Weekend calendar: Summer films @ Elvire Popesco, Gărâna Jazz Festival, Amour à la française, Sibiu International Street Art Festival, Beach, please! and more
Film screenings in Timișoara mark the celebration of France’s National Day this weekend, while jazz fans gather in Gărâna, in southwestern Romania, for one of the top open-air jazz festivals in Eastern and Central Europe.<o:p></o:p>
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Film screenings in Timișoara mark the celebration of France’s National Day this weekend, while jazz fans gather in Gărâna, in southwestern Romania, for one of the top open-air jazz festivals in Eastern and Central Europe.
In Bucharest:
Summer films @ Elvire Popesco
Until July 14
Elvire Popesco Cinema at the French Institute presents a selection of films that aim to capture the essence of the season. L’argent de poche, The Florida Project, and Lumière d’été are among the films screened. More on the program here.
EUROPAfest
Until July 14
Jazz features prominently in the program of this year’s edition but other genres are represented as well. Most concerts take place at the National Museum of Art of Romania. More on the program here.
Open Streets
Every weekend until October 13
The city's busy streets turn pedestrian in a program of outdoor events that has reached its fourth edition this year. Further details here.
* this weekend the Open Streets program has been canceled because of the heatwave but the pedestrian areas are still in place, the Bucharest City Hall announced.
Art Safari
Until July 28
This season of Art Safari brings to the spotlight masters of Romanian art such as Eustațiu Stoenescu, Nicolae Grigorescu, Nicolae Tonitza, Ștefan Luchian, and Corneliu Baba. Five exhibitions are part of the program of the event which takes place at the Dacia-Romania Palace in Bucharest’s Old Town. Further details on each exhibition and their schedule here.
