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Tribute to Jim Morrison in Hangar 11

Tribute to Jim Morrison in Hangar 11

40 years ago my favourite singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died. On Tuesday, July 5th, there will be a tribute concert at Hangar 11 (21:30) with: Robby Krieger (guitarist) and Ray Manzarek (keyboardist) of the legendary band… Jim: R.I.P. … Read entire article »

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Tel Aviv Laila Lavan – White Night – coming weekend

Tel Aviv Laila Lavan – White Night – coming weekend

On June the 30th 2011 another Laila Lavan, ‘White Night’, will take place all over the city of Tel Aviv in celebration of the declaration by UNESCO (June 2003) that the inner-city of Tel Aviv will be a ‘World Heritage’ site. Like every year (all night) museums will be open (free of charge), there will be yoga lessons at the ‘Chandra Yoga Center’, lots of music (classic, jazz and rock ), free theater, etc…etc. For a full … Read entire article »

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Bob Sinclar, French house music DJ, in Hangar 11

Bob Sinclar, French house music DJ, in Hangar 11

French record producer, house music DJ and owner of the label: ‘Yellow Productions’, Bob Sinclar (1964), will give a show on June the 23rd in Hangar 11. Who didn’t dance on his worldwide hit: Love Generation!! … Read entire article »

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Gala premiere of The Queen Has No Crown in Cinematheque Tel Aviv

Gala premiere of The Queen Has No Crown in Cinematheque Tel Aviv

On June the 16th (20.00) the gala premiere of ‘The Queen Has No Crown’, directed by Tomer Heymann and produced by Tomer and Barak Heymann, will take place in Cinematheque Tel Aviv as a part of the TLVfest 2011. The documentary, that had its world-premiere at the 61st. Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale 2011), is a personal story about his family, his strong mother, his father who divorced after 33 years of marriage and his four … Read entire article »

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Laurie Anderson gives two shows in Tel Aviv

Laurie Anderson gives two shows in Tel Aviv

Laurie Anderson (1947), the American experimental performance artist and musician who plays violin, keyboards and sings, will give two performances in Tel Aviv. On June 17th. she will be on the the stage of the Zappa Club and on June 19th. at the Mann Auditorium. More information: www.tkts.co.il … Read entire article »

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Dutch architects and engineers visiting Tel Aviv

Dutch architects and engineers visiting Tel Aviv

Last Thursday, June  2nd, 61 Dutch architects and engineers did visit our city Tel Aviv. The 6-days Dutch Architecture Israel Excursion was organized by Ton Voets (Cultuurreizen.tv in Delft, Holland).   I took 31 people from the group and showed them historic Tel Aviv (1909-1938). In the 3-hours walk of the inner-city of Tel Aviv, they saw Neo-Romantic, Eclectic and Bauhaus, or Internationale Style architecture. In the inner-city of Tel Aviv (since June … Read entire article »

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CBS’ 60 Minutes explores Tel Aviv

CBS’ 60 Minutes explores Tel Aviv

CBS famous news magazine 60 Minutes, one of the most watched investigate television programs in the U.S., is expected to air a 12-minute report on our city: Tel Aviv. The veteran correspondent Bob Simon did visit Tel Aviv at the beginning of May and he and his crew stayed for near 4 weeks in the city!). They called Tel Aviv: “vibrant, liberal and attractive.” We keep you informed! … Read entire article »

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Tel Aviv: Keep an eye on your restoration projects!!

Tel Aviv: Keep an eye on your restoration projects!!

One of the first Bauhaus buildings (there are 4.000 of them in the inner-city of Tel Aviv!) that was restored (in 1994), is the beautiful building in Bialik Street no. 18 (architect: Friedman Bros, 1935). A few days ago, I did a Bauhaus tour with a Dutch reporter and saw the building again, after quite a long time. I was quite shocked: the building has signs of decay of concrete again!! Please, Tel Aviv, once you restore … Read entire article »

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Paul Simon back in Tel Aviv after 28 years!!

Paul Simon back in Tel Aviv after 28 years!!

The last time he was in Tel Aviv was in 1983: the – in October 70 years old (!) -  Paul Simon is coming back again. His grande show will be at the Ramat Gan Stadium on June the 20th. For tickets and information: www.leaan.co.il … Read entire article »

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TEL O FUN, rent a green bike in Tel Aviv has started

TEL O FUN, rent a green bike in Tel Aviv has started

Since this month (May 2011) you can rent a bike in Tel Aviv, based on the famous Dutch “Witte Fietsen Plan” (White Bike Plan) (see our article before). The Tel Aviv Municipality invested NIS 100 million ($25 million) in the so called: Tel O Fun rent a bike. More then 2.000 green bikes you will find at the so called ‘docking stations’ around Tel Aviv. The system works with credit cards (the Amsterdam bike … Read entire article »

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Life in Stills: struggle for Tel Aviv Weissensteins photo shop [edited]

Life in Stills: struggle for Tel Aviv Weissensteins photo shop [edited]

  During the 13th. Docaviv Film Festival, I was at the premiere (May 16th.) of the documentary: Life in Stills, directed by Tamar Tal and produced by Barak Heymann. It is the emotional story of Miriam Weissenstein (during the shootings: 96 years old) and her grandson Ben in their struggle for their Pri-Or Photo Shop at Allenby 30. Photographer Rudi Weissenstein opened his shop in 1940. I think every Telavivian knows this famous shop with the large … Read entire article »

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Tel Aviv named hot summer party spot by hotelscombined.com

Tel Aviv named hot summer party spot by hotelscombined.com

  Tel Aviv has been named one of the top 10 hottest summer party spots for 2011 by ‘HotelsCombined.com’, a leading hotel price comparison search-engine. Tel Aviv ranked number nine on the list and is described as: “home to some of the hottest nightclubs in the Middle-East…”. Tel Aviv: Keep on Rocking!!! … Read entire article »

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Duran Duran: “We are coming to Tel Aviv”

Duran Duran: “We are coming to Tel Aviv”

It was announced yesterday morning on the website of one of the biggest bands of the 1980s: “We are coming to Tel Aviv”… Duran Duran, formed in 1978 in Birmingham, will perform at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds on July 30th. The band was named after the villian in Roger Vadim’s French science fiction film: ‘Barbarella’… and ‘villians’  they were: who will forget their banned video by the BBC and MTV of the song : ‘Girls on Film’… … Read entire article »

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