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:
• “Anatevka,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” a musical by Jerry Bock, in German, 7:30 p.m. today and Nov. 18.
• “Codename Ashcan,” a play in German and English about interrogations of Nazis by U.S Army in 1945,
8 p.m. today, Saturday and Nov. 7.
• “Orpheus in der Unterwelt,” an operetta by Jacques Offenbach,
7:30 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 11, 15, 21.
• First Pfalztheater concert: The Pfalztheater Orchestra plays to silent movie from 1927, “Luther – A Movie of German Reformation,” 6 p.m. Sunday.
• “Geaechtet,” “Disgraced,” a play by Ayad Akhtar, in German, 8 p.m. Thursday and Nov. 15.
• “Lucia di Lammermoor,” an operetta by Gaetano Donizetti, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 10; and 6 p.m. Nov. 26.
• “Das Abschiedsdinner,” a comedy, in German, 8 p.m. Nov. 4 and 11.
• “Haensel und Gretel,” a fairy tale play by Engelbert Humperdinck,
7:30 p.m. Nov. 4.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.
Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:
• Kammgarn International Blues Festival: Thorbjorn Risager Band, King King and Jane Lee Hooker,
8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €25.Saturday is sold out.
• Reloaded: Art Weiss’s Midnight Movers playing the classics of soul,
8 p.m. Mondays. Tickets cost €14.
• Singer Eko Fresh presents hip-hop and rap, 8 p.m. Tuesday.
• Heinz Rudolf Kunze presents German rock, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €35.
• The band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter presents black death, trash power, metal and folk rock, 8 p.m. Nov. 3.
• Mr. Hurley and Die Pulveraffen present folk rock and medieval metal, 8 p.m. Nov. 4. Tickets cost €22.
• Leonhard Cohen Tribute with Roland Helm and Band, 8 p.m.
Nov. 9. Tickets cost €19.
For details, visit www.kammgarn.de.
Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:
• The German State Philharmonics Rheinland-Pfalz present “Sacral relations,” with works by Messiaen, Mozart, Ravel and Mendelssohn Bartholdy, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €17 to €26.
• “Portuguese Soul” with singer and musicians from Portugal, 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Tickets cost €18.
• Jazz stage meets NATO Jazz with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s jazz ensemble, the Ambassadors and the Jazz Combo of Heeresmusikkorps Koblenz, 8 p.m. Nov. 10. Tickets cost €15.
For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.
Otterberg, Stadthalle:
• Musikverein Harmonie presents its 90th anniversary concert with film music, pop and musical songs, to be followed by the dance orchestra Zeitlos, 8 p.m. Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:
• Acoustic Lounge: Aynsley Linster, winner of British Blues Awards 2014, 2015 and 2016 presents rock music and ballads, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €15.
• Acoustic Lounge with duo Dreierpasch performing a humorous show, 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Tickets cost €12.
• “Classical music without borders,” a piano night with Stephan Schappe,
5 p.m. Nov. 5. Tickets cost €12.
For tickets and details, visit
www.hausdesbuergers.de.
Landstuhl Stadthalle:
• “Chanson Divine,” Evi Niessner performs songs by Edith Piaf, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Tickets cost €23, €28 and €32.
For more information, visit
www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.
Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:
• “Sleeping Beauty,” a ballet by Sijn Celis with music by Peter
Tschaikowsky, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 4, 10 and 26, and 6 p.m. Tuesday.
• “Guillaume Tell,” an opera by Gioachino Rossini, in French, 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and 24.
For more information, visit
www.theater-saarbruecken.de or call 0681-3092-486.
English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
• New performance, “Jekyll & Hyde,” a gothic music thriller, Nov. 11 to Feb. 11. Performances are
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and
6 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit www.english-theatre.org.
Miscellaneous:
• Kaiserslautern, Gartenschau (dino park) with flower shows, lego display, water playground, miniature golf court, pumpkin display. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., to Oct. 31. For more information, visit www.gartenschau-kl.de.
• Kaiserslautern, Japanese Garden, Am Abendsberg 1, daily hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m, to Oct. 31. For details, visit www.japanischergarten.de.
• Kaiserslautern, October carnival with rides and vendors, today to Monday.
• Kaiserslautern, open house in Emmerich-Smola Music School, St. Martins-Platz, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
• Siegelbach, Halloween in the Zoo, 5:30 p.m.Tuesday.
• Reichenbach-Steegen, Bavarian beer night in Alte Muehle, 8 p.m. Saturday, and Day of Brass Music,
10 a.m. Sunday..
• Otterbach, Halloween fest,
5 p.m. Monday at village square; scary hike starts 7 p.m.
• Otterberg, chestnut carnival, Sunday.
• Zweibruecken, Halloween spectacle in center, Monday.
• Finkenbach-Gersweiler (north of Rockenhausen), cattle drive fest, with entertaining program, children’s activities, food and drinks,
10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Flea markets:
• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne),
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
• Bad Duerkheim, salt-works, Gutleutstrasse 46, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Gruenstadt, Kaufland, Kirchheimerstrasse 39, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.