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Photos by City of Kaiserslautern
Primroses will be given out to shoppers during the “Lautern bursts into bloom” Saturday. The spring market continues Sunday with open stores from 1 to 6 p.m.

Lautern bursts into bloom!

Kaiserslautern will say goodbye to the cold winter season and welcome spring a few days prior to the official beginning of spring.

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Colorful Easter market takes place in Niederkirchen

Colorful Easter market takes place in Niederkirchen

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Association for the Advancement of German-French Partnership will sponsor its 19th annual Easter market from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Westpfalzhalle (community hall) in Niederkirchen.

March 8, 2013 ×

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Photos by the City of Bad Dürkheim
Visitors can enjoy the illuminated vineyards in Bad Dürkheim today and Saturday.

Vineyard nights illuminates Bad Dürkheim

The City of Bad Dürkheim will sponsor its annual vineyard nights today and Saturday. Local vineyards will be immersed in romantic lights, and a variety of colors will illuminate the sky.

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Check out these holidays in foreign countries

Vacationers who don’t want to stand in front of closed shops, banks and grocery stores while visiting other countries should know when those foreign countries observe national holidays.

March 1, 2013 ×

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Liz Jackson and Army Spc. Aaron Woodall rehearse a scene for “A Streetcar Named Desire” at KMC Onstage, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s community theater on Kleber Kaserne.

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ – Tennessee Williams classic comes to life at Kleber Kaserne

A gritty neighborhood in New Orleans’ French Quarter is the setting for Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” — KMC Onstage’s current production.

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Photo by Petra Lessoing

The German-American and International Women’s Club Kaiserslautern offers a wide variety of merchandise at its annual Pfennig Bazaar. They are asking for clothes and other donations to be dropped off by Feb. 26 and 27 at the Gartenschau event hall in Kaiserslautern.

Pfennig Bazaar: Coming Soon!

Courtesy of GAIWC

As in previous years, enthusiastic visitors can find true treasures at bargain prices. The Pfennig Bazaar is known as the biggest flea market in the West Palatinate. Its name originates from the former German currency — the Deutsch Mark and Pfennigs, today euro and cents. Sale items include well-preserved clothing and linen, hats, children’s toys, antiques and collectibles, electrical appliances, books in English and German, and much more.

February 15, 2013 ×

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People watch the "burning of winter" in Olsbrücken. This year's event takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Olsbrücken says goodbye to winter

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Traditionally, on Sunday after Fasching, the community of Olsbrücken observes a special custom — the burning of winter.

February 15, 2013 ×

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Thursday, lovers observe Valentine’s Day

Thursday, lovers observe Valentine’s Day

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Red hearts in department stores, flower shops, candy stores, bakeries
and window displays signal Valentine

February 8, 2013 ×

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English calendar of events 2013 now available

The 2013 issue of the English calendar of events for the Ramstein and
Kaiserslautern area is now available at the

February 8, 2013 ×

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Fasching parade routes through Ramstein Tuesday

Fasching parade routes through Ramstein Tuesday

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Fasching, Germany

February 8, 2013 ×