2. SPORT October 11-12 - World Cup judo among men and women. ********** October 12 - Sporting Bowling Federation of Azerbaijan will hold the first of the five traditional season competitions - the Federation Cup tournament.

3. THEATERS & CONCERT HALLS AZERBAIJAN STATE PHILARMONIC NAMED AFTER MUSLIM MAGOMAEV October 29 - Concert of jazz musician global value Chik Korea. Start: 19:00 RUSSIAN DRAMA THEATER NAMED AFTER SAMED VURGUN (tel: 493-40-48, 443-00-63) October 11 - Farhad and Shirin (dramatic poem) (S.Vurgun). Start: 19:00 October 12 - King Lear (a tragedy) (W.Shakespeare). Start: 19:00 October 17 - Dreams Come True (theatrical fantasy) (V.Neverov). Start: 19:00 October 18 - Star, love and champagne (criminal incident) (Elchin). Start: 19:00 October 19 - Anything (comedy) (W.Shakespeare). Start: 19:00 October 24 - Tour of Kishinev Russian Drama Theater. Anton Chekhov. «Passions of Andrew» (to explain their story «The House of number 6»). Tragicomedy. Start: 19:00 October 25 - Tour of Kishinev Russian Drama Theater. Jean-Batiste Moliere. «Marriages are reluctant, or school of wives and husbands». Comedy. Start: 19:00 October 26 - met at the Trade (human comedy) (V.Neverov). Start: 19:00 AZERBAIJAN STATE OPERA & BALLET THEATER October 11 - Ballet. Tour spectacle «Swan Lake». Ballet P.Chaikovsky. With the participation of People's Artist of Russia and Tatyana Chernobrovkina & Honored Artist of Russia Alexander Volchkov. Start: 19:00 October 12 - Opera. Uzeyir Hajibeyov. «Leyli & Majnun» with the participation of folk artists Azerbaijan Masum Ibragimov & Nazaket Teymurova. Start: 19:00 October 18 - Opera. J.Verdi «Traviata» with the participation of touring - Italian conductor Fabio Mastranjelo, performer Party Violeta, winner of several international vocal competitions Dinara Aliyeva and the popular, talented world-class vocalist Akhmed Agadi. Start: 19:00 November 22 - The premiere ballet Gara Garayev «Seven beauties». Start: 19:00 PALACE NAMED AFTER HEYDAR ALIYEV November 5-6 - Solo concert of People's Artist of Azerbaijan, the winner of the order «Shohrat» Zeynab Khanlarova. Start: 19:00 November 8 - A concert of Italian singer and composer Toto Cutunyo. Start: 19:00 December 3 - Concert of People's Artist of Russia Valeriy Leontyev. Start: 19:00

4. CINEMA AZERBAIJAN (8, A.Aliyev str., tel: 497-44-61) Till October 15 ADMIRAL - Hall 1. Performance: 12:30 MAXIMUM Start: 14:45, 17:00, 19:15, 21:30 RIGHTEOUS KILL-Hall 2. Performance: 13:15 MAXIMUM Start: 15:15, 17:15, 19:15, 21:15 МАММА MIA! - Hall 3. Performance: 13:30 MAXIMUM Start: 15:05, 17:10, 19:15, 21:20

5. EXHIBITION CENTRES & ART GALLERIES BAKU GALLERY "GIZ GALASI" October 14-27 - Solo exhibition of German artist Detlef Olchevsky. SPORT & CONCERT COMPLEX NAMED AFTER HEYDAR ALIYEV October 22-25 - 14-th Azerbaijan International Construction Exhibition (BakuBuild), 3-st Azerbaijan International Properties (AzRealty). November 5-8 - 14-th Azerbaijan International Exhibition and Conference on Telecommunications and Information Technology (BakuTel). November 13-15 - 1-st Caspian International "Security and Means Salvation " (CIPS).

6. MUSEUMS Maiden Tower (492-83-04) Open daily 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, except Monday. The Museum of History of Azerbaijan (493-36-48) Open daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Sunday. Shirvanshahs’ palace (46, Kichik Gala492-10-73) Open daily 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. “Shirvanshahlar Palace”, Sate Historical-Architectural Museum (492-83-04) Open daily 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. Azerbaijan Museum “Istiglal” (123A, Istiglal ave., tel: 493-92-93) Open daily 10:00 am - 5:30 pm, except Saturday, Sunday. Museum Center of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan (5, R.Behbudov str., tel: 493-97-19) Open daily 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, except Saturday, Sunday. Azerbaijan Museum of the History of Religion (123A, Istiglal ave., tel: 493-92-93)) Zardabi Natural Historical Museum (3, Lermontov str., tel: 492-06-67) Open daily 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, except Monday, Sunday. Azerbaijan’s Fauna Museum (432-34-14) Open daily 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, except Saturday, Sunday. The State Museum of Azerbaijani Musical Culture (498-69-72) Open daily 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, except Monday. The Exhibithion of the National Musical Instruments (Branch of the State Museum of Azerbaijani Musical Culture) (494-60-02) Open daily 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Monday. Azerbaijan State Museum of Art (492-07-02) Open daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Monday. Museum of Miniature Book (492-94-64) Open daily 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Monday, Thursday. Geology Museum (95, I.Gutkashinli str., tel: 510-42-88) Open daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Saturday, Sunday. Museum of National Education (11, Niyazi str., tel: 492-04-53) Museum Apartment of Azim Azimzadeh - people's rtist (1880-1943) (157, D.Aliyeva str, tel: 494-94-73) Open daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Saturday, Sunday. Museum Apartment of Abdulla Shaig - poet (1794-1847) (21, A.Shaig str, tel: 492-29-61) Open daily 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, except Saturday, Sunday. Museum Apartment of Niyazi - composer, conductor (1912-1984) (21, Bulbul ave., tel: 493-18-36) Open daily 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. House Museum of Jalil Mamedguluzadeh - writer (1866-1932) (56, S.Tagiazdeh str., tel: 492-24-09) House Museum of Guseyn Javid - poet, playwright (1884-1941) (8, Istiglaliyat str., tel: 492-70-49) Open daily 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, except Sunday. House Museum of Jafar Jabbarli - playwright (1899-1934) (44, I.Kutkashenly str., tel: 438-43-50) Open daily 9:30 am - 5:00 pm, except Sunday. House Museum of Samed Vurgun - poet (1906-1956) (4, T.Aliyarbekov str., tel: 493-56-52) Open daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Monday. House Museum of Uzeir Hajibeyov - innovator composer (1885-1948) (67/69, Sh.Azizbekova str., tel: 495-30-61) Open daily 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Monday. Memorial Museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh - pianist, composer, jazzman (1940-1979) (V.Mustafazadeh str., corner 4, tel: 492-17-92) Open daily 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Monday. Memorial Museum of Bulbul - singer, folklore, musicologist (1897-1961) (15, Bulbul ave., tel: 493-56-97) Memorial Museum of Mamed Sayid Ordubadi -writer (1872-1950) (19, Khagani str., tel: 493-50-85) Open daily 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, except Saturday, Sunday. Museum of Art n.a Rustam Mustafayev - theatre artist (1910-1940) (9/11 Niyazi str., tel: 492-57-89) Open daily 10:00 am - 5:30 pm, except Monday. Museum of Azerbaijan Literature n.a Nizami Gandjavi - poet (1141-1209) (53, Istiglaliyat str., tel:492-18-64) Open daily 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, except Sunday. L.Kerimov’s State Museum of Azerbaijani Carpet & People’s Applied Art (123A, Neftchilar ave., tel: 493-66-85) Open daily 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, except Monday.