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Gem cutting, goldsmith market
Idar-Oberstein sponsors the 17th German gemstone cutting and gold smith market in combination with a street arts festival 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Gemstone cutters and goldsmiths present their skills and sell their items at 50 stands. Theater groups, artists and walking acts perform in the streets. Sunday, stores are open for shopping from 1 to 6 p.m. For details, visit www.idar-oberstein.de. Note: Remember that federal street B270 is closed on Sunday to motorized traffic from Kaiserslautern to Lauterecken for “Car-free Lauter Valley.”
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:
• Summer break continues through Sept. 1. A theater fest starts the new play season on Sept. 12.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.
Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:
• Summer break through Sept. 4.
For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.
Kaiserslautern, Volkspark (duck pond at the corner of Entersweiler- and Donnersberger Strasse):
• Outdoor concert with Kirchenmusikverein Osthofen, a 45-member brass orchestra performing traditional brass music, rock, pop, swing and musical melodies, 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.
Apostelkirche, Pariser Strasse 22, Kaiserslautern:
• Organ concert with Tobias Naumann, 6 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, visit www.kirchen-in-kl.de.
Ramstein-Miesenbach, stage in front of Haus des Bürgers:
• French Night with La Fine Equipe and Marcel Adam, 8 p.m. today.
• Jamaican Night with Superjam, 8 p.m. Aug. 7.
• Mexican Night with Los Mexicanos, 8 p.m. Aug. 14.
• American Night with Touch ‘n’ Go, a USAFE Band ensemble, 8 p.m. Aug. 21.
• Italian Night with Luigi Botta and Friends, 8 p.m. Aug. 28.
• Cuban Night with Cuban Affairs, 8 p.m. Sept. 4.
Admission to all performances is free.
For more information, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de or call 06371-592-220.
Landstuhl, Am Feuerwehrturm 4:
• Rock at tower with bands Sidewalk and 7ty Proof, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €9.
Bildhaus Musikclub Ventil, Hahnbacherhof 2, 67701 Schallodenbach:
• The Rosevalley Sisters perform harmony songs in the style of the 1930s and 1940s, 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
For details, visit bildhaus.info.
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.
Miscellaneous:
• Kaiserslautern Gartenschau, through Oct. 31. Special events: Sunday: Catholic worship service, 11 a.m. in willow church; Children’s tent offers games and crafting, 2 to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 6; Flower show, “Four Seasons,” in flower hall, through Sept. 6; Lego display, through Oct. 31. 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. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, visit www.japanischer, garten.de.
• Kaiserslautern, Humbergturm (tower in forest next to Bremerhof), summer fest with music, children’s activities, barefoot path, food and beverages, to celebrate 115 years of Humbergturm, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, visit www.humberg-kaiserslautern.de.
• Kaiserslautern to Lauterecken, car-free adventure day on B270, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
• St. Martin (north of Edenkoben), wine carnival, today to Tuesday.
• Neustadt-Mussbach, wine fest, today to Tuesday.
• Zeiskam (north of Landau), onion fest and farmers market, today through Sunday.
• Gleisweiler (southwest of Edenkoben), wine fest, today to Monday.
• Göllheim (B47, north of Eisenberg), archway fest, today to Sunday.
• Gerolsheim (between Grünstadt and Frankenthal), fountain fest, today and Saturday.
• Pirmasens, Exerzierplatz, schlabbeflicker fest, today and Saturday. Local associations present music, entertainment, food specialties.
• Steinalben (south of Linden), summer fest, Saturday and Sunday.
• Heltersberg (southwest of Schopp), village fest, Saturday and Sunday.
• Landau, State Garden Fair, to Oct. 18.
For more information, visit www.lgs-landau.de.
Flea markets:
• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Kaiserslautern, near Fritz-Walter soccer stadium, Fritz-Walter Strasse 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
• Kaiserslautern, Toom Baumarkt, Hohenecker Strasse 10, Fridays.
• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
• Homburg, Am Forum, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
• Sankt Wendel, Zur Mott (center), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
• Saarlouis, Am Kirchenbach 46 (Rewe), Sunday.
• Bad Dürkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark), 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Frankenthal, festgrounds in center, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Schlosspark fest
The grounds of Trippstadt Schloss (palace) open at 6 p.m. today for the annual Schlosspark Festival. At 8:30 p.m. today, the entire area gets illuminated. A performance by “Graceland — A tribute to Simon & Garfunkel meets classics” is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. followed by disco dancing and an Abba cover show from
10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Tickets cost €16.50. On Saturday, doors to the light fest open at 5 p.m. The band Season Four plays 6 to 8 p.m. and Brass Machine & Friends follow at 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. A special light and fire show is from 10 to
10:30 p.m., and a fireworks display with music will be at 10:50 p.m. Tickets cost €11.50. A combination ticket for both days is €24.50. For details, visit
www.schlosspark-festival.de.
