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Lake fest with music at Ohmbachsee
Ohmbachseefest, Seefest, features musical performances on three stages, fireworks displays, a torch ride on the lake and eating and drinking specialties today through Sunday. Bands performing include Funhouse plays P!nk, Brassmachine, Katana, Insantiv, Lineout, Fused, From da Soul and Impact. Children can enjoy bouncy castles, face-painting and air balloon arts. A slackline park has been set up to test balancing skills. Hours are from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. today, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. The three-day tickets costs €9; one-day tickets are €5. Visitors are not allowed to bring drinks. Dogs are not allowed after 6 p.m. For details, visit www.seefest.de.
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:
• “Fidelio,” an opera by Ludwig van Beethoven, 7:30 p.m. today.
• “Halka,” a Polish opera by Stanislaw Moniuszko, in German, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.
Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:
• Party: “I love 90s,” ’90s music nonstop, 11 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.
Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:
• “Alles muss Raus” revue with disabled and non-disabled performers, 7:30 p.m. today. Tickets cost €5.
• Japanese Garden sponsors a Japanese Night with dancers and the percussion group Ren from Kawasaki playing the taiko drums, 7 p.m. Saturday.
For tickets, call Kaiserslautern Tourist-Info at 0631-365-2317.
Kaiserslautern, Volkspark (duck pond at the corner of Entersweiler- and Donnersberger Strasse):
• Outdoor concert with Vereinskapelle Enkenbach performing traditional and modern music, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Snacks and beverages are available in bistro. Children’s adventure playground is next to music pavilion.
Abbey Church, Otterberg:
• Church concert: “Praise his holy name! – Gospels and more,” with the vocal ensemble Con Spirito and a jazz trio, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €17.
For details, call the Otterberg Tourist Office at 06301-31504.
Ramstein-Miesenbach, stage in front of Haus des Bürgers:
• French Night with La Fine Equipe and Marcel Adam, 8 p.m. July 31. Admission is free.
For more information, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de or call 06371-592-220.
Bildhaus Musikclub Ventil, Hahnbacherhof 2, 67701 Schallodenbach:
• Mrs. Voice & Dr. Key present songs by Sting, The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Carol King, 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
For details, visit bildhaus.info.
Rockenhausen, Schlosspark:
• Musical summer with the Barrelhouse Jazzband, 8 p.m. today.
• Last night of the proms Rockenhausen – Classic meets pop with Symphonic Brass Orchestra Hunsrück, 8 p.m. July 25. Tickets cost €13 to €22.
For more information, visit www.rockenhausen.de.
English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
• “The Glass Menagerie,” a memory play by Tennessee Williams, Sept. 5 to Oct. 24. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, visit www.english-theatre.org.
Strasbourg, France, Salle de la Bourse, 1 Place Mal de Lattre de Tassigny:
• The United States Army Europe Band presents in cooperation with the World Saxophone Congress XVII the NATO Saxophone Orchestra with works by Schubert, Reich and Dankner, 6 p.m. Sunday.
For tickets and for more information, visit www.saxopen.com.
Miscellaneous:
• Kaiserslautern Gartenschau, through Oct. 31. Special events: Sunday: Ecumenical worship service, 11 a.m. in willow church. Music in the park with Knight Rost in circus, for children, 2:30 p.m. on open-air stage. Thursday: Drug prevention event with activities, fun and information, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Neumühlepark.Flower show, “Timeout,” in flower hall, through Sunday. 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. Traditional summer fest, Tanabata, with taiko group from Japan, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, visit www.japanischergarten.de.
• Kaiserslautern, Fritz-Walter Soccer Stadium, stadium fest, with show training, FCK museum, autographs by professional players, children’s activities, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
• Imsbach (north of Winnweiler), mining world offers guided tours in English, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €4 for adults and €2 for children.
For more information, visit www.bergbauerlebniswelt-imsbach.de.
• Eulenbis, village carnival, Saturday to Monday.
• Wartenberg-Rohrbach (on B40, north of Sembach), village carnival, Saturday to Monday.
• Einselthum (on B47, north of Eisenberg), wine carnival, today to Sunday.
• Leinsweiler (west of Landau), summer fest in yards, today to Monday.
• Maikammer/German Wine Street (south of Neustadt), wine carnival, today to Monday.
• Pirmasens, Eisweiher, Landauer Strasse 140, medieval market, 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Flea markets:
• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Kaiserslautern, Merkurstrasse, festgrounds near BMW dealer, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
• Kaiserslautern, Toom Baumarkt, Hohenecker Strasse 10, Fridays.
• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
• Bad Dürkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark), 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Bad Dürkheim, Brunnenhalle, Kurbrunnenstrasse, second-hand fashion market, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Zweibrücken, Schlossplatz, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Worms, Einkaufspark, Schönauer Strasse, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Grünstadt, Kaufland, Kirchheimer Strasse, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Street theater
The British Hijinx Theatre’s Sleepwalkers take part in the street theater festival, “Alles Muss Raus,” today through Sunday in Kaiserslautern. Throughout the weekend, bands, walking groups, dancers, artists and clowns, both disabled and non-disabled, perform in the center of town. The opening revue begins at 7:30 p.m. today in Fruchthalle, next to the Tourist Office on Fruchthallstrasse. Admission is €5. All other performances are free. For more information, visit www.alles-muss-raus-festival.de.
