Weekend April 13-15 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?

Bonn/Region · It’s marathon weekend. Sunday will see the city centre taken over by runners, inline skaters, hand bikers and their supporters. And the weather is looking good too! But don’t worry - there are a few other options for the non-runners amongst you.

Friday, April 13

BONN

  • Marathon Fair for Deutsche Post Marathon: Münsterplatz, 10am to 8pm
  • And Then There Were None: Theater production of Agatha Christie’s most successful crime novel where one by one - the maid, the general, the butler, the doctor and the judge are killed off, in English; Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, 8pm, (0228) 43368070
  • Andreas Theobald Quartet featuring Sabeth Pérez: “American Songbook”, Ortszentrum Dottendorf, Dottendorfer Str. 41, 8pm
  • Dire Strats: A Tribute to Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler,” Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, 8pm, (0228) 614042
  • Drawing animals: “Reptiles and amphibians,” workshop for children from 8-14 years (in German), register at (0228)9093477, Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 3pm.
  • Tanzbar: Party, Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10pm (0228) 639324

COLOGNE

  • Mason Rack Band: Blues Rock, Yard Club in der Kantine, Neusser Landstr. 2, 7.30pm, (0221) 16791616

Saturday, April 14

BONN

  • Marathon Fair for the Deutsche Post Marathon: Münsterplatz, 10am to 6pm
  • Bonn International School Open Day: from 11am - 2pm. Those who are interested can take the opportunity to be shown around the school by parents, teachers and students, and have their questions answered. Please register in advance at: development@bonn-is.de, Martin-Luther-King-Str. 14, Bonn
  • Flea market in the Altstadt: Bonn Altstadt, 11am to 5pm
  • And Then There Were None: Theater production of Agatha Christie’s most successful crime novel where one by one - the maid, the general, the butler, the doctor and the judge are killed off, in English; Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, 8pm, (0228) 43368070
  • Papa Tom’s Jazz GmbH: Traditional jazz, Sonja’s, Friedrichstr, 13, 4pm (0228) 635825
  • Bonn Magic Weeks: “The 2, 3 fantastic 4”: magic show with the duo Ulf and Toby, Patrick Kehnen and Jakob Mathias, Anno Tubac, Kölnstr. 47, 8pm (0228) 654074
  • Dire Strats: A Tribute to Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler,” Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, 8pm, (0228) 614042
  • The Jackson Pollock + Joseph Boys: Punk, Kult 41, Hochstadenring 41, 8pm, (0228) 9085707
  • Saturday party: Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10pm (0228) 639324
  • Comic drawing for children: Workshop for children from 8-14 years (in German), registration under (0228) 9093477, Kunstverein Bad Godesberg, Burgstr. 85, Bad Godesberg, 3pm

COLOGNE

  • GoGo Penguin: Acoustic jazz and electronica trio, Philharmonie Cologne, Bischofsgarten 1, 8pm, (0221) 204080
  • Shred Kelly: Folkrock, Yard Club in der Kantine, Neusser Landstr. 2, 8pm, (0221) 16791616

Sunday, April 15

BONN

  • Deutsche Post Marathon Bonn: start at Belderberg/Koblenzer Tor: inline skaters and hand cyclists 8.30am; half marathon and walkers 8.45am; marathon, marathon relay and school marathon 10.30am. Awards on the Marktplatz 12.15 to 2pm, further information at www.deutschepost-marathonbonn.de
  • Bonn Magic Weeks: “Close up illusion” magical artistry with Toby Rudolph and Ulf Bürger, Anno Tubac, Kölnstr. 47, 8pm (0228) 654074
  • Concert: Chur Cölnisch Orchestra Bonn, works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Nielsen and others, Kleine Beethovenhalle Muffendorf, Muffendorfer Hauptstr. 22, Bad Godesberg, 11am (0228) 322516
  • Vienna classic: Classic philharmonic Bonn, works by Beethoven, Reger and Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Maritim Hotel Bonn, Godesberger Allee/arrival via Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger Allee 1, Bad Godesberg, 6pm, (0228) 81080

COLOGNE

  • Courtney Marie Andrews: Indie-Pop, Studio 672, Venloer Str. 40, 8pm, (0221) 16791616
  • The Pretty Things: Rock/Psychedelic, Yard Club in der Kantine, Neusser Landtr. 2, 8pm (0221) 16791616

REGION

  • Circus: colourful circus show with acrobats, jugglers and fire performers, Am Markt, Siegburg, 10.30am to 6pm
  • Children’s flea market, Am Markt, Siegburg, 10.30am to 6pm

COMING UP

  • Bad Godesberg: Diplomatic city on the Rhine: Sign up now for this tour (in English) and see what places were key during the time when Bonn was capital of Germany. Ride on a classic Bonn bus of the eighties for the full experience. Meeting point at Ria-Maternus-Platz 1, 2pm, May 19, tour lasts 3 hours. (A minimum of 20 persons are needed to sign up four weeks in advance of the tour for it to take place). Contact: 0228 36 41 05 or info@botschaftstouren.de
  • “Changing Canadian identities in the shadow of the US giant”: from Amerika Haus and the German-Canadian Association, a lecture with Dr Matt Sheedy, visiting professor North American Studies Programme, University of Bonn. Wednesday, April 25, Osborne Clarke, Innere Kanalstraße 15, 50823 Cologne, 7.30pm. Free entry. Space is limited and registrations will be handled on a first come, first served basis. Mandatory registration at https://www.eventbrite.de
  • The Action for Happiness course: An 8-week course that gives you the chance to meet friendly, like-minded people and find simple ways to make yourself and others happy. The course is run by local volunteers and based on donations - so please feel free to give whatever you can afford :) Wednesdays 8-10pm on the following dates: April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23, May 30, June 6 and June 13. For questions about this course please contact: owenelias@hotmail.com or ina_vnv@abv.bg

Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:

  • Exhibition opening: Tomas Riehle, photography. Exhibition covering life’s work of photographer Tomas Riehle (1949-2002). Runs from April 15 to July 1. Siza Pavilion, Raketenstation, Hombroich 6, 41472 Neuss. Fri-Sun and public holidays, noon to 6pm. For more information go to www.inselhombroich.de
  • No man is an island: artists from England, Poland and Germany, Künstlerforum Bonn, Hochstadenring 22-24, 3-6pm, (0228) 9695309
  • Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Exhibitions: A current schedule can be found on the website (English): http://arpmuseum.org/en/, Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, (02228) 94250
  • Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions: 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: http://www.deutsches-museum.de/de/bonn/information/ (English), Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 10am - 6pm, (0228) 302255, for more information on children’s programmes: (0228) 302 256
  • 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

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.

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