Helar Festival Bandung; July-August 2008

Bandung...ya, for me Bandung is the best...! Not only because it's my beloved hometown, but it is the city of the creative people, always make a good progress in term of art.

Helar, Ngahelar ngaliwat imah kabogoh hayang katenjo supaya ditanya at. diaku; ting. hero, heroy. Helaran iring-iringan mapay-mapay jalan gede nembongkeun panganten at. budak nu rek disunatan minangka ngingetan ondangan; nu sok ngayakeun ~ teh bareto nu baleunghar.

R. A. Danadibrata, Kamus Basa Sunda, Panitia Penerbitan Kamus Basa Sunda, PT Kiblat Buku Utama, 2006

Be ready for the creative festival from July until August 2008. The Helar Festival 2008 Bandung aims to cultivate the emerging practice in contemporary creative culture both in local and global context.

Being rise within the mediated global and local environments, Helar Festival 2008 Bandung incorporate various activities and programs that are presenting a wide selection of creative work in the field of music, film, art, architecture, media, design, public art, traditional culture & heritage.

It engages the local creative scene with global audience to challenges the common notion on contemporary culture and its creative practice.

# 19 July:

* Band of Bikers
* Indie Movie Workshop

# 27 July:

* Nu-Substance Helarfest 2008

# 31 July:

* Festival Seni Budaya Sunda

# All Month - August:

* Gapura Recycle
* Art Gallery Open House
* Public Space Photography
* Narrow Car (Angkot)
* Gaya Baru Angkot
* Recycle Gallery

# 1 August:

* KICKFEST 2008

# 2 August:

* Bandung Kotaku Hijau (10:00 am)
* Re-Imagining The City

# 3 August:

* Launching Creative Enterpreneur Network
* Bandung Kotaku Hijau (10:00 am)

# 4 August:

* Bandung Public Furniture

# 5 August:

* Launching Creative Enterpreneur Network
* Workshop Temu Pasar Kerajinan Bambu

# 8 August:

* Artepolis II

# 9 August:

* Greenfest 2008
* Bandung Death Fest III
* Pecha Kucha Nite (7:30 pm)

# 16 August:

* Festival Seni Budaya Sunda
* Eco Fashion (7:00 pm)

# 17 August:

* Sabuga Jazzfest For Freedom 2008
* Modjembe Stomps The Ground and Launching Jendela Ide Sabuga Art Space for Children & Youth (10:00 am)

# 18 August:

* Helar Kria Jawa Barat 2008

# 23 August:

* Re-Inventing Bandung
* Bandung Youth Park Fest

# 24 August:

* Festival Seni Budaya Sunda

# 31 August:

* Konferensi Internasional Arsitektur dan Urbanisme

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