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Summer Puppet Pier Festival
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Launched in 1990, the annual Summer Puppet Pier - International Puppetry Festival, Maribor, organised by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, is a longstanding fixture of the city’s summer cultural programme, with a line-up of productions for children and adults alike. Since 2019, the children’s jury has presented the Golden Giraffe Award to the festival’s best performance.
Institute of Philosophy
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The Institute of Philosophy of the Scientific Research Centre (ZRC SAZU) at the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) was founded in 1979 as the Institute of Marxist Studies. It was renamed as the Institute of Philosophy in 1988. The research carried out by the institute covers the area of philosophy as it relates to science, to art, to politics, and to philosophy itself. The research areas which are systematically and continuously explored by researchers and associates of the institute are: ethics, aesthetics, contemporary philosophy, political and legal philosophy, the philosophy of language, history and the history of political thought, French epistemology, the philosophy of Kant, the philosophical significance of (Lacanian) psychoanalysis, and medieval philosophy.
SVEA Zagorje Brass Orchestra
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SVEA Zagorje Brass Orchestra originated in 1861 with the Zagorje Brass Band Orchestra which, after many years of development and change, emerged as one of most popular brass orchestras in Slovenia. In the 1980s the orchestra received a gold medal at the world championship in Kerkrade, Netherlands, and in 1992 it appeared successfully in competition at Bamberg, Germany. Since that time the band has performed numerous concerts in the former Yugoslav republics and in Norway, Spain, Italy (1996 in the Vatican), Austria, Russia and Poland. Its repertoire is extensive and ranges from Bohemian Rhapsody to blues, pop and rock music. SVEA Zagorje Brass Orchestra received the Golden Bird Award for its CD Film, Blues and Pop Rock.
Stritar Award
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The Stritar Award is given annually by the Slovene Writers’ Association to the most promising literary critic. It was introduced in 1998, and has been presented in the framework of the Pranger Festival since 2013.
Šiška Library
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Šiška Library, a regional unit of the Ljubljana City Library, covers the western suburbs of Ljubljana together with its three branches: Šentvid, Gameljne, and Vodice libraries. The beginnings of the library reach back to 1878, when an institution for cultural activities was established in Šiška. The library covers 1,900 square metres, and offers study rooms with 137 seats, computers with Internet access and more than 300,000 units of book and other material.
Prifarski muzikanti
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Prifarski muzikanti have been playing traditional Slovene folk music since 1987. The band, founded in the village Fara pri Kostelu – hence the name, which literally means "Musicians by Fara" – continues the tradition of their fathers, who were also performing in those parts since the early decades of the 20th century. Primarily gathered for performing alongside a folklore dance group, they soon started playing extensively around Slovenia and released their first album in 1993. At first playing renditions of traditional folk songs, they soon expanded their repertoire with their own songs. They've done a number of evergreen covers and show a strong affinity for a more Mediterranean sound.
Levstik Award
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The Levstik Award, named after author Fran Levstik (1831–1887), has been bestowed by Mladinska knjiga Publishing House since 1949 for best literary works, non-fiction and illustrations of children's and young adult literature, and, since 1999, for lifetime achievement in writing and illustration of children's literature.
It was the first literary award established by a Slovene publishing house after World War II and has contributed significantly to the recognition of quality children’s and young adult literature. Only books published by Mladinska knjiga Publishing House are eligible for the award, although the award committee is composed of outside members.
Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory
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Founded in 2008 and dedicated to the memory of Slovene curator, art critic and cultural theorist Igor Zabel (1958–2005), the Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory recognises outstanding cultural activities related to the Central and South Eastern European region. It is the initiative of the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory (Ljubljana) and the ERSTE Foundation (Vienna).
Jakopič Gallery
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Established in 1988, the Jakopič Gallery is situated in the "look-out" basement floor of Slovenska cesta 9 in the centre of Ljubljana. The contemporary exhibiting space of more than 900 square metres is part of an architectural complex designed by Edvard Ravnikar on the location of the Roman Forum in Emona and includes in situ ruins of ancient government buildings. The gallery's programme is dedicated to contemporary photography.
Kozjansko Park
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The Kozjansko Park comprises 206 square kilometres of mountainous sub-Alpine and largely forested terrain covering Rudnica, Bohor, Vetrnik, and Orlica, combined with the plains of the Sotla basin, the vineyard-dotted hills of Virštanj and Bučka gorca, and the hills of Bizeljsko and Pišece, thus giving the Kozjanski Regional Park a particular identity. Important heritage sites within the park include Podsreda Castle, Javeršek Homestead, Levstik Mill and the Slovene-Bavarian House with its Bavarian Room, Library and multi-purpose space in which exhibitions are organised.