- Today at the 64th International Chopin Festival, young Polish pianists perform at 4 pm, and then it’s time for Dong-Hyek Lim playing Chopin and Bach. Tickets are 35 zloties, and the venue is Park Zdrojowy in Duszniki Zdrój.

- Wrocław’s Royal Palace in Kazimierza Wielkiego Street is the site of the Municipal Museum, and the institution has just acquired a new, invaluable exhibit. A 300-year old violin by the famous maker Thomas Rauch has been donated by a Polish couple from California.

- One lane of Hallera Street between Beyzyma and the Borek Carrefour shopping centre is closed for traffic due to extension work, so motorists must be ready for major slowdowns until late October.

- One of the most unusual Polish comedies of the recent years has its premiere in the Lower Silesian town of Nowa Ruda, a few miles from the Czech border. Jacek Głąb’s “Operation Danube” is bound to cause controversy as it is set in 1968 in Czechoslovakia, during the time of the Warsaw Pact invasion of the country. It’s a story of a stray Polish tank and features an impressive lineup of actors, including Jiri Menzel, Tomasz Kot, Zbigniew Zamachowski and Maciej Stuhr. Nowa Ruda Culture Centre, 6 pm.

- The horseracing season in Wrocław is resuming after the short summer break. The Partynice track and surrounding recreational grounds invite visitors (and gamblers) for the races, every Sunday from 12 noon. The minimum bet is 2 zloties. Families welcome, especially that the grounds are full of non-horseriding attractions, eg a Wild West town, wigwams, a pond, bars and a rodeo track.

- Another opera night at the… cinema. The Grunwaldzki Passage Multiplex in Wrocław offers HD quality of the picture and – more importantly in the case of opera – the dolby stereo sound surround system needed to enjoy tonight’s show – the triptych commemorating Gioaccomo Puccini: “Il Tabarro”, “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi”. Running time: 3 hours, with an 8-minute brak in the middle. Tickets 30 zloties. Tonight, Tuesday 4 August, 7 pm.