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“Kino wie noch nie”
Great cinema beneath the stars! From today until August 23rd the Austrian Film Archive presents outstanding films in the beautiful garden of the Film Archive at the Augartenspitz. It starts tonight with “Taxi” (Golden Bear Berlinale 2015), and then every night a different film is shown: classics, premieres and rediscoveries- and one special with films by the Coen brothers and another one with Peter Bogdanovich (Paper Moon!). Before and after the cinema you can eat at the “Grünstern Gartenküche”- where fresh organic food from small Viennese producers is used for cooking.
“Kino wie noch nie”, Obere Augartenstraße 1,1020 Vienna. From July 2 21:30. 8,50 €. Web |
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Office Chair Run
Very strange! A pimped out office chair as a stylish racing vehicle, your own legs as the motor and off you go, racing down the waterside promenade in Kaisermühlen: welcome to Austria’s first Office Chair Championship! Working in teams, you have to overcome obstacles and beat the clock on a 600-meter long track. Extra nicely pimped out chairs and very inventive racing costumes can additionally earn creative awards. There is really only one question left: How do you get a bulky chair with spoiler and flag to the race in one piece? That’s a matter of creativity as well ;-)
Meeting point: Rudolf-Nurejew-Promenade 9, 1220 Vienna July 2. Start 17:00. 99 €/team. Web |
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The art of saying No
Oh yes, such a difficult little word, the tiresome no. “Could you help me?” is the infamous question that makes many women relent. But what is actually the big problem with saying no? It’s definitely not easy, even the organizers of the workshop, Petra Czanik and Stella Damm, admit that. The good news is: we can learn to say no. The participants of the introductory workshop learn how to stay friendly but determined while saying no, also through role-plays. That will definitely help to wake up your sense of self-assertion! Free entry, but please sign up.
EPU-Forum, Operngasse 17-21, 5th floor, 1040 Vienna. July 2 17:30 to 19:00. Free entry. Web |
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Sellerie summer evening-sale
Nice summer clearance sale: the charming store Die Sellerie invites you to an evening sale with cool drinks and 20% off everything. And everyone who knows the lovingly assembled assortment by the four graphic designers, also knows that there is always something to be found. Beautiful fine art prints, adorable paper products, special living accessories, fine organic teas and nice presents. Everything is very stylish! By the way: the only opportunity to find nice bargains is today and tomorrow, after that the store will be closed for summer break until September.
Die Sellerie, Burggasse 21, 1070 Vienna. July 3 15:00 to 21:00. Web |
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Hola! Tapas!
Pimientos de padrón, chorizo in red wine sauce, Andalusian gazpacho.... Well? Whose mouth is watering? Then please read on ;-) Accompanied by Spanish music and good wine this cooking class allows you to explore the world of tapas. Cookbook author Ulli Zika teaches you how to make Spanish classics from tortilla to aioli, but also creative variations of it. Summer vegetables, colorful legumes and tempting seafood dance an especially tasty flamenco with chili, garlic and saffron. Olé!
ich koche – The Cooking School, Girardigasse 2-6, 1060 Vienna. July 3 18:00. 99 €. Web |
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Freihausviertel festival 2015
No more being a couch potato, today it’s time to jump into the fray! At the biggest street festival of the city, the Schleifmühlgasse between Wienzeile and Operngasse turns into an open-air party zone for three days. On the closed for cars street there will be culinary delights ranging from the time-honored Amacord to the brand new Vollpension and also exotic food from the Thai festival on Heumühlgasse. Accompanied by swing music from Marina & the Kats, hot Salsa from Carla Natascha or cool dance sounds from Lüften. And when it’s time for the festival to be over, the dancing is relocated to Roxy. Free entry!
Freihausviertel, Schleifmühlgasse, 1040 Vienna. July 2-4. Free entry Web |
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| SATURDAY |
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Fabric remnants sale
Give me some fabric, baby! For her label La Schachtula, Ulrike Eckerstorfer uses traditional fabrics from the region of Mühlviertel with plaids and stripes and turns them into original designs for home and living. This weekend- pay attention, arts and craft lovers! - she will part ways with lots of fabric remnants like linen jacquard-fabric, waffle pique and cotton fabric. Each fabric package for only 5€. Ideal for creative minds, for patchworks or small present ideas! By the way: all creative hotspots of the city can be found in the new book by your CitySpotterGirl, the first DIY-guide of Vienna. Browse here!
mein design, Kettenbrückengasse 6, 1040 Vienna. July 2-4 Thu 11:00 to 18:00, Fri till19:00, Sat 10:00 to 16:00. Web |
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Naadam festival
This is actually outside of the city borders, but: one, the Badener Bahn goes there directly, and two, this event will bring colorful Mongolia closer than it ever was before. Because today the most important folk festival of Mongolia is celebrated in the city of Baden. The “Trabrennbahn” presents itself Mongolian to the core, from scarcely dressed wrestlers to archers on horses - which explains the location. In addition you can see original yurts, eat treats like Huushuur and Niislel salad (sounds interesting, right?) and experience Mongolian art and music the whole day long. Well then, naadam!
Trabrennbahn Baden, Wiener Straße 84, 2500 Baden. July 4 11:00 to 22:30. Free entry.
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Garden flea market Starkl
Vintage clothes, furniture, books - there is a flea market for everything. And today there is finally one for plant lovers! This year the garden center Starkl in Simmering offers a great variety of pots, plants and accessories. And today it’s time for a sale. All day remaining stock, single pieces and many plants will be available for bargain prices, with up to 70% off. The selection is huge, the flea market will be held on the 3000 square meter big lot right in front of the garden center. By the way: you can find awesome tips for garden lovers in the book by your CitySpotterGirl called “Genial Gärtnern in Wien”!
Garden center Starkl, Paul-Heyse-Gasse 5, 1110 Vienna. July 4 9:00 to 17:00. Web |
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| SUNDAY |
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Scheiny’s Deluxe
Summer chilling in the park, today with Yiddish sounds: the Jewish combo Scheiny’s Deluxe will make the Bunkerei at Augarten swing with its song revue. Singer Deborah “Scheiny” Gzesh is also an actress and acts captivatingly theatrical. Accompanied by saxophone and accordion she will perform comedy, trendy Yiddish swing and traditional songs. Listen in here. The concert is the beginning of the “Silent Music”- series, which will continue every Sunday all through the summer. And since it starts so early, you will have no problem getting up the next day!
Bunkerei Augarten, 1020 Vienna, Obere Augartenstraße 1. July 5 18:00. Voluntary donation. Web |
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Field and farm festival
Pure nature! We all know urban gardening already, but in the Lobau the concept is taken even further: with urban farming. How that works in a big city is demonstrated today at the summer festival between Schillerwasser and Mühlwasser. The organic farm Polzer-Puk, Vienna’s oldest organic farm, together with all the clubs located there (like the Lobauerinnen and the small City Farm) invites you to a cheerful get-together. There will be guided tours through the fields, herbs walking tours, horses, donkeys and alpacas, and also locally produced good and healthy delicacies and arts and crafts. Plus: culinary treats!
Farm Polzer-Puk, Lobau, Naufahrtweg 14, 1220 Vienna. July 5 10:00 to 20:00. Free entry. Web |
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Kissing not allowed!
The secret eroticism-code of art: on the World Kiss Day (yes, really, that’s today!) a special guided tour through the collection of the Belvedere involves the representation of nudity and intimacy. Even in the last century kissing-scenes were often a form of protest against reactionary mentality. A painted, passionate kiss like the one by Klimt was enough for a scandal. In today’s Europe only a same-sex kiss comes even close to being a breach of taboo. And that is why the guided tour “Skandalbilder” tells a story of different times.
Upper Belvedere, Prinz Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Vienna. July 6 15:00 and 16:30. 14€. Web |
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Surfing in the middle of Vienna
Aloha! And where would those waves be? By the old Danube, where the first wake surf center opened! Here you don’t surf huge waves like in California, Portugal or Hawaii but you can definitely expect at least a height of one meter. And this is how it works: a motorboat generates waves, which you can surf elegantly. Without a rope or any kind of connection to anything. Ideal for tricks and jumps. The good news for all couch potatoes: wake surfing is really easy to learn. So, DanubeSurfer: We’re the lords of the boards…
DanubeSurfer, Marina, Handelskai 343, 1020 Vienna. Mon-Thu from 14:30, Fri from 12:30, Sat +Sun from 10:30. Web |
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Oh man - menfolk in Vienna
The singer Herbert Grönemeyer has basically said it all when it comes to men. They wage wars, buy women and are (still) indispensable in this world. Men from Vienna throughout history also meet these requirements- and that is why Gabriele Buchas leads an unconventional guided tour following the tracks of brilliant, powerful, controversial and handsome men in the inner city. Giacomo Casanova pleased the women, Rudolf Steiner developed his anthroposophical view of the world, a rose-colored prince was besotted and a war minister was killed - uhm, or better said in Vienna: lynched!
Meeting point: Am Hof Square at the Mariensäule, 1010 Vienna. July 7 14:00. 15€. Web |
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Heurigen season has started
The tasty flavors of Lower Austria: sweet like a poppy-seed strudel, mild like perry, refreshing like apple juice and juicy like beef ragout. Whoever wants to experience the tastes of all four regions of our “neighbor province”, should go to the Palais Niederösterreich today- because the courtyard will turn into a summer “Heuriger” for three days. A spot in the shade, wine of the region and lots of supporting program including music and guided tours. The tasty tidbit market is especially delicious: with pestos and chili sauces from Stefan Grossauer and oils and poppy-seed specialties of the region.
Palais Niederösterreich, Herrengasse 13, 1010 Vienna. July 7-9. Free entry. Web |
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Summer yoga-course
No vacation in July? Don’t worry, maximal relaxing is still possible – with yoga! Very, very softly and surely without sweating newbies can learn simple exercises during this course. One hour is already enough in order for the body to stretch and work the muscles well in different positions. All in all, an effective training without exhausting gymnastics moves, but with a wonderful wellness program for the whole body. During four classes Uschi Durstmüller also shows how to eventually relax the mind through conscious breathing. Pure relaxation! Oooom…
St. Josef-Hospital, Gym, Auhofstraße 189, 1130 Vienna. July 7- 28 19:15 to 20:15. 50 €. Web |
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Sale at Diba se Diva
Airy dresses, light shirts, nice loops and pastel colored skirts are being sold in the shop of young designer Adiba Mahmoud. And - you can expect what’s to come ;-) – summer sale starts here as well with up to 50% off the spring-summer-collection and several new single pieces! Pretty designer jewelry by Freystil and Neat can also be bought. The delicate rings and bracelets fit perfectly with the Diba se Diva style. But there is not only stuff for fashionistas, but also for people with a sweet tooth, in the form of Swedish fruit jellies, licorice & co.
Diba se Diva, Zieglergasse 88-90, 1070 Vienna. Wed-Fri 12:00 to 18:00, Sat 11:00 to 16:00. Web |
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Sissi – pouch years of an Empress
The Tschauner Stage is rocking the musical world – with Sissi as a man! If you ask someone from New York what she associates with Vienna (except for Conchita) she will probably say Mozartkugel or the well-known Empress. Ok, maybe a few exceptions will say Wittgenstein. Those are exactly the kind of stereotypes the last improv-theater in Vienna combats, with a wild trashy musical with humor and esprit. With this shrill-absurd production director Markus Richter rewrites history together with the Tschauner Reloaded Ensemble, which also includes musical and cabaret performers. For odd birds ;-)
Tschauner Stage, Maroltingergasse 43, 1160 Vienna. July 8 19:30. 15-23€. Web |
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Kellerwerk
What are an oil barrel or old car tires doing in a living room? That question becomes unnecessary when you marvellingly rummage through the upcycling-design shop of Romana Fürst and Sascha Johannik. In the small shop with workshop old stuff is turned into great “shabby chic”: colorful bowls made of old sheet metal, a golden glittering car tire used as a table, cool concrete lamps, jewelry made of typewriter keys and pastel-colored pimped out old chairs. Most of it is manufactured by the two trained carpenters themselves, some pieces come from other upcycling-artists. Absolutely original!
Kellerwerk, Gumpendorfer Straße 48, 1060 Vienna. Tue-Fri 11:00 to 18:00, Sat 10:00 to 15:00.
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Severin
Just the garden is reason enough to go there! Tables in the grass underneath ancient walnut trees, dreamy historic walls and a chic terrace- the recently opened Severin is currently probably one of the most beautiful places in Vienna. And the location: very romantic, on the outskirts of Vienna in Sievering, at the edge of the Vienna Woods. The cooking can be described as fine seasonal kitchen: calf’s liver, carpaccio, organic goulash, white chocolate mousse- and breakfast on the weekends. By the way, it’s just as beautiful inside. With wooden tables, old brick floors and thick walls. Superfine summer tip!
Severin, Sieveringerstraße 164, 1190 Vienna. Tue-Fri 17:00 to 24:00, Sat 10:00 to 24:00, Sun 10:00 to 22:00. Web |
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