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Vyriy Winter Party Series

Kyiv’s Khvylovyi bar is to interrupt the slow nightlife season in winter with a series of parties. The series’ name, Vyriy, stands for a mythical warm paradise land, and every Friday night starting on Jan. 11, Khvylovyi promises to arrange this paradise for their guests. The parties will feature DJs playing dancing music, and the bar will offer a choice of signature cocktails for Hr 100-160. The parties will take place every Friday until March 15 with no charge for entrance.

Vyriy. Khvylovyi (18 Verkhnii Val). Every Friday from Jan. 11 until March 15. 8 p.m. Free

Winter Mass VI

For those who like their rock extra heavy, Kyiv is holding a festival of Ukraine’s top underground musical acts. The sixth chapter of the Winter Mass festival will feature six bands that play alternative genres, like psychedelic, stoner and progressive rock. One of the highlights is Bluesbreaker, a post-hardcore band from Kyiv that has gained an international following over its nine years on stage. My Personal Murderer is another band from Kyiv that plays experimental rock that combines “dark and atmospheric aspects” of various alternative styles. The festival’s other acts include Firejam from Lviv, Vovk, and Straytones from Kyiv, Bolshe Lesa from Bila Tserkva.

Winter Mass VI. Monteray Live Stage (8 Prorizna St.) Jan. 19. 5 p.m. Hr 200-400

‘Degreening’

The new exhibition at Bursa Gallery was created by Ukrainian contemporary artists in collaboration with civic activists. “Degreening” features photographs of how Kyiv public utilities have damage green spots by trimming or felling trees, as well as digging up or asphalting lawns. The exhibition’s creators want to raise the issue of planting greenery in Ukraine: It is rather considered as a decoration than a source of oxygen, which also strengthens the soil and provides shadow in urban areas.

“Degreening.” Bursa Gallery (11B Kostiantunivska St.) Jan. 17 – Feb. 10. Tue-Sun. 12-8 p.m. Free

Bogdan Gumenyuk and Uri Gincel Quartet

Kyiv welcomes the Uri Gincel Quartet onstage in the capital’s 32 Jazz Club on Jan. 12 to perform their leader’s jazz music in the Ukrainian capital for the first time. Pianist Uri Gincel will perform together with Ukrainian saxophonist and composer Bogdan Gumenyuk. Gincel a Tel Aviv-born pianist, moved to Berlin in 2009 and soon became part of the city’s jazz scene.

Bogdan Gumenyuk and Uri Gincel Quartet. 32 Jazz Club. Jan. 12. 8 p.m. Hr 500