we all now try to say ‘goodbye’ to the winter period and welcome lovely spring temperatures and sunny days … the HDM – Spring Break Festival does it … This festival, now for the 2nd time in Vienna, will take place from March 23rd – 25th, 2012 at the Haus der Musik … at the inner courtyard of the location a few great acts will perform like the Austrian band Zeronic, listening to their music we would say ‘indie-rock’ or

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

As we always do write about interesting and upcoming fashion & music events which take place in Vienna or near Vienna, we thought writing about the current RUN VIE – Festival for Urban Art & Music is a real must. This music event took place for the first time in October 2009 and has developed itself within the festival industry in the past 2 years. The overall goal of this festival is to bring innovative artists and musicians to Vienna

From May 11th until May 15th 2011 the Lake´s Fashion Days will take place in Pörtschach, Carinthia, Austria. Lake´s – my lake hotel & spa, opened in 2010, will organize a unique fashion show at the breathtaking lake Wörthersee. 4 DAYS PACKED WITH FASHION FROM AUSTRIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND SLOVENIA More than 30 designers from the area around the Alps and the Danube – Austria, Germany, Italy and Slovenia – will present their fashion during 4 days. The collections shown

Large events in key hub cities around the globe and in holiday destinations have already become a ‘must’ for the international gay & lesbian community, take the ‘Pride Festivals’ in cities like Amsterdam, Stockholm, Bangkok, Moscow, Madrid, the Christopher Street Day in Hamburg, Wigstock in NYC, the well known ‘Smashing Valentine’ a tennis tournament for the scene held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the multi-cultural, gay-friendly, beach-lined Sitges Carnival Festival in Spain, the Rainbow Honolulu Film Festival or the International Gay and

Fashionistas need to watch out! From June 07th to 17th 2010 it´s all about fashion at the “10 Festival for Fashion & Photography” in Vienna. At more than 30 events, all organised by Unit F, one can gain exciting views into the Austrian and international fashion scene. The opening event will be a Guerilla store at Liska, supported by the fashion-insider Andreas Murkudis from Berlin. As of June 17th one can buy pieces from the new collections from Awareness &