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US Army Europe Band to give free live performances in three cities in Bulgaria from May 4 to 6

April 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The US Army in Europe (USAREUR) Band will be on tour in Bulgaria from May 4 to 6 2018, the

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Third ‘Master of Art’ documentary film festival opens at five cinemas in Sofia on April 12

April 5, 2018April 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The third Master of Art film festival opens at five cinemas in Bulgarian capital Sofia on April 12 and continues

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition of work by 46 Bulgarian cartoonists opens at ‘Shipka 6’ Gallery in Sofia

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhbition of work by 46 Bulgarian cartoonists opens on April 5 2018 at 6pm at the Union of Bulgarian

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Bulgaria Leisure 

‘ppIANISSIMO’ International Festival for Contemporary Piano Music begins in Sofia on April 13

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The 11th ppIANISSIMO International Festival for Contemporary Piano Music begins in Sofia on April 13 and continues until April 29

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Bulgaria Leisure 

‘Antistatic’ International Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance begins in Sofia on April 20

March 30, 2018April 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The 11th International Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance Antistatic will take place in Sofia from April 20 to 30

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition ‘Italian Futurism and Modern Art in Bulgaria. The example of Nikolay Diulgheroff’ opens on April 3

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition entitled “‘Italian Futurism and Modern Art in Bulgaria. The example of Nikolay Diulgheroff” opens at the Sofia Arsenal

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Plovdiv: ‘Hills of Bass’ added to ‘Hills of Rock’ festival in July 2018

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A two-day concert series, Hills of Bass, is to be held in Plovdiv on July 20 and 21 2018, with

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition of portrait photos from film sets by Mary Ellen Mark opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on March 27

March 21, 2018March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition of portrait photographs taken on the sets of major films such as Apocalypse Now and Sleepy Hollow by

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Bulgaria names Equinox as its contestant in Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon

March 12, 2018March 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgarian band Equinox is to represent the country at the Eurovision song contest 2018 in Portugal’s capital city Lisbon in

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