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j a n u a r y 20 | 9. - 15.


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"Heya Girls!"
So, ladies, did you make it into the new decade okay? And back up to full operating temperature already? I’m not quite yet, honestly. If you're still a little bit hung up on partying and feasting, like me, you can get yourself some fitting pick-me-up this weekend. At the Vienna Coffee Festival in the Ottakringer Brewery, everything that makes coffeistas and caffeine junkies happy is served hot and scalding for three days. The times where no one gave a bean about where the beans come from or how they are roasted and ground are long gone. Of course everyone knows what a barista is, and an original Italian espresso machine in your own kitchen is the ultimate status symbol. That's why world-class baristas show off their skills at the festival, you can sip through special roasts, take part in workshops or get inspired in terms of "latte art" in a foamy way. High pulse guaranteed!
 
Wishing you a wakened week,
Your CitySpotterGirl

Vienna Coffee Festival, Ottakringer Platz 1, 1160 Vienna. 10-12 January. 12 €. Web
 
P.S. New year, new try! CitySpotterGirl is looking for new staff members! Web
Photo: Christina Karagiannis
THURSDAY
...sale 
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 eigensinnig
eigensinnig Archive Sale
Very avant-garde, very cool: eigensinnig is definitely one of the most interesting concept stores in town. And if the character pieces, almost all of which are black and grey, are available at reduced prices for once, then you just gotta be there! Especially since the sale is all about "warming artifacts". Discounts of up to 70% are hurled towards the cold January! Namely in the form of unusual winter jackets and coats, soft (knitted) sweaters and cardigans, trousers, scarves and wooly caps from selected designers and samples of their own collections.
 
eigensinnig, Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz 4, 1070 Vienna. Mon-Fri 11:00 to 19:00, Sat 10:00 to 18:00. Web
...exercise 
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Let’s play Ballet
Now, ballet is not exactly what women who have already passed puberty usually dare to learn. But movement educator Ramona Schmid offers a pleasantly playful approach. In her course she helps adults to gain exciting insights into their own anatomy by using movements from ballet. And not à la "Plié to Oops", but rather in an inquiring and light-footed manner. Beginners and the curious are given a sound basis in ballet technique, but everything happens in a completely playful way. Even untrained bodies are incredibly eager to learn!
 
Studio, Schönbrunnerstraße 58/10, 1050 Vienna. Thu 17:30. From 21 €. Web
 
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...concert 
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 Leonhard Hilzensauer
Großmütterchen Hatz
Listening to singer Franziska Hatz and her whirlwind-orchestra makes you feel like you are being catapulted right into the Balkan comedy "Black Cat, White Cat". There too, you go down the Danube towards the Black Sea, sound-wise – fiery, powerful-voiced, jazz- and Klezmer-rhythmically. Tonight the band will be making a guest appearance in the Sargfabrik to give their already obligatory New Year's concert. So please buckle up (or just dance wildly!). Together with guests (Ö1-woman Mirjam Jessa, who reads texts) ignite musical fireworks! Listen in here.
 
Sargfabrik, Goldschlagstraße 169, 1140 Vienna. 9 January 19:30. 24 €. Web
FRIDAY
...womenspower 
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 Katharina F-Roßboth
Photo Vernissage Around31
Seven portraits, seven young women in search of independence: this is what the Upper Austrian photographer Katharina Fröschl-Roßboth captures in her photo series "Around 31". On view are very intimate photographs taken during personal conversations between the photographer and women from Iceland, Portugal, Iran and Austria. Why? Because she wanted to know how other women in their early 30s were doing. Somewhere between quarter-life crisis and growing up, Fröschl-Roßboth draws a fascinating map of a generation. Emotional!
 
Schaustelle, Margaretenstraße 106, 1050 Vienna. Friday, 10 January 18:00 to 22:00. Free entry. Web
...bargain 
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 Shanti Yoga Store
Flash Sale at Shanti Yoga Store
A sale that is easy to justify – because achieving one’s fitness-related resolutions for 2019 can be managed much better in a new outfit! In any case, there is a giant sale with lots of bargains down to minus 70 percent going on at the Shanti Yoga Store right now. Aside from comfy yoga clothes (which are also suitable for other sports) from brands like Onzie or Manduka, they also have meditation cushions in cheerful yellow and orange, inspiring books, chic mat towels, and Soulbottle drinking bottles. And the complete sports bra shelf is included in the sale as well!
 
Shanti Yoga Store, Lindengasse 38, 1070 Vienna. Mon-Fri 11:00 to 19:00, Sat 10:00 to 18:00. Web
 
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...iconic 
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 Jules Stipsits
Familie Lässig
„Familie Lässig’s” yearly New Year’s Concert has become iconic by now. Last year, the six-member-troupe of Clara Luzia, Manuel Rubey and Gunkl released their first joint album "Im Herzen des Kommerz" and is touring the country with it. Today the fun family is in Vienna and plays their originally interpreted and always wittily presented cover versions from Schlager to pop, as well as their own songs at CasaNova. In-between, bright spark Gunkl will be “gunkling” terms. And since it is such fun, they will play tomorrow too! Listen in here.
 
CasaNova, Dorotheergasse 6-8, 1010 Vienna. 10 + 11 January 19:30. From 25 €. Web
 
SATURDAY
...fleamarket 
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Costume & Props Flea Market
Highest rummaging alarm level for disguise artists and theatre enthusiasts! They will surely find what they are looking for at today's theatre flea market. The Bundestheater part with magnificent robes, imaginative stage outfits, extravagant uniforms and dazzling textile madness from five decades! Original individual pieces as well as entire costume series are on sale. Another treat for theatre fans: at the flea market you can buy exclusively cheap tickets for some performances of the Volksoper, as well as CDs, DVDs, books and T-shirts.
 
Volksoper-Probebühne 1, Severingasse 7 / corner of Wilhelm-Exnergasse, 1090 Vienna. 11 January 10:00 to 14:00. Web
...discover 
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Winter Walk at Zentralfriedhof
The Central Cemetery is the largest city in Austria with its 3 million "inhabitants". Opened in 1874, it offers space for everyone: graves of honour for personalities from art, culture and politics, soldiers' graves, memorials, tombs of various faiths and of course graves for the many Viennese. Today you can explore the Zentralfriedhof during a guided tour, with its overgrown corners, imposing funerary monuments, ancient inscriptions and curiosities. To match the occasion: be sure to take tram line 71, the "Gießkannenexpress" ;-)
 
Meeting point: Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234, gate 2, Zentralfriedhof, 1110 Vienna. 11 January 11:00. 17 €. Sign up! Web
 
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ANZEIGE www.akzent.at
...hurly-burly 
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K&K Curiosity Carousel
Well, look at that! This is extraordinary: A curiosity carousel with show acts by Stefanie Sargnagel, Lydia Haider and Voodoo Jürgens, who has a bone to pick with the guitar. Sounds curious, and it is. What the year 2020 will bring can be predicted by a fortune teller, and those who don't believe in such things can dance the night away at the Ohrwaschlkino or shop at the vintage flea market. The location is also worth a trip: The gallery "Die Schöne" is located behind the Ottakringer Brewery and looks as if you are standing in Brooklyn. Cool!
 
Galerie Die Schöne, Kuffnergasse 7, 1160 Vienna. Saturday, 11 January 14:00 to 19:00. Web
SUNDAY
...creative 
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To batik a silk scarf
Let us start the new year in a creative manner: You can make a silk scarf using the batik technique at the Textilgalerie today. In our part of the world, batik is considered a textile dyeing technique in which individual parts of the fabric are tied off so that the dye cannot penetrate certain parts. But the word “batik” actually comes from Indonesia and means "drawing with wax". With the help of a Tjanting (a small metal pot with a thin tube) or a brush, hot wax is applied to the fabric. If the wax is removed, a drawing remains.
 
Textilgalerie, Gentzgasse 112, 1180 Vienna. 12 January 10:00 to 14:00. 67 € incl. material. Web
...warmth 
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 Wolfgang Zeiner
Venus at the Baths
Feel-good afternoon for women and their girlfriends! In the bath house of Sargfabrik, victims of the cold find warmth and relaxation today. Until 20:00 you can enjoy sauna, whirlpool and massage – with fruits, snacks and a glass of champagne. And all this exclusively for women! The monthly Venus Afternoon is considered an insider tip of the wellness scene. After all, the intimate bath house also offers a swimming pool with counter-current system, whirlpool with massage jets, sauna, plunge pool and a Roman tepidarium. Dive in and relax!
 
Sargfabrik, Goldschlagstr. 169, 1140 Vienna. 12 January 16:00 to 20:00. Entry: 16 €. Web
MONDAY
...premiere 
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 Andreas Friess
Bulletproof
Leather jacket, lust and (self-)love: the new one-woman performance by and with the great Grischka Voss is about the snotty Amanda who consumes sex like other people consume coffee. Cheeky and witty, she talks about masturbation and role clichés, sweeping across the small stage at Drachengasse in a prepotent way. She really is bulletproof, not even afraid of getting old! Or isn't it actually becoming more and more clear that she is really painfully searching for the love to herself? Exciting woman makes exciting theatre – and in her own production!
 
Theater Drachengasse, Fleischmarkt 22, 1010 Vienna. Premiere 13 January 20:00. 19 €. Web
...goodmood 
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Time to Laugh at Lachzentrum
So, when was the last time you truly laughed out loud? As children, we laugh 400 times a day, as adults it’s down to only ten times. Pharmacist Nina Fuchs is convinced that laughter is one of the best health precautions of all. That’s why the trained laughter coach is opening her own Lachzentrum on the first floor of her Cottage pharmacy. Exhilarating events take place there, such as Lachzeit (laughter time) on Mondays and Thursdays. Laughter exercises, combined with breathing exercises, give a powerful boost to the happiness shower. Corners of the mouth up ;-)
 
Lachzentrum, Gymnasiumstraße 61, 1180 Vienna. Mon + Thu 18:30. Donation 10-20 €. Web
TUESDAY
...bargain 
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Sale at Anne Morel
We still have to endure a wee bit of winter, but the antidepressant today doesn’t come from the pharmacy, but from the wonderful shop of Anne Morel. As of now, prices are dropping there with a 30% discount on all the chic French shoes in the current winter collection. Some elegant boots are still available, the smartly lined leather shoes by Palladium make for a slim and happy foot, too, and there’s always room in the shoe cupboard for stylish sneakers – there are still some by Andrea Conti or No Name waiting. And just like that, the sun is shining again ;-)
 
Anne Morel, Liechtensteinstr. 38, 1090 Vienna. Mon 13 to 18, Tue-Fri 10 to 18, Sat to 13:00 Web
...exhibition 
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 Belvedere Wien
Everything green
This is not for the colour blind. And allegedly, it has nothing to do with our new government, either. But in the Upper Belvedere, there’s a guided tour today that’s a bit different – all about green pictures. In keeping with the beginning of the year, green stands for growth, new things and hope. So there. The entertaining tour through the collection leads from lively spring paintings in light green to dark, calming forest pictures. The effect of the paintings is then extended over coffee, tea and cake (all included in the price). And next time violet pink, please.
 
Oberes Belvedere, Prinz Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Vienna. 14 January 15:00. 19 €. Web
WEDNESDAY
...bargain 
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 Elke Freytag
New Year’s Cleaning at Elke Freytag
Austro-designer Elke Freytag starts today with the "New Year's Cleaning" and cleans up her shop and studio! For fashionistas and trendsetters this means: open your eyes, be quick and help yourself. Because as always, many chic individual pieces from her feminine-urban collections can be snatched at bargain prices. Skirts, tops, coats and dresses, cuddly black things and colourful stuff – last season treasures are up to -60% off! And evening dresses short and long go over the counter at sensational prices. So from 50 € upwards, you’ll be neatly dressed up!
 
elke freytag store, Lindengasse 14, 1070 Vienna. 15.1. - 8.2. Wed-Fri 12:00 to 18:00, Sat 10:00 to 15:00. Web
...romantic 
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 Feuerdorf Wien
Feuerdorf at Donaukanal
How cosy! Sitting together with friends in a comfy-warm cabin, looking into the blazing fire and waiting for the grillables to be ready. This romantic Scandinavian cabin experience is also possible right in the middle of Vienna! Because at the Donaukanal, near Salztorbrücke, the Feuerdorf has made camp again. With a central gazebo bar and 13 rustic cabins that can be rented for groups of up to 12 people. You can even barbecue there yourself. Organic meat, side dishes, sauces and drinks are provided – the menu choice ranges from Pannonia to Mexico.
 
Donaukanal, exit Salztorbrücke, 1010 Vienna. Daily until 22 March. Web
TALK OF TOWN
Shop of the Week 
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 S Zwerger
Tessuti
The three likable ladies at Tessuti are so busy, they rarely look up from their embroidery- and sewing machines. They make towels, linens, cloth baskets, pillows and table sets – everything special, everything handmade, everything really beautiful. It’s obvious these three know a thing or two about quality: the weaving mill is in Italy, the ceramics are painted on by hand in Vienna and the linen fabrics come from Austria and Denmark. You can either shop in the spacious store right away or have the living accessories sewn, combined and embroidered according to your personal wishes. Neat!
 
Tessuti, Drahtgasse 3, 1010 Vienna. Mon - Fri 10:00 to 18:00, Sat 12:00 to 16:00. Web
Restaurant of the Week 
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 Motto
Brunch at Motto
The Motto is usually for night-owls, open until 4:00 am and so on. But since recently, the Viennese nightlife hit actually opens its doors already in the morning. At least on the weekends. Behind the inconspicuous metal door, a sumptuous breakfast awaits you in the green velvet wonderland. The motto: go big or go home, they serve strong stuff like Portobello Eggslut (burgers with scrambled eggs and mushrooms) or Benny The Egg Addict (60 minute egg with spinach and sauce hollandaise). Belgian waffles and baked sweet potatoes await the sweet tooth camp. Plus: super nice service!
 
Motto, Schönbrunner Straße 30 (entrance Rüdigergasse 1), 1050 Vienna. Brunch: Sat + Sun from 10:00. Web

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