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"Heya Girls!"
Between bikini bodies and political cynicism: Grazia Patricia's world is sometimes biting, sometimes tender, but always deeply human. Because she knows: “All you need for a bikini body is a bikini and a body.” So Grazia doesn't worry – like the rest of Austria. On Saturday, Graz-born drag queen Grazia Patricia will perform her cabaret show “Miss Success” at the Vindobona – a humorous reflection on self-acceptance and the importance of resilience in our challenging world. Things are going well, after all, with tolerated corruption, staggering equality for women and the eternal forgetting of laptops. Speaking of forgetting: How is KHG doing? Behind Grazia, also known as the Cabaret Princess, is actor Patrick Weber – and he is one of Vienna's most famous drag queens. So if you fancy elegance, cynicism and good entertainment – go for it!
Wishing you a glamorous week,
Your CitySpotterGirl
Das Vindobona, Wallensteinplatz 6, 1200 Vienna. 4 May 19:30. From 20 €. Web
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Photo: Marisa Vranjes
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| THURSDAY |
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Habari Fabrics Sale
Happy Birthday! The Habari Design stores are celebrating their anniversary and for us that means a sale party at its finest! There are plenty of attractive bargains to be snatched until 11 May. And to keep the savings spectacle entertaining, the offers change every two days. Today and tomorrow, it's time for hobby dressmakers and decorating queens: on your marks, get set, off to the fabrics! For there's a 30% discount on all fabrics by the metre with pretty African and Japanese patterns. Only while stocks last and valid at both Habari locations!
Habari, Theobaldgasse 16, 1060 Vienna & Neubaugasse 34, 1070 Vienna. Mon-Thu 11:00 to 18:30, Fri from 10:00, Sat until 17:00. Web |
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Neubau dances
Let's dance! Dancing is always fun anyway, but we think it's even better when it's on warm evenings and with free professional guidance. From now on, this is possible every Thursday in Neubau. From May to September, the “Neubau tanzt” festival will be rocking out with outdoor dance activities for everyone. From Salsa, Lindy Hop, Tango and Urban Kizomba to Commercial, Contemporary and Waacking/Vogueing, everyone can shake their hips to their heart's content. Today is the grand opening with a free Lindy Hop workshop!
Lindengasse/Ecke Neubaugasse, 1070 Vienna. 2 May 17:00 to 21:00. Web |
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City Farm Young Plant Market
Summer is not only approaching as a calendar date, the temperatures are also climbing back up to enjoyable heights. The perfect time to fill balcony boxes and flower beds with colourful summer plants! The City Farm in Augarten is honouring the start of the gardening season with a young plant market. Until Saturday, there are up to 300 types and varieties of vegetables, fruit, herbs and rarities in organic quality: classic fruit vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, chillies, specialities such as melothria, tomatillos and Malabar spinach as well as heat-loving herbs from agastache to lemon basil!
City Farm Augarten, Obere Augartenstraße 1C, 1020 Vienna. 2-4 May. Wed+Sat 10:00 to 18:00, Thu+Fri 14:00 to 18:00. Web |
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| Modeschule Hetzendorf |
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Open House Fashion School Hetzendorf
The Meidling gallery and studio tour offers a fantastic backdrop and even better views today. As part of the creative afternoon, the Hetzendorf Fashion School invites you to a fascinating open house. Fashion enthusiasts can gain exclusive insights into the creative processes of the young design talents of tomorrow and even purchase the unique creations directly from the students on site. Afterwards, you can enjoy the fine weather in the picturesque ambience of the fashion school's castle park – culinary delicacies will also be available! Free entry.
Modeschule Schloss Hetzendorf, Hetzendorfer Straße 79, 1120 Vienna. 3+4 May 13:00 to 19:00. Web
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Jane’s Walk Vienna
Now you can take a curious stroll through Vienna on unknown secret paths! Anyone who knows hidden paths or wants to discover the secrets of their neighbourhood can book a private guided tour. These original “Jane's Walks” take place in many cities around the world at the beginning of May – in memory of urban planner Jane Jacobs. In Vienna, for example, you can walk along study locations and discover how our city has become a top research centre. You can also visit historic cinemas in the 1st district. And register your own Jane's Walk here.
Various walks in Vienna. 3-5 May. Participation free of charge. Web |
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| Anastasiia Ermoleiva |
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Contemporary Circus Visions #B
What a circus! It's not just this common expression that talks the circus down. But how can we succeed in liberating the concept of circus from its unsavoury legacy? The acrobats and performers Verena Schneider and Charlotte Le May want to bring contemporary, socially relevant and artistically sophisticated artistry to the circus and are therefore organising a colourful programme consisting of exhibitions, performances, concerts and workshops. Their mission: to bring contemporary circus to life in a new (and also feminist) way. Nice!
Soho Studios, Liebknechtgasse 32, 1160 Vienna. 3-5 May. Voluntary donation. Programme online |
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Florentina Leitner
She has already dressed stars like Lady Gaga, Kylie Jenner and Ellie Goulding, and German Vogue describes her as Austria's most promising newcomer. Why? You will find out the answer for yourself after a visit to the Geymüllerschlössel. Because there, in a Biedermeier ambience, the fantastic, floral, feminine and playful creations of the Austrian fashion designer are currently exhibited. The fashion talent herself is present at today's opening and invites you to take a guided tour of the exhibition. And there's also an artifical flower workshop on top of it.
MAK Geymüllerschlössel, Pötzleinsdorfer Straße 102, 1180 Vienna. 4 May from 17:00 free entry. Web |
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Safer Six
When six gentlemen are close to the 300 mark collectively and have been making music together for half the time without killing each other, there's a suitable word for it: Oida! This is also the name of Safer Six's new programme. The a cappella boy band turns 25 this year and to celebrate, they're throwing a party that's really something else. The boys will sing in several voices and perform all the instruments vocally – even the drums! They will play songs by Falco, Hubert von Goisern and Bilderbuch as well as their own tasty creations tonight.
Orpheum, Steigenteschgasse 94, 1220 Vienna. 4 May 19:30. 31,50 €. Web |
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lila Flea Market
Super unusual, with countless options of combination and always comfortable: designer Lisi Lang pulls many beautiful pieces from her “lila” label from previous years out of storage. Sale huntresses will find classic blouses, light jackets and dresses in jersey and viscose – sometimes in bold monochrome shades, other times with bright floral prints. Playful tulle skirts in eye-catching shades will whet your appetite for summer parties and, as a highlight, sun worshippers can look forward to a special collection for the warm season at really great prices!
lila, Westbahnstraße 3, 1070 Vienna. 3-4 May. 10:00 to 19:00. Web |
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| Felicia Nagel |
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Reclaim Your Anger
Who hasn't had those moments when you are so angry you feel like a mushroom cloud that might boil over at any moment? Well, but it's just not the appropriate thing to do as a lady to vent your anger in public. We women have been conditioned to suppress anger and label it as unfeminine for a long time. As a result, we often turn our anger inwards, which can lead to toxic shame and passive-aggressive behaviour. In today's workshop, coach Felicia Nagel explains how you can instead learn to embrace that seething feeling and draw strength from it!
y.lab, Mollardgasse 70C/6, 1060 Vienna. 5 May 13:30 to 18:30. 90 €. Web |
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| Mandragora design |
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Edelstoff
A beloved institution in the annual shopping calendar now opens its doors again for 2 days. The “Edelstoff” design marketplace is in town and has the Marx-Halle bursting at the seams with cool pieces such as swimwear by Intimate Construction, sparkling summer jewellery from recycled sterling silver by Sandra Vidmar Jewellery and illustrated postcards by Away with reality. There are 4,000 sqm of laughing, chilling, feasting and – yes! – shopping until your wallet cracks, of course. Not only textiles, but also jewellery, art, cosmetics and culinary treats!
Marx Halle, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, 1030 Vienna. 4 + 5 May. Sat 11:00 to 19:00, Sun until 18:00. 5 €. Web |
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Stammersdorfer Mailüfterl
The Mailüfterl wine festival in Stammersdorf is a bit like the Oktoberfest in Munich, which is why the motto is “raise your glasses” again today in the idyllic Kellergasse! Visitors can look forward to a weekend full of wine, culinary delights and culture. Around 40 restaurateurs will be serving regional specialties and fine wines, including Stammersdorf's famous white wines, of course. The historic cellar vaults of the local winegrowers can also be discovered and in the new VolXFest vineyard directly between the vines you can enjoy a wow view over Vienna with a glass of wine!
Stammersdorfer Kellergasse, 1210 Vienna. 4 + 5 May 13:00 to 23:00. Free admission. Web |
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Mondsüchtig Vintage Flea Market
Phew... the start of the week can be quite a challenge. That's why the after work has to be extra special! The Leopoldstadt Neighbourhood Centre has come up with something special: From 17:00, it's time for all sandmen and women to head to the evening flea market. There you will find vintage and retro delicacies, hidden treasures, clothes, shoes, books, bric-a-brac, crockery and more, which are just as suitable as a treat for yourself as they are as gifts. Also fun: as a side event, there will be a boardgames night with some good old filter coffee!
Neighbourhood Centre Leopoldstadt, Vorgartenstraße 145-157, 1020 Vienna. 6 May 17:00 to 20:00. Web |
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Jenny Jürgens: Miradas
Moments of mindfulness, pausing for a moment, but also making the right and precise decisions – that's what the photographs of actress Jenny Jürgens are all about. The German TV star has built up a second career as a photographer and from today she will be exhibiting her work from recent years for the first time in Vienna over a period of two weeks: lush colours can be found next to graphically captivating geometric arrangements, sensual flowers next to sparse branches, and her adopted home of Mallorca is reflected in her work time and again – very atmospheric!
Galerie Frank, Himmelpfortgasse 12/1, 1010 Vienna. 7 May 18:00. Free entry. Web |
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Sisi & Co
Which Habsburg woman was the first to obtain a driving licence, was one of the first women in the world to buy a car and took the first colour photographs of the imperial family? What kind of gambling did the highly moral Empress Maria Theresa indulge in? And which former heir to the throne became a Hollywood star and a Nazi informer? For the first time, Habsburg expert Katrin Unterreiner has brought together the hidden and largely unknown passions of the Habsburgs in one book – and shows us a whole new side of the emperor & family. The book is presented today – free!
Thalia, Mariahilfer Straße 99, 1060 Vienna. 7 May 19:00. Free entry. Web |
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Monographic show: Iris Blauensteiner
A humorous coming-of-age story about a friendship between girls in “Schwitzen”, a mother who sends a filmed letter to her unborn child during the Corona pandemic in “Die Welt ist an ihren Rändern blau”, or on the trail of a young woman's secret between real and imagined life stories in “Doublage” – Stadtkino is showing 5 short films by filmmaker Iris Blauensteiner today. Themes such as loneliness, friendship, reality and surrealism are typical of her work. PS: After the screening there will be a discussion with Blauensteiner herself!
Stadtkino, Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Vienna. 7 May 20:00. Free entry. Web |
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| Sandkasten Syndikat Plunder Sonics, Sandro Niculussi |
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Pirate Cultures
The art collective Sandkasten Syndikat and friends bring the Pirate Beach to Vienna! Unusual urban routes, resistance against patriarchal body politics, open-source systems – the new exhibition tells about this and much more. It presents the artistic research “Pirate Cultures” in the very special ambience of the Semmelweisklinik – because the artists understand piracy as an emancipatory politics of re-appropriation, care and DIY culture. At the centre are practices of reclaiming the city – how very much in tune with the times. Today is the vernissage!
Semmelweisklinik, Hockegasse 37/house 4, 1180 Vienna. 8 May 18:00. Free entry. Web |
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Sargfabrik flea market
When a creative place like the Sargfabrik organises a flea market, the haul can only be good! Curious visitors and bargain hunters can find out whether this is true for two days. For a voluntary donation, you can buy great things from the kindergarten, the Kulturhaus and the current office operations. Among other things: dolls, wooden puzzles, table-top games, around 2,000 CDs from the areas of global music, jazz and more, digital cameras, video recorders and projectors as well as audio equipment from the concert operations. What a selection!
Sargfabrik, Goldschlagstraße 169/ Top 61, 1140 Vienna. 7 + 8 May 11:00 to 19:00. Web |
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| Dora Mai & Greta Znojemsky, Bildrecht Wien |
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Water or The Murmur of Time
Shallow – deep, still – turbulent, soothing – threatening: water has many faces and is inextricably linked to our lives. Dora Mai and Greta Znojemsky have artistically explored this exciting element and have put together a duo exhibition that presents water as an interdisciplinary exhibition project. On display are swimming women as paintings, overturned buckets from which clothes pegs flow in different shades of blue, symbolic of water, as well as photographs and video works that encourage dialogue. Poetic!
Alte Schieberkammer, Meiselstraße 16-20, 1150 Vienna. 7 to 11 May. Wed-Fri 16:00 to 20:00. Web |
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| Justine Lepoix |
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Fundus
Magdalena Lettner's treasure trove of vintage furniture and antique beauties shows how a father-daughter hobby can turn into a super-cool business. Even as a child, she used to go to flea markets with her father bright and early, equipped with a headlamp, in search of rarities. Now she has just opened her “Fundus” in Otto-Bauer-Gasse, which is filled with mid- century furniture and accessories. The bright shop is furnished in the style of a living room, kitchen and hallway. So you can also get some interior design inspiration during shopping!
Fundus, Otto-Bauer-Gasse 14, 1060 Vienna. Tue, Wed 11:00 to 18:00, Thu 13:00 to 19:00, Fri 10:00 to 18:00, Sat 10:00 to 15:00. Web |
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| Capsule Salon de Champagne |
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Capsule Salon de Champagne
For real bubbly lovers, we recommend a leisurely hour at the Capsule Salon de Champagne. Situated in the heart of the first district on the Tiefer Graben, this champagne bar welcomes dry throats with a selection of around 200 different bottles! Both up-and-coming winemakers and major names are represented here, and you can delve deeper into the bubbly stuff with hosted tastings. Once you have identified your favourites, you can buy them directly from the boutique attached to the bar. That's even possible on Sundays, by the way!
Capsule Salon de Champagne, Tiefer Graben 9, 1010 Vienna. Tue-Sat 12:00 to 23:00, Wed+Sun until 20:00. Web |
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ABOUT US
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Sabine Maier, Phorusgasse 7/1, 1040 Wien
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