To Aix-en-Provance

After a less-than-stellar summer in our country, we dreamed of autumn in… Provence. Our desire to visit Provence and the French Riviera was complemented by the wish to see the Cezanne exhibition in Aix-en-Provence. But let's start from the beginning. To reach our destination, we need to fly to Ma...

Farewell to the show at the Contemporary Theatre

In 2019, our Contemporary Theatre produced the play "Being Like Beata." It was a success in Szczecin and on several other stages in Poland. Unfortunately, all plays have a lifespan and eventually have to leave the stage. Today was the final performance of this production. And with Beata Kozidrak ...

The second evening at the Philharmonic in the new artistic season

For the second season, Przemysław Neumann, director of the Szczecin Philharmonic, is hosting a series of concerts beginning with a well-illustrated mini-lecture on the great symphonies in world music. He introduces audiences—both those experienced in classical music and those just beginning their p...

The first evening at the Philharmonic in the new artistic season

  We have begun another musical season at the Szczecin Philharmonic with great expectations.   Przemysław Neumann, the new general and artistic director, has inspired our confidence with his performances last season, and we believe the 2025/26 season will be even better. On the Philharmonic we...

An evening at the theater

To end a beautiful Sunday, we were at the Polish Theatre for Adrianna Szymańska's monodrama "Kora – Child of the Sun." From the Theatre's website: "A musical tale of Kora, a charismatic artist, singer, lyricist, and painter. She was described as an eternal hippie and rock poet. The stage was her...

The Great Garden Fair

This weekend, the garden fair is taking place on Wały Chrobrego. They have a tradition of a recurring event held in the beautiful setting of the representative Wały Chrobrego. The fair has the excellent title "Remember the Gardens" - a text by Jonasz Kofta. Excerpt: Ivy to the WindowsFlowers t...

This summer on the Odra river

The last day of summer brought us hot weather on Sunday... Continuing the story of the city on the Oder, we're on the eastern bank of the river, a place that proves that this is where you can feel like you're on holidays relaxing regardless of the season. So, eventually we've managed to bring the ...

Szczecin - a seaport on the Oder River

A warm day in the second half of September encouraged me to take a walk around Szczecin. It's been a while since I've blogged about our city, so it's time to share what's happened here in the last decade to bring the city closer to the Oder River. I'm walking a distance of about 1 km, from the nor...