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Mark Your Calendar – March 3, 2017

Events » A special shopping night will be offered from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday in Bad Duerkheim on the German Wine Street. The center of town will be immersed in special lights. Stores will stay open, and regional caterers and vintners will present their products. The annual vineyard nights will […]

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The Pfennig Bazaar at the event hall of Kaiserslautern Gartenschau presents a wide range of flea market items. It is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 3 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 4 and 5.

Women’s club sponsors Pfennig Bazaar March 3 to 5

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A flea market of a special kind takes place March 3 to 5 in the event hall of the Kaiserslautern Gartenschau. It’s the annual Pfennig Bazaar sponsored by the German-American and International Women’s Club Kaiserslautern.

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An individual in costume scares the spectators along the route of last year’s Fasching parade in Ramstein-Miesenbach. This year’s parade starts at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Fasching reaches peak, parade leads through Ramstein Tuesday

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Fasching, Germany’s “crazy season” continues through Tuesday with masquerade balls, dances, children’s parties and comedic performances.

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“Fun ‘n’ soul” show on Rose Monday
The Kammgarn Kaiserslautern presents its traditional “Fun ‘n’ Soul” show with Fred Kellner and the Famous Soul Sisters at 8 p.m. Rose Monday. The formation shows off its new stage show performing the best funk and soul hits ever. Tickets cost €22. For details, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Feb. 24, 2017

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.

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Mark Your Calendar – Feb. 24, 2017

Events » A glow stick dance will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Landstuhl Youth Center, Bldg. 93812, as part of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Teens will have a chance to learn about unhealthy relationships, healthy boundaries and resources to contact for help. Free registration through Parent […]

February 23, 2017 ×

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Females dressed as old women and witches storm town hall in Ramstein-Miesenbach at 11:11 a.m. each year on “Altweiberfasching.” Women in disguise will take the reigns Thursday.

Women storm town halls, rule men Thursday

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Women in disguise will storm Ramstein-Miesenbach town hall at 11:11 a.m. Thursday to start “Altweiberfasching” celebrations. It’s one of the craziest days during Fasching season and literally translated it means “old women’s carnival.”

February 16, 2017 ×

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Cristina Perez Reyes gets the new 2017 calendar of events from Astrid Kleemann, employee at the Window to Rheinland-Pfalz information counter in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center.

Information counter offers new event calendar

by Astrid Kleemann Window to Rheinland-Pfalz information counter

The printed version of the 2017 English calendar of events for the Ramstein and Kaiserslautern area is now available at the “Window to Rheinland-Pfalz” information counter at the KMCC. Since 2011, 15,000 copies of the booklet are published each year by the city of Ramstein-Miesenbach as a joint venture with several neighboring communities. The event calendar is a popular source of information for the American military members and their families to find out what is going on throughout the year in the local area. It is distributed free of charge.

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American and German women attend a German cooking class in Kottweiler-Schwanden's community hall. In five months, participants learned to cook German meals and made new friends.

Cooking class fosters German-American friendship

Provided by Atlantic Academy Kaiserslautern

A convivial gathering with delicious food, interesting conversations and lots of laughter brought a five-month German cooking course for U.S. residents to a successful conclusion Feb. 2. The community of Kottweiler-Schwanden had invited the U.S. participants and their families to the local community hall to cook traditional German meals for their loved ones and spend time together. Roughly 50 service members accepted the invitation and enjoyed the freshly prepared meals with their children.

February 16, 2017 ×

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Pfalztheater presents opera in French
The Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern presents “Die Perlenfischer,” an opera by Georges Bizet, in French with German subtitles, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and March 4 and 16, and at 3 p.m. March 19. Tickets range from €21 to €40.50. For details, visit www.pfalztheater.de.

Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Feb. 17, 2017

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.

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Mark Your Calendar – Feb. 17, 2017

Events » The German American and International Women’s Club Kaiserslautern will sponsor a Hungarian night at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the parish hall of Apostelkirche, Spitalstrasse 28 in Kaiserslautern. The event includes presentations of Hungarian folk dances, musical performances, traditional game with corn on the cob, a raffle and a Hungarian […]

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