Weekend August 18 - 20 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?
Bonn/Region · As summer starts to wind down, make sure to enjoy some outdoor music this weekend: the Green Juice Music Festival in Beuel attracts many young people. And if acrobatic artistry is your thing, why not visit the "Cirque de Tuque 2” for a little varieté? Bargain seekers: The Rheinaue flea market is also on!
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Friday, August 18
BONN
International “Silent Film Days”: "How to behave in Tokyo" (Japan, 1926), 9pm; "Branding Broadway" (USA, 1918), 10:30pm, in the outdoor courtyard at the University of Bonn, An der Schloßkirche, (0228) 478489
Stadtgarten (City garden)concerts: Milene, 6:30pm; Nosoyo, 7:45pm; Suzan Köcher, 9pm, Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee
, Park in Neu-Vilich, Bonn-Beuel, Maria-Montessori-Allee, 2:30 - 11:30pm
Los 4 del Son: "Musica Popular de Cuba", beer garden of the Park Restaurant Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 7:30pm, (0228) 374030
Open meeting for binational families: Opportunity to meet others, chat and exchange experiences, more information at: (0228) 9090413, ever third Friday of the month, Assoc. of Binational Families and Partnerships, Thomas-Mann-Str. 30, 6 - 9pm, 0228/9090413
WET -- the show!: GOP Varieté-Theater, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 6 & 9pm, (0228) 4224141
(0228) 212521
REGION
"Kultur im Hof" (series of events in a historic farm courtyard): Concert with Joe Cocker Tribute Band, Culture center Himmeroder Hof, Rheinbach, Himmeroder Wall 6, 7 pm, (02226) 917500
COLOGNE
Dohouse Roses: Folk & Blues (Café), Kulturcafé Lichtung, Ubierring 13, 8pm, (0221) 801 484 50
Heartbreakers: Jazz, Grooves & Funk, Papa Joe's Jazzlokal Em Streckstrump, Buttermarkt 37, 8:30pm, (0221) 2577931
Foreign Diplomats: Indie-Electro-Pop, Blue Shell, Luxemburger Str. 32, 9pm, (0221) 212034
The Welsh Boys: Punk-Rock from the USA, Sonic Ballroom, Oscar-Jäger-Str. 190, 9:30pm, (0221) 16918894
Björn Heuser: Kölsches (Cologne dialect) sing-a-long concert. A chance to go native and sing with the Cologne crowd at the brewery - who cares if you know the words or not. Gaffel am Dom, Bahnhofsvorplatz, 10:30 pm
Saturday, August 19
BONN
Flea market in the Rheinaue: Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee, 8am - 6pm
International “Silent Film Days”: 3 short films from and with Buster Keaton (Neighbors, The Scarecrow, The Goat - USA, 1920-21), 9pm; "Sins of love" (Czech. 1929), 10:30pm, in the outdoor courtyard at the University of Bonn, An der Schloßkirche, (0228) 478489
(0228) 212521
Stadtgarten (City garden)concerts: Orient goes electric: Mah-e Manouche, 7pm; Elektro Hafiz; Anarchist-Turkish-Arabic Psychedelic-Sound, 8:30 pm, Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee
, Park in Neu-Vilich, Bonn-Beuel, Maria-Montessori-Allee
The Journeymen: "Tribute to Eric Clapton", beer garden of the Park Restaurant, Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 7:30pm, (0228) 374030
WET -- the show!: GOP Varieté-Theater, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 6 & 9pm, (0228) 4224141
"Foodsharing": Rescue food instead of throwing it away; Information event of the organization “Foodsharing!, Margarete-Grundmann-Haus, Lotharstr. 84-86, 6pm, (0228) 9145919
REGION
Stingrays: Sharks and stingrays, talks (in German) and feeding the stingrays, Sea Life Center, Königswinter, Rheinallee 8, 10am - 6pm, (01805) 66690101
(02443) 99800
COLOGNE
Shake Appeal: 60’s Punk, Garage, Soul, Rock 'n' Roll & Punk-Rock, Sonic Ballroom, Oscar-Jäger-Str. 190, 11pm, (0221) 16918894
Sunday, August 20
BONN
International “Silent Film Days”:, “Kafka goes to the movies” (Denmark 1911), 3pm and At War. The First World War in 3D”, 5pm at the LVR-Landesmuseum, Colmantstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351 and “Evenings after nine” & “Flottenmarsch” (snappy marching) (Germany, 1907-08) at the outdoor courtyard at the University of Bonn, 9pm, An der Schloßkirche, (0228) 478489
Duisdorf Jazz Summer: Old time jazz, dixieland and swing with the Jazz Gang Cologne, Kulturzentrum Hardtberg, Bonn-Hardtberg, Rochusstr. 276, 11am - 1:30pm, (0228) 649518
GA-Sommergarten: Andy Miles and friends; melodic jazz on the roof of the Bundeskunsthalle (National Art Museum), Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 11:30am - 2:30pm, (0228) 91710
Doktor Jazz Ambulanz: hot jazz; final of the series of jazz concerts in the beer garden of the Park Restaurant Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 2 - 5pm, (0228) 374030
Music group 1924 Bad Hönningen: open air concert on the terrace of the Stadthalle Bad Godesberg, Bad Godesberg, Koblenzer Str. 80, 4 - 6pm
(0228) 212521
COLOGNE
Die 3 Liköre: Swing classics, international hits & songs from the Cologne Altstadt, KD Anlegestelle (at the stop for the Cologne-Düsseldorfer boats at the Rhine), 6:30pm
LindyHop: Swing Dance, Sonic Ballroom, Oscar-Jäger-Str. 190, 7pm, (0221) 16918894
Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:
100 years of the University of Bonn: University Museum Bonn, Regina-Pacis-Weg 1, 12 - 4:30 pm, Fri., Sat., Sun. (0228) 735367
Exhibition "Kolchoz und Bauernhof -- Ländliches Wohnen und Arbeiten in Europa": Photography on rural living and working in Europe (from Martin Rosswog), LVR-Open Air Museum Kommern, Eickser Straße, Kommern, open 365 days of the year. In summer from 9am - 7pm, in winter from 10am - 5pm, (02443) 99800
Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, (02228) 94250
(English) Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91710
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Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am-6pm, (0228) 776260
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Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351
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COMING UP:
Cinemas offering English-language movies:
Want to see a movie in English? The following theaters normally offer at least a couple of movies in English.
Films labeled with OV (Orig. version) or Omu (Orig. version with German subtitles) are generally in English unless otherwise noted, i.e. (Russ) = Russian, (Frz) = French.
tap in your location and then select the OV Original Version.
