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Romantic countrysideTo make sure your Valentine’s Day is special, why not pick an unusual place to celebrate it, like the ethnographic complex Ukrainian Village, which has a special offer in store. On Feb. 14, visitors will be treated to dinner in a traditionally themed restaurant and stay in hotel apartments surrounded by a romantic forest for Hr 659.

Ukrainian Village

60 Polyana Lisova St., Buzova village, Kyiv Oblast

+38 (099) 333-0770 (9:00-20:00 daily)

www.etno-selo.com.ua

At the palace

If its luxury you’re looking for, Premier Palace has a special offer to stay in an elegant room with a king-size bed, with such amenities as access to the fitness club and swimming pool thrown in. The hotel’s restaurant also has a special romantic menu, live music and themed lottery. The whole package costs Hr 3,500.

Premier Palace Hotel

5-7/29 T. Shevchenka Blvd / Pushkinska St.

+38 (044) 244 12 01 / 11 / 92

www.premier-palace.com

‘Magic Paris’ movie

Everyone knows Paris is the city of love, and love is the main theme of eight short movies to be screened at cinema “Kyiv.” All the shorts are participants and winners of international film festivals, and filled with the romantic and magical atmosphere of the evening.

Price and schedule to be announced.

19 Velyka Vasylkivska St.

www.kievkino.com.ua 

Forever Crazy 2 show

It might not be the typical way for to spend Valentine’s Day, but the legendary French erotic cabaret Le Crazy Horse will be sure to provide lots of passion, with its seductive mix of music, dazzling choreography and play of lights designed to excite the audience.

6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., Hr 400-1,500

Operetta Theater

53/3 Chervonoarmiyska St.

www.kiev-operetta.kiev.ua

Football time

For football loving couples Feb. 14 will be a double holiday, with a game scheduled between Dynamo Kyiv and France’s Girondins de Bordeaux at Olimpiysky stadium.

8 p.m., Hr 10-250

NSK Olimpiyskiy

55 Chervonoarmiyska St.

www.nsc-olimpiyskiy.com.ua 

Turn on the lights

The night sky will be filled with thousands of sky lanterns on Feb. 14. According to the old belief, these lanterns lift people’s wishes to the sky to make them come true, so desperate singles may also want to join in.

5 p.m., Hr 20

Arch of Friendship of Nations

2 Volodymyrsky uzviz

Anti-romantic theme

Do you think that love is magical? It isn’t. That’s the message of a special lecture at the Experimentanium, aiming to disabuse any naïve romantics by explaining the hard, dry chemistry of love.

8 p.m., Hr 75

Experimentanium

2-A Verkhniy Val, St.

www.experimentanium.com.ua 

Russian love party

So what if celebrating Saint Valentine’s Day is a western tradition, Freedom Hall will host a truly Slavic celebration of the event, with ushankas and kokoshniks replacing hearts and chocolates.

8 p.m., Hr 800-1,200

Freedom Concert Hall

134 Frunze St.

www.freedomhall.com.ua

Dreaming together

Kyiv’s Dream Museum has a special competition for the couple with the most unique romantic story. To take part fill in the form at www.dream-museum.com.ua/register/sleeptogether.php. The best pair will be picked at the final on Feb. 14. Registration is obligatory.

Hr 75-120

Kiev Museum of Dreams

55 Chigorina St.

www.dream-museum.com.ua

In love with music

Instead of boring dinners and plays, why not go out and dance. DJs Gessaffelstein and Brodinski will bring their beats to the Bromance Tour party organized by Crystal Hall.

9 p.m., Hr 150-500

Crystal Hall

1 Dnieper descent

www.crystalhall.com.ua 

Ethno-jazz ‘love’ project

Combining different sounds – classical piano, strings, percussion, ethnic instruments and throat singing – a band of talented musicians will express their feelings on love through music.

8 p.m., Hr 50-350

National Music Academy 

1-3/11 Gorodetskogo St.

www.knmau.com.ua

From Brazil with love

Another hot musical event, the Laura Marti Quartet will perform jazz improvisation, mixing the passion of Latin rhythms with a gentle female vocal. And of course, they will sing about love.

8 p.m., Hr 60-100

ATMASFERA 360

57/3 Velyka Vasylkivska St.

www.atmasfera.com.ua

Mystery of love

An exhibition of paintings about love by young artist Anastasiya Kasyanova will be held at the pay-for-time local Chasopis, or Clockface in English.

Chasopis

49 Volodymyrska St.

www.clockfacer.ru/pages/kiev.php 

Romantic Kyiv

Sometimes simple is best. A romantic walk can be the ideal way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, with an experiencd guide showing you some of Kyiv’s most interesting corners and the love stories set in the city’s stones.

6:30 p.m., Hr 100, route starts from Andriyevska church

Mysterious Kyiv

www.mysteriouskiev.com

Kyiv Post staff writer Elena Pashkovskaya can be reached at [email protected]