Was ist los? — Oct. 13, 2017

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:

• “Geaechtet,” Disgraced, a play by Ayad Akhtar, in German, 8 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 2 and 15.

• “Lucia di Lammermoor,” an operetta by Gaetano Donizetti, in Italian,
3 p.m. Sunday (with childcare – reservation needed), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 10; and 6 p.m. Nov. 26.

• “Das Abschiedsdinner,” a comedy, in German, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 and 11; 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22.

• “Orpheus in der Unterwelt,” an operetta by Jacques Offenbach, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 11, 15, 21; and
6 p.m. Nov. 5.

• “Anatevka,” Fiddler on the Roof,” a musical by Jerry Bock, in German,
7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 and Nov. 18.

• First Pfalztheater concert: The Pfalztheater Orchestra plays to silent movie, “Luther – A Movie of German Reformation,” from 1927, 6 p.m.
Oct. 29.

• “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:

• Singer and songwriter Madeline Juno presents electro, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €25.

• The band Mother’s Cake presents progressive rock, funk, hard rock,
8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €18.

• Reloaded: Art Weiss’s Midnight Movers playing the classics of soul,
8 p.m. Monday and Oct. 23.
Tickets cost €14.

• Hell Nights Tour with the bands The Other, Kitty in a Casket, Scarlet & The Spooky Spiders performing horror punk, Gothic metal, punk rock, 8 p.m. Oct. 20. Tickets cost €21.

• The band Slime presents punk, rock, metal, 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Tickets cost €22.

For details, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• Baritone singer Roman Trekel and pianist Barbara Baun present a concert with works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €14, €20 and €25.

• The band Vanden Plas presents “Blood Night in Concert,” 8 p.m.
Oct. 26. Tickets cost €18.

• The German State Philharmonics Rheinland-Pfalz  present “Sacral relations,” with works by Messiaen, Mozart, Ravel and Mendelssohn Bartholdy, 8 p.m. Oct. 27. Tickets cost
€17 to €26.

For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.

Musikclub Ventil, Hahnbacherhof 2, Schallodenbach:

• The band Funhouse presents the Pink Tribute Show, 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The park and arts gallery are open
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Homemade cakes will be served. Admission is free. For details, visit bildhaus.info.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:
    • The duo Blue Note Stories presents jazz, soul and pop songs, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €12.

• The brass players of Blech Pur present a concert, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €12.

• Acoustic Lounge: Aynsley Linster, winner of British Blues Awards 2014, 2015 and 2016 presents rock music and ballads, 8 p.m. Oct. 28. Tickets cost €15.

For tickets and details, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de.

Landstuhl Stadthalle:
    • “Krueger Rocks,” a one-man-show with pianist Harald Krueger, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €12.

Visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de for details.

• Waldmohr, Kultur- und Festhalle, Bahnhofstrasse 57b:

• The female ensemble of the Mainz Chamber Orchestra presents works by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Ibert, Scarlatti, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets at the door cost €14.

Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:
    • “Sleeping Beauty,” a ballet by Sijn Celis with music by Peter Tschaikowsky, 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22  and 31; and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Oct. 26.

• “Guillaume Tell,” an opera by Gioachino Rossini, in French, 7 p.m. today and 6 p.m. Nov. 1. Visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de or call 0681-3092-486 for details.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
     • “Pygmalion,” a satiric show by Bernard Shaw, to Oct. 26. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. Visit www.english-theatre.org.

   
Miscellaneous:
    • Kaiserslautern, Gartenschau (dino park) with flower shows, lego display, water playground, miniature golf court, pumpkin display and special events. Sunday: pumpkin fest with pumpkin display, food and live music, 2 to 5 p.m. 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.

• Landstuhl, am Alten Markt, October fest with Bavarian music and food, today to Sunday.

• Waldmohr, Buergerhaus, Saarpfalzstrasse 12, wine hike starts at
1 p.m.; vintners’ fest at 5 p.m. Saturday.

• Schwedelbach, tent carnival, today through Monday.

• Rockenhausen, October market with rides, Saturday and Sunday.

• Goellheim (north of Eisenberg), fall market, Saturday through Monday.

• Bockenheim (north of Gruenstadt), vintners fest, today through Monday.

• Edenkoben (south of Neustadt), wine and chestnut market, Saturday and Sunday.

• Gleiszellen-Geishorbach (north of Bad Bergzabern), new wine fest, Saturday to Tuesday.

• Landau, fest of new wine, today through Sunday.

• Trulben (southwest of Pirmasens), festivities to bring the cattle down from the mountain pastures,
2 p.m. Sunday; worship service with blessing of animals at 10 a.m.;
entertaining program all day.

Flea markets: 

• Homburg, Am Forum (near Rathaus), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Saarbruecken, Franz-Josef-Roeder-Strasse, along wall of Schloss (Palace), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Bad Duerkheim, salt-works, Gutleutstrasse 46, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Pirmasens, Messplatz, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.