Check out the highlights of this very busy week in Tel Aviv! There are even more events listed in the event listings app.
Tonight (Monday)
The 2nd night of the African-Ethnic festival @ Levontin 7. At 20:00, Bilaka (Afro-gospel) and at 22:30, Afro Pro (South Tel Aviv African fusion). Each gig will cost you 40NIS on the door.
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The Container in the Jaffa Port is hosting a big fundraiser for Sapir Noa Lifshitz, a 20 year old cancer patient who desperately requires an expensive new treatment to survive. Sodabeat, Sivan Talmor, Mika Karmi and more will play live, followed by a live set from Astral Projection, one of Israel’s finest Goa trance exports. Tickets are 70NIS. Starts at 19:00.
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At the Hoodna Bar from 22:00, the Jamshid Sisters will play their beautiful melodic sounds to raise awareness of their crowd funding project to fund the recording of their debut album. Free.
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Tuesday
If you’re stuck without anything to do all day, you can head down to the Breakfast Club from 8:00 – late and be an extra in an Israeli student film. They’re filming a big party scene and will give you beer, feed you pizza and pitas and play music at you while you dance your way to student stardom. That’s all I know. Leave your name and number with the people at the Facebook event for more information.
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Electric Desert play live rock / Middle Eastern groove fusion at the Container from 21:00. Free.
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Wednesday
Alaev Salon live @ Abraxas from 21:30. 20NIS. Two generations of one family, six amazing musicians and a whole load of energy.
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Niv Ast Live @ Buxa from 23:00. Free.
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DJ Bright Funk playing soul and funk both old and new @ The Bar Kayma from 21:30. Free.
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Thursday
Screening of the documentary October’s Cry about Palestinian Israelis at Windows for Peace at 19:00. Full details here.
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Wild chocolate workshop – learn how to make vegan, healthy chocolate from scratch. From 18:30 – 21:30 in south Tel Aviv. Call or email Inbar for more details: 0547275353 / inbariko@gmail.com
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And the award for strangest event today goes to the screening of Linear Memento @ Hayarkon 19 at 20:00. Yes, they’ve re-edited the film Memento and made it in chronological order. Does it work? You’ll see if you go. It’s free.
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LayerZ launching their new album with the help of their friends @ Pasaz from 21:30. 40NIS.
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Friday
Is it World Recordstore day already? Two different record fairs are happening. One at HaEzor from 11:00 – 17:00 and one at Uganda from 12:00 – whenever. New, used, rare. Uganda is free and HaEzor costs 10NIS. Both claim that they will have dozens of stalls, HaEzor will also have some record players and other kit for sale. DIY Tel Aviv’s recommendation: grab your wallet and do both.
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The Tel Aviv Critical Mass bike ride is happening again, as it’s the last Friday of the month. Arrive at 13:30 with your bike if you want to join them and ride around Tel Aviv en masse. If you’d like to decorate your bike first, you can join the Pimp Your Bike crew from 12:30 and make your bike into something beautiful. As this is a Burning Man inspired crew (Pimp Your Bike is a camp at the annual Burning Man event in Nevada), you’ll need to bring some decor to share with others and a rubbish bag to help clean all the mess you create in the process.
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Saturday
Eatliz Live @ HaEzor from 21:00 – full acoustic set with a piano, a harp and even a cello. 360 degrees show in the middle of the audience. It will be beautiful. 60NIS on the door.
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HaXXan launching their new album @ Pasaz. Doors from 21:00.
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Sunday
The weekly Sorcerer’s night is on as usual and has not sold out yet. If you can afford the ticket price, you should go at least once. Believe me, it’s actually worth it if you like David Blaine style mentalism. You can get tickets right here.