An evening combining chip music and a political statement about the Gaza flotilla can be either your idea of a good and unusual night out or hell. Personally, I think it’s great. Basically, a bunch of chip music artists from...
Another post coming to you from my sick bed (or rather, sick sofa) as I am slowly recovering from the flu. My extensive web surfing in my hour of need has taught me about this really cool event that happens...
It’s definitely the week for unusual things around town. I just found out about a place called “The Open house for Indian Culture” in Florentin (Vital 2, first floor) and they seem to have an Odissi (classical Indian dance) recital...
HaTeiva in Yafo (see full guide for details) is having its annual 4 day marathon of experimental contemporary (classical, but modern) music and dance starting tomorrow. If you’re into that sort of thing (and you may have even come here...
There’s a lot of talk in Israel about the difference between refugees and migrants. Some apologists for the government’s revolting treatment of refugees and foreign workers claim that most African nationals who come to Israel and claim to be refugees...
Today was my first march / demo in Tel Aviv in some time. We marched for human rights, a rather loaded topic nowadays. The demos in Tel Aviv are always pretty tame. If you compare them to the stuff I...
I’ve been somewhat quiet over the last few days, because I was in transit on the way back to Tel Aviv and also because with one of my favourite parts of Israel being on fire, I wasn’t really in the...
If you’re coming to Israel as part of Birthright, please consider going to this event as well. It’ll help you see what Israel is really like in so many ways. Here’s the info, taken from the Facebook page. If you’re...
This Thursday (2/12/10) is the traditional Blue Night event that happens every Hanukkah at the Avni Institute. From 5:00PM till 5:00AM the next day, there will be a big life (yes, nude, sleazy guys, please chill) drawing, painting and sculpture...
Apparently from the 7th – 25th of December you can enjoy 3 whole weeks of contact improvisation as part of Israel’s International Contact Improvisation festival. It starts with a week of residential workshops out of town, follows with a week...
Black Friday? Try Buy Nothing Day! Yes, that’s right. This year’s Buy Nothing Day invites you to not buy anything all day to counteract the effects of the busiest shopping day of the year in the Western world. Seeing as...
On Nov 23rd, dinner and a movie event at Rogatka will feature the first ever Israeli screening of Riot Acts – flaunting gender deviance in music performance, as part of Transgender Remembrance Week. Riot Acts is a feature length documentary...
Tonight from 9:00PM till midnight (maybe till 11:00PM instead, so get there early) there’s a surprise swing / blues / lindy hop dance street party on the corner of Rotschild and Herzl St. If you’re into this style of dancing...
It’s the 12th of November so it’s time for another Shteimesre (12) Festival at 12 Rotschild Blvd. (it’s a hip bar) It goes on all day long, doors open at 10:30am, goes on till 2:00AM and only costs 12NIS. It’s...
OK, I said this was today, but apparently it’s tomorrow, Friday. In my defence, it was on my Facebook wall 4 times, as the person who originally put it in for today realised their mistake and made 3 other ones...
On Friday at 1:00PM there’s going to be a little free market / swap meet thing at Salon Mazal. Bring stuff you don’t need and pick up stuff you do – all free of charge. Anything from clothes, books, random...
This just in! Frau Blau are launching their new collection today and tomorrow so if you’re around, check in at their main store for 15% discounts, free champagne and personal styling by the designers. Word of warning, I only ever...
This Thursday (14/10) from 7:00PM – 11:00PM you can catch 360 degrees, an audiovisual installation by the internationally acclaimed Zik Group (of which my uncle is a member). It’ll be on Rotschild Blvd. opposite the Kadishman sculpture (By the Habima...
on the 5th of October from 8:00PM you can enjoy a super cheap vegan dinner at the Rogatka as usual, accompanies by a film (Dinner and a movie night, it’s called). This week. the film is The Witness. Here’s some...
OK this is exciting. There’s going to be a huge garage sale of vintage clothes (imports from London, Amsterdam and Berlin, among others), toys, costumes, accessories, furniture and all kinds of stuff. All supposedly in good conditions. Prices will be...