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o c t o b e r 16 | 13. - 19.

editorial

"Heya Girls!"
It’s been a long, long time since the story of one of the finest manufacturers of this country began at the Wieden (almost exactly where Your favorite newsletter is created). Today, the exquisite welted shoes from Ludwig Reiter are considered the most beautiful shoes in the world by their many regular costumers. And they also prove that tradition can be modern as well. A few years ago the company moved to Donaustadt and ever since then the fine shoes are manufactured in the center of a park in the wonderfully renovated Estate Süßenbrunn. And that is exactly where an autumn market is taking place for two days and you just have to attend! Because: factory outlet with many shoes on sale, limited Maronibrater-boots, purses and belts! And: a Lena Hoschek pop-up store with unique pieces on sale! And: fine things from small manufacturers like Vanportrait and Pfefferei. But above all this is a great opportunity to explore an unknown part of Vienna. With a village flair, idyllic and smart – like in a British country novel. Sometimes it is hard to believe how beautiful our city is!

Wishing you a magical week
Your CitySpotterGirl

Estate Süßenbrunn, Weingartenallee 2, 1220 Vienna. October 14 +15. Free entry. Web

Photo: Jamie McGregor Smith / Ludwig Reiter

THURSDAY

...greens

Arche Noah/ schewig fotodesign

Arche Noah Pop-up Store

Even though the weather feels a lot like winter: the gardening season is not over yet! In order for everything to bloom again next spring, you need to take the necessary preparatory work now. The input in the form of plants – be it flower bulbs, fruit trees or berry bushes – can be bought from today on at the Arche Noah pop-up store. Until the end of the month you can also get organic plant curiosities and seeds there. Handy planting tips and gardeners knowledge come from the Arche Noah experts from 18:00 to 19:00 in the evening.

Arche Noah, behind Rechte Wienzeile 123, 1050 Vienna. Until Oct 29. Thu - Sat 10:00 to 18:00. Web

...concert

Patrick Saringer

Lania

A very fine concert just as much for jazz lovers as for pop fans! The Austrian band Lania proves to be very multifaceted with their wide range of music from quiet subtly breakable sounds to energetic driving sound clouds. The four charismatic musicians around singer Stefanie Fettner released their debut album in 2014 and tonight they will be presenting their second work “Airy” at the Sargfabrik, with which they will also be touring through Europe. Played with passion and swing but also sensitive and goose bumps inducing. Listen in here!

Sargfabrik, Goldschlagstraße 169, 1140 Vienna. October 13 19:30. 19 €. Web

ANZEIGE www.grueneerde.com/sonderausgabe

...relationships

Tom Öttle

Crime scene: separation

Everybody has had to go through it: separations hurt and turn your life upside down, divide groups of friends and families. Fortunately, a separation can also work out differently! Author and court psychiatrist Heidi Kastner can tell you many stories about it. She paints a very differentiated psychogram of separations in her newest book and uses many interesting case stories to show how to clean up the shattered remains of a past relationship without too much collateral damage. By the way, today’s book launch will be moderated humorously by Angelika Hager aka “Polly Adler”.

Thalia, Mariahilfer Straße 99, 1060 Vienna. October 13 19:00. Free entry. Web

FRIDAY

...opening

Barts Pop-up Store

There are stores that are closed for the cold season and others are in high season – and that works out perfectly in this case: today the iconic hat label Barts from Amsterdam moves into the Eis-Greißler store at Mariahilfer Straße. During the winter you can get warming beanies, hot hats and super soft giant scarves there – depending on the weather until the beginning or the end of March. For the blue-eyed people they offer a flattering new “Shades of Blue” collection, but the beanies – from fine to rough knit, with bobble or without – are also available in many different colors. Opening drinks at 17:00!

Barts at Eis Greißler, Mariahilfer Straße 33, 1060 Vienna. Mon-Fri 10:00 to 20:00, Sat till 18:00. Web

...opening

Bar "Die Parfümerie" – Grand Opening

Perfect! Two weeks before the wintertime changeover steals an hour of daylight away, a new bar called “Parfümerie” opens its doors. Ideal for slurping cocktails in front of a banana leave wallpaper and drinking enough to make long, dark evenings seem brighter in a laid back atmosphere ;-) By the way, the handsome Parfümerie-boys Max, Gianni and Gilles are well known in the gastronomic and creative scene of Vienna, among others they also manage the coffee shop at the recently opened contemporary store QWSTION invites. Opening today with sound & surprises!

Die Parfümerie, Neustiftgasse 84, 1060 Vienna. Opening October 14 18:00. Web

ANZEIGE www.facebook.com/MartiniAustria

...bargain

Blue Tomato stock sale

Pretty awesome if someone rents out the whole Stadthalle for a stock sale! There, Blue Tomato organizes its ultimate 2 day sale and street stylistas and ski divas definitely need to check it out. You can snatch pieces up to 80% (!) off including a huge range of cool snow and street wear and also accessories like backpacks, sunglasses, gloves and beanies. And of course also high-quality snow sport equipment from snowboard jackets to bindings to boots. And that is a valid argument when it includes brands like Volcom, Burton and Billabong!

Wiener Stadthalle, Roland Rainer Platz 1, 1150 Vienna. October 14 9:00 to 20:00, October 15 9:00 to 18:00. Web

SATURDAY

...bargain

Taschenausgabe sale

The Taschenausgabe is once again packing its bags and moving – this time from the store at Zollergasse to Neubaugasse. And that means: every single one of the storing purses and bags from the classy clutch to the stylish trolley and also all accessories will be available at much reduced prices in the next few days. Also on sale will be numerous finds such as decoration material, small furniture or sample pieces. You should also hop across the street: because there the PerydShou flea market is happening at the same time and you can find pieces like plates and pillows with cool graphic prints.

Taschenausgabe, Zollergasse 4, 1070 Vienna. October 14, 15 + 17, 11:00 to 18:00. Web PerydShou, Zollergasse 9-11. Web

...exploring

Claudia Blake Wiletel

Central Cemetery Autumn Walk

The CitySpotterGirl does like to visit cemeteries time and again. The silence has a very soothing effect and it really calms you down to walk around old gravesites, read ancient inscriptions and think about how everything will eventually come to an end. Today the Central Cemetery can be explored during a special guided tour. It will include all kinds of overgrown corners, imposing monuments and graves of honor. Also part of the tour will be a visit of the extremely bizarre funeral museum. And in order for it to become even more Viennese: you should definitely take the tram 71, also called “Gießkannenexpress” (watering can express), to get there ;-)

Meeting point: Entrance 2, Central Cemetery, 1110 Vienna. October 15 9:50 40 €. Sign up! Web

...cult

Österreichisches Filmmuseum

Home Movie Day

You are one of the few who still know what super-8 and 16 mm films are? Then you are definitely part of the older generation. But more importantly: just like your CitySpotterGirl you possibly still have some of those films at home somewhere. Then you should take them to the Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art today to the Home Movie Day. Today, experts inspect and preserve old private films and found and inherited film material. From 19:30 on the films will also be shown! Additionally you will have the chance to gain interesting insights into film techniques and the history of amateur films. Absolutely cult!

Museum of Folk Art, Laudongasse 15, 1080 Vienna. October 15 11:00 to 21:00. Free entry. Web

ANZEIGE www.prowoman.at

SUNDAY

...artrazzledazzle

Go museum!

Anniversary party at the Museum of Art History! Today the museum’s 125th birthday will be celebrated with a whole range of interesting guided tours, workshops and art talks – and you only have to pay the regular entrance fee to participate. You get the chance to experience your very own talent to draw at a workshop in the art gallery. A special tour called “Ups!” is all about slip-ups in the art world and you can also follow the steps of fascinating women through the museum. Entertaining and refreshingly different: the drag queen “Die Tiefe Kümmernis” points out surprising details of the old paintings during her guided tours.

Museum of Art History, Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna. October 16 10:00 to 18:00. 15 €. Web

...handicraft

Creative Fair East

This will make the hearts of do it yourself maniacs leap – the opening of the Creative Fair East means being able to experience an arts and crafts wonderland for two days. Even just reading the list of exhibitors you can feel your crafting fingers start to tingle, because it includes names like “Perlenland”, “Serviettenparadies”, “Pipilonia” and “Stempelwunderwelt”! Good thing that you can start right then and there because there will be numerous workshops like “Sewing Trachten loops” or "Christmas Decoration". By the way: great tips for DIY lovers can also be found in the DIY guide by your CitySpotterGirl.

MGC Modegroßcenter Wien, Leopold-Böhm-Straße 8, 1030 Vienna. October 15+16 4,50 €. Web

...leafandblossom

Ikebana exhibition

How nice! A short exhibition at the district office of the 9th district Alsergrund intertwines delicate Japanese floral art with powerful poetry from Erich Fried. Ikebana, the art of arraigning flowers, is a century old tradition in Japan. Initially Zen monks and samurais where seeking harmony and concentration through it. Sculptures are created from flowers, twigs and leafs. These sculptures are supposed to portray the soul of the plants and the changing of the seasons and they should also evoke different moods. For the exhibition the Ikebana artists were inspired by Erich Fried. Last day today!

District office, Währinger Straße 43, 1090 Vienna. Oct 13-16, Guided tours daily 11:00. Free entry. Web

ANZEIGE www.hoteldiningweeks.at

MONDAY

...yummy

Carnuntum in Vienna

More than 200 wines from around 40 wineries from Carnuntum – that is probably all the persuasion wine lovers need in order to walk along Wollzeile tonight and drink a few glasses of wine. Because that is where the leading wineries of the up and coming red wine region stretching from the Arbesthaler hills to the Leitha mountains are presenting their delicious products: ranging from the much praised 2015 Rubin Carnuntum to cult cuvees and single vineyard wines. The wine tasting will be accompanied by food provided by the wineries’ culinary colleagues; delicacies come from bakers, game meat makers and the gourmet restaurant Jungwirth from Göttlesbrunn.

Aula der Wissenschaften, Wollzeile 27A, 1010 Vienna. October 17 16:00 to 20.00. 20 €. Web

...concert

autumn affairs

Tonight at the Schwarzberg there will be no less than three promising singer/songwriters performing an evening full of unobtrusively catchy tunes. Melodi Kayis, born in Ankara, is a violinist who is studying at the Vienna Konservatorium at the moment and musically she is reaching out in the direction of pop and jazz. Camilla Glück from Vienna feels more at home with pop and folk. She will be supported by Julian Griss playing the fingerpicking guitar. The soulful part of the evening comes from German Annika Lange who lives in Vienna and who will be accompanied by a piano. Just go and let yourself be surprised!

Schwarzberg, Schwarzenbergplatz 10, 1040 Vienna. October 17 20:00. 8 €. Web

...dancing

Blues Shoes On

So, when was the last time you were dancing the Blues? Now you have the chance to freshen up your dancing knowledge from back in the days in a nice atmosphere, because once a month the 7*Stern living room invites you to a Blues evening. Motto: dress to impress & dance the blues! Of course including the best bombastic Blues songs and the according styling. Whoever wants to extend their dancing knowledge should arrive on time at 20:30 because that is when Blues experts Valerie & Jeremy show how it’s done in small introductory dance workshops.

Sieben*Stern, Siebensterngasse 31, 1070 Vienna. October 17 from 20:30. 3 €. Web

ANZEIGE www.eza.cc

TUESDAY

...vernissage

Albertina, Koloman Moser

Colored woodcut in Vienna around 1900

Around 1900 Vienna was a melting pot of cultures and arts; it was at the same time a metropolis of exquisite taste and the culture of decadence. Against this backdrop artists like Carl Moll and Koloman Moser discovered one of the oldest print methods in a completely new way: the colored woodcut. The Albertina honors this up until now rarely regarded chapter of the Viennese art nouveau era with a big exhibition and brings together around 100 extraordinary works from its own collection. Elegant ladies, exotic animals and peaceful snow-covered landscapes are beautiful to look at. Opening is today!

Albertina, Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Vienna. Vernissage October 18 18:30. Free entry. Web

...health

Nives Gobo

Ayurveda autumn essentials

Warmth, earth and silence – that is what our body needs in autumn more than ever. You can strengthen your body during the often difficult transitional period into the cold season with Ayurveda rituals ranging from nutrition to meditation. At tonight’s lecture the Ayurveda practitioner Nives Gobo will present soothing autumn essentials. She will explain which plants strengthen the immune system and which fruits and vegetables are most beneficial during this time of the year. Of course all according to your personal constitution – Vata women who are sensitive to cold need more warmth than fiery Pita women ;-)

Kerala Ayurveda Shop, Neubaugasse 62, 1070 Vienna. October 18 19:00. Sign up. 10 €. Web

...theatre

ServusTV / Neumayr / Leo

The Robbers

Schiller, interpreted in a bold and modern way: Matthias Hartmann took the play “The Robbers” and turned it into a multimedia spectacle. The actors on stage move between virtual rooms and interact through recorded sequences with actors like Friedrich von Thun or Harald Serafin. And that is how a film is created live on stage – with 8 different cameras and a multitude of screens, special effects and film music, composed especially for this play. Oh yeah, the play is about two brothers – one of them a traitor, the other one only wanting good things, but eventually killing his girl in the end.

Volkstheater, Neustiftgasse 1, 1070 Vienna. October 18+ 19 19:30. From 11 €. Web

ANZEIGE www.vienna.intercontinental.com

WEDNESDAY

...yummy

ichkoche. at / Blanka Kefer

Oh là là - Chocolat!

This is pure joy for people with a sweet tooth and chocolate lovers! Today, a guided tour starting at the Naschmarkt will take you to all the sweet corners and stores of the city and let you explore the chocolate hotspots – including samples. But that is only the amuse gueule, because right after, as the entrée and desert so to speak, there will be a cooking workshop with sweets expert Julian Kutos, who will cover the topic of chocolate extensively. Next to mousse au chocolat blanche he will show you how to make sinful chocolate ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, brownies and Pot de Crème Chocolat. We’re melting!

Meeting point: cooking school ichkoche.at, Girardigasse 2-6, 1060 Vienna. October 19 16:30 to 21:30. 129 €. Web

...exercise

Adrian Almasan

The boot camp exclusively for women

You can’t make something out of nothing; unfortunately that is also true when it comes to body tuning. Whoever wants to seriously start strengthening their belly, leg and bottom region can now sign up for the first Viennese boot camp exclusively for women. Sounds painful, but good ;-) You will train for 4 weeks, 50 minutes on 4 days a week, with a highly intensive interval and circuit training. Level of fitness doesn’t matter! And the excuse of not finding the time during the week is destroyed right away: there is also an equally effective weekend boot camp challenge. Locations in the 2nd, 9th and 13th district!

Different locations in Vienna. 189 €/4 weeks. Locations and times online

TALK OF TOWN

Shop of the week

Goldfaden

Sometimes everything just works out perfectly! The designers Claire Karó and Sandra Gilles met when one wanted to buy the other’s bag, which then turned into a favorite piece. With time, the friendship bloomed as well and now they are moving into a store together. In the former Tankai you can find wonderful jewelry creations by Claire Karó in vintage display cases and around them Sandra Gilles’ exquisite fashion pieces. By the way, recently many things are made of recycled jeans fabric, very nice! Opening: Saturday at 11:00 with buffet and drinks!

Goldfaden, Berggasse 14, 1090 Vienna. Tue 14:00 to 18:00, Wed 9:30 to 14:00, Thu + Fri 9:30 to 18:00, Sat 9:30 to 14:00. Web

Restaurant of the week

RisottoBox

The fact that Leo Doppler, head of the “Hansen” at the stock exchange, loves risotto can be easily recognized through his wonderful risotto cookbook. And now he turned his passion into a restaurant. In the RisottoBox, nicely decorated in pastel colors, at Hollandstraße (more to come) it’s all about the rice. Every day you can choose different toppings for black, red or yellow risotto – ranging from crispy chicken to avocado. The result: fantastic! The most fruity beetroot risotto ever, the Involtini incredibly tender and the rice pudding a childhood memory. Fast & healthy food for the lunch break – we want one in the 4th district as well, please!

RisottoBox, Hollandstraße 10, 1020 Vienna. Mon-Fri 8:00 to 16:00. Web

ANZEIGE www.imperial-austria.at

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