Another praise for Tel Aviv
And…another praise for Tel Aviv. This time in an article on Time Travel written by David Kaufman. He is talking about Tel Aviv as a seaside cultural and commercial HQ and a perfect mix of the contempary and the classic, a place were locals love to chill at cafes and sizzle on the beach. This is Tel Aviv! … Read entire article »
Aman Bagan is back
Ari Fruchter‘s legendary art-parties at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (‘TimeOut Art Night’) are back for the 2nd season (art, drinking, dancing, chatting and flirting). ‘Aman Bagan’ will start on Thursday, May 27th (20:30) with the sculptor, painter, video- and installation artist Uri Katzenstein (born in 1951 in Tel-Aviv) and a ‘groovy’ DJ.. Don’t miss these best art-parties in Tel Aviv this summer! (last year, every party attracted around 1500 people ). … Read entire article »
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Rothschild Boulevard street festival
Today, the first X-mas day, on the Rotschild Boulevard, a crowded street-festival took place under a blue-sky and blazing sun (24 degrees celsius!) and a lot of a famous Dutch beer and swinging girls. Tel Aviv = Live! … Read entire article »
Tel Aviv: Miami of the Middle East
Foreign, important newspapers are keeping on writing about the swinging city called Tel Aviv. This time a fantastic PR-article about our city in The Telegraph on November 22nd by Paul Clements. Tel Aviv: keep on rocking!!! … Read entire article »
What is ‘hot’ in Tel Aviv??
The Association for Tourism Tel Aviv-Yafo published a new pocket-size English guide, called: Visit Tel Aviv-Yafo. The guide divides Tel Aviv-Yafo in five districts areas-the North, City Center, the Heart, the South and Jaffa. You will find maps, adresses, web site information and phonenumbers, each section is illustrated by photographs and a short introduction to each Tel Aviv area. The guide unearth the secrets of Tel Aviv’s mystique. The guide is available ( NIS 60) at the Ass. for Tourism (Herbert Samuel Street no.46, Tel Aviv’s Boulevard) or at Steimatsky bookstores. … Read entire article »
To all New Yorkers: just another week!!
New Yorkers: do not forget: just another week and you will ‘taste’ what the Tel Aviv Beach is all about. Sunday, June 26th you can enjoy a whole family-day (from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.) on a 1.300 square-foot artificial Tel Aviv Beach in Central Park with Israeli ‘street’food, swinging music and typical Israeli beach games. Of course for the ‘real thing’ you have to take a plane and fly to the swinging art-capital of the Middle-East: Tel Aviv!! … Read entire article »
The Whole City – The Whole White Night!!!
Tomorrow, May 27th, it will be for the 3rd time: White Night ,but this time “bigger as ever” with dozens of shows, scenes and special attractions with e.g. Singing at Sharona, Night Beach Party at Alma Beach, Sunrise concert with Yehudit Ravitz, Theatre at the Hatahana, a special Tribute to Arik Einstein in The Third Ear, a ’20s style cafe at Kikar Bialik and so on and on and on… For more info visit: www.tlv100.co.il “Just leave your homes this coming Wednesday evening and see what is Art, Culture, Fun, Music in Tel-Aviv all about!” … Read entire article »
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Kenny Garrett will be in town
The 48 years old saxophonist Kenny Garrett will have a ‘gig‘ in the Zappa Club on May 25th and May 27th (20:00). More then 20 years ago Garrett got a call from Miles Davis and for the next five years – until to Davis’ death – they played together a flow of highly energized funk and hip-hop laced jazzy outgoings. Garrett just finished his album: Sketches of MD, a tribute to his former mentor, recorded live at New York’s Iridium Club. Alongside Garrett will be bassist Kona Khasu, organ-player Johnny Mercier and drummer Justin Brown. … Read entire article »
Gay and lesbian couples wed at Pride Parade!
On June the 12th 2009, Tel Aviv will have his 11th annual Pride Parade. This time with an event, organizers believe to be the first ever for such an event anywhere in the world and certainly in Israel: Gal Uchovsky, journalist and film-producer, will marry two couples: one gay and one lesbian pair. A campaign will be launched on the website: gogay.co.il , seeking couples interested in being wed as part of the event to submit their candidacy. The idea is to wed the couples on one of the stages during the Parade. The couples to bewedded during the Parade, will receive certificates from the ‘family-right’ organization New Family. Like every year, the event will start in Meir Park and end with a ‘wild’ party on Gordon Beach. Soon more information. … Read entire article »
BREAKING NEWS: Paul Anka is coming to Tel Aviv
Paul Anka, today 68 years old, will give one concert in the Mann-Auditorium in August, was announced today. Paul Anka (‘Put your hand on my shoulders’) was 50 years ago the most populair foreign singer in Israel. Until today you hear his songs on the local radio and a song like ‘You Are My Destiny’ is still played during wedding-parties. We’ll keep you informed. … Read entire article »
The Tel Aviv Experience
The newest English guide about Tel Aviv is the 2nd edition of the ‘City Guide Tel Aviv’, produced and edited by Dalit Nemirovsky (Crossfields, Tlv-2008). It is a handy, wonderful 207 pages guide full information about the history of the different districts of the city and the best places to visit, concerning, e.g.: food, nightlife, design(shops), ’boutique hotels’, cafe’s, fashion (shops) and bakeries. If you, as tourist, but also as Telavivian, want to discover or re-discover the city, this color-full guide will show you the way. … Read entire article »
Free Hugs in Tel Aviv
I have always loved the concept of Free Hugs that was started by the Australian Juan Mann (which is an alias ;-) ) in 2004. In this YouTube video you will find a number of Tel Aviv Free Huggers. Just to make a better world! Love that! :-D Every Tuesday evening they are at Kikar Rabin (Rabin Square) I’ll be there when I am in Tel Aviv! Wait for me! [more on Tel Aviv Free Hugs: HERE] [the official Free Hugs Campaign Worldwide site: HERE] HUGS! … Read entire article »
Tel Aviv Fever one month old! Time for a present :-D
April 19th, 2009 | 5 Comments
Yes, today [19:30 IL Time ;-) ] it is only one month that Tel Aviv Fever is LIVE. :-D We decided to give you a present, because we are thrilled by your reactions, of which we get most by e-mail and not as a comment, but that is a minor detail ;-) Don’t be afraid to tell us what you think! We thought you would love a video channel with video’s of Tel Aviv Only. So we made you our own Tel Aviv Fever vChannel. You can find it in the upper menu or HERE (which basically both do the same ;-) ) If you know a nice video that is not included yet, tell us, so we can put it there too! ENJOY! … Read entire article »
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