The Source Festival in Utrecht is expanding this year to fill two days (10-11 July) with electronic music, theater, fashion, video and more. The festival runs Saturday 11:00-23:00, with five stages offering music and artists from the Netherlands and beyond. Some of the artists include Moderat & Pfadfinderei, Theo Parrish and DJ Koze. Sunday, the festival runs from 13:00-23:00, with three stages, as well as all of the accompanying activities that seem to make up any festival. There will also be a big screen set up for anyone wanting to watch the World Cup final.

The festival takes place at Nedereindse Plas, and special bus tickets can be purchased to get you from Utrecht Jaarbeursplein to the festival grounds. Tickets are €24.50. More info can be found at the official website (in Dutch).

It's a big moment for the Dutch - they made it to the World Cup final! The parties just keep getting bigger and bigger in the Netherlands, and Sunday will disappoint no one.

If you'll be in Leiden on Sunday evening, there will be plenty of bars packed full of fans. But if you prefer an outdoor viewing, the parking lot in the Lammermarkt (about a five minute walk from the Central Station) will have two giant screens broadcasting the match.

Even if you don't know where it is - there's no doubt the noise will help you find your way. The weather should be beautiful so get ready to cheer on your favorite team - whether it's the Netherlands or Spain!

Amsterdam-based bloggers keep coming up with great material for visitors and expats alike.

A couple months ago, blogger Lily Margaret (from Wanderlust with Lily Margaret) published a favorite Amsterdam spots map (here's a larger version). She's highlighted the places she loves to go - from museums to restaurants to tearooms to yoga studios. She's even color-coded these places according to category. For example, blue markers stand for places to eat, yellow for shopping and markets, and green for parks.

This kind of resource is invaluable to new and seasoned visitors to Amsterdam. Sometimes it can be overwhelming to decide where to eat or which museum to visit - but maps like this one let you know what an Amsterdam enthusiast has already endorsed.

If you want to make your own map, just visit Google maps and get started.

The World Press Photo exhibit is here in Utrecht for a few more days. It runs through July 8 at Janskerk. If you haven't gotten around to visiting yet, head in while you still can. It's always an impressive experience, with photos ranging in subject matter, leaving you laughing, horrified, amazed and pretty much everything in between. If you're a bit short on cash after buying a few extra drinks to celebrate the Dutch team's success in the World Cup this year, don't worry, entrance to the World Press Photo show is free this year. The exhibit is open from 10:00-17:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and open from 10:00-21:00 on Thursday.

The annual Culinary Festival in Leiden has come around again. This Sunday (tomorrow) get ready to try out the best Leiden's restaurants have to offer (there are 11 participating restaurants). The festival has been running since Thursday, but Sunday offers a great opportunity to visit this annual event. Opening times are 1pm-9pm.

Visitors to the Culinary Festival also have the chance to win one of three paintings. Tickets for the drawing are EUR 5, and the drawing takes place on Sunday, July 4th at 7pm.

Even if you can't attend the festival's website offers an overview of participating restaurants. This is handy if you're looking for a new place to try in the city.

It's here again! Just like last year, Leiden will be hosting its annual Museum Night tomorrow (Friday, July 2nd). Head to Naturalis, Hortus botanicus Leiden, Museum Boerhaave, National Museum of Antiquities, Museum Volkenkunde, SieboldHouse, and Museum Lakenhal - they'll all be opening their doors for an evening of cultural entertainment.

The opening will be held from 7-8pm at Museum Boerhavae with the band Out of Control. Then, head out to the museums of your choice. Most will close at 1am, but after parties will continue at the LVC and at A.L.S.V. Quintus.

Presale tickets are still available here for EUR 10. Tickets are also available at the participating museums or in the Visitor Centre Leiden.

This Thursday, July 1st, marks the beginning of another edition of the Over Het Ij Festival in Amsterdam north. A fantastic theater festival that lasts for 10 days, what I love most is that most of the performances traditionally take place in converted shipping containers. Often times the containers aren't really converted, the audience simple fits into one side while the performance takes place on the other.

Besides all manner of theater performances, there is also food, live music, and all kinds of side show fun taking places throughout the festival terrain. The main action takes places at NDSM - Amsterdam North, easily accessible via Ferry from Central Station. This year there will also be some performances in other parts of Amsterdam north, check the website for full details.

The Amsterdam local transport company (GVB) has found its funny bone and is using this video to promote their unlimited travel cards:

The video was created with Amsterdam's comedy institution, Boom Chicago, which also produced five unique podcasts for five popular journeys in the city.

The John Adams Institute is well known for its amazing selection of literary speakers. But now they're raising the bar and offering a literature course this fall.

In this six-week course Dan Hassler-Forest of the University of Amsterdam will explore the way writers today are mixing art forms (think how television shows have taken the place of serial fiction). Lectures and corresponding discussions will focus on authors and filmmakers like Bret Easton Ellis, Charlie Kaufman, Jane Campion, David Benioff, and David Cronenberg. Some of the authors will also be featured at fall events put on by the John Adams Institute. The best part? Course students will have free entrance to these events!

The course will be held on Thursdays: 9, 16, 23, 30 September 2010 and 7 and 14 October 2010, between 7.30pm - 9.00pm. The location is at De Rode Hoed located at Keizersgracht 102, The cost is €200 per person. If you're interested, please register before 1 September 2010 at info@john-adams.nl.

For more information or questions please contact Maarten van Essen at essen@john-adams.nl or at 020-6247280.

Schiphol airport is full of fun treats - museums, a casino, lots of shops and plenty of food and drink. But they're now offering a new, more educational option: the world's first airport library! From Expatica:

The project is being set-up by the ProBiblio Dutch public library organisation with money from the ministry of education, culture and science. According to project leader Dick van Tol, the collection will be very diverse. "It will be a multimedia venture and will include different aspects of Dutch culture. There won't just be books, but also films and music."

To appeal to a more global audience, most materials will be in English. And although travelers can't take away library materials (that would be tricky!) there are some digital materials available for download.

Look for the airport library to open at the beginning of July.