{"id":24606,"date":"2013-02-18T02:39:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T09:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=24606"},"modified":"2013-02-24T07:50:51","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T14:50:51","slug":"purim-2013-where-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=24606","title":{"rendered":"Purim 2013 – Where to Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s never too soon to party! Purim is coming, let the celebrations begin! Here are Midnight East’s recommendations:<\/p>\n

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Israeli zombies, anyone? Head out to the Poisoned – Zombie Party<\/strong> at Altenueland (41 Ben Yehuda St, Tel Aviv) on Saturday, February 23rd. The fun will begin at 19:30 with a screening of the animated short Loof by Dudi Rubin and Daniel Sasson<\/a>, followed by a screening of Poisoned<\/a>, by Didi Lubetzky, a zombie comedy about IDF soldiers, with plenty of blood and gore, as well as an irreverent look at Israeli culture<\/a>. Come in zombie costume and get discounts on beer & chasers till 22:00! If you haven’t come appropriately attired and made up, a makeup artist will be on hand for instant transformation. Link here to the facebook event page. <\/a><\/p>\n

Later the same night, the 4th annual Zombie Walk<\/strong><\/a> will kick off at 21:00 from the corner of King George St. and Ben Zion Blvd.<\/p>\n

Traditional can be terrific, so don’t miss out on the Holon Adloyada Purim Parade<\/strong> on Sunday, February 24th. Read all about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST:
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TEL AVIV<\/strong><\/p>\n

The spirit of Doppelganger week lives on at\u00a0 The Bootleg<\/a> (48 King George Street Tel Aviv) with crew 1984 80s Look Alike party – come dressed as your favorite 80s celebrity. Onstage – the one and only Talulah Bonet! Party starts at 23:00, 50\/70 NIS, discounts till 12:30. FB event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mi casa su casa<\/strong> – Maria Kong offers an artsy alternative with DJ, art exhibition, installations, video and more. Starting at 20:00 on 7 HaAhim Mislavita Street Tel Aviv, 50 NIS includes one free drink! FB event page.<\/a><\/p>\n

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND:
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TEL AVIV <\/strong><\/p>\n

Radio FM 88<\/strong> will celebrate at Jaffa Port with live music from great bands – Boom Pam<\/a>, Portrait<\/a>, Uri Banai<\/a> & Nir Friedman<\/a>, The Heeby Gee Bees Blues Band<\/a>, Sumsum<\/a>, Sis and the Radical Brothers<\/a>\u00a0 and more carnivalesque fun, starting at 12:00 in Warehouse 1, 2nd floor – admission FREE!<\/p>\n

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Tel Aviv Purim Street Party<\/strong> on Shaul Hamelech Blvd, starts at 12:00! Costumes, DJs, and colorful fun!<\/p>\n

Silver space suits and starships are the theme as Midburn<\/a><\/strong>, the Middle East community of Burning Man, celebrates at The Zone (13 Harechev Street Tel Aviv), 21:00. Tickets 60\/100 NIS.\u00a0 Party profits will be donated to sponsor artists presenting at the annual Midburn Event.\u00a0 FB event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tsuzamen<\/strong> (25 Lilienblum Street, Tel Aviv) will host a free Purim Jam starting at 19:00. FB event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Groovatron <\/a><\/strong>will be performing at Tmuna (8 Soncino Street, Tel Aviv) at 22:30. FB event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Girls Love Hip Hop<\/strong> at Levontin 7 – first 20 women admission free, doors open at midnight, 50 NIS\/40 NIS till 12:30,\u00a0 must bring ID. FB event page.<\/a><\/p>\n

HAIFA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take a trip to Neverland at The Beat<\/a> (124 Hanassi Blvd Haifa) starting at 21:00! FB event page.<\/a><\/p>\n

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD:<\/strong><\/p>\n

TEL AVIV<\/strong>
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Movie hits live show – Benedikt<\/strong> <\/a>and Guests at Shvil Hamifal 5, building 4 Tel Aviv, starting at 22:00. Live performance of the best soundtracks! Benedikt will host Ram Orion<\/a>, Sun Tailor<\/a>, Maya Johanna Menahem, LFNT<\/a>, RPS Surfrs, Oran Reznik, Shlanda Ramone<\/a> and dancers & DJs galore. 40 NIS with attending until 23:00\/50NIS. FB event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prog Purim at the Ozen Bar<\/strong><\/a> (48 King George Street, Tel Aviv) with Bubble Bath<\/a> performing covers to Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, Genesis, King Crimson and more…FB event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Films for kids at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque<\/a> throughout the holiday from February 23rd – 25th.<\/p>\n

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Dance with Oy Division<\/strong> <\/a>at the Avram Bar (97 Yaffo Street) at 21:30. 50 NIS\/40 NIS students. FB event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ein Kerem Purim Party with Sumsum,<\/a> DJ Eitan Hasid – Wild Wide World, and more at the community center (2 Hama’ayan Street, 02-6421539 ) starting at 16:00. 40\/50 NIS. FB event page. <\/a><\/p>\n

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH:
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TEL AVIV<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alaev Family<\/a> at The Zone (13 Harechev Street, Tel Aviv) at 21:00. Catch the Bukharan Groove before they go on tour! FB event page. <\/a><\/p>\n

A tribute to tuba player cartoonist Gerard Hoffnung<\/a> at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque <\/a>(2 Sprinzak Street) at 11:00, 40 NIS. The Halas & Batchelor collection of clips from Hoffnung’s work will get you into the proper Purim mood!
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Hip Hop Circus<\/strong> at Levontin 7 starting at 23:00, 30 NIS.<\/p>\n

JERUSALEM <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jerusalem Fete Persian style<\/strong> at Mazia House (18 Mesilat Yesharim) starting at 20:30 with drinks, followed by more drinks, the Secular Yeshiva and the Me’urav Yerushalmi <\/a>band, music from Laissez Passer<\/a> – and if you want to get really kinky, come early for the Megillah reading at 18:45! Tickets 30 NIS on the Magid Project site<\/a>. FB event page. <\/a><\/p>\n

On the Mountain – Bezalel famous Purim Party<\/strong> on Har HaTzofim – 3 music arenas, many many DJs, Talulah Bonet, burlesque and circus arts! It all starts at 23:00! 60\/100 NIS.<\/p>\n

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Huge happy happening for the whole family at Kikar Safra in Jerusalem<\/strong> on Shushan Purim from 12:00 – 16:00. Rinat Gabai, Shai & Roee, Psik Theatre, and KumKum Theatre, as well as street performers, circus arts, flamenco dancers, Irish step dancers and more! Admission FREE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s never too soon to party! Purim is coming, let the celebrations begin! Here are Midnight East’s recommendations: Israeli zombies, anyone? Head out to the Poisoned – Zombie Party at Altenueland (41 Ben Yehuda St, Tel Aviv) on Saturday, February 23rd. The fun will begin at 19:30 with a screening of the animated short Loof […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24606\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}