OUT OF HOURS

Date: 11/07/1996

Concerts

Michel Boulanger, cello; Johan Bossers, piano. Works by Chopin; Debussy; Suk; Popper. Eglise des Minimes. 11 July. 02/519 78 99.

Michaël Frohnmeyer, piano - La Pléiade, wind instruments: Beethoven. Eglise des Minimes. 12 July. 02/519 78 99.

Orchestre Symphonique des Jeunes de Bruxelles conducted by Marc Collet. Works by W.A. Mozart; L. Mozart. Eglise des Minimes. 13 July. 02/519 78 99.

Kaori Uemura, Jérôme Hantaï, viola da gamba: Works by Ste-Colombe; Couperin; Locke; Simpson. Eglise des Minimes. 16 July. 02/519 78 99.

Quatuor Gabriel - Quatuor with piano: Works by Dvorak. Eglise des Minimes. 17 July. 02/519 78 99.

Quatuor Gabriel - Quatuor with piano: Works by Mendelssohn. Eglise des Minimes. 18 July. 02/519 78 99.

Ensemble Capriccio - String Quintet: Works by Spohr. Eglise des Minimes. 19 July. 02/519 78 99.

Magali De Rouck - Tom Pauwels, guitar duo: Works by Brouwer; Gnattali; Piazzolla. Eglise des Minimes. 20 July. 02/519 78 99.

Theatre

La Piaule by Pascal Vrebos, staged by Patrick Czaplinski. NTB/Viaduc. Until 10 Aug. 02/640 84 37.

Oedipe à Colone by Sophocle, staged by Henri Ronse. NTB/Viaduc. Until 30 Aug. 02/640 84 37.

La Belle et la bête by Michel Vittoz, staged by Thierry Donk. X-L Théâtre. Until 17 Oct. 02/513 21 78.

Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière, staged by Eric Lefèvre. Château du Karreveld. 16 July - 21 Aug. 02/513 89 40.

Barabbas by Michel de Ghelderode. Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville. 17 July. 071/87 68 65.

Festivals

Ecran Total. If you have missed a film, if you want to see something less conventional or if you dream of seeing that great cinema classic one more time. Arenberg-Galeries. Until 3 September. 02/512 80 63.

Cinédécouvertes - Prix de l'Age d'Or. Le “Prix de l'Age d'Or” was founded in 1973 by Jacques Ledoux. Every year it awards a film for its originality in discourse and scripting thus going beyond cinematographic conformism. The competition will be linked to Cinédécouvertes, which gives support for film distribution. Film Museum. Until 17 July. 02/507 83 70.

Les dimanches du Bois de la Cambre. Classical music concerts. On the English lawn (opposite the Théâtre de Poche) every Sunday during the months of July and August at 11am. No entrance fee. Pelouse des Anglais. July to August. 02/513 89 40.

22nd Brussels Summer Festival. Since 1975, the Brussels Summer Festival has organised a series of prestigious concerts. The event takes place over the holiday period when theatres and concert halls are traditionally closed. Until 18 September. 02/735 06 13.

Xth Festival des Midis-Minimes. Free concerts, from Monday to Saturday, following specific themes. Monday: other horizons; Tuesday: ancient instruments; Wednesday: chamber music; Thursday: Opus 3 & song; Friday: 5 to 8; Saturday: youth concert. Eglise des Minimes. Until 31 August. 02/519 78 99.

Douwe Egberts Drive-in Movies. The year's greatest films projected on a giant screen on the Cinquantenaire esplanade: The American President, Golden Heroes, American Girls, New York Stories, Angel Faces, Usual Suspects, Last Seductors, Media Slaves, Gentlemen Farmers, The Moon over the Sea. Parc du Cinquantenaire. 4 July - 31 August. 02/346 59 49.

Saltimbanco, Cirque du Soleil. Gedempte Zuiderdokken/ Waalse-en Vlaamsekaai, Antwerpen. 26 July - 11 August. 0800/71 964.

Brosella Verdurfolk Jazz Festival. An upbeat jazz and folk weekend that takes place in a surprising setting: the Théâtre de Verdure in the Parc d'Osseghem, right by the Atomium. Parc Osseghem. 13-14 July. 02/252 31 73.

Klinkende Munt. Free rock concerts on the steps of the Royal Monnaie Theatre. Modern urban music. Open air celebration in the heart of the city. Place de la Monnaie, Beurschouwburg, Petit Château. Until 12 July. 02/513 82 90.

Les pêcheurs d'étoiles. Projections of short and feature films, concerts, performances and exhibitions from 6pm at the Théâtre de Poche. Théâtre de Poche. 18-26 July. 02/649 17 27.

Exhibitions

Musée en Bulles, comics. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 15 September. 02/741 73 08.

Treasures from Jewish life. Musée Juif de Belgique. Until 13 September. 02/512 19 63.

Aethiopia. Musée de Tervueren. Until 21 September. 02/769 52 11.

Cimaises libres 2. Ecuries de la Maison Haute. Until 21 December. 02/660 49 60.

Oro. Artiscope. Until 27 October. 02/735 52 12.

L'art et résistance (including works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix and Georges Grosz). Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 8 September. 02/507 84 68.

Chinese exportation ceramics. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 31 December. 02/741 73 08.

Devotion and mysticism in 16th and 17th C. Flemish iconography. Bibliotheca Wittockiana. Until 14 October. 02/770 53 33.

Denis Fairley, Sterck & Rozo, photos. Espace Photographique Contretype. Until 8 October. 02/538 42 20.

Raoul Vaneigem, architect. Fondation pour l'Architecture. Until 4 October. 02/649 02 59.

Roger Raveel, paintings. Kredietbank Gallery. Until 14 July. 02/422 85 68.

The Orient in movie posters. Art Kiosk. Until 31 July. 02/534 66 11.

Lucky Luke à 50 ans, comics. Belgian Comic Strip Centrum. Until 6 October. 02/219 19 80.

Bob De Groof, paintings. VUB - Building M. Until 20 July. 02/629 23 25.

AR(t)SENAAL. VUB - Central Library. Until 30 September. 02/629 23 25.

Pictures of the Real World, photography. Galerie Janssen. Until 13 July. 02/538 08 18.

Ilya Kabakov - a portrait of Russian daily life. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 8 October. 02/507 84 68.

Zimbabwean sculpture. Gallery Chiefs and Spirits. Roemeniëstraat 43. Until 30 September. 02/537 39 17.

Odette Collette - Martha Grunenwaldt, drawings, paintings. Art en Marge Gallery. Until 21 July. 02/511 04 11.

Salvatore Gucciardo. Art Cadia. Until 20 July. 02/223 13 35.

Design de l'an 2000. Furniture and objects by young Belgian creator-designers. Botanique. Until 28 July. 02/226 12 11.

Antony Gormley. Galerie Hufkens. Until 14 September. 02/646 63 30.

Josef Hoffmann, the beginning of Art Deco. Fondation pour l'Architecture. Until 1 September. 02/649 02 59.

Art Deco architecture in Brussels. Fondation pour l'Architecture. Until 1 December. 02/649 02 59. Manuscripts of different coats of arms. Bibliothèque Royale Albert I. Until 24 August. 02/519 53 54.

Hugo Pratt, watercolours. Hôtel de Ville. Until 15 September. 02/735 06 13.