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ANIMAL OBSERVATORIES

Eilat
Dolphin Reef Eilat
A special opportunity
to meet and observe dolphins
in their natural habitat
Southern Beach
Sun. to Sat., 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
(08) 637 1846

Underwater Observatory
Sun., to Thu., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.|
Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sat., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Marine Park, Coral Beach
(08) 636 4200

Modi'in Area
Afrikef Monkey Park
A great place to learn all
about the most developed of mammals:
the monkey
Sun. to Thu., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fri., holiday eves, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(08) 928 5888

Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Bird Observatory
Adjacent to the Knesset

BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS

Caesaria
Golf Bistro
Caesaria Golf Club
(04) 626 0272

Haifa
Fusion Club Haifa
Hutzot Hamifraz Mall
Vulcan Junction, near Haifa
(04) 872-1202

Herzliya
Camelot Club Herzliya
Medinat Hayehudim 85

Jerusalem
ClubTzora
Kibbutz Tzora
0523 556 537, 0525 665 600

Barood Bar Restaurant
Jaffa 31
(02) 625-9081

Fink's
Since 1931
Corner Hahistadrut and King George
Excellent bar and restaurant
Their famous goulash soup is now kosher
and still only NIS 25
(02) 623 4523

Mike's Place
Anglos all ages
Live music and open mike nights
Yaffo 37
0522 670 965

OSHO
Taste of Tel Aviv
Clientele 20's 30's
Shlomzion Hamalka 3
(02) 625 1666

Sol Tapas Bar
Wine bar
Clientele mid-late 20's
Shlomzion Hamalka 15
(02) 624 6938

Stanga Club
Heleni Hamalka 15
(02) 622-1011

Yellow Submarine Club
Rehavim 13, Talpiot
(02) 570 4646

Yad Hashmona
Near Neve Ilan

Kfar Saba
Barby Club Kfar Saba
Yonatan Hasandler 8
(03) 518 8123

Hodvehadar
Hahish 4
(09) 766 2485

Barkarola
Atir Yeda 13
(09) 766 9603

Netanya
Muza Pub
Smilanski 10
(09) 862 9445

Petah Tikva
Sharett
(03) 905 2274

Ra'anana
Sahara Club
Haharoshet 19
(09) 748 2271

Tel Aviv and Old Yaffo

Allenby 40
Known as sleazy, this bar, owned by an Orthodox Jew named Mendy, sees both religious and secular dancing togther
Minimalistic decor and a few dangling disco balls
DJs and gregarious bartenders
R & B, hip-hop, and MTV hits
From 10 p.m.
No cover
Allenby 40
0528 929 218

Artel Jazz Club
Allenby 56
(03) 516 8278

Artspace
Menachem Begin 19
0523 389 053

Barby Club Tel Aviv
Kibbutz Galuyot 52
(03) 518 8123

Bella Shlomkins
Noah Moses 13
(03) 609 6996

Cafe Barzilay
Underground complex, houses a dancefloor and upstairs cafe
Wed., new wave, 80s, electro, industrial gothic
Thu., electro, live performances
Fri., break beat, drum 'n bass, techno, hard-core
Sat., non-commercial hip-hop
Wed., Sat., 11 p.m
Thu., Fri., midnight
Cover, NIS 20-50
Link to website
Barzilay 5
(03) 560 3477

Camelot Club Tel Aviv
Shalom Aleichem 16
(03) 528 5222 / 3

Dixie
Open 24 hours and lined with leather booths,
serves eggs, hashbrowns, pancakes,
and American coffee refills
Link to website
Yigal Alon 120
(03) 696 6123

Fetish@Maxim
Mini-nightclub hosting the finest local house DJs,
partiers of all classes, professions, and nationalities
House (and all sub-genres)
Thu., Fri. (ages 25+)
Sat. from 12 a.m.
Cover, NIS 70-90
Email: Maxim55@bezeqint.net
King George 48

Fusion
Hamasger (corner of Yad Harutzim)
* 5880

Golden Bar
Feels the most like a college hang-out
Rock music, beers, and the 20+ crowd
Israeli and non-Israeli rock
From 8 p.m.
No cover
Rothschild 8
(03) 516 9191

Goldstar Zappa
Raoul Wallenberg 24
Ziv Towers, Ramat Hahayal
(03) 649 9550

Hava Nagila Club
(03) 544 0907

Hazira Club
Yitzhak Sade 45
(03) 683 9896

Heineken Habima Club
Habimah Theater, Tarsat 2
(03) 528 2174

Jazz Alley (roof of Simta Theater)
Mazal Dagim 8, Old Yaffo
(03) 681 2126

Landen
Mondays @ Landen
The best Hip-Hop Night in Tel Aviv
25+. 21:30
Tel Aviv - London Ministore
Ibn Gvirol 30. Floor -1
(052) 453 3721
Email : bdbernstein@gmail.com

Lanski
The largest bar in the Middle East
contains four massive bars
From 70s to today's hits Sun.-Thu., Sat., from 9 p.m.
Fri. from 10 p.m.
Ages 27+
No cover
Montefiore 6 (Shalom Towers)
(03) 517 0043

Leivik House
Klezmer and Jewish music concerts
Sat. evenings
Daniel Gabai (03) 523 1830

Koltura
Herzl 154
(03) 518 7289

Mike's Place
Near the beach and the American Embassy
An escape from Israel
Split into a sports bar and music diner, feels like an American tavern.
English-speaking environment
Link to website
Live rock and blues bands nightly from 10:30 p.m.
From 11 a.m.
No cover
Herbert Samuel 86
0522 670 965

Mishmish
Meanis "apricot" in Hebrew
The only American cocktail lounge in Israel
An elegant yet down-to-earth atmosphere
Tel Aviv yuppies
From 9 p.m.
No cover
Lilienblum 17,
(03) 516 8178

Molly Bloom's
Green wood, antique pictures, Irish paraphernalia, and Irish tunes
Best-kept Guinness, Kilkenny, and Irish whiskies
Link to website
Sat. to Thu., from 4 pm
Fri. from 12 p.m.
Mendele 2,
(03) 523 7419

Move
Mini-club in the old port compound
Intimate and a generally clean-cut crowd
Hip-hop and dance hits
Mon. from 11:30 p.m. (ages 19+)
Thu. from 12 a.m. (ages 25+)
Fri. from 12 a.m. (ages 23+)
Sat. from 11:30 p.m. (ages 23+)
Cover, NIS 30-60 Hata'arukha 3 (Old Tel Aviv Port)
0526 655 001

Porto Loco Club
Yordei Hasira, Tel Aviv Port
(03) 544 5221

Scores
American-style pool bar
combines professional billiard services with a night-on-the-town
Two spacious pool halls and a New York-style lounge bar, which opens a dance bar on weekends
Diverse crowd, from local celebrities, to Orthodox Jews, to tourists
A pool bar where women can feel comfortable with a cue stick
Rock, MTV hits, classics
From 12 p.m.
No cover, hourly charge for billiards
Yehuda Halevi, corner of Allenby
(03) 566 2010

Shesek
Shesek means "cumquat" in Hebrew
An East Village feel, bohemian types, the occasional weirdo, and bar bums
Eccentric atmosphere and underground sounds from DJs
Groove, rock, funk, drum n' bass, electronic, free-style, and hip-hop
From 9 p.m.
No cover
Lilienblum 17
(03) 516 9520

Velvet
Newish "in" place full of the "beautiful people"
All-in-one restaurant-bar-lounge-nightclub, designed by Arik Ben Simhon
Thu., hip-hop, dance
Fri., house
Sat., 70s to today,
Sun., house
From 9 p.m.
No cover
Hamasger 66
(03) 624 1204

Zichron Yaakov
Bluesette Club
Nadiv 26
(04) 629 3555

COMEDY

Jerusalem
Off The Wall Comedy
NIS 20
The Little Coffee House in Baka
(corner Yehuda and Hebron)
0508 755 688

CHOIRS

Herzliya
Kol Haneshama Classical Choir
No need to read music
Sun., 8 p. m.;
Beit Foster, Neve Amal
Mike, (09) 742 1326
Solly, (03) 549 4106

Haifa
AACI North Carmel Choir
Sun., 7:30 to 9:30 p. m.
Rhoda Keyson, (04) 825 8752

Jerusalem
Jerusalem A Cappella Singers
Seeks experienced first sopranos, tenors
Judi Axelrod 0522 315 865

Mixed Adult Choir
Wed., 8 p. m.
Beit Sefer Moledet
Yasmin 5, Mevasseret
Susan Doron, 0523 263 542, (02) 533 6123

Singers/Instrumentalists
Sought for Hebrew University Choir
and Hebrew University Hillel Orchestra
(02) 566 2655

We Sing
West-African and English
songs in harmony
No need to read music
Sun., 8 p. m.
German Colony
(02) 672 5906

Wind Band
Successful amateur band
Welcomes new members, all ages
Thu., 8 p. m.
Beit Sefer Moledet
Yasmin 5, Mevasseret
Susan Doron, 0523 263 542, (02) 533 6123

Women's Vocal Ensemble
Tue., 8p. m.
Beit Sefer Moledet
Yasmin 5, Mevasseret
Susan Doron, 0523 263 542, (02) 533 6123

"Bat-Kol" Band of Women Singers and Musicians
Ramot B, Jerusalem
Seeking a few more women
Rehearsals take place every Thursday morning
at 9:00 a.m. at Ramot B Community Center
For details please contact Debby: 054-4713897

Pardes Hanna
Hen Shomron Choir
Of the Menashe Regional District
Classical and contemporary music
Wed., 8:30 p.m.
Pardes Hanna Community Center
Yaffa, (04) 637 0560

Rehovot
An'im Z'mirot
Men's and boys' shul choir
Participates in Shabbat services
Wed., 8:30 p.m.
(08) 936 1753

Doron Womens' Choir of Rehovot
Three-part folk, classical and Jewish music
Tue., 8 p.m.
Tachkemoni School
Ellen Miller, (08) 946 9847

Kol Rina
Jewish Liturgical Music
Mixed choir
"Beginners" also considered
(08) 936 1753

Ramat Hasharon
Barberina
Israel's only womens' barbershop singing group
Accepting new singers
Wed., 7 p. m.
Alex Eshed, 0528 509 213

Ra'anana
MaTaN, Women' s Torah Institute Women's choir
Welcomes new members
Singing to female audiences
Tue., 8:30 p. m.
NIS 70 per month
Beit Knesset Katzin
Gina Junger, (09) 774 4762

Koleynu
Mixed voice choir singing show tunes, vocal jazz, gospel, light
classical, and other styles in English, Hebrew, and other
languages. New singers always welcome.
Thursdays, 7:30 P.M.
HaMishkan, parking entrance from HaPalmach St., Ra'anana
Sharon Bacher, Membership Coordinator 0503 145255