Marilyn Monroe … still a legend and still a Hollywood star nobody forgets. From December 22th, 2011 to February 26th, 2012 an exhibition called ‘Marilyn: Intimacy’ at the ‘Novomatic Forum’ in Vienna shows devotional objects of Marilyn Monroe for the first time in Austria. Until today the memories of Marilyn Monroe are kept alive by her fans, one of them is the German collector Ted Stampfer. He has been a fan of Marilyn since he is ten years old. He

Vienna is known for many things, from the famous Schloss Schönbrunn, the Vienna State Opera House, the numerous historical and classical highlights but also for its ball season. The official ball season in Vienna starts beginning of November and the last ball we discovered takes place beginning of July. In general one can say that the majority of balls take place from January-April … we counted over 40 balls which take place in 2012. Next to the classical and famous

It has a history since 1990/1991, the ‘Silvesterpfad’, fairly translated New Years Eve trail or lane. The city center of Vienna is transformed into a partly ‘oversized’ open air party platform with a varicolored music- and show program from traditional music, pop, rock, blues, funk & soul and electronic beats. The program already starts in the late afternoon on December 31st and ends between 02.00 and 04.00 hours on January 01st. It is supported by the most well known radio

After having organized 8 successful vodka nights in 2010 and 2011 with famous national and international brands we decided to have the 1st ‘Vienna NYE Vodka Night@Drings’ on 31.12.2011 … with different brands and a unique ‘menu’, full with ‘vodka starters’, ‘entrées’, ‘vodka main courses’ and of course ‘vodka desserts’. A trendy bar with trendy people, trendy music and great deco, before entering your favorite club later in the night this is a great ‘NYE starter’ … We would be

Walking through the various shopping streets in Vienna as of mid November gives you the feeling of a being in a ‘glitzy’ Vienna. Every year the different shopping areas of the city try to exceed themselves when it comes to the Christmas lighting and decoration. Festive and modern breathtaking lighting concepts are seen throughout the city … But not only shopping streets and malls try to ‘show-off’ with their lighting, also hotels do … like The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury

Social business is not new. It is an existing business model that does not strive to maximize profits but rather to serve humanity’s most pressing needs. Thus, the first motive of social business is not profit, and it does not pay its investors dividends. Instead, it aims at solving social problems with products and services at affordable prices, or giving the poor and marginalized people ownership in a business and allow them to share in its profits. A social business

Yes, Vienna has its own film festival, it is called “Viennale” and takes place every year in October in several pre-picked cinemas in the city centre of Vienna, in 2011 it will celebrate its 10th anniversary. It is also one of the oldest and well-known festivals in Germany/Austria/Switzerland and has an international orientation combined with a distinctive urban flair. Approximately close to 100.000 people do visit this festival every year. In its main program, the “Viennale” shows a carefully picked

“The first edition of WAVES VIENNA was a pertinent reminder that there is a music industry in central and eastern Europe which rarely gets talked about. The entire region needs a professionally organized music conference and festival, and a platform where local musicians can showcase their talent. WAVES VIENNA clearly fulfills this mandate, and I very much look forward to returning to next year´s event.” Mirko Whitfield (SXSW, Austin, Texas, US) Waves Vienna 2011 was definitely a great success, over

Vienna has a lot to offer. That is why there is no lack of good images … how great Vienna is can now be seen at the new website www.imaginevienna.at. This new initiative has been brought to life by the editorial department of www.wien.at, this also counts for the image community. On this new platform “WienerInnen” and “Wiener” do show how they see, explore and experience e.g. observe their city. Their images should show the quality of life in Vienna,

Like every year in September the Austrian capital strikes a pose as fashion designers, buyers and fashionistas rush to the Museums Quartier for the MQ Vienna Fashion Week, presented by Vöslauer. Fashion shows, exhibitions and parties provide a chance for national and international designers to show their latest creations and mingle with Vienna’s beautiful people. This year the MQ Vienna Fashion Week takes place from September 14th-18th for the third time and shows a large variety of designers from Austria