In a historic event, important artefacts of the Australian Aborigine Warlpiri community were returned after more than 50 years in Germany. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".
Time for poetry
It is World Poetry Day, and Luxembourg is approaching the largest poetry slam event of the year. This weekend, the Géisskan collective hosts the 14th Slam De Lux at Rotondes and at Prabbeli Wiltz. Ara City Radio's journalist Franziska is part of this collective. She joined Simon on the breakfast show this morning to speak about the event, the collective, and most important, how you can join.
Start dancing with "The Game"
Fondation EME invites women to dance. In their project "The Game", choreographer Jill Crovisier hosts several workshops this spring where women from all backgrounds get to explore dance and movement in a playful manner. Registrations for the upcoming workshop sessions are now open. Project manager Christine Bausch joined us on the breakfast show to talk about "The Game" and give us all the details.
Zoom on Luxembourg: Who is behind Bourgmeisterin?
Who is behind Bourgmeisterin and why do they want to make Luxembourg’s history sexy again? Our journalist Tracy Heindrichs met with the website’s founder Julia Khalyavko to talk about the importance of finding interest in a country’s history and culture to feel more at home.
Faith's Takes: Food Culture
Our intern Faith Duggan spent 6 weeks in and about Luxembourg discovering the culture, and talks to Tracy about various aspects of the world she navigates in here and New York. This week's topic: food culture.
Faith's Takes: languages in Luxembourg
Our intern Faith Duggan spent 6 weeks in and about Luxembourg discovering the culture, and talks to Tracy about various aspects of the world she navigates in here and New York. This week's topic: languages.
Faith's Takes: Weekend Trips in Luxembourg
Our intern Faith Duggan spent 6 weeks in and about Luxembourg discovering the culture, and talks to Tracy about various aspects of the world she navigates in here and New York. This week's topic: weekend trips.
News from the LGBTQ* scene: The Rainbow Center
The Rainbow Center, Luxembourg's first queer culture centre, opened it's doors one month ago. It's time for a visit. In our interview on Local Matters, we ask project director Sandra Laborier what has happened so far and what we can expect soon.
Interview with Benjamin Schäfer and Mikel Braaten
The orchestra consists of approximately 100 amateur musicians aged 18 and up, who have all completed an audition process and attend a weekly rehearsal schedule.
Agenda for May at de Gudde Wëllen
Nicole joined Simon on the Breakfast Show to discuss the agenda for May at de Gudde Wëllen.
On Wednesday 10th, Luxembourgish producer Slumbergaze will create gloomy electronica ranging from moody downtempo to high energy industrial production.
Come Together with Cooltur.lu
Cooltur.lu is a platform to exchange ideas and experiences between multicultural citizens through culture.
Stand-up Comedy: Interview with Anne Klein
Luxembourgish Comedian and actress Anne Klein on Local Matters tells why she prefers working in the UK.
Stand-up Comedy: Ben interviews the founders of Grande Duchesse Open Mic
On Local Matters, Ben interviews Aida Sghiri and Georgia Darke. They have founded the Grande Duchesse of Comedy, Luxembourg’s first all-female-run comedy club and open mic night.
Stand-up comedy: Luxembourg's two youngest comedians
For the first Local Matters series of this year, Benjamin George Coles talks to Alex Martin and Dimitri Tikaev, Luxembourg’s two youngest stand-up comedians, about how they got into stand-up and what it’s been like for them so far.
Bazar International: Visibility for Afghan culture
On our last episode of this week’s Local Matters, we take one last look back to last weekend’s Bazar International. Today, the stage is the Afghans'. Zia Amanullah for the first time set up an Afghan stand.
Bazar International: Trying sushi at the Korean stand
On today's Local Matters, we take you on a trip to Korea - well, as close as it gets. At the Bazar International last weekend, we stopped by the Korean stand to try some sushi and meet the Korean cooks.
Inside Ara: Our Community shows
On Local Matters this week, we have a look behind the scenes of the Ara cosmos, starting today with the community shows on Ara City Radio.
Local Matters: Artist Miriam R. Krüger
Miriam R. Krüger produces art to tackle violence against women. In our interview, he tells us what motivates her and what she has been working on lately.
Local Matters: Luxembourg's LGBTIQ+ history
For the first time, Rosa Lëtzebuerg Asblopens their Queer Archive for an exhibition about the history of LGBTIQ+ community in Luxembourg.
Local Matters: At the Queer Arts Festival
We checked out last weekend's Queer Arts Festival that took place in the Batiment4 in Esch.