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Swimming season is being started in many swimming pools of Brno these days. For example, the pool on Kraví hora visited about 300 people yesterday. In addition to 50m open swimming pool they have opened new playground, where you can play different ball games. They are open everyday from 9am to 7pm. Královopolská swimming pool will be opened next Saturday with their special event for children. On 28th of May Riviéra swimming pool will open their leisure park with "Caribbean night" where will perform Brazilian and Cuban dancers and singers.

Earlier today, the first penny auction was announced open in Czech Republic.

Extraordinary experience awaits visitors of Janáčkovo Theater on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Japanese Yamato team are performing their new show, which will be held at six concerts in five Czech cities.

On Thursday 21th of May Masarykova street will be closed to trams between 19:30 and 22:30. There will be held final rehearsal for the Friday's Carnival which will be held in the city. Trams #4,5,6,12 and 13 will route through Rooseveltova street.

Brno's council will invest 90,000,000 CZK (aprox. 3.3M Euro) to open at least a part of the labyrinth under Brno.

Starting approximately in October 2010, a 700 meters long way of catacombs under the old town hall and vegetable market (zelny trh) will start accepting first visitors.

The under way will offer different types of facilities, such as theatres, historical museums, expositions and an alchemist workshop.

The first patient with a suspicion of swine flu was hospitalized in the medical faculty's hospital in Brno.

If you would look on the Husova street you might notice that it's repair is almost done. Workers covered several layers of asphalt, finished tram rails and almost finished sidewalks. However Šilingrova street is still being repaired.

The city hall wants to finish reconstruction of the Husova street as soon as possible. It must be done before the celebrations "Brno - the city in the middle of Europe". And all the rest should be completely finished in the August-September.

Czech Roads - the Czech railway company has a new concurrent in the business. Railway Authority has issued a license to operate on Czech railways to RegioJet, a part of the Student Agency.

After years of activation in Russia, Australia, USA, Poland, Germany, UK, France and other countries the well known active urban game ENCOUNTER is coming to Czech Republic.