Vienna Circle: Where Internationals Meet
At the Centre of Integrative Medicine, 13 experts treat the mind, body and spirit – all at the same time. What sounds like hocus-pocus is offered as a more human, and humane, approach to healing. Doctors and therapists practice a holistic approach of treating the person, not just the disease. “We find the source of [...]
Dining and Discussion Vienna Coffeehouse Conversations
In his book An Intimate History of Humanity, British philosopher Theodore Zeldin explores world history through how people have related to each other in different cultures and at different times. Especially men and women. With the aim of being a “catalyst for conversation”, Zeldin developed 25 questions that would lead to self-revelation and thus more [...]
The Revolutionary Sisters
Where’s the war? And what should I wear? Younger women like me, who missed the feminist and sexual revolutions – and just as happily accepted the peace – have often wondered how to meld spirit with womanhood. But, many fellow sisters have and still do; recent cases of violence against women in Austria and India [...]
United Children of the World Choir
Dr. Sandra Reindl-Schweighofer has had a diverse career in music. A graduate of New York’s Juilliard School, she has worked as a music director, a singer, a concert pianist, an orchestra conductor and a choir director. She is also the founder of Vienna’s United Children of the World Choir, which has been performing in Vienna [...]
Austro British Chamber: “A Matter Of Trust”
Are you a British entrepreneur who wants to open a subsidiary branch in Vienna? Or maybe you are an Austrian opera singer who wants to exercise your vocal cords in London. Either way, if you are looking for business links between the United Kingdom and Austria, the ABC, or Austro British Chamber, is a good [...]
Showtime at The English Theatre
What is a parent to do with their gifted and energetic child? Some kids just beg to be on stage and in Vienna they can get that opportunity… in English. Showtime is the youth performing arts school at Vienna’s English Theatre, coaching young people in the arts of acting, dancing and singing. Founded in 2010 [...]
Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna
So you think American football is only played in America? Think again. Established in 1983, the Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna have around 750 active members. There’s the A team, second best in Europe and seven-time winner of the European Football League, and the B-team, five-time winner of the Silver Bowl. There are three divisions of youth [...]
CouchSurfer’s Stammtisch
It didn’t seem like much at first – a group of 40 people sitting along one side of the entrance to the Beisl Weberknecht, where the European Cup was being projected on the opposite wall. Unfortunately (for some), this month’s Vienna CouchSurfer’s Stammtisch was scheduled during prime football viewing hours. But approaching the bar, it [...]
Democrats Abroad Austria
“Voter registration’s over here,” a bright voice chimes through Pickwicks on Marc-Aurel-Straße. We were at the voting party for the Democratic Primary, which was not especially exciting with an uncontested Barack Obama. But still, it’s part of the “use it or lose it” U.S. democratic process. Some Americans at the event had not voted in [...]
