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The summery Apéros Urbains have become incredibly popular over the last few years. Particularly in uptown Brussels, a place to see and be seen where everybody likes to enjoy a cool drink after work. People crying out for more, could head over to the after-parties that have been organised in various Brussels clubs since last year. This year, the festive journey through boroughs, squares, and parks will be kicked off with a twelve-hour party in a "crazy old building" (Solvay) at the crossing of the rue du Prince Albert and the chaussée d'Ixelles. The after-party will be held in The Wood at the Bois de la Cambre from 11 pm, where DJs will party on until the wee hours, and where they will be joined by the Dutch deep house DJ Karmon.

Les Apéros Urbains 24/5, 17.00, gratis/gratuit/free, Crazy Old Building, op de kruising van Prins Albertstraat & Elsensesteenweg/au croisement de la rue du Prince Albert et la chaussée d'Ixelles, Elsene/Ixelles, aperos.netevents.be & Circus Pocus 24/5, 23.00, The Wood, Floralaan 1 avenue de Flore, Brussel/Bruxelles, www.thewood.be

Voor meer partytips van Koen Van Dijck, luister naar Deeb Club op FM Brussel (elke vrijdag om 23.00u) of surf naar deebclub.tumblr.com.

Great news for those of you who enjoyed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel or Song for Marion. Quartet, the first film directed by Dustin Hoffman, is written in the same key.

Drive, but even darker; Valhalla Rising but even more brutal. Gulp. And even more stylised, despite the fact that Nicolas Winding Refn rejected a number of great offers after the success of Drive, to go and make a low-budget film in Thailand.

(© Thibault Gregoire)

Museum Night Fever, the annual event in which museums stay open until 1 am and treat their guests to tours, workshops, parties, and concerts, is looking for young artistic talent for the next edition on 22 February 2014. The organisers are looking for beginning artists, artists in training, or just any creative young people between 16 and 35 years old who would like to perform a concert, act, or production on that night. If you are interested, contact Pieter Van der Gheynst via pieter@brusselsmuseums.be. Candidates are also welcome to attend the information meeting on 3 June (1.30 pm) at the BIP, Koningsstraat 2 rue Royal, Brussels. Info: museumnightfever.be

(© Pepe Brix)

With a combination of acoustic instruments and the latest in electronic equipment, Crystal Fighters have taken a new direction and created a dance floor in the woods.

Last year, the good vibes of “Feel the Love” flooded the dance floor and the charts. On Rudimental’s first CD, Home, there is even more streetwise soul to loosen up your hips in the commercial jungle.

(© Ivan Put)

It’s high time for ice cream because we’ve been waiting more than long enough. Sint-Katelijnestraat/rue Sainte-Catherine – a veritable hotspot for culinary experiences and discoveries – has recently welcomed a branch of Capoue, the Belgian artisanal ice cream makers. 

(© Saskia Vanderstichele)

“The best pastrami in Brussels”, is the claim to fame of Lou Lou, a pleasant snack bar around the corner from the busy Stefaniaplein/place Stéphanie. Superlatives always rouse our curiosity, so we decided to explore.

For the last few years, the industrious thirty-year-old rocker Bradford Cox with - "God”, according to some media – has been making a big impression with the guitar pop of his solo project Atlas Sound and the indie rock group Deerhunter.

Brussels is one of twenty cities taking part in the 2013 edition of the European Literature Night tonight. You'll be able to listen to Dutch- and French-speaking writers reading texts from their European colleagues at seven locations throughout the city: Tropismes Librairie, the Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits, La Bellone, Passa Porta, Le Cercle des Voyageurs, Le Wolf, and the Bibliothèque des Riches Claires!

The timetable is available here: http://www.literaturenights.eu/uploads/273/47d58e745d28bf83eb76372850f6d79d.pdf.