Was ist Los – KMC Cultural Highlights – Aug. 21, 2015

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:

• Summer break continues to Sept. 1. A theater fest starts the new play season on Sept. 12.

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

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• Summer break through Sept. 4.

For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Kaiserslautern, Volkspark (duck pond at the corner of Entersweiler- and Donnersberger Strasse):

• Outdoor concert with 35 members of the concert brass orchestra of the Rodenbach Music Association performing entertaining music, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 30. Admission is free. Snacks and beverages are available in bistro. Children’s adventure playground is next to music pavilion.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• Sixty musicians of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Mossalbtal Brass Music present a charity concert, 7 p.m. Sept. 12. Proceeds go to the German War Graves Commission.

For tickets, call Kaiserslautern Tourist-Info at 0631-365-2317.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, stage in front of Haus des Buergers:

• American Night with Touch ‘n’ Go, a USAFE Band ensemble, 8 p.m. today.

• Italian Night with Luigi Botta and Friends, 8 p.m. Aug. 28.

• Cuban Night with Cuban Affairs, 8 p.m. Sept. 4. Admission to all performances is free.

For more information, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de or call 06371-592-220.

Otterberg, Abbey Church:

• Ensemble Peregrina from Switzerland presents “Miracula,” music of the Middle Ages for Saint Nicholas, 5 p.m. Sept. 13. Tickets cost €17.

For details, call Otterberg Tourist Info at 0630131504.

Bildhaus Musikclub Ventil, Hahnbacherhof 2, 67701 Schallodenbach:

• The band Boys Named Sue presents rock ‘n’ roll, country, bluegrass and blues, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 5.

For details, visit bildhaus.info.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:

• “The Glass Menagerie,” a memory play by Tennessee Williams, Sept. 5 to Oct. 24. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday.

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

Miscellaneous:

• Kaiserslautern Gartenschau, through Oct. 31. Special events: Sunday, Catholic worship service, 11 a.m. in willow church. Music in the park with Tri Tone performing soul, funk, rock, reggae, Latin and blues, 2:30 p.m. on stage in Neumuehlepark; children’s tent offers games and crafting, 2 to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 6. Flower show, “Four Seasons,” in flower hall, through Sept. 6; Lego display, through Oct. 31. Opening hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets cost €7 for adults and €3 for children.

For more infomration, visit www.gartenschau-kl.de.

• Kaiserslautern, Japanese Garden open through Oct. 31. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, visit www.japanischergarten.de.

• Kaiserslautern-Erlenbach, village carnival, today through Monday.

• Hoeringen, village carnival, Saturday through Tuesday.

• Miesau, race track (between Miesau and Huetschenhausen, along road L356), horse races with electronic betting, 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is €4 for adults. Children are free.

For more information, visit www.rfvmiesau-ev.de.

• Lambsborn, community hall, Am Fehrborn, Ski and Hiking Friends Lambsborn sponsor the 39th International Volksmarch Saturday and Sunday. Starting times for the 6 km, 10 km and 20 km routes are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, visit www.skifreunde-online.de.

• Pirmasens, Strecktalpark (in center of town), family fest with picnic, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

• Winnweiler, Jewish Museum (Schlossstrasse 37), special exhibition in memory of WWI with postcards, photos and other display objects, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month.

For details, visit www.juedisches-museum-winnweiler.de.

• Wachenheim (south of Bad Duerkheim), Wachtenburg Castle, castle fest starts 7 p.m. today, 10 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday.

For more information, visit www.wachtenburg.de.

• Erpolzheim (south of Gruenstadt), wine carnival, today through Tuesday.

• Neustadt-Diedesfeld, wine carnival, today through Tuesday.

• Weisenheim am Berg (south of Gruenstadt), fun in the streets, today through Tuesday.

• Annweiler/Trifels, adventure days Trifels Castle, Saturday and Sunday.

• Elmstein (west of Lambrecht), German-French biosphere farmers market, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

• Weselberg (south of Bann), village fest, Saturday and Sunday.

• Voelklingen, Völklinger Huette (former ironworks), “The Skull. Icon. Myth. Cult,” showcases about 150 human skulls from stone age until today, through April 3, 2016. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.voelklinger-huette.org.

• 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, Toom Baumarkt, Hohenecker Strasse 10, Fridays.

• Kaiserslautern, Fritz-Walter soccer stadium, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 29.

• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Bad Duerkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark, Gutleutstrasse 48), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Ludwigshafen, Jacob-von-Lavale-Platz, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

• Voelklingen, Voelklinger Huette, Rathausstrasse 75-79, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

• Blieskastel, Zweibruecker Strasse, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.