Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Feb. 19, 2016

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change.

Courtesy photo Easter egg exhibitionThe 21st Easter Egg Exhibition will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 27 and 28 in the Westpfalz Werkstaetten, Sauerwiesen 18 in Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach. Read next week’s KA for more information.
Courtesy photo
Easter egg exhibition
The 21st Easter Egg Exhibition will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 27 and 28 in the Westpfalz Werkstaetten, Sauerwiesen 18 in Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach. Read next week’s KA for more information.

Performing arts:

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern:
• “Romeo und Julia,” a ballet by James Sutherland with music by Sergej Prokofjew, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 13, 16 and 19.
• “Blackbird,” a play by David Harrower, in German, 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, March 2, 4, 8, 10, 19 and 26.
• “Eugen Onegin” an opera by Peter Tschaikowski, in Russian, 3 p.m. Feb. 28 (with childcare), 7:30 p.m. March 18 and 6 p.m. March 27.
• “Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Wolfe,” Who’s afraid of Virgina Wolfe, a play by Edward Albee, in German, 7:30 p.m. March 5.
• “My Fair Lady,” a musical by Frederick Loewe, in German, 7:30 p.m. March 10, 12 and 26; and 3 p.m. March 6.
• “Nur noch kurz die Welt retten,” a Europe revue, 8 p.m. March 13 and 17.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:
• Lary Hawthorne’s James Brown Revolution Show, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €24.
• Symphonic Metal Nights
Part I features the bands Xandria and Serenity, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €23.
• Nuit de la Chanson with Pauline Ngoc and Philippe Huguet performing French chansons, 8 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets cost €19.
• German singer Lumaraa presents hip-hop and rap, 8 p.m. March 5. Tickets cost €15.
• Singer and songwriter Sophie Hunger presents blues, folk, rock, jazz and pop, 8 p.m. March 7. Tickets cost €27. For additional information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:
• The Kaiserslautern County Symphony Orchestra presents “Femmes fatales,” with works by Georges Bizet, Guiseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach and Gustav Mahler, 5 p.m. Feb. 28. Tickets cost €12 to €25.
• Chamber concert with pianist Arturo Piazzo presenting works by Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin and Sergej Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow, 8 p.m. March 3. Tickets cost €14 to €24.
For more information, call the Kaiserslautern Tourist Information office at 0631-365-2317.

Volksbank, Casino, Fischerstrasse 49, Kaiserslautern:
• “Trumpet and Piano,” features works by Jean Pennequin, Johannes Brahms, Georges Enesco and Vladimir Peskin, 8 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets cost €5.
For more informationa and to reserve tickets, call 0631-3610-113.

JUZ (Youth Center), Steinstrasse 47, Kaiserslautern:
• JA!ZZVEAU presents Moon Alley, Sachma and Extra3st, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €7.50.
For more information, visit www.juz-kl.de.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:
• Singer and songwriter Marcel Adam, accordion players Christian di Fantauzzi and Christian Conrad and guitar player Vincent Carduccio present the typical French sound, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €14.
• “Classic meets Pop,” scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled.
• Song evening with singers Daniela Schick and Heribert Molitor performing songs about children,
5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €12.
• “Pipi Longstocking,” a play for the family, in German, 5 p.m. March 2. Tickets cost €7.60 to €9.80 for children and €9. 80 to €14.20 for adults.
For additional information, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de or call 06371-592-220.

Landstuhl Stadthalle:
• Razzz, the beatbox musical features orchestral sound compositions and song arrangements from rock to jazz and hip-hop to electric punk, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €23 to €32.
For details, call 06371-92340 or visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.

Waldmohr, Kultur und Festhalle, Bahnhofstrasse 57b:
• Villa Musica presents a violinist and a cello player performing Schumann and Brahms, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €12 for adults and €6 for children up to 18 years old.

Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:
• “Platee,” a ballet opera, in French, 6 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 28.
• “Madame Butterfly,” an opera by Giacomo Puccini, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 27.
• “Don Giovanni,” an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
For more information, visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de or call 0681-3092-486.

Nationaltheater Mannheim, am Goetheplatz:
• “La Juive,” an opera by Fromental Halevy, in French, 7 p.m. Sunday.
• “Farewell,” dances by Kevin O’Day and Dominique Dumais, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26.
For additional information, visit www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
• “Disgraced,” a Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Ayad Akhtar,
March 4 to May 1. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, visit www.english-theatre.org.

Courtesy photoStill life photosPfalzgalerie Museum in Kaiserslautern presents still life photos by Vera Mercer through April 3. The artist includes dead animals, vegetables, fruit and flowers in her photo works. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays. For details, visit www.mpk.de.
Courtesy photo
Still life photos
Pfalzgalerie Museum in Kaiserslautern presents still life photos by Vera Mercer through April 3. The artist includes dead animals, vegetables, fruit and flowers in her photo works. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays. For details, visit www.mpk.de.

Miscellaneous:

Voelklingen, Voelklinger Huette (former ironworks), “The Skull. Icon. Myth. Cult,” showcases about 150 human skulls from stone age until today, through April 3. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For additional information, visit www.voelklinger-huette.org.

Flea markets:

Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne),
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a,
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Bad Duerkheim, Saline (saltworks, Gutleutstrasse 48), 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 27.
Ludwigshafen, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Erzbergerstrasse, 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Ludwigshafen, Jacob-von-Lavale-Platz (train station back entrance), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and
1 to 6 p.m. Saturdays.
Speyer, Burgstrasse 29 (train cargo area), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Wednesday.
Saarlouis, Grosser Markt, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.