Guess the movie!

What’s a typical Viennese summer without open-air movie screenings? Take for example “Kino unter Sternen” (http://www.afterimage.at/), “Kino wie noch nie” (http://www.kinowienochnie.at/) or Volxkino (http://www.kinoamdach.at/). So dergelbeSalon had the idea to also host an open-air backyard cinema.

If you are curious and would like to join – just drop by. If you would like to know which movie we will show – look at the picture!

Der gelbe Salon has already some confirmed guests for this weekend, but there is always space for one or two visitors more…

For more information, check out the weekend website!

Donaukanaltreiben

This weekend, you can do some floating on the Danube canal – or “Donaukanaltreiben”, as the locals call it. Music, poetry, and culture – even though I don’t quite see how they pack that all on a raft and send it floating on the canal.

Anyway… It might be fun! Check out more on donaukanaltreiben.at!

PS: the weather forecast is good – unbelievable!

Into the city

Next Saturday, Stermann and Grissemann will do what they are best at: talking non-sense in public (though I heard they also do that if they do not have an audience to impress). They will be supported by Russkaja, Balkan Beat Box and many others. And for some reason, 100,000 roses will be handed out by Austria’s semi-prominence… Whatever…

Saturday, May, 15, Rathausplatz, 18:00 – for more information, check out fm4.orf.at.

PS: This event is somehow related to Wiener Festwochen…

PPS: Weather forecast ist bad…

Ok, unfortunately, I don’t have a clue about IT, don’t know much about development cooperation, and don’t have much money to spare – so the only thing I can actually do is write about them – hoping that someone reads about their project who is in a better position than me to make a contribution and offer support!

By the way, there is an interesting exhibition at the Leopold museum in Vienna – about children toys – but much more than that, too. Read more…

Christoph & Lollo recently released a video/song about a number of Austrian polticians – if you need assistance in comprehending (mere German language skills are not sufficient), dergelbeSalon will gladly offer private lessons.

For more information, check www.christophundlollo.com.

Far - Regina Spektor

Of course, it ain’t ever too far to see Regina Spektor live  on stage – but I am quite happy that the stage is only a couple of minutes away from dergelbeSalon, actually. So if you have nothing better to do on December 16 – and chances are there is nothing better anyway…

To sum up her music in 11:11 minutes: it’s like having a love affair, on the back of a truck, with Mary Ann, who is Pavlov’s daughter, in case you didn’t know. And she’ll send you flyin‘, because I want to sing, either in buildings or in plain sunshine! Or maybe so…

For more info, check out her myspace site.

• Botanical Garden, Ruhruniversität Bochum
• Zeche Zollverein, Essen (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
• Aachen Cathedral (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
• Cologne Cathedral (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
• Botanical Garden, Hamburg (City)
• Botanical Garden, Hamburg (University)
• Fortress of Suomenlinna, Helsinki (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
• Botanical Garden, Helsinki (City)
• Botanical Garden, Helsinki (University)
  We were prevented from actually entering due to heavy rain…
• Museumsinsel, Berlin (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
  Strictly speaking, we weren’t there this time – but we have been there plenty of times before…
• Botanical Garden, Uppsala
• Linnéträdgården, Uppsala
  This is actually the oldest botanical garden in Sweden, founded in 1655

We have also visited Stockholm, but were too exhausted after three weeks of travelling to make it to either the Botanical Garden or any of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites close to the city… But we’ll do better next time!

Many, many thanks to all our hosts on this journey, for their kindness and hospitality!

Agaetis Byrjun

Sigur Rós are celebrating their 10th anniversary of their breakthrough album “Agaetis Byrjun” – and for that reason, they made a live version available on their website, from the release in the Icelandic opera house in Reykjavík some time in 1999. 12 minutes of their great music in one track…

To download (or find out more), click here.

Hail to the Grand Chief! And thanks for the invitation!