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SELF-SERVICE KAYAKS: THE KAYAKOMAT OFFERS 24/7 SIT-ON-TOP BOATS

SELF-SERVICE KAYAKS: THE KAYAKOMAT OFFERS 24/7 SIT-ON-TOP BOATS

If you want to paddle towards the sunset: off to Eichwalde! The Kayakomat offers you boats to rent 24/7. The concept comes from Sweden, where there are many lakes, and has slowly spread to Germany. I discovered the first one in beautiful Stralsund, but there are already two in Berlin. There’s one in Köpenick, but I tested the one in Eichwalde – right on the Berlin-Brandenburg border. Here, at a nice swimming spot on the Dahme, you can rent a bright red solo or tandem kayak. You book the whole thing using a smartphone and PIN code. Simply enter the code into the combination lock and take out the boat. Put the paddles together and off you go. Life jackets are also on board, of course. The kayaks here in Eichwalde are so-called sit-on-top kayaks, which are super comfortable, especially in warm temperatures. From the location in Eichwalde, if you have a whole day to spend on the water, you can go on real excursions and paddle into the next lake or do a small round trip to Lake Crossin and back via the canal. But if you are doing it for the first time, I recommend two to three hours. That’s enough to paddle around the small island and to cruise a bit along the green shores. There’s plenty to see. Tip: the boats are not exactly lightweight: so be prepared for a bit of a tow to the shore, but it’s not far. But they are easy to drive and steer and you feel super safe on them! Tip: it’s best to reserve your boat from home, because it takes a moment to get the PIN code to unlock it. So no more excuses: get on the water!

Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Nina Trippel & Kayakomat

Kayakomat, Eichwalde/Brandenburg; map

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ZUSAMMENZIMMERN — THE FESTIVAL FOR CULTURE & SPACE

ZUSAMMENZIMMERN — THE FESTIVAL FOR CULTURE & SPACE

Hohenschönhausen has a special place in my heart. When we moved to Berlin in 1992, we lived on the same block as the charming high-rise building across from the famous Sportforum sports complex. And this is where it all began: swimming at the Orankesee, my high school graduation at the Gutenberg Oberschule, and most of all my love for architecture and Berlin city life. But back to Hohenschönhausen: the Berlin borough with a lot of undiscovered potential is finally coming into the spotlight. Here, old villas stand next to prefabricated “Plattenbauten”, industrial sites meet protected landscape areas – this “wild mix” and high-contrast juxtaposition creates a world of opportunity. The experts from the Stiftung Stadtkultur, the urban mediator Lukas Staudinger from Poligonal Berlin and the Hamburg-based architects from Projektbüro have also noticed this potential. The idea of a joint cause grew into a three-day event called ZusammenZimmern.Festival featuring performances, workshops, concerts and great food!

“Zimmer für dich” (Room for you) is the festival hub, a mobile structure designed by the architecture firm Projektbüro – designed as a space for experimentation, bringing people together, and everyday life. Projektbüro built the temporary wooden structure, which stood on Wartenberg Kirchplatz all summer and now will be the center of the festival weekend. The “Zimmer für dich” can be used by anyone who wants more space: for meeting, working, playing, reading or resting. Its use will be showcased as part of an exhibition with installations by Guerilla Architects and Alina Mann on and in the surrounding buildings; pole performance by the artist, DJane and dancer FRZNTE – here the architectural backdrop serves as both inspiration and stage. Berlin rapper Ebow, one of the exciting figures of post-migrant and queer rap, will kick off the event. In addition to FRZNTE, who grew up in Lichtenberg, a whole series of artists have their roots in the east of Berlin. These include the trap duo Ostberlin Androgyn, who spent their childhood on Prerower Platz in Hohenschönhausen, and the author Ahne, who will read from his autobiographical novel “Wie ich einmal lebte” (“How I Once Lived”) about his childhood and youth in the GDR. Also represented is the Hanoi Ensemble of the Lichtenberg Shostakovich Music School, which plays classical and popular Vietnamese music. Miranda Rigby and Paula Erstmann from the Stadtküche will take care of the culinary exploration of the city. Little ones are also welcome: the Cabuwazi children’s circus will be providing a cheerful program. So, let’s go to Hohenschönhausen!

Text: Milena Kalojanov / Photos: Tamara Eckhardt, Silke Mayer, Projektbüro

ZusammenZimmern.Festival, Falkenberger Chaussee / Ecke Egon-Erwin-Kisch-Str., 13059 Berlin–Neu-Hohenschönhausen; map 

Opening 31.08.2023 19h. 
31.08.–02.09.2023, Fri & Sat 11–23h. You can find the full program here.

@stiftung.stadtkultur.berlin
@poligonal.berlin
@projektbuero.city
@howoge_berlin

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VON HAND — SUSTAINABLE FLOWERS & SEASONAL VEGETABLES FROM THE SOURCE, TO THE MARKET AND INTO THE MOUTH

VON HAND — SUSTAINABLE FLOWERS & SEASONAL VEGETABLES FROM THE SOURCE, TO THE MARKET AND INTO THE MOUTH

It’s finally Saturday and the way leads to Zehlendorf – directly to the flower stand of Sonja and Jim Reifferscheid, the creators of Von Hand. Here you can find everything your heart desires: flowers, herbs and grasses, perennials and annual cut flowers. There is not a week in the year in which not even a branch makes it into one of my vases – preferably an indication of each season and from the region. The month of August is at its best and the flower stand is a splendor of vibrant pink and yellow. Countless containers full of dahlias, roses, ox-eyes, zinnias, snapdragons, as well as burnets, thyme and fragrant phlox – a sea of cut flowers from the countryside. The neighborhood knows Sonja and Jim’s flower stand, and it’s not long before one bouquet after another leaves. The last of the fiery dahlias are gone – I have to hurry with my selection!

Back to Sonja and Jim: she is a cultural manager, he – a landscape architect. Both were drawn out into the countryside – away from the noise of the city and working on the computer every day. After taking over a former farm in Werder an der Havel, they founded their business Von Hand. On their 1.5 acre field they grow not only flowers, but also fruits and vegetables – following the ideals and approaches of permaculture, No-Dig methods and other ecological principles. They sow, harvest and process their plants and do so without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and are part of the Slowflower movement. Their awareness of handwork and seasonality is what sets them apart. In the future they want to deepen and teach this through workshops about food, agriculture, handicrafts and sustainable floristry. A taster and daily companion is their vegetable box – full of seasonal varieties and also regional and gorgeous, like the flower selection at the stand in Zehlendorf.

Text: Milena Kalojanov / Photos: MERK & MARK

Hof von Sonja & Jim Reifferscheid, Bliesendorfer Str.55, 14542 Werder an der Havel; map

Flowers: Every Sat 09-15h (May to October), corner Argentinische Allee/Sven-Hedin-Straße, Berlin-Zehlendorf (near S-Bahn station Mexikoplatz)

You can find the vegetable box here. The size of the boxes varies seasonally in volume and offer. Delivery always on Tuesdays (southwest of Berlin, Werder/Havel and surrounding area)

@vonhand.gemuese.blumen

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THE BIG SCREEN UNDER THE STARS — WHAT TO SEE AT THE OPEN AIR CINEMAS IN AUGUST

THE BIG SCREEN UNDER THE STARS — WHAT TO SEE AT THE OPEN AIR CINEMAS IN AUGUST

As we reach what is officially called late summer, there’s no better time to watch movies under the stars. We’ve dug through the open air cinema schedules and found six must-sees, starting tomorrow evening (11.08 21h) at Freiluftkino Hasenheide which will be showing Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. In this laconic comedy, star-struck visitors go to a junior Stargazer convention and are suddenly cut off from the outside world due to an extraordinary event in the American desert town. On Sunday (13.08 21h), take a trip back to your school days with Das Lehrerzimmer at Pompeji in Friedrichshain. The film is set to win several German film awards for its outstanding portrayal of the German school system and the powerful performances of the cast. Next Thursday (17.08. 20h45) the Mobile Kino in Charlottenburg will take you to a completely different world with The Banshees of Inisherin, a film about the abrupt end of a lifelong friendship between two Irish men.

The film Everything Everywhere All At Once at the Kino am Kaisersteg (24.08. 20h45) is not only captivating because of its profound characters, but also because of its multidimensional world structures and its genre-crossing storytelling. You should definitely see this Oscar-winning masterpiece on the big screen. Next up: if you haven’t seen it, what are you waiting for? The Barbie movie will be playing at the Freiluftkino Friedrichshain on 24.08.(20h15) – complete with bright pink outfits and entertaining punchlines. Or how about Oppenheimer, this summer’s other hit? The story about the construction of the atomic bomb and its inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer will be screened at the Freiluftkino Rehberge(30.08, 20h15). Time to pack your blanket, grab a deckchair and get ready for a night of entertainment in the great outdoors.

Text: Mary Linh Tran / Photos: Freiluftkino Kreuzberg, Tima Miroshnichenko

Freiluftkino Hasenheide, Hasenheide, 10967 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Asteroid City 11.08.2023 21h (original with German subtitles)

Freiluftkino Pompeji, Laskerstr.5, 10245 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Das Lehrerzimmer 13.08. 21h (original German version)Mobile Kino des

Kiezkino, Stuttgarter Pl.36, 10627 Berlin–Charlottenburg, map
The Banshees of Inisherin 17.08.2023 20h45 (original with German subtitles)

Kino am Kaisersteg, Reinbeckstr.11, 12459 Berlin–Schöneweide; map
Everything Everywhere All At Once 24.08.2023 20h45

Freiluftkino Friedrichshain im Volkspark, Ernst-Zinna-Weg, 10249 Berlin–Friedrichshain map
Barbie 24.08.2023 20h15 (German version)

Freiluftkino Rehberge, Windhuker Str., 13351 Berlin–Wedding, map
Oppenheimer 30.08.2023 20h15 (original with German subtitles)

@freiluftkino.hasenheide.berlin
@freiluftkinopompeji
@mobilekino
@kinounion_berlin
@freiluftkino.friedrichshain
@freiluftkinorehberge

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CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP — CREATE YOUR OWN BLUE-HUED PRINTS WITH KARINA ROVIRA

CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP — CREATE YOUR OWN BLUE-HUED PRINTS WITH KARINA ROVIRA

At the end of June 2023, the Cee Cee team headed to Libken in Gerswalde. In a place where there is plenty of room for work and thought, we used the opportunity to gather without our screens, coming together for foraging hikes, communal cooking and chats around the campfire. There were many highlights, but one thing stood out: our cyanotype workshop with Karina. Cyanotype, one of the first photographic printing techniques, creates unique blue-colored prints. We searched diligently for the most beautiful grasses, flowers and fruits to create our cyanotypes, which we did on white shirts. There are technical reasons for why it works but we couldn’t help feeling there’s a bit of magic involved. If you want to find out, you can attend Karina’s next cyanotype workshop which takes place over two days in September 2023. You’ll learn when and how the first cyanotypes were created, how different artists adopted the process, and what can emerge from it. You’ll also get to know the materials and the coating of the paper.

Then, on the second day, you’ll make your own prints: Karina will provide everything you need but you can also bring your own materials. The beauty of this technique is that you can easily develop new compositions from home once you’ve got the hang of it. There’s no real magic, of course – but you’ll need some sunlight (or, on these particularly gray Berlin days, a little help from UV light).

Text & Photos: Robyn Steffen

Karina Rovira, Erdmannstr.13, 10827 Berlin–Schöneberg; map

Next session: 09.09 (11–14h) & 10.09.2023 (11–15h). Register through Berlin Drawing Room.

@kkkkkkk_chiquititia

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