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Die StadtSpionin
a p r i l 14 | 10. - 16.


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"Heya Girls!"
We're receiving visitors this week! Farmers from the Vinschgau are coming over from South Tyrol and are bringing their handmade products with them. Among them: Traude Horvath, many still know her from the famous restaurant "Horvath" on the Naschmarkt, she now produces specialities made of mountain herbs at the feet of the Stelvio Pass. The South Tyroleans invite all to a small delicacy fair at the Hotel Astoria. At "Nice things from the Vinschgau ", visitors can smell, taste, try and buy just as the fancy takes them. The Paarl-Bread for example that was invented in the bakeries of medieval monasteries. Or the unusual Palabirne (a sort of pear) with its fine caramel aroma, that can be made into chutneys, mustards or vinegar. Or high-class wines, cheese, wild mountain herbs - and to finish off, chocolate filled with fruits from the Vinschgau. It sounds like we're going to need a digestive schnapps afterwards. But I'm sure Ms. Horvath will have that with her too ;-)
 
Wishing you a nice week
Your CitySpotterGirl
 
Hotel Astoria, Kärntnerstraße 32/ Führichgasse, 1010 Vienna. 11+12 April. Web
 
P.S. The CitySpotterGirl takes a week off for Easter and is back on 24 April!
THURSDAY
...concert 
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Estrella Morente
Her dad's a singer, her mum's a dancer, her husband's a bullfighter: these could be hints as to why Estrella Morente is known in the entire world as "the voice of flamenco". One could also approach the Andalusian artist - who is making a guest appearance at the Konzerthaus tonight - this way: a beautiful woman and an extremely nuanced voice ranging from softest grace to eruptive force. Those who want to experience high-level flamenco (recently elevated to world heritage) can't miss Estrella Morente (sample: here). According to the New York Times, she is "the past and the future" of this art.

Konzerthaus, Lothringerstraße 20, 1030 Vienna. 10 April 21:00. 21-51€.
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...opening 
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Dancing Shiva Superfoods
All new! The restaurant Dancing Shiva, until now known for organic + raw + vegan, adds a new feature: every meal is now completed and expanded by one of ten superfoods. Today is the starting signal of Vienna's first superfood restaurant (also with a workshop and lectures). And it was also renovated: at the Dancing Shiva, one can now enjoy their supersmoothies and RAW-delicacies plus superfood-vital-substance-bombs surrounded by shelves covered with superfoods. The famous shop with its incenses, fair trade hemp products and vibrantly colored textiles can as of now be found on the 2nd floor. 

Dancing Shiva Superfoods, Neubaugasse 58, 1070 Vienna. From 10.4 Mo-Fr 10:00 to 19:00, Sa 10:00 to 18:00. Web
 
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ANZEIGE     www.scs.at
...specialoffer 
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Omo Launderette Tour
Now don't laugh, we're going to the launderette ;-) And on Omo's invitation, at that. The brand that "adds brightness to whiteness" is actually celebrating its 85th anniversary with a launderette-tour through Vienna. Every day, there's partying in another district and that means free washing and drying for all, free coffee and cakes - and on some days, even live concerts. GuGabriel, ex front-woman of “SheSays”, is playing unplugged on Friday. On the 17th, there's Como and on 18 April, to finish off the launderette-concerts, the (handsome) bluesman Norbert Schneieder (here) will do the honours.

Launderette tour, various places in all of Vienna. 10-18 April 10:00 to 19:00. Concerts 17:00. Web
FRIDAY
...bargain 
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Sample sale spring / summer
New season, half the price! Over 20 brand-new designer collections can be found today at a sample sale at Salzgries. Amongst exclusive furniture, there is fashion and accessories on sale at purchase prices in the Baxter shop. The brands are top, top, top: jeans by 7For All Mankind, blouses by Aglini, t-shirts by Zoe Karssen, handbags by George Gina & Lucy. In addition, New Balance's hip running shoes. But there are also not sooo well-known labels to discover: such as the cashmeer-silk-mixes by herzen’s angelegenheiten. Oh and: they only accept cash!

Baxter Shop, Salzgries 11, 1010 Vienna. 11 April 10:00 to 18:00. Web
...thriller 
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Thriller authors read
Thriller evening with three pitch-black stories and goose bumps! At this reading of three famous writers of detective stories, Tatjana Kruse first carries visitors away with ""Dig out Granpa!" to an allegedly idyllic Tyrolean tourist region. Then, Peter Wehle makes his way to the first district of Vienna with "With time comes murder". And Edith Kneifl, who usually writes crime in Vienna, makes a dead pop star appear under a block of granite in the Waldviertel in "Satan's bride". A countess, a Danube captain, a priest and a doctor initiate the investigations.
 
Thalia, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 2, 1030 Vienna. 11 April 19:00. Free entrance. Web
 
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...leafandblossom 
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Rare Plant Fair at the Botanical Garden
Oh dear, looks like the CitySpotterGirl is going to be spending lots of money again! Among all the many plants and garden markets in the spring, the Rare Plant Fair at the Botanical Garden remains the best insider's tip for lovers of the green stuff. For 3 days, one can buy terrestrial orchids, bulbs, truffle trees for the garden, scented-leaf and regal pelargoniums, peonies, rare seeds and organically grown vegetable plants (from Arche Noah) at half-cheap prices. Even edible mushrooms are on offer.
 
Botanical Garden, Mechelgasse, 1030 Vienna. 11-13 April 09:30 to 18:00. Free entrance. Web
SATURDAY
...popup 
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Loved Things
Well, pop-up stores are sprouting all over the place again today! At "Loved Things", open today and tomorrow only on the Gumpendorfer Strasse, the main role is played by small labels & fine things: there are nice leather accessories with refined latches by Concordia, hand-made bags and pareos by Son Noguera and rings and broaches by Max-Schmuckdesign. And in the abandoned women's fashion store Johann Strauss in the Alsergrund district, there's a leggings-party taking place. The young fashion label Leggindary sells hip trousers - and 40 display dummies!

Loved Things, Gumpendorferstr. 68, 1060 Vienna. 11 + 12.4 Web Johann Strauss, 1090 Vienna. 12.4 Web
...wellness 
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Open CaloryCoach-house day
Thin with chocolate! This is what Pia Eichwalder promises - and she's opened up the first CaloryCoach institute in Vienna. Instead of diets and restrictions, the nutrition technologist relies on conscious food habits and movements of the entire body. Eichwalder advertises her "affordable alternative to personal coaches". Starting at 13 Euro per week, she promises that people can exercise their metabolism - while still enjoying two CaloryCoach chocolate bars a day. On Saturday, there's an open house day: with free testing of fitness equipment and (at 11:00 and 15:00), the lecture "Thin with chocolate".

CaloryCoach, Berggasse 13/3, 1090 Vienna. 12.4 10:00 to 17:00. Free entrance. Web
...scene 
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Yuri’s Night
What Christmas is to Christians, that's what 12 April is to fans of space travel: the day it all started. On 12 April 1961, the Russian cosmonaut Juri Gagarin was the first person to fly into the "cosmos" and come back safely. Since then, there's a celebration in every Russian space station on 12 April. In the last years, this weird custom has spread across the entire world, today in Vienna too, there is Yuri's night: with fascinating pictures from deep space, lectures about forgotten cosmonauts, the space exhibition at the Technical Museum and a space-party.

Technical Museum, Mariahilfer Str. 212, 1140 Vienna. 12 April 19:00. Free entrance. Web
 
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ANZEIGE     restaurant-orangerie.at
SUNDAY
...multicultural 
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Sri Lankan New Year's breakfast: Aurudu
Experiencing a completely traditional Sri Lankan New Year celebration – this is possible in Vienna! Today, Ruwan Fernando invites all to "Aurudu", the traditional New Year's breakfast - for free. In Sri Lanka, the new year starts during the night of the 13th to the 14th of April, and is welcomed with rice pudding, delicious desserts and black tea. All of this can be found at "Claire's" today, the Sri Lankan tavern in Meidling. There, visitors can enjoy the buffet at their heart's content and get to know many interesting people from Sri Lanka. And live music with traditional sounds will also be there.

Claire’s, Krichbaumgasse 27, 1120 Vienna. 13 April 10:30 to 12:00. Free entrance. Please sign up. Web
...theater 
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Schmoizhodan Passion
The St-Mark Passion at Theater Drachengasse: a musical martyrdom with sounds from the relevant pop culture, carefully woven into the legendary "Da Jesus und seine Hawara" (the Viennese transcription of the New Testament). As Judas on the harmonium: the incomparable Otto Lechner, Vienna's blind world star. The violin virtuoso Pavel Shalman, Gruppe 80's co-founder Alfred Schedl and Christian Steiner as Jesus complete the ensemble. And Schmäh reigns over all of this - for example, when Jesus grabs a tankard and talks Viennese.

Bar & Co Theater Drachengasse, Fleischmarkt 22, 1010 Vienna. 12-14 April 20:00. 16€. Web
...freshair 
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Schönbrunn Easter Market
Easter is coming! And of course, the Easter Market in Schönbrunn Palace's court of honour is a real tourist-magnet. But what's the big deal if we sometimes want to see Vienna with the eyes of a tourist? Exactly. The magnificent setting is hard to surpass, sure, some handicraft stands offer kitsch but also nice traditional items, there's fine food (filled Easter pastries, ham en croute) - and every Sunday, jazz combos give spring a lively welcome.

Schloss Schönbrunn, Ehrenhof, 1130 Vienna. 5-21 April. Every day 10:00 to 18:30. Web
 
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ANZEIGE     www.moststrasse.at
MONDAY
...wanderlust 
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Roadshow: We are in Puglia
The sun, the beach, the sea... It's not even Easter yet, and we're already dreaming of chillin' in remote places. The small escape at least is possible: from now on, visitors of the Museumsquartier can enjoy South Italy. The holiday region of Apulia presents itself for 10 days with a road show and makes visitors yearn for the landscapes, culture and food of the region. In the centre of the main yard, there are (free) events and Mediterranean delicacies every day. On Sunday, the stars of the jazz scene of Bari are playing, on Maundy Thursday at 19:00, a rave party with a DJ and live music goes down in the MQ!

Puglia Village in the MQ, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna. 11-21 April 11:00 to 19:00. Web
...opening 
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Vienna's first Kusmi Tea shop
Why is everyone talking about Kusmi Tea at the moment? Is it because the tin boxes of the tea brand, founded in St. Petersburg and since the Russian Revolution of 1917 residing in Paris, are so enchantingly baroque? Or because the teas and the blends based on historical recipes have this indescribable "je ne sais quoi" - maybe it's the Kashmir Chai with six spices and China tea or the green tea with Moroccan nana-mint? Anyway: Kusmi Tea has become trendy. Those wanting to rummage extensively through the 70 types of tea can now do so in Vienna's first Kusmi Tea shop: opening today!

Kusmi, Donau Zentrum, Wagramer Straße 94, 1220 Vienna. Starting 14.4 Mo-Fr 09:00 to 20:00, Sa until 18:00. Web
...exercise 
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Open house day at deepWORK
Yoga, plus special offer, plus martial art: for those looking for more than a simple workout, for those who want to charge their body with some durable energy, deepWORK might just be the appropriate training. Today, it's possible to try it out - for free! deepWORK is athletic, simple, exhausting - a workout made of five elements. But it is also a functional training that brings the deep muscles into shape and sends fat-burning running in full swing. It is quite exhausting and will really make you sweat - and it's great to switch off! A foretaste can be found: here.

Loft, Kendlerstraße 25, 1140 Vienna. 14 April 19:00 to 20:00. Free of charge. Web
 
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TUESDAY
...sweetworld 
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Bake, bake cake!
Well, we all like baking cake! And many of us have a sugar-sweet secret, a recipe that elevates a pie or a gugelhupf, muffins or cupcakes to the rank of a small work of art. Those who would like to share their secret can now take part in the "noble" Palais Coburg’s baking competition - and win great prizes! It's very easy: send a picture & the recipe until 5 May - and if you're lucky, you'll be able to present your masterpiece live at the big finale in the Coburg. The first price is a luxury vacation in South France - and the cake goes on the menu of the "Clementine" in the Coburg.

Send picture & recipe until 5 May at: clementine@palais-coburg.com Web
...shopping 
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YLVA pop-up shop & video premiere
Claudia Lecnik is a "she-wolf". The Nordic name for this is YLVA - and it is also the name of her label, for which she designs unusual pieces: long tank tops and skirts, that were coloured and decolorized by hand - every item is unique. Bags made out of recycled linen yarns, chains of leather and wood - all single copies. It is possible to look at these pieces and buy them today at the pop-up store in "The Loft" on the Gürtel. There, Claudia Lecnik also presents her new fashion video (with real wolves) - and there will be poetry with rapper Yasmo and "dirty beats" by DJ Mitch Dörfler.

The Loft, Lerchenfelder Gürtel 37, 1160 Vienna. 15 April 20:00. Free entrance. Web
WEDNESDAY
 
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ANZEIGE    www.agr.at
...theatre 
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Eating Raoul
Finest pitch-black trash! From the pre-AIDS era, when the only risk of a hedonistic sexual life was the unexpected death by frying pan. Director Bruno Max conjures up these 60s swinger games on stage. Paul & Mary are only sitting in their living room, hoping to come into some money to fulfil their dream of a small country guesthouse. When a sex-maniac rings at the wrong door, Paul hits him on the head with a frying pan. The body has 1400 dollars in his pocket - and suddenly, things start heating up with Paul & Mary. Very funny!

Theater Scala, Wiedner Hauptstraße 108, 1050 Vienna. 15-17 April 19:45. 20 €. Web
...bargain 
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Easter cleaning
Sewing and mending, stitching and folding. Patchworking or quilting is a bit time-consuming, but still mega-popular in the DIY community. Fans of this detailed handwork should absolutely head over to the quilt expert Sigrid Pöschl, who hoards lots of patchwork fabrics inside her shop-atelier. During this year’s Easter cleaning, some of them are offered at reduced prices: fabrics with batik, point and stripes looks, accessories and manuals can be bought 10% cheaper. And most of all: fat quarters at 2.50 Euro only! A really nice assortment, so get a move on!

Atelier Sigrid Pöschl, Mehlführergasse 15/H/3, 1230 Vienna. 14-19 April 10:00 to 18:00. Web
 
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ANZEIGE   www.salzluft.at
TALK OF TOWN
Shop of the Week 
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zimmer acht
If the windows weren't so suspiciously big, one could almost confuse the shop with a stylish apartment. Here, ladies can stroll comfortably through the nice airy showroom (or better, wonder-room): from the "office" with Scandinavian designer desks to the "eating area" and "living room" with heavy vases and cool lamps by Diesel/Foscarini. The "kitchen" offers small fruit boxes and ceramic tuna cans from a Tuscan factory as well as fine silverware. Price category: 1.95 to 2800 €. And the rest? Simply come by and take a look during the inauguration party on 10.4.
 
zimmer acht, Laudongasse 12, 1080 Vienna. Mo-We 12:00 to 19:00, Th-Fr 13:00 to 19:30, Sa 10:00 to 14:00. Web
Restaurant of the Week 
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Clementine im Glashaus
A terrace from another world: rose bushes, waterworks, the soft clatter of glasses. In the centre of the first district and still completely detached from all the hustle and bustle, the Palais Coburg's terrace is probably one of the most beautiful places in Vienna. In the middle: a glass house that was changed into a restaurant - and in which the prices are more affordable than in the noble palace’s award-winning gourmet restaurant. Emphasis is put on wit and refinement at the Clementine: country eggs are served with spinach, cauliflower with Madeira or lamb trotters with BBQ sauce. Meanwhile, Clementine hangs quietly on the wall - she was the first inhabitant of the Palais.

Clementine im Glashaus, Coburgbastei 4, 1010 Vienna. Mo-Su 07:00 to 22:30. Web

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