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A wooden chessboard mid-game, with white and black pieces and an analog chess clock beside it, on a cloth-covered table; other tables with boards blurred in the background. No people in the frame.
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145 players in Ungheni: the “Vara de Aur” chess festival, above all a children's one, is in full swing

The “Vara de Aur – 2026” chess festival brings 145 players together in six tournaments in Ungheni, between 16 and 19 July, and is organised by Ungheni City Hall. Nearly 6 in 10 participants are children. Only one tournament carries an international FIDE rating, and the only player with a classical title is an international master; no grandmaster is taking part. The Palace of Culture called the competition “one of the most important,” but the festival does not appear in the national competition calendar for 2026.

Ion Calmis·18 July 2026· News
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The two façade-modernisation options for the Palace of Culture in Ungheni, shown side by side: on the left Option 1, in light tones of cream, grey and wood; on the right Option 2, with a contrasting anthracite grey.
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Ungheni residents pick how the Palace of Culture will look: two options, voting until Wednesday morning

Ungheni City Hall has opened a public vote on the exterior look of the Palace of Culture, now undergoing an energy-efficiency overhaul. There are two façade options — one in light tones of cream, light grey and wood, the other with a contrasting anthracite grey — and residents can choose through an online form until Wednesday, 1 July, 8.00. The works are part of a cross-border project with Iași, funded through Interreg.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· News
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Illustration: a craft table seen from above, with quilling spirals, origami figures, a pressed-flower composition and strips of colourful paper.
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At the Palace of Culture in Ungheni, young people discover rare crafts — origami, quilling and the art of pressed flowers

A creative workshop at the Palace of Culture gathered young people in Ungheni around four techniques with surprising stories: the Japanese folding of paper, the paper filigree once rolled on goose quills, the «painting» from pressed flowers once practised by samurai, and découpage. Beyond a pleasant afternoon, the workshop says something about what the town still offers its young people — in a district they are leaving.

Ion Calmis·17 June 2026· News
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