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A ‘Green’ Berlinale – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms D de Nobrega

evan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:30:05 +0000

The Berlinale and energy supplier ENTEGA, Germany’s second largest provider of green electricity, are pleased with first results: in 2010 the partners set themselves the goal of significantly improving the Festival’s CO2 levels. Over three years a number of measures are to be implemented. And a start has been made: commissioned by ENTEGA, Öko-Institut/Institute for Applied [...] Continue Reading…

Give a warm welcome to the Fliegender Kaffee Project – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms D. de Nobrega

evan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:46:18 +0000

Nothing is more symptomatic of the growing importance of Berlin’s creative class than the emergence of solutions tailored specifically to its needs.

For those not familiar with the lifestyle of freelance artists and other innovators, please understand that it is subject to financial oscillations only facilitated by initiatives such as the Fliegender Kaffee.

In Berlin, one already knows the [...] Continue Reading…

BERLIN ‘LONG-NIGHT OF MUSEUMS’ / ‘Lange Nacht der Museen’ – This evening – 28th January 2012, 1800 til 0200 hrs

OTA-Berlin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:20:26 +0000

One of cultural Berlin’s best-known events is called ‘The Long Night of Museums’/ Lange Nacht der Museen, and it is just that and so successfull have they proven to be that they are onto to the 30th one now.
Nearly 100 museums and galleries will open their doors for extended hours, into special exhibitions, guided tours, music and [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin Grafitti – January 2012

OTA-Berlin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:21:59 +0000

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These 8 pictures were sent in by OTA-Blog contributor Nicolai Riesterer who lives in Kreuzberg and often takes fotos of interesting Grafitti in the various Berlin neighbourhoods./thanks !

OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog writes often about progressive….and also not so progressive……even offensive Grafitti in Berlin – previous articles can be read at;

http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/07/08/progressive-berlin-grafitti-kreuzberg/

http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/04/26/berlin-street-art-and-berlin-street-posters-are-not-graffiti-poster-art-in-berlin-mitte-prenzlauer-berg-part-1-ota-berlin-constituency-blog/

http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/07/05/sheep-grazing-peacefully-in-middle-of-berlin-or-are-they-just-progressive-graffiti/

The article is produced by OTA-Berlin GmbH. OTA-Berlin ……the intelligent Apartment Alternative to Hotels in Berlin [...] Continue Reading…

Gustav Leonhardt – performer, renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, and BACH scholar has died – by Filip van der Plas

OTA-Berlin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:34 +0000

Gustav Leonhardt -foto Wikipedia by Wikifalcon

Gustav Leonhardt , the highly renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and Bach scholar has died at home at the age of 83. He was during his life most known for his performances of the Leipzig master JS Bach whom he revered above all other composers. In fact we agreed that he was the greatest [...] Continue Reading…

2012 Fashion Week Berlin starts today – January 17th – 22nd

OTA-Berlin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:09:34 +0000

Two times a year Berlin turns itself into THE big international fashion capital location – and today is one of those times – the first for 2012. It is called simply enough ‘Berlin Fashion Week,’ where designers, textile manufacturers, fashion groupies, buyers & sellers, and other fashion-trade experts and media of all sorts interact.

It will also present a perfect opportunity for local [...] Continue Reading…

“Traffic Tree”, Berlin “The Ugliest Christmas tree”– by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

evan — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:43:05 +0000

It’s been dubbed “The Ugliest Christmas tree” in the whole of Germany, and to be honest, I was more than a little taken aback when I spotted it by pure chance recently. More remnant of something from Mad Max Thunderdome than an actual Christmas decoration… And more in line with something out of a Freddie Kruger movie [...] Continue Reading…

What’s on in Berlin? – Independent Publishers: The Portable Book Fair Berlin #02 – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diana de Nobrega

evan — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:37:20 +0000

Right -Berlin’s Book Tree – Free Book Exchange Kollwitz Strasse & Sredzkistraße in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg

By definition, an independent publisher is any publishing company that operates on a traditional business model – where the money flows to the author – but is not owned by another company. That is, an independent publisher is not an imprint, nor [...] Continue Reading…

What’s on in Berlin? – GIF. ME. BERLIN. – A Photographic Exhibition Of Animated GIFs – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diana de Nobrega

evan — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:54:08 +0000

Animated GIFs have turned into quite a movement on blogs and tumblrs all over the Internet this year. With our animated party photos we also had a lot of fun with this old and dusty image format that was developed in 1987 as the first digital file format for color images.

As a special Christmas gif(t) this year an [...] Continue Reading…

Franzoesische Filmwoche Berlin – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Sarah Marie Rice

evan — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:14:28 +0000

This week whether you knew it or not, happens to be Gallic week in the fair city of Berlin. One of the main things that I absolutely love about this city, is that there’s a festival or celebration almost every week that should you have enough time to enjoy, you can. There’s an over abundance of things [...] Continue Reading…