Even more bike lanes for Tel Aviv
The Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo will spent another NIS150 million (30 million euro) in the next five years on building 150 km of new bike-lanes in the city. Fourteen years ago, Tel Aviv did not have even one bicycle path. As for today the city has more then 100 kilometers of paths, trails and lanes. According to a 2010 municipal poll, 38 percent of Tel Aviv residents own a bicycle. The now familair green bikes in … Read entire article »
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Bossa nova evening in Cafe Yaffo
Israeli/Brazilian singer Elisete Retter, will give a swinging hommage to the bossa nova, accompanied by guitarest Ben Ravitz on February 4th. (21:00) at Cafe Yaffo (Olei Zion Street 1, Jaffa). Elisete, who immigrated 20 years ago to Israel, will sing Brazilian classic tunes from the bossa nova masters Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Morais and songs from her albums: ‘Luar e Cafe, Longings and My Colors’. … Read entire article »
Premiere documentary The End at Cinematheque Tel Aviv
On last Monday evening, December the 19th, the premiere took place of the documentary Sof LeSipur (The End), directed by Barak Heymann in the beautiful new wing (opened 3 weeks ago) of the Cinematheque Tel Aviv. In the documentary Barak follows three divorce stories in Tel Aviv, each at a different stage of the process. The documentary will be screened in 5 episodes (each 30 minutes) on Yesdoco (Israeli tv); the 1st. episode will be screened … Read entire article »
Neo-Romantic building in the Ha-Hasmal Street beautiful restored
The Neo-Romantic building, designed in 1924, in the Ha-Hasmalstreet no.10 is a real beauty again after 18 month of restoration-work. The now colorful facade is shining: a great job is done here!! … Read entire article »
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Israeli Ballet at TAU with Cinderella
The Israeli Ballet, artistic directors Berta Yampolsky & Hillel Markman, will bring a full length production of Cinderella on stage from 22nd. until December the 25th. at the Smolarz Auditorium at the Tel Aviv University. Do not miss these special performances of the Israeli Ballet with the choreography by Berta Yampolsky and the music by Sergei Prokofiev. Tickets: 03-524.7373 … Read entire article »
Austrian singer Simone Kopmajer at the Tel Aviv Museum
On December the 15th. and 16th. (21:00) the Austrian singer Simone Kopmajer will feature in the Hot Jazz Series at the Tel Aviv Museum. Simone will be accompanied by her trio: pianist John Di Martino, bass player Herfried Knapp and drummer Reinhardt Winkler. They will bring the greatest love songs of all time: from Gershwin to Prince, from soul songs to the best of musicals. Info: www.hotjazz.co.il … Read entire article »
Israel Symphony Orchestra at Tel Aviv University
On December 18th. (20:30) the Israel Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Evgeny Tsirlin, will give a concert at the Smolarz Auditorium at TAU. The soloists at the concert, called Winter Collage, will be: Paata Burchuladze (bass) and Larisa Tatueva (soprano). Tickets: 03-939.0020 … Read entire article »
Dutch Film Week in Cinematheque Tel Aviv
From December 4 until December 16th the Dutch Film Week will take place in Cinematheque Tel Aviv: Tirza, directed by Rudollf van den Berg Sint, directed by Dick Maas All Time, directed by Job Gosschalk The Happy Housewife, directed by Antoinette Beumer Meat, directed by Victor Nieuwenhuys & Maartje Seyferth Enjoy Your Meal (documentary), directed by Walter Grotenhuis Win/Win The Nobel Prize Winner, directed by Timo Veltkamp … Read entire article »
Mister Love Song, Julio Iglesias, in Nokia Hall again
The Spanish singer of the greatest love songs of all time, Julio Iglesias (1943), will give another show in Nokia Hall on December 12th. (20:30) Julio was a goal-keeper for Real Madrid FC in the years 1960/1962. After a car accident, he changed the grass for a stage and in 1968 he did win the Benidorm International Song Festival with: ‘La Vida Sigue Igual’. Since that day his star rose over the world and his soft, … Read entire article »
Bauhaus building as set for new Israeli movie
A Bauhaus-building in the Dov-Hoz Street no. 8 was used a few weeks ago as set for a new Israeli feature: Snails in the Rain, directed by Yariv Mozer, produced by Hila Aviram and based on a short story by Yossi Avni Levy. It is the first feature of Yariv Mozer, who made different award’s winning documentaries. Yossi Avni Levy is a famous Israeli writer and diplomat, today you will find him in Belgrade. In … Read entire article »
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Tel Aviv Fashion Week: first one after 30 years
Yesterday, the first Tel Aviv Fashion Week (after 30 years) opened with dozens of shows, events and a special guest: the famous Italian designer Roberto Cavalli. The Fashion Week is taking place at the beautifully restored Tachana compound (the old Jaffa trainstation) between Jaffa and Neve-Tsedek. Let’s bring Tel Aviv back to the fashion capital of the Middle-East! … Read entire article »
First event in the new building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
A few weeks ago was the official opening of the beautiful new, expanded building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The Herta & Paul Amir Building is designed by Preston Scott Cohen, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts. On wednesday, November the 30th. (20:00h) there will be a first event in the new building, mixing social and art, with e.g. a lecture: ‘The Intersection between Design & Technology’. If you love architecture (and art), you will fall … Read entire article »
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Guests in the Gallery: six artists from Delft Holland
Our permanent readers will know that we just write about Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Tel Aviv-Yafo only. This time we make an exception: in the city of Kfar-Saba, north of Tel Aviv, an exhibition of 6 artists from Delft, Holland (Netherlands) opened a few days ago. The exhibition is a part of the twin-cities project: Delft-Kfar-Saba, a friendship since 1968 (!). The 6 artist from Delft are: Laura Bakker, Willem van den Hoed, Coen de Jong, Erik … Read entire article »
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