The Bock Saga is exciting not only because of the crazy ideas, but also because Ior Bock has the ability to tell mystical, interesting stories and explanations of the origins of man and culture. The official historians, of course, consider Bock's stories to be absolute nonsense and rubbish. Bock used to work at Suomenlinna as a tourist guide - before his historical interpretations got him fired. For the last couple of decades Bock has stayed in Goa in India during winters and has acquired a cult reputation. Some local people consider him a saint, others evil.
Bock spends summers mainly in Finland.
Next time Night of the Arts will be on August 30, 2001. The first Night of the Arts was held in the late 1980's and the festival has been growing ever since. During this special night the Academic Book Store , museums, galleries , caf s , restaurants , public libraries , etc. are open later than usual - sometimes until the morning. The hustle and bustle continue until the early hours.