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by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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:
• “Terror,” a play in German about a terror attack scenario by Ferdinand von Schirach where the audience has to render a judgement, 7:30 p.m. today and Nov. 8, 12 and 30.
• “Haensel und Gretel,” a fairy tale play by Engelbert Humperdinck, in German, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Wednesday and Nov. 18 and 29, and 3 p.m. Nov. 6 (with childcare).
• “My Fair Lady,” a musical by Frederick Loewe, in German, 6 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 and 25.
• “Attila,” an opera by Guiseppe Verdi, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and 19.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.
Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:
• International Blues Festival:
Today: Groove Cookies, 8 p.m.; Walter Trout, 9:30 p.m.; Jim Kahr, 11 p.m. Tickets cost €30.
Saturday: Simo, 8 p.m.; The Brew, 9:30 p.m.; The Excitements, 11 p.m. Tickets cost €24.
• The band Messer presents post punk and rock, 8 p.m. Monday. Tickets cost €20.
• Madeline Juno & Band present pop music, 8 p.m. Nov. 4. Tickets cost €25.
• The band Killerpilze and special guest present rock and pop, 8 p.m. Nov. 5. Tickets cost €22.
• Nils Wuelker & Band present jazz combined with pop, 8 p.m. Nov. 8. Tickets cost €28.
For more information, visit
www.kammgarn.de.
Samhain fest
The Celtic village in Steinbach celebrates the Celtic Samhain fest, which is the origin of Halloween, 4 to 11 p.m. Monday. The event features Celtic life presentations, sword fights, fire eaters, camp fires and various activities. At 7 p.m., a torch hike with druid ceremony starts. The Irish folk band Greengrass performs at 8 p.m. Visitors can taste Celtic food and mead. Admission is €4 for adults and €2 for children; families pay €10. For details, visit www.winnweiler-vg.de.
Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:
• Song night with soprano singer Hanna-Elisabeth Mueller and pianist Juliane Ruf performing songs by Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schumann, Alexander von Zemlinsky and Hugo Wolf, 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €18.
• “Baroque and Classic,” the Collegium Musicum Kaiserslautern presents works by Joseph Haydn, Georg Friedrich Haendel, Johann Bach and WolfgangAmadeus Mozart, 5 p.m. Nov. 6. Tickets cost €18.
For tickets, contact Tourist Information Kaiserslautern at 0631-365-2317.
Volksbank, Casino, Fischerstrasse 49:
• The violin duo The Twiolins present “Sunfire,” music from different countries, continents and galaxies,
8 p.m. Nov. 4. Tickets cost €5.
For tickets, contact Volksbank at 0631-3610-113.
Stiftskirche Kaiserslautern:
• “A Little Market Music” with Emmerich-Smola Music School, noon Saturday. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.
Landstuhl Stadthalle:
• The Mobiles present “Moving Shadows,” their award-winning shadow theater highlighting a journey around the globe, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12. Tickets cost €23 to €32.
For details, call 06371-92340 or visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.
Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:
• The unplugged band Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen presents songs of the last decades in a cozy atmosphere, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €14.
• Festive operetta gala with soprano singer Melanie Petcu and tenor Alexander Wendt presenting romantic songs of love, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €12.
• “Alles Gute, liebe Leiche,” an interactive performance of a criminal story combined with a four-course dinner, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Tickets cost €69.
• “Africa Jambo,” a show by Senegalese artist Max Bousso and his ensemble Voodo Beats; African food specialties and arts and crafts will be presented as well, 8 p.m. Nov. 5. Tickets cost €25 to €36.
For details, call 06371-592-220 or visit www.hausdesbuergers.de.
English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
• “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” a musical comedy, will be played from Nov. 12.
For more information, visit
www.english-theatre.org.
Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:
• “West Side Story,” a musical with German text and English songs, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 6 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Nov. 5.
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de.
Miscellaneous:
• Kaiserslautern, Gartenschau (dino park), open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday with flower show “Fabulously Changeable” in flower hall; Lego display in exhibition hall; and pumpkin display under the motto “Royal.” Tickets cost €7 for adults and €3 for children.
For additional information, visit www.gartenschau-kl.de.
• Kaiserslautern, Japanese Garden, Am Abendsberg 1, open until Nov. 13. Tickets cost €5.50 for adults; €3 for children.
For more information, visit
www.japanischergarten.de.
• Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach, zoo, Halloween event, 6 to 9 p.m. Monday.
• Otterbach, Dorfplatz, Halloween fest with live music, disc jockey, pumpkin and best costume awards, camp fire and food specialties, 5 p.m. Monday; horror walk with lights at 7 p.m.
• Kindsbach, Mehrzweckhalle, Halloween party, 8 p.m. Monday.
• Finkenbach-Gersweiler (northwest of Rockenhausen), cattle drive downhill, 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Fest starts at 11 a.m. with children’s activities, petting zoo, eating and drinking, and live music until late at night.
Last chance to visit Gartenschau
Monday is the last day visitors of the Gartenschau Kaiserslautern can admire the local Rathaus and many other buildings in the Lego exhibition, enjoy the indoor flower show as well as the pumpkin display under the motto “Royal.” The Gartenschau, with the dinosaur park, is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Tickets cost €7 for adults and €3 for children. A wine fair with 70 vendors presenting wines and delicacies takes place from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday. Wine fair tickets, including a wine and food tasting, water and coffee cost €23. For details, visit www.gartenschau-kl.de.
Flea markets:
• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
• Kaiserslautern, Toom, Hohenecker Strasse 18, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
• Bad Duerkheim, Saline (salt-works, Gutleutstrasse 48), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
• Bad Duerkheim, Brunnenhalle, Kurbrunnenstrasse 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
