WAS IST LOS? Cultural Highlights

Pumpkin Fest Oct. 13 Kaiserslautern, Gartenschau
Enjoy the golden fall sunshine surrounded by pumpkin sculptures and seasonal culinary delicacies at Gartenschau Kaiserslautern’s Pumpkin Fest on Oct. 13 from 12:30 p.m. as the music club Otterbach and Elmar Federkeil’s Jazz Trio delight you with musical treats. Admission costs €7 per adult. Dogs are not allowed at the park. For more information go to militaryingermany.com/event/pumpkin. Photo by Romolo Tavani / Shutterstock.com

Ramstein, Pumpkin Festival. Oct. 11 and 12. militaryingermany.com/event/festival
Spesbach, Pumpkin Festival. Oct. 12. militaryingermany.com/event/spesbach
Niedermohr. Traditional “Schlachtfest”. Oct. 12. militaryingermany.com/event/niedermohr
Kaiserslautern, Street Food Festival. Oct. 12 and 13. militaryingermany.com/event/food
Gerhardsbrunn, Farm Festival and Pumpkin Event at Bauernhof Guhl. Oct. 13. militaryingermany.com/event/farm
Neustadt, Palatinate Wine Village. Until Oct. 14. militaryingermany.com/event/wine-5
Forbach, Cora. Wine Fair. Until Oct. 15. militaryingermany.com/event/wine-fair
Friedelsheim, Federweisser and Flammkuchen Weeks. Until Oct. 15. militaryingermany.com/event/feder
Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: LEGO. Until Oct. 31. militaryingermany.com/event/lego
Hassloch, Halloween Fright Nights and Family Days at Holiday Park. Until Nov. 2. militaryingermany.com/event/halloween
Neustadt-Mussbach, Fest of the New Wine. Until Nov. 3. militaryingermany.com/event/new
Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: Eva Jospin, Forest Dreams. Until Jan. 12. militaryingermany.com/event/eva

FLEA MARKETS
Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (Real) Parking Lot. Every Saturday, 7 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
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland
Prometheus: Ballet by Stijn Celis with music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 17,
6 p.m.; Nov. 8, 13, 23, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

CONCERTS
Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317
In the Mood for the 40’s: Blue Note Big Band and The Rosevalley Sisters. Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Young Award Winners: Works by Vivaldi, Haendel, Bach and more. Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €5.
Today is the Best Day: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbruecken. Oct. 20, 5 p.m. Tickets start at €12.50.
Von Barock bis Bebop. Oct. 22, 11 a.m. Tickets cost €9.
In Walton und Leimer’s Cosmos: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbruecken. Oct. 24, 1 p.m. Tickets cost €14
Lust and Fairy Dance: German State Philharmonic Orchestra Rhineland Palatinate. Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €17.50.
A Woman of the World: Gwennyn, singer. Oct. 30, 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost €17.

Irish House Kaiserslautern
For details, visit www.irishhouse.kunstgriff-event.de
New Jersey: Bon Jovi Tribute. Oct. 26, 9 p.m. Tickets cost €15.
Larry H Soulman and Band. Nov. 1, 9 p.m. Tickets cost €10.

Ella & Louis Mannheim
For details, visit www.ellalouis.de
Paulo Morello Sambop feat. Lula Galvao: Brazilian Jazz. Oct. 14, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €20.
New Jazz Voices Trio feat. Efrat Alony. Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €20.
Susan Weinert Rainbow Trio. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Markus Harm Quartet As It Is. Oct. 29, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Elisabeth Lohninger & Quartet. Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €22.
The Vampires. Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Klaus Gasteiger The Look of Love. Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.
Matthias Schriefl – Shreefpunk Trio Unplugged. Nov. 12, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Den Atelier Luxembourg
For details, visit www.denatelier.lu
James Morrison. Oct. 14, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €44.
Pixies: Alternative Rock from the U.S. Oct. 17, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €45.
Machine Head: Metal from the U.S. Oct. 27, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €37.
Jenifer: Singer from France. Nov. 14, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €44.

Garage Saarbruecken
For details, visit www.garage-sb.de
Beyond the Black: Heart of the Hurricane European Tour. Oct. 16, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €35.
Baroness: European Tour 2019. Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €29.45.
Monkey 3: Heavy Psych-Rock from Outer Space. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €17.20.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern
For details, visit www.kammgarn.de
Winterstorm & Evertale: Medieval Power Metal. Oct. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets €20.50.
Friend ’n Fellow: Acoustic Soul. Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €23.

MUSICALS / OPERAS
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland
Le Nozze Di Figaro: The Wedding of Figaro, an opera in Italian by W. A. Mozart. Oct. 12, 18, 30, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de
Cabaret: Musical by John Kander based on the narratives by Christopher Isherwood. Oct. 19, 30, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.
Tell Me on a Sunday: Musical in German by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Oct. 12, Nov. 2, 7, 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.
Die Fledermaus: The Bat, an opera by Johann Strauss. Oct. 26, Nov. 6, 12, 29,
7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

PLAYS
Saarlaendisches Staatstheater
Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:
For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland
Hexenjagd: “Witch Hunt” by Arthur Miller, a play in German. Oct. 11, 19, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €15.
Animal Farm: a play in German based on the novel by George Orwell. Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €12.
Hoffnung: Hope, a play in German based on a Flamish tragedy by Stijn Devillé. Oct. 11, 16, 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €21.

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de
Roberto Zucco: play in German by Bernard-Marie Koltes. Oct. 17, 23, 30, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.

English Theatre
Frankfurt, Gallusanlage 7
For more information, visit www.english-theatre.de.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest: a comedy-drama in English by Dale Wasserman. Until Oct. 19. Performances are Tuesdays to Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 6 p.m. Tickets start at €31.

SPORTS
SAP Arena, Ice Hockey: Adler Mannheim vs. Djurgarden Stockholm. Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €15.
SAP Arena, Ice Hockey: Adler Mannheim vs. Augsburger Panther. Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €15.