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May carnival closes Monday
The “Maikerwe,” the May carnival on the Messeplatz fairgrounds in Kaiserslautern, continues through Monday. More than 140 ride owners and vendors are offering attractions, merchandise, food and drink specialties. The event closes out with a “thank you” fireworks display at 10 p.m. Monday.
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:
• “Chopin,” a ballet by Stefano Gianetti, 8 p.m. today, June 19 and 25.
• “Everyman,” a rock mystery with the progressive metal band Vanden Plas, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. June 14 and 21.
• Sixth chamber concert with Quartetto palatino, 11 a.m. Sunday.
• “Bolero,” a ballet by Stefano Giannetti, 3 p.m. Sunday (child care available).
• “Pariser Leben,” an operetta by Jacques Offenbach, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
• “Halka,” a Polish opera by Stanislaw Moniuszko, in German,
7:30 p.m. June 12 and 23.
• “Viel Lärm um nichts,” a comedy by William Shakespeare, in German, 7:30 p.m. June 13 and 19.
• “Long Night of Culture” with singers presenting musical songs at 8 p.m., chamber music at 9 p.m., magician’s show at 10 p.m. and ballet presentations at 11 p.m.
June 13.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.
Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:
• Sound of the World — Festival of Cultures features:
» Oquestrada, Atlanticbeat Mad’ in Portugal, with acoustic dance music, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €20.
» Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba present groovy sounds from Mali, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €22.
• The cover band Die Toten Ärzte presents German rock, 8 p.m. June 12. Tickets
cost €14.
• Party: I love ’90s Music, 11 p.m. June 13. Tickets cost €5.
• Hole full of Love pays tribute to ’70s AC/DC, 8 p.m. June 19. Tickets cost €16.
• NATO jazz night with U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, Big Band of Koblenz-based Army Band, Dixie Group of Musique Militaire Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg, 8 p.m.
June 20. Tickets cost €19. Net proceeds go to NATO Music Festival Foundation.
For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.
Kaiserslautern, Volkspark (duck pond at the corner of Entersweiler- and Donnersberger Strasse):
• Outdoor concert with Musikverein Trippstadt presenting a diversified program, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Snacks and beverages are available in bistro. Children’s adventure playground is next to music pavilion.
JUZ (Youth Center), Steinstrasse 47, Kaiserslautern:
• The bands Manic Circus and Raw present garage rock, 8 p.m. June 12. Tickets cost €7.50.
For details, visit www.juz-kl.de.
Bildhaus Musikclub Ventil, Hahnbacherhof 2, 67701 Schallodenbach:
• Barely Young Band presents rock music, 8 p.m. Saturday.
For details, visit bildhaus.info.
Landstuhl Stadthalle:
• “Two couples, Mon Mari Et Moi,” present chansons from yesterday, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €12.
For more information, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de or call 06371-92340.
English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
• “Death and the Maiden,” a thriller by Ariel Dorfman, June 12 to July 11. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, visit www.english-theatre.org.
Nationaltheater Mannheim, am Goetheplatz:
• “Turandot,” an opera by Giacomo Puccini, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
• “Esame di Mezzanotte,” an opera, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
• Nightmoves: “Classic meets Cuba,” 7:30 p.m. Monday.
For more information, visit www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de.
Saarbrücken, Saarländisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:
• “The Black Rider,” a musical by Tom Waits, Willliam S. Burroughs and Robert Wilson, 7:30 p.m. June 12 and 16.
For more information, visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de or call 0681-3092-486.
Miscellaneous:
• Kaiserslautern Gartenschau, through Oct. 31. Special events: Sunday: Mennonite worship service, 11 a.m. in willow church; Children’s fest, 11 to 5 p.m. in park; Flower show, “Ice Age,” in flower hall to June 14; Lego display in exhibition hall to June 30. 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. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cosplay Day for Manga fans, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, visit www.japanischergarten.de.
• Ramstein, Marktplatz, wine fest with live music by the band Sergeant, 8 p.m. today; the party band Bumsfallera, 5 p.m. Saturday; and Die Hüttenrocker, 8 p.m. Saturday.
• Neustadt-Hambach, music fest, today to Sunday.
• Steinweiler, historical village fest, today to Sunday.
For more information, visit www.dorffest-steinweiler.info.
• Freinsheim (south of Grünstadt), old town fest, today to Sunday. Stores are open 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Edenkoben (south of Neustadt), vintners’ fest, today to Monday; historical fest parade 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
• Dahn, Castles Altdahn, Grafendahn and Tanstein, castle fest with medieval market, Saturday and Sunday.
• Zweibrücken, Rosengarten, rose and garden market, with 70 vendors, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
For more information, visit europas-rosengarten.de/en.
• Landau, State Garden Fair, to Oct. 18.
For more information, visit www.lgs-landau.de.
Flea markets:
• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Kaiserslautern, Merkurstrasse, festgrounds near BMW dealer, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
• Sembach, Gewerbepark (former air base), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
• Bad Dürkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark), 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Radio flea market
The radio museum in Münchweiler/Alsenz (north of Sembach) sponsors its 11th museum fest with a radio flea market 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The radio museum also offers free guided tours. For more information, visit
www.rundfunkmuseum-rlp.de.
