Weekend October 20 - 22 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?
Bonn · If you love Italian cooking, check out the Italian market in Bonn this weekend. It’s also time for another big flea market at the Rhineaue Park on Saturday and on Sunday, another chance to find an old treasure at the antique market in the city.
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Friday, October 20
Bonn
Italian specialty market: In Bonn city center at Marktplatz, 9am - 8pm
2nd Bonn Blues Festival: Canadian singer/songwriter Dave Goodman & Baum's Bluesbenders, Dottendorf town center, entrance fee 18 euros (tickets avail. at Jacques Weindepot, Hausdorfstraße 326 or at the venue), Dottendorfer Str. 41, 7pm
Still Collins: Ballads & love songs, Haus der Springmaus, Frongasse 8, 7pm, (0228) 798081
Muffendorf house concert: Chansons, jazz and world music with Marion & Sobo, 7:30pm, Sign up at (0228) 333633, Muffendorfer Hauptstr. 47a, Bad Godesberg, 7:30pm
Memoria Sound: Reggae and dancehall music, Kult 41, Hochstadenring 41, 8pm, (0228) 9085707
London designer Beatrice von Treskow presents her fashion collection in the Villa Godesberg on Friday, 5 - 9pm, and Sat. from 10 am - 5pm, Mirbachstraße 2a. There will be a raffle to benefit a local charity “Bürgerstiftung Rheinviertel”.
The big Coperlin Show: GOP Varieté-Theater, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 6 & 9pm Fri. Sat. ( on Sun at 2 & 5pm), (0228) 4224141
Open meeting for binationals: Meet and chat with other binational residents of Bonn, more information at (0228) 9090413, every third Friday of the month, Assoc. of binational families and couples,Thomas-Mann-Str. 30, 6 - 9pm, 0228/9090413
TanzBar: Party, Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10pm, (0228) 639324
Region
Concert with Bounce: Tribute to Bon Jovi, Kubana, Siegburg, Zeithstr. 100, 9pm, (02241) 9383832
Pumpkin market: Creative pumpkin carving workshop, Krewelshof, Lohmar, An der Burg Sülz, 3pm, (02256) 7156
Pool party for youth: Indoor swimming pool in Wachtberg/Berkum celebrating last day of fall break, all youth from age 12 and up are invited for an evening with swimming, music, drinks and alcohol-free cocktails, and pizza. 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Oberdorfstraße 20 in Berkum. Entry fee is 2 euros and participants must be able to swim.
Saturday, October 21
Bonn
Flea market in the Rheinaue: Rheinaue Park, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee, 8am - 6pm
"Sing together": Participants sing Christmas songs in African languages, accompanied by the German-African choir Pamoja, Church of St. Remigius, Brüdergasse 8, 10am - 2pm, (0228) 635354
Indian Light Festival "Diwali Dhamaka": Cultural event of the German-Indian Society, Sports hall Schmittstraße, Bonn-Hardtberg, Schmittstr. 23, 6pm, (0228) 622586
Italian specialty market: City center of Bonn at Marktplatz, 9am - 8pm
Body of Evidence/Revenge: Dance works from Vanek Preuß, Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, 8pm, (0228) 43368070
Bonn Klezmer Days: "Shpil!", Klezmer workshop with Patrick Farrell, 12 - 3pm; Workshop Nigun-singing with Svetlana Kundish, 12 - 3pm; concert with Svetlana Kundish and Patrick Farrell, 8pm, Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, (0228) 43368070
Kapelle # 3 and Parallel Society: Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady, Kult 41, Hochstadenring 41, 8pm, (0228) 9085707
A Tribute To Linkin Park: Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 11pm
Region
"Sauerkraut selber machen" (Make your own sauerkraut): Bonn Slow-Food-Group, Registration at www.slowfood.de/bonn, Biohof Bursch, Bornheim, Weidenpeschweg 31, 11:30 am, (02227) 91990
Pumpkin market: Creative pumpkin carving workshop, Krewelshof, Lohmar, An der Burg Sülz, 3pm, (02256) 7156
Anniversary concert: 125 years of the Men’s vocal club "Frohsinn" Oelinghoven 1892, Kunsthalle (Art hall), Drachenburg Castle, Königswinter, Drachenfelsstr. 118, 7pm, (02223) 901970
Concert with Rebel Monster: The Tribute to Volbeat, Kubana, Siegburg, Zeithstr. 100, 9pm, (02241) 9383832
Sunday, October 22
Bonn
Antique market in the Bonn inner city: Friedensplatz, Bottlerplatz, Vivatsgasse, Windeckstraße and Mülheimer Platz, Bonn, 11am - 6pm
German-Holland Fabric market: Offering all kinds of materials and sewing acessories and notions, Theaterplatz, Bad Godesberg, 11am - 5pm
Drei-Brücken-Lauf (Three-Bridge-Run): Benefit run for German Children’s Cancer Help; start at 9 am (30 km), 9:20 am (10 km), 9:40 am (15 km) and at 11 am (run for owners with dogs); further information at www.drei-bruecken-lauf.de, Beuel Rhine river banks, Bonn-Beuel
Um Elf (At eleven): Sharon Kam (clarinet) and Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, works from Weber and Ries, auditorium of the University of Bonn main building, Regina-Pacis-Weg 1-3, 11 am
Rock4:Presents The Beatles: Abbey Road, Pantheon, Bonn-Beuel, Siegburger Str. 42, 7pm, (0228) 212521
Highlights of international dance: "Spirit", Bangarra Dance Theater, Opera Bonn, Am Boeselagerhof 1, 6pm, (0228) 778008
Region
Girls’ flea market: Women selling items for women and girls, clothing, shoes and accessories (hats, belts, gloves, umbrellas, bags, scarves, and jewelry), also baby and children’s clothing, Halle Meiersheide, Hennef, Meiersheide 20, 11am - 3:30pm
Pumpkin market: Creative pumpkin carving workshop, Krewelshof, Lohmar, An der Burg Sülz, 3pm, (02256) 7156
Sports:
Telekom Baskets Bonn: Bonn’s popular basketball team with home games at the Telekom Dome in Bonn-Hardtberg, Basketsring 1. For complete information and schedule, please visit their website.
Bonn Capitals: Bonn’s baseball team, home games at the Rheinaue field. For more information and schedule, please visit their website.
Bonn Gamecocks: Bonn’s American style football team. For more information, please visit their website .
Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:
Uwe Schumacher: "Upcycling -- kunstvolle Nachhaltigkeit (artful sustainability)", exhibition opening, Church of St. Franziskus, Adolfstr. 77, 8pm
Die dünne Haut der Erde (The thin skin of the earth) and Planet Wüste (desert or wasteland): Our Land. Our Home. Our Future, Photographs from Michael Martin, Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 10 am bis 6 pm, Fri. - Sun. (0228) 91220
Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Exhibitions: A current schedule can be found on the website (English). Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, (02228) 94250
Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions: “The Persian Garden” and more, a current listing can be found on the website (English) Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91710
Deutsches Museum Bonn: A current listing can be found on the website (English).
Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 10am - 6pm, (0228) 302255
For more information on children’s programmes: (0228) 302 256, E-Mail
Kunstmuseum: A current listing can be found on the website (English).
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am-6pm, (0228) 776260
LVR Landesmuseum: A current listing can be found here: times on website(English).
Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351
Coming up:
„Night of Canadian Music“ in the Cologne FiffiBar (Severinswall 35, 50678 Köln) on Oct. 25, Wed., admission at 7pm, Canadian Singer-Songwriter Morgan Finlay plays at 9pm. Sponsored by Amerika Haus.
HALLOWEEN is coming up on October 31, check out our listing of parties in Bonn and the region.
Bonn Folk Club: Singers’ Night on Nov. 3 at Dotty’s Sports Bar & Restaurant, 7pm - 10pm, entrance free of charge. Christian Miesen Straße in Dottendorf
Independent Bonn International School Open Day: November 18, 10 am - 12:30pm for all parents and students who may be interested in attending the international school. Students and staff will be happy to answer questions and show visitors around the school to see what’s happening. There will be an information stand and cake and coffee will be provided.
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.
Kinopolis, Moltkestr. 7-9, Bad Godesberg: http://www.kinopolis.de/bn/events/filmreihe/oton
Woki cinema, Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 1-7, Bonn: http://www.woki.de/
Brotfabrik, Kreuzstrasse 16, Bonn-Beuel: http://www.bonnerkinemathek.de/programm/
Metropolis, Ebertplatz 19, Cologne: http://metropolis-koeln.de/kino/programm/city190/
Odeon-Lichtspieltheater, Severinstraße 81, Cologne: http://www.odeon-koeln.de/inhalt/odeon/plan
Or check out this site tap in your location and then select the OV Original Version.
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