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Old Car Land Festival

Ukraine's biggest vintage car festival features an exhibition of classic cars, bicycles, motorcycles, buses, trolley buses and even vintage locomotives. Festivalgoers will also find a food-court, car tuning service, and live music.

Old Car Land Festival. Oct. 2-4. 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. The State Aviation Museum of Ukraine (1 Medovaya St.) Hr 80

Lords of the Sound ‘Heroes vs. Villains’

Kyiv’s “Lords of the Sound” symphony orchestra performs the best compositions from Hans

Zimmer, Howard Shore, Ennio Morricone and other composers of music for famous Hollywood movies in a performance entitled “Heroes vs. Villains.”

Lords of Sound. Oct. 5. 7 p.m. Ukrainian house at the European square (2 Khreschatyk St.) Hr 100-350


Retro Cruise

Lovers of vintage bicycles and clothes are to gather in the Gryshko National Botanic Garden for a parade around central Kyiv. The program includes a jazz concert, dancing, vintage clothes and antiques fair, movies, and a best costume contest.

Retro Cruise. Oct. 4. 12 p.m. National Botanic Garden (1 Tymiryazevska St.) Hr 50-70

Francis Goya

Belgian guitar player Francis Goya visits Ukraine during his European tour with his “Best Romantic Hits” concert program. The musician will perform “Nostalgia”, “Woman in Love”, “Besame Mucho”, “I will always love you”, “Emmanuelle”, “Killing Me Softly” and other famous songs.

Francis Goya. Oct. 6. 7 p.m. Zhovtnevy Palace (1 Instytutska St.) Hr 150-1250


Teuilis Shadow Theater

The Teulis Shadow Theater is a mix of acrobatics, theatre, optical illusions, video-projections and sound effects. All of the actors will perform behind an illuminated white screen. For tickets, call 599-31-61

Teuilis Shadow Theater. Oct. 4. 13 p.m. The Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music (1-3/11, Gorodetskogo St.) Hr 190-2000

‘The Secret of Great Stories’ workshop with Paul Brown

Paul Brown, an award-winning writer, director and teacher at the New York Film Academy, will give three lectures on writing, acting, and filmmaking. To participate, register at https://www.nyfa.edu/e-landing/ukraine.php – and don’t forget to bring your ID.

New York Film Academy in Ukraine. Oct. 3. 10.30 a.m. America House (6 Mykoly Pymonenka St.). and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. American Councils (20 Esplanadna St.)