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"Heya Girls!"
Normally, cucumbers are more of a midsummer thing. But this year their time to shine is in autumn when the “First Vienna Cucumber Week” is kicked off on September 9 at Yppenplatz. The motto sounds promising: “The crunchiest liaison in town: cucumbers meet glamour.” In any case, it's getting down to business, because the traditional company STAUD'S is joining forces with designer Alexandra Palla – and pushing the cucumber from the edge of the plate into the spotlight. For one week, you can sample STAUD'S countless pickle variations, purchase the limited edition Palla Vienna tea towel, get pickle recipes from Alexandra Palla's market kitchen, and marvel at her latest fashion collection. And for those who haven't heard it yet: Pickles are the new superfood. Pickle fountains are bubbling on Instagram, frozen pickles are being grated over cheese, and cocktails are being mixed with pickles. Now would you look at that, the pickle has suddenly become a culinary diva!
Wishing you a crunchy week,
Your CitySpotterGirl
STAUD'S Pavillon at Brunnenmarkt, Brunnengasse, 1160 Vienna. September 9-13. Web
Photo: PALLA Vienna
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| THURSDAY |
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| Ferdinand Hodler, Musée cantonal des Beaux Arts de Lausanne |
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Hidden Modernism
Industrialisation shaped European society around 1900. In response, there was a growing need for a life in harmony with nature and for spirituality – in Vienna as well. This led to a broad wave of reform efforts. The protagonists of this counter-movement were inspired by esotericism, theosophy, and occultism. Starting today, “Hidden Modernism” is dedicated to this little-noticed chapter in Austrian art history and features; showing, for example, drawings by Gertrude Honzatko-Mediz, which were created according to instructions from deceased persons. PS: Free admission today!
Leopold Museum, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna. Daily except Tuesdays, 10:00 to 18:00. 17 €. Web |
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| lila |
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lila Flea Market
Yay, it's that time again: designer Lisi Lang will be bringing lots of beautiful last season pieces from her fashion label “lila” out of storage. For bargain huntresses, the flea market offers jackets and dresses for fall, lots of “Oslo shirts,” beautiful dress shirts and pants, and colorful sweaters and jumpers – some in bold solid colors, others with bright dot prints. Fun corduroy jackets in soft shades slowly get you into the mood for cozy autumn wear, while fairy-like nylon dresses allow us to revel in summer vibes a little longer. Everything they got there is beautiful!
lila, Westbahnstraße 3, 1070 Vienna. September 2-6 Tue-Fri 12:00 to 18:00, Sa 11:00 to 17:00. Web |
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Weekday Multi-Brand Store
Where do you go when you want to bag a lot at once without racing around all over town? That's right, to Mahü – and starting today, there's a new Weekday Multi-Brand Store there! The H&M brand offers several independent fashion labels under one roof, such as Monki and Cheap Monday. In other words, some cool basics and well-fitting jeans. Speaking of jeans: The first 50 visitors will receive a free pair as a gift! And to make them easier to carry, you'll even get a silver tote bag on top of that and a 20% discount on purchases over 70€. Totally worth it, right?
Weekday, Mariahilferstrasse 83, 1060 Vienna. September 4-6. Thursday from 12:00. Web |
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| FRIDAY |
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| ...bargain |
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| Zerum Lifestyle |
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Zerum Warehouse Sale
Fair fashion at more than fair prices! In the organic fashion mecca in Kirchengasse, the focus is slowly shifting towards fall right now, and summer fashion is being cleared out with a number of spectacular discounts. That's why today you can get your hands on some fabulous, airy feel-good pieces that are up to 50% off. These include light wrap dresses, patterned blouses, and knitted sweaters (perfect for the transition season!). Lemon-print shorts and maxi skirts in bold colors are also available. The perfect opportunity to revel in summer feelings once again – but only until tomorrow!
Zerum, Kirchengasse 13, 1070 Vienna. Until September 6, Mon-Fri 10:00 to 19:00, Sat 10:00 to 18:00. Web |
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| Anna Liska |
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Telephone Game
Being a fly on the wall and eavesdropping – was exciting even as a child, wasn't it? ;-) Now, in the Per Albin Hansson housing estate and the Kopenhagen Hof, adults can do this without feeling guilty: from today, telephone boxes ware set up here for 3 months. Pick up the receiver to hear short stories about everyday life and community living in Vienna's municipal housing estates. The stories are based on conversations that artist Laura Andreß had with residents beforehand. You can also use the telephone boxes to call from one „Gemeindebau” yard to another. Funny!
Opening: Per-Albin-Hansson-Siedlung, Bergtaidingweg Stiege 49, 1100 Vienna. 5 September from 15:30. Web |
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Dinner with a murder: Bridgerton
Already got plans for Friday? If you're now thinking of simply going out to eat – stop right there! Because there's something much more exciting on offer. At the Hilton Plaza, for example, crime enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the dazzling world of Bridgerton – which is about to be turned upside down. In addition to dinner, guests are also assigned a role and given an introduction to the script, placing them right in the middle of a crime case where elegance hides dark secrets and a single glance can be deadly. Let's see what the mysterious corpse is all about...
Hilton Plaza Vienna, Schottenring 11, 1010 Vienna. September 5 from 19:30. From 119 €. Web |
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| SATURDAY |
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| ...bargain |
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| Auf der Seil |
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Stock Sale: Auf der Seil
Treasure huntresses on the hunt for unusual items, take note! Until the end of September, you can get all the things you need to snuggle up for autumn at the Auf der Seil concept store. From velour cushions and cotton models to blankets and padded bed pads, you'll find textile treasures with discounts of up to 40%. Also included: the hand-embroidered, eye-catching silk velvet cushions by Anke Drechsel! Not discounted, but still beautiful, are the cute decorative pieces. Well, all that's missing now is a pumpkin spice latte and your favourite novel to cozy up on the sofa!
Auf der Seil, Seilerstätte 18-20, 1010 Vienna. From 6 September. Tue-Fri: 11:00 to 18:30, Sat 11:00 to 17:00. Web |
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| Wollzeile |
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Remasuri Street Festival
Today, the Wollzeile street in Vienna’s first district will once again become a stage for Viennese artists and artisans! From fine dining to dance performances and performances to live music with barrel organs and accordions, you can experience an entire Saturday program all in one street. To celebrate the day, many shops have also come up with some special offers, so at Motel a Miio, for example, you can snag some colourful ceramics at up to 70% off! So pack your XXL shopping bag and let the Wiener FeinSinn cheerfully and playfully guide you through Wollzeile!
Wollzeile, 1010 Vienna. September 6, 10:00 to 17:00. Web |
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| Doris Himmelbauer |
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Diversity Ball 2025
A young man in a tailcoat elegantly twirls a woman in a flowing gown across the dance floor. She is blind, he is deaf. Two lesbian women are still debating who will lead this time, with celebrities and artists in the middle. The Diversity Ball aims to set an example: for diversity in our society and respect! It brings together people of different backgrounds and religions, with and without disabilities, women and men, heterosexual and homosexual, young and old! The celebration takes place in the stylish ambiance of Vienna City Hall with live music, a drag show, and a Primark and Humana fashion show.
Wiener Rathaus, Lichtenfelsgasse 2, 1010 Vienna. September 6, from 19:00. 93 €. Web |
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| SUNDAY |
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| ...fleamarket |
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| Stadtkino |
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Stadtkino Opening Sunday Flea Market
Yippee! The Stadtkino is reopening! To celebrate, there's a great summer flea market today, where you can browse through the poster archive – and various vintage treasures can be discovered outside between the cinema and Karlsplatz. The cinema is open from 13:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 17:00 – so you can get a close-up look at the new chairs :-) Two short tours will teach you a bit about the cinema's history, and Ludwig & Adele will be providing coffee, delicious cake, and sparkling drinks. This is what an unusual Sunday at the cinema looks like!
Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus, Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Vienna. September 7, 12:00 to 18:00. Web |
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Free open-air opera Vienna State Opera
Wow, this could be quite a celebration! This year is an important one for the Vienna State Opera, as it celebrates the 70th anniversary of its reopening after World War II. To mark the occasion, the musicians have come up with something very special: the new season will not open as usual in the opera house on the Ringstrasse, but with an open-air gala in the Burggarten! The event is intended to commemorate the reopening in 1955, when the premiere of “Fidelio” was performed. Opera greats such as Elina Garanca and our collective crush Jonas Kaufmann will be there!
Burggarten, Josefsplatz 1, 1010 Vienna. September 7 from 19:00. Free admission. Web |
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| Möbelmuseum Wien |
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Pilates at the museum garden
Madonna, Miranda Kerr, and Cindy Crawford have long been well-known Pilates addicts. It is no surprise because the secret to a radiant appearance lies primarily in graceful posture, actually, which can be achieved by strengthening and mobilizing the core and lower back area. Today, you can follow these VIPs’ example by participating in a Pilates session in the idyllic garden of the Furniture Museum. Focus and balance will be the order of the day as you train with ingoodshape and breathe in the summer morning air. Don't forget to bring your own mat and water bottle with you!
Möbelmuseum Wien, Andreasgasse 7, 1070 Vienna. September 7 from 9:00. 17 €. Web |
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| MONDAY |
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| Galerie Druck & Buch |
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Botanical Borderlands
Plants are magnificent! Their nourishing, romantic, aesthetic, uplifting, or otherwise joyful aspects are omnipresent. And that is why Galerie Druck & Buch will be dedicating an entire exhibition to them! On display are international contemporary artist books that offer very different perspectives on plants. These include beautifully embroidered textile books by Katya Dimova, photography-based artist books by Regina Anzenberger, original graphic books and portfolios by Uwe Klos, and a multi-layered poetic work by Till Verclas. Well worth seeing!
Galerie Druck & Buch, Berggasse 21/2, 1090 Vienna. Until September 26. Mon-Fri 11:00 to 18:00. Web |
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| RW Showrooms Wien |
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Tylko Wien in RW Showrooms
Who hasn’t been there: you're scrolling through your favorite online store and your dream couch catches your eye, the upholstered bed looks super fluffy, and you're tempted to click “Buy now” right away – but whoa! The price is pretty steep, considering you've never seen the item in person... RW Showrooms is now putting an end to this dilemma, because here you can see all the brands that are only available to buy online. You can lie on, sit on and feel beds from brands like allnatura, desks from FlexiSpot, or – our favorites – the multi-configurable furniture from Tylko!
RW Showrooms, Fred-Zinnemann-Platz 4, 1030 Vienna. Mon-Fri 10:00 to 18:00, Sat until 16:00. Web |
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| Julius von Bismarck |
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Julius von Bismarck. Normal Catastrophe
He whips up the sea, captures lightning bolts and paints entire landscapes. In his works, Julius von Bismarck explores the relationship between us humans and what we call “nature”. His work is reflected in photographs, video works, sculptures and installations – KunstHausWien is showing a selection from the last 15 years as well as a new series of photographs. Julius has developed rotating LED lights for the green inner courtyard, which create the impression that individual trees are on fire. Today is the vernissage and Julius von Bismarck will be there, too!
KunstHausWien, Untere Weißgerberstraße 13, 1030 Vienna. 9 September from 18:00. Free until. Web |
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Of Cabbages And Kings
Laura Totenhagen, Veronika Morscher, and Fama M’Boup are actually solo singers – but they also harmonise wonderfully as a trio! This is evident in their joint performances, where they appear under the group name “Of Cabbages And Kings.” Their a cappella singing is warm and bright, yet also leaves room for darker, rougher facets – vocal artistry at its finest. If you want to check it out for yourself, you can do so live tonight! The trio will be performing their own compositions as well as settings of poems by Emily Dickinson, Ingeborg Bachmann, and others!
Reallabor Fassfabrik, Lastenstraße 19, 1230 Vienna. September 9, 19:00. Free donation. Web |
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The City of Women
What might an imaginary city in which women take the lead look like today? This question and similar ones were explored by means of artistic works created by participating migrant women as part of a Caritas CarBiz project in collaboration with Soho Studios. The result: an exhibition that aims to put the artists in the public spotlight. In particular, those women who are underrepresented in the public perception and who are often considered “uneducated.” Today will be the exhibition opening with a thematically appropriate reading and a communal feast!
SOHO Studios, Liebknechtgasse 32, 1160 Vienna. September 9 from 18:00. Web |
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Parallel Vienna 2025
Quirky art, quirky exhibition space – it's time for Parallel Vienna again! This year's place to be: the vacant Otto Wagner site in the 14th district. The pavilions are particularly impressive due to their Art Nouveau architecture, which, in combination with the surrounding nature, exudes a very special atmosphere. Works by well-known and soon-to-be-well-known artists ;-) are shown. Among them are artist Birgit Graschopf with her photographs on concrete and Zhanina Marinova who is showing the tenth chapter of her screen printing project “Interstice”. Go there! See it!
Otto Wagner Areal, Baumgartner Höhe, 1140 Vienna. 10-14 September. 20 €. Web |
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Content
The employees of Smile Smile Inc. go about their wage work with humour and indifference. Meaning is irrelevant. They have to produce content in sheer quantities. Film clips that are as hollow as the ground beneath their feet in the former coal mining area. The first bird falls from the toxic sky, artificial intelligence proliferates in the basement, and a digital doppelganger takes over the accounts. Elias Hirschl's satirical view of the all-too-near future from his novel “Content” has been adapted for the stage by director Asli Kislal – magnificent!
Schauspielhaus Wien, Porzellangasse 19, 1090 Vienna. 10 September, 20:00. 27 €. Web |
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Lord Huron
How sweet! Ben Schneider, Mark Barry, Miguel Briseno and Tom Renaud were already playing music together at the tender age of twelve. Years later, Schneider recruited his friends again and formed the band Lord Huron with them. You could say it was a complete success, because with their indie rock sound and especially their latest LP “Long Lost”, the boys got gigs on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and the Late Late Show. And they have also become an integral part of the biggest festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza. Today they are rocking the stage live at the Gasometer!
Gasometer, Guglgasse 8, Vienna, Austria, 1110 Vienna. 10 September, 20:00. From 55 €. Web |
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| TALK OF TOWN |
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Bo Fritz
Dried flowers are always a bit of a mixed blessing – they often look pretty, but they make quite a mess... Fiona Armstrong agreed with this and founded the label “Bo Fritz”, for which she designs picturesque silk flowers. In her recently opened boutique in the first district, you are literally immersed in a sea of flowers: From ready-made bouquets and opulent arrangements to olive trees, something blooms at you from every corner of this minimalist, elegant store. As a florist, Fiona understands the architecture of flowers like no other and therefore has every flower and leaf made largely by hand by a Dutch manufacturer – and it shows!
Bo Fritz, Landskrongasse 1-3, 1010 Vienna. Tue-Sat 12:00 to 17:00. Web |
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Sopherl am Naschmarkt
Sopherl used to be an institution. Where else in Vienna could you get a decent goulash in the middle of the night? Then things went downhill for the dimly lit cult pub, and in 2019 it was over. Now it has reopened – and apart from the name, it's all new. The décor is minimalist, the cuisine ambitious. Viennese fare (Gabelbissen!) is served with influences from around the world. Breakfast is available all day, and at lunchtime, a truly tasty menu is served with the regular menu. And in the evening, mountain prawns and venison medallions mean things might get a little more expensive. Beisl culture reinterpreted and quite successfully so!
Sopherl am Naschmarkt, Linke Wienzeile 34, 1060 Vienna. Mon-Sun 9:30 to 23:00. Web |
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