Movie nights

In Wednesdays and Sundays evenings we invite you to the movie night in our common room. Central Hostel offers free popcorn, Coco-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and cider.Movie will be voted from the list.

Sunday Healthy Breakfast

Dear Guests,
For excellent week-start (or after heavy party weekend) on Sundays Central Hostel offers you our Healthy Breakfast! In addition to our usual breakfast, we offer you fruits and vegetables too.

Central Hostel recommends:

Every day at 12:00 Eat Riga Free Tour –

from Saint Peter’s church - 3 hour alternative walking tour to discover the real Riga.

Ice skating in Old Town Between Kaļķu and Tirgoņu streets. If you have your skates with you it is for free. Skate rent 2LVL for hour.

More information about culture events in Latvia you can find in kultura.lv

29.03. Monday:

Ice skating in Old Town Between Kaļķu and Tirgoņu streets. If you have your skates with you it is for free. Skate rent 2LVL for hour.

Forum Cinemas – On Mondays watch James Cameron’s masterpiece “Avatar”, Martin Scorsese’s „Shutter Island”, Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” and many other movies only for 1.99LVL till 18:00 (movies in 3D – 2.69LVL), 2.99LVL – after 18:00 (movies in 3D – 3.99LVL)!

LMC Ofisa galerija The video exhibition “Our Time”, at the Office Gallery of the Latvian Center for Contemporary Art. “Our Time” offers a selection of video works by around 20 artists from Europe (including Latvia) who, as LCCA's Website states, reflect in varying and intriguing ways the phenomenon of time and its relationship to space, everyday life, memory, perception, history, politics, the aesthetics of activism and art. The video-artists are Bella Ban (Austria), Emanuele Becheri (Italy), Mauro Cerqueira (Portugal), Declan Clarke (UK), Daniela & Linda Dostálkovás (Czech Rep.), Marcell Estrehazy (Hungary), Nir Evron (Israel), Petra Feriancova (Slovakia), Robert Kaltenhäuser (Netherlands), Sílvia Kolbowski (U.S.), Ivan Moudov (BulgAria), Paulien Oltheten (Netherlands), Uriel Orlow (UK), Andrew Sroka (U.S.), Kamen Stoyanov (Bulgaria), Matthias Wermke (Germany), Mischa Leinkauf (Germany), Susanne S.D. Themlitz (Portugal), Katrīna Neiburga, Krišs Salmanis (both Latvia).

Club Depo 21:00 “My Own Private Alaska” (metal, FR).

30.03. Tuesday:

Latvian Sports Museum a tribute exhibition on the participation of Latvian athletes in the Winter Olympics since 1924.This year in Vancouver, Latvians will compete in nine events.

Riga Latvian Society House, Golden Hall 19:00 a recital by pianist Zane Gudrā. Selections by Mozart, Rachmanninov, Vasks and Lizst.

Latvian National theatre 18:30 Singer Anta Enģele and guitar player Ivars Hermanis invite to the Night of Russian Ballads at the Latvian National Theater.

31.03. Wednesday:

Ethnographic Open-air museum Excibition “Heritage” presents paintings, water colors and ceramics by students and 2009 graduates of the Valka School of Art. Also on display, items from the Valka Regional Research Museum's permanent collection.

Riga Dome Church 12:00  "Concerto Piccolo" with participation of organ player Aivars Kalējs.

01.04. Thursday:

Memmorial house of Latvian poetess Aspazija, Jurmala.  An exhibition marking the 145th birthday of the famous Latvian poet Aspazija opens in Aspazija House in Dubulti. The exhibition, titled "Leafing Through Aspazija's Album", features various items and photographs from Jurmala City Museum, Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, Literature and Music Museum, some of which have never been displayed before.

Riga City Exhibition Hall "Riga Art Space" 18:00 "City Romance" is a collaboration between the female vocal ensemble "Putni", composers Uģis Prauliņš, Nick Gotham and Kristaps Pētersons, director Mārtiņš Eihe and set designer Reinis Suhānovs. A concert production in three parts with jazz, rock and ambient music elements.

02.04. Friday:

Goethe Institute Riga „In Memoriam Pina Bausch” – a photography exhibit dedicated to the legendary choreographer Pina Bausch, who died June 30, 2009. A 15th International Baltic Ballet Festival event.

03.04. Saturday:

Museum of Decorative Art and Design presents an exposition of works from decorative art/design professionals and LAA students created 2009/2010 - "Optimization of Art". The displayed works have been submitted for evaluation by a jury. The theme selected - the current institutional reforms or so-called optimization, and how it influences the arts. Exposition visitors can also vote for the best work.

Riga Dome Church 12:00  "Concerto Piccolo" - an organ music concert starring Aigars Reinis.

Museum of History of Riga and Navigation 19:00 At the Museum of Riga History and Navigation, Baroque violin played by Helene Schmitt, with dances performed by Raphael Cottin (France). A 10th International Bach Chamber Music Festival event.

Andalūzijas Suns 21:00 Jeffrey Lefler in concert. Lefler is a singer-songwriter from the U.S. Midwest; his music is classified as post-alternative acoustic folk rock. Free of charge

04.04. Sunday:

HAPPY EASTERN

Līvu laukums 14:00-15:00 Latvian Fo;lk dancing in Eastern traditions with Rīgas Danču Kluba

Concert hall Spīķeri from 10:00 Book market

VEF culture palace 12:00 Latvian folk dancing traditional Easter games for kids with music.

Mežparks 13:00-16:00 „Colorful Easter eggs trail”. Together with Easter bunny around Mežparks forest trails, swinging and other Easter games.

Ethnographical Open Air museum 10:00-17:00 Second Easter celebration. Organ music concert, swinging, egg dying and traditional games.

05.04. Monday:

Forum Cinemas – On Mondays watch James Cameron’s masterpiece “Avatar”, Martin Scorsese’s „Shutter Island”, Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” and many other movies only for 1.99LVL till 18:00 (movies in 3D – 2.69LVL), 2.99LVL – after 18:00 (movies in 3D – 3.99LVL)!

Ethnographical Open Air museum 10:00-17:00 Second Easter celebration. Organ music concert, swinging, egg dying and traditional games.

06.04. Tuesday:

Hamlets 21:00 Deniss Pashkevich trio THE BOOK OF REVELATION. Avangard jazz concert.

Latvian Academy of Culture 18:00 Concert for Robert Scaumann’s 200th birthday.