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:
• “Lucia di Lammermoor,” an operetta by Gaetano Donizetti, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. today and Dec. 1 and 2, and 6 p.m. Nov. 26 and Dec. 25 .
• “Orpheus in der Unterwelt,” an operetta by Jacques Offenbach, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Wednesday, Nov. 21 and
Dec. 1, 8 and 22, and 7 p.m. Dec. 31.
• “Das Abschiedsdinner,” a comedy, in German, 8 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 1, 5, 13 and 22, and 7 p.m., Dec. 31.
• “Ronja Raeubertochter,” a family play based on Astrid Lindgren’s book, in German, 11 a.m. Tuesday, 3 p.m. Nov. 19 and Dec. 17, and 4 p.m.
Dec. 26.
• “Haensel und Gretel,” a fairy tale play by Engelbert Humperdinck,
7:30 p.m. Saturday.
• “Geaechtet,” Disgraced, a play by Ayad Akhtar, in German, 8 p.m. Wednesday and Dec. 9 and 16.
• “Anatevka,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” a musical by Jerry Bock, in German, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18.
• “Die Comedian Harmonists,” a play in German with music from the 1920s and 1930s, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 and Dec. 6, 19, 23 and 30, and 3 p.m. Dec. 3.
• First chamber concert with works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Berwald, 11 a.m. Nov. 26.
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.
Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:
• Reloaded: Art Weiss’s Midnight Movers playing the classics of soul,
8 p.m. Mondays. Tickets cost €14.
• The band Emil Bulls presents alternative metal, 8 p.m. today.
• Schandmaul presents folk rock and medieval pop, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €42.
• Tribute to Jimi Hendrix by Randy Hansen and Band, 8 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €21.
• The band Unzucht presents German dark rock, metal and industrial,
8 p.m., Nov. 17. Tickets cost €21.
• The band Betontod presents punk, rock and metal, 8 p.m. Nov. 18. Tickets cost €30.
• Andy Ost and guests present pop, 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Tickets cost €18.
For details, visit www.kammgarn.de.
Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:
• 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. today. Tickets cost €15.
• The Pfalztheater Orchestra, violinist Hyeyoon Park and soprano Monika Huegel present works by Gustav Mahler, Max Bruch and Einojuhani Rautavaara, 8 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets cost €17 to €26.
• “In einem Weltmeer von Harmonie,” with pianist Sebastian Knauer presenting works by Ludwig van Beethoven and actress Hannelore Elstner reciting from Bettina von Arnim’s poetry, 8 p.m. Nov. 23. Tickets cost €14, 20 and 25.
• The classical choir of the Kaiserslautern University and the International Choir of the Kaiserslautern County Symphony Orchestra present Johannes Brahms’ requiem “Op. 45” and Franz Schubert’s “Unfinished,”
5 p.m., Nov. 26. Tickets cost €18.
For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.
SWR Studio, Emmerich-Smola-Platz 1, Kaiserslautern:
• Concert a la carte: The German Radio Philharmonics Saarbruecken Kaiserslautern present “Russian Brillancy,” with works by Nikolai Riski-Korsakow and Sergej Prokofjew, 1 p.m. Thursday. Lunch will be served at noon. Tickets with lunch cost €23; tickets without lunch cost €13.
For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.
Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:
• The Eagles Project, the Eagles tribute band, present songs by the famous American rock band, 8 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets cost €18.
• “Pasion de Buena Vista,” a Carribbean show with the Buena Vista Band and the dancers of El Grupo de Bailar, 8 p.m. Nov. 19. Tickets cost €32.90, €36.20 and €39.50.
For tickets and details, visit
www.hausdesbuergers.de.
Landstuhl Stadthalle:
• “Chanson Divine,” Evi Niessner performs songs by Edith Piaf,
7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €23, €28 and €32.
• The West Palatinate Accordion Orchestra presents traditional and modern sounds, 7 p.m. Nov. 22. Tickets cost €12.
For additional information, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.
Enkenbach, Saengerheim:
• Rock and Blues with Tin Pan Alley and Motormen, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €10.
Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:
• “Sleeping Beauty,” a ballet by Sijn Celis with music by Peter Tschaikowsky, 7:30 p.m. today and Nov. 26.
• “Die Zauberfloete,” an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 and 25.
• “Guillaume Tell,” an opera by Gioachino Rossini, in French,7 p.m. Tuesday and Nov. 24.
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de.
English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
• New performance, “Jekyll & Hyde,” a Gothic music thriller, Saturday to Feb. 11. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, visit
www.english-theatre.org.
Miscellaneous:
• Ramstein-Miesenbach, creative market with vendors, 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in Haus des Buergers. For details, read article on Page 16.
• Matzenbach, Potzberg run on
8.2 kilometers starts at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from Dorfgemeinschaftshaus on Neunkircher Strasse 11 uphill to Potzberg view tower.
• St. Martin, wine fest, today and Saturday.
• Annweiler/Trifels, arts and crafts market in Hohenstaufensaal, Landauer Strasse 1, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Dahn, Martini market with vendors and carnival, Sunday; stores open 1 to 6 p.m.
Flea markets:
• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne),
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Bad Duerkheim, salt-works, Gutleutstrasse 46, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Saarbruecken, Franz-Josef-Roeder-Strasse, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.