| March |
| 4-7 | Tel Aviv | World Music Festival |
| 4-8 | Holon | "Women 1998" |
| 8 (end) | Haifa | "Womens Times" 40 Days of Events |
| 11 | Jerusalem | "NY Jazz-Now and Then" |
| 11-13 | Countrywide | Traveling Purim Parade |
| 13-27 | Nes Ammim | Classical Music Festival |
| Mondays | Tiberias | Israeli Folklore Evenings (Series) |
| 20-21 | Zichron Yaakov | Weekend for Music Lovers |
| 28-Apr 7 | Tel Aviv | French Film Festival |
| 17-Apr 4 | Tel Aviv | Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition |
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| April |
| 12-15 | Haifa | Haifa Festival of Childrens Theater |
| 11-17 | Beit Govrin Park | Festival of Music in the Caves |
| 14-17 | Nazareth | Sacra: Liturgical Music Festival |
| Passover | Zichron Yaakov | "Sounds of Spring" Music Festival |
| 25 | Tel Aviv | Art Opening: Dahlia Hakker-Orion |
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| May |
| 3-7 | Jerusalem | Judaica at the International Convention Center |
| Mondays | Tiberias | Israeli Folklore Evening |
| 8, 22 | Nes Ammim | Classical Music Weekend |
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Europe |
| Feb 22-Mar 30 | Rome | Film: Israeli Film Festival* |
| Feb 26-Mar 1 | Luxembourg | Israeli Film Festival* |
| March 1-21 | Berlin | Theater: Gesher Theater (three plays) |
| Mar 1-6 | Budapest | Concert: Rachel Galai (cello) and Daniel Galai (piano) with Zolkony Orchestra |
| Mar 1-7 | Rome | Concert: Yoav and Ariella Talmi (with Rome Opera Orchestra) |
| Mar 3-21 | France | Music: Achinoam Nini (Tour) |
| Mar 8 | Stockholm | Literature: Seminar with Irit Linor, Orly Kastel-Blum, Leah Ainy and Ruth Almog* |
| Mar 12-14 | Heidelburg | Theater: Cameri Theater ("Family Story") |
| Mar 24 | Stockholm | Theater: Premier, "Rikkis Garden" (by David Grossman) |
| March | Vienna | Theater: Acre Theater Center ("Six Ugly Women, "Arab Dream") |
| March | Paris | Exhibit: "Vibrant Israel" ^ |
| March | London | Literature: Jewish Book Week (3 Israeli authors) |
| April | Bucharest | Concert: Harvey Bovidovich (Conducting Sinfonia Bucharest) |
| Apr 8-May 3 | Amsterdam | Art: Neta Dor, Linka Gallery |
| Apr 25, 26 | Copenhagen | Concerts: Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra |
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Far East and Australasia |
| Feb-Mar | China (tour) | Exhibit: "Halls of Light" (Marli Shamir)* |
| Feb 27-Mar 5 | Adelaide | Theater: Itim Ensemble ("Vayomer Vayelech")* |
| Mar 1 | Hong Kong | Music: Chava Alberstein (Art Festival) |
| Mar 31 | Bangkok | Workshops: Moshe Morvitz (Violin); Concert with National Symphony* |
| April | India | Film: Screenings of Israeli Short Films and Student Films |
| April | Hong Kong | Film: Yigal Burstein, Director, two Israeli Films (Film Festival)* |
| April | Singapore | Films: "Shchur," "Afula Express" (Film Festivalý) |
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United States and Canada |
| Mar 19-21 | Wash, D.C. | Theater: Itim Ensemble (Va Yomer, Va Yelch) |
| Mar 25-29 | Wash, D.C. | Theater: Gesher Theater ("Village") |
| Mar 1 | Kennedy Center (Wash., D.C.) | Dance: Batsheva Dance Company ("Anaphase")* |
| Mar 1-8 | Kennedy Center (Wash., D.C.) | Film: Israeli Film Festival* |
| Mar 12-24 | Kennedy Center (Wash., D.C.) | Literature: Literature and Poetry Festival with Israeli Authors* |
| Mar 19-22 | Kennedy Center (Wash., D.C.) | Theater: Itim Ensemble (Vayomer Vayelech)* |
| Mar22 | Memphis, Tenn | Music: Raanana Symphony Orchestra |
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | Miami | Music: Raanana Symphony Orchestra |
| March | Atlanta | Film: Israeli Film Festival* |
| Apr 5 | Kennedy Center, Atlanta | Dance: Kibbutz DanceCompany* |
| April 26 | Phoenix | Music: Kibbutz Artzi Choir |
| Apr 29 (closing) | New York | Exhibit: Zigi Ben-Haim (Sculpture) |
| April 29 | Los Angeles | Recital: Rinat Shaham (Mezzo Soprano) |
| Apr 18-29 | Quebec | Concerts: Yoav and Ariella Talmi (with Quebec Symphony Orchestra) |
| Apr 19 | Detroit | Literature:Yehuda Amichai (Lecture) |
| Apr 24-May 17 | Western US | Kibbutz Artzi Choir* |
| Apr 27 | Miami | Exhibit: "Horizons" ^ |
| Apr 30 | San Fransisco | Exhibit: "Glass Exhibit"* |
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Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Feb-March | Mexico | Exhibit: "Halls of Light" (Marli Shamir)* |
| March | Cortiva (Brazil) | Exhibit: "Ancient Maps"* |
| March | Puerto Alegre (Brazil) | Exhibit: "Jerusalem 3000" ^ |
| March (end) | Mexico | Music: Atraf |
| Apr 20-May 1 | Uruguay, Chile | Dance: Kibbutz Dance Company ("Aide Memoire") |
| Apr 27 | Sao Paolo | Music: Bustan Avraham |
| April | Sao Paolo | Exhibit: "Vibrant Israel" ^ |
| April | Lima | Exhibit: "Horizons" ^ |
| April-May | Sao Paolo, Argentina | Literature: Shlomo Avayou (Poetry Conference) |
| April | Santo Domingo | Exhibit: "100 Years of Zionism" ^ |
| April | San Jose | Exhibit: "Halls of Light" (Marli Shamir)* |
(*) indicates events organized in cooperation with the Division of
Cultural and Scientific Affairs, Israel Foreign Ministry.
(^) indicates exhibits organized by the Public Affairs Division,
Israel Foreign Ministry.