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Jakov Angelov, Arda Mustafaoğlu to perform in Istanbul

Istanbul, 8 October 2026 (MIA) — Violinist Jakov Angelov and pianist Arda Mustafaoğlu will perform Thursday at Surp Levon Armenian Catholic Church in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Mustafaoğlu will open the evening with a solo recital. He will play pieces by Frédéric…

Nadica Atanasova’s ‘Lacan’s Mirror’ art show to open in Kochani

Kochani, 7 October 2026 (MIA) — Nadica Atanasova’s exhibition titled “Lacan’s Mirror” will open Wednesday evening at White Dawns Cultural Center in Kochani. The art show features five mirrors Atanasova designed as an interactive art installation. According to psychoanalyst Jacques…

Struga’s Poetry Park hosts ‘Stories from Two Libraries’ reading

Skopje, 6 October 2026 (MIA) — Struga’s Poetry Park will host a literary reading titled “Stories from Two Libraries,” featuring local authors alongside visiting writers from Korçë, Albania. According to organizers, attendees will also visit the Vevchani regional library. The…

Macedonian center in Zagreb presents intaglio print exhibit, chamber recital

Zagreb, 5 October 2026 (MIA) — Macedonian clarinetist Risto Gjorevski and pianist Elena Atanasovska Ivanovska will give a chamber recital Monday evening at the Macedonian Cultural and Information Center in Zagreb, following the opening of a solo exhibition of selected…

Greece, North Macedonia, Albania to nominate Lake Prespa for UNESCO World Heritage List

Athens, 2 October 2026 (MIA) — After the recent inscription of Mount Olympus on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Greece will also seek UNESCO World Heritage Site status for Lake Prespa together with Albania and North Macedonia, MIA’s Athens correspondent…

Greece, North Macedonia, Albania to nominate Lake Prespa for UNESCO World Heritage List

After the recent inscription of Mount Olympus on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Greece will also seek UNESCO World Heritage Site status for Lake Prespa together with Albania and North Macedonia, MIA’s Athens correspondent reports citing Greek newspaper Kathimerini. According…

Cinematheque to show Macedonian films marking anniversaries

Skopje, 1 October 2026 (MIA) — The Cinematheque has released its October schedule, featuring a retrospective of Macedonian films marking their premiere anniversaries. The jubilee screenings feature Živorad Žika Mitrović’s “The Salonika Terrorists” (1961), celebrating its 65th anniversary, and “Until Victory…

Krushevo museum director resigns over renting Makedonium for ‘Sexy Mama’ video

Miha Odzhaklieski, the director of the Krushevo Museum of History, resigned Wednesday over renting the Makedonium, an officially protected national cultural heritage site, to the Kosovo rapper Don Xhoni for the filming of his video “Sexy Mama.” Public outrage erupted…

European Dialogues in Skopje: ‘Solidarity as a Future’ art show opens four-day forum on European heritage and future of EU

Skopje, 29 September 2026 (MIA) — European Dialogues, a four-day international forum focused on common European heritage, collective memory, civil society initiatives and the future of the EU, opens Tuesday evening in Skopje with an exhibition at the Museum of…

Olivera Kjorveziroska to open 12th BookStar festival

Skopje, 28 September 2026 (MIA) — Olivera Kjorveziroska will open BookStar 2026 European Literature Festival with a presentation titled “Three Freedoms,” part of “The Writer is Speaking” series, at Laboratorium at 7:30 pm. In its 12th year, the festival will…

Krstevski performs ‘First Person Singular’ at 10th Parade of Winners festival in Ulaanbaatar

Kumanovo, 25 September 2026 (MIA) — Kumanovo National Theater actor Vladanka Krstevski performed the monodrama “First Person Singular” directed by Dragana Gunin at the 10th Parade of Winners International One-Person Play Competition Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, MIA’s Kumanovo correspondent reports….

2nd Traveling Macedonian Film Festival screens Panov’s ‘Iron Castle’ in Zagreb

Skopje, 24 September 2026 (MIA) — The second Traveling Macedonian Film Festival taking place in independent cinemas across Croatia through September screened Tuesday evening in Zagreb the docufiction film “Iron Castle: My Macedonian Film Workshop” (2025) by Mitko Panov. Panov…