Have fun in Sarajevo from March 7 to 13

An exhibit of works by Croatian artist, Veronika Šulić, opens at Preporod Gallery on Thursday, March 7, and will run until March 17, as part of the Sarajevska Zima (Sarajevo Winter) Festival.

Many places around Sarajevo will be offering varied programs to mark International Women’s Day (March 8).

On March 8, Balkantina will be organizing a special edition of Paints and Wine for those who like to paint along to pleasant music and sample fine wines and delicacies. This food tour agency offers the event on its premises.

A literary evening will be held on Friday at the BiH Museum of Literature and Performing Arts, which will see a presentation of an anthology of contemporary poetry by Slovenian poets entitled, A City Painted with Balloons and Rain.

That same night will see a play put on at the National Theater as part of the Sarajevska Zima Festival. The Maladype Theater from Budapest, Hungary will perform the play, August, under the direction of Zoltán Balázs.

In honor of March 8, the National Gallery of BiH is preparing for the opening of an exhibit of illustrations from the book, #ŽeneBiH, as well as a promotion of this title, which was done by 50 BiH female illustrators, designers and artists. The exhibit will remain on display until March 16.

Serbian band Legende will be bringing a fusion of “old town” music and modern sounds to Pivnica HS.

The popular Sarajevo band, Still Crazy, whose founders and current members include professors from Sarajevo University, will be playing at Tito Caffe; Starbridge will perform at Underground, and the most sought-after cover band in the region, Lezz Go Band, will keep you entertained at Coloseum Club.

Electronic music lovers can dance till dawn at Silver & Smoke with the Dutch DJ known as Love Over Entropy, as well as Sarajevo DJs Bonjaski and G. Edd.

Don’t miss the concert by Croatian singer Tony Cetinski at Zetra Olympic Hall on Saturday, March 9.

This Saturday, the Sarajevo Music Academy will host the Croatian Chamber Opera, Boemi, as part of the Sarajevska Zima Festival.

The popular Sarajevo group, Helem Nejse, will perform that same night at Underground, and Aquarius Vils has reserved a spot for the band, Ina & OMG.

Sunday, March 10 is the perfect day to dance to the rhythms of Kizomba at Mash.

The Sarajevo Austrian Cultural Forum will organize its Ruth Beckermann Film Week, which starts that evening at the Sarajevo Center for Culture and Youth of Center Sarajevo Municipality and will show films by one of Austria's most prominent documentary film directors.

The Interio Furniture Fair starts on Wednesday, March 13 at KSC Skenderija and you have until March 17 to stop by and take a look.

Also on Wednesday, you can take in a terrific panoramic view of the city from the S One Sky Lounge as you enjoy some jazz performed by Nina Babić & Saša Ćirić.