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FCO issues checklist for Brits planning a move abroad Now with London are very keen to promote their latest campaign: The “Living Abroad”. More in “Consular Corner” in The Supplement Supplement...... Volume 12 Issue 10 Business Name Serving the British October 2013 Community in Vienna The BCA News. Inside Wine, Schmid and Pillichsdorf The BBBCCCAAA News The Annual Kellergassenfest – BCA, ABICS and Friends out in Force! By Wolfgang Geissler Section 1 3-21 I must confess, I did hope for a great Calendar & Programme turnout on this glorious late summer afternoon Section 2 22-34 on Saturday, 7th Classified September, but I did not expect this: 46 Theatre News followed my invitation Stefan Schmid to enjoy Stefan Important Information Schmid’s hospitality in his “Sitting Room WEIN-Shop Contact Details Stefan Schmid during his introduction. of the Grüner Fridays from 9am to Audience listens interested and enjoys the Veltliner ”! 7pm 1030 Wien, Announcements privacy of “our” marquee. Barichgasse 4 More in The Supplement Wiesenfest in RAINER’S WALKING TOUR IN SEPTEMBER By Wolfgang Geissler Aspern th uesday, 10 September, By Wolfgang Geissler T Rainer organised exclusively “Donaustadt-my town” read the for BCA and ABICS members inscription on the T-shirts for sale and possibly one of the most certainly Donaustadt or rather Aspern informative tour so far. 22 was “my town” on a cold and blustery members were offered a th evening, Friday, 20 September, when history lesson about the first it hosted this year’s “Wiesenfest”. Bob defeat Napoleon’s by the hand and Mo Haigh had organised two of Archduke Karl of Austria in tables for a joint BCA/ABICS crew, 1809 in Aspern, then a tour of who valiantly appeared dressed in the compact but interesting Lederhosen and Dirndl. Needless to museum followed by a visit of say, Beer and Schnaps flowed the adjacent magnificent St. unremittingly! Martin’s Church and finally a meal at “Rob’s Bierheurigen zum Löwen von Aspern”. Rainer’s Group in front of the Lion of Aspern More in The Supplement The India of the Maharaja By Wolfgang Geissler Organised by the Austro-British Society and sponsored by “Demmer’s Teehaus” we paid a visit to this impressive exhibition on Schallaburg in Lower Austria, followed by lunch at the Mostbaron in Zeillern to finish up at the Mostelleria-Edeldestillerie Josef Farthofer in 3362 Öhling Only one of the four ladies is Austrian! (World Champion out of 2400 entries with his Vodka). More in The Supplement More in The Supplement Schallaburg The BCA News. and The Supplement. No. 16 1030 Wien, Barichgasse 8/19 Tel: (01) 699 199 717 43 email: [email protected] www.bca-vienna.com The BCA News IMPRESSUM The BCA NewsNews.... The Supplement. The monthly Journal for The British Community Association of Vienna Serving the British Community in Vienna since 2001 www.bca-vienna.com _______________________________________ Chairman: Steve Read [email protected] Editor: Wolfgang Geissler BCA Publicity (Editorial, Programme, Public Relations & Advertising) [email protected] BCA Event Coordinator If you wish to organise an event or regular activity or inform us of an English language/British event that may be of interest to the membership please contact Maureen (Mo) Haigh: [email protected] BCA Publicity If you have items to sell, are in search of information, wish to publish an article or photographs please contact Wolfgang Geissler: [email protected] BCA Membership For questions relating to membership fees, directory entries or to introduce a new member please contact Jennie Ratcliffe: [email protected] If paying for your Membership by Netbanking please put your Full Name in Purpose Column. Unicredit Bank Austria: Account Number 01364707800 BLZ 12000 IBAN: AT31 1100 0013 6470 7800 BIC: BKAUATWW. The fees are as follows: Single €10 / Couple/Family € 20 Circulation: Over 160 copies (September 2013) Editor’s Note We welcome contributions to The Supplement. If you want to publish an article or a photo report please send them to me at [email protected]. Please send Photographs as jpgs. The copy deadline for contributions as well as programme events for the November edition is Saturday, 28th October. Volume 12 Issue 10 2 October 2013 Section www.bca-vienna.com 1 The BCA News Calendar & Programme Pages 3-21 October 2013 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 30 September 1 October 2 3 4 5 6 170th Walking Pub Night Walking Sailing on the Anniversary Group Group Alte Donau Wiener Männergesan gsverein 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Walking Walking Group Group Sailing on the Alte Donau Expat Center 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Walking Walking Sailing on the Group Group. Alte Donau 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Walking Sailing on the Walking Group Alte Donau Nationalfeier - End of Group (Last Day this tag Summertime Season) Schloss Laxenburg Coffee Morning 28 29 30 31 1 November 2 November 3 November Walking Walking Group Group Allerheiligen/ Allerseelen/ All Saints All Souls If it snows in October, the winter will be mild. Schneit es im Oktober gleich, wird der Winter weich. Volume 12 Issue 10 3 October 2013 www.bca-vienna.com The BCA News PUBLIC HOHOLIDAYSLIDAYS OCTOBER TH SATURDAY, 26 OCTOBER (NATIONAL HOLIDAY) What’s on in October? Pub Night Tuesday, Flanagan’s Irish 1st October at Flanagan’s Irish Pub Pub 7 pm Schwarzenbergstra FIRST TUESDAY EVERY MONTH!!! sse 1-3 Vienna, 1st district Tram D, 2 to New Members Welcome! Schwarzenbergerpl atz, U1, U2, U4 Karlsplatz This is the BCA 's Shop Window! A chance for members to bring along friends and for new arrivals to try out the BCA. If you are able to attend it is a great way to catch up with old friends and to greet new friends. Meet in the “Post Office”, to the left as you enter. This month’s hosts: Nadine Glaser. Please note that ALL the following events are ALWAYS for BCA members and their guests unless otherwise indicated! Volume 12 Issue 10 4 October 2013 www.bca-vienna.com The BCA News I would like to remind you all that the Wiener Maenner Gesang Verein will be holding our 170 Year Anniversary Concert at 11.00 on Sunday 6th October in the Vienna Musikverein. Volume 12 Issue 10 5 October 2013 www.bca-vienna.com The BCA News Supported by the lady singers from Moedling and the young singers from Percholdtsdorf choirs, and with the Rzeszow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by our Choirmaster Antal Barnas, our programme will include Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bruckner’s Helgoland, and Wagner’s Pilgrim Chorus from the opera Tannhaeuser. These works were originally dedicated to, or given first perfomances by, the WMGV Choir, as were others by Brahms, Richard Strauss, etc. The most famous is the Blue Danube, which was actually composed for the Choir by Johann Strauss, the original manuscript remaining one of our prize possessions. A succession of gifted musicians have been WMGV Choirmasters, numerous music CDs have been recorded, and over the years the Choir has made many international tours, to Australia, Japan, Hongkong, Malaysia, Cyprus, Sweden, Holland, Germany and the USA, while quite we recently visited China, and we are looking forward to Florida in 2014. Tickets for the Oct 06 Concert are selling well, but good seats are certainly still available at prices around 40€ to 60 €, and can be ordered from the WMGV Ticket Office (01 5057362) directly, or can be provided at a small discount via your undersigned contact Jim Rogers. Please see the flyer attached for more information, and thanks for your attention ! Have a nice day, Jim Rogers. [email protected] Open to all. Not organised by the BCA Volume 12 Issue 10 6 October 2013 www.bca-vienna.com The BCA News Thursday Expat Center 46 tram from th 10 October Dr. Karl Renner 6pm – 8pm PERSONAL INVITATION Ring to Auerspergstraße “The Vienna Review Salon at the Expat Center Vienna” Or U2 Rathaus. 1010 Vienna, Schmerlingplatz 3 (corner of Bartensteingasse) Selected journalists from the Vienna Review will be talking about some of their current stories in a relaxed, club-style atmosphere. Light refreshments will be served, with background piano jazz by Mr. Benjamin Kubaczek. Moderation: Prof. Dardis McNamee, The Vienna Review On behalf of the Vienna Business Agency and the Vienna Review, we are looking forward to having you join us, and kindly ask you to register by e-mail to [email protected] by Tuesday, 08th October 2013. Open to all. Not organised by the BCA Volume 12 Issue 10 7 October 2013 www.bca-vienna.com The BCA News Kokoschka in photographs The Leopold Museum dedicates to Oskar Kokoschka an exhibition that focuses on photographs from his life for the first time. Oskar Kokoschka and Olga Palkovska, London 1939, photo: Trude Fleischmann Sven Simon, Oskar Kokoschka and Konrad Adenauer drinking schnapps in front of the portrait of Adenauer, Cadenabbia, 1966 Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) was one of the most important Austrian artists of the 20th century. He numbers amongst the main protagonists of the Modern era. His works are world-famous. One little known fact is that Kokoschka's life and creative work is documented in an extensive series of photos. From the artist's estate, which is located in the Vienna University for Applied Arts, the Leopold Museum has created the exhibition "Kokoschka. Das Ich im Brennpunkt": unique photos and whole photographic series are directly compared against the works of the artist. The exhibition presents, for example, some of the famous portraits of Kokoschka, the creation of which can be traced in detail through photos of the portrait sittings.