WAS IST LOS? Cultural Highlights

EVENTS

Kaiserslautern, English Guided Tour of the city. Nov. 9. militaryingermany.com/event/tour

Matzenbach, 36th Potzberglauf: Running Event in Gimsbach. Nov. 9. militaryingermany.com/event/run

Bad Duerkheim, Laurentifest Wine Fair. Nov. 9 and 10. militaryingermany.com/event/wine-3

Bad Duerkheim, Wine Fair. Nov. 9 to 11. militaryingermany.com/event/wine

Quirnbach, Horse Market. Nov. 13. militaryingermany.com/event/horse

Weisenheim am Sand, Art at the Old City Hall. Until Nov. 10. militaryingermany.com/event/art-2

Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Culture Days. Until Nov. 24. militaryingermany.com/event/culture

Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: Eva Jospin, Forest Dreams. Until Jan. 12. militaryingermany.com/event/eva

Voelklingen, Exhibition: Pharao Gold. Until April 2020. militaryingermany.com/event/gold

Nov. 9 – 10
Bad Dürkheim
Taste the first wine of the new season for free at Vier Jahreszeiten Winzer eG in Bad Dürkheim during their annual Laurentifest, which will feature wine fines, culinary delights, musical entertainment and more on Nov. 9 and 10. The admission price functions as a voucher to shop at the Vinothek. For more information go to militaryingermany.com/event/wine-3. Photo by l i g h t p o e t / Shutterstock.com

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

Prometheus: ballet by Stijn Celis with music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Nov. 17, 6 p.m.; Nov. 8, 13, 23, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

We Are Here: Choreography by Anna Konjetzky. Nov. 21, 22, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €19.

CONCERTS

Saarlaendisches Staatstheater

Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:

For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland

3rd Symphony Concert: Magical Moments.
Dec. 1, 11 a.m.; Dec. 2, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €18.

Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern

For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317

Dance of the Big Peace: Kaiserslautern TU Orchestra. Nov. 10, 5 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

The Sound of Lyrics: Improvisations and Compositions. Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €12.

Elias: Felix Mendelssohn “Elias op. 70”. Nov. 22, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €17.50.

Jazz Stage meets NATO Jazz. Nov. 29, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: a concert for children aged 6+. Dec. 1, 3 p.m. Tickets cost €9.

Genius Strikes: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbruecken. Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €17.50.

Christmasy Baroque Music: Le Concert Lorrain. Dec. 8, 5 p.m. Tickets start at €14.50.

Ella & Louis Mannheim

For details, visit www.ellalouis.de

The Vampires. Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Klaus Gasteiger The Look of Love. Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Matthias Schriefl – Shreefpunk Trio Unplugged. Nov. 12, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Jazz with Boian Videnoff. Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Bunge-Hertel Duo. Nov. 16, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Thomas Siffilng’s New Quartet. Nov. 25, 8 p.m. Ticket costs TBA.

Richie Beirach Quartet feat. Reiner Witzel. Nov. 29, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €24.

Hadar Noiberg & Olivia Trummer. Dec. 2, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Chameleon feat. Jana Schrietter. Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.

Den Atelier Luxembourg

For details, visit www.denatelier.lu

Jenifer: Singer from France. Nov. 14, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €44.

Tom Rosenthal: Singer-Songwriter from the UK. Nov. 30, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €28.

Hot Chip: Electro Indie from the UK. Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €33.

Thylacine: Electronic from France. Dec. 6, 10 p.m. Tickets cost €24.

Northlane: Metalcore from Australia. Dec. 19, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €27.

Garage Saarbruecken

For details, visit www.garage-sb.de

Brit Floyd: The World’s Biggest Pink Floyd Show. Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €52.

EXUMER: Winter Hostilities 2019. Dec. 1, 6 p.m. Tickets cost €27.10.

Fiddler’s Green: Heyday Tour 2019. Dec. 12, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €34.25.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern

For details, visit www.kammgarn.de

Leonard Cohen Tribute: Roland Helm & Band. Nov. 21, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €20.

Nuit de la Chanson: Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €20.

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. Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern

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

Tell Me on a Sunday: musical in German by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Nov. 7, 28, Dec. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.

Die Fledermaus: The Bat, an opera by Johann Strauss. Nov. 12, 29, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail: The Abduction from Serail, an opera for children based on music by Mozart. Dec. 13,  19, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €7.

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. Nov. 15, 28, Dec, 3, 11, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €15.

Animal Farm: a play in German based on the novel by George Orwell. Dec. 4, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €12.

Hoffnung: Hope, a play in German based on a Flamish tragedy by Stijn Devillé. Nov. 15, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €21.

The Sorrows of Young Werther: a play based on the epistolary novel by Goethe in German. Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. English performance on Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €21.

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern

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

Mein ziemlich seltsamer Freund Walter: My Pretty Weird Friend Walter, a play for young people in German by Sibylle Berg. Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.

English Theatre

Frankfurt, Gallusanlage 7

For more information, visit www.english-theatre.de

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street based on the musical by Christopher Bond, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. November 2 to February 9. Performances are Tuesdays to Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 6 p.m. Tickets start at €37.

SPORTS

SAP Arena, Handball: Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs. THW Kiel. Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Tickets start at €15.

SAP Arena, Ice Hockey: Adler Mannheim vs. Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven. Nov. 17, 5 p.m. Tickets start at €15.