New season starts at Á Propos! – and all around the place, really

On Saturday, I dropped by to the open day of the Á Propos atelier – a place and an art teacher I admire for being so unreal. I brought the whole family as I wanted to show them what I was talking about so much: they have met art teacher and owner Marijk before, but…

The Frog and other lessons for interpreting life

The famous Dutch Frog, aka Kikker, a character dreamed to life by Max Velthuijs, visited Centre Ceramique on Friday afternoon. Its stories are being sold in over 57 countries, the press release goes, with only (or even) one of the stories published in Hungarian. As an opening ceremony for the exhibition on Frog’s world, a special performance…

Mushroom lady and the orchestra

Maastricht is the home for one of the oldest orchestras in the Netherlands, the Limburg Symphonic Orchestra. Conducted by Ed Spanjaard, this group of musicians are devoted and patient enough to give concerts to the youngest audience as well a couple of times a year. Having written about the music education for the under 12-year-olds…