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Fête de la Musique 2012 program

Posted on 20. June 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Fête de la Musique indoor/outdoor program

On Thursday the 21.6 the Fête de la Musique will take place in Berlin. The Fête de la Musique is an Open Air free Festival with stages all over Berlin. Street artists, Musicians and everybody who likes to show the world their very special talents is welcome to perform on the streets of Berlin. There is no special licence needed. As always our district Berlin Friedrichshain is very busy on this special day. Stages are everywhere and spontaneous Open Air parties guarantee you a wonderful summer day and with the Fête de la Nuit the party will not end before the next day. As usual the big question is where to go. If you don’t have a plan already checkout their Homepage for the program. But believe me you are not the only one and just like every other year the server which hosts the Homepage can get a little busy. That’s why we provide you with the program for Friedrichshain here in our Hostel Blog.

Fête de la Musique program Friedrichshian:

1 für’s Brot – 1 für die Spiele

Revaler Str. 99, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.raw-tempel.de

Programm: Musik für-mit-von Kindern, Kiezmusik, Rock, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 RAW-Kinderbands (rock), 16:15 Rolf Reinhard Gaußauge (akustik), 16:30 Fire Flowers (kidsrock), 16:45 Albina (akustik), 17:00 Der Franz (akustik), 17:20 Koljamusic (rock), 17:35 Matt De Harp & Guests (akustik), 18:00 Strip me Naked (rock), 18:30 Pirates of Percussion feta. Baque Forte feat. Sussorro do Asfalto(percussion), 18:45 Tune Up (akustik), 19:00 Prunx (rock), 19:20 SillyCircus (rock), 19:40 Frag Frank (akustik), 20:10 Wallerts (rock), 20:40 Charlies Choice (akustik), 21:20 Ganzgut (rock)

Abgedreht rockt Friedrichshain

Karl-Marx-Allee 140, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.abgedreht.net

Programm: Punk, Rock, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 Arsen (indiepunk), 17:00 Willy Wombat (deutsch-punk), 18:00 Pentaphone (rock), 19:00 Blue Rockin (psychobilly), 20:00 The Pin Sharps (rockabilly) Fête de la Nuit: weiter Indoor ab 22:00 – 24:00 Uhr: Aftershowparty

Badehaus

Revaler Str. 99, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.badehaus-berlin.com

Programm: Country, Swing, Rock’n’Roll, Garage Punk, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 Comedian Pharmacists (country, blues, western swing), 17:30 Rue Lascar (french swing, cajun), 19:00 General Confusion Badehaus All Star Band (rock’n’roll), 20:30 The Mokkers (garage, punk)

Cassiopeia

Revaler Str. 99, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.cassiopeia-berlin.de

Programm: Punkrock, Hardcore, Gypsy, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 Diving For Sunken Treasure (gypsy blues punk), 17:00 Nessi (acoustic, singersongwriter), 18:10 Constellations (metal, hardcore, progressive), 19:00 Frontkick (streetpunk, punkrock), 20:00 Punishable Act (hardcore), 21:00 The Bottrops (punkrock)

Feuermelder

Krossener Str. 24, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.myspace.com/feuermelderberlin

Programm: Punkrock, Hardcore, Metal, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 Gründungslokal (punkrock), 17:00 Crack Under Pressure (power violence), 18:00 100000 Tonnen Kruppstahl (thrashgrind), 19:00 Sick Eater (downtempo, hardcore), 20:00 Cancer Clan (grindcore), 21:00 Sonic

Booze Machine (sludge metal)

Inklusive Bühne Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain

Marchlewskistr. 6, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.handiclapped.de

Programm: SingerSongwriter, Rock, Cover, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 Kapelle Ohrsturz (integrative band vom ulmenhof, ostrockcover), 17:00 Silas Herder (singersongwriter), 18:00 Mary und Mandy (zwei blinde musikerinnen mit optimistischen liedern), 19:00 Herr Horst mit Gerry Franke (lyrischer groove), 20:00 Judith Munkewitz und Paula Tebbens (singersongwriter), 21:00 Stiefmutterssöhne (berlin-rock)

Jägerklause

Grünberger Str. 1, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.jaegerklause-berlin.de

Programm: Musik für-mit-von Kindern, Punk, Rock, Open Air und Indoor 16:00 – 23:30 Uhr 16:00 Chillen im Klausegarten mit Stockbrot backen am Feuer & Kinderprogramm, Seifenblasen Show zum zusehen und mitmachen, 17:00 Patina (rock), 18:00 Amplified Backdoor Creatures (rock), 19:00 EvilMrSod and the Pale Ryders (rock), 20:00 Firerazors (punk´n´roll), 21:00 Shirley Beans (punk´n´roll), 22:15 Coogans Bluff (hardrock)

Lovelite

Simplonstr. 38-40, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.lovelite.de

Programm: Ska, Reggae, Balkan, Open Air 16:30 – 22:00 Uhr 16:30 Echo Brutes (reggae), 17:20 Kobito (hip hop), 18:10 Polkageist (polka, balkan, ska), 19:15 iLLBiLLY HiTEC ft. Longfingah (reggae, dubstep, breakbeat), 20:15 The Valkyrians (skam rocksteady/ FI), 21:15 Cosmonautix (balalaika-speedfolk, russ.) Fête de la Nuit: weiter Indoor ab 22:00: Danza Globalistan Party mit dem Fusionista.Sound.Kollektiv (balkan, ska, world)

Oranke Orange

Karl-Marx-Allee 93, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.sun-chiller.de

Programm: Reggae, Ragga, Soca, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 Caribb Moves, 17:00 High Tower (reggae, dancehall), 18:00 Mika Raguaa (sunny friday, reggae), 19:00 Sound with Soul feat. Foulaa System (afropop, elektro), 20:00 Soca Twins (soca), 21:00 Threeks Sound (soca) Fête de la Nuit: weiter Indoor ab 22:00 – 02:00 Uhr: Mika, Sound with Soul und Threeks

Pavillon im Volkspark Friedrichshain

Friedenstr. 101/Platz der Vereinten Nationen, 10249 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.pavillon-berlin.de

Programm: Pop, Rock, Funk, Elektro, Open Air: 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 ALTBAU (psychedelic postnoise), 17:15 Gunfire (funk, rock), 18:30 Wooloomooloo (speedfunk), 19:45 Attention, Baby! (pop, rock), 21:15 Jean Baptiste aka JB (elektro-pop), in den Pausen: Pakalolosoundlab (tween 88,4, pakalolo city) Fête de la Nuit: weiter Indoor ab 22:00: Chelsea Faith (house, elektro/ US), Djane Lee Pling (audio in store), DJ Knüppel (happy station)

Rosi’s

Revaler Str. 29, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.rosis-berlin.de

Programm: Hip Hop, Drum’n’Bass, Breakbeats, Indie, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 UMLALA (indie, pop, rock), 17:30 Olivia FX (world, elektro, hard step, punk), 19:00 SMITH & SMART (hip hop), 20:30 Symbiz Sound + ZHI MC (global bass)

Sauerkraut und Bulgur

Straße der Pariser Kommune 35, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.sauerkrautundbulgur.de

Programm: Deutsch-Pop, Rock, Worldmusic, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 DieSie (classic-rock), 16:45 Raphaёlle Mellet (chansons), 17:45 Swing Schlampen (swing, rockabilly, dt.), 18:45 Selbertreu (deutsch-pop-rock), 20:00 Dorota Szewczyk (folk, world, russ.), 21:00 Die Elektros (deutschpop)

Sonnendeck am Pumptrack

An der Ostbahn 9, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.52grad.org

Programm: Punk, Ska Open Air 17:30 – 22:00 Uhr 17:30 Mamacry.L (psychedelicpunkblues), 19:00 Brüllmücken (punk), 20:30 The Butlers (ska

Strandgut Berlin

Mühlenstr. 61-63, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.strandgut-berlin.com

Programm: Rock, Pop, Open Air 16:00 – 22:00 Uhr 16:00 Stonedrifters (alternative, rock), 17:00 The Mint (rock, pop), 18:00 From the Sun (rock, pop), 19:00 Dance on the tight rope (rock, pop), 20:00 THE TUNICS (rock, pop), 21:00 Primecircle (rock)

YAAM

Stralauer Platz 35, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, www.yaam.de

Programm: Musik für-mit-von Kindern, Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Open Air 17:00 – 22:00 Uhr 17:00 Wir Machen Weiter (kids-rock), 18:30 BBO – Berliner Boom Orchester (urban reggae, dancehall, ska), 20:00 Yaam Allstars Togetherness, 20:30 Ganjaman & Nosliw live (reggae) Fête de la Nuit: weiter Indoor ab 22:00 bis open end: Yaam Indoor Reggae & Dancehall DJ Lou Large, Panza (supersonic), Hille (soundquake)

Euro Cup 2012: Public viewing events in Berlin Friedrichshain

Posted on 26. May 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Public viewing in Berlin Friedrichshain

This summer will be an amazing summer. London hosting the Olympic Games and Poland and Ukraine host our so much loved Euro 2012 Football Cup. Poland is not far away from Berlin, if you get one of the rare tickets you will probably have a time of your life. For the rest of us what is left is to watch the Europe Cup 2012 in one of its many public viewing locations in Berlin. And Berlin proved during World Cup 2010 which taken place in South Africa that we don’t need a World Cup in our own country to have a great party. Hundreds of thousand of football fans have joined the big public viewing events in Berlin. Again this year you got the chance to watch your favourite sport together with your friends here in Berlin next to the hostel in Friedrichshain.

11 Freunde EM-Quartier

“11 Freunde” is the German Football-Fanzine. Together with the German Football Association DFB and some more or less important cultural and political organizations the “11 Freunde” gathering at the “Alter Postbahnhof” next to the Ostbahnhof and the East-Side-Gallery. Postbahnhof is a huge compound with indoor and outdoor areas. All games will be shown there. Before and after the matches you get a Polish/Ukraine cultural overdose. Bands, artist and football talks, everything a real football fan likes.

Adress: Straße der Pariser Kommune 2-4, Berlin
Entry: Free

Rosi’s

The Rosi’s Club is a typical Friedrichshain Club. It is located on Revaler Strasse, right at the heart of Berlin’s night-life district. All matches of the Europe Cup 2012 will be shown on 2 big screens in the garden of the Rosi’s Club. To make sure you will get a seat in the first row you should go to the Rosi’s 1-2 hours before kick-off.
Address: Revaler Str. 24
Entry: Free

Yaam Reggae Beach Bar

Yaam Reggae Bar is right next to the famous East-Side-Gallery and it invites you to join them at their beach for the Europe Cup 2012 Public viewing. They offer; Big screen, relaxed music, cold beer and a wonderful view on the river spree. That’s what you get at Yaam. Thanks to its location on one of Berlin’s tourist hot spots, the East-Side-Gallery, the crowd will be a very international mix.
Adres: Stralauer Platz 35
Entry: Free (own drinks not allowed)

Lido

The Lido Club together with a local radio station STAR FM and the well known social network service YELP announcing the “Lido EM2012-Hauptquartier” in Berlin Kreuzberg. Last year they already hosted the public viewing for the “11Freundinnin” on the Woman’s World Cup 2011. This year they go totally nuts. 1 big screen inside and many smaller screens in their beer garden will give you a perfect public viewing experience.
Address: Cucrystr 7
Entry: Free

Simon-Dach-Strasse

Simon-Dach-Str. is Berlins most famous Bar/Night-life Street. And you can bet on it that all bars and restaurants on this street will held their very own public viewing event. For 4 weeks this street will become one of Berlin’s most popular public viewing arenas. If you don’t like to go to one of the above listed public viewing spots in Berlin or you are always too late to get a seat in the first row, Simon-Dach-Str will be your best chance to view the matches with your friends.
Simon-Dach-Str. Friedrichshian
Entry: 1 Beer or the cheapest meal on the menu

Open air cinemas in Berlin Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain

Posted on 4. May 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Open air cinemas in Berlin summer season 2012

Like every summer, the open air cinemas in Berlin invite you to watch big and small movies underneath a starry sky. With the rising temperatures the open air cinemas in Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg offer a unique range of movies from independent, to Hollywood blockbuster movies. No matter if you favour the classic black & white or the newest special effects, let the cinema screen take you into another world. From the middle of may till September the Berlin open air cinemas are open for you.

Freiluftkino Friedrichshain

Located at the Volkspark Friedrichshain, it is the biggest open air cinema in Berlin. A place to watch classic Hollywood movies like “The Artist”, “Drive”, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” as well as the famous Berlin short movie night “Kuirzfilmrolle”.
Season 2012: 16.05 till 16.09
Entry fee 6,50€

www.freiluftkino-berlin.de

Freiluftkino Kreuzberg

This open air cinema is located in Berlin Kreuzberg in a backyard of the art house Bethanien on Mariannenplatz. Kreuzberg is known as the multicultural district of Berlin, same goes for the Kreuzberg open air cinema. Most of the movies are shown in their original version with German subtitles. They will be screening high quality movies like “Charly Chaplin – The great Dictator” or Roman Polanski’s – Carnage”.
Season 2012: 4.05 till 2.09
Entry fee 6,50€

www.freiluftkino-kreuzberg.de

Freiluftkino Insel Cassiopeia

The open air cinema Insel is located at the Cassiopeia compound right in the centre of Berlin’s district Friedrichshain. Every Monday, Thursday and Sunday they will show movies in their original language with subtitles in German or English. At the opening night they show a movie about Berlin in the 90s “Berlinized Sexy an Eis”. Also, the upcoming program will feature many local movies and independent productions. The Freiluftkino Insel at the Cassiopeia is just a short walk from the hostel. And the bars and clubs in this part of Friedrichshian invite you to enjoy a hot summer night.
Season 2012: 5.05 till …
Entry fee 6,50€

www.freiluftkino-insel.de

Start your new life in Berlin

Posted on 1. April 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Looking for a room in Berlin?

Roughly 3.5 million people currently live in Berlin. Many of them are students who just stay for one or two semester in Berlin. And some just stay for the summer. Since the revolutionary student protests in the 70s it is common to live together in a big shared flats. It is the easiest way to settle down in Berlin and you will find many shared flats (WG) available. Since the wall came down and Berlin has grown up to be a busy metropolis the situation with the rent market has changed and the prices have gone up. Finding a proper room in a WG (German for shared flat) isn’t that easy any more. The location is very important. Among the Berlin Hipsters Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg and Neukölln are the best districts in Berlin. But finding a room there is a troublesome adventure. Standing in a long line with about 20 other Students can be a normal situation now days. But maybe we can help you. We as Berliners got plenty of experience in finding a WG since we used to live in shared flats for a long time.

Your room at the In-district

Which area is the best to live in? This is the first and most important question. In Berlin the answer usually is Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. There you will find a lot of old buildings and old buildings mean large rooms and plenty of space. A must if you’re looking for a shared flat. No one wants to live in the broom closet. Friedrichshain and especially the neighbourhood around Boxhagener Platz is crowded and popular among students. It offers many pubs and cafés and of course the Revaler Straße, also known as “Technostrich” where one club chases the other. This gives you a good diversion from a stressful study. Neukölln has gotten very popular during the last few years but think about the everyday transportation. The FU Berlin is located at Dahlem. For us locals here in Friedrichshain it is in the middle of nowhere. Every day pilgrimage thousands of students to the campus in Dahlem. From Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg area the transportation could easily take you 45 minutes. The HU Berlin and TU Berlin are located straight in the middle of Berlin and are easier to reach. The technology and science headquarters are in Adlershof and it is relatively easy to reach from Friedrichshain using the S Bahn.

How much is a shared apartment

The times when you could get a cheap apartment in Berlin are long gone. But shared apartments in Berlin are still a good option for those making their first steps in the city. Around semester breaks and in the beginning of spring the renting price rises and it gets harder to find a place. There are however companies who make a lot of money with shared apartments with high rents, so when you are in Berlin take your time for your search for suitable apartment.

Intern ship in Berlin

It can be really hard to find a room if you are a trainee looking to stay only for few months in Berlin. For those people we got the magic word they need to look for: “Zwischenmiete” (interim tenant). Many locals are leasing their apartments/rooms out for short time period and you will find them online as well.

Resources

For Berlin and surroundings the websites wg-gesucht.de and wg-welt.de are the most important flat- search websites on the Internet If you are staying for a short period of time look at “Mietwohnzentrale“. Of course we at the U inn Berlin Hostel can help you out ones you are here and give you a hand searching for an apartment or maybe we already know a residential community that is searching for a new member.

Photos by: Libertinus _timl and offshore @ Flickr

Top 5 – What is the best Fast Food in Berlin

Posted on 7. March 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Top 5 Fast Food of Berlin

Berlin never stands still. The city has always been in a constant state of change, both on cultural and physical level. The foundation of Berlin is very multicultural with over 160 nationalities in the district Neukölln alone. This shows on the various Fast food menus Berliner diners have to offer. Did you know that the famous Currywurst has already lost the 1st place to the tasty Döner Kebab. Find out what else there is to chew on in our Top 5 fast-food article.

Döner Kebab

Berliners love Döner. No matter if it’s the vegetable Döner from “Mustafa” in Kreuzberg or the delicious Pide at the Warschauer bridge im Friedrichshain, they love their Döner. An imbiss named Saray is expeciually beloved amoung the night wolves in Friedrichshain. The place is at the beginning of Revaler Straße, corner of Warschauer strasse, AKA The PartyMile. At 6 in the morning when guests from Cassiopeia, Rosis, M.I.K.Z, RAW and Suicide Circus come out for food, they often find themselves in a long Döner and Sterni queue. You will find Döner Kebab all over Europe but the best Döner is still found in the city that created it, Berlin.

Currywurst

If you don´t want vitamin and other (un)necessary nutrition for the body and fat & sugar are your best friends, then the Currywurst is just the thing for you. Here in Berlin it is considered a full meal, not just small snack. The long queues at the famous Currywurst stores at Eberswalderstraße named Konopke and the one in Kreuzberg named Curry 36 gives the impressions that that’s all Berliners ever eat. If you are up for the hottest (chilli) Currywurst in town, make sure you check out a place called Curry 66 in the Grünberger Straße in Friedrichshain a short walk from the U inn Berlin Hostel away. Apparently it scores 7,1 million on the Scoville heat unit scale. (They serve it wearing rubber gloves). If you want to know all about the Currywurst can visit the Berliner Currywurst Museum in Mitte. If that´s not enough and you still want more make sure you check out the website www.basteltuete.de and buy a “Curry-to-go” kit so that you can make your own “Currywurst”at home.

Grilled Chicken

This fast food tradition of a rolling ´n grilling chicken on a spear started in the 60s. Most diners in town offer the grilled chicken, best served with French fries and Mayo. Yet the number one place to eat it at is the Hühnerhaus, located at the entrance of Görlitzer Park in Kreuzberg. To Grap a chicken and head to Görli for a delicious, crispy chicken has become hip and cool. The demand is so great that they opened up a second Hühnerhaus just 50 meters away.

Burger joints

For many years the only burger place that competed against the international burger chains was the Frittersalon in Friedrichshain. Now days there seem to be a burger joint on every corner. And they are getting better and better at grilling them. Görli Burger, Burgeramt, Kreuzburger, Burger-Meister to name a few are all fantastic burger joints. Check out Berlins special Burger with Kraut,Tofu,Tzaziki, Halumi or even Köfte.

Bratwurst

The Bratwurst is the typical fast food the people on the move enjoy. It’s kind of an old fashion but still very popular for the ever busy Berliner. You will find the Grillwalkers at Alexanderplatz and anywhere big crowds gather selling Bratwurst for 1,20€. It’s not the best sausage in Germany, but who can resist having one from a Grillwalker. I know I can´t.

This Ain’t California – a GDR Skateboard documentary

Posted on 27. February 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

GDR Skateboard Movie

This ain’t California is a documentary about the Skateboard scene in East Germany. Yes you hear right. Between all these gray socialism there where some kids who not only build their own skateboards they build there very own freedom. And this idea is not so wrong at all. Just think about the fact that the GDR had some of the biggest urban development projects with a lot of concrete. Perfect conditions for skateboards. The premier of this Movie was at the Berlinale 2012 in Berlin. Just a few days ago. For more information go to www.thisaintcalifornia.de

62. Berlinale Internationale Filmfestspiele in Berlin

Posted on 29. January 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

62. Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin

Es ist wieder soweit, die 62. Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin, auch kurz Berlinale genannt, findet ab Anfang Februar in Berlin statt. Berlin kann sich auch dieses Jahr wieder einmal als weltoffener und spannender Kulturschauplatz präsentieren. Die einzigartige Anziehungskraft auf Künstler aus aller Welt und ein filmbegeistertes Publikum zeichnen diese Stadt aus.

Die Berlinale: Filmtheater am Friedeichshain

Auch in diesem Jahr weist die Berlinale 2012 ein Filmangebot von über 400 Filmen auf. Darunter werden überwiegend Welt- oder Europapremieren sein. Ein breit gefächertes Angebot aus Filmen aller Genres, Längen und Formaten finden in Berlin stets ihren Platz: internationales Kino, Independet und Arthouse, Kino für ein junges Publikum, Filme aus deutschem Lande sowie Avantgarde, Experiment oder noch unbekannte Kinomatografen. Eine der Spielstätten ist das Filmtheater am Friedrichshain. Berlins größtes Programmkino mit 5 Sälen.

Die Berlinale: Sprungbrett für Junge Filmemacher

Neben den vielen Filmen die gezeigt werden, zeichnet sich die Berlinale 2012 auch durch die Fachmesse European Film Market (EFM) aus. Mit Rund 400 Firmen und Fachbesuchern aus 90 Ländern kann man hier Kontakte knüpfen und auch diese pflegen. Auch der Berlinale Co-Poduction Market, angelehnt an der EFM, ist ein geeigneter Ort für die internationale Ko-Produktionen. Der Berlinale Talent Campus bringt die Teilnehmer aus aller Welt in Workshops und Diskussionsrunden mit 350 jungen Filmtalenten zusammen. Diese enge Verbindung von Festival und Markt ist eine der Besonderheiten der Berlinale die sie so Auszeichnet und sorgt dadurch für eine einzigartige Energie, die einem Jahr für Jahr wieder in seinen Bann zieht.

Transmediale 2k+12 – in/compatible – Club Transmediale CTM.12 – Spectral

Posted on 21. January 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

tm12/ CTM.12 Transmediale 2k+12 – in/compatible

Zum 25. Jubiläum arbeitet die transmediale fleißig daran in/kompatibel zu sein. Denn so lautet das Motto der diesjährigen transmediale 2012, die vom 31. Januar bis zum 05. Februar im Berliner Haus der Kulturen der Welt im Tiergarten stattfindet. Das Thema in/kompatibel beschäftigt sich mit der künstlerischen Vorstellung der Netzwerkkultur. Wie wir ja alle wissen ist dort alles miteinander vernetzt, jedoch passt nicht immer alles zusammen oder funktioniert einwandfrei miteinander. Zudem gibt es wieder ein vielfältiges und internationales Programm. Es wird ein zweitägiges Symposium zu diesem Thema geben, eine betreute Ausstellung, ein umfangreiches Videoprogramm als auch verschiedene Performances, wie zum Beispiel die legendäre Joshua Light Show. Ein Highlight der transmediale 2012 wird die reSource for transmedial culture Projektplattform sein. Dahinter verbirgt sich ein experimentelles Programm an Workshops, offenen Diskussionsrunden und Interventionen.

Club Transmediale 12 – Spectral

Auch in diesem Jahr wird wieder mit der CTM.12 – SPECTRAL in einem umfangreichen Club und Konzertprogramm, vom 27. Januar bis 19. Februar, die transmediale12 musikalisch und mit Ausstellungen begleitet. Die Spielorte in Kreuzberg und Friedrichshain werden im Hau, Berghain, Kater Holzig, Horst Krzbrg., Kunstraum Kreuzberg/ Bethanien, Passionskirche und im Gretchen sein.

Tickets bekommt ihr hier:

Transmediale in/compatible und CTM.12 – SPECTRAL

Und ein Platz zum schlafen bei uns im U inn Berlin Hostel im Friedrichshian.

77. Grüne Woche Berlin 2012

Posted on 15. January 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Grüne Woche in Berlin

Vom 20.01.2012 bis 29.01.2012 findet in Berlin die 77. Internationale Grüne Woche statt. Vor 86 Jahren wurde diese Traditionsmesse das erste mal in Berlin veranstaltet. Seitdem ist sie ein fester Bestandteil des Berliner Messe Jahres.

Einzigartige Ausstellung

Diese in ihrer Art einzigartige Ausstellung der Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsindustrie, sowie des Gartenbaus zieht jedes Jahr fast eine halbe Million Menschen nach Berlin. Neben den klassischen Aspekten einer Nahrungs- und Genussmittelmesse, kann der Verbraucher sich über die neusten Innovationen informieren und an den vielen Ständen auch Produkte aus aller Welt ausprobieren und verkosten. Es gibt auch Schwerpunkthallen zum Thema Gartenbau. Hier kann man durch das riesige bunte Angebot schlendern und die neusten Kreationen in der Blumenhalle bewundern.

Erlebnisbauernhof

Diese Messe ist zukunftsorientiert, mit ihrem Bio-Markt wo Produkte aus der biologischen Landwirtschaft vorgestellt werden. Aber auch Eco-Technologien zur Gewinnung von Bio-Energie werden vorgestellt. Das Rahmenprogramm besteht aus Vorträgen, Seminaren und Kongressen für den Fachbesucher. Aber auch Shows für den Otto-Normal Verbraucher. Ob Traktor, Rasennäher, Ergebnisbauernhof und den Bauer der seine Frau sucht. Die 77. Internationale Grüne Woche bietet jeden ein einzigartiges Erlebnis.

Grüne Woche Unterkunft

Durch die gute Anbindung des Messegelände an die S-Bahn ist die Grüne Woche in nur 25 Minuten mit der Bahn vom U inn Berlin Hostel Friedrichshain zu erreichen. Abends kann man wunderbar im Szene Bezirk Friedrichshain abschalten und in einem der vielen preiswerten Restaurants auf der Simon-Dach-Strasse den Abend ausklingen lassen.

Eröffnung des ersten Zalando Outlet Store in Berlin

Posted on 11. January 2012 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Zalando Store in Berlin

Im Februar 2012 soll es dann endlich so weit sein. Zalando wird in Berlin Kreuzberg sein ersten Offline-Store eröffnen. Das alte Fabrikgebäude, direkt an der Spree gelegen, zwischen Friedrichshain und Kreuzberg wird von nun an das Mekka der Schuhe werden. Bei dem bisherigen Erfolg von Zalandos Online Shop kann man zur Eröffnung nichts anderes erwarten als lange Warteschlangen und Zustände wie zu einem Take That oder Backstreet Boys Konzert.

Zalando Infos auf Facebook

In diese heiligen Hallen werden aber nur diejenigen eingelassen die eine “Zalando Outlet Card” besitzen. Um eine dieser wahrscheinlich in Stückzahl begrenzten Karten zu bekommen, muss man in regelmäßigen Abständen die Facebook Seite vom Zalando Outlet Store besuchen. Dort bekommt man weitere Informationen. Ob Berlin Damit eine Touristenattraktion mehr bekommt, ist wahrscheinlich Geschmackssache. Nicht jeder würde durch halb Deutschland reisen um “nur Schuhe” anzuprobieren … Oder etwa Doch?