The Goa Carnival celebrations 2018: 4 days of fun and frolic
The Goa Carnival celebrations have been a big deal in our home state for hundreds of years. Introduced by the Portuguese some 500 years ago, it is a festival that attracts people from all walks of life and every religion. Goa Carnival celebrations precede the Lenten season. It’s the last few days where every one […]
The German National Youth Orchestra visits Goa this week
Music is meant to inspire people into thinking things and going places where they have never been before. It’s a journey of the senses and one that leaves you wanting more. For this reason, The German National Youth Orchestra, with 78 musicians is coming to Goa to inspire her young musicians to work harder at music. […]
‘TeraMeraBeach’ campaign will use art and music to keep beaches of Goa clean
Drishti Marine is going to be embarking on a unique public awareness campaign aimed at educating people on cleanliness and beach management along the coastal stretch. Aimed at visitors to Goa especially domestic visitors, #TeraMeraBeach is a 150-day beach awareness campaign to a cleaner Goa, set to roll out mid-November. Through #TeraMeraBeach Drishti Marine in […]
When Science and Art collide to create the Story of Space
The Story of Space event is finally here. From the 10th of November to the 19th, the capital city, Panaji will see itself come alive and get lost in space. The event provides a unique opportunity for everyone to learn about and experience space from a number of perspectives by promoting inquiry and exploration. It is […]
Fado – The Heart and Soul of Portuguese music at the 5th Fado de Goa Contest
Fado music is a form of Portuguese singing that is often associated with pubs, cafés, and restaurants. This genre of music has much earlier origins but is believed to have originated in the 1820’s in Portugal. Fado is generally known for being emphatically expressive in nature, as well as being profoundly melancholic. Generally, in fado music, the singer […]
Fats Domino – Now he’s Rockin’ ‘n’ Rollin’ up in Heaven
Rock ‘n’ roll lost one of it’s most loved and well-known pioneers yesterday, the 24th of October 2017. Fats Domino, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer whose two-fisted boogie-woogie piano and nonchalant vocals, heard on dozens of hits, made him one of the biggest stars of the early rock ’n’ roll era, died, on Tuesday at […]
Bay 15 celebrates Oktoberfest this coming weekend
Oktoberfest is sure making its presence felt in Goa. What started as a small fair in Munich, Germany, as a showcase of Bavarian culture has now grown to be a beer-laden extravaganza. Celebrated worldwide for approximately 200 years, Goa is joining the party with a grand Oktoberfest celebration being held at Bay 15, in Odxel […]
Oktoberfest 2017 at the Inox Courtyard in Goa in October
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest and most famous beer festival held every year in Munich. The festival began in 1810 and is also held annually in many countries and cities across the globe. In Munich, it runs for approximately 16 – 18 days during the last week of September and runs into the first week […]
Government to ax the Annual Mando festival this December?
Goa is a land of many traditions. Music, dance, and food form a large part of our culture. Mando or Manddo (Konkani mānḍô) is a musical form that evolved during the 19th and 20th century among Goan Catholics. It’s a centuries-old art form and a much-loved tradition in our state. However, it looks like these traditions could soon be […]
The Beer Circus Heads to Goa this November And You Have to Be There
As kids, we were all taken to the circus at least once in our lives. And we loved it. Today, I don’t think they are much fun to visit. But, it looks like there’s a new kind of circus heading to Goa this November. The Beer Circus! A 2-day celebration of all things beer and […]
