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Dimitrovgrad in southeastern Bulgaria marks its 75th anniversary

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The town of Dimitrovgrad, Southeastern Bulgaria, celebrates its anniversary with a new logo and a rich cultural and music programme. The first exciting event takes place on Saturday. Iconic car models typical of the Former Socialist Block, such as Lada, Volga, Moskvich, Vartburg and Trabant will be displayed within the frameworks of the local exhibition of retro cars from the former Socialist Block. 

On Sunday evening, cinema fans will be able to recall iconic titles during a concert named “Music in Cinema”, which will feature favourite tunes of Bulgarian and foreign blockbusters.

The films “From Earth to the Universe”, “The Sun”, “Space Search”, etc, will be shown in the Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium “Jordano Bruno”. The concert programme will begin with Nina Nikolina’s show “”JAZZ & TRADITIONS VOL.2 which will take place on August 31. 

The next evening is dedicated to Bulgarian folk dances. The professional Folklore Ensemble Strandzha from the coastal city of Burgas is to perform on stage. 

Lubo Kirov, who is among the most popular Bulgarian singers, will take part at the festive programme on September 2.



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