Was ist Los – KMC Cultural Highlights – Aug. 28, 2015

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:

• Summer break continues to Tuesday. A theater fest starts the new play season on Sept. 12.

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

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• Summer break through Sept. 4.

For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Kaiserslautern, Volkspark (duck pond at the corner of Entersweiler- and Donnersberger Strasse):

• Outdoor concert with 35 members of the concert brass orchestra of the Rodenbach Music Association performing entertaining music, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Snacks and beverages are available in bistro. Children’s adventure playground is next to music pavilion.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• Sixty musicians of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Mossalbtal Brass Music present a charity concert, 7 p.m. Sept. 12. Proceeds go to the German War Graves Commission.

For more information and tickets, call Kaiserslautern Tourist-Info at 0631-365-2317.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, stage in front of Haus des Buergers:

• Italian Night with Luigi Botta and Friends, 8 p.m. today.

• Cuban Night with Cuban Affairs, 8 p.m. Sept. 4.

Admission to all performances is free.

For more information, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de or call 06371-592-220.

Otterberg, Abbey Church:

• Ensemble Peregrina from Switzerland presents “Miracula,” music of the Middle Ages for Saint Nicholas, 5 p.m. Sept. 13. Tickets cost €17.

For details, call Otterberg Tourist Info at 06301-31504.

Bildhaus Musikclub Ventil, Hahnbacherhof 2, 67701 Schallodenbach:

• The band Boys Named Sue presents rock ‘n’ roll, country, bluegrass and blues, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 5.

For details, visit bildhaus.info.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:

• “The Glass Menagerie,” a memory play by Tennessee Williams, Sept. 5 to Oct. 24. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday.

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

Miscellaneous:

• Kaiserslautern Gartenschau, through Oct. 31. Special events: Protestant worship service, 11 a.m. Sunday in willow church; opening of pumpkin display under the motto, “Sports,” Tuesday. Children’s tent offers games and crafting, 2 to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 6; flower show, “Four Seasons,” in flower hall, through Sept. 6; Lego display, through Oct. 31. Opening hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets cost €7 for adults and €3 for children.

For more information, visit www.gartenschau-kl.de.

• Kaiserslautern, Japanese Garden open through Oct. 31. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, visit www.japanischergarten.de.

• Kaiserslautern, center, Barbarossa fest “Swinging Lautern,” Thursday to Sept. 5 (read article on Page 16).

• Kaiserslautern-Erfenbach, village carnival, today through Monday.

• Hohenecken, village carnival, today through Monday.

• Morlautern, village carnival, Saturday through Tuesday.

• Stelzenberg, baking oven fest, Saturday and Sunday.

• Otterberg, Shaolin Temple at Weinbrunnerhof, Ulambana fest with martial arts presentations, Saturday.

For more information, visit www.shaolintemple.eu.

• Heimkirchen (part of Niederkirchen), village carnival, Sunday.

• Miesenbach, village carnival, Saturday through Tuesday.

• Kindsbach, village carnival, today through Tuesday.

• Pirmasens, Messplatz, Grenadiermarkt (carnival), today through Wednesday; vendors market Tuesday and Wednesday.

• Waldmohr, Saar-Pfalz Fest, today through Monday. The band Katana performs 8 p.m. today; Revengers perform 8:30 p.m. Saturday; The Watching performs 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Farmers and craftmen market starts 11 a.m. Sunday. Final fireworks display is 10:30 p.m. Monday.

• Voelklingen, Voelklinger Huette (former ironworks), “The Skull. Icon. Myth. Cult,” showcases about 150 human skulls from stone age until today, through April 3, 2016. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.voelklinger-huette.org.

• Worms, carnival and wine fest, Saturday to Sept. 6.

• German Wine Road from Bockenheim to Schweigen, car-free adventure day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Bikers, hikers and skaters can enjoy activities, musical presentations and displays.

For details, visit www.erlebnistag-deutsche-weinstrasse.

• Bockenheim (north of Gruenstadt), wine carnival, today through Monday.

• Ruppertsberg (north of Neustadt/German Wine Street), wine carnival, today through Tuesday.

• Speyer, medieval fantasy spectacle, Saturday and Sunday.

• Cochem/Mosel, wine fest, today through Monday; parade and fireworks display Sunday.

• Winningen/Mosel, Germany’s oldest vintage festival, today through Sept. 6.

• Bernkastel-Kues/Mosel, wine fest, Thursday to Sept. 7.

Flea markets:

• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Kaiserslautern, Toom Baumarkt, Hohenecker Strasse 10, Fridays.

• Kaiserslautern, Fritz-Walter soccer stadium, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

• Kaiserslautern, Messeplatz fairgrounds, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

• Sembach, industrial park Am Tower, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Bad Duerkheim, Saline (saltworks in Kurpark, Gutleutstrasse 48), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.