Here’s a summary of highlighted events for the upcoming weekend in The Hague and surrounds. Click on the links for more details. Please check the websites of the organisers for the most up to date information and any last minute changes. Have a great weekend!
The Hague Grand Prix (3 to 5 March)
The Hague has been the scene of three very successful Grand Prix competitions. For 2017 the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation and the local swimming club The Hague Swimming have joined forces and are proud to present the Swim Cup The Hague. Combined with Amsterdam and Eindhoven the Netherlands is now host of an attractive series of three Swim Cups spread over the season.
The Swim Cup The Hague is a qualifying event for the World Championships in Budapest, and of course the Paraswimmers will be fully integrated in the tournament. The competition will be held in the attractive Hofbad (2012) in The Hague.
American Singer-Songwriter Dayna Kurtz (3 March)
The American singer-songwriter Dayna Kurtz is known for her powerful voice. Influenced by folk, rock, jazz, country, blues and the chanson, she makes sure that no one dares to parcel her off as a one-sided artist.
The versatile artist has been touring extensively in the past few years and overwhelmed audiences around the world with her solid performances. Critics compared her to Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley and Marianne Faithfull and she shared the stage with artists such as BB King, Rufus Wainwright, Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson and Norah Jones.
(UN)Heard Music Festival (4 – 5 March)
Together with Korzo, Matangi Quartet stages a new festival for ‘unheard of’ music: (UN)heard Music Destival. A brand new, multidisciplinary classical music festival for works that deserve more attention. This first edition features music by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. In addition to masterpieces from Silvestrov’s oeuvre, four works receive their premiere. A ‘marathon’ concert will be held on Saturday evening with works by Silvestrov in the presence of the composer.
Bezuidenhout bombing commemoration (5 March)
The annual commemoration of the bombing of Bezuidenhout during the Second World War will be held on Sunday, 5 March.
On 3 March 1945 the Allies intended to bomb the Germans’ V-2 launching facilities in the Haagse Bos. This plan went terribly wrong and instead nearly an entire neighbourhood was devastated.
Fateful day
The first bombs began to drop at 9.00 hrs. on 3 March 1945. The bombing lasted less than 30 minutes. Hundreds of people died. The fire brigade worked to put out the fires until deep in the night of 4 March, but too little fuel, not enough water and too few firefighters could not put out the various fires. The material damage was enormous. More than 5,000 homes, shops and office buildings, 5 churches, 15 schools and a dozen large buildings were destroyed.
The commemoration
The programme for the commemoration is:
- 10.00 hrs.: memorial service in the Christus Triumfatorkerk (Juliana van Stolberglaan 154)
- 12.00 hrs.: laying a wreath at the Juliana van Stolbergmonument (Koningin Marialaan 21)
- 13.00 hrs.: memorial concert in the Royal Conservatoire (Juliana van Stolberglaan 1)
You can decide yourself which part of the commemoration you would like to attend.
More information about the commemoration can be found at
http://bezuidenhout.nl/productie/herdenking-bombardement-op-bezuidenhout-op-3-maart-1945/
Historic walking route
An historic walking route through the neighbourhood is available with photos, videos and stories which show the area before and after the bombing. The information is available in English on http://www.bb45.nl/en/historical-route.
Ongoing events & exhibitions:
- English Improv (from 9 March until 25 May)
- Slow Food. Still lives of The Golden Age (from 9 March until 25 June 2017)
- Good Hope – South Africa and the Netherlands from 1600 (until 21 March)
- Faces from the Dutch Golden Age Exhibition (until 9 April 2017)
- Kidd & The City: Urbanizing Landscapes Exhibition (until 26 March 2017)
- Faces from the Dutch Golden Age Exhibition (until 9 April 2017)
- Slow Food. Still lives of The Golden Age (from 9 March until 25 June 2017)
Upcoming:
- The Dandy Warhols at Paard van Troje (27 February)
- KRS One & The Beatnuts (5 March)
- Hoogtij #48 Cultural Tours (10 March)
- Paul Beatty at BorderKitchen (11 March)
- 2017 The Hague CPC Half Marathon (12 March)
- St Patrick’s Day The Hague (17 March)
- The Cyclepaths: Comedy at Pepijn (17 March)
- Free Financial Awareness Seminar in Rijswijk (22 March)
- En Vogue (10 April)
- 2017 Night at The Park (24 June)
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