Open Workshop
Aug. 19
Elmstein, Wappenschmiede
Wappenschmiede Elmstein, a 200-year-old blacksmith workshop, is opening their doors to demonstrate their craft to young and old visitors on August 19 from 11 a.m. Admission is free, donations are welcome. For more information go to militaryingermany.com/event/elmstein/all — Photo by Kolbakova Olga / Shutterstock.com
EVENTS
Kaiserslautern, Hofmann’s Ways: Art Exhibition: Until Sep. 9. militaryingermany.com/event/mpk
Diedesfeld, Weinkerwe: wine and family entertainment. Aug. 17 to 21.
militaryingermany.com/event/weinkerwe-2
Asselheim, wine fest: Aug. 17 to 21.
militaryingermany.com/event/asselheim
Neustadt-Lachen-Speyerdorf, Bauern-und Winzerkerwe: Aug. 17 to 21.
militaryingermany.com/event/lachen
Friedelsheim, Weinkerwe: Aug. 17 to 21. militaryingermany.com/event/friedelsheim
Erpolzheim, Weinkerwe: Aug. 17 to 21. militaryingermany.com/event/erpolzheim
Kaiserslautern Gartenschau, Kids Fest:
Aug. 19. militaryingermany.com/event/kids-2
Elmstein, Open Workshop: look behind the scenes of a blacksmith’s work. Aug. 19.
militaryingermany.com/event/elmstein
Zweibrücken, Game Fest: outdoor and indoor games. Aug. 19.
militaryingermany.com/event/play
Bad Dürkheim, Wine Hike: Aug. 25.
militaryingermany.com/event/walk
FLEA MARKETS
Zweibruecken, Schlossplatz, Aug. 18.
Kaiserslautern, GLOBUS, Aug. 19,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bad Duerkheim, salt-works in Kurpark, Gutleutstrasse 46. Every Saturday,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mainz, Uniparkplatz. Every Saturday,
7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Performing arts
BALLET / DANCE
Das Wormser – Theater
Worms, Rathenaustraße 11
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: ballet based on the fairytale by Brothers Grimm, in German. Sep. 28, 5 p.m. Tickets cost €10.
CONCERTS
Bremerhof Kaiserslautern
For details, visit www.bremerhof-kl.de
Funky B and the Kings of Shuffle: Blues, Jazz, Soul and Rock. Aug. 23, 7 p.m.
Admission is free.
Forty Eight: Beat, Rock and Blues. Aug. 30,
7 p.m. Admission is free.
New Music Day: young, regional talents.
Aug. 31, 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Tbilisser Platz Saarbrücken
Promenadenkonzert: Aug. 18, 8 p.m.
Admission is free.
KulturGUT Bechtolsheim
For details, visit www.daskulturgut.de
Don Ross: Fingerstyle from Canada. Sep. 29,
8 p.m. Tickets cost €16.
Volkspark Kaiserslautern
For details, visit www.kaiserslautern.de
Open Air Concert: Aug. 12, 26, Sep. 9, 11 a.m. Admission is free.
Den Atelier Luxembourg
For details, visit www.denatelier.lu
Alt-J: Indie Rock from the U.K. Aug. 20, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €46.
Thirty Seconds To Mars: Alternative Rock from the U.S. Sep. 6, p.m. Tickets cost €50.
Tom Grennan: Alternative Indie from the U.K. Sep. 23, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €23.
Kodaline: Alternative Indie Pop from Ireland. Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €30.
SWR Studio Kaiserslautern
For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.
Rebellion and Romance: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Sep. 13, 1 p.m. Tickets cost €13.
Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.
German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra: Sep. 7, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €17.
Ella & Louis Mannheim
For details, visit www.ellalouis.de
Nils Wograms Nostalgia Trio: Jazz. Sep. 13, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €16.
Julia Biel: Folk, Pop and Jazz from the U.K. Sep. 14, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €28.
Thomas Siffling: Trumpet. Sep. 15, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €22.
Rosengarten Mannheim
For details, visit www.rosengarten-mannheim.de
Rea Garvey: Neon Tour. Sep. 12, 8 p.m.
Tickets start at €60.
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit
Tubby The Tuba: a concert for children aged 5 and older. Aug. 25, 4 p.m. Tickets cost €11.
Kammgarn Kaiserslautern
For details, visit www.kammgarn.de.
Desasterkids: “Superhuman” metalcore.
Aug. 31, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €12.20.
Talking Horns: “Geschichten aus dem Blätterwald” jazz. Sep. 6, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €15.
De-Phazz: soul, Latin, jazz. Sep. 12, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €26.
Nuit de la Chanson: French music. Sep. 15,
8 p.m. Tickets cost €17.
MUSICALS / OPERA
Stadthalle Landstuhl
For details, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de
Footloose: a musical in German with songs in English. Sep. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at €23.
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit
Lucia di Lammermoor: an opera by Gaetano Donizetti, in Italian. Sep. 16, 22, 26, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 15, 3 p.m.; Nov. 26, Dec. 25, 6 p.m.
Tickets start at €21.
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit
La Traviata: “Pretty Woman without a happy end” an opera in Italian with French and German subtitles. Aug. 26, Sep. 30, 6 p.m.;
Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €20.
West Side Story: an ocean of feelings by Stijn Celis. Sep. 8, 12, 29, 7:30 p.m.; Sep. 23, 6 p.m. Tickets start at €25.
PLAYS
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit
Das Achte Leben: The Eight Life, a play in German based on the novel by Nino Haratischwili. Aug. 23, Sep. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost €20.
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit
Die Nibelungen: a tragedy by Friedrich Hebbel, in German. Sep. 15, 22, 28, Oct. 2, 26, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €13.50.
English Theatre
Frankfurt, Gallusanlage 7
For more information, visit
The Lion in Winter: a historical play by James Goldman featuring betrayal, treachery, adultery of the royal Plantagenet family of Britain. Aug. 31 to Oct. 18. Performances are Tuesdays to Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 6 p.m.
Tickets start at €31.
SPORTS
American Football: Frankfurt, Samsung Frankfurt Universe vs. Kirchdorf Wildcats.
Aug. 19, 3 p.m.
American Football: Saarbrücken, Saarland Hurricanes vs. Ravensburg Razorbacks.
Aug. 25, 5 p.m.