OUT OF HOURS

Date: 27/06/1996

Concerts

The Monnaie brass quartet: Works by Corrette; Satie; Debussy; Bizet; Tcherepnin; Prokofiev. La Monnaie. 28 June. 02/229 12 11.

The Monnaie Orchestra and Choir conducted by Antonio Pappano: Works by Verdi; Leoncavallo; Puccini. Royal Park. 28 June. 02/735 06 13.

Le Parlement de Musique. Works by Buxtehude; Capricornus. Eglise des Minimes. 1 July. 02/519 78 99.

Laudantes Consort. Works by Josquin des Prés. Eglise des Minimes. 2 July. 02/519 78 99.

Euregio Piano Quartet. Works by Schumann. Eglise des Minimes. 3 July. 02/519 78 99.

Orchestre National de Belgique conducted by Peter Guth. Strauss “Un soir à Vienne”. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 3 July. 02/735 06 13.

M. Frohnmeyer, T. Yamane, Fr. Deppe. Works by Zemlinsky; Bruch. Eglise des Minimes. 4 July. 02/519 78 99.

Ensemble Quartz. Works by Rheinberger. Eglise des Minimes. 5 July. 02/519 78 99.

Orchestre National de Belgique conducted by Peter Guth. Strauss “Un soir à Vienne”. Grand Place. 6 July. 02/735 06 13.

Marianne Gillard, Christiane Rutten. Chausson; Janacek. Eglise des Minimes. 6 July. 02/519 78 99.

Requiem by Mozart. Basilique of Koekelberg. 6 July. 02/513 89 40.

Theatre

Peaux de Chat by Alain Cofino Gomez, staged by Micheline Hardy. Le Public. Until 29 June. 0800/944 44.

Les Combustibles by Amélie Nothomb, staged by Pierre Fox. La Samaritaine. Until 29 June. 02/511 33 95.

Lady Katanga by Rudy Geldhof, staged by Roland Ravez. Théâtre de Quat'sous. Until 29 June. 02/512 10 22.

Ma foutue Lady by Patrick Waleffe. La Soupape. 27-29 June. 02/649 58 88.

La Piaule by Pascal Vrebos, staged by Patrick Czaplinski. NTB/Viaduc. 2 July - 10 Aug. 02/64084 37.

Exhibitions

Bob Verschueren. Atelier 340. Until 1 July. 02/424 24 12.

Creten George, paintings, drawings. L'Escale. Until 22 June. 02/343 38 75.

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 Oct. 02/735 52 12.

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

Magical Gold. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 30 June. 02/741 73 08.

Johannes Ka v. Zweizell, sculptures. L'Autre Musée. Until 29 June. 02/640 84 37.

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.

Myriam Lesuisse, paintings, drawings. Galerie Marc Dengis. Until 29 June. 02/502 56 26.

Wouters van Riessen, drawings, paintings and photography. Galerie Mot & Van den Boogaard. Until 29 June. 02/514 10 10.

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

Ko Phe-Phe by Patrick François, photography. Galerie Verhaeren. Until 30 June. 02/673 87 17.

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.

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.

L'état des jeux. Colienne Vancraen and Quentin Jacques. Chapelle des Brigittines. Until 29 June. 02/511 99 66.

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.

Brigid Grauman, José Roland. Zeuxis Studio. Until 7 July. 02/511 34 76.

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 Sept. 02/649 02 59.

Art Deco architecture in Brussels. Fondation pour l'Architecture. Until 1 Dec. 02/649 02 59.

Manuscripts of different coats of arms. Bibliothèque Royale Albert I. 28 June - 24 Aug. 02/519 53 54.

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

Opera

Carmen by Georges Bizet, conducted by Mariss Jansons.La Monnaie. Until 30 June. 02/229 12 11.

Festivals

Ecran Total. Screenings for even the most ardent cinema lovers. 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.

Couleur Café '96. Couleur Café lights up the stunning industrial venue of Tour et Taxis. A myriad of renowned guests gather under the big top and sway to the rhythm of African, Cuban, Jamaican and Brazilian beats. Tour et Taxis. 27-29 June. 02/218 00 31.

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. 1-17 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 organises a series of prestigious concerts. The event takes place over the holiday period when theatres and concert halls are traditionally closed. 28 June - 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. 1 July - 31 August. 02/519 78 99.

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 3-12 July. 02/513 82 90.

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 See. 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.