Events during April 2014 for Almaty, Atyrau and Astana

Events in April – Almaty, Atyrau and Astana 

So the weather is changing for the better  here in Almaty although the evenings can still be cool. 

We are officially in spring!!!

In Atyrau:

1-3 April 2014 is the 13^th North Caspian Regional Atyrau Oil & Gas Exhibition, and

the 8^th Atyrau Regional Pretorleum Technology Conference.

In Almaty:

2- 6 April the International Jazz Festival

 Programme: 

April 2 - Almaty Jazz Band, Baki Duyarlar quartet (www.bakiduyarlar.com)

April 3 - Frank Salis H3O (Switzerland) (www.franksalis.com)

April 4 - X.O. group ( Khmonekov/Osipov group at Rixos, entrance 3,000 tenge

April 5 - Passacaglia (Germany), Pulcinella (France)

April 6 - Gocha Siradze band, Satjan project.

 The time is 19:00 for Wed, Thurs, Fri , and 17:00 for Sat and Sun.

All jam sessions will be at JSC jazz bar at Ambassador hotel.

Ticket office at Philharmonic on Tole-Bi/Kaldayakov, tel:  291-80-48.

"Giselle" on the 9^th of April at 19:00  presented by the Paris Opera in Almaty.

Tickets by sector :range from 7 000-25 000 KZT 

For more information tel . : +7 (727) 272 79 34 ( box office) , +7 702 888 04 40 , +7 705 447 50 40

 at the Opera and Ballet Theatre on Abaya

23-25 April also in  Almaty

KITF The 14th International Tourism Exhibition

The KITF Exhibition is the largest tourism forum in Central Asia, which during three days will be presenting:

• the world’s best resorts
• luxury hotels
• the most convenient flights
• informative seminars
• best solutions and special offers for recreation
• new developments in tourism industry

In Astana:

8-10 April MachExpo- the  2^nd Kazakhstan International Industrial Exhibition Machine Building, Machine Tool and Automation Exhibition

Also  from 8-10 April the 4^th Kazakhstan International Energy, Electrical equipment and Machinery Exhibition

9-11 April also in  Astana, the  KazAtomExpo 2014, which is the 5^th Kazakhstan International Nuclear Power Engineering Industry Conference. 

23-25 April the 5^th International Exhibition of Flower and Landscape Design

 Hope you have a lovely April in Kazakhstan, and I will bring you more information as I get it. 

The Next Central Asian Craft Fair is on the 1&2 June, 2013

The next craft fair held at the Central Museum, will showcase artisans from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, and will be on the 1st and 2nd of June 2013 in Almaty.  

There will be a lot of souvenirs, items made of silk, felt, leather and other textiles, as well as jewellery, clothes, ceramics and carpets.
Entrance is 100Kzt per person. 

Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty
Samal-1, 44, (Furmanov str. аbove Satpaev str.)
OPENING TIME: 10.00-18.00
Tel: 8(727)264 46 50, 8(727)264 55 66.

Astana Economic Forum

This year's Astana Economic Forum will be held from the 22nd of May to the 24th of May.

This forum was initiated  by President Nazarbayev in 2008. The goal of this economic forum is to bring together intellectuals to address possible solutions to the present-day economic, financial and social challenges of our world.

The main topics for this event are as follows:

- Commodity price settings and economic growth in 2013

- Infrastructure, innovation and technology

- Global competitiveness

- Social development

-Financial systems, risk and policy response

It is said that over 8 500 delegates from over a 100 countries would participate in this event.This forum also facilitates informal meetings between various businesses and the delegates and visitors of this event.

Russian Easter 5 May 2013

As the Russian Orthodox  church uses the Julian calendar Easter is celebrated on a different day than Christians who use the Gregorian calendar.  In 2013 the Russian Orthodox Easter falls on the 5th of May.

A very traditional food item enjoyed over Easter is Kulich a small bread covered in icing and sprinkles. This is usually only eaten in the 50 days between Easter and Pentecost. You will also find beautifully painted or decorative plastic covered Easter eggs during the time of Easter, but unlike other Western traditions this is actual boiled eggs and not chocolate.

The Zenkov Cathedral in Panfilov Park is a great place to go and experience the Easter celebrations. Please consider the following if you want to enter the cathedral, the Russian Orthodox church is relatively conservative and expect men and women to dress conservatively, women should cover their hair if they want to enter the church and overall modesty is the key. Please keep in mind that it is impolite to walk in and out of the church during the service.  

Fun run on the 27th of April 2013

Sign up at the Student Affairs building on the KIMEP campus before April 24th!!!

13 April Fashion show

On the 13 April Esentai Mall in association with Fashion TV will be showing new collections of brands featuring Son Pascal, Lido, Okapov, Sahar Ali, Amouage. 
From 15:00 to 19:30-admission is free!