In Kyiv, several observation areas have been equipped with special units, which allow Kyiv residents and the guests of the Ukrainian capital to view the panorama of the city.
In particular, viewing areas near the Arch of Friendship and the Monument to the Holodomor Victims (near Lavra) will allow tourists to enjoy the city panorama with the help of telescopes.

Address: 53/3, Velyka Vasyl’kivs’ka (former Chervonoarmiys’ka) Street, metro stop “Respublikans’kiy Stadion” (blue line)
13 : Mister X – Premiere (2 acts, by E.Kalman, in Ukrainian)
16 : Foyer Theatre: Operetta in 1 act, Dinner Party with …

Veronica Vovchuk, a Ukrainian girl from Uzhgorod, became the winner of the Queen of the World 2009 Beauty Pageant, which was held on December 3 at the ESTREL Convention Center in Berlin, Germany.

Famous German band Guano Apes will have just one show in Ukraine and two in Russia.
This information is confirmed by the band’s management, a web-resource contrapromotion.com and the company JC-Sound, which organizes the tour.

National Opera & Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, playbill for October, 2009
01 : CHRISTMAS NIGHT (ballet in 2 acts, by E. Stankovych, ends at 8:45pm)
02 : EUGENE ONEGIN (liric scenes in 3 acts, by P. Tchaikovsky, ends at 9:10pm)

Kyiv Militia shut down the automobile cinema AutoDrom on Povitroflotsky prospect in Kyiv, Ukraine in September. As it turned out, this cinema didn’t have the appropriate work permit. It was ascertained that public commercial movie performance was realized at the cinema twithout any authorization documents.

International Jazz Festival «Jazz in Kiev 2009» will take place in Kyiv on 16, 17 and 18 October, 2009
The main concert stage will remain the same: International Center of Culture and Arts (Zhovtnevy Palats), where Grammy Award Winners Dave Holland and Al Jarreau peformed among others last year.

Don’t miss International music festival “Koktebel Jazz”, which will be held from 10th till 13th September, 2009 at the Black Sea coast in a small Crimean town Koktebel.
There will be shows on two stages: solo concerts will be on a small “Voloshynska” stage, and jazz and world-music bands will play on a “NU Jazz” stage, which was built last year.

On 5th and 6th September, 2009 «Prosvita» association organizes National Festival “Mazepa-Fest”, in memory of all Ukrainian cossacks, who died in Poltava Battle under hetman Ivan Mazepa leadership for freedom of Ukraine. Mazepa Fest will take place on Spivoche Pole Marusi Churai in Poltava.

The British legend of the world rave scene will perform in Kiev (Kyiv) Ukraine with their new album Invaders Must Die on the 7th October, 2009 in International Exhibition Center!
Dalskaya.com, one of the biggest promoters in post-Soviet states has signed a contract with The Prodigy for three concerts in Ukraine and Russia.