Weekend calendar: Summer Well, Untold, Haferland Week, and more
<h4>It’s the weekend of music festivals, with two of the largest such events in the country taking place in Cluj-Napoca and close to Bucharest, while a ten localities in Transylvania hold an event celebrating Saxon culture.</h4>

<p><strong>In Bucharest:</strong></p>

<p><strong><em>Cinevara</em></strong></p>

<p>Until October 3</p>

<p>Rezidența9 hosts this program of film screenings that focuses this year on exploring the human body as it is presented in the cinema of the socialist period in Central and Eastern Europe. More <a href="https://eventbook.ro/program/cinevara" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>CineMasca</em></strong></p>

<p>Until September</p>

<p>Fourteen films showcasing "theatrical and performative characteristics" are screened at the Masca Theater Amphitheater. More details <a href="https://www.masca.ro/teatru/cinemasca/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Open Streets</em></strong></p>

<p>Every weekend until October 13</p>

<p>The city's busy streets turn pedestrian in a program of outdoor events that has reached its fourth edition this year. Further details&nbsp;<a href="https://arcub.ro/proiecte/festival/strazi-deschise-bucuresti-promenada-urbana/strazi-deschise-bucuresti-promenada-urbana-2024/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>The Universe of Salvador Dalí</em></strong></p>

<p>Until September 1</p>

<p>ARCUB hosts this exhibition encompassing some 170 works by Salvador Dalí, ranging from sculptures and engravings to drawings, miniatures, and furniture. The exhibited items are part of Beniamino Levi’s collection. More details&nbsp;<a href="https://universuldali.ro/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Art films @ MNAR</em></strong></p>

<p>Until December</p>

<p>A series of documentaries on well-known names of art will be screened at the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). More&nbsp;<a href="https://mnar.ro/en/arhiva-evenimentelor/event/752-the-year-of-art-films-at-the-national-museum-of-art-of-romania" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Symphony of Water</em></strong></p>

<p>Ongoing</p>

<p>The water, music, and light show at the Urban Fountains in Bucharest’s Unirii Square.</p>

<p><strong><em>Adrian Cojocaru: Acts of In-Between</em></strong></p>

<p>Opening July 19</p>

<p>Informed by a fine dining experience, the exhibition takes the public behind the scenes, both in a restaurant and in the artist’s studio, to look at what diners and viewers don’t usually see. More&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gaepgallery.com/introducing-gaep-presents/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Gentle is the Night, Soul is the Garden</em></strong></p>

<p>Until August 20</p>

<p>This is the second exhibition of artist Diana Oțet at Scemtovici &amp; Benowitz Gallery and covers works made between 2019 and 2024.</p>

<p><strong><em>Neurovegetal</em></strong></p>

<p>Until August 10</p>

<p>Kulterra Gallery hosts this exhibition by Aurelia Chiru, showcasing a series of works presenting “semi-bastract floral, feminine, and gestural” forms.</p>

<p><strong><em>Summer Well</em></strong></p>

<p>August 9 – August 11</p>

<p>Keane, Nothing But Thieves, Royal Blood and Two Door Cinema Club are among the headliners of the festival taking place on the Știrbey Domain in Buftea. More on the program <a href="https://summerwell.ro/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong>In the country:</strong></p>

<p><strong><em>Marius Bercea: This Side of Paradise</em></strong></p>

<p>Until August 17</p>

<p>The Art Encounters Foundation presents this comprehensive solo exhibition by artist Marius Bercea, bringing together in Timișoara over 40 paintings and drawings created in the past 15 years in Cluj-Napoca and California. Further details&nbsp;<a href="https://artencounters.ro/en/marius-bercea-this-side-of-paradise-2/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><em><strong>Untold</strong></em></p>

<p>August 8 - August 11</p>

<p>Lenny Kravitz, Sam Smith, Swedish House Mafia, Dimitri Vegas &amp; Like Mike, Martin Garrix, Alok, Timmy Trumpet, Lost Frequencies, and Purple Disco Machine are among the artists set to perform at the event held in Cluj Napoca. More on the program <a href="https://untold.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Cinemascop!</em></strong></p>

<p>UntilAugust 11</p>

<p>A program of film screenings, music, and additional events held at the Summer Garden in Eforie Sud, a resort on the Romanian Black Sea coast. More details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cinemascopeforie/?locale=ro_RO" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Jazz Bastion</em></strong></p>

<p>Until August 29</p>

<p>The Weavers Bastion in Brașov hosts a series of six jazz concerts with free entrance. More <a href="https://www.romania-insider.com/jazz-bastion-brasov-jul-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><em><strong>Haferland Week</strong></em></p>

<p>August 8 – August 11</p>

<p>The cultural festival of the Saxon communities in Transylvania, takes place in ten localities in the Mureș and Brașov counties. The event includes concerts, theater performances, visits to historical monuments such as fortified churches, and traditional households, including the property owned in Viscri by King Charles, film screenings, and more. Further details are available <a href="https://haferland.ro/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

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<p><em>editor@romania-insider.com</em></p>