THINGS TO DO IN MÜ: 26 MAY - 1 JUNE

What a week ahead! Let's hope the weather will play along, as we say in German.

Monday, 26 May:
INLINE SKATING: Every Monday night during summer time Munich invites all the inline skating enthusiasts to unpack their roller skates for the Blade Night. Various streets are being closed to car traffic, so that you can enjoy a route of 12-17 km in the centre of the city. Starts at 7pm. Free, just turn up with full gear!

Tuesday, 27 May:
FISH MARKET: Tired of lederhosen, white sausages and yodeling? Why not embark on a journey from Alpes to the North Sea, while actually staying in Munich? This week the Fish Market from Hamburg is coming to Wittelsbacher Platz. Enjoy grilled and smoked fish, champagne and dirty sea shanties! From 22 May until 1 June, 10am until 10pm. Free.

Wednesday, 28 May:
NIGHT FLEA MARKET: This time Midnight Bazar will be moving to a new location at Mixed Munich Arts, and giving an opportunity to sell, buy and even swap clothes and everything related to fashion. From 6pm until midnight. Tickets 3€.

CRITICAL FOOD TALK: Maximiliansforum is hosting Food for Thought - a discussion about the food as a medium of political activism, the social and cultural notions of food production and consumption. In English. Starts at 7pm. Free, just turn up!

Thursday, 29 May:
ART FAIR: The Stroke Art brothers are organising their next big thing: the Art Muc Festival, showcasing various facets of contemporary art at Praterinsel. Thu: 2pm until 8pm, Fr and Sa: 1pm until 8pm. Su: 1pm until 6pm. Tickets 10€. 

Friday, 30 May:
CREATIVE NETWORKING: It's Creative Mornings time again! This month's topic is Freedom for Everyone with a talk by Christian Schnurer. As usual, you will get a breakfast arranged with love for detail, and a chance to talk to other creatives. From 8.30 until 10am, Leopoldstr. 55. Free, register here.

Saturday, 31 May:
GARDEN FLEA MARKET: If you haven't been to the Hofflomärkte yet, you should definitely go to one of those on a Saturday during summer. Even if you are not into buying crap for your home, this is a great opportunity to peep into other people's yards and gardens, have a chat with neighbours and enjoy a piece of a home-made cake and lemonade. This Saturday the Hofflomärkte go to Solln and Obersendling, which means that you will see many lovely gardens. Check out the map here. From 10am until 4pm. Free.

STREET FESTIVALS: Visit Streetlife and Corso Leopold for some live-music, sport activities, pets farm and many other things. Head to the part of the street closer to Münchner Freiheit for cultural events like theatre, cabaret, exhibitions and various concerts. Sa: 4pm until 1.30am, Su: 11am until 9pm. Free.

Sunday, 1 June:
FLASH MOB: Bring along your soap and blow bubbles with a funny crowd of people at a Bubble Mob at Odeonsplatz, 5pm. Free.

OPEN AIR CINEMA: If you missed this film earlier in March, as we did, this is your chance to see August: Osage County with Maryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ewan McGregor, etc. at Kino am Olympiasee. And they are even screening it in English with subtitles! Starts at 9.15pm. Tickets from 6€ to 10.90€

Hofflomärkte: Source.

THINGS TO DO IN MÜ: 27 JANUARY - 2 FEBRUARY

Monday, 27 January:
EXHIBITION: "Half-price Monday" is certainly the best day to visit the Hypo Kunsthalle if you want to save a few euros. And "Pompeii - Life on the vulcano" certainly looks like worth a visit. Opening hours are from 10am till 8pm.

LECTURE: If you are interested in innovative electronic music interfaces, there will be a talk about Tangible Music by Martin Kaltenbrunner from the University of Linz, Austria. Room B006, LMU Hauptgebäude, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1. Free, just turn up. From 12pm until 1.30pm.

WORKSHOP: Volxvergnügen is hosting a series of events called Behind the Zines dedicated to the DIY self-publishing culture within the indie music scene. From 5pm until 6.30pm Steffi Müller known as a textile artist rag treasure or a band member of Beißpony or a friend of ours, all in one, will be holding a workshop on affordable ways of self-publishing and its techniques. And from 8pm she will be giving a talk on Riot Grrl-Fanzines.

Tuesday, 28 January:
FOOD: Go on a pizza tour and meet a bunch of new people. This time they are trying out Trattoria Bussone. To participate you need to register on Spontacts is a fun community website similar to Meetup, where anyone can set up an event according to her or his interest and find like-minded people.

Wednesday, 29 January:
LITERATURE & ART: A literary lecture "Vermeer's Zimmer" by Martin Mosebach. Unfortunately, there is no description of the event itself, but the title is promising. Hosted by Pinakothek der Moderne, Ernst von Siemens-Auditorium. Tickets 8€. Starts at 6.30pm.

Thursday, 30 January:
CREATIVE NETWORKING: Similar to Creative Mornings we've been mentioning before, IXDS will be launching it's first Pre-Work Talk in Munich with speakers with a background in design, innovation and emerging technologies. There will be three talk at the opening focusing on the physical aspects of design: Reto Wettach, Eleanor Reagh Mayrhofer (who is a well-known Munich blogger Wahlmünchnerin) and Caspar Siebel. Venue: Glücksmaid Adlzreiterstr. 3 From 8.30am until 10am.

OPEN DAY: Hochschule für Musik und Theater is having an Open Day at four different venues: Arcisstraße 12, Luisenstraße 37a, Gasteig and Ballett-Akademie. There will be open concerts in all departments. You can also take part in a free workshop: learn how to sing, play an instrument or dance! If you want to get a bit nerdy, you can visit some theoretical classes. All free, just turn up.

Friday, 31 January:   
CREATIVE NETWORKING: This month's Creative Mornings session will be about childhood with a talk “Designing Childrens Experiences” by Anette Rinner, a Munich-based design researcher. It's free and includes hot drinks and morning snacks, but be sure to register asap here. From 8.30am until 10am at frog's office, Leopoldstraße 55.

POSITIVE PROPAGANDA: 50 Years of Hell. Opening of the security conference protest exhibition with works by world-reknown street artist Carlos Aires (Spain), Mark Jenkins (USA) and Nikita Kadan (Ukraine)

Saturday, 1 February:
MAKE ART NOT WAR: Same procedure as every year, but this time it's a big anniversary: A big demonstration against the 50th NATO security conference in Munich starts at Marienplatz at 1pm.

RUSSIAN ROCK BALLADS: Andrey Kaprov moved to Germany when he was 13. When he was 16, he discovered his passion for writing songs. As a student, together with his Russian friends, he founded the rock band Averoplan, which became quite popular among the Russian expat community. When he was 29, he moved to Sankt Petersburg "in order to broaden his audience". Following the release of his second album, Andrey is touring Germany with his new band, which includes musicians from Splin and DDT - some of the most reknown Russian rock bands. Kulturzentrum Gorod, Hansastr. 181, 9pm.

Sunday, 2 February:
CITY PLANNING: Join public discussions on the city developments and public spaces "Mehr Platz für Alle!", and co-work on a resolution draft. There will be various politicians, teachers, culture enthusiast, creative heads of Munich and others. The panel will be running from Friday, January 31st until Sunday, February 2. See the full programme here and register if you want to participate (b.david@die-urbanauten.de)

 

Open Day at Hochschule für Musik und Theater. Source.

THINGS TO DO IN MÜ: 16 DECEMBER - 22 DECEMBER

It seems like we'll be having another snow-less warm Christmas this year. So no excuses for sitting around at home, while the sun is shining. Here is our special list of things to see & do this week in Munich!

Monday, 16 December:
IMPROV-THEATRE: BAKE THIS - Munich's first improvisation theatre in English is performing at Hot Shot, where you can have a huge steak or a huge burger and enjoy their show last show for this year. Starts at 8pm.

Tuesday, 17 December:
EXPLORE THE STARS: The Volkssternwarte is offering tours called "Münchner Sternstunden". Have a look at the observatory and watch the starts over Munich through a telescope, lay back at the planetarium and learn everything about the solar system and its planets. Starts at 8pm, tickets 5€/3€.

Wednesday, 18 December:
ARTS & TALK: Lothringer13 Shop hosts a series of art workshops / talks / events called Munich/Blackness. This week Jay Rutledge will be taking over the stage, a journalist with a focus on Africa. Starts at 7pm. Free, just turn up.

Thursday, 19 December:
MUSIC: 8 Musicians from Munich, Heidelberg and Paris play Gipsy Jazz in Kunstbar und Lesesaal Provisorium. Join for a relaxed evening of improvisation and drinks. Starts at 7pm.

Friday, 20 December:
CREATIVE NETWORKING: It's this time of the month! Another inspiring session of Creative Mornings is coming up, and this month's topic is "Make" with an artist duo Leo and Bjørn who will be giving insights into their creative practice. It's free, but register now to ensure a seat! From 8.30am until 10am.

Saturday, 21 December:
SOFT CIRCUIT WORKSHOP: If you still need some unique hand-made Christmas presents or just want to stay away from the crowds in huge shops and get crafty in good company, this is your chance! Come to Anna's soft circuit workshop at the FabLab and make a glowing Christmas card, a Christmas tree toy or a winter monster. For adults, from 1.30pm until 4.30pm, costs 30€ + 7.50€ (materials). Register by sending an e-mail to anmeldung@fablab-muenchen.de

Sunday, 22 December:
ADVENT IN WERKBOX3: It's the fourth advent and Werkbox3 will be opening its doors for a weekend of screen-printing and ink drawing workshops, a fashion show and a flea market. And it's all free.

Have a lovely week everyone!

THINGS TO DO IN MÜ: 25 NOVEMBER - 1 DECEMBER

Two months have past since the birth of this blog, and we continue our quest of discovering Munich's arts & culture beyond the mainstream. Yet, if it wasn't for other wonderful and inspiring Munich bloggers such as Rachel, the mucbook team or the guys from MunichOpenMinded, we would not even not know where to start. So check out the blog roll we added below on the right, where we assembled some of Munich's most essential and most beautiful arts & culture blog sites, and be inspired!

We are having a lot of fun with this blog, and as long as it stays so, we will continue. So far, our audience is quite small, and we do not really have the means of widening it. But who cares? YOU are here, and that's what matters! You don't even need to like us on Facebook, subscribe to our email feed or share our posts via Google+, or generally tell the world that you found this amazing blog! Just come back whenever you like, you'll find the doors open.

Enough said, here's some action for the last week of November!

Monday, 25 November:
PURA VIDA GYPSY PUNK: To be honest, we were not really impressed by the Arctic Monkeys in Zenith a few weeks ago. In general, we are not very frequent concert goers, and there are others who can tell you a lot more about Munich's vivid music scene. However, there are some gigs that we just cannot miss, and tonight is one of them.  Gogol Bordello is playing Tonhalle at 8PM, and this is Pura Vida indeed! Tickets are still available at about 30EUR. Dancing your feet off is guaranteed!

FELTING: If you've always wanted to learn how to felt, here is your best chance. There will be a free Christmas needle felting workshop at Siebenmachen at 7pm! There are still free tickets available here.

Tuesday, 26 November:
THINK & DRINK: This one unfortunately is only for our German speaking readers, yet we could not ignore it. Cafe Luitpold will be transformed into a philosophical salon tonight, and actors and professors of sociology and economy will discuss "Karl Marx, the bourgeoisie and the 99%", while the audience will drink and think. 8PM, entrance is free, booking advised.      

Wednesday, 27 November:
THEATRE PARCOURS: A co-production of the SPIELART theatre festival, Münchner Kammerspiele and about a dozen theatres from all over the world, SITUATION ROOMS is a "simultaneous video walk" for 20 spectators, constructing a globalised world of governors and refugees. 20 tickets are quickly gone, despite 3 to 4 shows per day until end of November, and you can no longer book any tickets online. However, apparently for almost every show there are tickets left at the box office, so just turn up and try your luck. 

Thursday, 28 November:
TALKING DIGITAL: "It's like Discovery Channel with beer" - that's the motto of the Nerd Nite, a series of talks of nerdy enthusiasts that has been going on since 2009. This time the Nerd Nite (from 8.15pm) is integrated into the Zündfunk Netzkongress 42 (from 12pm), a congress that will discuss our digital past, present and future at the Volkstheater. You can get tickets for the congress and the Nerd Nite here. The topics of the Nerd Nite this time: cryptography, computer games, zombies and existentialism.

MUSIC LOVERS: If you prefer great live music to nerdy talks, this one's for you: Kafe Kult is hosting two fantastic bands tonight at 9PM, the experimental indie band Beißpony from Munich and the "queer feminist trio" Lovers from Portland. Here are the details of the event.

Friday, 29 November:
CREATIVE NETWORKING: Creative Mornings are hosting another talk, this time Maximilian Heitsch will be talking about courage. Max is a founder of the Aaber Award, an independent exhibition platform for Munich's young artists, in which Anna had the pleasure of participating this year (you can read more about it in her blog). Max is very young, energetic and inspiring, we highly recommend this event and feel sad that we won't be able to attend this time. It's free, but be sure to register first thing on Monday, as tickets go away quickly.

Saturday, 30 November:
CULT FILM: Some films run for a day, some for a month, some are so popular that they run for as long as a year, but this one is extraordinary: For more than 35 years "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is screened at Museum Lichtspiele each Friday and Saturday at 11pm. There is even a theme-decorated cinema hall! Sounds like one for the Guiness book of Records? Well, it's in there already.

Sunday, 1 December:
X-MAKERS: Another exciting event by the organisers of Make Munich: XMake Munich. The tickets are just 5€ and there will be plenty of exciting talks, workshops, music, food and other things throughout the day, from 10am until 6pm, Arcisstr. 21, 5th floor. All you nerds and creatives, don't miss out! Anna will be offering a soft circuit workshop on Christmas cards with flickering lights,  accompanied by two wonderful friends from London, one of them a real wearables pro who actually got her into this business!

THINGS TO DO IN MÜ THIS WEEK: 14-20 OCTOBER

Monday, 14 October:  
DRINK AND THINK: Pub Quiz at Molly Malone's. Every Monday night from 9PM.

Tuesday, 15 October: 

FILM FESTIVAL: Underdox Festival, Filmfestival für Dokument und Experiment. 10-16 October. Short film program I: Underdox Documents, 8.30pm, Werkstattkino. Short film program II: Underdox Experiments, 10.30pm, Werkstattkino. Tickets 6€.

PHOTOGRAPHY: FOTODOKS, a festival of contemporary documentary photography. Opening at 7 pm. The festival is on every day from 3pm at Münchner Stadtmuseum. Last day is the 19 October.

Wednesday, 16 October: 

GERMAN THEATRE PERFORMANCE: "ALTERNATIVLOS oder das Titanik Syndrom" at 8.30PM in i-camp. Last time when we saw a play our friend Stefanie Hiltl was involved in as dramaturg, the audience had to follow the actors on a trip from the stage through the streets of Munich and into an Afghan restaraunt, never knowing what was going to happen next. This new performance promises to be not less exciting! Understanding German will probably be a big plus for this one.

CURRY: Join a bunch of Toytowners exploring the world of curry in Munich since 2004(!). Register here for the curry treat at Garam Masala.

Thursday, 17 October: 

FILM: The Film Museum is screening Morometii (Romania, 1988) at 7pm. Romanian star actress Luminiţa Gheorghiu will be attending the screening. From watching the trailer we can say that the film (in black and white) looks beautiful. Since the screening (other than the trailer) wil

Friday, 18 October:  

CREATIVE NETWORKING: Creative Mornings: A global before-work-get-together of creatives, with exciting talks and breakfast. This month's topic is "Play" with the speaker Alexander Zacherl. 8:30am - 10:00am. frog. It's free, but pre-book online! Tickets always go away in an instance.

Saturday, 19 October:  

KINETIC ART: Exhibition “Freitag der 13” by Charly-Ann Cobdak. Poetic and ironic art machines. Galerie Gerhard Grabsdorf, Aventinstr. 10. 2-8pm. 

MUSEUMS: Lange Nacht der Museen: Munich museums are opening their doors until late. 7pm - 2 am. Tickets 15€ incl. public transport. Huge program with guided tours, concerts, talks etc. Here's some info in English (pdf)

Sunday, 13 October: 

FOOD MARKET & CRAFTS FAIR:  Auer Dult. 19-27 October, 10am - 7pm.

ART: Offene Studios Westend. Art, architecture, photography, design, theatre, new meda. 18-20 October.  3-8pm. Check out the programm here.