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stars, while a gig at the Budapest Jazz Club will cost 1400-2500Ft. Cinema tickets typically
cost 1500-1900Ft, with cheaper prices on a cinema's discount day ( kedvezményes nap ).
Listings The best online listings are provided by xpatloop.com , funzine.hu and muz-
sikalendarium.hu , the latter covering classical music events in English - they also publish
in the free monthly Koncert Kalendárium , available from ticket offices, while the listings
magazine Funzine can be found in bars. Many gigs and concerts by both local and interna-
tional bands are publicized on posters around town - particularly around Deák tér, Ferenciek
tere and the Astoria underpass. The most comprehensive cinema listings appear in the mozi
section of the free Hungarian weekly Pesti Est. Note that the times of shows are cryptically
abbreviated: n8 or 1/4 8 - short for negyed 8 - means 7.15pm; f8 or 1/2 8 ( fél 8 ) means
7.30pm; and h8 or 3/4 8 ( háromnegyed 8 ) means 7.45pm. “ Mb .” indicates the film is dubbed
- as many are - and fel. or feliratos means that it has Hungarian subtitles.
CHURCH AND OPEN-AIR CONCERTS
Quite a few places of worship in Budapest regularly host concerts, among them the church
on Kálvin tér ; the Lutheran Church on Deák tér (the programme includes free perform-
ances of Bach before Easter, details of which are posted by the church entrance); and the
Dohányutcasynagogue . The MátyásChurch on Várhegy stages choral or organ recitals
on Fri and Sat between June and Sept (from 8pm), and less frequently the rest of the year.
There is a summer season of concerts at open-air venues, including the outdoor stage on
Margit-sziget , the DominicanYard of the Hilton hotel in the Castle District, the courtyard
of the Pest County Hall (Pesti Vármegyeház, V, Városház utca 7) and the Vajdahunyad
Castle in the Városliget, though the music most of these venues offer is fairly mainstream.
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ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRES
The venues listed here are used for a variety of concerts and other entertainment events. Bear
in mind that many arts centres close for the summer.
A38 XI, Pázmány Péter sétány 1 464 3940, a38.hu . Housed on a boat that was re-
putedly given to Hungary in return for writing off the Ukrainian debt and is moored on the
Buda side of the river, just below Petőfi híd. One of the best venues in Budapest, it has a
separate admission charge for each of its three decks, where top international and Hungarian
performers play rock, jazz, folk and world music.
Jurányi II,Jurányiutca1 06707772533, juranyihaz.hu . Newalternative culturalcentre
in a former school building just down the road from Széll Kálmán tér presenting exhibitions,
theatre and dance. The café is recommended for its laid-back feel.
 
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