WAS IST LOS? Cultural Highlights

EVENTS

Bad Dürkheim, Wine Fair. Nov. 16 and 17. militaryingermany.com/event/wine

Ramstein, Pre-Christmas Arts and Crafts Market. Nov. 16 and 17. militaryingermany.com/event/market

Dackenheim. Mulled Wine and Bratwurst Sunday. Nov. 17. militaryingermany.com/event/wine-4

Kaiserslautern, KL On Ice. Nov. 22 to Feb. 16. militaryingermany.com/event/wine

Irish Autumn: Workshops and Music. Nov. 22 to 24. militaryingermany.com/event/irish

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

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

Bad Dürkheim, Exhibition: Veni, Vidi, Playmobil. Until January 31. militaryingermany.com/event/veni

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

A Journey through 70 years of NATO and Jazz History
Nov. 29, 8 p.m.
Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
Jazz fans mark your calendars for the event. Celebrating NATO’s 70th anniversary, the Jazz Trio of the Luxembourg Musique Militaire Grand-Ducale and the Jazz Combo of the German Heeresmusikkorps Koblenz will perform together with the local Kaiserslautern Jazzbühne presenting highlights of Jazz history in combined and solo performances. Tickets are sold at €16 (reduced 11.00 EUR) at Tourist-Information, Fruchthallstraße 14, 67655 Kaiserslautern (phone 0631 365-2316) or at the box-office on the night. Graphic by Manmfred Reudenbach / NATO Allied Air Command Public Affairs Office

FLEA MARKETS

Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (Real) Parking Lot. Every Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bad Dürkheim, 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. 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

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.

Christmas Concert: USAFE Band. Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Tickets are free but must be picked up in advance.

 

Ella & Louis Mannheim

For details, visit www.ellalouis.de

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

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

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.

The Arab Princess or the Regifted Life, an opera based on an Arab Fairytale. Dec, 22, 29, 4 p.m. Tickets cost €12.

 

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. 28, Dec. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.

Die Fledermaus: The Bat, an opera by Johann Strauss. Nov. 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, Ice Hockey: Adler Mannheim vs. Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven. Nov. 17, 5 p.m. Tickets start at €15.

SAP Arena, Champions League Ice Hockey: Adler Mannheim vs. Mountfield HK. Nov. 19, 7 p.m. Tickets start at €15.