Photo Café Loburg Not much culture in Wageningen? Not true! This regular column puts WUR’s many creatives in the limelight. There are people out there making music, reading poetry, dancing, juggling and doing stand-up comedy. In fact, in Café Loburg you can experience all of the above in one evening.
Every first Thursday of the month from October to April, the Cultural Café foundation organizes an evening full of culture in Loburg. ‘As a Wageningen resident, I find it important to have a wide variety of culture on offer,’ says co-host and foundation chair Yvonne Bik. The programme always features a range of acts, with no two evenings the same. You can see singer songwriters, socially engaged music, comedy, dance, poetry, choirs, violin quartets and juggling acts. The evening always includes a performance by the city poet and a columnist. And it always ends with a band. ‘The foundation was set up 40 years ago. We will be celebrating that anniversary with a special programme in November.’
From soul covers to the city poet
Bik grew up in Wageningen. Her day job is as an advisor on external training for the tax authority. ‘That might seem rather far removed from co-hosting Cultural Cafés, but it isn’t really. Both are about focusing on others and trying to find things out by asking questions.’
Anyone can apply to perform in Loburg; just go to cultureelcafe.eu. Students take part sometimes too, and can pack the room with their fans. Bik: ‘I have been working for the Cultural Café foundation for nearly eight years now. I really enjoy it, and our evenings are always very entertaining and sociable. The 4 April programme includes pop and soul covers by the band The Meeting, piano music by Tessa, poetry from city poet Bob ter Haar, a monologue by Bob Vink and accessible country-folk songs from the band Cortez.’
Thursday 4 April 2024
Café Loburg (Molenstraat 6)
From 20:15 to 23:00 hrs
Free admission
