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The Scorpions coming to Nokia Hall Tel Aviv

January 29th, 2012 | Add a Comment

German rockband from Hannover (1965) The Scorpions will give a show, in Nokia Hall, on May 7th. They will blow a ‘Wind of Change’ in Nokia and they will probably ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane’! … Read entire article »

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See the art, meet the artists, buy the art work

January 23rd, 2012 | 2 Comments

From February the 12th until February the 16th (11:00-19:00) the Accessible Art Fair will be held at the Old Jaffa Antiquities Museum (10, Mifratz Shlomo Street, Jaffa). The Art Fair brings you a great selection of contemporary art from all over the world with established artists like: Yonathan Levy, Sigal Yaar, Michel Levi, Abba Richmann, Jonathan Kil Lev, Rachel Yedid, Caroline Avoth, Anna Laura Millaci, Nadia Schoenzwytt, Clemens Briels, Dirk Wagemans and many, many more… … Read entire article »

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Telavivi comic book shop Comics N’ Vegetables wins international award

January 17th, 2012 | Comments Off

Comic book store Comics N’ Vegetables (CNV), did win the prestigious 2011 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, the third ever store outside North America since 1993. The award is granted to a store that has “done an outstanding job of supporting the comic art medium in the community and witin the industry at large”. CNV has done this job in Israel with verve since 2001, first with an online retail website and in 2005 started … Read entire article »

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Tel Aviv celebrates being on first place as Best of Gay Cities 2011

January 11th, 2012 | Comments Off

“We are a free city and everybody can be proud of it”… was the reaction this afternoon of mayor Ron Huldai of Tel Aviv-Yafo, during a trip with a closed bus (the planning was an open top bus, but it kept raining this afternoon in Tel Aviv – unique ;-) ) after the awesome news this morning that in a competition of American Airlines the city of Tel Aviv was declared the Best of Gay … Read entire article »

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Breaking News: Tel Aviv Best of Gay Cities 2011

January 11th, 2012 | Comments Off

An competition by American Airlines did put Tel Aviv, a few hours ago, on the top spot as Best of Gay Cities 2011. The winning margin for Tel Aviv was enormous: Tel Aviv: 43%, New-York City: 14 % and Toronto: 7%. Tel Aviv: Congrats!!! :-D Gay Pride Tel Aviv … Read entire article »

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Even more bike lanes for Tel Aviv

January 7th, 2012 | Comments Off

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

January 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off

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 »

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Premiere documentary The End at Cinematheque Tel Aviv

December 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off

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 »

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Neo-Romantic building in the Ha-Hasmal Street beautiful restored

December 21st, 2011 | Comments Off

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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Dutch Film Week in Cinematheque Tel Aviv

December 3rd, 2011 | Comments Off

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 »

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Mister Love Song, Julio Iglesias, in Nokia Hall again

November 26th, 2011 | Comments Off

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 »

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Tel Aviv Fashion Week: first one after 30 years

November 23rd, 2011 | 2 Comments

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 »

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Life in Stills: getting award after award!!

November 20th, 2011 | Comments Off

We did write a few times before about the touching documentary: Life in Stills, directed by Tamar Tal, produced by Barak Heymann, cinematography by Daniel Kedem and music by Alberto Schwartz, about the famous Photo House Pri-Or (Allenby Street 30) and the struggle of Miriam Weissenstein (96) and her grandson Ben Peters to keep their shop from being destroyed. The documentary just went on the festival road and did win again an award: this time Best … Read entire article »

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