What: Celebrating free public transport with music & food
Where: Neien Tramsschapp, Circuit de la Foire Internationale
When: Saturday, 29 February at 6pm
Tickets & Info: free entry, info and line-up on website.
For over a year we have been building up to this unique day in Luxembourg’s history: free public transport. Of course there was plenty of local and international praise and criticism since its announcement, but that shouldn’t stop us from having a blast this Saturday to celebrate the country’s future and mobility in general!
In honour of free public transport, artists will be playing at stations in Luxembourg and Esch, and even busk on trains and trams throughout the day. Come evening, the “Neien Tramsschapp” in Kirchberg invites you to an energetic line-up of local entertainers, including EDSUN, Michel Reis Music, Nicool, Serge Tonnar, Stayfou, TUYS and Flex Diamond, all while enjoying a drink from the bar and a bite to eat from multiple food trucks. Entrance is free!
What: Cleaning up the Alzette river
Where: Neimënster, 28 rue Münster
When: Saturday, 29 February at 9.30 am
Info: Prior registration, more info in facebook event.
Come down to Neumünster Abbey on Saturday morning to celebreate the first anniversary of “Pickitup”, an organisation involved in organising clean-up sessions. You’ll be collecting plastic bottles and packaging, cans and glass bottles - only waste that can still be recovered. Bags, pliers and gloves will be made available to participants. The short activity will be followed by a small eco fair and Veggie snacks. A great family event out in the fresh air, and you will immediately have covered your good deed for the day.
What: For the lovers of Prince and Beck
Where: De Gudde Wellen, 17 Rue du St Esprit
When: Friday, February 28 at 8pm
Tickets & Info: €9/7 pre-sale, €12/€10 door, info on venue website
Your editor was really having a blast writing this one up, with “Treat Us Bad” running in the background. What an interesting sound, there’s something wonderfully nostalgic and futurustic about Yehan Jehan’s music. Respect for that fact that he writes, arranges, produces and mixes his work himself. It will be interesting to see how this works out in a live setting, most likely it will pack a punch of sound. This is one of those gems that may explode in the next few years, so this is your chance to see him in an accessble setting. Have a listen below:
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What: Who has the LuxFactor of 2020?
Where: European School Kirchberg, 23 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer
When: Friday, 28 February at 7pm
Tickets & Info: limited door tickets for €5, info here.
The Pupils’ Committee of the European School Kirchberg has once again put together one the school’s greatest events: LuxFactor! Students that signed up (roughly between the ages of 11-19) are given five minutes on a big stage to showcase their talent. (Note: your editor attended this event once and witnessed a boy dressed as a bird immitating bird chirps - he won 3rd place). A student-jury will then give feedback (sometimes honest, sometimes a little Simon Cowell-like) and the audience can vote for a winner. Everyone is welcome to join the evening, and tickets will be sold at the door for €5.
What: 20-year-old piano virtuoso
Where: Philharmonie, 1 Place de l’Europe
When: Friday 28 February, 8pm
Tickets & Info: €25/€15/€9, info on venue website.
The Leeds International Piano Competition is a highly competitive event taking place each year. The first round of the competition takes place in Berlin, Singapore and New York, semi-finals and finals take place in Leeds. Eric Lu is only 20-years-old and took the prize in 2018, now touring around the globe to showcase his phenomenal playing.
Is there an event you think we’d enjoy and like to share with our audience? Feel free to let us know through audience@rtltoday.lu and we may consider it for next week’s agenda.
