|
|
|
|
THURSDAY |
|
|
|
...concert |
|
|
|
|
Electric Church Karlskirche
What the hell have groovy music acts and visual art to do with a church? A lot! The Star DJ and musician Sergio Flores and his Electric Church are stopping in Vienna for one night. He totally restages the Old Testament – and lets the Karlskirche, one of the most remarkable baroque sacred buildings north of the Alps, shine in splendour and glory. Everything is mixed together: traditional church painting and hypermodern projection, experimental synthesizer sound and classical choral singing. The atmosphere is unique and impressing. Even for unbelievers ;-)
Karlskirche, Karlsplatz 1, 1040 Vienna. November 27, 21:00. 32 €. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...thetownisours |
|
|
Doris Kittler |
|
Film & Discussion: On the Barroquades
The best alternative to the collective punch madness: author Robert Menasse is dropping in at Admiralkino for a chat. Together with the filmmaker Doris Kittler he will discuss to whom town and public space actually belong – and what creative civil disobedience can look like. Beforehand, the audience naturally watches the highly praised long-time documentary about the years-long citizens’ protests in Augarten: On the barroquades. Residents with heart, brains and baroque costumes were fighting against the disfigurement of the green jewel due to construction works.
Admiralkino, Burggasse 119, 1070 Vienna. November 27, 19:00. 7 €. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...opening |
|
|
|
|
Showroom Kannz de Roy
The CitySpotterGirl reached him in Morocco, where he is currently working on his latest furniture collection. Today, he is back in Vienna and opens – very officially – his Moroccan- Chilean interior showroom. We are talking about Rodrigo Cares – passionate furniture designer. After his impressing presentation at the Vienna Design Week he is now delighting city nomads with oriental lamps, leather sofas & Co in great desert-colours and materials. At the opening: a party with finger food, drinks & music!
Kannz de Roy – Interior Design, Margaretenstrasse 56, 1050 Vienna. November 27, 17:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRIDAY |
|
|
|
...shopping |
|
|
Vivibag |
|
Artflakes Christmas Market
Yes, sure, there are literally a thousand Christmas markets in Vienna at the moment. But no, this one is not a run-of-the-mill one! When all the creative heads of the hip Project Space are tapping their networks and invite to an X-mas shopping event, it is snowing real specials: elaborate, casual and sexy chic of the fashion label Amateur. Love and happiness to put on from the jewellery designers of Heartwear. Trendy glowing stickers of Tabtag for night owls and their MacBooks. Besides art and design mainstream-avoider will also enjoy the drinks, snacks and vegan desserts from Greensmooch & Lisa Müller.
adhocPAD, Kienmayergasse 22, 1140 Vienna. November 28. 14:00-22:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...yummy |
|
|
|
|
Junge Wilde and Soup for a Good Cause
The dedicated winter aid project of the “Wiener Tafel” is already being run for the 7th time. Once again, it will fight against social coldness – with hot soups and the support of 100 gastronomy partners. 1 € of each sold soup is donated to Austrians in poverty. Funny: Today, 7 young award-winning chefs (“Junge Wilde”) will take part in a live soup cooking session at the Tourism College Modul. So, young top chefs, like Stefan Grassl from „The Guesthouse“, Martin Zeissl from „Motto am Fluss“ and their colleagues will rattle those pots and pans for one day. For gourmets. And for a good cause.
Tourismusfachschule Modul, Peter-Jordan-Straße 78, 1190 Vienna. November 28, 14:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...sale |
|
|
|
|
bedandroom – home style shipping
Private sale! In 2006 brother and sister started an online shop for high-quality home textiles. With a wide range of brands and products. Since then, Christian Lacroix, Etro and smaller It-labels, such us Reiko Kaneko, have been prettifying rooms and dreams all over the world. With premium bed linen, noble plaids, gorgeous porcelains and trendy gadgets, like New York eco-chic detergents. Now, these hip items are for the first time available “in the flesh” and for bargain prices: bedandroom needs room for new goods and invites to a grand inventory clearance sale!
bedandroom, Davidgasse 87-89, 1100 Vienna. November 28, 14:00-19:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SATURDAY |
|
|
|
...sale |
|
|
United Nude |
|
United Nude, Made in Europe & Parks
3 times sexy Sale in the City! A great choice of cool, noble heels – of the latest! – United Nude collection is reduced by 50 % today! Attention: unfortunately only for princesses wearing size 38! Matching bags and wallets made of fish leather can be bargain hunted at Made in Europe’s Sample Sale! Here you will also find bargain goods, up to 70% off! To complete your outfit stop by at the big stock-sale in the noble Concept Store Park. Selected designer clothes and accessories are offered at discounts of up to 80%. With biscuits and punch!
Schuhgalerie Outlet, Königsklostergasse 10, 1060 Vienna. November 28+29. Web. Made in Europe. Web. Park, November 26-29. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...doityourself |
|
|
|
|
Christmas Baubles made of Beverage Cans
A smart recycling tip to prevent pre-Christmas gift-wrapping-madness: Collect empty beverage cans and Tetrapaks, take your scissors and puncher and spend an afternoon hand-crafting original Christmas tree decorations with Andrea Steinhauser, the designer of “Kaffeehaus am Ring“. Your decorations will glitter and gleam and brighten up your Christmas tree and the donation box of Doctors without Borders. In the evening, continue with shopping, biscuits & punch. Sounds like a perfect pre-Christmas day!
Y5, Yppenplatz 5, 1160 Vienna. November 29, 13:00-15:00. Free donations. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...action |
|
|
Harris |
|
Portrait marathon
Fancy a free shooting with professional photographers? Today, the photography school Vienna offers for free what normally costs a whole lot of money. Visitors have the chance to get their pictures taken by advanced students of the project class and photography teachers and be part of a great portrait exhibition that will start in January at FotoQuartier. As a thank-you for taking part all photo models receive their portrait in digital form. Important: Please register early!
FotoQuartier, Margaretenstraße 127, 1050 Vienna. November 29, 10:00-22:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUNDAY |
|
|
|
...exhibition |
|
|
Clemens Ascher |
|
photo::vienna
Yes, Vienna is still celebrating the „month of photography“. Shortly before the end, the Museum of Applied Arts once again releases the shutter and favours those interested in photography with a truly cool retrospective of contemporary photographic art. A high-profile jury (including Elfie Semotan) selected 76 pieces of photographic work relating to publicity, architecture, portrait photography, reportage and arts. For four days, they offer brand-new perspectives and interesting insights into current fashions, trends and conditions. Plus, a Hasselblad live photo shooting!
MAK, Stubenring 5, 1010 Wien . November 27-30. 10:00-18:00. 12 €. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...shopping |
|
|
|
|
Salon Bisovsky „The Beautiful Viennese“
Good news for traditional costume individualists! Susanne Bisovsky once again opens her exclusive private salon for a weekend. And invites us to try on her sophisticated and much sought-after haute couture items. They are part of her last collection “Viennesechiccaoutchouc“ – and the combination of Viennese chic and erotic latex may provoke acute respiratory arrest! Pret-a-porter pieces, prototypes and stockings are on sale, plus there will also be a small clearance sale of sample items and store equipment pieces. For reasons of space, registration is requested.
Susanne Bisovsky Salon, Seidengasse 13, 1070 Vienna. November 29+30. 17:00-21:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...farewell |
|
|
|
|
In memoriam Gert Voss
The exceptional actor died only last summer. The Burgtheater was his home for decades – now the theatre team conceive a grand retrospective in remembrance of the extraordinaire actor. For an entire weekend, Voss fans have the chance to watch theatre recordings and films that present him in his masterly roles and in talk with famous companions. Many of them will be present tonight and remember one of the greatest contemporary German-speaking theatre actors in their book presentation “Gert Voss auf der Bühne”. With Andre Heller, Peter Turrini, Caroline Peters, Ignaz Kirchner.
Akademietheater, Lisztstraße 1, 1030 Vienna. November 30, 18:00. 18 €. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MONDAY |
|
|
|
...citystroll |
|
|
|
|
All the Best. A Tour
Guaranteed punch-free zone! A group of town- wandering people is strolling through the lanes of the 7th district today. Tip: Put on sturdy shoes and participate! The Advent walking tour provides 11 stations with short programmes of fashion, literature, music, dance and theatre and allows you to get a taste of the district’s cultural highlights. The tour starts at 5pm at MuseumsQuartier next to Dschungel. And afterwards: a fashion show in the backyard, exhibitions and a Klezmer concert of the Nigun trio. Musical entertainment by “Jana und die Piraten“.
Start MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna. December 1. 17:00. Free entrance. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...bargain |
|
|
|
|
Closing of Gemini Universe
Ladies, get out a handkerchief! The CitySpotterGirl is heartbroken. One of her absolute favourite stores will shut up shop before long: the truly enchanting, original and embosomed boutique of designer Sibylle Bauer-Schmidt. Her cheery-colourful, but still elegant creations enlivened the townscape for years. Before she finally closes her shop’s doors down due to personal reasons, fashion junkies have one last chance: Sale starts now! And you cannot only bargain-hunt pretty knitwear and skirts, but also fabrics and furniture inventory!
Gemini Universe, Otto-Bauer-Gasse 11, 1060 Vienna. December 1-21. Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TUESDAY |
|
|
|
...discussion |
|
|
|
|
“Filth and Trash”
No, we are not talking about porn websites. But about moral-endangering aspects of the 50s and 60s that presented a moral challenge for youths, and especially for youth protection officers: oompah films, comics & Co. Unbelievable: 1 million (!) Austrians signed the petition against “filth and trash” back then – to protect their kids (like the little CitySpotterGirl) from pedagogically incorrect influences. Today, this sounds almost amusing. Media researcher Edith Blaschitz, author Christine Nöstlinger and colleagues will discuss the issue as part of the exhibition “I am me”.
Wien Museum, Karlsplatz 8, 1040 Vienna. December 2, 18:30. Free entrance! Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...concert |
|
|
|
|
Moop Mama
No samples, no electronic instruments: 10 people, 7 wind players, 2 drummers and one singer are on their way to mess up everything with their mixture of brass, hip hop and rap. “Moop Mama – for everyone who doesn’t know the name, we are a marching band”, is a line of the lyrics of one of their songs of their debut album “Deine Mutter”. The music blows away the listener’s ears, the lyrics successfully walk the tightrope between political texts and complicated interhuman relations. Sometimes brutally loud, sometimes secretly quiet. Give it a quick listen!
WUK, Währingerstraße 59, 1090 Vienna. December 2, 20:00. 21 €. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...competition |
|
|
|
|
Win Stitching Sessions
Sew your own designer-dress? No problem! Interested in a sewing course with a couturier? The CitySpotterGirl presents 2 of you with 2 stiching sessions with designer Walter Lunzer. Participation is easy: Recommend the CitySpotterGirl to 3 (or more) friends by clicking the link „Recoomend“ at the end of this newsletter. Then just send an informal E-mail with the names of your 3 friends to the editorial team. And – important! – include „Gewinnspiel Stitching Sessions “ in the subject line. We accept all recommendations until December 31, 2014.
Competition CitySpotterGirl, until December 31, 2014. Information and legal notices on the web.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEDNESDAY |
|
|
|
...crimenovel |
|
|
federfrei |
|
„Steirisch sterben“
In his debut novel, the landscape architect and neo-author Hartmut Schnedl draws a bloody narrative line in the snow: The handsome male models of a farmers’ calendar are topped. And the temporary journalist Dim Damianovic is unintentionally becoming an investigator. Of course, we won’t give away whether there will be a happy ending or not. And what about all those cats and Andreas Gabalier as a desired corpse? Well, we suggest you to ask directly: The author reads live in Vienna tonight. And he recommends a beer with his reading. Cheers and enjoy!
Café Nahid, Meidlinger Hauptstraße 32, 1120 Vienna. December 3, 19:00. Free entrance. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...shopping |
|
|
|
|
„Christmas Store“ Etsy
Analogue can also be chic! This was the idea of the usually totally digital Viennese group Etsy. Early birds may remember: Etsy is the world’s largest and coolest Internet shopping portal for homemade products, vintage and artists’ materials. Now the Vienna group cooperates with Wohngestalterei and for the first time invites customers to shop haptically in their pop-up Christmas store. What you will find here in the upcoming 4 weeks is extraordinary art, fashion and accessories, made with much love. For example, Tine Hessler’s lovely étagères made of old china.
Wohngestalterei, Reschgasse 6, 1120 Vienna. Until December 21, Mon-Fri 11:00-19:00, Sat 9:00-18:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
...theatre |
|
|
Sepp Gallauer |
|
“A Dangerous Method“
All his life, he has been fascinated by the wicked love triangle between psychoanalysis pioneer C.G. Jung, his wife Emma and one of his patients, the then 18-year-old hysteric Sabina Spielrein. His script “A Dangerous Method“ was even filmed in Hollywood, starring Keira Knightley. Oscar winner Christopher Hampton now presents the latest interpretation of his S&M classic in Vienna. Daniel Kehlmann translates, Martina Ebm is hysteric. On the couch!
Theater in der Josefstadt, Josefstädter Straße 26, 1080 Vienna. November 3, 19:30. 6-51 €. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TALK OF TOWN |
|
|
|
Shop of the week |
|
|
|
|
mija t. rosa
Small, nice, come in! This is was Julia Cepp had in mind. She started her own label for women’s casual chic in Vienna six years ago. Now, without further ado, she turned her studio in the 15th district into a tiny shop. Opening is on Friday (28th)! With loads of beautiful items of her latest collection “Little Birds” – it is not without reason that it has the same title as Anais Nin’s erotic literary work. Brand new: the gaudy loop- scarves “menschenanziehen“, produced in cooperation with a colour consultant. And now: Prosecco!
mija t. rosa, Markgraf Rüdigerstrasse 13/2, 1150 Vienna. From November 28, 19:00. Tue-Fri 11:00-16:00. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restaurant of the week |
|
|
Sebastian Toth |
|
Jonas Reindl
Genuine Viennese know it: In the vernacular, the tram junction at Schottentor is called Jonas-Reindl. Since lately, you come across a second „Jonas Reindl“ just above it. Urban style is pulsating in Philip Feyer’s new café-deli: The atmosphere is chic and charming – and the coffee is grandiose. The strong espresso of the brand Süssmund #270 finally woke up the CitySpotterGirl. Incredibly tasty: brown bread with pomegranate couscous. And the fluffy lemon cake. Even better: the friendly crew!
Cafe Jonas Reindl, Währingerstraße 2-4, 1090 Vienna. Mon-Fri 7:30- 22:00, Sat 10:00-22:00 Uhr. Web
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABOUT US
The StadtSpionin is an independent, weekly newsletter for women in the Vienna area.
It provides information on events, shops and restaurants, which the editorial staff singles out as recommend worthy.
Entries for payment are not possible. However, there is the possibility of placing an advertisement.
The StadtSpionin appears every Thursday and will be shipped for free.
More information can be found on www.diestadtspionin.at
Publisher and Editor in Chief:
Sabine Maier, Phorusgasse 7/1, 1040 Wien
Disclaimer: Despite careful editing and research, no liability can be retained for the accuracy of our content and its completeness.
|
|
Interested in taking a look behind the scenes? The StadtSpionin writes, thinks, and posts photos on Facebook. Become a fan of StadtSpionin, simply click on the banner and sign up. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|