Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Sept. 25, 2015

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Courtesy photo Wine village opens in Neustadt The annual wine harvest fest in Neustadt/German Wine Street starts today with the opening of the wine village consisting of little framework houses across from the train station. Visitors can taste new wine and Palatinate food specialties including onion cake, liver dumplings and saumagen. The wine harvest fest with a carnival takes place Oct. 2 to Oct. 12. The big vintner's parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 11. For more information, visit www.neustadt.eu.
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Wine village opens in Neustadt
The annual wine harvest fest in Neustadt/German Wine Street starts today with the opening of the wine village consisting of little framework houses across from the train station. Visitors can taste new wine and Palatinate food specialties including onion cake, liver dumplings and saumagen. The wine harvest fest with a carnival takes place Oct. 2 to Oct. 12. The big vintner’s parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 11. For more information, visit www.neustadt.eu.

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, Thursday and Oct. 16 and 24.

• “Herzog Blaubarts Burg” and “Der Zwerg,” two operas in German, 6 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 13.

• “Nur noch kurz die Welt retten,” a Europe revue, 8 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 4.

• “Fruehlings Erwachen,” a children’s tragedy, in German, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, 14, 17 and 30 and 6 p.m. Oct. 25.

For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• Max Mutzke performs hip-hop, electro rock, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €30.

• KC Rebell presents hip-hop and rap, 8 p.m. Oct. 3. Tickets cost €23.

• Cecile Verny Quartet presents swing, ballads and bossa, 8 p.m. Oct. 8. Tickets cost €21.

• The German band J.B.O. presents fun metal, 8 p.m. Oct. 9. Tickets cost €30.

• The band Versengold presents Middle Ages Celtic folk and rock, 8 p.m. Oct. 10. Tickets cost €20.

For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• The Pfalztheater Orchestra presents its first symphony concert with works by Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner and Franz Schubert, 8 p.m. today.

• Young, urban fado with Gisela Joao and band, 8 p.m. Oct. 2. Tickets cost €18.

• The ensemble Trio di Clarone presents a chamber concert with works by Mozart, Poulenc, Strawinski, Bach and Beethoven, 8 p.m. Oct. 8. Tickets cost €14 to €24.

• German Radio Philharmonics Saarbruecken Kaiserslautern present works by Giacomo Puccini, Alberto Franchetti and Helmut Krausser, 5 p.m. Oct. 4. Tickets cost €12 to €25.

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

Ramstein-Miesenbach, stage in front of Haus des Buergers:

• The Rock ‘n’ Roll Flamingos present a rockabilly rock ‘n’ roll show, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €12.

• Captain Cook and his Singing Saxophones, an instrumental band, presents a musical trip with diversified songs, 8 p.m. Oct. 2. Tickets cost €26, €29 and €32.

For details, call 06371-592-220 or visit www.hausdesbuergers.de.

Otterberg, Abbey Church:

• The Northwest Palatinate Church Choir presents “Georg Friedrich Haendel: Messia,” 5 p.m. Oct. 11. Tickets cost €16 to €22.

For more infomration, call Otterberg Tourist Info at 06301-31504.

Bildhaus Musikclub Ventil, Hahnbacherhof 2, 67701 Schallodenbach:

• Dizzy Thang present rock ‘n roll with a blues print, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 3.

For details, visit bildhaus.info.

Klug Greenhouse, Neuwoog 1, Enkenbach-Alsenborn:

• Ensemble Terpsichore with percussionist Raphael Buch and pianist Gerd Forster present a concert with works by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schuman and Henry Purcell, 9 p.m. Saturday. Food and drinks will be served before and after the concert.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:

• “The Glass Menagerie,” a memory play by Tennessee Williams, through 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, Protestant worship service, 11 a.m. in willow church; flower show, “Autumn Time,” in flower hall to Oct. 31; pumpkin display under the motto “sports” to Oct. 31; 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.japanischergarten.de.

• Kaiserslautern, Messeplatz fairgrounds, Circus Roncalli performs 7:30 p.m. today, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost from €19 to €48.

For details and tickets, call the hotline at 01806-150555.

• Kindsbach, Mehrzweckhalle, Bavarian beer fest, Saturday.

• Bann, Marktplatz, village carnival, Saturday to Tuesday.

• Otterbach, village carnival, Sunday; parade starts 2:15 p.m.

• Weilerbach, village carnival, today through Monday. Live music at 7 p.m. today, rock music at 8 p.m. Saturday, and cover band Blue Monkeys at 6 p.m. Monday on Dorfplatz. Sunday, stores open noon to 6 p.m.; parade starts 2 p.m.

• Imsbach (north of Winnweiler), mining world offers guided tours in English, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €4 for adults and €2 for children.

For details, visit www.bergbauerlebniswelt-imsbach.de.

• Edenkoben, wine fest of Southern Wine Street, today to Monday.

• Bad Duerkheim-Hardenburg, medieval market, Saturday and Sunday.

• Herschweiler-Pettersheim (north of Schoenenberg-Kübelberg), European Farmers Market, Saturday and Sunday.

Flea markets:

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

• Kaiserslautern, Toom Baumarkt, Hohenecker Strasse 10, Fridays.

• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Bad Duerkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark, Gutleutstrasse 48), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Frankenthal, Festplatz, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

• Gruenstadt, Kaufland, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

• Saarlouis-Lisdorf, Ikea parking lot (Im Hader 1), 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Courtesy photo ‘Black or White’ The Stadthalle Landstuhl will present “Black or White,” a tribute to Michael Jackson, with 17 participants presenting more than 20 hits by Michael Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Tickets range from €23 to €32. For reservations, call 06371-9234-44 or visit  www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.
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‘Black or White’
The Stadthalle Landstuhl will present “Black or White,” a tribute to Michael Jackson, with 17 participants presenting more than 20 hits by Michael Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Tickets range from €23 to €32. For reservations, call 06371-9234-44 or visit
www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.