Aria, Bingo club (112 Peremohy Pros.), 14 May at 19.30 When you think about Russian heavy metal, you think Aria - they're the blokes who started it all. These road warriors have been at it since 1985, when metal was

Ketsel', a play by Anton Adasinskiy's Derevo Theatre, House of Officers (30/1 Hrushevskoho), 12 May at 19.00 The Derevo Theatre took shape at the end of the 80s, led by Anton Adasinskiy, and by now it's an institution. Now they're

Gogolfest, Mystetsky Arsenal (31 Sichnevoho Povstanya), 7-25 May Gogolfest is back, paying tribute to the Ukrainian writer who became a titan of Russian literature - while never giving up his Ukrainian roots. That UNESCO has proclaimed 2009 as 'Gogol's Year'

Kyiv Solo Players, National Philharmonic (2 Volodymyrsky Uzviz), 9 May at 19.00 Created in 1995, the Kyiv Solo Players have gained world renown under the direction of violinist Bohodar Kotorovich, who's also the director and conductor of the company. The

10th Chaika open air youth festival, Chaika aerodrome (Petropavlivska Borshchahivka village), 7-8 June starting at 13.00 Chaika is the high profile youth open air festival which takes place every year at a big aerodrome near Kyiv. This year the party

Second International Celtic Fire Festival of Irish Dance, House of Officers (30/1 Hrushevskoho), 18 May at 17.00 Irish dance is a phenomenon that, since the advent of the Riverdance spectacular, has taken the world by storm. With its fast tempo

7 RASA, Bingo club (112 Pobedy Pr.), 16 May at 18.00 The band 7 RASA popped up in 1997 as an offshoot of the Sasha Rastich project K.O.S. After numerous line up reshufflings the band now consists of Sasha Rastich

Lara Fabian in concert, Palace Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 31 May at 19.00Having sold more than 10 million records across five continents, this Belgian born multi lingual singer/songwriter/performeristrulyaninternational superstar. Her new album 'A Wonderful Life' is the artist's second full length

Ethno Festival, Kyivska Fortetsya (24A Hospitalna), 11 May at 17.00 If you love Ukraine and love Kyiv, you cannot miss this event. (If you like music, you'll like it too.) On the territory of the Kyivska Fortetsya national monument there

Edith Piaf', play, Roman Viktyuk Theatre, Zhovtnevy Palace (1 Institutska), 11 May at 19.00 This melodrama about the tragic, love battered, scandalous, addicted life of Edith Piaf, arguably France's greatest pop icon, is excellent entertainment as it traces the arc

Kyiv Solo Players in concert, National Philharmonic (2 Andriyivsky Uzviz), 9 May at 19.00 Created in 1995, the Kyiv Solo Players have gained world renown under the direction of violinist Bohodar Kotorovich, who's also the director and conductor of the