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Wasserschlacht oder Gemüseschlacht – Water-fight or Food-fight! Call it as you like! The last Wasserschlacht took place in 2008 at the Oberbaumbrücke between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. And it was an epic event. No need to guess who won the fight coz as always Friedrichshian WON!! Why we do it?

Simple answer! Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg were once 2 separate districts. But politicians made a decision and now it is one big district. They take care of all the basic stuff like new street name signes and so on…But they forgot the far most important question. Who will be the king in the new born district. hat’s what the fight is about and so far Friedrichshain always wins. The last Wasserschlacht took place 4 years ago and now Kreuzberg claims once agin that the throne belongs to them.

We want you to help Friedichshain and join us on the 28th of August at 12am at the Oberbaumbrücke. Equip yourself with a camouflage rubbish bag a water gun and some old vegetables. Everything what is old rotten or soft is allowed. Prepare yourself to get a little dirty

See you at Oberbaumbrücke.

Wir alle können uns noch an die WM 2010 erinnern. Ganz Berlin zitterte gemeinsam vor den Großbildleihwänden beim Public Viewing. Heute startet die Frauenfußball-WM 2011 in Deutschland. Das bedeutet wir können das Bier wieder kaltstellen und die Liegestühle raus holen. Es ist die tollste Jahreszeit von allen “Public Viewing” In Berlin  gibt es auch diesen Sommer wieder viele kleine Fußball-Oasen. Die 11 Freundinnen haben ihr WM-Quartier im Lido eingerichtet. Im Cassiopeia Freiluftkino Insel sind die Frauen am Ball unterwegs und bieten noch viel mehr als nur die Übertragung der Spiele. Fernseher ade, Insel ole heißt es auf der Insel Berlin in Treptow. Damit ihr auch eurer Lieblingsmannschaft zujubeln könnt und nichts verpasst bekommt ihr hier den Spielplan der Frauenfußball-WM 2011.

11 Freundinnen WM-Quartier im Lido

Na wer kann sich noch an die hoffnungslosen Staus vorm letztjährigen WM-Quatier der 11Freunde erinnern. Dieses Jahr wird der Ball im Lido in Kreuzberg gekickt. gezeigt derden alle Vorrundenspiele der Deutschen Frauen und alle KO Spiele. Bei grossem Interesse werden aber auch andere Vorrundenspiele übertragen. Das Lido bietet dabei Platz für bis zu 700 Fans.
www.11freunde.de

Frauen am Ball im Freiluftkino Insel Cassiopeia

Public Viewing im Herzen Friedrichshains im Cassiopeia Biergarten. Hier wird aber nicht nur Fußball geboten. Es darf an Infoständen diskutiert werden und jeden Abend gibt es Musik und natürlich ein Film in Freiluftkino Insel. Mehr Informationen zu Frauen am Ball findet ihr unter www.frauen-am-ball.de

Fernseher ade, Insel ole auf der Insel in Treptow

Im Garten der Insel von Montag bis Sonntag alle Spiele der Frauenfußball WM 2011 live und Sonntags gibts noch ein wenig Soulfood von den Plattentellern. Den Spielplan der Insel findet ihr unter
www.inselberlin.de

We all remember the World-cup 2010 in South-Africa, it was a big party. Like South Africa, Berlin celebrated in 2006 when the World-Cup was held in Germany. This summer, put the beer in the fridge! Its ‘Public-Viewing’ season in Berlin. Everywhere in the city, you can watch the games live on big screens. At the Lido Club in Berlin Kreuzberg, the “11FREUNDINNEN” moved into their summer headquarters, “Frauen am Ball” squatting the Cassiopeia beer-garden and at “Insel Berlin” in Treptow, you can watch the games on a little island surrounded by nature. So don’t miss a game of your favourite team and download the Women’s Football World-cup 2011 schedule.

“11FREUNDINNEN WM-Quartier” at Lido in Kreuzberg

We all remember the Last World-cup in 2010. The summer headquarters of “11Freunde” was one of the most popular places of the summer. This time are in to Berlin Kreuzberg. The Lido Club will  provide space for about 700 fans. They will show all German games and all knock-out games
www.11freunde.de

“Frauen am Ball” at Openair Cinema Cassiopeia

The beer-garden of the Cassiopeia is the perfect spot for kicking back and relaxing. “Frauen am ball” will also have some information available  and are happy to discuss the finer points of women and football. More information at www.frauen-am-ball.de

Public Viewing in nature at Insel Berlin Treptow

All games of the World-cup 2011 will shown on the big screen at Insel Berlin, Monday through to Sunday in their garden. On Sunday they also play some soulful tunes for your enjoyment.
www.inselberlin.de

“Participate in the vibrant sounds and beats of Fête de la Musique – the European and Worldwide Music Day! The Fête de la Musique began in Paris in 1982, and was founded by the popular French cultural minister Jack Lang. The festival originated in a humble burst of musical idealism and a few power connections, and yet, in only two decades has become a wildly popular global event.

This season, the summertime musical event will draw music lovers in over 340 cities worldwide, 60 European cities, 22 of them in Germany alone. On June 21st one can hear all styles of music that is free to the public thanks to all of the musicians, bands, orchestras, choirs, soloists and DJs that perform for free on this day. In Berlin, Fête de la Musique has been produced by the Fête Company since 1995. The festival started as a small movement and has grown to be one of the largest and most widely attended music festivals our city offers!”

Stages near the Hostel in Friedrichshain:

Feuermelder (Alternative Indie Punk)

Krossener Str. 24

Lovelite (Dancehall Dub Reggae)

Simplonstr. 38

Rosis (Elektro DnB)

Revaler Str  29

Cassiopeia (Alternative Punk Dub Reggae)

Revaler Str. 99

Neurocomic (Techno Minimal)

An der Schillingbrücke

For more information check www.fetedelamusique.de

The Street Festival 10th June – 13th June

Come right in! Listen and dance to the sound of Berlin: four different stages – Bazaár Berlin, Eurasia, Farafina & Latinauta – want to introduce Berlin’s music szene as well as international bands to you. Stiltwalkers, acrobats and magicians settle on the grassland and invite all visitors to test their own abilities in those fields and practice their skills in creativity. 330 market stalls attract with culinary seducements, arts and crafts and much more.

The Highlight the Procession 12th June

On the Sunday of Pentecost, 12th June 2011, about 4.800 participants organised in 93 groups will change Kreuzberg into a sea of colours and ideas.  We expect about 700.000 visitors to celebrate Berlin’s diversity along the route. The street procession focusses on the cultural richness of Berlin, and also highlights the often hidden treasures of its international cultural scene. It questions everyday life and politics. Carnival is a combined art form that embraces many aspects of artistic expression. Due to the global migration currents it is multifacetted and of mixed styles. The Carnival of Cultures is open to everybody and all forms of cultural expression. It is regarded as a platform for a proud expression of hybrid cultural identities, containing traditional and contemporary elements. It includes and attracts all age groups, professional artists and amateurs, people from all walks of life.

www.karneval-berlin.de

LinuxTag in Berlin is one of the comprehensive Linux and open-source meetings in Europe. LinuxTag offers you a great variety of topics on Linux and open-source development for beginners as well as for professional. LinuxTag presents you over 300 talks and lectures on Business and Administration, Open Source, Security and hacking. The Open Source Arena at LinuxTAg is an open stage for free projects, business and innovative workshops. Over 100 company’s and independent projects will present their newest innovations and ideas. Last year over 10.000 visitors came to Berlin for Linux Tag and discuss ideas on an international basis, 45% of the talks are held in English.

The LinuxTag 2011 will take place from 11.05. -14.5 2011 in Berlin at “Messe Berlin”.

• Free Conference
• Business and Administration Congress
• Open Source Arena
• Security-Day by astaro
• Hacking Contest
• Project-Workshops
• Drupal Businessday
• Tutorials
• Certification

For more information visit www.linuxtag.org

At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th of March 2011 U inn Berlin will participate in switching off lights for Earth Hour. As a statement against climate change Earth Hour will be happening all around the globe and has already managed to darken cities like Sidney or San Francisco during Earth Hours over the past years. After the recent happenings in Japan it seems more obvious than ever that the way towards a better future lies in working together and commonly creating awareness.

More information at: http://www.earthhour.org/

In April the “Punk and Disorderly Festival 2011″ takes place at the Astra Club in Berlin – Friedrichshain. There is no question, disordered punk is Berlin – disordered punk is Friedrichshain. That’s why our fringe group is looking forward to this wicked punk festival with its amazing line up. Local heroes like “Oxo 86″ as well as “Deadline” – finest UK street punk and many more bands are ready to make a orderly mess with us. These three nights of punk rock will bring fans from all over Europe together. The Astra Club is the perfect venue for this event, as it is located at the R.A.W. right between the Berliner districts Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, which got the punk most deep in there hearts. Loads of all kinds of clubs as well as tons of bars are located there too. We’ve got the people, we’ve got the beer. So what do we need more. YES!! The line up!!

01.04.2011 till 03.04.2011

FRIDAY

00:10 pm – 01:10 pm ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE

11:10 pm – 11:55 pm ARGY BARGY

10:10 pm – 10:55 pm PÖBEL & GESOCKS

09:15 pm – 09:55 pm OXO 86

08:30 pm – 09:00 pm URBAN REJECTS

07:45 pm – 08:15 pm ON THE JOB

07:00 pm – 07:30 pm KITTY IN A CASKET

06:00 pm DOORS OPEN

SATURDAY

00:10 pm – 01:10 pm LAST RESORT

11:10 pm – 11:55 pm DEADLINE

10:10 pm – 10:55 pm VARUKERS

09:15 pm – 09:55 pm TV SMITH plays THE ADVERTS

08:30 pm – 09:00 pm THE FILAMENTS

07:45 pm – 08:15 pm MOPED LADS

07:00 pm – 07:30 pm THE RUCKERS

06:00 pm DOORS OPEN

SUNDAY

11:10 pm – 00:10 pm COCK SPARRER

10:10 pm – 10:55 pm MARK FOGGO’S SKASTERS

09:15 pm – 09:55 pm KLASSE KRIMINALE

08:30 pm – 09:00 pm THE GRIT

07:45 pm – 08:15 pm DROOGIEZ

07:00 pm – 07:30 pm THE HITCHCOCKS

06:00 pm DOORS OPEN

Harden your shoulders, pogo won’t wait for long.

For more Information: http://www.punk-disorderly.de

Wie jedes Jahr im Winter wird Berlin wieder Kulturschauplatz von ungebrochener Anziehungskraft. Die Berlinale ist das größte Kulturereignis der Stadt und eines der wichtigsten Events der internationalen Filmindustrie. Fachbesucher und Journalisten aus 128 Ländern sind jedes Jahr zu Gast in Berlin. Fast 300.000 verkaufte Karten zeigen aber auch das der Berliner dieses Ereignis zu schätzen weiß. Berlin ist wohl bekannt für Kunst, Glamour und Party, Aber zur Berlinale bekommt Berlin nochmal ein wenig extra Glitzerstaub ins Gesicht gepustet.
Dieses Jahr stehen über 400 Filme in den Kategorien Independent und Arthouse, Generation, Perspektive Deutsches Kino und Berlinale Shots zur Wahl. Da wird es nicht einfach werden den Überblick zu halten. Auf der Seite der Berlinale kann man sich aber schon mal seine Favoriten zusammen suchen.

Jedes Jahr eine Besonderheit ist der Berlinale Talent Campus, der während des Filmfestivals stattfindet und durch viele Partner aus der Filmindustrie getragen wird. Rund 350 frische Filmtalente werden nach Berlin eingeladen um zusammen mit Persönlichkeiten aus dem Filmbusiness an Workshops und Diskussionen teil zu nehmen. Das Zentrum der 61.Berlinale wird wieder der Potsdamer Platz sein. Dieses Jahr kann man aber auch in den kleinen Underground Kinos von Berlin das große Kino erleben. “Berlinale goes Kiez” heißt das Experiment bei dem Berlinale Filme in kleinen Kiez Kinos in Kreuzberg, Weißensee, Neukölln und Charlottenburg gezeigt werden. Wir freuen uns auch dieses Jahr im U inn Berlin Hostel Berlinale Gäste zu begrüßen. Der Weg zu den Berlinale Kinos ist es nicht weit. Und zu zu dem Berlinale Partys noch viel kürzer.  Die Berlinale findet 2011 vom 10.02 bis 20.02 statt.

This years transmediale.11 is going to take place at the “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” from 1st until the 6th of February 2011. The title RESPONSE:ABILITY presenting a programme withe more than 150 projects, all focused on the radical changes in our digital age. We all living in a time where Web 2.0, Social media connects everybody with everything at every time. This edition of transmediale.11 will also connect you directly to all our events and venues. RESPONSE:ABILITY this years slogan reflects the way we life together and how work and all political processes designed in a new way. A fine selection of lectures, performances, workshops, screenings, concerts and art installations awaits you at the “Haus der Kulturen der Welt”

International renowned speakers including , Franco ‚BIFO‘ Berardi, Tim Etchells, Jordan Crandall and Carolyn Guertin will give a lecture at BODY:RESPONSE. Audio-visual live performances will present et al. People Like Us, Cécile Babiole & Vincent Goudard and Ei Wada at the performance programme LIVE:RESPONSE. The film- and video programme SyncExistence will screen in total 58 new works as well as rare and historical works by artists like Lynn Hershmann Leeson, Ho Tzu Nyen and Sergei Komarov. Furthermore the HacKaWay Zone will establish an experimental room for art, workshops and performances of artist like Paul Vanouse, UBERMORGEN.COM and Daito Manabe. In the Open Zone artists, scientists and activists like Heath Bunting, FakePress, and Elizabeth Stark will create interactive, open workspaces, workshops and stages which are symbolizing the open culture. This programmatical focus on open and collaborative structures is reflected in the comprehensive approach of the festival. Everything is connected with each other and fluent crossings are developing in which the participants get active in the different emphases of transmediale.11.

But a transmediale would ne be perfect without the ClubTransmediale CTM.11. Extended Club Nights at Berghain and Maria am Ostbahnhof on the weekend of February 4–6 present an update on affairs in the ever-expanding club music universe. There’s a special focus on the diverse and continually shifting styles derived from the exploded genres of dubstep, grime and UK funky. Catch up with the latest developments on the UK scene around mastermind Kode9 at the big Hyperdub night at Berghain on Friday 4.2, when Darkstar, King Midas Sound, Ikonika, Cooly G and others among the label’s advance guard will test the membranes of Berlin’s premium sound system. Another special highlight is the Modeselektion night scheduled for Saturday, 5.2 in Maria am Ostbahnhof, compiled by Berlin’s own home-grown heroes of the bass line, Modeselektor, who invited along some of their talented cronies: the video collective Pfadfinderei, Jackmaster, Ben UFO, Cosmin TRG and Siriusmo. Other highlights include a Perlon night at Panorama Bar, club concerts by Swedish techno-minimalists The Field, French duo Zombie Zombie, and the young Cologne trio, MIT, who fuse Kraftwerk-inspired conceptual electronica with the cold wave aesthetics of Joy Division – and will present their latest album at the festival.

Opening
Tue 1.2.2011 at 6 pm
Duration and Opening hours
2. – 6.2.2011, daily 10 am – 22 pm

Venue
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin

Tickets
tm Festival-Pass: 80 Euro / 45 Euro concessions
tm Day-Ticket: 25 Euro / 18 Euro concessions
tm/CTM Combined-Pass: 105 Euro / 80 Euro concessions
Conference: 7 Euro / 5 Euro concessions
Performance: 12 Euro / 8 Euro concessions
Film + Video: 7 Euro / 5 Euro concessions

Links: transmediale.11 CTM.11