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j u n e 14 | 5. - 11.


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"Heya Girls!"
One of the hippest neighbourhoods in New York is in Brooklyn and goes by the name of Dumbo – short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. The big question: what does this have to do with the Augarten in Vienna? Dumbo, which is home to galleries, lofts and start-ups today, was the place where Etsy was founded in 2005. And in the Augarten the first Etsy party in Vienna will take place on Saturday. Etsy is the world’s biggest web portal for the sale of handmade products: In a million mini shops, creative minds and craftspeople offer their art, photography, fashion, jewellery, furniture and cosmetics. Sort of: handicraft 2.0. And since Etsy’s anniversary is celebrated with a craft party around the world each year, the Viennese group is inviting everyone to snipping and crafting in the park. There will be picnic, chit-chat and a portion of Friday creativity: old photos will be embroidered, painted or turned into collages. Craftswomen of Vienna, unite!
 
Wishing You a Lovely Week
Your CitySpotterGirl
 
Etsy Craft Party, Augarten, 1020 Vienna. 6 June 16:00. Web
 
P.S. You’ll find book tips from Bettina Leidl, the new director of KunstHaus Wien, on the web portal: here
Foto: Eva Rhabarber
THURSDAY
...scene 
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Dance Karaoke
Singing karaoke? Yaaawn. Trendsetters now dance karaoke. And this is how it works: professional dancers from Vienna have created and danced a choreography to their most favourite song. And they did this in – ehm – somewhat particular accessories: pink sandals plus black gloves. The produced video clips will be projected on a big screen at the forecourt of the MQ, in front of a large dance area. And we may then happily choose a clip, slip into pink slippers (no kidding!) and, showing lots of culturally valuable moves, shake to cool sounds such as Those Dancing Days. Special!
 
Museumsquartier, Vorplatz, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna. 5 June 20:30 to 22:00. Web
...concert 
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 Johannes Wahl
Meena Cryle
She’s got the blues! There is no mistaking that young Austrian singer and guitar player Meena Cryle is no stranger to blues. Today she will present her new album “Feel me” together with her Chris Fillmore Band. The sound is incredibly multi-faceted: The rhythms may all have their origin in blues, but they range from classically high-spirited to rocky to melancholic sounds. Almost all the songs were penned by Mena herself. For the young artist, music is emotion converted to sound: that’s why it’s thoughtful and soft at times and then euphoric and really loud again! Have a listen: here!
 
Chaya Fuera, Kandlgasse 19-21, 1070 Vienna. 5 June 20:00. 22 €. Web
 
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...bargain 
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Cousine Rose
I want some red roses for a blue lady... If you want to feel like an empress, you can now simply put the proud queen of flowers on your face with a cream. And even save some money while you’re at it. The occasion: rose manufacture Mair Botanics is inviting everyone to late night shopping. Majestically scented cosmetic products of the handmade, herbal-only line “Cousine Rose” will cost twenty per cent less this evening. And if you are in the mood for a little glass of sparkling rose prosecco, all you need to do is head to the Laudongasse.
 
Mair Botanics, Lange Gasse 41, 1080 Vienna. 5 June 16:30 to 21:00. Web
FRIDAY
...neighbourhoodevent 
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Esterhazy Street Event
Street life: TAG, Hafenjunge and Finkh once again invite everyone to the Esterhazy street event. The street will be closed for traffic and you can either relax on multicoloured Enzos or head right into the fray. The theatre TAG (Theater an der Gumpendorferstraße) will host a big flea market from the costume stock, atelier Olschinsky will show a vernissage in the form of a multimedia live performance, in addition there’s lots of music and culinary delights. Plenty to eat and drink will be provided by Hafenjunge, Finkh, Brass Monkey and Home Made. And there’s also a cocktail bar ;-)
 
Gassenfest, lower Esterhazygasse, 1060 Vienna. 6 June 15:00 to 21:00. Web
...bargain 
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Sample Sale at rosa mosa
Dear fashionistas, let us shout “hurraaay” together and then grab our purses right away – at rosa mosa there will be a two-day sale! Austrian-Japanese designer duo Simone Springer and Yuji Mizobuchi produce shoes far off the mainstream track. They work with unusual fabrics (blueprint!) and make use of exceptional techniques. Apart from shoes from past collections there will also be accessories at special prices, and additionally wooden slippers, sandals and basket bags. Plus, freshly imported from Asakusa: traditional hachimaki, bicoloured multi-purpose bandanas.
 
rosa mosa, Linke Wienzeile 178, Top 125 (after the entrance, go right), 1060 Vienna. 5+6 June. Web
 
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ANZEIGE   www.thermewien.at
...wellness 
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Yoga rocks your office chair
What is happiness? Exactly. Satisfaction. Meaning: when heart, mind and body are in balance. If you want to do something for yourself in the office from time to time, you can learn simple, but effective exercises in the workshop “Yoga rocks your office chair” that you can apply right away at your desk. All without a mat; yoga to go, so to speak. Important extra: the workshop also comes with exercises to harmonise both cerebral hemispheres and to relax overstrained “computer eyes”. Oh, and you’ll also get tips for the right nutrition. Ommmmmm...
 
Praxis Sebesta, Sigmundsgasse 2, 1070 Vienna. 6 June 17:00. 30 €. Web
SATURDAY
...movement 
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Vienna Roller Derby
Fearleader, Fresh Meat, Pivot. Ehm... I beg your pardon?! The US is currently in roller derby fever. And the skating has already come to Vienna too. Today, for example, in the home game against France! In this action sport from the 1930s, two teams play against each other on roller skates. And they are mostly women! In return, the men can fire up the audience as cheerleaders (= fearleaders). If you have acquired a taste for it, you can do a few test rounds at a Recruiting Day. Very nice: all physical dimensions are welcome! P.S. The home game afterparty will get started at the B72.
 
Vienna Roller Derby, Sporthalle Hopsagasse 7, 1200 Vienna. Entrance 16:30. 12 €. Web
...bargain 
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Sample Sale at Made In Europe
Did you know that fish leather is seven times as tear-proof as calf leather and was already in use 5000 years ago? Well, then you are just as surprised as the CitySpotterGirl! For her label “Made In Europe”, designer Katherine Baltliner manufactures fish and calf leather into bags and purses. And they’re chic too, with loooots of space, puristically plain coloured and suitable for daily use, extremely long-lasting and with surprising bursts of colours in the inside. The best opportunity to get your hands on one of these special items is today’s sample sale where sample items are up to 60% off!
 
Batliner, Marxergasse 24/2, 1030 Vienna. 7 June 13:00 to 17:00. Web
...multiculti 
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Arena Brasil Festival
Brazilian flair right in the heart of Vienna: in line with the forecast temperatures, the Pentecost weekend will be all about Brazil – three days long, at and around the Karlsplatz. A whole range of concerts will represent the current music scene in Brazil and additionally workshops are offered where you can learn samba, capoeira or dance styles such as forro and frevo. Of course a mercado central will also be set up – with Brazilian products and handicrafts. And the hungry ones among you will be supplied with gaucho chorizos, sweet Amazonian blood pudding and finger food.
 
Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna. 6-9 June. Free entrance. Web
 
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SUNDAY
...yummy 
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Veganmania
Eating, drinking, shopping, chatting – today is the start of Austria’s biggest vegan summer festival, offering four days of info, food and lots of live music (Clara Luzia!). The Austrian Vegan Association provides info on veganism and animal rights, but above all you can taste and buy vegan delicacies. Vegenz, the second vegan supermarket that will open in Vienna in the near future, will also be there. Pastry chef Chris Geiser will show how to bake Sacher torte completely without eggs or milk. On Friday he’ll present the largest vegan fried egg in the world. Additionally there’s vegan fashion – and ice cream from Veganista.
 
Veganmania, Mariahilferstraße/ Museumsplatz, 1070 Vienna. 6-9 June 11:00 to 22:00. Free entrance. Web
...leafandblossom 
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Garden Days at Klosterneuburg Monastery
Friends of the green stuff, let’s go to Klosterneuburg! In the convent garden, the monastery’s traditional garden days will take place. A sea of flowers and inspiring infos for your very own garden paradise at home await you in front of a backdrop of the neo-classical orangery: fuchsias, summer flowers, orchids – presented by more than 50 exhibitors. If you’ve never been to the Garden Days: the convent garden with its ancient ginkgo, the “secret garden” next to the baroque-style imperial wing, is already worth a visit. As are the kitchen garden and the water gate courtyard with its planted wine barrels.
 
Stift Klosterneuburg, Stiftsplatz 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg. 6-9 June 9:00 to 17:00. 8 €. Web
MONDAY
...yummy 
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Asparagus from Alfred Mühl’s Farm
Now you really need to hurry up: asparagus season will be over in two weeks! If you want the most exquisite kind of asparagus, you need to proceed quickly to the city’s outskirts to Aderklaa: to the Mühl farm. The purging vegetable is cut here every day – and you can purchase it fresh and daily, even on Sundays and bank holidays, at the beautiful farm shop. Of course you can get the green as well as the white stalks, and in spite of the outstanding taste their price here is most delightful. Currently strawberries and peonies are also available!
 
Alfred Mühl, 2232 Aderklaa 23. Mo-Fr 8:00 to 18:30, Sa + Su 8:00 to 18:00. Web
...festwochen 
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 Haechang Jin
Juliettttt
This is not a typo. Honestly. This is art. The five Ts stand for five Juliets. Exactly, the one by Shakespeare, who would have been 450 years old this year. But we digress. Visual artist and director Sungmin Hong has selected actresses from five South Korean productions of “Romeo and Juliet” to play the part simultaneously in Juliettttt. All on their own. No Romeo, no Mercutio, not even the nurse is there. So the famous balcony scene will be declaimed five times, five times it was not the lark. Traditional Korean Pansori theatre meets classic Western drama tradition. A perfect dream!
 
brut im Künstlerhaus, Karlsplatz 5, 1010 Vienna. 6-10 June 20:00. 20 €. Web
TUESDAY
...promotion 
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Win Coaching Lessons
Solve problems quickly and efficiently! If you want improvements in your job, you will get help now – the CitySpotterGirl is giving away 3 x a double lesson of coaching with coach Elisabeth Wrubel. Participating is easy: simply recommend the CitySpotterGirl to at least three friends (or more, if you like): here. Then just informally write the names of the registered friends in an email. And – important! – send this email with the subject “Gewinnspiel Coaching” to the editorial staff. All recommendations until 3 July 2014 will be valid.
 
Promotion CitySpotterGirl, duration until 3 July 2014. All info and legal notes on the web
...sale 
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Zweitwert shuts up shop
Finds and vintage items from several eras at half the price? Off we go! Zweitwert, the old goods shop of the special kind, is closing down its business. And hosts a going-out-of-business sale. If you like beautiful and useful stuff with history, you are bound to strike gold here: the goods range from furniture, books and lamps to tableware from Biedermeier until today. If you’re lucky, you can still find golden princess mirrors, old telephones, nostalgic cameras and matchbox cars from the 1960s. Please note: only four days left of the sale!
 
Zweitwert, Gentzgasse 81, 1180 Vienna. Till 14 June Mo-Fr 10:00 to 19:00, Sa 10:00 to 17:00. Web
WEDNESDAY
...health 
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Low-pressure rooms & Lung training
Thin air as medicine! There’s a low-pressure room in the 9th district that can simulate conditions at 3,500 metres above sea level by reducing the air pressure. This is not only useful for some top athletes, but also helps to treat numerous illnesses. Today a lecture will show how the altitude simulation room can be used in a therapy to treat asthma, bronchitis or chronic cough. It will also be explained how being in a high mountain region strengthens the immune system and helps with burnout prevention. All without drugs. The lecture is free, but please sign up in advance.
 
Hypoxia Medical Center, Julius-Tandler-Platz 5, 1090 Vienna. 11 June 18:30. Sign up! Web
...popupstore 
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Samstag’s Room Service
Grand Hotel: For two days the avant-garde shop Samstag will turn the suites 701 and 703 on the attic floor of Falkensteiner Hotel (with a wonderful view over Vienna) into a blend of fashion store and gallery. Both suites will host fashion, models, photos and lectures by philosopher Robert Pfaller, an urban planner and a psychologist. Additionally drinks and snacks are offered for free. But: the pop-up store is so exclusive that you only get in there with a personal invitation! How lucky: the CitySpotterGirl is giving away 3x2 tickets. The first three emails to the editorial staff will win!
 
Falkensteiner Hotel, Margaretengürtel 142, 1050 Vienna. 11 June 19:00. Email. Web
TALK OF TOWN
Shop of the Week 
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DIBA se DIVA
Since 2012 Adiba Mahmoud has been designing wonderful dresses with cowl necks or skirts in pastel colours for her label DIBA se DIVA. As of now these will now also be for sale in a cute little atelier shop in the Zieglergasse. Small yet exquisite is the right way to describe it: on only 20 sqm, the collections with the fancy styles hang on white-coloured branches, next to them you can find original paperware by Carissimo Letterpress and cool silkscreen cloth bags (from €13). Right in the middle of the white shop there’s a funny changing cubicle – and the circular staircase leads up to the atelier.
 
DIBA se DIVA, Zieglergasse 88-90, 1070 Vienna. We-Fr 12:00 to 18:00, Sa 11:00 to 16:00. Web
Restaurant of the Week 
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Potyka
Yesterday still a genuine granny coffee shop, today a trendy insiders’ tip: Cafe Potyka gives a cool impression but is comfy at the same time. Wonder if this is due to the fancy, coloured designer furniture from the 1960s? Or rather the super crispy rolls? On the original menu you can find prosecco with rose syrup and rose petals from Southern Burgenland as well as burgers called “Sissi” and “Nannerl”. Or a Qualtinger breakfast with a small beer. On Sundays fresh bread is baked – time for brunch. And as soul food there’s a piano in the corner and an “open” book shelf. Nice!
 
Potyka, Schmelzgasse 3, 1020 Vienna. Tu- Fr 9:00 to 22:00, Sa 10:00 to 22:00, Su 10:00 to 17:00. Web

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