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• Become a hero at the comic fair
  Lucky Luke, Superman and Mickey Mouse – these are the heroes with speech bubbles. At this year’s Comic Fair on 7 April you can become your hero in the Cosplay costume competition.
• Aqua Terra Zoo: new sponsor for prehistoric animals
  The head of the 6th district of Vienna has taken over sponsorship for the nautilus at the Aqua Terra Zoo of Vienna. The living fossils have become an endangered species.
• What's on at the Haydn cinema this week (4 – 10 April)
  The following films are on at the English language Haydn Cinema on the Mariahilferstrasse between April, 4 and April, 10.
• Tom Cruise to arrive in Vienna for film premiere
  Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is to arrive in Vienna tomorrow (Tuesday) for the première of his new science fiction thriller 'Oblivion'.

• Bieber ban from club over groped fans
  Baby Pop singer Justin Bieber has been banned from Vienna's trendiest nightclub.
• What's on at the Haydn cinema this week (28 March – 4 April)
  The following films are on at the English language Haydn Cinema on the Mariahilferstrasse between March, 28 and April, 4.
• Klaus Maria Brandauer will perform at “Theater an der Wien”
  The Viennese theatre "Theater an der Wien" will start the season of 2013/2014 with ten premieres. Klaus Maria Brandauer will take over the opening, which is traditionally never theatrical-musical, on 11 September 2013.
• Legally Blonde in Vienna
  Natürlich Blond – or rather, Legally Blonde for the Brits out there – is currently playing at the Ronacher theatre in Vienna’s chic first district. And you know what? Going to see the musical might be the best thing you do this spring.

• Black Tie at the English Theatre in Vienna [Review]
  A. R. Gurney’s comedy Black Tie offers a perfect blend of humour, wittiness and political edginess which belongs to the well-acclaimed playwright - and him only.
• Alternative museum reviews - Circus and Clown Museum
  A mere hop, skip and a jump from Vienna’s Prater amusement park is the recently relocated Circus and Clown Museum at Ilgplatz.
• Alternative museum reviews - Museum of Contraception and Abortion
  The Museum of Contraception and Abortion is aptly situated opposite the Gynmed abortion clinic on the Mariahilfer Guertel in Vienna.
• An artistic approach to history
  "Laboratorium Österreich" (Laboratory Austria) is the title of an exhibition in the Academy of Fine Arts. On the basis of art projects, the exhibition examines how family, museums, archives or the civil society deal with National Socialist history.

• Paul McCartney will perform in Vienna
  Paul McCartney went down in Pop-history with his band "The Beatles". Later, he became successful with his band "Wings" but also as a solo artist. He will perform a gig in Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on 27 June.
• Cardinal Schönborn will stay in Vienna
  Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has returned from Rome to Vienna yesterday (Wed). He said that speculations about him moving to the Vatican are only rumours. The cardinal had left for Rome on 17 February in order to take part in the conclave.
• One City. One film - free film in cinemas today
  The popular event "One city. One film" is returning to Vienna’s cinemas today (Thurs). Austrian producer and actor Karl Markovics’s film "Breathing" will be shown for free in 16 Viennese independent cinemas. Visitors can meet the film team and the actors in discussions with the audience.
• Gerontology prize for Michael Haneke
  Oscar winning director Michael Haneke will be rewarded for his film "Amour" in Vienna today (Wed). He will receive the "Viennese Prize for Humanistic Gerontology" from the Society for Geriatrics and Gerontology.

• What's on at the Haydn cinema this week (21 March – 27 March)
  The following films are on at the English language Haydn Cinema on the Mariahilferstrasse between March, 21 and March, 27.
• Radio Vienna invites to “Radio Vienna Afterwork Music Lounge”
  As part of the eighth season of the ORF programme "Dancing Stars" the "Radio Vienna Afterwork Music Lounge" will be held on 30 April once again. It will take place at the Austria Trend Parkhotel Schönbrunn and will host the "Dancing Stars" and the orchestra of the show.
• A night of glitz and glamour at Vienna Filmball 2013
  Glamour and glitz were out in force at the weekend as stars from Austria and further afield flocked over the red carpet into the Vienna City Hall for a night of awards, dance and partying!
• Wiener Wiesn-Festival will last longer
  The “Wiener Wiesn” Festival in Vienna Prater, which is similar to the German “Oktoberfest”, will last longer this year (19 September to 6 October 2013). Famous Austrian bands such as EAV and Petra Frey will ensure good atmosphere.

• St Patricks Day celebrations in Vienna - your program
  Irish folk musician Mick Flannery will kick-off the Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations in Vienna this evening (Friday). The free concert will take place in the festival tent by the Burgtheater.
• Protestants try to enlighten time of annexation
  Hitler’s troops annexed Austria 75 years ago. Protestants of the parish in Salzburg are now trying to enlighten the history of their church and the role of many Protestants in National Socialism.
• Natural History Museum: corpses in various poses
  The Natural History Museum of Vienna presents the new exhibition "Körperwelten" (World of bodies) by Gunther von Hagens, starting today (Wed). It will be possible for visitors to look at more than 200 corpses in "living poses".
• Nudist tour in Leopold Museum
  The Leopold Museum in Vienna is offering a "nudist tour" through its successful exhibition "Naked men" today evening (Mon). Only naked people are allowed on the tour.

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