April 8, 2003
Peace:
New web site for peace. Go to this site to see the peace sign or people in Plaça Catalunya.
Take Care of Yourself during in these stressful times
Acupuncture
5 Element Acupuncture is a very traditional form, and is particularly holistic and oriented to treating mind, body, and spirit in combination with Chinese herbal medicine.Valerie Mendels
Classical Acupuncture, Clinica Tuset, Calle Tuset, 13, atico 2, esc.ext. 08006 Barcelona
tel. (34) 635 973 807
valeriemendels@yahoo.com
US trained and certified.Bach Flowers, California Flowers
and more may be able to help you grow emotionally or deal with difficulties in your life.Call Manola at 686.093.457 or email to learn more.Personal Training with a Kick
Classes are conducted Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. near Plaza Cataluña tel:93.435.8156 or kickfitbcn@yahoo.co.uk for more info.
Restaurant:
Where can you get cranberry juice and vodka?
Squeez Restaurant and Bar located near Via Laietana near Porta del Angel. Smoothies, fresh squeezed juices with unique blends of fruits from melon to pears and everything in between. Though not a vegetarian restaurant, there´s quite the selection of meat-free fresh options and their giant salads and wraps (more crepe-like than pita, and can be a meal in itself from about 5€), which are amazing. It´s the kind of place you´d expect to find anywhere in California, but miss because you live here. squeez-bar.com c/Comtal 33, bajos.
Music:
Guitar Festival in Barcelona
The Project Guitar Festival in Barcelona more info and official site.Jazz Joe Smith’s Quartet at Cova del Drac the Jazz Room Vallmajor 33 11pm Saturday, April 19th.
Jazz Sushi Jam Sessions Featuring Joe Smith 10pm Thursday, April 24th. In Local Bar near the flaming Memorial next to St. Maria del Mar in the Borne. Check this out. freeCountry Music Sam Lardner and the Hurricane Band every Wednesday at the Sutton Club on C/Tusset for line dancing and country music. Also, April 26th in Plaza Sarriá, 5pm for el Día de los Comerciantes in Sarriá. free
Museums and Art:
El Museu d'Història de la Ciutat fa 60 anys
The history museum of the City is open from now through the 14th of April for free for its 60th anniversary. See Roman ruins and maps of how Barcelona once was. It’s really cool, and its free, so what have you got to lose? Plaça del Rei. On the 16th the Monastery in Pedrables and the Casa Verdaguer will be open and free as well. more info freeFundacio Vila Casas, a little known contemporary art exhibition space. The current highlight of which is a 20 min. documentary about the daily border crossing of Palestinian workers into Israel in , C/ Ausias Marc 22, tel 93 481 79 85.
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am to 2pm & 5pm to 8:30pm.Closed Mondays, Sundays, and holidays. fundacionvilacasas.org free
Exhibition opening Thurs 10th with paintings by JUAN CARLOS BENEYTO at L'Atelier,
Rambla del Raval 49, 10pm, with live music. The exhibition runs until the
end of April.
Temporada de Lágrimas in the Secret Garden at Caixaforum. Also, check out April 10-August 24th the Ancient Egyptian show. www.fundacio.lacaixa.es freeAny del Disseny 2003
The year of Design in Barcelona yeardesign2003.orgBe a part of Art:
informativos.net/tunickbcn to sign up to be a part of his latest work. In exchange for posing nude with tons of your fellow catalans, you will receive a print of the event. See some of his past works. freeDid you know that from 11am-2pm during the week exhibits at the CCCB are free with your library card?
Film:
See Michael Moore´s award winning documentary Bowling for Columbine.
It´s in English at Renoir Floridablanca, Les Corts, and Verdi. locations and timesFrid 11th, Cinecircular screening at L'Atelier, Rambla del Raval 49, 9pm, short by
Maya Deren with original music by Xavier Ortiz who will perform live, then
documentary 'Proud Arabs and Rich Texans' about the background of the first
Gulf War, followed by a discussion with Magda Bandera who will talk about
her visit to Baghdad recently. 4 Euros which includes a drink.
Cinecircular is the network for independent filmmakers, who want to meet
other filmmakers, post requests and questions and make contacts. Check out
cinecircular.com for an example of the weekly mailing with independent film
news in English and Spanish.
Links:
salirenbarcelona.com Going out in Barcelona.See what the NYTimes says about Spain
Volleyball:
Please email me if you'd be interested in playing regularly - probably on Sundays. Starting next week and continuing until it gets too cold in October. Who's in?
Don´t forget San Jordi the day of the book and the rose is April 23rd.
Check out past reports with great information.
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Hasta la próxima,
christinecscharf@wanadoo.es
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