LOTTERY HYSTERICS DUE TO A MILLION DRAWING
The 70th drawing of the `6 from 49` lottery will be over BGN 1M, the Bulgarian Sports Totalizer /BST/ reported. The big jackpot to be drawned on September 2 caused a real hysteria in the country.
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48 PEACE CORPS AMERICANS TRAINED IN PANAGYURISHTE
48 volunteers from the Peace Corps were trained in Panagyurishte, a town to the South of Central Sredna Gora mountain. They had a ten-week training period in Panagyurishte where they studied Bulgarian and Bulgarian culture 5 to 8 hours per day.
ARD TV SHOOTS MOVIE ON BULGARIA
The biggest TV channel in Germany ARD comes to Bulgaria to shoot a documentary film on Bulgaria after September 15. Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg, Parliament Chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and some of
FOLKLORE FEST IN ROJEN ON SEPTEMBER 8 AND 9
`Bel Epoque`, producing company, organizes a folklore fest in Rojen on September 8 and 9. Over 100 authentic folklore groups from all over the country will take part.
300 TWINS AT A NATIONAL GATHERING THIS WEEKEND
The 10th national meeting of the twins will be held on Sunday at the Zlatni Piasatzi resort, Standart Daily wrote. 100 twin-pairs, 5 triads and 2 quadruplets will gather there.
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August 27 - September 2, 2001 ARIES
ARCHEOLOGISTS DISCOVER UNIQUE FORTRESS
Archeologists discovered a unique fortress from the First Bulgarian Kingdom after two year research. The unknown fortifying and living structure is near the village Ruino, near Dulovo in the Silistra region, in northeastern Bulgaria.
BULGARIAN TASTE AT THE MONTREAL FESTIVAL
The Bulgarian films `Dogs` Boarding House` by Stephan Komandarev and `Visited by God` by Petar Popzlatev take place in the World Film Festival in Montreal that started on August 23 and will finish on September 3. The two films are included in the program
INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL IN SOFIA
Folklore groups from Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Georgia, India and 7 groups from Sofia and Godech will participate in the 5th Sofia International Folklore Festival. The Festival opened on Saturday evening in front of the National Theater.
NATIONAL THEATRE APPLAUDED ABROAD
`Magic Light` theatricals by Alexander Morfov, renowned playwright and manager of the Bulgarian National Theater were applauded at festivals in Belgrade and Cividale. `Magic light` is after texts by Shakespeare, Mrozek and Beckett.
VLACH SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL IN VIDIN
The association of Aromanians in Bulgaria organized the 4th International Vlach Song and Dance Festival in Vidin. The two-day event featured over 500 ethnic Vlachs from Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria.
NEW GALLERY OPENS WITH AN AMERICAN EXPOSITION
A new gallery will open on August 28 with an exposition of the American artist Mark Zinemann. The name of the gallery is `Viking.
CANADIAN DONATES PICTURES
The Canadian artist with Bulgarian origin Michael Claus donated drawings and oil paintings to the`Vladimir Dimitrov – The Master` gallery in Kyustendil /a town to the South-West of Sofia/. Claus is a freelance designer with over fifty expositions around t
SUBSIDIES FOR A THRACIAN RELIGIOUS CENTER STOPPED
The Hissar municipality in Southern Bulgaria stopped the subsidies for the protection of the most impressive temple discovered so far and dating back to the age of the Thracians in Starosel. The subsidies allocated under the Beautiful Bulgaria project wer
SUPERMAN ARRIVES IN BULGARIA TO SHOOT ONCE AGAIN
Dean Cain arrives for a second time in Bulgaria today. The actor who gained popularity with his part in `Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman` arrives for the shooting of `The Dragon`.
LJUBISA SAMARZIC GUEST OF VARNA FILM FESTIVAL
Famous Serbian actor Ljubisa Samarzic will be the special guest to the `Love is Madness` film festival this year. `He is to promote his new picture `Natasha` on September 4 and will probably stay till the end of the festival`, Alexander Grozev, president
DARIO FO TO STAGE AN OPERA IN PLOVDIV
Nobel laureate for literature Dario Fo is to arrive in Plovdiv on October 12. The famous playwright is arriving to promote before the Bulgarian public the co-production of `The Barber of Seville` directed by him.
CHANCELLOR SCHUSSEL TO PRAISE BULGARIAN ARTIST
Famous Bulgarian artist Stoimen Stoilov displayed his consecutive exposition in one of the most interesting buildings in the Austrian capital which is cultural center of Bulgaria - the Witgenstein Home. From June 29 to July 31 the connoisseurs of the fine
SURPRISES EXPECTED DURING `TOP MODEL BULGARIA`
For the first time this year the `Top Model Bulgaria 2001` beuty contest will be held in Bulgaria. It`s a part of the well-known international contest `World Top Model`, which is held for the seventh year in a row by the world beauty organization.
`WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER` BALKAN SINGERS AND DANCERS SAY
Valya Balkanska, the Biserovi sisters, Blagovest Poruzhanova, Daniela Traicheva, the Chinari folk formation, the Biseri Roma orchestra and the Romane Chihaya orchestra will perform August 11-15 at the festival venues in Sofia, Burgas and Varna. The titl
`TITANIC` BALLARD STARTS MISSION AT THE BLACK SEA
Doctor Robert Ballard, who discovered the exact location of the remains of the `Titanic` and the `Bismarck`, arrived in Sofia. Starting August 15, Ballard and his team will search for evidence that the Biblical deluge started in the Black Sea some 7,500 y
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