Bolesławiec Days will begin on Thursday, 16 June. The first day will be held under the title “Blues Thursday”. Seven bands will perform at the “Blues Night In Bolesławiec” concert – “Chłopaki z Ferajny”, “20 mil od miasta”, “Knowbody Knowi”, “Mercedes Band”, “B.Combo”, “Sun Makers” and “Elch Band”. The event was initiated by the “Blues Night in Bolesławiec” Initiative Group, comprising Maciej Tylenda, Dariusz Uściński and Jan Dudek.

Reggae on Friday

On Friday, amateur artistic groups that dance and sing regularly at BOK-MCC will perform. Special artistic activities for children and young people entitled “Artistic Bolesławiec” are also planned. The evening will end with a concert by Maleo Reggae Rockers, known for performing at “Przystanek Woodstock”.

Saturday’s South Slavic Culture Festival

Local community groups will perform that day, and a culinary competition for a good pita will be held. There will be tastings of Balkan dishes, as well as demonstrations of baking pita and preparing pećenica.

The film “Gucza! Pojedynek na trąbki” will be screened at Forum Cinema, starring Marko Marković. The film was shot during an authentic festival. Julijana, the daughter of the renowned Serbian trumpeter Satchmo Trandafilovic, falls in love with Romeo, who plays in the rival band, the Roma Sandokan’s Tigers.

The festival’s headline act will be Boban i Marko Marković Orchestra – for 20 years, the best brass orchestra in Serbia. It is known for appearing in Emir Kusturica’s films “Underground” and “Arizona Dream”.

Rock Sunday

The final day of shared festivities will have a rock theme. The stage will host a Modern Dance Tournament in the Street Dance, Freestyle and Break Dance categories, as well as a theatre performance. Especially for children, the Giant Magician will blow soap bubbles, while the Happy Witch will paint the youngest children’s faces. Canon and Canonki will perform on stage.

In addition to activities at Piłsudski Square, the organisers invite visitors to the Taekwondo Cefta Open 2011 Olympic Hopes Tournament, held under the patronage of the Polish Olympic Committee, and to Ryszard Tomczyk’s “40 Years Since the Gold” jubilee. Special exhibitions have also been prepared by the Bolesławiec Museum of Ceramics. Bolesławiec Days will end with a concert by Budka Suflera.

Bolesławiec Days Programme, 16–19 June 2011

16 June – Blues Thursday

  • 16:00–22:00 Blues Night in Bolesławiec (Main stage – Piłsudski Square)
    7 bands will perform: Chłopaki z Ferajny – Bolesławiec, 20 mil do miasta – Warsaw, Elch Band – Germany, Knowbody Knows – Bolesławiec, Mercedes Benz – Bolesławiec, B.Combo – Bolesławiec, Sun Makers – Poznań.
  • 18:00 Garden of Dreams. Contemporary Art (Galeria Długa BOK–MCC) – exhibition opening

17 June – Friday in reggae rhythms

  • 15:00–18:00 Promotion of Young Talent – Performances by BOK-MCC amateur artistic groups (stage)
  • 15:00–18:00 Artistic Bolesławiec – Artistic activities for children and young people: painting on canvas “My City Bolesławiec” and continuation of the “Bolesławiec Townhouses” series. Competitions and games for children (stage)
  • 18:00 opening of the Artists for Bolesławiec exhibition (BOK-MCC Gallery)
  • 18:00 opening of the BOLESŁAWIEC OUR CITY exhibition. The “Obiektywni” Photographic Association will present its first joint exhibition. The association includes winners of nationwide photography competitions and people whose portfolios include group photography exhibitions, not only in Bolesławiec. The central theme of the photographs will be the city of Bolesławiec (BOK-MCC lobby).
  • 20:00 Maleo Reggae Rockers concert

18 June – South Slavic Culture Festival

  • 10:00–10:20 Festival Parade – procession around the Market Square, Sierpnia 80 and Piłsudski Square. Prosvjeta, Vila Velebita, local community groups, city groups, Rural Housewives’ Circles and invited guests.
  • 10:30–17:00 Concerts by local community groups, the “Good Pita” Culinary Competition, demonstrations of baking pita and preparing pećenica, and tastings of Balkan dishes (stage)
  • 16:00 Film: Gucza! Pojedynek na trąbki. A film starring Marko Marković (comedy-drama/musical, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, 2006, 94 min) (Forum Cinema – admission free)
  • 18:00 Official Opening of the Festival (stage)
  • 18:15 Festival Concert by the Headliners
    • performances by local community and city groups, music and dancing
    • Prosvjeta – Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Vila Velebita – Croatia.
  • 22:00 Boban i Marko Marković Orchestra – Serbia (main stage)

19 June – Rock Sunday

  • 12:00 Theatre Performance “O rybaku i…” (Piłsudski Square)
  • 12:00–15:00 Radio-controlled car races and computer simulator competitions (Primary School No. 2 sports field)
  • 12:00–18:00 Artistic Bolesławiec. Artistic activities for children and young people: painting on canvas “My City Bolesławiec” and continuation of the “Bolesławiec Townhouses” series (Piłsudski Square)
  • 13:00–16:00 Bolesławiec Dance Review. Modern Dance Tournament in the Street Dance, Freestyle and Break Dance categories. Soloists, duos and dance formations will perform (stage)
  • 13:30–15:30 Magic Spells, that is, a great three-magician tournament. A world of magic and games for children, including face painting by the Happy Witch and soap bubbles blown by the Giant Magician (Piłsudski Square)
  • 16:00–16:30 Performance by Canon and Canonki (stage)
  • 21:30 Budka Suflera concert

Bolesławiec in Sport – MOSiR

17–19 June

CEFTA OPEN 2011 OLYMPIC HOPES TAEKWONDO TOURNAMENT
Official opening of the event: 18 June, 14:30, Market Square
The event is held under the patronage of the Polish Olympic Committee.
(Gymnasium of MZS No. 2 in Bolesławiec, Jana Pawła II Street)

18–19 June

9:00 TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Event held as part of the 2011 Bolesławiec Open Championships.
(MOSiR Water and Sports Centre, 24 Spacerowa Street)

19 June

11:00 CHESS TOURNAMENT
Event held as part of the 2011 Bolesławiec Open Championships (Forum Cinema lobby).

18 June

15:00 BOLESŁAWIEC 100-METRE SWIMMING EVENT
100 m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle; event held as part of the 2011 Bolesławiec Open Championships.

19 June

17:00 40 YEARS SINCE THE GOLD. RYSZARD TOMCZYK’S JUBILEE.
Co-organiser: Association of Former Soldiers of 62 KS Commando (Piłsudski Square)

Museum of Ceramics

17 June, 10:00–15:30

The Bolesławiec–Sanok City Tournament in Residents’ Memories Exhibition in the Town Hall lobby. The display will feature memorabilia, photographs and memories of Bolesławiec residents concerning the 1986 Television City Tournament, in which Bolesławiec and Sanok took part.

17–19 June, 11:00–16:00

Children’s Memories. Toys from the Polish People’s Republic Era
Exhibition at the Museum of Ceramics, City History Department, 14 Kutuzowa Street. An exhibition from the collections of the Museum of Toys and Play in Kielce, presenting toys produced by the Polish toy industry during the era of the Polish People’s Republic.

Antiques fair – the Bolesławiec Association of Collectors and History Enthusiasts. You can buy everything here! A portrait of an ancestor, a broken old iron, or a beautiful trinket to place on a cabinet. Real bargains turn up, later decorating our homes. The atmosphere of the fair is magical. It is a search for “who knows what”.

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme!

Traffic Changes

Due to the approaching Bolesławiec Days, traffic organisation in the city centre will change. From 16 June (from 6:00) to 19 June (until 00:00) the following streets will be closed to traffic:

  • Asnyka and Sierpnia '80 (section: Asnyka – Karola Miarki – Żwirki i Wigury)
  • Karola Miarki (from the intersection with Łukasiewicza to the intersection of Asnyka – Żwirki i Wigury).

However, from 15 June (Wednesday) to 20 June (Monday) Piłsudski Square will be closed. The DB organisers ask visitors arriving from outside the city to use the public car parks on the outskirts, and ask city residents for their understanding.

(information: BOK-MCC/ii)