven News : Beena Arunraj

 

World Press Photo exhibition 2023 again at TU/e

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World Press Photo exhibition 2023 again at TU/e

Studium Generale is bringing the World Press Photo exhibition to Eindhoven for the 14th time. Shocking, gruesome, beautiful and breathtaking: the exhibition showcases the most extraordinary and fascinating press photography of the previous year. From 5 to 26 September 2023 you can visit the exhibition 2023 in the Atlas Building on the TU/e campus for free.

The World Press Photo exhibition reaches 4 million people in 100 cities worldwide, and Eindhoven is one of them.

The World Press Photo exhibition 2023 showcases the world’s best photojournalism from the past year. The photos were selected by an international jury from more than 60,000 submissions by 3,752 photographers from 127 countries. The subjects range from the war in Ukraine to the effects of climate change and the protests in Iran. The exhibition is a retrospective of global events in 2022, allowing us to step back from the fast-paced news cycle, view world events from a fresh perspective and think critically about them.

Connecting the world with the stories that matter

The World Press Photo exhibition reaches 4 million people in 100 cities and 45 countries around the world. The photo competition began in 1955 when a group of Dutch photographers organised an international competition in Amsterdam. The immediate success led the designers to make it an annual event – and the competition has been held almost every year since. Studium Generale is proud to bring the exhibition to TU/e every year, and now for the 14th time, so that students, staff and all interested parties can visit this impressive exhibition for free.

World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
5 to 26 September 2023
Mon-Fri: 07:00 -19.00, Sat: 12.00 – 17.00, Sun: closed
Eindhoven University of Technology, Atlas building, ground level
Free admission (all public)

Source: Studium Generale

Wednesday costume a hit in party shop ‘t Snabbeltje

Lila Mehrez
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Wednesday costume a hit in party shop ‘t Snabbeltje

26 more nights of sleep and then it’s time: carnival! Eliëtte de Haas of party shop ‘t Snabbeltje in Eindhoven has already bought a huge amount of costumes. The carnival jitters can already be felt among the customers: ”When they hear the carnival music in the store, people immediately get into the mood.”

According to Eliette, one type of costume is impossible to get hold of. The dresses from the Netflix series Wednesday are flying over the counter like hot cakes. It has been a huge success, especially with children. Fortunately, we managed just in time to order the suits from the suppliers.” In addition, the tracksuits are again very popular among adults this year.

From Pikachu to carnival jacket

In addition to the popular costumes, there is of course plenty of choice for other outfits. For example, a customer in the store tells us that she makes her own clothes for carnival. ”I still walk through the shops to get inspiration from costumes.” There are also children in the store. The young girl already knows exactly what she will be: ”Pikachu!”.

If you don’t need eye-catching costumes, you can always go for the carnival jackets. Eliette also has them in all colors of the rainbow. This year we have a new collection with a jungle theme or even with Greek Gods on it. Of course you can always opt for the standard black carnival jacket that you can decorate with emblems.”

On February 19, the carnival party starts in Brabant.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Police orchestra celebrates 75th anniversary with concert

Bob
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Police orchestra celebrates 75th anniversary with concert

The Politie Harmonie Oost-Brabant (police orchestra East Brabant) will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with an anniversary concert, featuring various musical guests. Among others, girl group OG3NE, Dutch soprano Maaike Hupperetz and the dancers of the Eindhoven-based Step by Step will be performing.

In collaboration with several soloists, including Liselotte Schellings, OG3NE and Maaike Hupperetz, the orchestra will take the stage on Sunday. Prior to the concert and during the intermission, the Nationale Politie Orkest (national police orchestra)’s Steel Band will play in the foyer. The Eindhoven dance school Step by Step will also be featured. The police orchestra wants to look back at its history with the concert.

Company Orchestra 
With nearly fifty musicians, they are the corporate orchestra of the Politie Eenheid Oost Brabant (police unit East Brabant). The police orchestra performs four times a year in front of an audience. They also provide music during official occasions such as anniversaries, openings and police events.

Charities
The proceeds of the concert will go to three charities: the Stichting WensAmbulance Brabant (foundation wish ambulance Brabant), KNGF Geleidehond (Netherlands royal guide dog fund) and the Stichting Sociaalfonds Politie Eenheid (foundation social fund police unity East Brabant).

So on Sunday, 16 April, the orchestra will play at the Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

First ever wombat cub in Netherlands born in Best

Bob
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First ever wombat cub in Netherlands born in Best

At BestZOO zoo in Best, a young wombat showed itself for the first time on Monday by peeking out of its mother’s pouch. This makes the mysterious animal the first wombat born in the Netherlands. “Very unique”, Jos Nooren, the owner of BestZOO, said.

An observant visitor to BestZOO took a fascinating picture. A small furry animal pushes aside the mother’s pouch with its paw and peeks out. “This wombat shows itself clearly and a bit longer for the first time, but we have no idea when the animal was born”, Nooren explains. “The animal could be four, five or even six months old”.

The Australian marsupial is unique for several reasons. For one, it is the only animal with square turds, this has to do that the animal squeezes the nutrients out to the last bit. A young is tiny at birth, about two centimetres tall. After birth, the animal remains in its mother’s pouch for six to seven months.

Peep

Like other burrowing marsupials, the pouch sits more to the rear so the cub is not buried in sand while the mother digs in the ground. It is waiting for the animal to show itself one day. This happened on Easter Monday in Best. “We had already seen the little animal itself peek out of the pouch cautiously once. We did not want to announce this right away, because then we would have to disappoint many visitors who would not see the cub. After all, young wombats rarely show themselves”, Nooren confessed.

On Monday, the first visitors saw the wombat. Still, it remains a mysterious animal, according to its owner. “Very little is known about the species”. That’s not surprising. Zoo owner Nooren had a first for the Netherlands when he brought wombats from Australia to Best two years ago. That didn’t go easily. The Australian government had to approve the arrival and stay of the critters, in every detail.

wombat in Best Zoo
Photo credit: Unsplash/Meg Jerrard

Waiting

“In the world only a limited number of zoos have the animal. So births are also rare in captivity. What will happen to the young wombat now remains to be seen. “When the mother has enough milk, the pouch becomes too heavy and then the animal will come out. For now it remains to be seen when this will happen”.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

Geldrop-Mierlo in winter atmosphere

Anitha Sevugan
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Geldrop-Mierlo in winter atmosphere

Geldrop-Mierlo will be enveloped in a winter atmosphere this month. There are markets and concerts but you can also skate or slide down a ramp.

Music Festival

Next weekend there will be a Christmas market in Mierlo. Besides food stalls around ‘t Patronaat, there is also a music programme, with the talent show ‘Mierlo Got Talent’ and the music show ‘Mierlo Maestro’. Furthermore, the Mierlo Kerbs* Championship will also take place. This will be around the Lucia church.

Wensambulance foundation

From 13 December to 7 January, there will again be a skating rink in the centre of Geldrop. There will also be a Glass House of local radio station KommuS on the Horecaplein. The radio makers spin paid request songs at the skating rink. The money raised will be donated to the Wensambulance Brabant foundation. They help seriously ill people to fulfil their last wish. On Christmas Eve, KommuS launches a top 500, a list of the best songs of all time.

Dickens event

On 16 December, the programme also includes the Dickens event in Geldrop. This will bring the old Charles Dickens Christmas atmosphere to life in the village. Various choirs and actors will participate. A Christmas Carol is one of Dickens’s many famous books.

Source: Studio040

* Kerbs: Two people stand on either side of the road and throw a football so it hits their kerb and bounces to your half of the road. (EN ed.)

Translated by: Anitha Sevugan

 

Jewish festival of lights celebrated amid great interest

Shanthi Ramani
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Jewish festival of lights celebrated amid great interest

The Jewish festival of lights Hanukkah was celebrated in Eindhoven’s Stadhuisplein on Sunday evening. Never before were so many interested parties present. An important reason for this turnout is the war raging in the Middle East.

In total, around 300 people attended the celebration. Besides the Rabbi of Eindhoven and people from the local Jewish community, Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem and councillors also attended the ceremony.

Notable guests

Notable guests were the local representatives of the Catholic Church and Islam: dean René Wilmink and imam Mehmet Nurullah Canatan of the Eindhoven Mevlana mosque. By coming, they wanted to show that different believers or dissenters can stand side by side rather than against each other, in times of war, tension and division.

Connection

“We don’t want to import the war in the Middle East to Eindhoven. We are looking for connection here,” responded Max Loewenstein of the city’s Jewish community. “The tensions are palpable now that there is war, but in Eindhoven the different communities continue to talk to each other,” Dijsselbloem said.

The celebration included speeches and klezmer music. Candles were also lit on a large seven-arm candelabra.

Because of the global tensions surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas, there was extra security at the gathering in City Hall Square.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Shanthi Ramani

Lenny Kuhr: “In Eindhoven, I am always a little more nervous”

Bob
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Lenny Kuhr: “In Eindhoven, I am always a little more nervous”

She won the Eurovision Song Contest on 29 March 1969. Fifty years later, to the day, Lenny Kuhr was on stage to celebrate. In the Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven, she sang her biggest hit, ‘De Troubadour’. But she mainly presented her new album, ‘Het lied gaat door’ (‘The song goes on’).

“It is one of the best albums I have ever made”, Lenny Kuhr beams in her living room in Nederwetten. Her husband, Rob Frank, does not care for the media attention that his other half gets. While the crew from Studio040 were preparing for the tv interview, he came into the room. “I think that scarf is not so pretty”, he says to his wife. Lenny takes it off. “I am not a scarf person at all,” she says.

There is a rustic atmosphere in the Kuhr’s house. There are three guitars against the wall and paintings Lenny’s grandfather painted. “He painted the posters for Eindhoven cinemas in the ’50s and ’60s. That’s how it was done then”.

Roots

Lenny Kuhr grew up in Eindhoven. Her roots are in the city, and she gets inspiration, in her own words, from the paving stones on Strijp S and behind the station. Eindhoven has some kind of beauty for the singer, she cannot quite put into words. “We have nothing to brag about here. So we don’t. Eindhoven has something cool”.

When Lenny appeared in the Muziekgebouw about three weeks ago, she was just a little more nervous than usual. But she is glad that she did it and she is particularly surprised about the fact that ‘De Troubadour’ is still popular among the people.

Source: www.studio040.nl

Translated by: Bob

Edited by: Melinda

Kids, teens summer holiday camps

Melinda
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Kids, teens summer holiday camps

Summer holidays are just a few months away. And, this year, more than ever, kids are chomping at the bit for something to do.

And, fortunately, there’s quite a bit to keep them busy. There’s a free camp in Eindhoven at the end of July – ‘Engels for Bengels’. This educational, five-day camp is just for primary school pupils.

The programme includes sports, dancing, creativity and, most of all, fun. What’s more, all the lessons are in English. The children are divided by age, and the programme is suite them.

Small groups

The small groups allow for a lot of individual attention. There are no lessons on the last afternoon. Then it’s time for high tea.

Parents and family members are invited to come and see what their kids have been up to. The children will also receive their Summer Camp certificate. The camp is rounded off with a performance, given by the children, of course.

Your kids are welcome from 26 to 30 July between 08:00 and 16:00 on each day. If you need to bring or collect them later, there is a fee involved. You can register your children here.

Teens

The same organisation is also hosting a camp for older children – Teen Camp. This is a one or two-week camp for 11 to 17-year-olds. It’s held at Assumburg Castle, near Amsterdam.

Here, too there are lessons explicitly aimed at helping the campers improve their English. Their days will also be filled with sport, art, dancing, and singing. And if they stay for two weeks, they will take an overnight trip to Amsterdam.

It will cost €795 for a week, and €1,745 for two weeks. This price includes everything and free Teen Camp merchandise. You can find more information here.

There’s also more information about these camps and lots of other fun activities for your children at Kidsproof.nl. There’s everything from counting bees to biking puzzle tours.

Source: Kidsproof.nl

Translator: Melinda Walraven

The GLOW spreads

Bob
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The GLOW spreads

GLOW, the annual light art festival in Eindhoven, is also spreading its wings in the region. Indeed, this year innovative light art works will also be shown in the surrounding municipalities. The theme of this edition is “The Beat”.

The light festival wants to show and bundle the strength and identity of all municipalities. GLOW supports the cooperation between the different municipalities, where the strength of the Brainport region should be shown.

With the theme “The Beat” the heartbeat of the region is mapped and projected on striking buildings in Eindhoven, Geldrop-Mierlo, Waalre, Best and Oirschot. The various projections come together in a projection on Catharinakerk in Eindhoven, the birthplace of the festival.

Fan

Alderman Frans Stravers of the Municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo: “Personally, I have been a fan of GLOW for years. I also like working together and I think we can achieve more regionally than as municipalities independently. In Geldrop-Mierlo we therefore look forward to the cooperation with GLOW, other partners and residents”.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

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