FRIDAY 29
SPORTS/Basketball. Hydropark Open Basketball Tournament. Open to men only. Hydropark sports ground (exit to the left from the metro). 10 a.m. Admission is free.
FOLK FESTIVAL/Folklorama Festival. Ethnic festival Folklorama will take place at Pyrohovo Museum on June 29 and 30. Representatives of ethnic minorities living in Ukraine – Tatars, Russians, Koreans, Jews, Lithuanians, Germans, Czechs, Gypsies, Armenians and Afghans – will demonstrate their national costumes, offer ethnic cuisine and sing-alongs. Pyrohovo Folk Architecture Museum, Spivoche Pole (Singing Field). For more information, call 266-2416. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets Hr 3.
CLUBS/Comedy competition at Hollywood. KVN (translated as the Merry and Witty Club) is a popular student comedy competition that started in the Soviet Union in the 1960s. In KVN, teams compete for the best jokes. 5 p.m. Tickets Hr 20.
JAZZ/Marek Striszowski (Poland). Polish pianist, composer, jazz vocalist and saxophonist Marek Striszowski presents his new music project “Cross Way.” The program of jazz-rock improvisations is based on the verses of famous Polish poet Jan Twardowski. House of Organ and Chamber Music. 7:15 p.m. Admission is free.
CLUBS/Disco Tarantula party at Al Capone. Amateur strip contest and the Art Obstrel clown troupe performs. 9 p.m.
CLUBS/Erotic show at Chicago. Contests, prizes. DJs Ptuch and Shaker spin. 10 p.m.
CLUBS/Variety show at Split’s Metropolitan Hall. Topless ballet and live music. 10 p.m.
CLUBS/Bingo Show Theater. Circus and dance show. DJ Light spins. 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Latin party at Fiesta. Saborena dance troupe performs. 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Black Tie Hi-Fi party at Dynamo Lux. DJ Rollsky, MCs Sasha and Black. Breakdancers Snaky (from 4 Kings band) and Mr. Flius perform. 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Friday Night We Feel All Right show at Ultra. DJs Yoshi, Alex’K, Brother and Slash spin. Dominion dance troupe performs. 11 p.m. Tickets Hr 15 for men, free admission for women from 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Hr 30 for both men and women after 11:30 p.m.
Saturday 30
BARS/Pub Crawl. Beer drinkers of Kyiv will unite for this all-day pub scramble. Crawlers will meet at the Wall at 2 p.m. and hit Eric’s Bierstube, O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 111 and finally Time Out, where there will be an awards ceremony. Get your entry card from any of the participating restaurants. Starts at 2 p.m. at The Wall.
SPORTS/Soccer. Sun City Cup 2001 will host an amateur beach soccer tournament. The competition is open to everyone. Hydropark. 10 a.m. Venetsiansky Channel. Admission is free.
SPORTS/Basketball. Hydropark Open Basketball Tournament. Open to men only. Hydropark sports ground (exit to the left of the metro). 10 a.m. Admission is free.
FOLK FESTIVAL/Folklorama Festival. Repre-sentatives of ethnic minorities living in Ukraine – Tatars, Russians, Koreans, Jews, Lithuanians, Germans, Czechs, Gypsies, Armenians and Afghans – will demonstrate their national costumes, offer ethnic cuisine and sing-alongs. Pyrohovo Folk Architecture Museum, Spivoche Pole (Singing Field). For more information, call 266-2416. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets Hr 3.
MUSIC/Harmonia Mundi concert. Svetlana Shabaltina performs harpsichord music from England, France, Spain and Germany. 23 Andriyivsky uzviz. 7 p.m. Tickets Hr 15.
JAZZ/Jazz Evening. Jazz lovers shouldn’t miss this event. Kyiv Summer Evenings International Music Festival features “Jazz Evening,” a concert in memory of Volodymyr Symonenko, a Ukrainian dissident composer. Tatar virtuoso guitarist Enver Izmailov, Trio Nico Layeff, Petr Nazarov’s Quartet (Russia), and Ukrainian bands Unity with Gayatana, Night Groove with Yulia Roma and the Jankoi Brothers perform. Central Park of Culture and Rest in Pechersk (near Maryinsky Palace). 7 p.m. Admission is free.
BARS/Live music at the Drum. Pianist Marina Kramarenko, saxophonist Ruslan Pashynsky and drummer Serhy Puchkov perform jazz. 8 p.m.
CLUBS/Radio Dzhankoi disco with actor Oleksiy Horbunov. Al Capone. 9 p.m.
CLUBS/Raskrutka (Spin Off) party at the Garage. DJ group Ritm Snov (Dreams’ Rhythm) opens a series of parties at Kyiv’s newest nightclub Garage. Organizers promise to liven up the city’s nightlife with a repertoire of alternative music. Famous local DJ Sokoloff will also make an appearance. Garage (12 Shota Rustavelli). 10 p.m. Tickets Hr 20.
CLUBS/Tatiana Bulanova (Russia) at Bingo. Russian pop singer Tatiana Bulanova, known for her dramatic songs, including the single “Moy Son” (My Dream) and “Zhenskoye Serdtse” (A Woman’s Heart) will perform a fresh new program of new disco house music. 10 p.m. Tickets Hr 30 before 11 p.m., Hr 50 after 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Cancers party at UNI Oasis Beach. Pop singers DAZ Machine, Boris (from 4 Kings band), UGO, 2Man, Gita and will perform. DJs Ice, Vlad MFK, Dr. Doom, Denny Boy, Smile, Woofer, Weird will spin. UNI Oasis. 10 p.m. Tickets Hr 30 before 11 p.m., Hr 50 after 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Funky Jam party at Ultra. DJs Woofer, D. Mon and Brother, plus special guest DJ Tony (Odessa) spin. Dance troupes Don’t Touch and Wild Cherries perform. 11 p.m. Tickets Hr 15 before 11:30 p.m., Hr 30 (plus one free drink at the bar) after 11:30 p.m.
CLUBS/Fuegos De Latino at Fiesta. New Latino music party. DJs Soul and Pup spin and dance troupe Saboreno performs. 11 p.m. Tickets Hr 50 men and Hr 25 women.
Sunday 1
SPORTS/Soccer. Sun City Cup 2001 will host an amateur beach soccer tournament. Competition is open to all. Hydropark. Venetsiansky Channel. 10 a.m. Admission is free.
JAZZ/Kyiv Summer Jazz Evenings. The festival will feature “Jazz Evening,” a concert in memory of Volodymyr Symonenko. For more information, see Saturday 31 listing. Central Park of Culture and Rest in Pechersk (near Maryinsky Palace). 6 p.m. Admission is free.
CLUBS/Jazz with Ice party at Fiesta. Quintet VIP performs. 7:30 p.m.
BARS/Live music at the Drum. Classical guitarist Alexander Karatsyuba performs. 8 p.m.
CLUBS/Birthday Party at Hollywood. Free admission and gifts to anyone who was born on July 1. 10 p.m.
CLUBS/Sunday Party at Ultra. DJs Move, U.Key, Exit, Kid and Sputnik spin. 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Erotic show at Joss. The Vamp Theater dance troupe performs. 11 p.m. Tickets Hr 80 for men, Hr 50 for women.
Wednesday 4
CLUBS/Guys from Heaven at Bingo. Male strip show hosted by famous Ukrainian entertainer Kostya Hnatenko. 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Neo-romantic party at Brasilia. Vocal house and jazzy house disco. 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Ladies’ Night at Caribbean Club. Erotic Latino dance show. 10 p.m.
Thursday 5
CLUBS/Mad Heads at Buddy Guy. The band will perform a variety of musical genre, including surf and country. 9 p.m. Tickets Hr 20.
CLUBS/Japanese Ladies’ Night at Hollywood. Called “Vonzai” (Thrust), the party will feature half-naked waitresses sporting samurais. 10 p.m. Tickets Hr 10 before midnight, Hr 20 after midnight.
CLUBS/Ladies’ Night at Fiesta. Erotic Latino dance show. 11 p.m.
CLUBS/Ladies’ Night at Al Capone. Male striptease. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Men allowed after 10 p.m.
