EARS, BELLY & BODY IN MOTION — OUR TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND

Fancy a pop-up dinner, a music festival or a calligraphy workshop? As with every week, the range of possible activities in this city is endless, and deciding what to do can seem impossible. That’s why we’ve hand-picked our top tips for the weekend and days following. Let’s start with Cielo: the wine bar near Ostkreuz invites you to enjoy a vegetarian sharing menu — available in Dry January style with non-alcoholic drinks or paired with wines. The menu includes grilled artichokes with cedro, bigoli with black truffle, and fig leaf and mascarpone mousse with saffron and white chocolate. The convivial atmosphere continues at Gastrobar van Hofen, which offers a culinary crossover of Khao Soi and Juju. On 26.01.2025, Chef Daniela and Sommelier Julia will combine Thai cuisine with selected natural wines. For music lovers, don’t miss Into the Open. The festival enters its third round under the theme “Rituals”. From 28.01. to 03.02., experience five concerts at Kühlhaus Berlin, each dedicated to reinterpreting classical music. For something different, check out the Against Interpretation Club (31.01.) at Ohm: a fusion of a group exhibition and a dance night. Eight artists will come together for an evening of music, performances and art. Things get hands-on at Paolo Pinkel as the venue celebrates the Lunar New Year in style. According to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Blue Snake begins, and on 02.02., the bar will host three events: a calligraphy workshop to write down New Year’s resolutions, dumpling kneading inspired by grandma’s recipes, and more. Bring your friends or family and join the celebrations! Finally, Love Circus is throwing its Wedding Bash this weekend (25. & 26.01.) at the Kantgaragen-Palast. This event offers inspiration not only for weddings but your next big celebration.

Text: Sophie Doering / Photos: Brice Pelleschi, Cielo, Claudia Gerhard, Eating Fantasy, Joss Mckinley, Noor Riyadh, Ricarda Schueller

Cielo, Lenbachstr.7, 10245 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Pop-up Dinner 24., 25., 31.01. & 01.02.2025

Gastrobar van Hofen, Hobrechtstr.66, 12047 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Juju & Tulip 26.01.2025

Kühlhaus Berlin, Luckenwalder Str.3, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Into the Open 28.01.–02.02.2025

Ohm, Köpenicker Str.70, 10179 Berlin–Mitte; map
Against Interpretation Club 31.01.2025

Paolo Pinkel, Karl-Marx-Str.55, 12043 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Lunar New Year 02.02.2025

Kantgargen-Palast, Kantstr.127, 10625 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
Love Circus Bash Wedding-Festival, 25.–26.01.2025

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TIPS FOR GOOD MOMENTS: OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEKEND & A SMALL OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY

If your New Year’s resolutions are giving way to January doldrums, allow us to brighten your month with some tips for food, fun and another shot at NYE. First up, a special trip to the cinema: 85-year-old DJ Vika from Warsaw will be attending Kant Kino in Charlottenburg tomorrow (17.01.2025) for a screening of the documentary in which she stars. Vika! – directed by Agnieszka Zwiefka, also in attendance – tells the story of how the former prison educator (real name: Wirginia Szmyt) shunned a quiet retirement to learn the art of DJing. Another culture highlight is at ChertLüdde in Schöneberg, where a retrospective exhibition celebrating the work of the Berlin artist Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt (1932–2024) runs until 22.02. Wolf-Rehfeldt, known for her carbon copies and typewriter works, was a key part of the postal art movement. There’s more art over at Haus Kunst Mitte, the Altbau-housed art space that’s actually in Moabit, where tomorrow (17.01) States of Uncertain Domesticities is opening. The multimedia “performative exhibition” explores themes of home and housing through works, interventions and performances from 44 international artists.

If your memories of New Year’s are already fading, then perhaps it’s time to embrace Lunar New Year, which this year is celebrated on 29.01. Food is usually the focus of this Asian holiday, so get your reservations sorted with a traditional Korean dinner of Tteokguk (rice cake soup) at Dotori, the anju bar (think Asian tapas) in Weißensee. The four-course New Year’s dinner will be served between 30.01 and 02.02. Our final recommendation is also culinary: the Olive Oil Dinner, a five-course meal on 08.02 hosted by Chelsea Turowsky Studio in Wedding. Highlighting olive oil from Honest Toil, a producer of cold-pressed oils from small Greek farms, the set menu will be accompanied by drinks by DJ and foodie Cate Gowers. You can book a place via Instagram or email and start filling out your February calendar…

Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Marjorie Brunet Plaza / Credit: Kathryn Cornelius; Kerstin Flake; Maria Ezcurra; ChertLüdde, Berlin and Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, Berlin; Doroti; Cate Gowers & Chelsea Turowsky Studio; Yorck Kinos

Kant Kino, Kantstr.54, 10627 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
Screening of Vika!, 17.01.2025 20h – tickets here.

ChertLüdde, Hauptstr.18, 10827 Berlin–Schöneberg; map
In the end something begins with us runs until 22.02.2025

Haus Kunst Mitte, Heidestr.54 10557 Berlin–Moabit; map
States of Uncertain Domesticities, 18.01–15.03.2025

Dotori, Gustav-Adolf-Str.159, 13086 Berlin–Weißensee; map
New Year’s menu 30.01–02.02.2025 – book a table here

Olive Oil Dinner, 08.02.2025 19h30 at Chelsea Turowsky Studio – book via Instagram or email.

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@honest_toil
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LOVE CIRCUS BASH: AN ODE TO CELEBRATION & LOVE — INSPIRATION FOR YOUR WEDDING & OTHER PARTIES

What could be better than dreaming about your wedding? How about experiencing a small taste of it in real life? On 25. & 26.01.2025, the Kant-Garagenpalast, an architectural gem of the 1930s and a symbol of New Objectivity, will transform into a haven for those who love love (and love to celebrate it). The Love Circus Bash Wedding Festivalcombines romance with style, offering an exciting alternative to dusty traditions and cookie-cutter solutions. Dubbed the “coolest wedding fair” by Vogue, this year’s event takes place under the motto A Love Party. But it’s much more than a showcase for creative wedding ideas, it’s a place of inspiration for anyone planning to celebrate in a way that’s as unique as they are. Here, experience inspiration up close and in living color. Organizer Olivia Sarah Tänzer (Love Circus) has curated an impressive roster of talented service providers to help you turn even the boldest and most unconventional visions for your wedding (or any other celebration) into reality. The lineup includes names like Soho House Berlin, Anactacia Berlin, Rooks & Rocks, Vivko Studio, gotvintage and Public Image Events. The Love Circus Bash is more than a fair, it’s a feast for the senses and a vibrant ode to love. Whether you’re planning a wedding, a milestone party, or just want to immerse yourself in the art of meaningful celebrations, this festival is one you can’t afford to miss. Tickets are available now. Cheers to love!

Text: Alina Herbel / Photos: Philippe Gerlach, Love Circus & Elena Wagner

Love Circus Bash Wedding-Festival, 25.–26.01.2025
Kantgargenpalast, Kantstr.127, 10625 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map

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FOOD FOR THE BELLY & BRAIN — OUR TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND

When the first week of January is over and you start to wonder whether it’s still okay to say “Happy New Year”, some of us feel our feet tingling again. Where to, where to? For those of you itching to get out and about this weekend, here are our recommendations for you… Tonight (09.01.2025) at 7 pm, the group exhibition “UnNatural Encounters” opens at Silent Green. It’s about (it couldn’t be more relevant) data and empathy, art and technology and, of course, visualization. The whole thing takes place in cooperation with the “European Media Art Platform” and Transmediale, and if you can’t make it tonight, you can see the exhibition until 19.01. On Saturday (11.01.) there’s something for your ears and stomach at Kreuzberg listening bar, Unkompress. From 11 am to 11 pm, there will be food and drinks. The creator of “Perhaps Today“, a café from Seoul, will bring her culinary reinterpretation of Korean fermented flavors. there’ll be sandwiches, soup and cookies, coffee and cool drinks. Afterward, head to Charlottenburg: at Pied-à-terre, shooting star Neda Aydin opens with new works in a just-right-but-not-too-smooth aesthetic. On Sunday (12.01.), the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection presents art from over a hundred years ago: in the group exhibition “Evil Flowers” — which explores the influence of Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du Mal” — there is much to discover. Afterward, perhaps a walk through the Charlottenburger Schloßpark or a stroll down Kantstraße? We heard Lon Men is open again. And then, we hate to say it, the weekend is already over.

Oh, and for those who prefer to cook for themselves, next Sunday (19.01.), Miso Miso is giving a workshop at Soi & co.in Linienstraße on how to make perfect miso, which you can take home with you. There will be snacks, green tea, different types of miso to taste and a sweet surprise. Who can resist? So get out your pen and mark your calendars: the year fills up faster than you think.

Text: Alina Herbel / Photos: Juliane Jaschnow & Stefanie Schroeder, Lepkowski Studios, miso miso

Silent Green, Gerichtstr.35, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
UnNatural Encounters 10.–19.01.2025

Unkompress, Fichtestr.23, 10967 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
All Good Things Pop-up 11.01.2025 11–23h (until sold out)

Pied-à-terre, Mommsenstr.4, 10629 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
Neda Aydin: “In Plain Sight” Opening reception 11.01.2025 16–18h

Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg, Schloßstr.70, 14059 Berlin–Charlottenburg ;map
“Böse Blumen” until 04.05.2025

Lon Men’s Noodle House, Kantstr.33, 10625 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map

Soi & co., Linienstr.205, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Miso Miso workshop 19.01.2025 09–12h. Book your spot here.

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@european_media_art_platform
@transmediale
@unkompress
@perhaps.today.hannam
@the_piedaterre
@neda.aydin
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@misomiso.lab
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SHORT DAYS, LONG NIGHTS: CEE CEE’S TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND

While the sun is at its lowest point in Berlin this Advent Sunday, our anticipation for the upcoming weekend is at its highest. One of the reasons for this is Ungovernable Ingredients in the concrete hall at Silent Green. From Friday to Sunday (19-22.12.2024), the UdK Berlin exhibition will explore the vast construction kit of ingredients that have become integral to contemporary artistic practice: emotions, conflicts, microorganisms and animals. Due to their uncontrollable nature, these elements are increasingly incorporated into art, creating new hierarchies, languages and communities through familiar media like light, image and video. You can visit the exhibition until late in the evening this weekend. Embers.wtf is also celebrating the long nights of this season with its Community Christmas Market. Join the winter solstice celebration and Berlin’s fashion community at Echoes of the Winter Solstice on Friday (20.12.) until 23h. The Christmas market at Steglitzer Kreisel will feature up to fifty local brands, including Snug Life and See Our Vision, along with workshops, live music, DJ sets and performances by Chaos Emblematic and others. Another gathering takes place at the StitchHub Art Pop-up, where creativity will take center stage. Just before Christmas, twelve artists, including ten fashion brands, will come together in Berlin Wedding. Expect upcycled fashion, vintage and handmade jewelry from names like Berlin Osborne and Jess. With music and a free mulled wine in hand, browse through a photography vernissage and art prints this Saturday (21.12.) while picking up a last-minute Christmas gift.

Also on Saturday (21.12.), Frizza will celebrate the season’s end with an Italian Christmas brunch. The bistro offers a five-course wintery and fruity menu that will put Italian food lovers and Christmas enthusiasts in the holiday spirit. For those who prefer a more meditative approach to the start of winter, there’s Rebirth of Inner Light – Winter Solstice at Open Studios on Saturday (21.12). Celebrate the longest night of the year at this yoga studio in Friedrichshain with flowing movement, breathwork and a sound bath. At Terese’s Transalpine Feinkost, a family Christmas market will bring together Terese’s favorite people and the finest ingredients of the pre-Christmas season on Advent Sunday (22.12.). The highlight? Hot mulled wine, affectionately named “HotFrenchMan”, alongside HotCrêpesMaterial, HotFondueDog and HotGulashGirl. Finally, the Reethaus an der Spree will fill with the extraordinary sounds of sound artist Phill Niblock to mark the festive end of the fourth Advent. As part of the artistic program Flussbad, the Soundwalk Collective will present an obituary for the American composer and his sonic legacy. Niblock’s minimalist and experimental sounds are woven into a seamless tapestry that turns nuances into grand vibrations. On Sunday (22.12), a 360-degree sound system will fill the Reethaus with a recording of Niblock’s first posthumous concert, which will take place the evening before in New York. A dark weekend that echoes brightly!

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Anya Blanche, Reethaus & Robyn Steffen

Silent Green Gerichtstr.35, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Ungovernable Ingredients 20.12–22.12.2024 14–22h

Stitchhub Liebenwalder Str.42a, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Stitchhub Art Pop-up 21.12.2024 13–18h

Frizza Bistro Nürnberger Str.8, 10787 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
Italian Christmas Brunch 21.12.2024

Steglitzer Kreisel Schlossstr.78–82, 12165 Berlin–Steglitz; map
Community Christmas Market 20.12.2024 15–23h

Open Studios Boxhagener Str.77, 10245 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Rebirth of Inner Light – Winter Solstice 21.12.2024 15h30–17h30

Terese Transalpine Feinkost Rhinower Str.10, 10437 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Terese Weihnachtsmarkt 22.12.2024 13–18h

Reethaus Köpenicker Chaussee 3a, 10317 Berlin–Lichtenberg; map
Flussbad Phill Niblock 22.12.2024 18–20h. You can find tickets here.

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@silent.green
@stitchhub.art
@berlin.osb0rne
@out.of.jess
@frizza.kitchen
@embers.berlin
@snug.life_
@see_our_vision
@chaosemblematic
@openstudios__
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EARS, BELLY & BODY IN MOTION — OUR TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND

TIPS FOR GOOD MOMENTS: OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEKEND & A SMALL OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY

LOVE CIRCUS BASH: AN ODE TO CELEBRATION & LOVE — INSPIRATION FOR YOUR WEDDING & OTHER PARTIES

FOOD FOR THE BELLY & BRAIN — OUR TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND

SHORT DAYS, LONG NIGHTS: CEE CEE’S TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND