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Editor's Note: Every week, the Kyiv Post picks the most interesting of upcoming entertainments and presents them in this special feature. 

The Best City.UA Festival

One of Ukraine’s most prominent mainstream music festivals, The Best City.UA, will boast rock-n-roll shows on three outdoor stages along with a tent city, sports competitions, delicious food, art performances and entertaining master classes. There will be something for everyone as daily routines give way to a feeling of energy driven by world-famous rock bands. 

First held in 2012, the festival this year brings an impressive lineup of popular bands like Hurts, Enter Shikari, Guano Apes, Lacuna Coil, Mumiy Trol, Leningrad and Spleen. The legendary German rock band Scorpions will headline the festival. 

For those interested in pursuits other than music, The Best City.UA will offer sport activities, master classes and theatrical performances. Some of the best Ukrainian DJs will spin music at night parties at the festival’s Emotion Stage.   

The Best City.UA Festival. Novoselitsa Park, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (track M-04). July 12-14. Hr 399 per day, or Hr 999 for all three days 

Global Gathering Ukraine 2013

Sixteen hours of wild energy, excitement, and endless dancing that accompany electronic music await attendees of the seventh annual Global Gathering Ukraine, a festival to be held at the Kyiv Chaika Airfield. Primarily focused on electronic music, the all day-and-night festival showcases both world-famous and lesser-known DJs. Thousands are expected to attend. Lovers of dance music won’t leave disappointed.  

Global Gathering Ukraine 2013. Chaika Airfield, Zhytomyrska track. July 13. 2 p.m. Hr 349-499 

Silk-dyeing exhibition 

The Wondrous Wonder exhibition will display works by Larysa Lukash, a batik master. Lukash’s batik paintings are created through the technique of manually dyeing silk to produce particular designs. The show will feature 20 paintings in gentle pastel colors and will be held at the Ukrainian Culture and Art Center. Among the idyllic images to be presented at Lukash’s exhibition are representations of birds, red poppies, angels, bouquets of flowers, and images drawn from folkloric tales.

Batik Exhibition. Ukrainian Culture and Art Center (19B Horyva St.). Through July 13 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday (closed on Sunday). Free

Annual charitable Independence Day Picnic 

American Independence Day is to be celebrated in Kyiv on the huge field of Spartak Stadium. Every visitor will get special Picnic Bucks that can be used to purchase food, drinks and souvenirs. Both the foreign and Ukrainian community can enjoy traditional American food, live entertainment and a fire works show. Taking place annually, this family event raises money for charities throughout Ukraine. 

Annual charitable American Independence Day Picnic 2013. 4: p.m. July 6. Spartak Stadium (105 Frunze Street). Hr 120, free for kids under three years old

Papa Roach live in concert

Fans of metal and rock music are sure to be excited about Papa Roach’s upcoming visit. The American band is set to perform at Green Theater nightclub as part of the tour for their new album “The Connection.” The musicians promise to top their earlier Kyiv gig in June 2011. Papa Roach is known for its experimental style of alternative rock with hints of neo-metal and rap. Don’t miss Papa Roach, in action for one night only. 

Papa Roach. Green Theater. 2 Park Alley. July 9. 8 p.m. Hr 400-700

Equilibristic show

The Rizoma Theater invites the public to witness the art and choreography of its new show “Time,” which will run at the Lesia Ukrainka Russian Drama Theater on July 4 and 5. The Kyiv show is part of Rizoma’s international tour with the well-known equilibrist Anatoliy Zalevskiy, the show’s creator, who calls Rizoma “a soul circus.”

The new show is a philosophical play that combines circus acts, choreography, modern music and multimedia effects. The plasticity of the actors is meant to show that time is permanent and eternal, while comedians tell funny, light-hearted stories to suggest that sooner or later, time may stop forever. The show’s blend of intellectual and emotional aspects and its intriguing concept should fascinate its audience.

Equilibristic show “Time.” Lesia Ukrainka Russian Drama National Academic Theater. July 4, 5. 7 p.m. Hr 100-850