Festival of love

Festival of love is a literary festival flirting with music and visual arts, all within the realm of love.

As the name suggests, the Festival of love is full of inspiration; each year choosing a new Slovenian castle as its residence. The premiere festival last year was hosted by the castle in Svečina, and this year the city core of the oldest and one of the prettiest Slovenian cities, Ptuj was immersed in love during the last weekend in March.

FRIDAY 27th MARCH
Ptuj Regional Museum, Prešernova 37

18.00 festival opening Eva Petrič: exhibition opening and presentation of the book EVERYBODY ATE SUSHI
19.00 classics of world poetry with Simona Kopinšek
19.30 screening Alma Glumac: Kristalin songs JOHAM, part 2 – WHIPPED WITH LUST
19.40 poetry couple Erika Vouk and Milan Vincetič with music by Peter Andrej
21.00 poetry recital Ana Geršak and Zlatko Kaučič: VIBRATO OF SILENCE
22.00 concert Matej Krajnc

SATURDAY 28th MARCH
Ptuj castle

11.00 literary breakfast Desa Muck
_{castle café}_{, Ptuj castle}
11.00 children workshop GIVE A HEART!_{pedagogical room in the ground floor of Ptuj castle}
16.30 storyteller Zdenka Gajser
_{pedagogical room in the ground floor of Ptuj castle}
16.30 talk with a poet Jan Šmarčan
_{palatium, Ptuj castle}
17.30 prose couple Nataša Kramberger and Nejc Gazvoda
_{palatium, Ptuj castle}
17.30 children performance Igor Somrak: WHY THE DOG RUNS AFTER THE RABBIT
_{pedagogical room in the ground floor of Ptuj castle}
19.00 classics of world poetry with Simona Kopinšek
_{castle café, Ptuj castle}
19.30 poetry recital Tjaša Koprivec and Goran Završnik:
OSTANEJO NAJ LE KONCI PRSTOV IN ZRNA ROSE_{wine cellar, Ptuj caste}
21.00 PAPIR, family ensemble for prosperity of poetry and music
lyrics by rokgre, vocal Severa Gjurin
_{palatium, Ptuj castle}22.00 milonga, final evening of Festival of love in the rhythm of tango
_{palatium, Ptuj castle}

SUNDAY 29th MARCH
Park hotel Ptuj

11.00 literary breakfast Nika Perunović
_{Kronos event centre}_{, Park hotel Ptuj (1513)}

Admission to all events is free!

The exhibition by Eva Petrič will be on display until 11th April in Ptuj Regional Museum, Old Gaol gallery.

^{The Organiser shall reserve the right to make changes to the programme and locations. Any changes will be posted on the festival webpage.}
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You are welcome to visit the exhibitions of Ptuj Regional Museum during the Festival of Love:

PTUJ CASTLE
^{open every day between 9 am and 5 pm}
Castle collections: collection of feudal dwelling culture, collection of Turqueries, collection of arms, collection of musical instruments, collection of traditional carnival masks, collection of glass paintings, ethnologic exhibition, the castle gallery, the Sluga collection, France Mihelič graphics collections.

MIHELIČ GALLERY
^{Saturdays and Sundays between 2 pm and 6 pm}
On display in Mihelič Gallery is the temporary painting exhibition The Nappies of painting infancy by Mira Uršič

SALON OF ART
_{Saturdays and Sundays between 2 pm and 6 pm}

The visit to Mithras shrines has to be arranged in advance.
More info: www.pok-muzej-ptuj.si

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If love exhausts you, makes you hungry or thirsty ...

Gostilna PP (PP restaurant)
Novi trg 2
bar and restaurant with special offer in the time of Festival of Love

Park hotel Ptuj
Prešernova 38
café with an exquisite selection of coffes, teas, wines and cigares, accomodation
Special prices of accomodation for the guests of Festival of Love

Mladinsko prenočišče Eva (Eva Youth Hostel)
Jadranska ul.22
accomodation

For more info in the touristic offer of Ptuj, browse the pages of Ptuj Tourist information centre:
www.ptuj-tourism.si
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Festival staff

Head of festival Dejan Pestotnik
Programme coordinator Alenka Ropret
Festival host Simona Kopinšek
Graphic design Uroš Lehner
Print design Dejan Bulut
Exhibition curator Maja Vuksanović
Head of technical support Jure Vekjet
Light effects David Orešič
Location coordinator Vlasta Barl
Public relations Nika Logar
Official photographer Maja Vuksanović
Official cameraman Dino Schereilechner

and: Petra, Srđan, Snežana, Štefan, Mirjana

Many thanks to Ptuj Regional Museum for providing the locations and logistics partnership!
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Archive and photos from previous years:
* Festival of Love 2008

Friday, 27.3.2009, Ptuj Regional Museum


	Simona Kopinšek, festival host		Dejan Pestotnik, head of festival

Dejan Pestotnik, Aleš Arih, director of Ptuj Regional Museum and Simona Kopinšek	Maja Vuksanović, curator of the "One size fits all" exhibition		Andreja Rauch and Simona Kopinšek



Eva Petrič			classics of world poetry with Simona

Alma Glumac and team	WHIPPED WITH LUST, screening of video by Alma Glumac	Alenka Ropret, Nermina Simončič and Vlasta Barl - Festival team

Erika Vouk	Peter Andrej	Milan Vincetič



Mirjana Predojevič, Za:misel bookstore		David Orešič, master of the light	embrace of love

		Zlatko Kaučič



Ana Geršak		Matej Krajnc

	David Orešič	Štefan Simončič and Alma Glumac

	Peter Tomaž Dobrila		Jure Vekjet, head of technical support

Saturday, 28.3.2009, Ptuj Castle






		children workshop GIVE A HEART!

Desa Muck

	Dino Schreilechner, official cameraman

literary breakfast with Desa Muck

		storyteller Zdenka Gajser



poet Jan Šmarčan		Igor Somrak





Nataša Kramberger	Nejc Gazvoda		classics of world poetry with Simona Kopinšek



		Tjaša Koprivec	Goran Završnik













			Rok Vilčnik and Andrej Stermecki

			Irena Zdolšek

			Mirna Bogdanovič



	Severa Gjurin	Gregor Stermecki and Rok Vilčnik



		Milonga Primavera, palatium of Ptuj castle