AntwerpWeekly

It’s too hot to type so you’ll have to read the AntwerpWeekly in the photos!

Stay hydrated, kids!

Milanese gelato fatto in casa
De Hofkamer
River Cleanup Belgium
FABRIEK NOORD

Another week, some new suggestions!

Week 27 (1 July-7 July)



Not in Antwerp per se but along the River Scheldt in Niel, this week’s suggestion is part of the FestivalStroom line-up.
The carbon-neutral StroomBoot will moor at the jetty at Niel on 4 July at 5.30 pm. Yentl Verborgt and Jeroen Reggers Will perform music from Thelonious Monk and Joni Mitchell, among others. Free concert.



The Barokke Influencers festival ends on 16 July. Just enough time to catch the exhibition in Snijders & Rockoxhuis about the 39 ceiling paintings which Rubens created for St Charles Borromeo Church and which were lost in a fire in 1718. You can see the oil sketches by Rubens after which I recommend a short walk to the church where you can still see an installation with contemporary interpretations of Rubens’s works by Antwerp artist Rudy De Graef (look near the pillars for Rubens Re-Viewed)



On Thursdays, you can find the turquoise SoCalTacos food truck in Napoleonkaai. The owner hails from San Bernardino, California and serves proper Mexican tacos. New to the menu: FISH tacos! Let’s hope they continue to make them in July.



Bag one of the remaining four tickets for Hantrax at the Rubens House. The museum is currently closed for a major refurb but is opening its doors to artists in July. Hantrax is the alias of Antwerp based composer, performer, and pianist Han Swolfs (1984). I was lucky enough to catch one of his performances at the Ponti Gallery last year and have been a fan since then. Stephan Schraenen will be manning the decks, spinning some piano tunes while Hantrax goes full experimental on the piano.

Snijders&Rockoxhuis
Rubenshuis
Hantrax
Rudy De Graef
Barokke Influencers
Stroom