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Dark times in Berlin! Nacht & Nebel Festival 2011 brings enlightment!

Monday, October 31st, 2011

 

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Nacht & Nebel Neukölln

Nacht und Nebel Neukölln- A night full of exciting art & culture
This year´s Nacht und Nebel Neukölln takes place on Saturday the 5th of November, it´s the tenth edition of the Neukölln Cultural Festival.

Nacht und Nebel is an ART and Cultural Festival and gives us an insight in the vivid and upcoming artscene in Neukölln. There will be shows and performances in over a 110 different locations in the northern part of Neukölln.

You are curious what is on the menu? Count on dance, workshops, performances, theater, music, film etc. etc. There are all kinds of different exhibitions in the many ateliers, galleries bars and cafe´s in Neukölln.  Expect the unexpected!

Start you night with watching a movie or a theater show and end it on one of the many parties.

An amazing feature of the festival, besides that most of the shows and performances are free of any charge; there is taken care of free transportation by taxis for all the festivals visitors! Feel like a star and let yourself be driven from one location to the next by one of the many special festival cabs, and this service is for free!

Nacht und Nebel starts at 6pm at the Schillerpalais,
Klick here to see the FULL PROGRAMM.
To guide the visitors through the Nacht und Nebel night the organizers created two different routes.To view KLICK HERE. Alongside these 2 routes you will find the special CABS, they will drive you around for free and you can hop on and hop off and move from gallery to bar, to atelier…

The difference to most of the Art-festivals is that during the Nacht & Nebel Night you as a visitor have the opportunity to talk with the different artists. Most of the anticipating artist live in Neukölln, and through their art they reflect on the social-problems in this Berlin neighbourhood.
In this way they pay an important contribution to the local community.
For most of the performances and exhibitions there is no entrance – fee to be payed.

 

If you are looking for a nice and affordable hostel for the weekend you´re welcome to staxy at the EastSeven Bedrlin Hostel!!


How to spend a fantastic time in Berlin? Our recommendations for this weekend!

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

wintertime party time @ East7

If you are in Berlin this weekend, then please read on and we will inform you about a couple of cool things to see and do in Germany´s most exciting city!!
We have made a selection of 5 fine events and clubs. All we can say right now is enjoy your time in Berlin!!

1.Fantastic Festival – PArty @ Brunnen 70

This is the place to be this Friday night, an end of the summer indoor festival!!

Don´t get lost though,  this club is uge!
Faystival der Sinne – Nach uns die Sinnflut 19.00h
Party starts at 19H. The complete programm is still a surprise but for more details please check the brunnen70 homepage!!

2. Spend an amazing day of sightseeing by follwing our instructions:
in the morning: take our flyer and explore vivid prenzlauer berg. Don´t miss the farmers market at kollwitzplatz on saturday.
in the afternoon: Go on a wonderful brewers walking tour!! they leave at 12.45 from our hostel :) , The tour is free of charge, but tip based :) .
in the evening: go partying!! For instance at Bassy´s cowboy club.

3. Party at the legendary WHITE TRASH FAST FOOD CLUB
this club is amazing!! They even have a restaurant and make delicious Fast FOOD. Try their burgers, even their veggie burgers are great!!

It is also the place to be when it comes to great rock´n´roll live music!

live: MUFFALO (Indie/Rock – US)

at the Restaurant

live: MUFFALO (Indie/Rock – US)
MUFFALO are:
Derek Myers (MONDO GENERATOR)
Gene Trautmann (exQUEENS OF THE STONE AGE / EAGLES OF DEATH METAL)
Dean Gunderson (JACK-O-FIRE)

4. For live music go to Bassys Cowboy Club

Great underground rock´n´roll Club for people from all ages :)

Hot Jumpin’ 6 – Live! (Jive, R&B, Rockabilly)
DJs (Club): Ladynico & Duke JensOmatic (Blues, Soul, R&B)
DJ (Bar): Koko Temple (Rhythm’n'Blues, Swing, Early Ska, Soul)

5. The best DRUM´N`BASS party in the city: @ ICON BERLIN

RECYCLE – Berlin’s finest Drum’n'Bass: CLASSIX NIGHT

Flower (Recycle/D)
Bome (Monstabash/D)
Roly (D-Science/D)
Phonomat (Electric Icons/D)
White MC (Recycle/D)
MC Lomax (Recycle/D)

Within walking distance to the EastSeven Berlin Hostel. Take a beer with you, it´s allowed to drink on the streets here.
Don´t go here berfore 1Am

Allright party people, that´s all for now!! stay in touch and  hope to see you soon at EastSeven!


Autumn in Berlin: a TOP 10 of cool things to do in Berlin!

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Berlin

Berlin

Slowly but surely summertime is almost gone. But no need to worry, Berlin is amazing in Autumn too.

We have listed up some cool events and things to do in the autumn.  Some of the events written about here are totally free of charge, wow! It is just to give you some ideas and inspiration. Sure there is much more to see and do than the 10 things listed here.

1. Visit the Stasi Prison in Berlin Hohenschönhausen

The site of the main remand prison for people detained by the former East German Ministry of State Security (MfS), or ‘Stasi’, has been a Memorial since 1994. Since the vast majority of the buildings, equipment and furniture and fittings have survived intact, the Memorial provides a very authentic picture of prison conditions in the GDR and gives another view of the divided Berlin.
Tours of the prison are usually led by former inmates, who provide first-hand details on prison conditions and the interrogation methods employed by the GDR’s Ministry of State Security (MfS).
It is only possible to view the extensive prison complex on a official guided tour as Visitors require detailed guidance in order to understand the various sections of the prison.
Public tours every Saturday and Sunday, every hour from 10am to 4pm in various languages, but better call ahead to ask at what time it is in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish or Norwegian…
Phone Visitor’s Service: Phone: +49 – (0)30 – 98 60 82-30 / ask at the reception and we call for you!
Admission:
Regular fee 5,00 Euro, concessions*) 2,50 Euro, Students 1,00 Euro
*) university students, senior citizens, handicapped persons, Berlincard-holder
How to get there:
Take the Metro U2 from the Hostel and go 2 Stops to Alexanderplatz. From here you take the Tram M5 to the stop “Freienwalder Strasse”. The Memorial is then about a 10 minute walk down Freienwalder Strasse in Genslerstraße 66.

2. Go to the sauna to do some healthy sweating!

There is a really nice sauna close to the EastSeven Berlin Hostel, it is called the Saunabad.

In autumn they are open daily from 3pm till midnight. For 2,5  hours you pay 10€

Tuesday is ladies-day.

3. This is the perfect season to go to a museum.

The following 3 museums are so cool, you could spend your entire day there!

- German history museum

- Pergamon museum

- Hamburger Bahnhof

 

4. Go shopping!

Yes indeed you still need some nice clothes for the winter!

A great street for shopping you will find closeby the hostel, the kastanienallee.

Check out our shopping guide video for more inspiration!

 

5. Party till you drop!!

Berlin is good for partying all night long, untill the early morning sunrise.

close to the hostel you´ll find some cool bars & clubs.

One of our favorite bar within walking distance is the 8 mm bar.

A variety of clubs is to be found in the Kulturbrauerei, a former brewery now famous for it´s thrilling night life program.

6. Topography of Terror

Back in 1987 a group of students excavated, with little more than their bare hands, the cellars of Berlins former Gestapo and SS headquarters. The Topography of Terror is the fruit of their labour, an open-air exhibition documenting what happens when a totalitarian regime tortures its people to death for fun.

Pickup a headset from the reception for English audio commentary.
Next to the Topography of Terror is an excellent art museum called Martin-Gropius-Bau.

7. Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum
When visiting Berlin, you should visit some historical sites aswell. for instance the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. It’ s not going to be a fun trip, but you will learn so much more about the terrible second world war and its victims.
Opening Hours
15 March until 14 October: daily 8:30 – 18.00
15 October until 14 March: daily 8:30 – 16:30
Entry is free.

8. Go on, try German food!! You´ll Like it!

Schusterjunge is a nice traditional German restaurant.

This is a quite popular restaurant, there is always a crowd here! The food is good and the have really big servings, you will get good value for your money here!

9.The Berlin Wall Documentation Center


is one component of the memorial site ensemble at Bernauer Strasse. The ensemble consists of the Berlin Wall Memorial, the Chapel of Reconciliation and Documentation Center. The Documentation Center is officiated by the Verein Berliner Mauer – Gedenkstätte und Dokumentationszentrum, which is supported by an advisory council and bears responsibility for the project content.
The Documentation Center on the history of the Berlin Wall provides historical information and educates the public. It makes information and in-depth programs available to the interested public. Beginning with the historical, political events that occurred at Bernauer Strasse, an area situated at the border between East and West and hence a focal point of German postwar history, the center researches and presents the history of the division of Germany.
The Documentation Center opened on November 9, 1999, the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, with a workshop exhibition titled “Grenzblicke. A new exhibition titled “Berlin, August 13, 1961” has been on display since August 13, 2001. The exhibition, presented in both English and German, was designed by the Berlin company gewerk.
The Documentation Center is housed in a section of the Evangelical Reconciliation Parish. The rooms, provided rent-free, are to be used for documentation and for an exhibition.

10.Viktoriapark Kreuzberg
Viktoriapark is one of Berlin’s oldest and prettiest parks and offers a great view from the top of Kreuzberg. Have a delicious and cheap vegetarian lunch at Seerose (Mehringdamm 47) and then have a coffee or some ice cream at one of the plenty cafes in Bergmannstraße. Kreuzberg/Viktoriapark @ U-Mehringdamm.

Have fun exploring Berlin without spending too much money!! Hope to welcome you soon to the EastSeven Berlin Hostel!!!!

 

 

 


What to do in Berlin @ the weekend. Our top 10 of clubs and parties!

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Fun in Berlin

Some of the best parties for this weekend are listed up in our personal top 10!

enjoy some of the coolest clubs and hippest parties in town!

Read on to know what, where and when!!

Top 10 of parties in Berlin for this weekend!

The best clubs, the best parties mashed together in an unique top 10, presented to you by the EastSeven Hostel in Berlin.

 

 

OUR PARTY TOP 10
1. Klubnacht – Berghain 05 Release Party at Berghain/Panorama Bar on Saturday

Berghain is one of the most famous techno-clubs in Berlin! If you love techno you should go here!!!

Here some details to this Saturdays party:
doors open 23:59
Damage: 12€
Line-up /
Klubnacht – Berghain 05 Release Party
Ratio (live)(Memory Foundation)(Central)
G-Man (live)(Gez Varley)(LFO)
Sandrien (Intacto)
Norman Nodge (Ostgut Ton)
Marcel Fengler (Ostgut Ton)

Panoramabar
Dinky (Horizontal)
Soundstream (Soundhack)
Prosumer (Ostgut Ton)
Vril (live) (Giegling)
2. Fuck Off: Sound Of Stereo at Icon, this Friday

In Berlin’s fast-changing club scene, Icon is firmly established as a venue for new sound experiences. An insider tip for cutting-edge clubbers who want to party beyond the mainstream.

doors open 23:30
Line-up /
Sound Of Stereo
Leonard de Leonard
Marvin Suggs
Audiotrucs
3. This Friday: Killekill – Acid Ist Fertig with L.A. Williams & Many More at Suicide Circus

doors open 24:00, damage 10€
Line-up /
L.A. WILLIAMS, HANNO HINKELBEIN, DJ Flush, The Marx Trukker, BeNi, Maciej Szalonek

4.  Sunday Getaway @ Rummelsburg

an unique location for chillin´, dancin and having fun with friends on a Sunday!!  Some great dj´s are to play their records this Sunday! This is the way to end the weekend, drinking a cocktail along side the river :) !
From 12:00-22:00
Damage: 8€
Line-up /
Oliver Koletzki & Fran (live), Channel X (live), Erich Lesovsky (live), Niko Schwind, Björn Störig, Juli Holz
Promoter /
Stadt.Strand.Fluss.
“Stil vor Talent”, das spricht für sich. Fest steht: Wenn Oliver Koletzki, Head des gleichnamigen Labels, mit den anderen Svt-Acts auftaucht, dann geht’s zur Sache. Oliver tritt an diesem Sonntag mit Fran live an und wird unterstützt von seinen Kollegen Niko Schwind und dem Liveact Channel X. Niko Schwind’s neues Album heißt übrigens “Good morning midnight” – er wird beweisen, dass es auch in der Nachmittagssonne funktioniert.

5. Les Enfants Terribles at Brunnen70, Fridaynight

big club where you can easily get lost, but that´s cool. Several dance floors, a cocktail bar, mini-golf and a Labyrinth will guarantee you a fun and crazy night! Great way to start your weekend!!
doors open 23:00
Line-up /
DOMINIQUE (homesweethome | faxen dick | night-e-facts)
Johannes Fröhlich (betriebsfeier | schlafentzug | night-e-facts)
KOTELETT & ZADAK (hi freaks | golden gate)
Liefeldt & Chlass (die wiese und wir | daswohlgefuehl | night-e-facts)
SOUKI *live (einmaleins | two birds | night-e-facts)
SWERVE (night-e-facts)

6. Mitu Label Night: Audio Werner: Yapacc: Stipe: Felix Neumann at Weekend, this Saturday

Fantastic rooftop-club, located directly at Alexanderplatz.  2 Floors, unique city view, and cute elevator-boy!
Be ware, access for boys only if they are in company of a girl!

doors open 23:00
Line-up /
Audio Werner [hartchef]
Yapacc [perlon]
Stipe [mitu : lila]
Felix Neumann [mitu]

7. Fucking Network at MIKZ, on Saturday

Cool underground club in Friedrichhain! Great idea to end your pub crawl through Friedrichshain here.
doors open: 23:00
damage: 10€
Line-up /
Dark-Techno- Floor
Matt Minimal [ Code2 Rec.| Butane Rec. | France]
D-ZyBell [ Gon Records | UnterNull ]
Miro Pajic [ LAZERSLUT | LDT 400 | Harthouse ]
Jeff Rushin [ On | 303Lovers | Different Is Different | Amsterdam ]
Nicole Rosie [ Ketra Records | On-and-On | Amsterdam ]
Mike Wall [ Dilek | Smallroom | Varianz ]
House/ Tech-House
Klaus & Achim Selbst [ Fam. Selbst ]
Marc Reinkober [ UnterNull ]
Kjeeld [ WWG | UnterNull ]

8. Peaches & Cream at What?!

Cool queer party also for Hetero´s, the club is really close to Alexanderplatz!
doors open: 23:00
damage: 10€
Line-up /
Deejay´s: RNB JUNKIE / D-MAC / DJ PA$CHA
Host: FIXIE FATE / WII-GITTE-SKROTHUM

9. Goldenes Zeitalter at Golden Gate on SUnday

This is a great insider tip. A really small but underground club, close to the Station Jannowitzbrücke.

damage: 9€
doors open: 22:00h
Line-up /
Constantijn Lange – LIVE – ; 123 & SWAMTHING ; HAUSMONSTER ; PHANTASTIC SPASTIC ; JASED BIEBER ; Beddermann & Dahlmann

10. YO Yo! Remember The 90s / The Game Releaseparty at Tape
We all love the nineties! Everyone knows the old songs and can sing and dance along to them! It is clear that this is gonna be a night to never forget!! N-joy ;) !!
Friday night, Tape club, damage: 10€
Line-up /
90s Hip Hop:
DJ DESUE
GHANAIAN STALLION

 

Enjoy Berlin at night and have a great weekend in Berlin!!!!! To find a cheap bed to sleep after dancing all night book at EastSeven Berlin Hostel.

 


EastSeven Berlin Hostel in Berlin´s hippest district “Prenzlauer Berg”

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Our top 10 of things to do in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg
If you are coming to Berlin we could recommend you to pay a visit to the vivid district
Prenzlauer Berg.
here you will find loads of small shops, bars, markets and parks. For all the people who
don´t have any idea what to see and do in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, we have made a handy
top 10 of great activities in our amazing neighborhood. All of these sights and bars are
within walking distance to the East Seven Berlin Hostel. If you are planning to come to
Berlin you are more than welcome to stay at our cozy hostel, right in the heart of Berlin
Prenzlauer Berg.
Here is our personal TOP 10:
1.It´s summertime, Yeah!! a must visit: Berlins largest and oldest beer garden – the
Prater.
2.Wasserturm The unofficial symbol of Prenzlauer Berg, this 30m high tower was built in
1877 as the local water reservoir. Once used by the Nazis as a prison, today the round
brick Wasserturm has been converted into trendy apartments.
Check for art exhibitions next to the tower, in the underground reservoir.
3.enjoy Berlin´s great bars/clubs/cafes all around us – e.g. White Trash, Prater
(Berlin’s oldest beergarden),
Week End, Icon Club, Kaffee Burger, Bassy Club,
Tacheles etc.
4.shop till you drop in Berlin´s off-beat fashion shops on Kastanianallee
5.find some of Berlin`s best fleamarkets near the Hostel, they are on every sunday!
6.Helmholzplatz. According to local legend, Prenzlauer Berg has one of the highest birth
rates in all of Germany. Helmholzplatz is just one of the places in the district where
mummies and daddies come to push their new-borns around in expensive pushchairs and
gorge on a little brunch.
Visit the best affordable Japanese restaurant in East Berlin: Sasaya
Alternative and strictly limited Berlin fashion and graphics: Supalife Kiosk in Raumer Str.
7.Kollwitzplatz: Käthe Kollwitz, the famous left-wing, anti-war artist, would no doubt take
great pride that not only is there a square named after her (complete with bronze statue)
but that its one that was once a meeting point for intellectuals and artists during Prenzlauer
Bergs nasty East Germany days.
Dont miss Kollwitzplatz`s famous market on saturdays
Enjoy amazing cakes and delicious coffee at the Anna Blume café on the corner of
Sredzkistrasse and Kollwitzstrasse.
Just round the corner is Rykestrasse Synagogue, Germany’s largest synagogue.
8.Kulturbrauerei This huge complex of night-time hangouts originally housed Berlins
Schultheiss brewery for more than 150 years. By night the Culture Brewery turns into a
popular meeting point for determined drinkers, eager to explore the buildings wealth of
bars, clubs, cafes and restaurants, or just hang out in the huge courtyard.
The Kulturbrauerei is also a popular venue for famous live acts.
9.Mauerpark If you are over 20 and still like to play (particularly with beer bottles), then
this is your playground. Its the best place in Berlin for relaxed outdoor boozing and there
are hilltop swingsets which are a great spot for watching the sun sink lazily in the West.
Dont miss the fabulous flea market on Sundays.
10.and after a hard day´s walking, why not recover in EastSeven´s lush garden with
some selected german beers!
If you are looking for a small and friendly hostel in Berlin come stay with us!!
looking forward to see you all in Berlin!!


Top 10 of cool bars & clubs in Berlin!

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Fiesta in Berlin

We have listed up some really cool clubs & bars in Berlin, all really closeby the EastSeven berlin Hostel!
some cool places we recommend to party and dance, a personal TOP 10 of the EastSeven staff :) .
Berlin knows many many cool clubs & bars & parties. There are some really cool clubs
and bars close to the EastSeven hostel.
1. ZU MIR ODER ZU DIR: for many years now this bar has been well established in the
nightlife scene of prenzlauer berg. It´s one of the hippest loungebars in town.
Every night you can enjoy great live music from Berliner DJ´s.
2.ALTE KANTINE: this is one of the oldest locations in the Kulturbrauerei. It´s a small
club, with geat parties.
3.INTERSOUP:the intersoup is a combination of a bar, a restaurant and a club. Great dj´s
and live music takes place several times a week. Their monthly karaoke parties have
become legendary!
4. EKA LEKA: This bar on Helmholzplatz has the charm of a Southern European pub!
They play nice music, and sometimes there are dj´s and gigs! Every first Thursday of the
month there is BINGO!!
5.OPEN AIR BAR MAUERSEGLER: located directly at the former border, besides the
famous Mauerpark! They have a great beergarten, also a lounge area inside…
6. AUGUST FENGLER: here you can drink, dance, play table football, and just partie till
you drop!!
7.PRATER BIER GARTEN: the oldest authentic beer garden in town. Here you can relax
after a rough day of sight-seeing. while drinking a beer and eating sausages!
8. DR. PONG: Table tennis bar!
9. KLUB DER REPUBLIK: Cosy first floor lounge club with with a distinctive eastish
charme & interior, DJs every night, from funk to house and dubstep.
Just 100m from Eberswalder Strasse Station, entrance is in the yard.
10. DECK 5: rooftop beachbar, on top of the Schönhasuer Arcaden shopping centre..
We wish you a lot of fun exploring the berlin party scene!!!
If you are looking for a place to stay please contact us!!


A week in Berlin, some amazing things to do!!

Monday, July 18th, 2011

EastSeven Hostel

Are you coming to Berlin and you don´t know what to do yet? No worries, just read this Blog. For every day of the week there is some cool activity we recommend to do. Have fun exploring Berlin.

Monday:
Miss any movies last season? – no worries: watch them open air
In 2011 there will again be a daily changing program with highlights from the current cinema season as well as classic and cult movies. With films from countries as diverse as Japan, Norway, Israel, Palestine or Spain we aim to present true world cinema and where possible we present foreign films in original versions with German subtitles and German films with English subtitles.
WHERE: Freiluftkino Kreuzberg
5 minutes  from U-Bhf Kottbusser Tor , am Mariannenplatz | entry opposite Adalbertstraße 73
start: 21:30 – but be there by 21:00 to get tickets
tickets: 6,50 Euro

Tuesday:
At the “Turk’s market” at “Maybachufer” in Berlin Neukölln it is brightly:
Vegetables, Turkish specialties and a lot of fabrics. If you need vegetables or fruits – you won’t get them cheaper anywhere else, esp. if you come close to the ending time.
The market takes place every Tuesday and Friday between 11.00 and 18.30. The market is at line U8 (U-Bhf Schönleinstrasse)

Wednesday:
Explore the district of Kreuzberg with great bars, cheap food and an amazing nightlife
Get there with Tram M10 from Eberswalder Str. and go til the final stop (Tram runs all night long).  Walk into driving direction of the tram over the bridge and go “Schlesisches Tor”
Eat the best Hamburger in town at Burgermeister (in an old toilet building directly underneath the train track – expect waiting time, have a seat and watch the bustling surroundings) or go over to “Bagdad” to eat one of the best Döner Kebaps in town. Or meet some new friends at  “Runde Mini Pizza” (Round Mini Pizza), a store that is doing exactly that and known under that name city-wide. Don’t leave without buying Cookies from the Turkish bakery around the corner (they are baking all night long). A stroll around Schlesische Strasse lets you pass dozens of nice bars, do it like the Berliner’s and buy a cheap beer at the Späti (corner shop) between your bar visits (a local favorite is Sternburg beer for around 70 cents, or buy quality with Augustiner beer). If you walk along Schlesische Strasse you will reach a small canal which once was the border between East and West Berlin (the last remaining sniper tower of the GDR border guards is located here). At the canal you’ll find a nice floating restaurant on a house boat and directly across a nice floating club.
Back at the bridge is the famous Watergate Club, long lines expected, finest electronic music. Opens at midnight but won’t fill up before 02:00. If that is not your style or line is too long, walk back over the bridge and follow the crowd towards Revaler Strasse. There you’ll find the RAW Temple, an old train department now filled with several clubs (all styles) and a paradise for alternative nightlife. Not far away is Simon Dach Strasse, a street dotted with pubs.

If you like electronic music, TRESOR would be an interesting option: located in an old power plant, it is an amazing location. They have one techno floor in the basement and one floor with house, minimal. No dress code, entrance is around 5 €. Doors open at midnight, fills up between 01:00-02:00.
Tresor Club
Köpenicker Str. 70
10179 Berlin
(U8, U-Bahnhof Heinrich-Heine-Strasse)

Thursday:
Yes…we do have beach bars in Berlin…. one of my favorites is at the river by the Eastside Gallerie
Strandbar Oststrand
Mühlenstraße 24-26
10243 Berlin – Friedrichshain
open daily from 10am till late
Five mins walk from S-Bahn station Ostbahnhof

Friday:
At the “Turk’s market” at “Maybachufer” in Berlin Neukölln it is brightly:
Vegetables, Turkish specialities and a lot of fabrics. If you need vegetables or fruits – you won’t get them cheaper anywhere else, esp. if you come close to the ending time.
The market takes place every Tuesday and Friday between 11.00 and 18.30. The market is at line U8 (U-Bhf Schönleinstrasse)

Saturday:
The Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Stasi Memorial
Old Stasi Prison
The site of the main remand prison for people detained by the former East German Ministry of State Security (MfS), or ‘Stasi’, has been a Memorial since 1994. Since the vast majority of the buildings, equipment and furniture and fittings have survived intact, the Memorial provides a very authentic picture of prison conditions in the GDR and gives another view of the divided Berlin.
Tours of the prison are usually led by former inmates, who provide first-hand details on prison conditions and the interrogation methods employed by the GDR’s Ministry of State Security (MfS).
It is only possible to view the extensive prison complex on a official guided tour as Visitors require detailed guidance in order to understand the various sections of the prison.
Public tours every Saturday and Sunday, every hour from 10am to 4pm in various languages, but better call ahead to ask at what time it is in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish or Norwegian…
Phone Visitor’s Service: Phone: +49 – (0)30 – 98 60 82-30 / ask at the reception and we call for you!
Admission:
Regular fee 5,00 Euro, concessions*) 2,50 Euro, Students 1,00 Euro
*) university students, senior citizens, handicapped persons, Berlincard-holder
How to get there:
Take the Metro U2 from the Hostel and go 2 Stops to Alexanderplatz. From here you take the Tram M5 to the stop “Freienwalder Strasse”. The Memorial is then about a 10 minute walk down Freienwalder Strasse in Genslerstraße 66.

Sunday:
Have brunch at Simon Dach Strasse in Friedrichshain

(Tempo Box on the corner of Grünberger Strasse is a good option, starts at 10:00, 8,50 €). Then afterwards explore the area and go to Boxhagener Platz where you’ll find a nice fleamarket.
Get there with Tram M10 from Eberswalder Str. and go til “Grünberger Strasse” (one stop before the final stop)
Alternatively go to the big fleamarket at Mauerpark (close to the hostel), which also has an amazing happening in the park right next to it with artists, musicians,…

 

Have fin in Berlin!! Hope to see you soon at EastSeven Berlin Hostel


Fete de la musique!! Today in Berlin!!

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Fete de la musique (c) Barbara Sigge

thé festival for live music, all around town!
this amazing event takes place every year, on the 21st of June, the day the summer begins…..
Special about this festival is, it´s totally for free and really all around the city! It is an open air festival, a lot of different bands with different musical styles will perform and turn the city into one big live open air stage!
For the complete program of the festival klick HERE
Close to the EastSeven Hostel you will find the fete de la musique at the Mauerpark, at Bassy Cowboy club and ZumDrittenman (kollwitzstrasse/sredzkistrasse)
The festival starts at 4pm, and will approximately end at 10pm….after this there will be after parties at many different locations….fete de la nuit!
For more information on events and parties in Berlin please check our online staff-recommendations!
Hope to see you soon in Berlin!!


Events in Berlin this weekend! Our personal TOP 10

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

events in berlin

events in berlin

Just some great parties and things to do in Berlin, all events were recommended by the EastSeven Hostel STAFF!!

Parties and events on Friday the 15th of April
1. ACHTUNG BERLIN – NEW BERLIN FILM AWARD 2011
The Film Festival of New German Cinema from Berlin-Brandenburg
From April 13-20, 2011, Berlins third biggest film festival achtung berlin – new berlin film award will again present new motion pictures, documentaries and short films which have been produced or shot in Berlin-Brandenburg.

With a focus on film creation in the German capital city region, the film festival has made an unmistakable and distinctive mark on the film landscape. In the meantime, achtung berlin – new berlin film award has become the third-largest film festival in Berlin (next to the famous “Berlinale”), attracting a lot of attention from moviegoers and film professionals alike.

Annually, the festival presents around 70 contemporary feature and documentary films that have been either partially or completely made with a film production, producer or director in Berlin or Brandenburg – among these are numerous premieres held at the new berlin film award before their official theatrical release!

The variety of different genres and themes couldn’t be better with a combination of promising films from a new generation of film makers, artistic, low-budget films presented with award-winning productions and international co-productions. From documentary dramas and auteur films to thriller, horror zombie and splatter films and feel-good-movies – achtung berlin will present the pearls and unknown secrets of the current film year.

The competition is topped off with a retrospective and various film series:

The beloved documentary film section of “Homeland Documentaries” is devoted to selected documentary films, which define the term “homeland” very differently – with a strong local color, but also in the figurative sense.

The film festival achtung berlin – new berlin film award has created a yearly retrospective with a focus on actual events that reflect a rich film history. In the last three years, a retrospective has been created with the city of Berlin with numerous inside perspectives.

2. Party: TUNA PARK @TRESOR | +4BAR

+4Bar:
Dia (Vinyl Did It, WIP / USA)
Miz Kiara (Female Cuts / Rome)
P.Toile (Mothership / Berlin)
Tresor:
Peter van Hoesen (Time to Express, Curle / Belgium)
Tatjana Sünder (Wien)
TAG (Tresor / Berlin)
Ein Abend mit jeder Menge starken Frauen im Tresor. Clique Bookings initiiert monatlich ein
internationales come together in der +4Bar. Heute geben sich gleich drei DJanes die Klinke in
die Hand. Dia, die ursprünglich aus Kalifornien kommt, und mittlerweile zwischen Berlin und
Bologna pendelt, ist bekannt für ihre beeindruckende Plattensammlung. Gleichzeitig hat sie mit
einer klassischen Klavier- und Gesangsausbildung einen soliden musikalischen Hintergrund, was
man ihren eigenen Produktionen anhören kann. Mit Miz Kiara geht es dann italienisch weiter, sie
kommt aus Neapel und legt seit fast 15 Jahren europaweit ihren persönlichen funky Electro-
Techno-Style auf. Ihr Sound ist eine Mischung aus Electronic Dance, Acid und Deep House, der
immer auch belebt wird durch groovige und rockige Elemente. Komplettiert wird das Trio durch
P.Toile, die bei all den Spielarten elektronischer Musik niemals vergisst den nötigen Funk
einzustreuen.
Parallel dazu begrüßen wir im Keller einen immer wieder gern gesehenen Gast: Peter van
Hoesen. Mit ihm an den Decks: Tantjana Sünder und TAG.
www.myspace.com/petervanhoesen

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3. UB:STANCE & VIDAB NACHT AT BERGHAIN

Berghain – SUB:STANCE
Scuba
Shackleton
Hatcha
Illum Sphere
DJ Pete
Necta selecta

Panorama Bar – Vidab Nacht
Koljah
Stephan Hill
Shed (DJ-Set)
Newworldaquarium
Oliver Deutschmann (live)

Parties and more on Saturday the 16th of April

4. PARTY PARTY HITS HITS

We are full of fear, hate, lady Gagas and weapons of mass destruction
and, nevertheless, over and over again like a virgin. Would be bad if
everyone would be a sex bombs, then there would only be polluted love
because everybody can’t get enough of anybody!
We say: Don’t stop me now, oh Johnny!
If someone is trotting out now: Man, I doesn’t want to go yet, I want
to dance with somebody, we ask him what this has to do with Whitney
actually??
Aren’t we all Californian girls on the highway to the hell anyhow??
And why does it smell like teenager spirit in here??
Find out … at the Astra… at PARTY PARTY HITS HITS and always stay
sober, because, otherwise, there comes the prison rock.

and if you understood that, you know where to go …

Astra Kulturhaus
Revaler Str. 99
10245 Berlin

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5. LONG NIGHT OF THE OPERA AND THEATRE

off to an individual, unique night of theatre!

For the 3rd Long Night of Opera and Theatre there are 60 venues and over 200 productions to choose from, spanning opera, dance, theatre, chanson, classical and popular music, literature, cabaret, puppets, youth theatre, improvisation and acrobatics.

The programme includes both sections of current repertoires and programmes specially assembled for the Long Night. Anyone who thinks they have seen everything the Berlin stage has to offer or been to every cutting-edge venue has a surprise in store at the Long Night of Opera and Theatre. Or have you already experienced an underwater opera? For those who would rather take part than watch there are opportunities for this too, whether in improtheatre, as a criminalist or at the Neuköllner Parade. Let yourself be inspired by Schillers motto: “man is only really complete when he is acting…”

Simply plan your own theatre evening and we’ll take you there, with shuttle buses following seven different routes.

The programme runs from 7pm – 1am, and with performances lasting approx. 30mins each, there is plenty of time to catch many different shows over the night with just the one ticket. What better way to get to know the theatre? Maybe you’ll combine a first night at the opera with a spot of cabaret, check out the action behind the scenes and then watch a live rehearsal! Astonishing discoveries of venues, genres and performers are guaranteed- and not just for tourists and theatre-novices; Berliners and regular theatre-goers are bound to be impressed by the night’s exclusive line-up.

Map of bus routes and venues (http://www.kulturprojekte-berlin.de/en/projects/current-projects/long-night-of-opera-and-theatre/map/)

6. WHISK IT, SHAKE IT, BEAT IT! @ GLOBUS | TRESOR

Globus:
Ivan Smagghe (Kill the Dj / Paris)
Howie B (Fabric / London)
Future Beat Alliance (Tresor Rec. / Berlin)
Tresor: Damage Music Release
Live: Alexander Kowalski (Damage Music)
d_func. (Damage Music)
Secam (Konsequent Records)
Für Ivan Smagghe läuft es auch 2011 weiterhin Bombe. Alle lesen seinen Blog, alle mixen seine
Tracks. Musikalisch ist er erfolgreich solo oder gemeinsam mit Tim Paris als Teil von It’s A Fine
Line. Immer mit etwas „french flavour“ im Gepäck schüttelt er heute Nacht den Globus mit
feinstem Techhouse. Derweil packt im Keller Alexander Kowalski die Platten auf den Teller, ein
Live Act der schon viele Jahre mit dem Tresor verbunden ist. Daher kann man nur Gutes
erwarten, vor allem eine anständige Show zu basslastigem Techno, tiefen Harmonien und
zackigen Beats. Quirlen, schütteln, Bass!
www.myspace.com/ivansmagghedj
www.alexanderkowalski.de
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7. TERRABEATS WORLDMUSIC PARTY

DJ’s: PEPE VARGAS & BORIS VIANDE – Best of Worldmusic: Balkan, Latin, French, Oriental, African & Classics.
Live: • TARA LA LOBA – Gipsy Tribal Dance.
Start: 23.00
Where: SO36, Oranienstr. 190 (close U-Bhf. Kottbusser Tor, U-Bhf. Görlitzer Bahnhof).
damage: 6 Euro.
What to do on Sunday the 17th of April??
8. YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NICE AND COSY PUB? HAVE ALOOK at SOUPANOVA

Soupanova
Stargarder Str. 24
10437 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)

U-Schönhauser Allee

15mins walk from East Seven

9. KIEZKANTINE

If you are looking for a cheap place for breakfast or lunch, have a look at “Kiezkantine” in Oderberger Straße 50 near Kastanienallee (blue house).
They open their doors on week-days from 10am until 5pm. For lunch you have the choice of five different meals starting by 2,-€ per dish for students. Regular price is 2,80€. You need to buy the voucher at the cashier in Kiezkantine…afterwards have a seat…the waiter picks the voucher and will serve your choice within five minutes.

They do also serve delicous cake ;-)

Ask the receptionist for directions…it is just 8mins walk from East Seven

10. EXHIBITION: RADICAL JEWISH CULTURE @ JEWISH MUSEUM

»Radical Jewish Culture« war Anfang der 1990er Jahre eine avantgardistische jüdische Musikbewegung, die sich aus der New Yorker Underground-Szene entwickelte. Sie war nicht zuletzt durch die Beschäftigung mit der nationalsozialistischen Massenvernichtung der europäischen Juden motiviert, die bislang von der Generation der Überlebenden und Immigranten erfolgreich verdrängt worden war.

Ausstellungseröffnung

7. April 2011, 19 Uhr
Dauer

8. April 2011 bis 24. Juli 2011
Wo

Eintritt

4 Euro, erm. 2 Euro

In ihrer Musik verschmolzen freie Formen des Jazz mit Klezmer-Improvisationen, Experimentalmusik mit Rock, Blues und Punk. Musiker wie John Zorn, David Krakauer, Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman und Frank London untersuchten leidenschaftlich die Möglichkeiten einer neuen jüdischen Musik und emanzipierten sich von einer Haltung, für die Anpassung und gesellschaftliche Unauffälligkeit kennzeichnend war. Sie spielten in Clubs und auf Festivals und gründeten eigene Musiklabels.

Die Ausstellung »Radical Jewish Culture« stellt diese Musikszene mit audiovisuellen Dokumenten, vielen Musikbeispielen und zum großen Teil unveröffentlichtem Material vor.

Eine Ausstellung des Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme, Paris.
Im Begleitprogramm zu »Radical Jewish Culture«

Zur Sonderausstellung »Radical Jewish Culture. Musikszene New York seit 1990«, die am 7. April eröffnet, bietet das Jüdische Museum ein spannendes musikalisches Begleitprogramm: In der Konzertreihe »New Voices in Jewish Music« stellt das Museum zusammen mit dem Jazzbassisten Greg Cohen zeitgenössische jüdische Musik vor. Den Anfang machen am 4. Mai das polnische Bester Quartet und die New Yorker Sängerinnen von Mycale. Das Montagskino gibt Gelegenheit, in drei dokumentarischen Filmen die Protagonisten der »Radical Jewish Culture« näher kennen zu lernen.

That´s all for now! Hope you enjoy your visit to Berlin! If you need more insider information just come ask it at the reception OR check out our online recommendations!


What to do in Berlin this weekend?

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Party in Berlin

Party in Berlin

No plans for the weekend? We have selected some cool events and things to do for the weekend!


On Friday during the day:

1 THE BERLIN WALL MEMORIAL: GEDENKSTäTTE BERLINER MAUER

The Documentation Centre known as Dokumentationszentrum Berliner Mauer is one of three integral elements which together make up the Gedenkstatte Berliner Mauer – Berlin Wall Monument at Bernauer Strasse – combining a stretch of the former Berlin Wall, the Kapelle der Versöhnung (Reconciliation Chapel) and, across the road, the Documentation Centre itself.

This is an important source of information and an original documentary source/archive devoted to the history of the Berlin Wall. A multimedia presentation draws on the local historical experience at Bernauer Strasse, exploring varied aspects of the political background and historical detail surrounding one of the most poignant and significant events of the Cold War.

The street’s unique position cut into two sides by the Wall with East Berlin buildings on one side and a pavement/sidewalk on the side of West Berlin evoked the madness of the concrete Wall dividing the city.

Information panels are in German and English.

Address:
Bernauer Str. 111
13355 Berlin

Admission free!!!

15mins walk from East Seven

On Friday night:

2 INTO THE PIT – LEVEE CLUB (EX BANGBANG CLUB)

A nice mixture of Electro, Minimal, Indie and live music!

Levee Club (Ex Ban Bang Club)
Neue Promenade 10
Berlin-Mitte – S-BHF Hackescher Markt

start: 11pm
end: ?

3.  TIRED OF ALL THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC? ROCK AG AT LIDO EVERY FRIDAY

The Rock AG exists since September, 2002 and is with it one of the
most established rock parties of Berlin.
The musical range of the Rock AG encloses classic and news from almost
all genres of the popular rock music. According to musical
predilections of the respective DJs and the visitors interfere Indie
and punk, Grunge and alternative, Britpop and Heavy Metal, progressive
and Glam, freak’s beat and crossover, etc. (Wikipedia lists approx.
200 subspecies of the “rock”, so here no claim to completeness!). But
all tracks have in common – they rock the Floor!

Lido
Cuvrystraße 7
10997 Berlin

On Saturday during the day:

4. ÖKOMARKT AM KOLLWITZPLATZ

On a late Saturday morning you should go to where the locals go – the farmer´s market on Kollwitzplatz – 200 Meters from EastSeven. Fresh organic vegetables, varieties of sausages and a lot more of savoir vivre. By your food of the season there, go back to the hostel and prepare it in our fancy self catering kitchen.

5.THE BERLIN-HOHENSCHöNHAUSEN STASI MEMORIAL OLD STASI PRISON

The site of the main remand prison for people detained by the former East German Ministry of State Security (MfS), or ‘Stasi’, has been a Memorial since 1994. Since the vast majority of the buildings, equipment and furniture and fittings have survived intact, the Memorial provides a very authentic picture of prison conditions in the GDR and gives another view of the divided Berlin.
Tours of the prison are usually led by former inmates, who provide first-hand details on prison conditions and the interrogation methods employed by the GDR’s Ministry of State Security (MfS).

It is only possible to view the extensive prison complex on a official guided tour as Visitors require detailed guidance in order to understand the various sections of the prison.

Public tours every Saturday and Sunday, every hour from 10am to 4pm in various languages, but better call ahead to ask at what time it is in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish or Norwegian…

Phone Visitor’s Service: Phone: +49 – (0)30 – 98 60 82-30

Admission:
Regular fee 5,00 Euro, concessions*) 2,50 Euro, Students 1,00 Euro
*) university students, senior citizens, handicapped persons, Berlincard-holder

How to get there:
Take the Metro U2 from the Hostel and go 2 Stops to Alexanderplatz. From here you take the Tram M5 to the stop “Freienwalder Strasse”. The Memorial is then about a 10 minute walk down Freienwalder Strasse in Genslerstraße 66.

On Saturday night:

6. MIAU – TECHNO & HOUSE

Aleator (lost and sound)
Victor Laffleur (chef de cuisine berlin/ morlox)
Jason Wilding (tinpot)
Chris Kruit (chef de cuisine berlin/ morlox)

+ Special Guest:
Por.No (hangar/ lisa simpsons dream)
Dj Clementine (süss & sauer/ tonkind)

Haasestraße / Ecke Revalerstraße

three euros only!

7.    PRETTY VAKANT AT HORST KRZBRG

Horst Krzbrg/ Tempelhofer Ufer 1, Kreuzberg, Berlin 10961
Cost / 10 Euro

Line-up /
Alex Smoke (live), Tolga Fidan, Nico Purman, DeWalta
Special Guest: DJ Phono

On Sunday during the day:

8. Go for a fantastic breakfst to Cafe Entweder Oder @ Oderberger Straße 15.

It is a small walk from the EastSeven Hostel to this lovely cafe.
And after a good breakfast visit the Mauerpark Fleamarket, which is great for hanging out on sunday!

9. SUNDAY FLEAMARKETDAY go to the FLEAMARKET Mauerpark

Sunday is fleamarket day. Close to the hostel (500 m)you find the Arkonaplatz Fleamarket and the famous Mauerpark fleamarket. You don´t want to buy something – no problem you first of all go there to see all kind of urban subjects with hangover and even sober ones. Berliners go there – you should as well.

On Sunday night:

10.YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NICE AND COSY PUB? HAVE ALOOK AT SOUPANOVA

Soupanova
Stargarder Str. 24
10437 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)

U-Schönhauser Allee

15mins walk from East Seven

Hope to have enspired you! Enjoy your stay in Berlin. For more great events and things to do in Berlin just check our weekly staff-recommendations!