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"Heya Girls!"
Last week I presented “Baden im Land um Wien”, not only a travel guide for bathing beauties and summer vacationists, but basically the most important book for this summer. Conveniently, summer really did arrive in Vienna right away ;-) And now the essential question is: What to wear? In order for a woman to cut a fine figure in the open-air swimming pool, at the village pond or on the sun deck of a pleasure boat, two really cool pop-up stores are opening this week. In the “Sustainable Austrian Swimwear Pop Up Store” you can discover the current collections of the Viennese labels Margaret and Hermione, We Are Flowergirls and RENDL. What they have in common is not only beautiful swimwear but the focus on sustainability and fair production. And just in time for the start of summer, the Japanese cult label Guacamole is also bringing its stylish swimwear to Vienna for the first time. Even Japan's most famous comedian likes the brightly coloured pieces. Well then, let's get splashing!
Wishing you a hot week,
Your CitySpotterGirl
AFA Offspace, Lindengasse 27, 1070 Vienna. Until 25 June. Web Guacamole Pop Up, Neubaugasse 59, 1070 Vienna. Until 30 June. Web
Photo: Margaret and Hermione
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| THURSDAY |
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| S. Kreuzberger |
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Summer Sale at Susa Kreuzberger
Good news for fashionistas who currently have “saving” scribbled on the top of their list: Austro-designer Susa Kreuzberger is hosting a sale starting today with the words “Don't biedermeier me” and is offering up to 50 percent off previous collections. The pieces from her current collection are 10 percent off. The sophisticated outfits are well worth seeing, all of them are handmade unique items and reduced to the essentials. As always, there’s a lot of black and white, but also little pastel flashes in the colours of turquoise and lilac.
Showroom, Kettenbrückengasse 20, 1040 Vienna. Until 26 June Wed-Fri 12:00 to 18:00, Sat to 15:00 Web |
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| Tim Sandow |
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Tim Sandow
A car dealer in a 1950s rock'n'roll costume or a woman with a child surrounded by huge apartment blocks on the outskirts of a big city: Tim Sandow's works always show whimsical figures in enigmatic settings. Quiet moments, detached from the everyday – in unusual, sometimes alienating depictions, the artist romanticises his tragic protagonists in unobserved moments. Sandow comes from Germany and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. His latest works and paintings can now be seen at the MUSA, with free admission.
Wien Museum MUSA, Felderstraße 6-8, 1010 Vienna. Until 7 July Tue-Sun 10:00 to 18:00. Free entry. Web |
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| Jon Edergren |
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Pierrot Lunaire
A commedia dell'arte figure – naïve, curious, eccentric, lonely – staggers through a kaleidoscopic variety of sounds between speech and song, intimacy and expressivity, comedy and tragedy. Arnold Schönberg called his 1912 setting of poems from Albert Giraud's cycle Pierrot lunaire a melodrama. At the invitation of the Festwochen, the exceptional choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas, creator of overwhelming images, has now staged the work – and has transformed this iconic work of modernism into a visual adventure.
MuseumsQuartier, Halle E, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna. 17-19 June 20:00. 25-50 €. Web |
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| FRIDAY |
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Hollywood in Vienna
As Vienna insiders, we all know this, of course: Vienna is the perfect film set. But it’s still astonishing how close the connection is to Hollywood. The afternoon tour takes us from the Ring to Sunset Boulevard, where we meet Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and Marlene Dietrich on a search for traces of the last century. Whether as a film location or the birthplace of many a career – Vienna has a lot to tell about film. For example, what King Kong has to do with the second district. Or that the film music of Casablanca comes from Praterstraße!
Meeting point: Schwarzenbergplatz, at the “Kriegerdenkmal”, 1040 Vienna. 18 June 15:00. 39 €. Web |
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| Eva Blut |
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Eva Blut Pop-up
Now that's a nice mix of design and pleasure they got here! The Schübel-Auer at the foot of the Nussberg, with one of the oldest Gastgärten in the city, is one of the most beautiful traditional wine taverns in Vienna. The Viennese designer Eva Blut, known for her unusual bags, has designed new aprons for the staff. For their inauguration, a pop-up shop will be set up in the “ Salettl”. You can always degust a good wine here – now, for 3 days, you can also discover bags in beautiful shapes and colours and also a wonderful place while you’re at it.
Heuriger Schübel Auer, Kahlenberger Straße 22, 1190 Vienna. 18-20 June from 15:00 (open end). Web |
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Broadway Songs
One is one of the most sought-after mezzo-sopranos in the world, the other plays at the Theater in der Josefstadt. But tonight, the two ladies do what they really feel like doing: Angelika Kirchschlager and Sona MacDonald's programme takes them to the heart of New York – right into the dazzling world of Broadway. With a wide selection of songs and duets, they recall the most successful Broadway performances of all time. “New York, New York” can be heard as well as “All that Jazz” and “I Dreamed a Dream”. Music by Gershwin, Kurt Weill and Cole Porter!
Vindobona, Wallensteinplatz 6, 1200 Vienna. 18 June 19:00. 25-59 €. Web |
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| SATURDAY |
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| ...summervibes |
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| Klimt Villa |
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Klimt Villa Garden Party
The Klimt roses are currently blooming lush and in a bright pink in the garden of the Klimt Villa. The neo-baroque villa in Hietzing was once Klimt's last studio, and today, as is well known, it houses a nice museum. And there is also a small summer café there serving coffee and cake. Today, for the big garden party, you can enjoy everything at the same time: the museum with some overview tours, an absolutely relaxed atmosphere with drinks and lounge music in the Klimt garden and even a nice art market in the Klimt Villa salon.
Klimt Villa, Feldmühlgasse 11, 1130 Vienna. 19 June 10:00 to 20:00. 10 €. Web |
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White Weeks at Augarten Porcelain
Founded in 1718, the Augarten porcelain factory in Vienna is the second-oldest in Europe. Today, as in the past, every piece is made by hand – and is still bought by royals all over the world. Now the royal feeling comes a good deal cheaper: the White Weeks are taking place in the Augarten shops until 26 June. And during that time, you can get the pure white second choice porcelain for up to 85% off! White vases as well as a white tea set “Mozart”, flower pots or entire tableware sets at a sensational price. Very stylish, very beautiful!
Augarten, Spiegelgasse 3, 1010 Vienna + Schloss Augarten, 1020 Vienna. Until 26 June. Web |
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| Cirque Rouge |
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Burlesque Extravaganza
A show full of burlesque, vaudeville and drag art! While the Pride Parade takes place on the Vienna Ring during the day, Cirque Rouge invites you to the dinner show “Burlesque Extravaganza” in the evening. Retro music, glittering costumes and lots of eroticism are guaranteed. In addition, chef Kimberly van Ieperen will serve an equally extravagant 3-course menu, with beef Wellington and truffled potato mousseline or vanilla soufflé for the vegetarian version. And the dress code for this special evening should be fairly obvious: “Dress to impress”!
Vindobona, Wallensteinplatz 6, 1200 Vienna. 19 June 19:00. 99-109 €. Web |
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| SUNDAY |
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| Gundula Hickisch |
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stop.pause.weave!
Fate has done a good job arranging this: Ever since the day Gundula Hickisch rediscovered her mum's old weaving loom in the granary, she can't get away from the spindle. Meanwhile she has perfected the ancient craft, today she will demonstrate to beginners the basics of picture weaving, changing colours and weaving forms. Great for all those who would like to be creative with their hands again for a day and want to take a small woven work of art home with them. A weaving booklet with detailed instructions for three fabrics and lots of tips is also included.
Atelier Analog, Herklotzgasse 44, 1150 Vienna. 20 June 10:00. 180 €. Web |
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Pump up the Beach
Working out right next to the water has a big advantage: water cools the air and makes the workout more pleasant. On the banks of the Danube, there is now a free (!) group workout every Sunday until the end of August, including natural cooling with the fitness studio “John Reed Fitness”. At the Vienna City Beach Club you can wear yourself out for an hour, strengthening your back, dancing Zumba or working on your sexy bum with a booty workout. Afterwards, you can either jump straight into the Danube or slouch in a deck chair. Registration is essential.
Vienna City Beach Club, Am Kaisermühlendamm, 1220 Vienna. 20 June 10:30 + 11:00. Free of charge. Web |
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Construction Gap Concert EsRap
Rap the social gap(s)! They are not only siblings, but also the best-known socially critical guest worker children duo in the rap business. Esra and Enes Özmen from Ottakring make political hip hop and deal in their mixed German-Turkish lyrics with questions of identity, being foreign in one's own country and also being a woman in the male-dominated hip hop world. Their mixture of classic hip hop beats and arabesque, meaning Turkish-oriental music, is exciting. Today you can hear them at the construction gap in Nordwestbahnstraße.
Baulücke, Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna. 20 June 19:00. 2 €. Web |
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| TUESDAY |
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Community picnic in the courtyard
Usually, the cooking spoons are swung at the Ankerbrotfabrik when neighbourhood cooks and volunteers lead free, open cooking rounds. But because the weather is so nice, the intercultural cooking round of Community Cooking will simply move to the courtyard now. Starting in June, they will have a picnic there every Tuesday, gossiping and exchanging ideas across all national borders. With a picnic blanket and food and drink in your luggage, you are welcome to join in, they only ask for a quick registration. So: go there, meet new people, enjoy the summer!
Ankerbrotfabrik, Absberggasse 27, courtyard, 1100 Vienna. Every Tuesday from 17:00 to 19:00. Web |
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Textile Art
Sawatou Mouratidou found her love of wool in the small Greek mountain village where she grew up. In her late thirties, she studied textile design in the USA and moved to Vienna, where she creates sculptures, jewellery and fashion accessories from wool. On the occasion of her participation at the Textile Art Fair in Berlin, which this year, though, takes place exclusively online, the artworks of Sawatou Mouratidou and Susanne Weber are currently on display in Vienna. Mouratidou artistically explores the aspects of being human. Weber shows poetic paintings made of fibres and wool.
Galerie kabllo, Postgasse 11, 1010 Vienna. 22-26 June Tue to Fri 14:00 to 19:00, Sat 11:00 to 16:00. Web |
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Free workshops at the Shaolin Temple
Hardly anyone knows that there is an authentic Shaolin Temple here in Vienna. Right now, interested people have the opportunity to explore it free of charge. In the Shaolin Temple, both Far Eastern fighting styles and relaxation techniques are taught by professionals: Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi, meditation, yoga or Chi Kung. During the Vienna Kung Fu Weeks, all techniques can be tried out for free until 26 June. Today's programme includes strengthening Kung Fu for beginners, relaxing Tai Chi and a lecture on calligraphy and painting. If you want to get a place quickly: register!
Shaolin Temple, Bacherplatz 10, 1050 Vienna. 21 to 26 June. Free admissions. Web |
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| Bauerngolf Cobenzl |
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Give away garden party
Who's got something to give away? Into the backpack with it and off to the Cobenzl! There, club SOL hosts a garden party today with a sustainable add-on: everybody can bring items that they would like to pass on to others. The only requirement is that they are usable, clean and functional. If you want to bring more than will fit in one bag, you should reserve a table. All that is left over is donated to a Kost Nix shop. Everyone should bring their own barbecue and drinks, rubber boots are available for a game of farmer's golf on the nearby meadow ;-) Wonderful idea, easily executed!
Landgut Cobenzl, Am Cobenzl 96a, 1190 Vienna. 23 June from 16:00. Free of charge. Web |
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Salut Salon
A visit from Hamburg – and a rather humorous one at that! The four ladies, all classical musicians, make chamber music. And compose chansons. They are also masters of jazz, puppetry, pop and instrumental acrobatics, so there's never a dull moment with these ladies. With their new show “The Magic of Dreaming” they are giving a guest performance in Vienna today. After all, music is full of dreams. Whether Tchaikovsky's Winter Daydreams or Hedwig's theme from the film music of Harry Potter – the four musicians conjure and enchant, play and sing, rap and tap dance.
Wiener Konzerthaus, Lothringerstraße 20, 1030 Vienna. 23 June 20:00. 24-46 €. Web |
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| TALK OF TOWN |
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Daria’s Nüsse & Co
“Darias Nüsse” is shop and roastery in one, the walls completely painted in Mediterranean turquoise-blue and furnished with high wooden showcases. The hazelnuts, cashews, pistachios and almonds are shovelled out of them in organic quality and roasted fresh daily with hot air – a particularly gentle method that preserves essential oils and makes the nuts stay nice and crunchy. The nuts are available natural, salted and in a few special flavours: corn kernels refined with chilli, for example, and peanuts coated with wasabi for really hot mouths.
Daria's Nüsse & Co, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 81, 1030 Vienna. Mon-Fri 10:00 to 18:00, Sat until 17:00. Web |
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Living Kitchen at Zoku
Even if this wasn't such a fine, new place to eat and chill – the roof terrace alone is a hit and demands an immediate visit. You sit right next to the Wurstelprater, look down on all the crazy stuff and when the sun sets over the city, it becomes exceptional. Located on the top floor of a new, hip hotel, the Living Kitchen is many things at once: bar, living room, meeting place for locals and hotel guests. Casually furnished, with super nice service people from all over the world – a cosmopolitan place with perfect brunch offers and a great atmosphere.
Zoku Vienna, Perspektivstraße 6, 1020 Vienna. Mon-Sun 7:00 to 22:00, lunch Mon-Fri 12:00 to 14:00. Web |
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