If you’re in town this week, you’re in luck. The Fanzine festival is back in its newest form and is set to be huge. Practically every underground / radical / alternative venue in the South of Tel Aviv is participating and it’s set to be the most interesting showcase of local alternative culture you can imagine. There are too many things happening at the same time for you to try out all of them, but I wholeheartedly urge you to go to at least one of the amazing events planned. They’re all either free or super cheap. I will list all of them here as I get them and add more links. Keep checking this post regularly for updates because it’s chaos out there!
Events happening as part of the festival on Thurs:
The Fanzine Market from 18:00 outside of the Zimmer. Load up on the city’s weird and radical comics, fanzine and independently published thingies. Inside the Zimmer itself – music and bands including the Bitter Jews.
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Banquet of the poor – this is taking place at what is possibly Tel Aviv’s most magical hidden venue, Yung Yiddish. Deep in the heart of the Central Bus Station is this theatre/ Yiddish library. Going into it is like stepping into a different world. The Banquet of the poor will feature cabaret, experimental performance, music, circus acts and god knows what else. Starts at 20:00. Facebook event page is here.
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Meanwhile, also at 20:00, the Pitkit house is having a massive local underground band showcase for only 10NIS. Check out the Facebook event page for youtube links to the bands playing. You’ll be able to buy a compilation CD for 10NIS and there will be very cheap booze on offer.
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Hagada Hasmalit at Achad Haam 70 is having a night of short contemporary dance shows from 21:30. Also art installations and manifesto giveaways.
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Koro is having a band showcase followed by a party and a record fair. Bands are: kutna hora, magor, eternal decay, khaos. If you like your music hard(core), then go there.
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Habayta at Frenkel 78 is having an evening that’s all about sexually themed fanzines. Performace, fanzines, you know the score. From 21:30.
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The Levinsky Library in the Levinsky Park (opp the Central Bus Station) will have a Hebrew lesson and a fanzine workshop, producing fanzines in all the languages represented at the Library.
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Zevulun Ba Lagan (Zevulun 11) is a new space for art and urban gardening. There will be video art, sculpture, music and more.
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Open rehearsal for “Ding Dong” at the performance art stage at 19:30 at the Central Bus Station. 5th floor, opposite gate 4.
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Alfred Gallery has an opening of a new group show and there will also be performance.
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Anna Loulou Bar will have Laissez Passer, a night of bouncy world music from all over. From 22:00ish.
Friday:
Open air event from 15:00 at Kiryat Sefer Garden (Yehuda Halevi and Amram Gaon, near the corner with Lincoln). Workshops, art, manifestos, performance and music. Bring blankets, texts, fanzines, mad outfits, whatever. Everyone is free to teach a workshop, read, play, do whatever.