Weekend October 21 - 23 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?
BONN/REGION · On the music scene this weekend, there are musicians from Scotland, Ireland, England and India. For antique lovers and sewing buffs, Sunday is a good day!
Looking for a way to get involved in the local expat community? BonnEnglish organizes discussion groups with English speakers and English learners. Groups meet in local cafes to discuss new topics each week. New participants and volunteers are always welcome. See https://sites.google.com/site/bonnenglishgroups/ for more information.
Guided tours of Bonn in English with StattReisen: to sign up and for more details go to http://www.stattreisen-bonn.de/tours_in_english.htm
Friday, October 21
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Bonngasse 20: Music played just like in the time of Beethoven: concert with Olga Pashchenko, Beethoven-Haus, Bonngasse 20-26, 5 pm, (0228) 981750
Evensong: English Choir music with the Portsmouth Cathedral Choir, Kreuzkirche, Kaiserplatz, 5 pm
Toys2Masters - Pro Level: 2. Semi-final in young rock band competition; with bands Bromo, Clara Clasen, David Nevory Band, Gina Goes Wild, The Doghunters and Time To Rise, Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, 6:30 pm, (0228) 614042
Magische Klänge (Magical Sounds): Classical music from northern India with AshimChowdhury (Sitar) and Mainak Banerjee (Tabla), Augustinum, Römerstr. 118, 7:30 pm
Ballad of Crows: Natives of Scotland, the acoustic group sings vocal harmonies and sounds of traditional music with a modern energy. Steve Crawford, Pete Coutts and Sascha "Salossi" Loss, Euro Theater Central Bonn, Münsterplatz 30/Entrance Mauspfad, 8 pm (0228) 652951
Mira: Latin American Independent Film Festival; Information can be found at filmfestivalmira.blogsport.eu, also on Sat.,Sun. Kult 41, Hochstadenring 41, 11 am, (0228) 9085707
80’s & 90’s Party: Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 10 pm
TanzBar: Party, Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10 pm, (0228) 639324
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Baroque ensemble La Tempesta: including works from Mozart, Hindemith, Vivaldi, Köllenhof, Wachtberg, Marienforster Weg 14, 7 pm
Saturday, October 22
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Venus und Adonis: Musical theater in English, with Youth Baroque Orchestra, LVR-Landesmuseum, Colmantstr. 14-16, 7:30 pm, (0228) 2070351
Soul United: "The Best of Funk & Soul" + "Aretha Franklin Special"; with "Special Guest" Cinja Pausewang, Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, 8 pm, (0228) 614042
Letzte Party: Radio Bonn/Rhein-Sieg (last party before the Hall closes), Beethovenhalle, Wachsbleiche 16, 8 pm, (0228) 72220
SamstagsParty (Saturday party): Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10 pm, (0228) 639324
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“Boogie & Jazz Night”: an evening of improv Boogie Woogie and jazz music at the Rhein-Sieg Halle, Bachstr. 1, informal session in the foyer afterwards. 7 pm, tickets can be purchased at GA ticket offices listed here: http://www.ga.de/verlag/abo/zweigstellen
Sunday, October 23
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Dein ist mein ganzes Herz: Song evening with arias from Händel to Lehár; with Christoph Scheeben (Baritone) and Markus Krebel (Piano), Augustinum, Römerstr. 118, 6 pm
Young Stars: Inna Frisova; including works from Beethoven, Ravel, Skrjabin, Chamber Music room, Beethoven-Haus, Bonngasse 24-26, 6 pm, (0228) 981750
Jazztube: final concert, LVR-Landesmuseum, Colmantstr. 14-16, 7:30 pm, (0228) 2070351
Brendan Keeley: Irish Singer-Songwriter "The Voice of Tullamore". Keeley plays guitar, an Irish tin whistle, Banjo, pan pipes and more. Tickets are 16 euro in advance: www.brendan-keeley.de or 20 euros at the door. The Dubliner Irish Pub, Maxstr. 18-20, 8:30 pm
Sunday Blues Night: with Soulful of Blues, Peter Kanuit Blues Band and Maitre Sardou & Les Bluesbarbers, Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 8:30 pm, (0228) 639324
“Trio Maniere”: concert in Trinitatiskirche with flutes, oboe and harp, Brahmsstr. 14, 5 pm, entrance is free.
Haydn-fun!: Children’s concert with the Beethoven Orchester and Ronny Tomiska (Moderation), Brückenforum, Bonn-Beuel, Friedrich-Breuer-Str. 17, 11 am, (0228) 400090
Antique market in the Bonn Inner city: Friedensplatz, Bottlerplatz, Vivatsgasse, Windeckstraße and Mülheimer Platz, 11 am - 6 pm
Flea market: Parking lot, Passage, Arkaden, Shopping center Tannenbusch, Oppelner Str. 128, 11 am - 6 pm
Fleamarket “Rund ums Kind” (All about kids): at St. Maria Königen kindergarten, 11 am - 1 pm, kids’ clothing, buggies, toys, etc. Those who want to sell (a table costs 8 euros) can contact the director at: 0228 48 23 16. Vilich-Müldorf, Wilfried-Hatzfeld -Straße 2.
Fall sewing and accessories market: More than 100 stands from the Dutch-German “Stoffmarkt” will offer items for sewing and creating, including materials from fleece, cotton, wool, yarns, decorative materials for curtains and much more. On Theaterplatz in Bad Godesberg city center, 11 am - 5 pm. A sewing machine will be raffled off at 5 pm.
Salsa-Dance party: Kultur-Bistro Pauke, Endenicher Str. 43, 6 - 11 pm, (0228) 9694650
Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:
Glanzlichter 2016 (Highlights 2016): Winning pictures from the Nature photography competition, Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 10 am - 6 pm, (0228) 91220
René Steffens: "My point of view", Haus an der Redoute, Bad Godesberg, Kurfürstenallee 1a, 2 - 6 pm (0228) 774663
Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions: The Rhine, the biography of a European River; Pina Bausch and the Tanztheater; Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91710, more dates and times on website (English)http://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/exhibitions/current-exhibitions.html
Kunstmuseum Bonn: Thomas Huber, On the Horizon; movement artist Simone Forti with “sound move”, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am-6pm, (0228) 776260, more dates and times on the website (English)http://www.kunstmuseum-bonn.de/en/information/news/
Arp Museum: for the Dada Year 2016: Ready for the Stage Act 1 (1900-2016) inspired by the legendary “Cabaret Voltaire” in Zurich, exhibition examining the relationship between performance and visual art; “Other Realities” focussing on art that comes about beyond the established structures of the art system; Arp Museum, Bahnhof Rolandseck; English, French and Dutch tours can be arranged.http://arpmuseum.org/en/home.html
LVR Landesmuseum: bilderstrom, the Rhine and photography from 1853 to 2016; Eva’s Beauty Case, Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351, dates and times on website (English)http://www.landesmuseum-bonn.lvr.de/en/startseite.html
Cinema Listings (English)
Kinopolis, Moltkestr. 7-9, Bad Godesberg
Bridget Jones’s Baby: Sun. 8 pm
The Accountant: Sun. 8:10 pm
Ouija: Origin of Evil: Fri., Sat. 11:10 pm
Trolls: Sun. 11:20 am
Inferno: Sun. 12 pm
Finding Dory: Sun. 11:10 am
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: Sat., Sun. 11:40 am
31st October: Sun. 11 am (Hindi with English subtitles)
Metropolis, Ebertplatz 19, Cologne
Inferno: Fri., Sat., Sun. 7 & 9:10 pm (with German subtitles)
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: Fri., Sat., Sun. 6:50 pm
Bridget Jones’s Baby: Fri., Sat., Sun. 6:40 & 9 pm (with German subtitles)
The Accountant: Fri., Sat., Sun. 9:20 pm
Brotfabrik, Kreuzstrasse 16, Bonn-Beuel
Genius: Sat. 5 pm, Sun. 7 pm
COMING UP:
Irish Music workshop weekend: Nov. 12th, 10 am until Nov. 13th, 5 pm. The music school of the city of Bonn offers classes in ensemble playing, singing, guitar, flute and fiddle. (open to English speakers) Schieffelingsweg/at corner of Villemombler Straße, Bonn-Duisdorf. Registration with Sabine Thielen: sabine.thelen@bonn.de, cost is 110 euros.
