After a weekend fully crowded with the Melodifestival in Sweden, it might be good to find yourself some other musical experience. Luise Krumm shows you through the streets of Lund this coming weeks.
Visiting Stockholm this weekend I was quite astonished when I noticed that one the popular going out area was nearly empty and only really few people were on the streets on a Saturday night.
Sure having lived in Sweden now for almost half a year taught me that it’s often less people there as you expect, at least compared to cities in Germany, but still this lack of people in Sweden’s capital seemed weird to me.
But the solution to this Stockholm-Saturday-night-mystery was quite easy as my Swedish friend told me that everybody was probably still at home watching the finals of “Melodifestivalen” the Swedish pre-selection rounds for the Eurovision song contest.
So why not join the Swedes in their Music contest mood and go to ‘Music direct’, a competitive event for young artists aged between 13 and 19 years tonight. Music direct is even a good idea for friends with differing tastes of music because it is known for its diversity and performances can range from hiphop to opera. The event will take place at Mejeriet from half past six onwards, the entrance is 30 SEK.
And if you still do not have enough from Swedish music you can go to Kulturens exhibition “Popstad Lund”, about Lund’s role as music metropolis from 1971 to 1996. The exhibition shows a collection of to music-connected objects and it is even possible to try some crazy stage outfits on yourself, free of charge.
Entrance: 45 SEK for students, 90 SEK for non-students.
In case you had enough of Swedish music by now, thursday night is your chance to focus on something more serious and politics related. On the 15th of March, UPF, Lund’s foreign affairs student association will screen the movie “Zero Silence”.
The movie might be a good choice for those of you who are interested in the Arab spring movements. It touches upon the role of young people involved with social media within those movements.
The screening will start at 7pm and the entrance is 40SEK for UPF members and 90 SEK for non-members. Place: Kino, Kyrkogatan 3. Keep in mind to be there in time. UPF events are often very crowded.
And last but not least, here is another tip for visitor hosting people.
In case you have friends from abroad are coming by on Sunday March 25th, it’s your lucky day because you can actually offer them to participate in a free guided tour in English through Lund’s cathedral.
Pastor Jan Kjellstöm will show you around and tell you all about Lund’s Domkyrka’s history. As the tour is becoming more and more popular it’s wise to register in advance. The tour starts at 14:50.
See you all in two weeks.
