HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY TO YOU!
GIVE MY LOVE TO THE CITY, RON

GIORDANO RUSH IS A GENEVA BASED SINGER/SONGWRITER WHO PERFORMS UNDER THE NAME OF TATUM G RUSH. AT ONLY 21 YEARS OLD HE ALREADY HAS A GOOD SOLO REPUTATION AND HAS TOURED WITH SOME GREAT JAZZ MUSICIANS. THE MUSIC ON HIS NEW ALBUM IS ON THE INDIE-FOLK SIDE OF THINGS, WITH HIS VOICE BRINGING AN EARTHY TONE TO HIS LIVE PERFORMANCES. HE’LL BE PLAYING AT LA CATRINA TONIGHT.
THURSDAY 10 PM, LA CATRINA

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR GREAT ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC, THEN BERLIN IS A MUST. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A RECORD LABEL FROM BERLIN THAT PRODUCES GREAT ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC THEN KLASSE RECORDINGS IS ALSO A MUST. THREE OF KLASSE RECORDINGS LEADING LIGHTS, LUCA LUZANO, JAMES CREED (BOTH FROM THE UK) AND VIADRINA WILL BE AT EXIL ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO PROVE WHY BERLIN AND KLASSE LEAD THE WAY WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSE AND TECHNO MUSIC.
FRIDAY 11 PM, EXIL

I’M SURE YOU ALL KNOW GEROLDSTRASSE: IT’S THE STREET WHERE MANY CLUBS (HIVE, CABARET, SUPERMARKET, HELSINKI) RESIDE WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE AREA CAN BE DESCRIBED AS INDUSTRIAL, BUT FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS, YOU’LL ALSO FIND AN URBAN GARDEN PROJECT THERE – FRAU GEROLD’S GARTEN.  THIS WEEKEND IS THE OPENING SO YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT THE GARDEN IS ALL ABOUT, TASTE IT’S FRUIT IN THE ADJACENT RESTAURANT, ENJOY THE VIEW FROM THE TERRACE, STROLL THROUGH THE FLEA MARKET AND FIND OUT WHICH ART PROJECTS ARE LINED UP FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
FRIDAY 5 PM / SATURDAY FROM 10 AM (WITH FLEA MARKET), GEROLDSTRASSE 23 A

THE SCHREINERSTRASSENFEST HAS NOW BECOME A 30-YEAR-OLD ZURICH INSTITUTION. EVERY SUMMER THE SCHREINERSTRASSE RESIDENTS INVITE THE REST OF THE CITY TO THEIR QUIET CORNER OF KREIS 4 TO ENJOY THEIR HOSPITALITY. THIS YEAR, TO DELIGHT AND ENTERTAIN YOU, THEY HAVE  DIE AERONAUTEN PLAYING LIVE, THE HUMAN JUKEBOX DOING HIS STRANGELY ENTERTAINING REQUEST SHOW, A ‘TOUCH’ PARCOUR (NOT SURE!) PLUS A GRILL, BAR AND CREPES. THE STREETS ARE ALIVE WITH SOUND OF MUSIC!
SATURDAY 4 PM – 2 AM, SCHREINERSTRASSE, 8004

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Z AM PARK! IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE YOU OPENED YOUR DOORS UNDER THIS NAME, WITH AN UPDATED CONCEPT, A STYLISH DRESS AND A NEW TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS! I ALWAYS ENJOY STARTING MY WEEKEND WITH ONE OF YOUR BRUNCHES OR SIPPING A CUP OF STRONG ITALIAN COFFEE IN THE AFTERNOON, OR BUYING A BEER IN THE EVENING, WHICH I TAKE OVER TO THE ADJACENT PARK (FRITSCHI-WIESE) WHEN ALL YOUR SEATS ARE TAKEN. AND I’LL CERTAINLY COME BY FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS SATURDAY, WHICH YOU CELEBRATE WITH BEER, BBQ AND MUSIC.
SATURDAY 6 PM, Z AM PARK

OK. SWITCH OFF THE PHONE AND COOL DOWN THE BEERS. THE EURO 2012 FINAL IS ON TONIGHT. GOD MAY HAVE RESTED ON A SUNDAY BUT THEN HE NEVER PLAYED INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL. FOR THE BEST VIEWING BARS CHECK OUT THE LAST COUPLE OF MY NEWSLETTERS.
SUNDAY 8.45 PM 

WE ALL KNOW THAT PLASTIC IS THE WONDER STUFF OF THE 20^TH CENTURY, BUT HERE’S THE THING – IT NEVER DIES. ONCE MADE, PLASTIC PRODUCTS ARE NON-BIODEGRADABLE AND WHEN DISCARDED PLASTIC REACHES THE OCEANS, IT IS BROKEN UP INTO SMALLER AND SMALLER PIECES TRANSFORMING THE SEAS INTO A GIANT PLASTIC SOUP, WHICH IS THEN EATEN BY SEALIFE AND ENTERS THEIR/OUR FOOD CHAIN. ENDSTATION MEER? IS AN EXHIBITION AT MUSEUM FÜR GESTALTUNG THAT HOPES TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER AND EDUCATE FOR SOLUTIONS.
TUESDAY  7 PM, OPENING NIGHT, MUSEUM FÜR GESTALTUNG
EXHIBITION FROM 4^TH JULY TO 23^RD SEPTEMBER

A FEW DAYS AGO I WALKED THROUGH MILITÄRSTRASSE AND STOPPED OUT OF CURIOSITY: “WHAT’S THIS? IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT BUBBLES AND TEA AND THE SHOP LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!” YES, I TEND TO TALK TO MYSELF. BUT RATHER THAN KEEPING UP THE ONE SIDED CONVERSATION, I STEPPED INSIDE SABOTAI BUBBLE TEA AT MILITÄRSTRASSE 36 AND WAS REWARDED WITH FRESH AND FRUITY BUBBLE TEAS. MY HIGHLIGHT WERE THE TAPIOKA OR POPPING BOBA PEARLS, WHICH YOU “DRINK” TROUGH A LARGE STRAW AND CHEW.
SABOTAI, MILITÄRSTRASSE 36

DID YOU KNOW THAT IT TAKES 12,000 LITRES OF WATER TO PRODUCE A SINGLE PAIR OF JEANS? ME NEITHER. A SPANISH SCIENTIST WANTS TO STOP THIS DREADFUL WASTE AND REDUCE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF WATER BY 92%. IF HE CAN CHANGE THE STANDARD PRODUCTION ACCORDINGLY, BILLIONS OF LITRES OF WATER AND WASTE WATER AS WELL AS A LOT OF ENERGY CAN BE SAVED. READ MORE

IF YOU’VE EVER MET SOMEONE ON A NIGHT OUT AND THEN SPENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO INVOLVED WITH THAT PERSON THAT YOU KNOW THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME; IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN IN/FALLEN OUT OF LOVE; HELL, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A HUMAN HEART THAT BEATS, THEN THE UK FILM, WEEKEND, WILL AFFECT YOU IN SOME WAY. WITH COMPARISONS TO ‘BEFORE SUNRISE’, THE FILM IS AN EXPLORATION OF TWO PEOPLE JUST MEETING AND BEING THAT WILL SLOWLY SEAP INTO YOUR SKIN UNTIL YOU FEEL YOU KNOW AND CARE ABOUT THEM INTIMATELY. TRAILER
DAILY 6.45 PM UNTIL 3^RD JULY, ARTHOUSE PICCARDILY 2