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a p r i l 16 | 14. - 20.


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"Heya Girls!"
What a wonderful scandal! If that had happened today, gossip columnists, side glancers and royal watchers would have been set up for years. However, since the whole story occurred years back, the menage à trois remained rather undiscovered, thank Sisi. Our beloved Empress paired off her husband Franz Joseph with a nationwide famous Burgtheater actress, so that he would stop complaining when she ran away every now and again and travelled around the world by herself. And the very Katharina Schratt (photo) made the Emperor so happy that he built a villa for her, showered her with jewellery and wrote love letters. Sisi held a protecting hand over them and everyone was happy. Except Count Hans Wilczek, who was also in a relationship with Ms Schratt. So actually, that was a menage à quatre, but this is getting too complicated now. To cut a long story short: On Saturday, Elisabeth-Joe Harriet and her acting colleagues provide an insight into the rather easy-going life of our Royals. In the middle of the Hofmobiliendepot, in imperial original furniture, they read the correspondence between the three scandalously connected celebrities. Sometimes we just need a bit of gossip ;-)
 
Wishing you a sunny week
YourCitySpotterGirl
 
Hofmobiliendepot, Andreasgasse 7, 1070 Vienna. April 16, 16:00. 29 €. Web
Cover: Katharina Schratt (Hermesvilla)
THURSDAY
...popup 
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Platzhirsch goes Vienna
Dirndl are kind of an ambiguous matter: There are times when everyone wears them, and times when only granny wears them in church. At the moment, everyone is crazy about Dirndl – it's lucky then that Bettina Grieshofer with her label Platzhirsch from Bad Aussee comes to Vienna. As part of the Styria spring festival she invites to “andirndln” in her pop up store. There, the seamstress sews, presents and sells her unicums – from traditional to hip, hand-made, in great colours and fancy designs. With goulash, wine and music dirndl shopping almost feels like a holiday!
 
Radhaus Raimund Singer, Reichsratstraße 13, 1010 Vienna. April 14+15, 10:00-20:00. Web
...concert 
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Blues Sisters
When the three ladies start singing, you’ll even start shaking your hips when sitting in front of the computer. Deep voices, blues in every cell and a mind-blowing stage presence - Tasha Taylor, Layla Zoe and Ina Forsman will make the “Reigen” shake tonight. An American, a Canadian and a Finn: The young stars of the German independent label Ruf Records are one of the highlights of the Vienna Blues Spring. They’ll present both self-composed songs of the artists and popular classics. And the girls even look good. Chain of Fools, Baby!
 
Reigen, Hadikgasse 62, 1140 Vienna. April 14, 20:30. 20 €. Web
 
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ANZEIGE  www.tee.at
...shopping 
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Late Night Shopping at Kastlwerkstatt
There are several reasons to bargain hunt in Hietzing today: Cabaret artist Monica Weinzettl sells pretty, self-pimped furniture and original upcycle pieces such as hat lamps in her Kastlwerkstatt in Altgasse. And her store is open until 9pm, just as the nice neighbouring shops! The long shopping day is celebrated with nice promotions and discounts. At Kastlwerkstatt, for example, with 20% off on glassware like pretty French-style wine glasses, a tea tasting and a performance of Patrick Weber alias „Patricia Puff“.
 
Kastlwerkstatt, Altgasse 23, 1130 Vienna. April 14. 10:00-21:00. Web
FRIDAY
...leafandflower 
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Rare Plant Fair in the Botanic Garden
Oh dear, another event where the CitySpotterGirl will spend far too much money! Among all the plants and garden markets taking place in spring the Rare Plant Fair in the Botanic Garden is still the best tip for green-stuff-lovers. For 3 days terrestrial orchids, bulb and tuber plants, truffle trees for the garden, scented and regal pelargoniums, peonies, rare seeds and organic vegetable plants are sold at rather low prices. Even edible mushrooms for cultivation are offered. Plus: The largest clematis choice of the year!
 
Botanic Garden, Mechelgasse, 1030 Vienna. April 15-17. 9:30-18:00. Free entrance. Web
...health 
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TCM cooking class „Antiaging“
Eat properly and live a really long life! In her cooking course, TCM nutritionist Sabine Dobesberger presents power food that not only tastes good but also keeps you young and, most importantly, healthy. Shiitake mushrooms or algae for example have immune-strengthening and anti-carcinogenic properties. The workshop also includes local food that is good for our health according to western medicine, such as broccoli and cabbage. A fine 4-course-menu will be prepared – preventive health care to enjoy, so to speak ;-)
 
Cooking studio „die Pause“, Sigmundsgasse 8, 1070 Vienna. April 15, 18:00-22:00. 100 €. Web
 
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ANZEIGE   www.museumsdorf.at
...multicultural 
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 Manfred Werner
An imaginary journey...to Istanbul
Oriental sounds, touching texts in Turkish language, a few humorously presented anecdotes – and you’ll already find yourself in the middle of Istanbul. A reading with music, presented by Mercedes Echerer in the multicultural atmosphere of the Yppenlatz will take you on an imaginary journey to Istanbul tonight. Be ready for enchanting and moving experiences of Turkish authors, read in German and in Turkish. And as a highlight, the great Fatima Spar with her extraordinary voice will provide the appropriate Oriental jazz sounds. Istabu'u dinliyorum – Istanbul, I can hear you.
 
Brunnenpassage, Brunnengasse 71/Yppenplatz , 1160 Vienna. April 15. 20:00. Web
SATURDAY
...art 
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 Caren Dinges
artwalk18
Währing is not really the district that comes to our minds when thinking of galleries and artistic work. That’s not fair, because the art scene there has plenty to offer: After all, 100 artists will present their work in 45 ateliers, galleries and studios during the artwalk today. The creative offer ranges from photography and painting to sculpture and artisan craftwork. Readings, performances and concerts will provide for good vibrations on your walk. And since you are already in the neighbourhood: A nice and small flea market takes place at Aumannplatz on Saturday afternoon!
 
Different locations throughout 1180 Vienna. April 16, 14:00-20:00, April 17, 14:00-19:00. Web
...bargain 
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Cheesecake Tasting
I’ll fill your inbox with a few calories right now: almond-elderberry cheesecake, chia-honey cheesecake, raspberry-mint cheesecake, chocolate-coconut cheesecake, rosemary-apricot cheesecake, cherry cheesecake. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? The Hotel Marriott invites sweet teeth to taste the new cheesecake selection in the hotel garden today (first come, first serve-principle!) Kindly enough, the tasting is for free, you just have to pay for beverages. The cake with the best rating will then be put on the menu. Highly addictive!

Vienna Marriott Hotel, Parkring 12a, 1010 Vienna. April 16, 12:00-16:00. Web
...cult 
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Tanz Baby! Record Release
It is still a drama for the CitySpotterGirl that the beloved duo Tanz Baby! broke up. But now they come up with a belated musical consolation, and a very exclusive one: last September, the brilliant duo recorded eight beautiful-sad songs in a new guise in an intimate living room session in the Supersense studio. And the then produced luxury disc (handmade cover, with polaroid band portrait, 77 pieces à 123 euros!) will be presented as part of the Record Store Day today. Sadly, without live performance, but with a signing session! Ahhh…
 
Supersense, Praterstraße 70, 1020 Vienna. April 16, 15:00-17:00. Free entrance. Web
 
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SUNDAY
...doityourself 
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Maker Faire Vienna
Touch it and try it! This is the motto of the Maker Faire, taking place for the first time in Vienna. The fair is an adventure for technology freaks and would-be Gyro Gearlooses and knitting Jennies alike. The range of exhibitors and workshops of 240 “makers” extends from WLAN directional antenna construction to 3D print or cement decoration design. Amongst the programme you’ll also find quite original workshops, for example “Hack your Bra“ about bra-improvement ;-) And who has ever seen a crêpe-baking amalettomat robot live in action? There you go.
 
Semper Depot, Lehargasse 6-8, 1060 Vienna. April 16+17, 10:00-18:00. 9 €/day. Web
...breakfast 
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Sri-Lankan New Year’s Breakfast: Aurudu
You’d like to experience a traditional Sri-Lankan New Year’s party? – That’s possible in Vienna! Today, Eva Zeman invites to an “Aurudu”, the traditional New Year’s breakfast – for free! In Sri Lanka the new year starts in the night of 13 to 14 April and is welcomed with rice pudding, tasty sweet dishes and black tea – all of which will be served at the Sri-Lankan restaurant “Claire’s” in Meidling today. Help yourself to your heart’s content at the buffet and meet many interesting people from Sri Lanka. Plus: live music with traditional sounds.

Claire’s, Krichbaumgasse 27, 1120 Vienna. April 17. 10:00-12:00. Free entrance. Please register. Web
...strength 
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Mental strength experience day
“Everyone can develop mental strength”, says Markus Täuber and as a brain researcher and mental coach he surely knows what he’s talking about. On the Open Day he holds free short presentations on the effects of thoughts. Visitors may also try speed mental coaching. And since the emotive term “bikini body” will weather-relatedly soon emerge again: mental diet blockers will be discussed as well and Mr Täuber presents loads of tips & tricks on how to change your habits. Because you won't lose any weight if your head doesn’t go along with it. Sounds logical ;-)
 
Feld 8, Lerchenfelder Strasse 52, 1080 Vienna. April 17, from 14:00. Free entrance. Web
 
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MONDAY
...bargain 
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Pop up outlet
Very stylish, very wearable and, above all, fashion of labels that are not available everywhere – the boutique “Anziehend“ is a nice tip in the 13th district. And since there is an empty shop in Lainzer Straße at the moment, a stock sale pop up is taking place there right now. Women’s fashion and accessories are sold at sharply reduced prices throughout April. Brands such as Evelin Brandt, Barbara Becker and Nü Denmark are 30 to 70 per cent cheaper! The trip to the thirteenth will certainly pay off, especially since they have everything from size 34 to size 46.
 
Pop Up, Lainzer Straße 27, 1130 Vienna. Until April 30, Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat till 14:00. Web
...environment 
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 H&M
World Recycle Week at H&M
Holey tights, single socks, old towels? Take it to the next H&M store! In the course of the World Recycle Week, starting today, H&M wants to collect 1,000 tonnes of old clothes within the next week. Customers all over the world can now give away their oldest pieces. What for? Save the world. H&M has collected all kinds of textiles for three years and recycles their fibres (they give you discount vouchers in return). This way, loads of water can be saved (2,100 litre per T-shirt!!) and the environment is protected. And best of all: Even the most worn-out piece helps.
 
All H&M stores in Vienna and surroundings. April 18 – 24. Web
TUESDAY
...strongwomen 
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Reden! We can do it.
One month ago, the CitySpotterGirl wished that more women would take the floor in the new Reden! series in the old town hall. And this is happening now ;-) After the start in March with speeches by Cicero and Joschka Fischer the series continues with the politically charged words of two female born fighters. Ulrike Beimpold presents Angela Merkel’s “We can do it“ speech of December 2015, Doina Weber slips into the role of Rosa Luxemburg who had to represent herself in the Frankfurt Trial Chamber in 1914. Afterwards, an exchange of thoughts will take place at Café Korb.
 
Old town hall, festivity hall Wipplinger Straße 6-8, 1010 Vienna. April 19, 19:00. 20 €. Web
...exhibition 
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 Asit Poddar
Varanasi the eternal muse
Pictures of India that are different from the colourful ones that immediately come to our minds now: unlike in his previous works, the Indian painter Asit Poddar, who is hardly known in Austria, has refrained from any colours in his latest cycle – and portrayed his homeland in black ink on rice paper. Varanasi, Benares or Kashi, the old town on the banks of the Ganges as a place of the eternal cycle of life and death, was his muse; his multi-faceted pictures are as spiritual as minimalistic. On display until the end of April!
 
Fortuna Galerie, Berggasse 21, 1090 Vienna. Until April 29, Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00. Free entrance. Web
 
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...law 
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 Gerd Altmann/ pixelio.de
Legal aid
Once the decision of a separation is taken, a legal struggle starts: about maintenance, alimony, the sharing of property and shared custody. An organisational challenge that should become a bit easier after attending the lecture of lawyer Barbara Stekl and psychosocial consultant Bettina Zehetner today. They discuss and explain basic issues: What are women’s rights in the case of a divorce and what is the situation like in cohabiting unions? Moreover: How can one cope with the enormous emotional stress? Please register!
 
Frauen beraten Frauen, Seitenstettengasse 5/7, 1010 Vienna. April 19, 18:00. Voluntary donations. Web
WEDNESDAY
...nostalgia 
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 Méliès
The Mechanical Paradise
Wild moon dwellers, no longer fresh mermaids, disappearing ladies and headless gentlemen: The “The Mechanical Paradise“ theatre takes the audience to the Paris of the 19th century and the magic worlds of movie pioneer Georges Méliès. At the turn of the century, he revolutionized the silent film genre with his invention of the stop-motion-technique and the first Sci-Fi film. Today, the performance group toxic dreams stages Méliès sets and presents him “live” at shootings. This way, they create a biography of the magician, visionary and dreamer. Don’t miss the magic!
 
Metro Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna. April 20 + 21, 20:00. 8,50 €. Web
...fashion 
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 Moritz Gottschalk
Take Festival
Vienna has a new festival! The “Take Festival for Independent Fashion and Arts“ turns the old post office into a hub of the art and fashion scene for four days. The programme is as varied as is the topic: fashion shows of local designers, a pop up store, exhibitions, “Creative Job Speed Dating“, parties – everything the hurly-burly-loving fashion heart could wish for! In the project “Raw”, college Herbststraße questions the mainstream aesthetic of the fashion industry. Austria’s probably best-known male model Werner Schreyer presents art instead of body for a change. Still hot ;-)
 
Old Post office, Dominikanerbastei 11, 1010 Vienna. April 20-23. Day pass 5 €, Festival pass 17 €. Web
 
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...talk 
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 Salzburger Festspiele / Doris Wild
Breakfast with Helga Rabl-Stadler
As President of the Salzburg festival Helga Rabl-Stadler has almost become an institution herself. She has held the office since 1995 and shaped the prestigious festival like no other. Her professional background before that is also quite interesting: After studying law and journalism she worked for the newspaper Kurier, was co-owner of the fashion store Resmann and the first female vice president of the Economic Chamber of Salzburg – a true pioneer! At the breakfast today, the power woman provides a look behind the scenes of the festival and other stages of her life.
 
Café Museum, Operngasse 7, 1010 Vienna. April 20, 8:30-10:00. 13 €. Please register. Web
TALK OF TOWN
Shop of the week 
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 VanDeHart Photography
Comod
Once upon a time, there were three design fairies that met at different fashion and “Fesch” markets. Finally, they decided to open a store together. The first one (Katharina Zöchling / Zoeca-Jewelry) brought delicate, geometrically shaped jewellery, the second one (Rene Pomberger / Roee-Fashion) provided for elegant design pieces from silk bomber jackets to linen pants and the third one (Olivia Löwenpapst / i wanna-Lingerie) created sexy lace underwear. So far, so beautiful! And if we all shop regularly in their new, enchanting empire in Operngasse, the story will definitely have a happy ending ;-)
 
Comod, Operngasse 32, 1040 Vienna. Tue-Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-18:00. Web
Restaurant of the week 
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Riva Favorita
How convenient it is when the favourite pizzeria is following you to your new neighbourhood! After the 9th district the Riva has now opened another restaurant in the fourth: large, airy, stylish, wonderful tiles on the walls. And, of course, with the best pizzas in town. The menu somewhat differs from the original store, but they also serve extraordinarily creative flat dough – garnished with Cime di Rapa and Pancetta. Baked in traditional wood-fired ovens, of course. The ingredients are always freshly delivered from the city on the gulf. Still in the soft opening period, the CitySpotterGirl is already happy!
 
Riva Favorita, Favoritenstraße 4-6, 1040 Vienna. Mon-Fri 11:30-23:00, Sat-Sun 17:30-23:00. Web

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