On Tuesday, 9 May, we will christen two novels by Jack Kerouac in new Czech translations together with the publishing house Argo. After a discussion with translators Michaela Markova and Vít Penkala, the band T.G.P., which is inspired by Kerouac in its work, will play.
On Wednesday we will welcome international guests! Songwriters Eamon McGrathh a The Hills Mover will play songs from their new EP Roaming, inspired by the memories of people who have made their way into their hearts and souls.
Thursday 11.5. will belong to the traditional chess tournament!
And on Friday we will have another concert - a double concert to be precise. Band Silence & Joy will play his songs full of joy and gratitude and Jakub Dash then she'll rock the house with her jazz-soul puns.
And of course our beautifully sunny backyard awaits you!
Berlin-Canada-Zizkov (direct connection)
The lights go out and the ubiquitous chatter stops. The last man in line walks away from the bar with a shot glass. The whole room is momentarily speechless before the dark bass begins to rumble. Elektrokohle fills the Reading Room with their dark melodies, joined by the frontman's insistent voice. "We're sorry we're late, but we are from Berlin," comes the apology that aptly describes the following performance, which seems to transport us to a backwater Berlin club. On the same unforgettable evening, Mr. Pink and The Bad Thoughts launched their new album, and Rány tela and others also played.
We won't be taking you to Berlin in May, but we invite you to come along anyway. Jack Kerouac's novels The Vision of Gerard and Maggie Cassidy have received new Czech translations, which will be christened by Argo on 9 May. The next day, Canada's Eamon McGrath and Belgium's Grégoire Fray will also arrive here as part of their European tour, where they will present their joint EP Roaming. You can also look forward to David Vávra, who this time will talk about his own architectural projects instead of Noisy Tracks, on 16 May. The end of the month will belong to the singer-songwriter Alen and David Pomahač in a joint concert on 25 May, and the following weekend to the neighbourhood festivities as part of the Žižkovskie Mezidvorky festival, for which we and our fellow Krenovka residents are preparing a varied music-dance-art programme (and if that's not enough, there will be food too).
Plates, plates, plates. Do you have any? Do you?
For the decoration of our lounge, which we are currently redecorating, we are looking for old, scratched or otherwise unwanted boards that we could use to cover the walls! You can leave the boards on the bar. The good feeling and our endless gratitude will not pass you by.
This week in the Reading Room
At the moment, another debate is taking place within the framework of meetings with rare guests* organized by Krenovka, this time with Jan Valdík, Martin Nawrath and environmental topics. What else can you look forward to? There's going to be a lot this week, so let's get to it!
Tomorrow, i.e. on Tuesday 25 April, there will be another memorial talk and playing with Pavel Skala and Olin Nejezchleba, currently dedicated to the band ETC... The pre-sale is now SOLD OUT, but a few lucky *women* will be able to buy tickets at the door, so get there early!
On Wednesday 26th April, two events are planned - a lecture by Open House Prague on the development of Žižkov as a city district and then a screening of a 16mm film with A Figure to Support as the main point of the programme.
Thursday will traditionally be marked by a concert with the expressive chansonnier Jana Vébrová, the launch of her second album Kameny ze dna and rare jazz guests.
On Friday, 28 April, you can look forward to a poetry performance and tea party in one, on the occasion of the launch of the new edition of the collection Going Slightly by Japanese beatnik poet Nana Sakaki.
And on Saturday, just like on Wednesday, there will be a double programme - first, during the afternoon, the Reading Room will dance under the direction of Dance Prague, because we will be celebrating International Dance Day. And at 9 pm the Land's Air band and guests will play a concert.
The new week was kicked off today with a debate on Matilda Voss Gustavsson's book about sexual violence in high literary circles. What else is to come?
Tomorrow at 19:00 Vrat'a Brabenec together with the trio Romanovská Tichý Hrubý will christen the new CD Nejsem na to zvyklá. The evening organized by Guerilla Records will also include the premiere presentation of 2 LP The Plastic People Of The Universe What Means To Lead A Horse.
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Wednesday will again be marked by listening to jazz LPs by foreign performers*those legally available in communist Czechoslovakia. Armstrong, Ellington, Coltrane... From 19:00.
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Thursday's concert will belong to the band Kolna. The musicians promise an experiment and a simple song in one moment that becomes eternity, for better or worse. Our hall will ring at 20:00.
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We look forward to seeing you!
This week we will offer a literary debate, a party and Celtic music!
The week will start tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11, at 19:00, with the presentation of Petra Hůlova's new book The Highest Card. A unique meeting with the author, who arouses controversy and curiosity at the same time.
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On Wednesday, 12 April at 19:00, Lógr magazine will say goodbye to its readership and other literary fans*women as part of its last Lógrnight. The performance artist Kateřina Ká and the band Ziegler will perform. Event: https://fb.me/e/PNWUMy8x
And on Saturday, April 15, at 3:30 p.m., Cain Da Breth will play an afternoon concert. Original music, which is closest to Celtic folk in sound. Children get in free! Event: https://fb.me/e/3lNUcawAU
It's going to be a boring week in the Reading Room. April, hahaha.
From today our walls boast an exhibition by Tomáš Braun, What the Eyes Cannot See. The title is a bit paradoxical, however, because your eyes are immediately drawn to Tomáš's raw paintings with bright colours and vigorous strokes.
On Tuesday 4 April you can stop by for another Jazzmania by Vladi Kouril. This time the topic will be one of the most important orchestras not only of the 60s, but of the whole modern jazz history, led by trumpeter Quincy Jones. And of course not only that.
On Wednesday, our tables will once again cover the chess boards in another Unijazz Open tournament! Come and play, no matter the level.
And on Thursday, April 6, there will be a party in the form of the launch of the first mini-album by Mr. Pink and The Bad Thoughts. The band's garage blues is intertwined with cave-like moods and thumping rhythms à la The Cramps. Support comes from Rány Těla, Elektrokohle, Thee Lazy Eyes and Candy Flip Djs.
The new week started with Karolína Zoe Meixnerová with Mark Blažíček and their Egon and Honza. But of course, that's not all that awaits us this time!
On Tuesday 28 March you can look forward to the long-awaited discussion about the band Marsyas with Pavel Skala and Olin Nejezchleb! Tickets are currently sold out, but a few seats remain available for those who arrive without a ticket.
The second of the Open About Prague evenings in collaboration with Open House and Krenovka will take place on Wednesday at 18:00. This time about the Žižkov Freight Station.
And right after the talk, there will be a screening from the 16th from 8:00. This time Josef Sudek through the eyes of Ewald Schorm and Jan Špáta or Masaryk according to Alexander Hackenschmied.
On Sunday, April 2, at 20:00, there will be a concert by Overdriven Dreams and BŌR in cooperation with the Alternativa festival.
