Life in the (artistic) Zone

"Can I have your ticket please?" I show the young woman with the stylish hair-cut my Royal B.C. Museum ticket, the one I paid $15.00 plus GST for. "No,  your ticket with a word printed on it...look...."  She deftly produces  a small, brightly colored laminated card palmed in her hand.  Only thing is, she shows... Continue Reading →

Political tussle leaves prime cultural location unfinished

Here's the story I promised, from my contributions to the Budapest Times, March, 2005. I had wanted to find out the current situation before posting, but the Romano Dromo story has spurred me on.  Even without the update, it gives you a good idea of how complicated things can get in Hungary.  Worth noting, when... Continue Reading →

‘Oops’ Serves Table Dancing (You Can Take Your Mother To)

Previously Published in the Budapest Times (October 2004)  by Alison Boston Oops is an 'at your table, in your face' Hungarian-English cabaret.  Complete with drag queens and dancers, actors and singers - it offers an evening of frivolous, fluffy entertainment that I suspect is greatly enhanced by the free cocktail one receives upon arrival. In... Continue Reading →

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