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Hotel Grímsborgir proudly offers five-star Bee Gees performances under the direction of Gunnar Þórðarsson. The show is set to feature Bee Gees’ best-known songs.  The ticket contains a three-course meal where guests choose from the chef’s banquet menu: appetizer, main course and dessert from the dessert buffet.

Join us as we celebrate the dying sun. Performers: Kontinuum Nexion Nyrst Forsmán

Come and join The Secret Cellar for an outstanding night of comedy performed in English! The show will begin at 21:00 but we do recommend arriving early to get a seat, doors open at 19:00! We will have happy hour from 19:00 til the show begins!

Iceland’s hottest pop star is celebrating her 50th birthday with a big concert at Háskólabíói.  

The Axel O Band will be performing at the Græni Hatturinn, Saturday, March 14, 2020. Axel O is a fan of country music, in Iceland well known as one of the country’s top singers in the field of country music. The band: Axel O: vocals and guitar Magnús Kjartansson: piano Sigurgeir Sigmundsson: guitar and pedal steel Birgir Nielsen: drums Finnbogi Kjartansson: bass Dan Cassidy: Violin

Every Sunday in March we will read the next story from Icelandic sagas. Participants can take turns reading if they wish. Otherwise, you can just listen and have fun, think about all the interesting things that are going on in the story at a time and find a common solution if there is a chance. Free admittance, donations possible!

The story of Jens and his troubles with the two tooth trolls Karius and Bactus has entertained families for seventy years. The play is based on a Norwegian children’s novel written and illustrated by playwright Thorbjørn Egner and first published in 1949. The names Karius and Bactus are puns on Caries and Bacteria, the two main characters leading a luxurious life in Jens’ teeth, especially while Jens maintains his awful diet of white bread and syrup – and constantly fails to brush his teeth…!  The play is approx. 45 min. long and is in Icelandic.

Each year, the Student Trade Committee of the Commercial School of Iceland sets up a magnificent musical. This year the musical Aladdin and the magic lamp, based on the Disney cartoon Aladdin which was released in 1992 and the remake of the version will be released in 2019.

You can hear songs from the last album ‘Monk Keys’ from 2019, and well-known standards from the American songbook. Halli’s Maffaggas: Haraldur Ægir Guðmundsson – double bass Steinar Sigurdarson – tenor saxophone Daði Birgisson – piano Erik Qvick – drums   * Bryggjunnar’s food guests are given priority in the concert. For more information and table bookings: 456-4040 or booking@bryggjanbrugghus.is

Polishing Iceland is a physical theatre performance conceived and directed by Pálína Jónsdóttir, based on an autobiographical short story collection by Polish author Ewa Marcinek. The play explores the experience of a Polish immigrant finding her way in Iceland. Pálína Jónsdóttir’s direction turns confusion into comedy, fear into action. Through sensual and surreal physical theatre, Polishing Iceland conveys a universal story about looking for human connection and understanding beyond words. The production features humorous and deeply touching narration with translingual dialogues in English, Icelandic, and Polish. REYKJAVÍK ENSEMBLE, a theatre company established to include international artists living in Iceland, has received the title of ‘Reykjavík’s Art Group 2020.’ Director: Pálína Jónsdóttir Dramaturg/stage manager: angela rawlings Writer/producer: Ewa Marcinek Cast: Magdalena Tworek, Michael Richardt, Pétur Óskar Sigurðsson Light design: Juliette Louste Sound design: Anna Halldórsdóttir

5-week-long Lindy Hop beginner class starts on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Iðnó. Everybody’s welcome. No need to bring a partner. Price 10,000 ISK. Registration and more info via email at sveiflustodin@gmail.com