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Music:

Jazz

Jamboree's WTF Jam Sessions on Monday nights have been better than ever lately. Make sure if you're going, you get there early (10:30pm) before it gets too packed. Plaza Real. 3 euros.

Bel Luna Rambla Catalunya Jam Session every other Sunday night. 11pm. free

The Jazz Room's jam session is on Tuesdays. Cova del Drac C/Vallmajor, 33. free

 


Acoustic Guitar and Rock

Cece and Juan - Open Arms - doing mostly creative covers of U2 to Marley.. Check their web sites for dates.

 

 

Movies in English:

  • Filmoteca - features classics usually in VO for only 2,70 euros (2 for students) Classics including An Affair to Remember, West Side Story, and Casablanca. Also, Sunday afternoons are kids movies including the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Avinguda Sarrià, 33. Tel: 93 410 75 90 - Metro: Hospital Clínic (línia 5) http://cultura.gencat.es/filmo for movie times

  • Version Original Theaters are discounted one night a week.
    Verdi/ Verdi Park Calle Verdi, 32 Tel: 93.238.79.90 Mondays 4 €
    Icaria Calle Salvador Espriu, 61 Tel: 93.221.75.85 Mondays 4 €
    MÉLIÈS CINEMES Calle Villarroel, 102 Tel: 93.451.00.51 Mondays 2.7 € classics
    RENOIR - LES CORTS C/ Eugeni d´Or, 12 Tel:93.490.55.10 Mondays 3.9 €
    Renoir Floridablanca C/ Floridablanca, 135 Mondays 3.9 € Near c/ San Antoni and Casanova
  • movies for movie times

 

Theater:
Theater info in BCN : Schedules

Discounts: Don't forget to check Tourist Information in Plaza Catalunya for discount tickets for shows after 5pm for day-of tickets. Also, atrapalo.com is a good place to find great deals on many things especially very cheap theatre tickets.

 

 


Apartments:
Looking for a long term apartment ( a year or more):

Short term apartment rentals:
Try www.bcninternet.com for visiting guests.

 

Courses
Spanish Classes
The best cost/quality in town: Escuela Oficial de Idiomas Drassanes located at Av. De Drassanes between C/ Nou de la Rambla and Arc de Teatre off the bottom of the Ramblas. Everyone takes the placement exam 10am and at noon on the 7th floor. Bring your passport. And then there's a lottery to see who gets a spot. Classes are 8 hours/week. Mon-Thursday 10-12 or 12-2pm. There are 5 levels. The cost is under 200€ for the entire course. http://www.eoibd.com/ or Call 93.324.9337 or check the web ste for dates.

Free Catalan Classes
c/Sant Rafael near the top of la Rambla de Raval. Classes are 6-7:30 pm or 7:30-9pm Tuesday and Thursday. tel: 93.441.4105 free

Centro Civico have tons of interesting courses in your barrio.
(You can find a list of them in the back of your Guia. But here are a few.)

Centre Civic Drassanes: Nou de la Rambla 43-45. tel. 93.441.2280
Gotico - Pati Llimona: c/ Regomir 3. tel. 93.268.4700
Sagrada Familia: Mallorca 433. tel 93.446.2620

Or my personal favorite:
Casa Elizalde http://www.casaelizalde.com/agendas/index.htm
Many classes are in catalan, but some are in spanish (you can call and ask). Classes range from tai-chi to japanese cooking to drawing and acting and more. All 25 - 50 euros for 6 - 10 weeks. If you really want to get a spot in a class, get there early on the first day of registration, because they tend to be quite popular.
tel. 93.488.0590 c/ Valencia, 302

Yoga in English:
Ashtanga Yoga: contact Diane at deebstar@hotmail.com

Photography course in spanish:
Cursos intensivos de FOTOGRAFIA: 30 horas
Curso abierto a todo el mundo No es necesario tener cámara. Aprende todos los trucos y secretos en 30 horas 40% de teoría y 60% de prácticas (salidas, estudio, etc...) Aprende a hacer las mejores fotografías
http://aved.upc.es/cursos/curs_foto.htm o email Jorge R Fuentes

 

 

Discounts
Did you know you can get discounts for having a library card? La Central bookstore, Crisol Bookstore, CCCB, L'Auditori, Teatre Lliue, Mercat de les Flors, Verdi, La Vireina and more have discounts when you show your library card. How do you get a library card?


Empadronarte
In case you're not already, you should be empadronado. ou don't need a NIF o NIE, just a passport. C/ Ramelleres, 17
What you need: passport, a rent contract, a water or electricity bill in your name or a person who is empadronado who can vouch that you live with them, or a photocopy of the rent contract and a form signed by the owner. Enter and get a number at the desk, and wait your turn. Open all day until 5:30. free

 

Airfare:
Spain Travel, has great prices on airfare. They speak Spanish and English. 93.322.8657 located near L´lla. They can help you with individual flights and group prices. spaintravel@menta.net

 



Tours and Books:
BARCELONAWALKS, see www.georgesemler.com. It's a great way for you and your visiting guests to get to know Barcelona better than ever before. International journalist George Semler shows you the morsels that bring people and places to life.

 



Food:
Trying to get off some holiday weight?
Weight Watchers 93.356.9970. Click to find a meeting. My mom lost 70lbs at WW in the states, and looks and feels great. (hi mom!)

Great PIZZA La Bella Napoli 2 locations: c/Villaroel right above Consell de Cent or in Poble Sec c/ Margarit 14, Tel: 93 442 5056.

GREAT INDIAN is finally available in BCN! If you ask for spicy, you get it. Tandoor c/Calabria, 144, tel:93 425 3206. menu mediodia about 8 euros.

Café de la Princesa
Is a gorgeous setting for an enjoyable, elegant meal in el Borne. Reservations highly recommended. It's on a little street parallel to and between c/Princesa and p/del Borne. c/Sabateret 1-3. tel: 93 268 1518. About 30 euros. Cocina de Mercado.

Organic
Vegetarian Restaurant and products c/Junto de Comerc 11, right off of c/Hospital. For 7,50 euros you get soup, salad bar, and choice of main dish and dessert.

Incredible vegetarian
Tomate c/ Sombrerers, 17 tel. 93.315.1048 closed Sunday nights. Check out their beet colored humus salad, their veggie lasagna is amazing, and their deserts are original and delicious. They only offer a fixed menu for 8€.

Cuban food
Aché pa ti bar restaurante c/ Castillejos, 208 right above Consel de Cien 93.245.0865
Incredible cuban food and drinks – recommended by cubans. Metro monumental.

Taste of Home
Looking for things like cranberry sauce and chutney and products you miss from the UK or US. Try Contemporary Food on c/ Carme 66 en the Raval. Not particularly cheap, but a taste of home.

Sitges
It's in Barcelona and called Sitges, c/ Can Sitjar (Going down Ramblas, make the first right on Tallers and the first left onto Can Sitjar - it´s just past la Oveja Negra). New, hip, comida del mercado. Worth checking out. Evening menu starts at about 16 euros without drinks.

****Menage a Trois offers a wonderful lunch menu of unique combinations prepared really well for under 9euros. It is located in the plaza Vila de Madrid on the opposite corner from Decathlon not far off the Ramblas with a terrace, bar, and dining room. Hip ambiance, cocina de mercado. 93.301.5542

La Botiga on Av. Josep Tarradellas, 155 is a cloth napkin catalan restaurant for a reasonable price. You can eat a fancy-ish meal 12-24euros. Wheelchair accessible cozy downstairs. Not far from Avenida de Sarria and Francis Masia 93.410.2704

****Silvestre is beautiful, fancy, incredible cocina de mercado with great service. Wonderful for a romantic dinner, its located just below Via Agusta on Santalo, 101. Reservations are a must 93.241.4031. 25-30euros per person.

El Asador de Patrico . For family style traditional calcots, fish, anything grilled, right on the beach in Castelldefels . Tables inside and out. Make a reservation for a weekend table. A fun place to take a group of people for calcots. 93.664.3298. 20-28euros

Julius. All class. On San Joan de Borbo 66, not far from the beach. Very chic. Incredible presentation. Great services. Tables in the sun. They focus on little fish and seafood, as well as rice dishes. their secret is very shallow paella pans which make it so flavorful. 30-45euros. Barceloneta. 93.224.7035

Taktika Berri . c/Valencia 169 for incredible basque tapas. Or a pricey sit down meal, but only with reservations way ahead of time 93.453.4759. Closed Saturday nights.

El Hostal de Rita c/ Arago 279 near Paseo de Gracia is supposed to be very good and not not too expensive. 93.487.2376. about 15euros.

 

 

Visit your local libraries:
There are libraries all over town. Check the back of your guia or http://www.bcn.es/biblioteques/index_es.html. To sign up for a library card (asociarte) all you need is a passport, a passport-sized photo, and proof that you live here (a bill or something with your name and address). All have books in castellano and catalan, and some even have books in english.



Links:
Great web site about cultural events in BCN
http://www.guiadelociobcn.es - Your other nightlife guide.
http://www.bcn.es/guia - Maps online
http://www.cccb.org - CCCB
http://www.clubbingspain.com - clubbing
http://www.amersoc.com - American Society of Barcelona
http://www.bcnwomensnetwork.com/ - Barcelona Women's Network
www.barcelonaconnect.com - Check out the latest newsletter in BCN.
http://www.totbarcelona.org Catalunya and then some
www.compartepiso.com
www.esllledoners.com
Redimpulse.com is a new website of classified ads


Hasta la proxima,
christine
P.S. and tell them the Scharf Report sent you....

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