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MTV Winter Festival: 12 March

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The fourth edition of MTV Winter comes to Valencia later than usual this year on Saturday 12 March.

The free concert, which has previously been held in February, will once again take place in the City of Arts and Sciences complex, next to the Principe Felipe Science Museum.

Route 66 Idiomas Language school students attending the event will be able to enjoy the headline act, My Chemical Romance, as well as DJ sets by Orbital and Groove Armada.

For the full list of performers, and more information, click here.

Event: MTV Winter
Where: City of Arts and Sciences, next to the Science Museum
When: Saturday 12 March from 18.00
Entry: free of charge

Nominados a los Oscar 2011: en versión original

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Route 66 Idiomas Language School students shouldn’t miss out on the opportunity to see, in English, some of the films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards.

At the UGC Ciné Cité (nearest metro Turía) you can catch the original versions of The King’s Speech, Black Swan and 127 Hours with Spanish subtitles.

At Cines Babel you can also see Winter’s Bone (nearest metro Aragón).

For more information about the films, follow the links below…

The King’s Speech (El Discurso del Rey)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter
Director: Tom Hooper

Black Swan (Cisne Negro)
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
Director: Darren Aronofsky

127 Hours (127 Horas)
Cast: James Franco
Director: Danny Boyle

Winter’s Bone
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes
Director: Debra Granik

Valencia Fashion Week 2011

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Next week Valencia will receive a glamour injection with the return of Fashion Week.

The 10th edition of Valencia Fashion Week (Autumn/Winter collections) runs from 2 to 4 February in the Ágora at the City of Arts and Sciences. The fashionistas among the students at Route 66 Idiomas language school might be interested in the late night catwalk shows, the daytime designer workshops, the “kissing bar” (!?) and an exhibition of Vogue covers.

For more information and the full events programme, visit the event website (available in English, Spanish and Valencian).

Fiesta de Route 66 Idiomas

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