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Friday is calling us outside
The 9 October forecast for Tashkent is +25…+27°C by day, some cloud and no rain. Overnight: +12…+14°C. Easterly winds: 3–8 m/s
Lunch outdoors sounds quite reasonable, though a light jacket will help in the evening
Autumn has started very warmly
Uzhydromet has summed up September: in Tashkent, it was the fourth-warmest in the entire weather record
Even if it did not always feel like it…
A quick look at city news
Some days bring more than others
▫️ A green wave on Fergana Highway
The Traffic Management Centre has synchronised 13 traffic lights along six kilometres, from the Qo‘yliq Ota mausoleum to UzBUM
Its measurements suggest the stretch now takes around 9 minutes off-peak instead of 12–13. You will still meet red lights, but hopefully fewer
▫️ $10,000 lost on the metro returned
A visitor from Kazakhstan lost a bundle of cash while travelling to buy a car. He noticed only after reaching the Sergeli car market
The report said an internal-affairs officer found the money. Staff used CCTV to identify its owner and invited him to collect it. Good to see a story end this way
Afrosiyob is already 15
On 8 October 2011, the high-speed train began carrying passengers between Tashkent and Samarkand. Back then, it ran just twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays
In its first timetable, the trip from Tashkent took two and a half hours, departing at 06:55. Trying the new train meant an early start…
Here is to many more years, and affordable tickets
Letters, postcards and book illustrations
A couple of ideas for Friday and the weekend
▫️ UzPost Fest at the Main Post Office
Send a real letter, choose postcards by local artists or try printing by hand. Workshops and talks require separate booking
Time: 9–11 October, 12:00–21:00
Price: free admission
Location
▫️ Qydyrbai Najimov’s graphic art
The Children’s Library is showing work by an artist who illustrated books for the Karakalpakstan publishing house for decades. Original graphics from the Savitsky Museum sit alongside illustrations from the library collection
Time: daily, 10:00–21:00
Price: free
Location
Want to dance? Try Sublimation Festival at Turkiston Palace
Two evenings of electronic music and live performances. The line-up includes Cream Soda, KAS:ST, Nooriyah, DJ Piligrim, UFO AGA and great local musicians
Choose one day or both. Bring ID: the festival is 18+, and the student rate also requires a student card
Tickets may become more expensive from Saturday, 10 October, so it is worth looking at the current prices
Time: 10–11 October, 16:30–22:00
Current price: one day, 300,000 sums standard or 200,000 student; both days, 500,000 or 300,000 respectively
Location
▫ Space Week at Ziyo Forum
The programme includes CubeSat assembly, electronics, soldering, 3D printing, simulators, drones and robotics. Swap the space-news feed for something you build with your own hands
Advance registration through the centre’s bot is required
Time: 9 October, 15:00
Price: free
Location
▫️ Ask a pilot about turbulence
Civil aviation pilot Ilya Kulagin joins the Stereotypes show at Sahna. With host Pavel Kim, he will talk about the cockpit and answer questions about working in the sky
Time: 11 October, 20:00
Price: from 50,000 sums
Location
▫ Shadows of My Home at ICHKARI
An audio performance leads you through an old family home, with Tashkent’s history told through its heroine’s memories. The story accompanies the museum display. Allow around two hours. Ages 12+
Time: 9–11 October, visits from 10:00 to 18:00
Price: from 60,000 sums
Location
▫️ Two Melis Abzalov films at CCA
Saturday’s screening is The Daughters-in-Law’s Revolt; Sunday’s is Granny General. The Uzbek-modernism film series continues — a chance to revisit familiar classics on a big screen
The centre reopens on 10 October. Registration is required
Time: 10 October, 15:00; 11 October, 18:00
Price: free
Location
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