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Visitors to the Israel Art Museum in Jerusalem during June will notice a huge construction made of bamboo. The Big Bambu art installation is a traveling art exhibit from New York, made from thousands of bamboo poles. It has taken six months to construct and the public is invited to climb on it and inside it.

When opened in 1993, Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station at 230,000 sq meters was the largest bus station in the world. A sold-out Tel Aviv Arts Council tour explores the urban maze, with its unique architecture including even an underground bat cave. Rehabilitation plans include art galleries and theatres.

This time it’s true. The Rolling Stones may be coming to Tel Aviv in June. Last year’s Purim spoof by “The Jewish Press” really upset the Boycott Israel movement. Can you imagine them now!

The Kinetis nonprofit educational organization hosted five international art bloggers with millions of avid readers, to help get the message out that Israel is made up of multiple layers that the world doesn’t always know about. The bloggers visited the country’s museums and met its top artists.

American post-punk group the Pixies will perform at Bloomfield Stadium on June 17 2014. It makes amends for canceling their tour in 2010 following the Mavi Marmara incident.

Idan Raichel’s latest album, 'Quarter to Six,' is included among Apple online store's Best World Albums of 2013. The Israeli musician, known for his Idan Raichel Project, previously went to the top of the iTunes World music sales chart in 2012 with his “The Tel Aviv Session” album.

“Tel Aviv Volume” on Jan 15 - 18 is Israel’s first electronic music conference and festival. Daytime panels, lectures & workshops by leading local & international industry figures are supplemented by evenings featuring best artist lineups and bookings across all electronic sub genres.

Please watch this new video and maybe plan a visit to Tel Aviv’s “The Dancing Camel”.

Thursday’s Kol Cambridge program from DJ Antithesis on Tel Aviv’s Radio TLV1 was a special tribute to Arik Einstein on the 30th day following his death.

Thanks to Yehudit, I’ve just discovered Doug Greener’s excellent new blog on Israeli boutique beers. Looking forward to trying some of those out during the Purim festival in March.