WAS IST LOS? Cultural Highlights

EVENTS

» Herxheim am Berg, Slaughter Fest ‘Schlachtfest’. Jan. 10. militaryingermany.com/event/fest

» Bad Dürkheim, Farmer’s Market. Jan. 11. militaryingermany.com/event/market

» Weisenheim, Mulled Wine Fair. Jan. 11 and 12. militaryingermany.com/event/fair

» Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: Eva Jospin, Forest Dreams. Until Jan. 12. militaryingermany.com/event/eva

» Ramstein, Danceperados: Irish Dance. Jan. 29. militaryingermany.com/event/danceperados

» Bad Dürkheim, Exhibition: Veni, Vidi, Playmobil. Until Jan. 31. militaryingermany.com/event/veni

» Kaiserslautern, KL On Ice. Until Feb. 16. militaryingermany.com/event/ice

» Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: Transforming Atlantis. Until Feb. 16. militaryingermany.com/event/atlantis

» Völklingen, Exhibition: Pharao Gold. Until Apr. 2020. militaryingermany.com/event/gold

FLEA MARKETS

» Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (Real) Parking Lot. Every Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

» Bad Dürkheim, 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

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern

For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de

» Sacre: Dance inspired by “Le Sacre du Printemps”. Jan. 10, 15, 7:30 p.m.; Feb 16, 6 p.m.

Congress Center Ramstein

For details, visit www.congress-center-ramstein.de.

» Danceperados: “Whisky You Are The Devil” Irish Dance. Jan. 29, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €35.

CONCERTS

Saarlaendisches Staatstheater

Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:

For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland.

» The beginning of Eternity. Feb. 2, 11 a.m.; Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €18.

Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern

For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.

» Jazz meets the Voice of Soul. Jan. 10, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €16.

» Bach to Bebop. Jan. 16, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €14.50.

» Lyrical in lust and suffering. Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €12.

» SWR Young Opera Stars 2020. Jan. 19, 5 p.m. Tickets start at €12.50.

» Untamed Joy. Jan. 24, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €17.50.

» Blue Beethoven. Jan. 31, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

» On the Wings of Songs. Feb. 6, 8 p.m. Tickets start at €14.50

» Beethoven Surprises. Feb. 13, 1 p.m. Tickets cost €14.

Ella & Louis Mannheim

For details, visit www.ellalouis.de

» Triosence. Jan 10, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €26.

» Andre Weiss Trio ft. Ralph Moore. Jan. 20, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

» New Jazz Voices Trio ft. Sarah Lipfert. Jan. 31, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

» Koschitzki-Pereira Brazilian Blues. Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

» Les Primitifs. Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

» Martin Tingvall Solo, the new German piano star. Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

Den Atelier Luxembourg

For details, visit www.denatelier.lu

» SUM41: Indie Punk. Jan. 15, 7 p.m. Tickets start at €41.

» Arcadian: Pop. Jan. 18, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €31.80.

» Freya Ridings: Singer Songwriter. Jan. 27, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €30.

» MIKA. Jan. 29, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €46.

» Gauvain Sers: Singer Songwriter. Feb. 1, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €38.

» Stereophonics: Rock. Feb. 11, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €50.50.

» Mighty Oaks: Indie Folk. Feb. 21, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €30.

Garage Saarbruecken

For details, visit www.garage-sb.de

» Small State Reunion Tour. Jan. 10, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €13.

» Equilibrium: Renegades Tour 2020. Feb. 11, 6 p.m. Tickets start at €33.60.

» Nathan Gray & band + Special Guest. Feb. 25, 7 p.m. Tickets cost €30.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern

For details, visit www.kammgarn.de

» Bernard Allison: Blues Songs from the Road. Jan. 16, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €24.

» Nuit de la Chanson. Feb. 1, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.

» Mother’s Cake: Toxic Brother Tour, Alternative Rock. Feb. 15, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €18.30.

Congress Center Ramstein

For details, visit www.congress-center-ramstein.de.

» New Year’s Concert: The Symphony Orchestra of the Kaiserslautern County. Jan. 19, 5 p.m. Tickets start at €26.30.

MUSICAL/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. Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

» Marguerite: a musical in German by Michel Legrand. Jan. 12, Feb 16, 6 p.m.; Jan. 14, 18, 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €25.

» Don Carlos: opera by Giuseppe Verdi based on a drama by Schiller. Jan. 24, Feb. 1, 11, 15, 27, 7 p.m. Tickets start at €20.

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern

For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de

» Tell Me on a Sunday: musical in German by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Jan. 16, 23, 25, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €14.50.

» Die Fledermaus: The Bat, an opera by Johann Strauss. Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €21.

» Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail: The Abduction from Serail, an opera for children based on music by Mozart. Jan. 11, 26, 3 p.m.  Tickets start at €7.

» Mazeppa: an opera in Russian with German subtitles by Peter I. Tschaikowski. Jan. 25, 29; Feb. 1, 11, 21, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at €18.

PLAYS

Saarlaendisches Staatstheater

Saarbruecken, Schillerplatz 1:

For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.staatstheater.saarland.

» Kohlhaas- A Man for Every Crisis. A satire in German based on the novella by Heinrich von Kleist. Jan. 18, 24, 25, 31,  Feb. 7, 12, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost €19.

» Animal Farm: a play in German based on the novel by George Orwell. Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €12.

English Theatre

Frankfurt, Gallusanlage 7

For more information, visit www.english-theatre.de.

» Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street based on the musical by Christopher Bond, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Until February 9. Performances are Tuesdays to Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 6 p.m. Tickets start at €37.

SPORTS

Ice Hockey

SAP Arena

Mannheim, An der Arena 1

» Adler Mannheim vs. Grizzlys Wolfsburg. Jan. 12, 7 p.m. Tickets start at €15.

» Adler Mannheim vs. Augsburger Panther. Jan. 19, 2 p.m. Tickets start at €15.