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The model train swap met in Ramstein-Miesenbach displays various model train set-ups, accessories, dolls and miniature cars Sunday.

Model Train Friends host swap meet in Ramstein

Ramstein-Miesenbach’s culture and conference center, Haus des Bürgers, will turn into a mecca for model train fans Sunday when the Model Train Friends Westpfalz sponsors its 42nd Model Train Swap Meet.

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London: A perfect weekend escape

Buzzing with life both night and day, one can never be bored in London. From rock-and-roll musicals to exclusive shopping trips, it is the perfect city for a quick, weekend trip.

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From left, Jacqui Haggerty, Tom Navo, David Schwab and Melanie Robinson perform in Baumholder Hilltop Theater’s production of “God of Carnage.”

Bad behavior is good entertainment at Hilltop

The Baumholder Hilltop Theater’s production of “God of Carnage,” a smart, dark-edged comedy, explores the boundaries of civilized behavior and then tramples right over them in this hilarious play by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton.

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Sankt Wendel holds its annual Easter market with an Easter village, vendors’ booths and children’s activities today to Sunday.

Sankt Wendel offers attractions at Easter market

The City of Sankt Wendel, located in the state of Saarland, will hold its annual Easter market today to Sunday.

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Primroses will be given out to shoppers during the “Lautern bursts into bloom” Saturday. The spring market continues Sunday with open stores from 1 to 6 p.m.

Lautern bursts into bloom!

Kaiserslautern will say goodbye to the cold winter season and welcome spring a few days prior to the official beginning of spring.

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Colorful Easter market takes place in Niederkirchen

Colorful Easter market takes place in Niederkirchen

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86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Association for the Advancement of German-French Partnership will sponsor its 19th annual Easter market from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Westpfalzhalle (community hall) in Niederkirchen.

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Visitors can enjoy the illuminated vineyards in Bad Dürkheim today and Saturday.

Vineyard nights illuminates Bad Dürkheim

The City of Bad Dürkheim will sponsor its annual vineyard nights today and Saturday. Local vineyards will be immersed in romantic lights, and a variety of colors will illuminate the sky.

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Check out these holidays in foreign countries

Vacationers who don’t want to stand in front of closed shops, banks and grocery stores while visiting other countries should know when those foreign countries observe national holidays.

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Liz Jackson and Army Spc. Aaron Woodall rehearse a scene for “A Streetcar Named Desire” at KMC Onstage, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s community theater on Kleber Kaserne.

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ – Tennessee Williams classic comes to life at Kleber Kaserne

A gritty neighborhood in New Orleans’ French Quarter is the setting for Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” — KMC Onstage’s current production.

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The German-American and International Women’s Club Kaiserslautern offers a wide variety of merchandise at its annual Pfennig Bazaar. They are asking for clothes and other donations to be dropped off by Feb. 26 and 27 at the Gartenschau event hall in Kaiserslautern.

Pfennig Bazaar: Coming Soon!

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As in previous years, enthusiastic visitors can find true treasures at bargain prices. The Pfennig Bazaar is known as the biggest flea market in the West Palatinate. Its name originates from the former German currency — the Deutsch Mark and Pfennigs, today euro and cents. Sale items include well-preserved clothing and linen, hats, children’s toys, antiques and collectibles, electrical appliances, books in English and German, and much more.

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Rates provided courtesy Community Bank