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Tuesday 23/8
– FinFly – FinTech and Air Travel Meetup @ WeWork Sarona – an all star lineup will discuss opportunities of the fintech world in commercial aviation – with Director of Bus Dev from El Al, Head of Fintech from KPMG, Chief Digital Officer from Bank Hapoalim, and CEO of the Cockpit Innovation Hub. Registration required.
– Taco Tuesday @ Burning Tacos – It’s Tuesday again! Secret Tel Aviv VIP Cardholders come get your free margarita! Hip hop all night long, tacos and a tequila chaser with every order! We all love taco Tuesdays at Burning Tacos.
Wednesday 24/8
– Fundraising 101: Fund Your Dream @ WalkMe – Our speaker, Stephanie Berger, will go through best practices for fundraising from start to finish. She will explain how to raise funds and investments, whether you are a tech founder / start-up entrepreneur looking for investment, a founder of a non-for-profits organization, or simply you have a fantastic idea but don’t know yet how to get it funded.
– Morrissey Concert @ Caesarea Amphitheater – After being crowned by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 greatest singers of all time, and a thirty-year career, the iconic Morrissey will be performing at the Caesarea Amphitheater and the Tel Aviv Culture Hall (SOLD OUT).
** Find out about other International artists performing in Israel, check out our Box Office **
– Dim Sum Karaoke @ Diego San – After a rare evening that left us stunned and wordless, we are pleased to invite you again to a night of eating Dim Sum and singing your heart out to your beloved songs.
Thursday 25/8
– A-WA @ Barby – AWA band has the biggest bond you can ever imagine as they are 3 sisters making awesome music together. Having an amazing producer (Tomer Yosef from the Balkan Beat Box) to help them with their first album, AWA is the next uprising Israeli band.
– Urban Crew @ Radio (till September 1st) – Urban Secret Gallery and Radio EPGB teamed to make two worlds, underground night life and art, collide. Daniel Siboni, a world-renowned photographer will present a new collection of urban photography. This line of art with both rock-n-roll and a fashion touch is gonna be presented in Israel for the first time. There will also be a pop-up store selling a limited collection of t-shirts and bags with the print of the artist.
*** Get a free chaser with every drink at Radio with the Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card***
– Guns N Moses @ Tmuna Theater – The most authentic tribute to the world’s most dangerous band in Israel! All hits GUNS N ‘ROSES spirit Sleazy Hollywood glam period alongside rare gems biggest fans faithful to the original performance.
– Selectors #007 @ Romano – We wish to emphasize that we are breaking the traditional parties Friday at Romano and making the celebration on Thursday. There will be a special guest!
– Student Films @ Abraham Hostel – We invite you to come and watch three short films made by cinema studies students at Tel Aviv University.
**You get 5% off your bill at the Abraham Hostel with your Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card!! Don’t have one yet?? Abraham Hostel is one of our permanent pickup spots, so you can pick it up for FREE at the bar!**
– Thursday HipHop @Anna Loulou – HIP HOP all nighty long with DJ Muff-Hid Amir Adaki. Free entrance until 23:00.
– Aperitivo *Unlimited Tapas And Wine* @ Abraham Hostel – Starting 28th of July, and every Thursday evening! Aperitivo is a known thing in Italy, meaning a pre-dinner. After a work day, Italians are usually going to an aperitivo bar, drinking a drink or two, and eating small tapas plate before they get home for dinner, only this one is all you can drink and eat!!
**Book a cool tour while you are there! You get 5% off your bill at the Abraham Hostel with your Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card!! Don’t have one yet?? Abraham Hostel is one of our permanent pickup spots, so you can pick it up for FREE at the bar!**
– T Thursdays @ Tel Aviv Art Museum – Every Thursday in August! T Thursdays are back and you are invited! Free entry to the Tel Aviv Art Museum with special performances, live music, guided tours with museum’s curators, meet the artists and visit the Castro pop-up shop with T-shirts, bags and swimmer inspired by 19 pieces of the museum.
– 90’s Summer Party @ Ozenbar – Nineties Party summer edition! Parents are not at home so we are going crazy. There will be beers, vodkas, Sprite in the fridge and the happiest hits of the decade! We hope you do not mind we invited some friends: Britney Spears, Aqua, Nirvana, Backstreet Boys, Will Smith, Spice Girls and more!
– Guy J (Lost & Found) at Telavivivan DOG DAY @ The Cat and The Dog – How much fun to be back! It recently came to Israel as far as possible in the global scene, the Israeli John Digweed, Hernan Ktnao, Guy Gerber and many others told him that they are looking for the right remix with a progressive touch, he didn’t stop playing in Israel and at the biggest clubs in the world on a regular basis.. and perhaps most of all, creates defines its productions and sets the so-called progressive House in 2016.
– Open practice – Rugby Israel Men National Squads try-outs @ Wingate Institute – Yes, Israel’s really got rugby. And it is an awesome, vibrant, diverse community of great sportsmanship and fun loving approach to life. And next Thursday, August 25th, there will be an open practice for new players for the Israeli men national squads of 15’s and 7’s.
Friday Day 26/8
– Shishuk, Friday Afternoon Market @ Little Prince – Special pop-up on the porch of the Little Prince. Books, records, posters, brochures, postcards, clothing, bags, jewelry and accessories. Culture collectibles, second-hand and original, cocktails and black coffee, air conditioner and fans!
– OzenBar is Celebrating 8 Years @ OzenBar – OzenBar is turning 8 years old and celebrating like it is supposed to! Day drinking and with amazing music. There will be many surprises so make sure you come by and say happy birthday.
– International Pole Dancing Competition @ Bascula (till 27/08) – We are pleased to invite you to an international pole dance competition. 26/08 will be artistic dancing and 27/08 will be exotic. Amateurs, semi-professionals, professionals, men, couples, and 40+ years will be competing in different categories.
– Analog Photographic Equipment Fair @ 4Florentine – Whether it is cameras, lenses, film, towers, fine paper, containers development or anything related to analog photographic equipment, this fair will have it for you to buy (and sell!).
– Kelaviv – Dogs Day in Tel Aviv @ Yoshua Gardens – Something huge is going to happen in the city of Tel Aviv that has always bragged that it gives equal treatment to all! Finally held an event in the city which is just for me, Lucky, Tel Aviv municipal dog! Play in a new complex that Tel Aviv has renovated specially for us.
Friday Night 26/8
– Join hundreds of Olim and Israelis at the Tel Aviv International Synagogue for their acclaimed Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat.
Saturday 27/8
– Rooftop Tel Aviv Party @ Itzhak Shade 29 – Every 4 years it happens again, and then we realise – Israelis are just not good at sports. So, let’s focus on what we do best – We have Beer, we have a beautiful rooftop and we have the sun that shines up in the sky. So sports – Not so much, parties – Definitely. We collected the top notch experts and some professional foosball players. The golden formula: Summer-Watermelon-Beach-Sand-Speedo-Ice cream-Bikinis and lots of Surprises.
– Klika Presents: The tribe returns @ The Sea (next to it) – Live DJ sets, drinks and the sea. All you need for a Saturday afternoon.
– Bar-Lympics @ Mike’s Place – This is a “competition” of different sorts! Mike’s Place Bars has put together an event exclusively for the CrossFit Tel Aviv community…a competition that requires balance, coordination, agility, stamina and a high alcohol tolerance!
– Teder X American Apparel @ Teder.FM – Live music, POOL, fruit stand, drinks, print t-shirts, pizza and a good atmosphere.
– End Party @ Little Prince – The Little Prince presents: P-A-R-T-Y! Summer is over (we wish), no more tests (hopfully), and life could be over soon (maybe). Music, cheap drinks, yummy snacks, princesses and princes.
– Birds & Guitars Acoustic Live Show @ Creative Yafo – Acoustic live show celebrating the new album Birds & Guitars accompanied by Orel Tamuz & Keren Tannenbaum -Ukulele,Guitar and Viola.
– Fundraising for “Children of Asylum Seekers in South Tel Aviv” @ Abraham Hostel – At downtown South Tel Aviv, beyond Ayalon HWY and Rotchild Ave. there is a whole different world, almost a paralel universe. This is the world of the asylum seekers’ community, their families and children. We invite you to come, enjoy the film, open your heart and help us help the children.
**You get 5% off your bill at the Abraham Hostel Bar with your Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card! Don’t have one yet?? Abraham Hostel is one of our four permanent pickup spots, so you can pick it up for FREE at the bar!**
– Hip Hop Night @ Radio EPGB – one of Tel Aviv’s most famous underground bars hosts its weekly hip hop line – with guest DJs every week playing anything from the old skool classics to modern beats.
*** Get a free chaser with every drink at Radio with the Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card***
– Looking to meet cool new people? Every Saturday the Tel Aviv Football and Beer Club meet for a kick about on Charles Clore Park (also Tuesday and Thursdays at Maze 11) and they’re always looking for new players!
*** For more places to meet people check out Secret Tel Aviv’s Friends Blog Post ***
Sunday 28/8
– “African Exodus” Premiere @ Mazeh 9 – Join us for the Tel Aviv Premiere of “African Exodus.”
“African Exodus” is the first full-length documentary in English exploring the story of Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel. The film features interviews with asylum seekers, activists, government officials, and live footage from events in Israel.
– Fashion Tech: Dominate the US Market @ Rise Tel Aviv – Wondering if your startup is fit for the US market? Looking to reach fashion retailers and to get them excited about your innovative technology? This upcoming #FashionTechEvents meetup and 1:1 meetings will feature strategic consultants from New York who will talk about how to connect your innovations with the right retailers, as well as local fashion tech startups who will share their advice, stories, and opinions about how to penetrate the US market.
Monday 29/8
– Beyonce Tribute Party @ Pasaz – In honour of the Queen B’s 35th birthday, Pasaz is organizing a huge party.
** Get a free chaser with EVERY drink at Pasaz with your Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card! **
Tuesday 30/8
– Startup Grind TLV Summer Party @ Rise Tel Aviv – At Startup Grind, we love summer! In Tel Aviv, the days are hot but the nights are cool: the perfect time to celebrate! Come network with top local entrepreneurs, investors & startup enthusiasts in a special evening under the stars on the roof of MindSpace and Rise venue. We’ll have amazing music, food and drinks on tap.
– The Sugar Hill Gang + Lucille Crew @ Barby – For the first time in Israel – THE SUGAR HILL GANG! The concert will have two full live performances: The Sugar Hill Gang and New Jersey Lucille Crew.
– Taco Tuesday @ Burning Tacos – It’s Tuesday again! Secret Tel Aviv VIP Cardholders come get your free margarita! Hip hop all night long, tacos and a tequila chaser with every order! We all love taco Tuesdays at Burning Tacos.
Thursday 1/09
– ConrtaBurn 2016 (till 3/09) – The ContraBurn is an event that is held parallel to the Burning Man festival in the US, and is known by its intimate nature, amazing people, and magical vibes. At the beginning of September we will all meet again for the sake of the union of creativity, fun, and radical self-expression.
– Dadaland @ Tel Aviv Museum of Art – Time to celebrate a century of Dada. As in previous occasions, the expositors of the museum will take over for one night dozens of musical performances, works of art for one night, represent, lectures, and screenings around Tklotim artistic current that broke the rules of the game and continues to affect the culture until today.
– Forum 8200 discussion: When will you be replaced by robots? @ Bursa (in Hebrew) – Encounter a special networking and inspiration event, attended by Molly Eden, Intel vice president and former president of Intel Israel.
– Opening Reception: Eli Singalovski, “Sobriety” @ Feinberg Projects – Eli Singalovski, born in 1984, made Aliyah from St. Petersburg at the age of 7, and grew up in Beer Sheba. Lives and works in Tel Aviv. Graduate of the Department of Photography at Bezalel. He won the EPSON prize for encouraging excellence in the art of photography for 2014.
Friday Day 2/09
– Three Short Lectures on the Brain @ Gray (in Hebrew) – Three lectures of three scientists who will speak on various fields related to brain research. Lecture 1 Prof. Avshalom Elitzur (Institute Air) – the brain and evolution as a skeleton issue remains of ancestors, and to a better understanding of the instinctive behaviors, especially when it comes to aggression, sexuality and parenthood. Lecture 2 Dr. Ravid Doron (College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa) brain, anxiety and depression and anxiety disorders become in past incidence in the western world. Lecture 3 Amit Evron (Open University of Israel) – tell the brain: harbors thoughts to an end back in this lecture will be exposed to a series fascinating experiments that show how the mathematical capabilities are innate.
– Art & Culture After Noon Fashion Marketing @ Kuli Alma – Hello to all art lovers, our artists, all lovers of the open air and all the people tonight who do afternoon situations transform. First of all, can not ignore this evening amazing we had at Bootleg. In 2.9 opens the gallery’s remarkable combination of complex exterior painting exhibition, fair designers clothes and jewelry, alcohol and fine music.
Friday Night 26/8
– Join hundreds of Olim and Israelis at the Tel Aviv International Synagogue for their acclaimed Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat.
Saturday 3/09
– Israeli Art Fair @ Abraham Hostel – A whole day dedicated for new Israeli art. Ongoing party, music concerts, paint, fashion, dance, industrial design and more! more! more! What we hope for is to create more job opportunities in a world where an artist has to fight for his survival and his abilities of creating art.
**Book a cool tour while you are there! You get 5% off your bill at the Abraham Hostel with your Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card!! Don’t have one yet?? Abraham Hostel is one of our four permanent pickup spots, so you can pick it up for FREE at the bar!**
– Berry Sakharof Concert @ Reading 3 – Nicknamed “The prince of Israeli rock”, Berry Sakharof started his musical career when he was just 16 as a member of “Cosmic Dream” rock band. Berry Sakharof got to be one of the first Israeli musicians to be recognized outside of Israel when he founded “Minimal Compact”, a PostPunk band in Belgium. Berry Sakharof is still performing to this day, in both Israel and The United States.
** Find out about other Israeli artists performing in Israel, check out our Box Office **
– Hip Hop Night @ Radio EPGB – one of Tel Aviv’s most famous underground bars hosts its weekly hip hop line – with guest DJs every week playing anything from the old skool classics to modern beats.
*** Get a free chaser with every drink at Radio with the Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card***
– Looking to meet cool new people? Every Saturday the Tel Aviv Football and Beer Club meet for a kick about on Charles Clore Park (also Tuesday and Thursdays at Maze 11) and they’re always looking for new players!
*** For more places to meet people check out Secret Tel Aviv’s Friends Blog Post ***
– Cohen @ Mushon Album Launch @ Beit Maariv – Cohen @ Mushon will be launching their new album with a show on Saturday. Opening act: Uzi Navon. Special guest: Peter Roth, Lancia Bench Peled, Michael Suissa cabinet.
– Monochrome Yacht Party @ Herzliyah Marina – After taking a short break from the steaming heat in favor of a courtesy visit to the amazing Ibiza, weather is perfect again for another intimate MONOCHROMATIC event. Our beloved blue waves perfectly blend in with the might and harmony of the Yachts coming back from distant, magical destinations. Surrounded by sea and enjoying the refreshing breeze carries our perfect, addictive music.
Sunday 4/09
– Cofounders MeetUp PairUp by TheHive Accelerator @ Rise Tel Aviv – Have an idea, looking for a partner? Have skills and want to join a project ? This event is for you!
Monday 5/09
– Jerusalem Wine Festival @ Israel Museum (till 8/09) – Jerusalem Wine Festival will provide you with hundreds types of wine from 60 different wineries, and will ease them down your throats with Sushi, Cheese, Chips and other finger food stands. Tickets usually cost around 90 NIS, and include a free glass and unlimited wine tastings!
– Eagles of Death Metal @ Barby – Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998. Founded by Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar) and Josh Homme (drums). They have over 5 million views on Youtube and they are coming to Barby!
Tuesday 6/09
– Taco Tuesday @ Burning Tacos – It’s Tuesday again! Secret Tel Aviv VIP Cardholders come get your free margarita! Hip hop all night long, tacos and a tequila chaser with every order! We all love taco Tuesdays at Burning Tacos.
Wednesday 7/09
– Indian Festival @ Florentin Quarter (till 10/09) – Every year, thousands of Israeli travelers and backpackers visit India. For many of them it remains engraved in the hearts and after their journey they remain hungry for culture. “Festival of India” will give the audience the experience of India in a variety of flavors, sounds, smells and colors:yoga workshops , workshops, Indian dance, Indian music, photos of several photographers, a living statue, a solar rickshaw and workshops for children!
Thursday 8/09
– Tayelet Relocation Party @ Mikes Place – Well, its time to retire a legend!! After 15 amazing years, Mike’s Place is moving 100 meters north to a brand new beautiful building! We’re going to send off the old girl with tons of whiskey and a lot of your old school favorite staff members coming back to don the shirt one more time!
** Get 2 NIS Wings with your Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card! (minimum 20 wings) **
– Niv Ast ‘Fearless Love Stories’ @ Pasaz – Tel Aviv producer and DJ Niv Ast soars into the spotlight with a fresh set of five new cuts, obsessively dealing with the fatality of life and love, taken from his debut EP ‘Fearless Love Stories’.
– Aperitivo *Unlimited Tapas And Wine* @ Abraham Hostel – Starting 28th of July, and every Thursday evening! Aperitivo is a known thing in Italy, meaning a pre-dinner. After a work day, Italians are usually going to an aperitivo bar, drinking a drink or two, and eating small tapas plate before they get home for dinner, only this one is all you can drink and eat!!
**Book a cool tour while you are there! You get 5% off your bill at the Abraham Hostel with your Secret Tel Aviv VIP Card!! Don’t have one yet?? Abraham Hostel is one of our permanent pickup spots, so you can pick it up for FREE at the bar!**
Friday Day 9/09
– Musenet @ Bank Hapoalim Campus at Shefayim – Would you like to talk about a relevant topic? Organize your pokemons for an a-capella? Do you know how to play a 3D printer? Can you synthesize the sound of a hologram? This is the place to be.
Friday Night 26/8
– Join hundreds of Olim and Israelis at the Tel Aviv International Synagogue for their acclaimed Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat.
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