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(ENGLISH SPOKEN) A hot new bombshell entered the Amsterdam Masseria, and her name is none other than the legend, the icon Amy Spalding. The people’s princess from I Kissed A Girl fame is coming to Amsterdam for Worldpride and an exclusive one night only event hosted and written by Annefleur Schipper and Vera Siemons from the award winning Lesbische Liga Podcast.

Co-presented by the Open Recorder Days Amsterdam, this afternoon celebrates the recorder in all its diversity through the finals of two international competitions. Audiences can discover four outstanding young ensembles from across Europe in the Fringe Ensemble Competition Final, alongside the final rounds of the International Recorder Competition, which attracted 99 entries from around the world. The programme showcases innovative performances, fresh artistic voices and a remarkable range of musical styles before the jury announces the winners later in the day.

Let the warmth, beauty and magic of Arabic Tarab music carry you through the night. Wasim Arslan takes you back to the golden age of music with the immortal songs of Umm Kulthum and the beloved Qudud Halabiyya, with its melodies and poems that have stolen hearts for generations. Expect to dance, clap, and sing, the way Tarab was always meant to be: alive. Following his acclaimed performance at The Voice of Arabia, this concert returns Wasim to what he loves most: a masterful ensemble, a timeless repertoire, and an intimate room of people who came to celebrate. We would love for you to be there!

Program in Dutch: On Monday, June 8, we will delve deeper into the life and work of Australian philosopher and ecofeminist Val Plumwood.

Program in Dutch. Our opinions are drifting further and further apart, and we’re letting algorithms shape them. Social media, controlled by large and powerful tech companies, plays a central role in this. How will we look back on our social media use later in this century? How will it go down in history? We’ll explore these questions during the Debate of the Century. Together with experts Linda Duits and Kelli van der Waals and moderator Max Terpstra, they will ask each other questions about the world in which they will soon be living. Featuring a starring role for debate talents from the Barlaeus Gymnasium and Haarlemmermeer Lyceum Dalton.

Program in Dutch! In collaboration with NRC, we are organizing a program exploring the moral compass of gynecologists who used their own sperm to conceive babies. What does their decision say about how important we consider the desire to have children? How did we view the role of DNA in the 1980s? What does that say about our current healthcare system, and what role does genetic heritage play in fertility care today?