Zagreb Tourist BoardKaptol 510000 Zagreb

PRESS RELEASE 2011/21

THE ZAGREB TIME MACHINE AT ITS BEST

Zagreb, July 8th, 2011 – As a part of the Zagreb Tourist Board's the "Zagreb Time Machine" project, there are many events awaiting the citizens of Zagreb and their guests this and the following weekends. This Saturday, July 9th, from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., the Promenade concerts at the Musical Pavilion in Zrinjevac Park will feature Walter Neugebauer & Cadillac group, which play rock’n’roll music. Every concert offers many additional attractions, such as: a hackney-carriage, snapshot photographer, children's workshops and games, a second-hand bookshop, painting and souvenir exhibitions and costumed characters from Croatian history. On Sundays, at the same time, the Promenade concerts at Maksimir Park feature Ansambl salonske glazbe Strauss.

The Potepuhi music band from the organization "Zagrebački cinkuši" will present Musical Postcards from the Upper Town, with Zagreb chansons. From 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. you will have a chance to enjoy their performance on attractive locations in the Upper Town (St. Catherine's Square, the Strossmayer Promenade, St. Mark's Square).

Folklore ensembles from Zagreb surroundings will show a part of the rich cultural heritage from their region at the Saturday and Sunday folk scene. You can see them along the route Kaptol – Ban Jelačić Square – Tkalčićeva Street from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. every Saturday and from 11.00 a.m. to 13.00 p.m. every Sunday. This Saturday and Sunday FIS “Remete” will entertain you.

The Upper Town from the past is presented by costumed characters (postman, city guard, newsboy, Manda, Marija Jurić Zagorka, street lamp lighter, etc.) that walk along the streets of the Upper Town and amuse visitors with interesting stories. You can see and hear the sketches from Zagreb's past from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m., every Saturday.

The novelty of this year’s Zagreb Time Machine are Dance Evenings at Zrinjevac Park, where all the visitors are able to enjoy the music of the ‘60s and dance to the rhythm of dance music, each Friday, 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. We also have to mention the music event “Tkalčijana” at Tkalčićeva Street, where the visitors are able to enjoy the old and popular music from Zagreb and jazz, swing and Irish songs, each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 7.0 p.m. to 23.00 p.m. and each Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

The Zagreb Time Machine is a common name of a series of events organized by the Zagreb Tourist Board and carried out on Zagreb's streets and squares, on weekends from spring to autumn, with the aim of reviving the old times and customs. Delve into a time machine and meet viceroy, Manda, Zagorka and other characters from Zagreb's past, enjoy the 24 concerts, taste homemade cakes and fresh fruit from the garden of the Zagreb surroundings, sing along with street musicians and discover much more...

More about the project, as well as a schedule of performers is available at: http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?id=340&l=h or find us on Facebook.

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Contact: Marlisa Fašaić

Head of Product Development Department

ZAGREB TOURIST BOARD
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