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d e c e m b e r 18 | 6. - 12.


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"Heya Girls!"
Well, ladies, are you already close to the pre-Christmas sugar high? Or are you already tired of the Viennese advent charm with Vanillekipferl, punch, and the never-changing presents? Luckily, there’s another way: more original, more fun, more multiculti! You can soak up a dash of African Christmas feeling at the African Christmas market on the weekend, for instance. They have much to admire and purchase there, from cheerfully patterned African textiles, fashion, and jewellery to artistic carvings. And the super-delicious African finger food reliably neutralises any possible sugar overdose. A Mexican Christmassy atmosphere can be found at the Don Bosco house from Friday to Sunday. With enchanting cribs and art exhibitions, food, and atmospheric Latino music. And finally, under Buddhist prayer flags, we’re Tibet-bound in the seventeenth district, advent-wise!
 
Wishing you a colourful week,
Your CitySpotterGirl
 
African Market, Mozartgasse 4, 1040 Vienna. 8+9 Dec. Web Don Bosco Haus, Sankt Veit-Gasse 25, 1130 Vienna. 7-9 Dec. Web Save Tibet, Lobenhauerngasse 5, 1170 Vienna. 8+9 Dec. Web
Photo: Iuna Mateus
THURSDAY
…vernissage 
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Pionierinnen – Heldinnen der Architektur
With the exception of fitted kitchen inventress Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and Liane Zimbler, Austria’s first female architects are barely known. Ella Briggs-Baumfeld, for instance, was the first authorised architect, Helene Roth the first graduate engineer, and Interior designer Friedl Dicker-Brandeis enjoyed an education at Bauhaus. An exhibition opening today is now dedicated to these pioneers, whose different educational paths and life journeys all started in Vienna. You will get to know their biographies, plus they also present photos and a selection of their works.
 
MSL Raum, Untere Weißgerberstraße 41, 1030 Vienna. Opening 6 December 18:00. Free entry. Web
…doityourself 
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 Reni Dobnig
Natural Cosmetics Workshop
Sweet idea for DIY-Christmas presents! At today’s workshop, you’ll be busy stirring, trying out fragrances, and mixing under the professional guidance of herbal educator Reni Dobnig – and at the end, everyone will have something self-made to give away as a present (or for keeping it yourself!). During a pleasant get-together, over tea and pie, you will produce 100% natural beauty products, like lip balm, a roll-on deodorant, or body lotion. In addition to that, you will learn interesting things on herbal medicine, like which herbs relieve joint pain or are good for the veins.
 
Seminarzentrum Dendron, Große Schiffgasse 2, 1020 Vienna. 6 December 18:15. 75 €. Web
 
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…doinggood 
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DoNation Charity Store
Donating money feels so much better than “just” spending money ;-) This is exactly what the temporary DoNation Charity shop in the pretty post office building at Rochusmarkt counts on: donation for goods. No matter if it’s brand fashion, shoes or handbags, jewellery or stationery – most of the stuff here comes from liquidations, from companies and private individuals. Current bargains in the high-price category: a Diane von Fürstenberg-dress for 100 € or Jimmy Choos for 250 € or Calvin Klein trousers for 70 €. All proceeds go to “Make a Wish” and the CS Hospiz Rennweg.
 
Post am Rochus, Rochusplatz 1, 1030 Vienna. Mon-Sat 10:00 to 18:00. Web
FRIDAY
…quirky 
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 Milena Verlag
“Verschwört Euch!”
Eccentric “Early-Night-Show” at a quirky location: once a month the satire-collective HYDRA hosts a slightly different saloon at Meidlinger Häuserl in the Spitz area. Today’s event is about conspiracy theories and the refinements of fake news: how do I paint myself a Breitbart? Can I lie like a trooper? And how do I get these lies printed? From the Jewish aliens involved in 9/11 to Jörg Haider’s “accident”, this evening dares to thrust aside the Schnitzel a bit to see what hides beneath it. And a Schnitzel is also included in the entry fee, by the way ;-)
 
Häuserl am Spitz, Franz-Siller-Weg 116, 1120 Vienna. 7 December 19:00. 12 €. Web
…bargain 
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Barton Perreira Winter Warehouse Sale
Designer glasses for bargain prices – something you will find today not in the inner city but in Meidling, dear ladies! A warehouse sale by the Californian top brand Barton Perreira is happening there, with hundreds of glasses. A cool hurly-burly event along with music and drinks! The stylish sun (and optical) glasses, used by stars such as Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling to hide behind, are up to 75% (squee!) off. Including many models from last year but also hip current ones with minor flaws. But in such a case, you may be generous and overlook a little scratch ;-)
 
Barton Perreira Warehouse, Längenfeldgasse 27, 1120 Vienna. 7 December 14:00 to 19:30. Web
 
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…practical 
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 Shutterstock
Christmas Deco Swap Party
Great idea for prettifying your Christmas tree and your apartment in a new and sustainable way! Werkstatt15 invites you to swap Christmas ornaments from Christmas tree baubles to angel-themed candleholders. The Xmas Swap Party works like this: you bring up to 20 of your own pieces and then exchange them for as many new ones. Please come at 17:00 already, if possible, so that there is time for everything to be arranged neatly on the swap tables! From 18:00, you can swap to your glitter-heart’s content, they also serve punch and cookies for fortification.
 
Werkstadt15, Reindorfgasse 30, 1150 Vienna. 7 December 17:00 to 20:00. 10 €. Web
SATURDAY
…bargain 
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Plus Size Sale
Apologies to the more delicately built ladies, but now only those need to read on who wrap their female curves in sizes over 40! Because the plus size boutique DesignForYou in Floridsdorf is clearing its stock and hosts a sale – with a discount of 50% on last year’s collection and 20% on current pieces. All were designed by boss and fashion designer Mathilde Bauer and produced in Vienna. Curvy fashionistas will make a find for every occasion, from the extravagant striped dress to the snuggly-soft double coat. Some remnants are up for grabs from 20€!
 
DesignForYou, Autokaderstraße 29/1, 1210 Vienna. 8 December 10:00 to 18:00. Web
…relaxed 
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  Sheepish
Pop up. Hand Arbeit.
Now this sounds very inviting: a mini-Christmas event where they treat your tense necks and your tired shoulders for free. Three women who all work with their hands will come together today for one afternoon at Cora K. Hiebinger’s medical practice. The hostess practises the Grinberg method and gives free, relaxing try-out sessions, Petra Gutenbrunner offers free styling tips for make-up, hair and style, and Birgit Zich and her label “Sheepish” bring fancy home and wellness accessories made from domestic sheep’s wool. Those are not for free, though ;-)
 
Practice Cora K. Hiebinger, Mariahilfer Straße 112, 1070 Vienna. 8 Dec 14:00 to 17:00. Free entry. Web
…concert 
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Conchita Birthday Special
In Germany, all Conchita-concerts have been cancelled by the organiser, but we don’t care about that ;-) We love our likeable Song Contest-magical creature! Today, Conchita celebrates her 30th birthday with a concert at MuseumsQuartier and (for whatever reason, and this we don’t understand, either) there are still tickets available! After her album “From Vienna With Love” with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, she is now touring with her band and belts out her favourite cover songs as well as parts from the orchestra programme, including hits like “Heroes” or “Rise like a Phoenix”.
 
MuseumsQuartier, Halle E, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna. 8 December 20:00. 51 €. Web
 
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SUNDAY
…doityourself 
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 Hedwig Rotter
Screen printing at mano design
This is not only a great gift idea but also a wonderful opportunity for relaxing in the turbulent pre-Christmas time: screen printing on porcelain! This weekend in her studio, designer Hedwig Rotter, the creative brains behind mano design, offers once more the possibility for you to muck in with the mugs and, under her competent guidance, create your own individual design-gifts made of porcelain. Available for use are cups, plates and bowls that you can decorate using the provided screen prints from mano design’s extensive stocks. Make sure to sign up!
 
mano design, Grundsteingasse 36/1-3, 1160 Vienna. 8+9 December 12:00 to 15:00 and 15:00 to 18:00.  Web
…insiderstip 
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Hidden Store at Brillantengrund
When the garage of the pretty Hotel am Brillantengrund turns into a hidden shopping spot, it promises to be good. Amongst the selected exhibitors are designer labels like Artek from Finland, the Swiss premium furniture creator Vitra, the long-established Viennese company Kohlmaier and the Swiss bag maker Qwstion. Additionally – CitySpotterGirl is ecstatic – only here you can get the ingeniously quirky alpaca picture calendar by Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek. Because “Alpacas can heal with their cheerful charisma and their fur is fireproof.” Yes, we’re coming!
 
Hotel am Brillantengrund, Bandgasse 4, 1070 Vienna. Until 24 December daily 11:00 to 20:00. Web
 
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…concert 
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Sigrid Horn + Bernhard Eder
A new big voice, as clear as a bell and powerful! Sigrid Horn, born in Mostviertel, sings in a dialect that’s hard to classify and accompanies herself on the ukulele or the piano. Fascinating artsy dialect (pop) songs, often with devastating depth, other times with surprising lightness. Another very fine sound comes from Bernhard Eder who will also perform at today’s “Musikalischer Adventkalender” at Schubert Theater. The busy-bee Viennese-by-choice will play a selection from his albums “Nonsleeper” and “Post breakup Coffee” as well as his latest cover versions.
 
Schubert Theater, Währinger Straße 46, 1090 Vienna. 9 December 19:30. 16 €. Web
MONDAY
...barpopup 
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 Annabel´s / Stefan Gergely
Annabel’s Vienna
Whoa, there will be no shortage of wonder women, female advertisers and communication pros here ;-) With “Annabel’s” at the former café Griensteidl, the well-connected PR-agency boss Annabel Loebell will realise her dream of her own bar, even if it’s just for three weeks. “Classic drinks, perfect mood, good talks”, that’s the plan. Optically it’s appealing as well, from vintage pharmacy counter as bar above shiny light sculptures to the golden DJ counter with opulent flower décor. And the drinks are mixed by a pro, namely “Liquid Market” organiser Bert Jachmann.
 
Annabel’s, Michaeler Platz 2, 1010 Vienna. Until 21 December Mon-Sat 17:00 to 2:00. Web
...filmfestival 
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  Primas
this human world
12 Festival days and more than 90 feature-, documentary- and animation films in 4 cinemas: once again, the festival “this human world” shines a light on human rights cinematically. And as usual, it does so without a wagging finger but rather in a humorous, exciting and upsetting way. Today’s International Day of Human Rights already marks the film marathon’s finale, among others they show “The Queen of Ireland”, a portrait of world-famous drag queen Panti Bliss, or the documentary “A Dark Place” illustrating the online safety of female journalists.
 
Several cinemas in Vienna. Until 10 December. Programme and prices online
 
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…sustainabledesign 
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  Frau Klarer / lila
#supportyourlocalgirlgang Christmas-Shop
Stylish Christmas shopping away from mainstream and ready-made clothes! The creative girl gang of about 20 Viennese labels, among them Amateur, dubaruba, Frau Klarer or Ferrari Zöchling, are opening a temporary Christmas gift shop today. Its doors will be open until Sunday. Worth getting to know are not only the ladies’ creations from Avantgarde to unusual jewellery or decorative concrete living accessories, but also the people behind them. They are all women, and all of them produce sustainably and locally. Plus, they also offer spice cake and mulled wine.

ausstellungsraum, Gumpendorfer Straße 23, 1060 Vienna. 10-16 December. Web
TUESDAY
…concert 
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  Erisy Watt
Erisy Watt
Really nice music by one of America’s shining lights! Erisy Watt is a young, delightful song-maker from Nashville with a fantastic voice. Her understated, natural sound, a mix of folk and soul, reminds you a bit of Joni Mitchell sometimes and other times more of Norah Jones, and is characterised by her adventures and the time that she spent in California, Thailand, and Indonesia. Together with her guitarist Jeremy Ferrara and her new record “Foolish Things”, the charming singer will once again give a concert in Vienna today. Check it out here.
 
Haus der Musik, Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Vienna. 11 December 20:00. 15 €. Web
…opening 
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 Anima Mentis
Anima Mentis Fitness for your soul
Yes, it takes a bit more than pumping your guns and running your kilometers on the treadmill to stay fit and healthy. That’s why the world’s first “fitness center for the soul” has now opened in Vienna. They do, apart from yoga, offer spinning (in a stress-reducing virtual reality nature scenery) – but the focus is on lighting applications, Snoezelen, or relaxation methods. A mental coach determines which is best for you personally, the individual service is not exactly cheap, though. Until 31 December you get a discount of 100€ on the purchase of a monthly package.
 
Anima Mentis, Auerspergstraße 6, 1010 Vienna. Mon-Fri 7:00 to 21:00, Sat 8:00 to 16:00. Web
…pretty 
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  KUKLA
KUKLA Pop-Up Store
The fans of “2 Minuten 2 Millionen” will know Stefanie Kukla, since that tv show is where she gained a fat cash injection for her innovative business in a professional and charming manner. And her idea is brilliant, indeed: a one-size article of clothing for the fixed price of 140€ which can be wrapped, bound, and clipped in numerous variations by means of a clip. From shawl and west to low-backed dress, everything is possible with a KUKLA. Is your interest piqued? Until 22 December you can buy the pretty wrap-y thing at a pop-up at Zollergasse!
 
KUKLA Pop Up, Zollergasse 28, 1070 Vienna. Until 22 December Mon-Thu 11:30 to 18:30, Fri from 10:00, Sat 10:00 to 18:00. Web
 
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WEDNESDAY
…performance 
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 Nikola Milatovic
Rabtaldirndln: Böse Frauen
What turns people who have dedicated themselves to taking care of the sick into angels of death? The new play of the theatre group “Rabtaldirndln” is based on the real series of murders committed by nurses at the hospital Lainz, who killed more than two hundred patients between the years 1983 and 1989. The theatre performance reviews the case in a brutally feminist way and tries the “evil women” with merciless consequence. In the dock are the lust for the power of ruling over death and the simultaneous impotence of the nursing personnel. Fascinating.
 
studio brut, Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Vienna. 12-18 December 20:00. 17 €. Web
…gourmet 
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Winter ice cream at Anton’s Tafel
Good News for ice-princesses! Not all ice cream parlours leave their faithful sweet-toothed customers to twist in the wind in front of closed doors in winter, Anton Rusnak from “Antons Tafel” in Ober St. Veit has even come up with a special: together with his wife Irina, he creates delicious Christmassy flavours like cinnamon, almond biscuits or gingerbread. On pre-order, you can even get all ice cream flavours in the (tree-trunk) form of the French Christmas classic “yule log”. This would actually make for a wonderfully simple dessert for the family Christmas dinner!
 
Anton’s Tafel, Hietzinger Hauptstr. 174, 1130 Vienna. Wed-Sat 11:00 to 19:00, Sun 12:00 to 17:00. Web
…giftshopping 
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  Irmi Novak
Christmas Market at Atelier INO
Behind INO is the painter Irmi Novak, whose artistic realm can be found in the 14th district. She has now converted her studio to a nice, artistic Christmas Market for two weeks. Christkinds and Yule ladies can find pictures and jewellery from Oceania here, small pictures & billets, costume jewellery made of buttons and Happy Socks. And if you prefer giving culinary gifts, you can pocket lovingly-made treats, like eggnog, Uhudler jam or Petit Fours. You will also find pretty felt-baubles for the Christmas tree and some angels are flying around as well.
 
Atelier INO, Gurkgasse 50/1A, 1140 Vienna. 7-21 December Tue-Sat 14:00 to 19:00. Web
 
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TALK OF TOWN
Shop of the Week 
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 Ines Hofbaur
amour fou
The jostle in the adorably little lingerie shop “amour fou” on Barnabitengasse was often considerable. A second changing cubicle was missing in particular. Lingerie fairy Astrid Bleier has now found one, sort of – she has simply opened a second shop in the city. It’s not much bigger, either, but offers enough space for heaps of beautiful, sustainably produced lingerie. New are the captivating lace bralettes by New Zealand label „lonely”, for instance, or the London fancy silk sleep-wear label “Hesper Fox”. “Körbchen” bras made in Vienna are part of the assortment as well. Open on Sundays too!
 
amour fou, Herrengasse 5, 1010 Vienna. Mon-Fri 11:00 to 19:00, Sun 12:00 to 17:00. Web
Restaurant of the Week 
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 Manufactum
Manufactum Cafe
CitySpotterGirl is quite addicted to the sourdough bread by Manufactum right now (which also exists in the form of huge rolls!). For everyone who doesn’t know it yet: there is also all-day baking at the “Warenhaus der guten Dinge”. And the delicious results can not only be purchased but in fact be feasted on right there at the café. They serve breakfast all day until 19:00 – sweet, French, healthy, classical – with unusual tee mixtures and the perfect coffee. They also offer snacks and salads. And even though you sit in the middle of the hustle and bustle, things are actually pretty relaxed there.
 
Manufactum Cafe, Am Hof 3–4, 1010 Vienna. Mon-Fri 10:00 to 19:00, Sat 10:00 to 18:00. Web

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