Melkweg

Frommer's Review

A onetime hippie haven in an old dairy factory, the Melkweg (Milky Way) constantly reinvents its multimedia persona. It houses a reasonably priced international restaurant (Eat @ Jo's), coffeeshop, bar, art center, dance floor, cinema, theater, concert hall, photo gallery, and exhibition space. You need to get a temporary membership before they let you in, but it's worth it. International big-name groups perform here, and DJs spin a musical mix ranging from ska to house. Friday night is called Electric Circus, and it's a multimedia music extravaganza. In June, the club hosts the World Roots Festival, a world music concert series that features Caribbean and African bands. Melkweg's organizers have always embraced liberalism and experimentalism, and its theater showcases new groups, both international and local, and performances ranging from comedy to multicultural and gay- and lesbian-oriented. The entire setup is a throwback to Amsterdam's glory days in the '60s, but is big enough, and wise enough, to accommodate the latest trends as well.

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