WAS IST LOS? Cultural Highlights

The German Wine Fest at the heart of the world’s oldest wine road, in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, will enchant visitors with fine culinary delights, a ferris wheel and other family-friendly attractions around the city center between October 2 and 14. Admission is free. For more information go to militaryingermany.com/event/wine-3. Photo by Patino / Shutterstock.com

EVENTS
Weisenheim am Berg, Oktoberfest. Oct. 4. militaryingermany.com/event/oktoberfest-2
Bad Duerkheim, Bacchus Wine Fest at Weingut Rasskopf-Hofmann. Oct. 4 to 6. militaryingermany.com/event/wine-6
Bad Duerkheim, Market Breakfast – Music by Acoustic Fight. Oct. 5. militaryingermany.com/event/breakfast
Landstuhl, Culinary Beer Hike. Oct. 5. militaryingermany.com/event/beer
Wallhalben, Potato Market in Wallhalben. Oct. 5 and 6. militaryingermany.com/event/potato
Erpolzheim, Fall Fest. Oct. 5 and 6. militaryingermany.com/event/fall-2
Ramstein, Ramstein Farmers’ Market. Oct. 6. militaryingermany.com/event/farmers
Trippstadt, Jelly and Jam Market Johanniskreuz. Oct. 6. militaryingermany.com/event/jelly
Neustadt, Palatinate Wine Village. Until Oct. 14. militaryingermany.com/event/wine-5
Forbach, Cora. Wine Fair. Until Oct. 15. militaryingermany.com/event/wine-fair
Friedelsheim, Federweisser and Flammkuchen Weeks. Until Oct. 15. militaryingermany.com/event/feder
Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: LEGO. Until Oct. 31. militaryingermany.com/event/lego
Neustadt-Mussbach, Fest of the New Wine. Until Nov. 3. militaryingermany.com/event/new
Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: Eva Jospin, Forest Dreams. Until Jan. 12. militaryingermany.com/event/eva

FLEA MARKETS
Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (Real) Parking Lot. Every Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bad Duerkheim, salt-works in Kurpark, Gutleutstrasse 46. Every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mainz, Uniparkplatz. Every Saturday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Performing Arts

BALLET / DANCE
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland
Cirque Bouffon: Lafolia, acrobatics, body art and music. Oct. 5, 6, 2:30 p.m.; Oct. 5, 6, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €24.

CONCERTS
Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317
In the Mood for the 40’s: Blue Note Big Band and The Rosevalley Sisters. Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Young Award Winners: works by Vivaldi, Haendel, Bach and more. Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €5.
Today is the Best Day: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbruecken. Oct. 20, 5 p.m. Tickets start at €12.50.
Von Barock bis Bebop. Oct. 22, 11 a.m. Tickets cost €9.
In Walton und Leimer’s Cosmos: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbruecken. Oct. 24, 1 p.m. Tickets cost €14
Lust and Fairy Dance: German State Philharmonic Orchestra Rhineland Palatinate. Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €17.50.
A Woman of the World: Gwennyn, singer. Oct. 30, 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost €17.

Irish House Kaiserslautern
For details, visit www.irishhouse.kunstgriff-event.de
Hundred Seventy Split: 1969er TYA Woodstock-Song-Setlist. Oct. 5, 9 p.m. Tickets cost €21.
New Jersey: Bon Jovi Tribute. Oct. 26, 9 p.m. Tickets cost €15.
Larry H Soulman and Band. Nov. 1, 9 p.m. Tickets cost €10.

Ella & Louis Mannheim
For details, visit www.ellalouis.de
Peter Protschka Quintet feat. Rick Margitza. Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Mareike Wiening New York Quintet feat. Rich Perry. Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Paulo Morello Sambop feat. Lula Galvao: Brazilian Jazz. Oct. 14, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €20.
New Jazz Voices Trio feat. Efrat Alony. Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €20.
Susan Weinert Rainbow Trio. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Markus Harm Quartet As It Is. Oct. 29, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Den Atelier Luxembourg
For details, visit www.denatelier.lu
Blackbear: Singer Songwriter from the U.S. Oct. 10, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €25.
James Morrison. Oct. 14, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €44.
Pixies: Alternative Rock from the U.S. Oct. 17, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €45.
Machine Head: Metal from the U.S. Oct. 27, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €37.

Garage Saarbruecken
For details, visit www.garage-sb.de
Toy Dolls: 40th Anniversary Tour. Oct. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €29.
Beyond the Black: Heart of the Hurricane European Tour. Oct. 16, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €35.
Baroness: European Tour 2019. Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €29.45.
Monkey 3: Heavy Psych-Rock from Outer Space. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €17.20.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern
For details, visit www.kammgarn.de
Omer Klein Trio: ‘Radio Mediteran’ Tour. Oct. 9, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €20.
Winterstorm & Evertale: Medieval Power Metal. Oct. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets €20.50.
Friend ’n Fellow: Acoustic Soul. Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €23.

MUSICALS / OPERAS
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland
Le Nozze Di Figaro: The Wedding of Figaro, an opera in Italian by W. A. Mozart. Oct. 6, 6 p.m.; Oct. 12, 18, 30, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de
Cabaret: musical by John Kander based on the narratives by Christopher Isherwood. Oct. 19, 30, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.
Tell Me on a Sunday: musical in German by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Oct. 12, Nov. 2, 7, 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.
Die Fledermaus: The Bat, an opera by Johann Strauss. Oct. 26, Nov. 6, 12, 29, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

PLAYS
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland
Hexenjagd: “Witch Hunt” by Arthur Miller, a play in German. Oct. 11, 19, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €15.
Animal Farm: a play in German based on the novel by George Orwell. Oct. 5, 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €12.
Hoffnung: Hope, a play in German based on a Flamish tragedy by Stijn Devillé. Oct. 11, 16, 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €21.

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de
Roberto Zucco: play in German by Bernard-Marie Koltes. Oct. 9, 17, 23, 30, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.

SPORTS
SAP Arena, Ice Hockey: Adler Mannheim vs. Grizzlys Wolfsburg. Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €15.
SAP Arena, Ice Hockey: Adler Mannheim vs. Djurgarden Stockholm. Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €15.