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Although we all love the summer sun, autumn is also a beautiful and vibrant season. The October agenda is packed with inspiring and fun events: whether you're into flower bulbs, dinosaurs, politics, music or science, this autumn, Leiden is the place to be!
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| Tuesday 25 October |
| We're organizing another event for all internationals, outside or inside the park. Why? To get you settled in your new home town; to help sort out some practicalities; or just to talk to people you met before at our earlier events. |
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| T. rex in Town |
"We should really have a T.rex”In the summer of 2012, director of Naturalis Biodiversity Center Edwin van Huis uttered these words for the first time. They made it happen. A group of Naturalis researchers visited the United States in search of a T.rex, and ended up excavating the skeleton in Montana in September 2013
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| Movies that Matter On Tour |
Movies that Matter On Tour is a spin-off of the annual Movies that Matter Festival.On 10 October the documentary 'Hooligan Sparrow' will be screened at Kijkhuis Leiden. After the screening journalist Marijn Heemskerk will have a conversation with Jeroen de Kloet. The conversation will be held in English. Subtitles of the documentary will be in English too.
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Meet with...
Corin Turner |
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Name: Corin Turner
Age: 32
Company: Secondary school profession
Native country: Great Britain
How long have you been living in the Netherlands?
5 years.
What brought you to the Netherlands, initially?
Work. I applied for a job here.
What is the main difference between your country of origin and the Netherlands?
There are many similarities but in general there seems to be a consensus among the Dutch, if your actions are not affecting others, you are free to carry on - regardless of what you are doing!
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| Peel Slowly And See |
Music Festival |
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| Friday 14 October |
| Peel Slowly and See is a festival of discoveries, its twelfth edition will take place this year with loads of new music worth discovering, (inter)national artists and various local musical acts. |
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| Aunt Joke Karaoke Band |
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| Friday 14 October |
| The Aunt Joke Karaoke Band (Tante Joke Karaoke Band) motto is: ‘you sing, we play’. The greatest live karaoke extravaganza of Utrecht will take place in Gebr. de Nobel for the second time! |
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| Autumn market Noordwijk |
Market |
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| Saturday 15 October |
| Delicious food, lifestyle and home products and a focus on health and sustainability. Also plenty of fun activities for the kids, good music and entertainment. You’ll be pleasantly surprised! |
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| From Sunday 16 October 2016 until Sunday 12 March 2017 |
| With the current pleasant temperatures it is hard to imagine, but it is October and so it is time for a new season of Jazz on Sunday. |
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| Amsterdam Sinfonietta |
Classical music |
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| Thursday 20 October |
| Musical Roots is a new, layered musical construction of 45 minutes, which takes the crowd on an exciting voyage through the history of classical music. Martin Fröst created the concept together with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta and added an English commentary. |
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| Saturday 22 October and Sunday 23 October |
| As the trees surrounding the court farm shed their leaves, the Autumn market will take place throughout the weekend. With stalls and activities for young and old. |
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| Saturday 22 October and Sunday 23 October |
| On 22 and 23 October 2016 Museum de Lakenhal will organise another edition of the drawing festival The Big Draw: two days focused on drawing! |
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| The Occupation |
Classical music |
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| Sunday 23 October |
| The chamber music ensemble De Bezetting consists of a string section of 5 and a brass section of 5. A particularly suitable setting for a Scandinavian morning with musicians performing works by Nielsen, Berwald and Sibelius. |
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| Thursday 27 October |
| On Thursday 27 October the next Popronde will take place in Leiden. This free travelling music festival brings new and talented bands to Leiden, an opportunity for music lovers to watch these awesome bands perform at small-scale venues before they make it big. |
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| Cocktails & Dinosaurs |
Various |
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| Friday 28 October |
| Face to face with a gigantic meat eater without batting an eye? Taking cool selfies with your head in T. rex Trix’s mouth? We are way ahead of you: Cocktails & Dinosaurs! |
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| Noise at the Market |
Music festival |
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| Saturday 29 October |
| Today student association SSR Leiden celebrate their Lustrum in style! The Lustrum committee have put together Noise on the market. The ‘Noise’ will be produced by Kraak & Smaak and the Handsome Poets, Kraantje Pappie, Bombay, de Hofnar and Feiertag. |
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| MTC Party ‘Hairyween’ |
Music |
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| Saturday 29 October |
THE house party of house parties is ON TOUR!
Acid , House, Fun, Fashion an memorable acts. MTC is going ON TOUR and will hit Leiden on 29 October 2016. |
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| Encuentro informativo |
Various |
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| Sunday 30 October |
Este encuentro es en especial para hispano hablantes.
Si eres hispano hablante o manejas el castellano a un nivel literario, esta puede ser una actividad interesante para ti. Domingo 30 de octubre de 14.30 a 15.30 horas en BplusC Nieuwstraat 4 Leiden. w.raaijmakers@bplusc.nl |
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| Classical concert |
Classical Music |
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| Sunday 30 October |
| Cileke Angenent (vocals) and Wolter Willemsen (grand piano) are members of the OriOntriO who gave a very successful performance at Sijthoff once before. The programme has a “Russian and English touch”. |
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| Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 November |
| Art, culture, philosophy, science, technology and storytelling unite at Brave New World. This will be the place to be for people who wish to know more about what the future will bring. |
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| Sunday 6 November |
| Every year in November, ProKwadraat-Groepswijzer.nl and Beer Tasting Own Way organize the Leiden Bock Walk. A walking route that passes six cafes in Leiden city centre, each of which offering a different type of bock beer on tap. In brief: an extremely pleasant tasting! |
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| All American Night |
Various |
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| Monday 7 November and Tuesday 8 November |
| On 7 and 8 November 2016 the thirteenth edition of the ‘All American Night’ will take place in light of the American presidential election. This event has been taking place every four years since 1968 and is organized by Leiden Student Association Minerva for all those who are interested. |
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| Expat Movie Special Kijkhuis |
Various |
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| Thursday 10 November |
| Want to see films from Spain, France, Italy or other non-English language countries but do not (yet) understand Dutch subtitles? During our new monthly Expats Special in Het Kijkhuis, we screen a current or recent foreign film with English subtitles. |
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