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Investigating
Does the love of your life empty your pockets?
The Spending Gap between genders here in Kyiv
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Kyiv’s Earning Gap
 Or, perhaps more appropriately, how does it happen that your girlfriend looks richer then you?
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No Trumpet, No Glory!
This is the motto of the Romanian brass band, Fanfare Ciocarlia. Kick-starting their 2012 concert season with a battle of brass against Serbians Boban i Marko Markovich Orchestra, they’ve got trumpets loaded with explosive melodies in tow, all in the hopes that they might take down their opponents. The sounding of horns will announce the beginning of this Balkan battle of brass. But just before that happens, we sit down with the group of 12 to see what tactics they’ve got up their sleeve.
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The International Voice of Renat Akhmetov
 One of the great things about life in Kyiv is that you come across many interesting characters as you go about your daily routine. Few can be more interesting than Jock Mendoza-Wilson, international PR man for Systems Capital Management, owned by Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov. And that’s what makes Jock doubly interesting. Not only has he the inside knowledge on the business workings of a man who has to be one of the most intriguing in Ukraine, he’s also a character unto himself.
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The New Face of Traviata
 La Traviata (opera in 3 acts), Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2), 27 January at 19.00
This audaciously original opera is going to surpass your antiquated opinion about this creative art form. Some may call it an artsy-fartsy whimsy of the traditional take on Traviata, but the tendency to reinvent is everywhere, and the theatre is no different.
Romantic Spirits
La Sylphide, National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50), 2 February at 19.00
Dynamic Consequences
Zack Kouns & Alpha Strategy (US/Canada, experimental jazz), Divan (Besarabska 2), 29 January at 19.30
From Childhood
Exhibition of art objects and paintings by Oleh Pedan and Anna Silivonchik, Parsuna Gallery (Khoryva 43), From 2 February
Our Bizness
Moscow Night – DJ Bliznec (Moscow), Byblos (Artema 20), 28 January at 22.00
Get Philisophical
Ideologia Bass Fest, Home Concept Night Club (Perova 2), 28 January at 22.00
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Mark it in Red
 Red (US, rock, nu-metal), Sullivan Room (Prorizna 8), 30 April at 19.00
One year ago, American band Red released their third album, Until We Have Faces. Taking the show on the road, they have come a long way from the garage band of 2006, and have since shared stages with great groups Flyleaf, Sevendust, Otep, Saliva and Papa Roach. Known for mixing hip-hop with hard rock and great guitar riffs, they have kept their lyrics pure and simple making quite an impression on audiences all over the world.
Piano Haven
Roman Kolyada (piano), House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7), 23 February at 19.00
Gypsy Camp in Town
Rico Sanchez & The Gypsies (flamenco, gypsy rumba), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103), 6 March at 19.00
A Modern Time
Exhibition of paintings and art objects by Tiberiy Silvashi, Bottega Gallery (Mykhalivska 22b), 9 – 28 February
Suffering Made Easier by Eifman
Anna Karenina – ballet by Boris Eifman & Co, National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50), 20 & 21 February at 19.00
Out of Control
Addicted: Levon Vincent (NY), Xlib (Frunze 12), 10 February at 22.00
Opening Old Doors
Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger (US, ex-The Doors), Stereo Plaza (Kikvidze 17), 29 June at 19.00
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Cosmopolite – The Good German
 What’s On is a sucker for something new and shiny and with this in mind we headed to the brand spanking new Restaurant Cosmopolite. Enticed by the fancy glass frontage and seduced by all the stainless steel we head in to get stuck in to some German eating.
I’m new at What’s On and this being my first restaurant review, making it a good one was high on the agenda.
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Read, Yulia, Read
 Yulia Tymoshenko’s deputies have become very concerned about the mental intellect of their fearless leader as she sits rotting in jail. Shocked by the contents of the prison jail, they fear the hapless woman has nothing decent to read!
To remedy the egregious situation, every one of her deputies have vowed to contribute a number of books to stave off the boredom and save the former Prime Minister’s dull prion days.
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What’s On: Read All Over the World (#2)
 First up we've got a gal by the name of Iryna Kuzymchak. This fesisty devushka took a trip over to India a few months back where she landed in a little town called Rishikesh. Most people know this place only because of The Beatles who dropped by to visit the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram. Here she's pictured on the famous Lakshman Jhula Bridge with the 13-storey Trayambakeshwar Temple in the background.
Below is a picture of the adventurous Oleksiy Gryniuk in France. Taking a trip throughout Europe over the summer, his favourite cities were Amsterdam and Paris. Sending us a number of fabulous entries, the photo we opted for included this sauve-looking chuvak in front of the Vaux le Vicomte, a baroque chateau just outside of Paris.
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An Ugly Mother of a Musician
British-born and Kyiv-residing, singer, song-writer and Ugly Mother Records producer Nicky Rubin has led a well-travelled life. While still “chasing the dream”, he continues to fall in and out of love under skies on almost all continents, saying his experiences are what make up most of the content on his six records. Playing a set down at a little piano café on Kontraktova Ploscha, he’ll be bearing his gypsy soul to an intimate audience this weekend.
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