Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Feb. 26, 2016

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Photo by Alfred Rocha Pianist performs Award-winning pianist Arturo Pizarro presents works by Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin and Sergej Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow at 8 p.m. Thursday in Kaiserslautern’s concert hall, Fruchthalle. Tickets range from €14 to €24 and are available in the Tourist Information Office, phone 0631-365-2316. For more information, visit wwww.fruchthalle.de.
Photo by Alfred Rocha
Pianist performs
Award-winning pianist Arturo Pizarro presents works by Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin and Sergej Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow at 8 p.m. Thursday in Kaiserslautern’s concert hall, Fruchthalle. Tickets range from €14 to €24 and are available in the Tourist Information Office, phone 0631-365-2316. For more information, visit wwww.fruchthalle.de.

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:

• “Eugen Onegin” an opera by Peter Tschaikowski, in Russian, 3 p.m. Sunday (with childcare), 7:30 p.m. March 18 and 6 p.m. March 27.

• “Blackbird,” a play by David Harrower, in German, 8 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday, March 4, 8, 10, 19 and 26.

• “Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Wolfe,” Who’s afraid of Virgina Wolfe, a play by Edward Albee, in German, 7:30 p.m. March 5.

• “My Fair Lady,” a musical by Frederick Loewe, in German, 3 p.m. March 6 and 7:30 p.m. March 10, 12 and 26.

• “Romeo und Julia,” a ballet by James Sutherland with music by Sergej Prokofjew, 7:30 p.m. March 11, 13, 16 and 19.

• “Nur noch kurz die Welt retten,” a Europe revue, 8 p.m. March 13 and 17.

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

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• Nuit de la Chanson with Pauline Ngoc and Philippe Huguet performing French chansons, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €19.

• German singer Lumaraa presents hip hop and rap, 8 p.m. March 5. Tickets cost €15.

• Singer and songwriter Sophie Hunger presents blues, folk, rock jazz and pop, 8 p.m. March 7. Tickets cost €27.

• International Jazz Festival Part 1: Jan Gabarek Group features Trilok Gurtu, a percussionist from India, 8 p.m. March 8. Tickets cost €44.

• No Music in K-Town features the bands MARII, LammBock and State of the Art presenting rock and pop, 8 p.m. March 11. Tickets cost €7.

For additional information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• The Kaiserslautern County Symphony Orchestra presents “Femmes fatales,” with works by Georges Bizet, Guiseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach and Gustav Mahler, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €12 to €25.

• Chamber concert with pianist Arturo Piazzo presenting works by Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin and Sergej Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €14 to €24.

For more information, call the Kaiserslautern Tourist Information office at 0631-365-2317.

Volksbank, Casino, Fischerstrasse 49, Kaiserslautern:

• “Trumpet and Piano,” features works by Jean Pennequin, Johannes Brahms, Georges Enesco and Vladimir Peskin, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €5.

For more information and to reserve tickets, call 0631-3610-113.

JUZ (Youth Center), Steinstrasse 47, Kaiserslautern:

• The band Mon Mari Et Moi presents chansons in French and German, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €7.50.

For details, visit www.juz-kl.de.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:

• “Pipi Longstocking,” a play for the family, in German, 5 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €7.60 to €9.80 for children, and €9. 80 to €14.20 for adults.

• Dinner murder mystery: “Bei Verlobung, Mord,” murder during engagement party, in German, 7:30 p.m. March 11. A Scottish murder story is being performed during dinner; the audience gets involved. Tickets cost €69.

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

Landstuhl Stadthalle:

• Boeing-Boeing, a comedy in Palatinate dialect, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 19, 24, and April 2 and 8. Tickets cost €10 to €14.

For more information, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de or call 06371-92340.

Waldmohr, Kultur und Festhalle, Bahnhofstrasse 57b:

• “The Valiant Little Tailor,” a fairy tale for families, in German, 3 p.m. March 20. Tickets cost €9 for adults and €7 for children at the door.

Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:

• “Platee,” a ballet opera, in French, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. March 5.

• “Madama Butterfly,” an opera by Giacomo Puccini, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and March 17, and 6 p.m. March 20 and 27.

• “Don Giovanni,” an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. March 19.

For details, call 0681-3092-486 or visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de.

Nationaltheater Mannheim, am Goetheplatz:

• “Farewell,” dances by Kevin O’Day and Dominique Dumais, 7:30 p.m. today.

• “La Boheme,” an opera by Giacomo Puccini,” in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Monday.

For more information, visit www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:

• “Disgraced,” a Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Ayad Akhtar, March 4 to May 1. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday.

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

Miscellaneous:

Eulenbis, Buergerhaus, wedding fair, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.hochzeitsevent-eulenbis.de.

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.

Flea markets:

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

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

Bad Duerkheim, Saline (saltworks, Gutleutstrasse 48), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 27.

Ludwigshafen, Jacob-von-Lavale-Platz (train station back entrance), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 6 p.m. Saturdays.

Speyer, Burgstrasse 29 (train cargo area), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Wednesday.

Saarlouis-Lisdorf, Ikea, Im Hader 1, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

St. Ingbert-Rohrbach, Rohrbachhalle, Spiesser Strasse, Sunday.

Courtesy photo Pipi Longstocking Ramstein-Miesenbach’s culture and conference center, Haus des Buergers, will present “Pipi Longstocking,” a play for the family, in German, 5 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €7.60 to €9.80 for children and €9. 80 to €14.20 for adults. For more information, visit  www.hausdesbuergers.de.
Courtesy photo
Pipi Longstocking
Ramstein-Miesenbach’s culture and conference center, Haus des Buergers, will present “Pipi Longstocking,” a play for the family, in German, 5 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost €7.60 to €9.80 for children and €9. 80 to €14.20 for adults. For more information, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de.