Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights

The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change.

Performing arts:

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern:

• “Everyman,” a rock mystery with the progressive metal band Vanden Plas, 7:30 p.m. today, May 5, 9 and 15, and 6 p.m. May 3 and 24.

• “Ich heisse Ben!,” a comedy for children and youth, in German,
11 a.m. today, 4 p.m. May 2 and 3, 10 a.m. May 4, 5 and 11, and 8 p.m. May 15.

• “Begegnungen!_3,” a choir project with the Pfalztheater Choir and people from the area, 6 p.m. Sunday.

• “Yellow Line,” a comedy in German, 6 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. May 6 and 28.

• Fifth chamber concert with works by Ravel, Debussy, Jolivet and Takemitsu, 11 a.m. Sunday.

• “Rigoletto,” an opera by Guiseppe Verdi, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and May 29, and 3 p.m. May 17.

• “Viel Lärm um nichts,” a comedy by William Shakespeare, in German, 7:30 p.m. May 2, 13, 16, 26 and 30, and 6 p.m. May 10.

• “Irrelohe,” an opera by Franz Schreker, in German, 7:30 p.m. May 8.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• Kissin’ Dynamite presents heavy metal, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €19.

• The band Kellerkommando presents rap mixed with rock and German folk, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €14.

• The band Celtica presents pipes rock, 8 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €18.

• “Nuit de la Chanson” features  singers presenting various French chansons, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €17.

• No Music in Ktown features newcomers, 8 p.m. May 2. Tickets cost €8.

• Annett Louisan performs German songs, 8 p.m. May 5. Tickets cost €37.

• The German band Triosence presents jazz, 8 p.m. May 7. Tickets cost €19.
For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• The German Radio Philharmonics Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern presents “Beethoven’s World,” 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost 17 to €25.

• The Pfalztheater Orchestra presents “Romeo und Julia,” with works by Peter Tschaikowsky, Sergej Prokofjew and Leonard Bernstein, 5 p.m. May 3. Tickets cost €12 to €25.

For tickets, call Kaiserslautern Tourist-Info at 0631-365-2317.

JUZ (Youth Center), Steinstrasse 47, Kaiserslautern:

• Concert unplugged with bands Katana and Fused, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €7.50. For more information, visit www.juz-kl.de.

Stiftskirche, Stiftsplatz, Kaiserslautern:

• “Spirits Antiqua,” soloist presents sound visions by Hildegard von Bingen, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €14.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Bürgers:

• Räuber live in concert, a 2-hour concert program by five musicians from Cologne with popular German songs, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €28.50 to €34.

• Country night with the band R.E.A.C.H., 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €12.

• Pianist Stephan Schappé presents “Classic without limits,” a piano night with works by Schumann, Bizet, Piazolla, Eric Carmen and Tonci Huljic,
5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €12.

• “Höchste Zeit,” a German musical, 8 p.m. May 3. Tickets cost between €30.70 and €37.30.
For more information, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de, or call 06371-592-220.

Landstuhl Stadthalle:

• “Chill out in the Foyer” with Wolfgang Sing and Uwe Forsch presenting music from four decades,
7 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €12.
• “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” a musical show from the 1980s, 7:30 p.m. May 9. Tickets cost €19.50 to €28. For details, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de or call 06371-92340..

Abbey Church, Otterberg:
• Robert-Schumann Youth Choir and instrumental ensemble Hay Creation present a church concert, “Joseph Haydn and the New World,” 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €20.

Winnweiler Festhaus, Höringerstrasse 8:

• The U.S. Army Europe Band & Chorus present a chamber concert presenting compostions by Beethoven, Raff, Krommer, etc., 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:

• “Other Desert Cities,” a sizzling comedy of family secrets by Jon Robin Baitz, through May 31. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday.
For details, visit www.englishtheatre.org.

Miscellaneous:

• Kaiserslautern Gartenschau, through Oct. 31. Special events on Sunday: Protestant worship service in willow church 11 a.m. Flower show opens with music 3 p.m. in the flower hall. Opening hours are 9 a.m. to
7 p.m. Tickets cost €7 for adults and €3 for children.
For more information, visit www.gartenschau-kl.de.

• Kaiserslautern, Japanese Garden open through Oct. 31. Hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.japanischergarten.de.

• Kaiserslautern, Stiftsplatz, market fest, 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

• Pirmasens, Messplatz, May carnival, Thursday to May 10.

Flea markets:

• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Kaiserslautern, Messeplatz, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Bann, Marktplatz, German-American flea market, Saturday.

• Mehlingen, former Penny market (Tannenstrasse), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Bad Dürkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark), 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.