20.08.2010 | COKE LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL
 Krakow’s becoming a real cities of festivals. The excitement after recently and, of course, successfully finished second edition of Selector Festival still hasn’t worn off and all the concert goers have already another big event to wait for impatiently. Coke Live Music Festival will be held for the third time on the 20th and 21st of August on the Fields of Aviation Museum. This year’s line up is literally bursting with stars - we’ll see such bands as Muse, Jared Letos’s 30 Seconds To Mars, Pharrel William’s N.E.R.D and living legend of the electronic music, The Chemical Brothers. Nothing left to say and do, just purchasing the tickets and coming to Krakow in the second half of August to experience some real good fun.
And if coming, than of course not without previously arranged accommodation at Hostel Deco :) Book rooms or beds for the whole duration of the festival, as at that time we’ll have an obligatory minimal stay – for deets go to page ‘Discounts’.
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08.05.2010 | PHOTOMONTH
 And there we have it, Photomonth in Krakow has officially begun. It will last till the very end of May and will provide all you photography zealots with loads of unforgettable experience. There will be dozens of exhibitions and accompanying them events: meeting with artists, discussions, presentations, lectures, workshops and even concerts and parties. The main theme of this year’s edition is Great Britain, so we will see principally works of British artists. Some of them documenting everyday life in Britain in the past and nowadays, some telling us personal stories and some showing Poland from the perspective of British. Clearly worth not to miss!
To see the complete agenda visit this website: http://www.photomonth.com/index.php/en/page/45/calendar.html
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19.04.2010 | Off Plus Camera
 Interested in indie cinema? Then International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Plus Camera is something exactly for you. The event will take place from the 16th till the 25th of April, and during this couple of days you will have an opportunity to see loads of movies from all over the world. The main planks, are:
-international contest, with jury consisting of Mike Figgis, Thomas Vinterberg, John Cooper, Parker Posey and Zbigniew Preisner,
-movies from Sundance Film Festival,
-Nordic Horizons, the cinema and art of Norway and Iceland,
-the new cinema of India,
-15th anniversary of Korean Pusan Festival.
The special guests of the festival will be Jane Campion, Collin Farrell, Neil Jordan, Todd Solondz and Amitabh Bachchan.
Don’t miss it, it will be huge!
UPDATE: The festival has been postponed, the opening will take place on the 19th of April.
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18.04.2010 | National mourning
All Hostel Deco employees, managers and owners would like to express their deepest grief at the tragic death of the
Polish President Lech Kaczyński
and his beloved wife Maria Kaczyńska
members of parliament
senators
all members of the Polish Contigent flying to Katyn
and members of the plane crew.
We are sharing the sorrow of the victims' families.
We send them thoughts of peace and courage.
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17.04.2010 | Selector, Selector, Selector.
 More hot news on Selector Festival! New guests have been announced, and there are BIG.
First of all, Calvin Harris – if you were on Orange Festival this September in Warsaw and saw him live, you know what to expect and you have probably already bought the tickets. If you weren’t, you definitely should make up for it! Calvin Harris’ music is the purest essence of disco (according to what he claims, he actually created the genre..) and when listening to it no one can keep from dancing.
The rest of the recently added to the bill artists are the psychodelic Friendly Fires, well known for mixing alter rock and electronic music, Bloody Beetrooots Death Crew 77 known for their great duo with Steve Aoki, as well as Delphic and Booka Shade.
Sounds like whole loads of fun!
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10.04.2010 | Pillow Fight 2010
 This time something completely different… A Pillow Fight! First edition of the event in the April 2009 turned out to be so successful that it was really just a question of time before the subject emerges again. The idea is so simple, yet so brilliant: everybody takes a pillow with themselves, shows up on the Market Square on the 10th of April, and at 2 pm starts pillow fighting. The thing is, basically, addressed to students of competing universities of Kraków, as they put on t-shirts in differing colours (white is for Jagiellonian University, black is for University of Science and Technology and green is for University of Economics) and at the end a winner school is being announced, but everybody’s free and very welcome to join!
So take a pillow and join the pillow fighting fun!
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25.03.2010 | Marcin Maciejowski's exhibition
 The National Museum In Krakow has prepared something special for all the contemporary art lovers –an exhibition of Marcin Maciejowski’s works titled That’s How It Is. It will be first such a big presentation of the paintings of the young, yet already highly and worldly acclaimed artist in his homeland. More than one hundred paintings will be displayed on a huge area of thousand square meters arranged as an artificial city, an idea inspired by one of the movies by Charlie Kaufman, “Synecdoche, New York”. Each square, street or avenue will form a different, bearing its own title part of the exhibition, with paintings focused on one specific idea. Although all of them are connected by the main theme, which is the power of mass media and pop-culture over human the society.
Enough of descriptions, it’s best to just go and see it with your own eyes. The opening of the exhibition will be held on the 25th of March, while the exhibition itself will last till 23rd May.
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28.02.2010 | Update on Selector Festival.
 We promised more news on Selector Festival 2010 and hereby we redeem the promise. First stars of this year’s edition have been announced, and we have to admit, it looks very promising. As a headliner we will see Faithless, a group that doesn’t have to be presented to anyone. The european tournée will promote their long awaited new album. Along with the guys responsible for the smash hit “God Is a DJ” we will see Thievery Corporation. The American DJ duo, best known for mixing down tempo, lounge and dub will make up to all their Polish fans for a show that was scheduled to take place during Open’er 2009, but unfortunately had to be cancelled. The rest of recently revealed artists filling this year’s line up, Metronomy, Boys Noize and Uffie can’t brag with such a long history and discography, but are as promising as the already mentioned veterans used to be in the beginnings of their careers. Uffie has already gotten herself a group of loyal fans, especially after the fruitful cooperation with Justice which result was “Party”, a track that ruled all the parties [sic!]. Metronomy and Boys Noize are still waiting for worldwide acclamation, which is exactly why it’s worth to see their shows live and witness their road to the top.
So get excited with the perspercitve of seeing such an exquisite combo in action and don’t forget that there’s still more to come…
Stay tuned!
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18.02.2010 | Jacek Lachowicz concert
 Another weekend, another concert. This time we invite you to see Jacek Lachowicz in Club Re (Św. Krzyża street 4). The concert takes place on Thursday, 18th of February. You will have a chance to experience live the songs from his new album, “Pigs, Joys and Organs” published by well know and highly appreciated label Mystic, which previously published such artists as Gaba Kulka, Dick4Dick and Czesław Mozil. His music is a mix of blues, psychedelic rock, new wave and garage rock, which is a kind of novelty, as he used to be more into ambient kind of stuff. But that just shows how versatile the artist is, and makes the event even more intriguing… The tickets go for 20 PLN, or for 25 PLN if you buy just before the gig begins.
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14.02.2010 | Valentine's Day. Part One.
 Valentine's Day. Part one that is highly subjective view of K.
It is comming soon, let's be prepared. Let's consider some options that the City offers to two in love.
Where to go on Valentine's Day?
Cracow's notorious for its cafes. Countless, time and money consuming, lovely. Entitled to do so or not, I decided to prepare coffee shop rating. My criteria were: location; charm and atmosphere of a place that should be suitable for a romantic evening for two; menu; intimacy and comfort. I left out all the unwelcomely expensive and appallingly exclusive places. I admitted all the ordinary ones (having that extraordinary something).
My no. 1 is...
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04.02.2010 | Anka Ujma Quartet concert
 This week we invite you to club Piękny Pies on Sławkowska street 6a. On thursday, the 4th of february there will be held a concert of Anka Ujma Quartet there. The band, which is being led, as you can easily guess, by based in Paris Anka Ujma, plays alternative, hard to simply qualify music. Something between post-rock, d'n'b, folk and repetitive music. Difficult to describe, way easier to just go and listen. So don't miss this event if you're a fan of weird, hard to define music. And if you're not, pop in anyway, nobody ever experienced boredom in the legendary Piękny Pies!
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30.01.2010 | Cracow Vibe Project
When it’s freezing cold outside and even the biggest fashion victims are forced to take these thick winter jackets out of their closets it’s good to focus on the aesthetics of the inner layers. It seems the designers from the brand Misbehave and atelier Zemełka&Pirowska, masterminds behind Cracow Vibe Project thought the same way. The event, held on the 30th of January in Pauza club (ul. Floriańska 18), is not only a chance to have a look at and buy clothes created by young independent polish designers, but also to take part in some major modern art experiencin’. Apart from clothes, there will be contemporary design, vinyl toys, visualizations and music played live by the grooviest DJs to satisfy all of your senses.
The event is divided into two parts:
-the day part, a ‘yard sale’ lasting from 12am till 6pm, during which you could look through, as well as purchase the goods presented in one of two showrooms, and then maybe contemplate your new treasures while drinking coffee in the bar jointing them.
-the night part, taking place on the dancefloor in the basement, form 10 pm till 6 am. The star of the evening is said to be Ben Westbeech.
So reserve some of your time, take some savings and come to Pauza next Saturday!
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17.01.2010 | Selector Festival 2010
A ll you electro tunes fans out there! From now on you can buy tickets for this year's edition of Selector Festival, which will take place on the 4th and 5th of June 2010. We admit, the line-up is still a mystery, but hey, there's no doubt it'll be worth it. The festival was already nominated for The European Festival Award in Best Major Festival category and for UK Festival Award in Best Overseas Festival category, even though the 2009 edition was its first. So don't hesitate folks, buy tickets, book a room in Deco and prepare yourself for spending a weekend of your life in Kraków!
We're gonna keep you updated on this year's line-up, so stay tuned!
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11.08.2009 | Places. Part 1. DELIKATESY
Where? excellent location - on the way from the Market Square to Kazimierz Jewish Quarter, Sarego Street 20/1
What? (1) A publishing house, (2) a fantastic bookstore with books abot art and design (in English mostly), fresh and new literature, magazines and books for kids, (3) a gallery exhibiting works of young painters, video artists, photographers, streetart creators, (4) a concept store with creations of Polish and foreign designers.
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25.07.2009 | BROADWAY SCENE and stars over the Small Square in Cracow
 Especially for musical lovers, whom we greet and welcome.
„Phantom of the Opera”, „Fiddler on the roof”, „Notre Dame de Paris”, „Cats”, „ My fair Lady”, „Evita”, „Dr. Jackyl & Mr. Hide”... there are the melodies we hum and whistle and songs that will never be forgotten.
Visit the Small Square on Sunday, the 25th of July and see a variety by Polish artists thet will be held on the terrace in Mikołajska Street from 8:30 p.m.
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24.07.2009 | Summer Outdoor Film Screening in Ogrodek KIJOW.CENTRUM
 Each and every hot summer Saturday night until the 5th of September in Ogrodek KIJÓW.CENTRUM, in Krasinskiego 34 Street, just a 15-minute walk away from Hostel Deco you can enjoy free movie sessions, sitting in the open air and sipping your Summer Cinema Drink.
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18.07.2009 | All Night Long Jazzin
 2009 Cracow's Jazz Night is comming. All Saturday outdoor and indoor concerts are part of the 14th Cracow Summer Jazz Festival at Piwnica pod Baranami.
Read more and check out the "must attend" places.
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27.06.2009 | 19th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL in Krakow now in progress (27th June-5th July, 2009)
Jewish Culture Festival has been recently given some new names like 'the  hottest thing in Krakow' or 'the best product for tourists'. It started off as a modest event in 1988 in communist Poland with a conference on Jewish and Polish cultures encounter and since then it has been growing and expanding together with the number of its Jewish/non-Jewish participants and audience. The 2008 grand finalle concert 'Shalome on ulica Szeroka' attracted 13,000 people. Its about dialogue and understanding, tolerance, pluralism, joy and celebration of life, its about Cracow and Kazimierz and all they symbolise.
There is still plenty to see, listen to and attend. Tours, presentations, exhibitions, films, fantastic dance, caligraphy, language, cooking workshops and, above all, concerts of klezmer and Hasidic, folk and classical Jewish music, jazz klez sessions and dance parties! Programme.
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20.06.2009 | LOVE REVOLUTION by LENNY KRAWITZ in the MIDSUMMER NIGHT in Krakow
This is the time
This is the vibe
Don't you want to get onto the ride
World famous 4 Grammy Awards winner, multitalented rock god and one of the best-selling musicians of our times is giving his only free admission concert in his European tour tonight in Krakow.
worth dropping any actaivity just to attend
Krakow Midsummer Night Programme
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22.05.2009 | Come and taste some soup!
8th International Soup Festival in Cracow, Theatre KTO
Kazimierz/Plac Nowy
Saturday, 23rd of May/5 p.m.
Free feast Why not start a culinary journey in Cracow? It is already the 8th edition of the extraordynary international festival for soup-eaters. Don't you worry about your Polish. We will communicate in the language of senses and the official sign language of hungry men. Plac Nowy and all surrounging streets will fill with soup stalls, cauldrons, and cooks with ladles, and gastronomes. A year ago 3200 litres of soup were poured...
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