Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Nov. 13, 2015

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The ice skating rink in Kaiserslautern’s Gartenschau event hall will officially open at 6 p.m. Nov. 20. After the opening show, ice skaters can skate for a reduced price of €2. Through Feb. 14, daily skating hours will be from 9 a.m. to noon; 1 to 3 p.m.; 4 to 6 p.m.; and 7 to 9 p.m. On Friday and Saturday nights, skating hours are extended until 10 p.m. Admission is €2.50 for children and €3.50 for adults. Penguins as training aids for beginners cost €2 per hour. For details, visit www.kl-on-ice.de.
The ice skating rink in Kaiserslautern’s Gartenschau event hall will officially open at 6 p.m. Nov. 20. After the opening show, ice skaters can skate for a reduced price of €2. Through Feb. 14, daily skating hours will be from 9 a.m. to noon; 1 to 3 p.m.; 4 to 6 p.m.; and 7 to 9 p.m. On Friday and Saturday nights, skating hours are extended until 10 p.m. Admission is €2.50 for children and €3.50 for adults. Penguins as training aids for beginners cost €2 per hour. For details, visit www.kl-on-ice.de.

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:

• “Herzog Blaubarts Burg” and “Der Zwerg,” two operas in German, 7:30 p.m. today and Nov. 27.

• “Penthesilea,” a tragedy by Heinrich Kleist, in German, 8 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 21.

• “My Fair Lady,” a musical by Frederick Loewe, in German, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 21, 6 p.m. Sunday.

• Second chamber concert: Old Music, to celebrate the 330th birthdays of Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Haendel, 11 a.m. Sunday.

• “Nur noch kurz die Welt retten,” a Europe revue, 8 p.m. Nov. 20.

• “Fruehlings Erwachen,” a children’s tragedy, in German, 3 p.m. Nov. 29 (child care available).

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

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• Fiddler’s Green performs Irish independent speed folk, rock and ska metal, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets
cost €27.

• The band Saltatio Mortis presents medieval rock with medieval instruments and metal guitars, 8 p.m.
Nov. 26. Tickets cost €27.80.

For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• The German Radio Philharmonics Saarbruecken Kaiserslautern present “From Spain to Bohemia,” a concert with works by Manuel de Falla, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonin Dvorak, 8 p.m. Nov. 20. Tickets cost €17 to €25.

• Violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Sebastian Knauer present “Menuhin@100” with works by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Enescu, Maurice Ravel and Bela Bartok, 8 p.m. Nov. 26. Tickets cost €14 to € 24.

• Piano Soul Bar and Friends perform a concert, 8 p.m. Nov. 28. Tickets cost €18.

• The Pfalztheater Orchestra presents the first family concert, a musical fairy tale with narrator,
3 p.m. Nov. 29.

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

Volksbank Casino, Fischerstrasse 49, Kaiserslautern:

• Pianist Ekaterina Tarnopolskaja presents works by Frederic Chopin, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €5.

For more information and advance tickets, call 0631-3610-113.

JUZ (Youth Center), Steinstrasse 47, Kaiserslautern:

• The metal bands Sacrificium, Slaughteera and Zerogod present death and thrash metal, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €7.50.

For details, visit www.juz-kl.de.

Stiftskirche Kaiserslautern:

• French Touch presents French musettes and tangos with excursions into jazz, 8 p.m. today. Wine and flammkuchen will be served starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost €16.

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

• “Simon & Garfunkel meets Classic,” a tribute to Simon & Garfunkel presented by the duo Graceland,
8 p.m. Nov. 20.

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

Landstuhl Stadthalle:

• Singers Ron Williams and Bryan S. Dyer, a choir and live band perform songs by Michael Jackson, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Tickets cost €15.90.

• Santa Claus concert for the family with the Rennquintett brass players and the singing ladies from ex-semble, 3 p.m. Dec. 6. Tickets range from €23 to €32.

For details, call 06371-92340 or visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.

Alte Schule, Alsenborn:

• Bajazz Blues Party with Tin Pan Alley Blues Band, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €12.

Otterbach, Christuskirche:

• The choirs Vocalis and AGV Liederkranz Sambach present a concert, “Thank you for being a friend,” with songs by The Bee Gees, Abba, Coldplay, Chicago and others, 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free; donations are welcome.

Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:

• “Don Giovanni,” a drama by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24.

• The American Drama Group performs, “A Christmas Carol,” a play by Charles Dickens, in English,
7:30 p.m. Dec. 7.

For more information, visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de or call 0681-3092-486.

Nationaltheater Mannheim, am Goetheplatz:

• “2 Gents,” a ballet by Kevin O’Day, based on William Shakespeare’s “The two gentlemen of Verona,” 8 p.m. today.

• “Die Bassariden,” an opera in English, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

For more information, visit www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:

• “The Life,” a musical by David Newman, Ira Gasman and Cy Coleman, through Feb. 16. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday. No performances on Mondays.

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

Miscellaneous:

• Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers, creative exhibition with more than 70 hobby artists and crafters, Saturday and Sunday.

(For more information, read article on Page 16.)

• Cochem/Mosel, new wine fest, today and Saturday.

Flea markets:

• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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

• Bad Duerkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark, Gutleutstrasse 48), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Nov. 21.

• Frankenthal, Festplatz (center), 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

• Ludwigshafen, Messplatz, Heinigstrasse, 1 to 6 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Courtesy photo Choir show Singer and entertainer Ron Williams performs songs by Michael Jackson, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder with singer Bryan S. Dyer, a choir and live band at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Stadthalle Landstuhl. Tickets cost €15.90. Williams came to Stuttgart in the 1960s as young Soldier and worked as photojournalist and radio announcer for Armed Forces Network. He remained in Germany and became a famous actor, singer and show host. For more information about the show, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.
Courtesy photo
Choir show
Singer and entertainer Ron Williams performs songs by Michael Jackson, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder with singer Bryan S. Dyer, a choir and live band at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Stadthalle Landstuhl. Tickets cost €15.90. Williams came to Stuttgart in the 1960s as young Soldier and worked as photojournalist and radio announcer for Armed Forces Network. He remained in Germany and became a famous actor, singer and show host. For more information about the show, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.