An exhibition at the Holon Design Museum incorporates literature and design, examining the relationship between old and new.
By BARRY DAVISMusic - metal band 521(photo credit: Courtesy)Designer storiesDesign and literature will meet and blend at the “New Old: Present Continuous Design” exhibition, which opens at the Holon Design Museum on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.). The show will kick off with a tour of the exhibits courtesy of renowned literary editor Maya Dvash.The exhibition incorporates 70 items, most by designers in their thirties and forties who take their inspiration from icons, symbols and literary works from the past. The exhibition also examines the synergy between new and old in works based on more contemporary expressions of historic and traditional models and forms. The periods and styles included in the show range from baroque to Bauhaus, and the style of the post-modern 1980s Memphis Group.The cost of the tour is included in the entrance ticket to the museum. The exhibition closes on September 10.More information: www.dmh.org.il and 073-215-1500.Keeping the milk at homeCramim restaurant, located at the entrance to Moshav Segula, north of Kiryat Gat, is inviting the public to learn something about the milking process – and get a hearty meal, too.The Cramim tour, which takes place daily at 6 p.m. until the end of the month, is partially designed to raise awareness of the plight of local dairy producers, whose livelihood is under threat of planned milk imports.The free tour at the moshav will start at the cowsheds at nearby Moshav Be’er Tuvia, where members of the public will witness the milking process and receive information about the dairy sector in this country.The tour will end with a hearty meal at the restaurant.For more information: (08) 850-5859 and www.rest.co.il/cramimKosher in NetanyaNext week (August 16-18, 6 to 11 p.m.) thousands of people are expected to throng the Argaman Promenade in Netanya, when the fourth annual Eating Kosher Festival takes place.The event will host dozens of kosher eateries from all over the country, with portions costing up to NIS 30 each. The dishes on offer will come from a wide range of cuisines including Asian, Italian, Mediterranean, eastern and European.
Besides the edible fare, there will be exhibits of the latest kitchen utensils and equipment, and an abundance of locally produced raw materials such as olive oil, cheeses, spices, olives, wines, chocolate and jams.There will be live musical entertainment while the patrons eat, and plenty to keep junior visitors happily engaged with all sorts of play activities and a jamboree area laid on.Admission to the festival area is free.More information: (03) 632-0333.Music between the bunchesReligious rocker Shuli Rand is the main draw at the fifth annual Bein Hakramim (Between the Vineyards) Festival, which will take place at Moshav Meron in the Upper Galilee next week (August 16-19). Rand will perform his Nekuda Tova (“Good Point”) theatrical rock show at Ein Hozim near Kadita on August 16 (9 p.m.)The Bein Hakramim program also includes a wide range of outdoor musical entertainment, workshops, activities for children and the whole family, a farmers’ market and guided nighttime and daytime walking tours.The after-dark tour will set off following the Rand concert, and will last around an hour and a half. Only people who buy tickets to the concert may participate in the after-concert trek and are asked to book in advance.Tickets: (03) 604-5000 or *8965, (04) 691-9817 or www.tkts.co.il
More information: www.2beav.co.il Country showIf you have a penchant for things rustic and boardtreading endeavor you’d be well advised to get yourself up to the Galillee this Tuesday for a theatrical drive through the Jezreel Valley, Harod Valley and the Gilboa area.Participants will enjoy outdoor visually delivered tales, about such biblical characters as King Saul, Sisera and Yael, and Gideon and his warriors, who all undertook daring exploits in the region.The shows will also be interactive with members of the audience invited to contribute to the storytelling.The trip will start out from the Ski Center at the Gilboa parking lot at 4:30 p.m., and will last around 3 hours.For more information: 077-353-6645 and 050-467- 4077, and www.tiultron.co.il
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