Finally, a little reminder that most shops and businesses will be closed on Tuesday, New Year’s Day.

BONN

Marx in London at the Bonn Opera: Friday, December 28 at 7:30pm. Composer Jonathan Dove and author/director Jürgen R. Weber as well as librettist Charles Hart have set themselves the goal of creating an opera that not only tells the story of a day in Marx's life, but also of a day in the life of the mother of all modern metropolises, London. A crazy, entertaining, exciting, but also typical day in all its dynamism and contradiction. In English with German subtitles. Bonn Opera, Am Boeselagerhof 1, 53111 Bonn. For more information please visit: http://www.theater-bonn.de/oper/spielplan/monatsspielplan/event/marx-in-london/vc/Veranstaltung/va/show/

Bonn Christmas Circus: It’s the perfect time for this event for the whole family. The program for this year is brand new, with international and top acts. Unique artists from all over the world, breathtaking performances, funny clowns, cute animal acts and lots of surprises await the audiences. Friday and Saturday (December 28, 29) at 3 & 7pm, Sunday (December 30) at 2 & 6pm, Monday (December 31) at 3 & 8pm. Tickets start at 21.65 euros. Fairground on Siegburger Straße, Bonn-Beuel, motorway exit Beuel-Pützchen. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the website: https://tickets.bonnerweihnachtscircus.de/index.html

Bonn On Ice: Time to put on those skates before it goes away....the weather is cold and winter sports are cool. Anyone who is inclined can put on some ice skates and do some figure eights around the ice skating rink in Bonn city center. Rental skates are available at the rink, Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee. Open on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 10pm and on Sunday from 10 am - 9pm.

“Impulse” is the current show at GOP Variety Theater: It’s about Beats, Dance & Bodyart - a show that breaks down boundaries and provides an unforgettable overall experience of music, images and movement. Staged by extraordinary dancers, acrobats and instrumentalists. Delicate melodies, fat beats - the sounds of the show are pure, live and specially arranged by director Nikos Hippler. The scenery is also spectacular with unusual scenarios of projection and sound. Impulse is modern stage art at its best. GOP Variety Theater, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, Friday & Saturday (December 28, 29) at 6 & 9:30pm, Sunday (December 39) at 2 and 5pm. For more information and tickets, please see: https://www.variete.de/spielorte/bonn/programm/

New Year’s Eve Day hike: Looking for an activity that gets you moving after all those Christmas cookies? Join in a hike organized by the Eifel Association. Participants meet up at the Heiderhof at 10:20am at the bus stop “Koblenzer Straße”. The hike is around 9 kilometers long and ends at the “Insel Hotel” in Bad Godesberg. For more information, this number is given: (0176) 50 24 01 50

Kiss Me, Kate features music and lyrics by Cole Porter and is in English with German subtitles. The story is about a the production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” and ongoing conflict between Fred Graham, the show's director and star, and his leading lady and former wife Lilli Vanessi. It runs three hours, with a break after 85 minutes and is a co-production with Theater Dortmund. Bonn Opera, Am Boeselagerhof 1, December 31, 3pm and 8pm. Tickets can be reserved by calling (0228) 77 80 08 or online: http://www.theater-bonn.de/spielplan/monatsspielplan/gesamt/event/kiss-me-kate/vc/Veranstaltung/va/show/

New Year’s Eve at the Harmonie: Features “The Best Party Music in Town with DJ H2O Lee & the Groove Delighters. Tickets are 29 euros in advance. December 31, entrance at 8pm. Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, For tickets, please call (0228) 61 40 42 or visit online: https://www.harmonie-bonn.de/all-event-list/silvester-in-der-harmonie/

The New Year’s Eve World Beat Party features Darius Darek (Taxi MunDJal MusiX) and an aim to focus on “cultural diversity & conviviality and sustainability through arts.”

Featured on this evening is music from “Afro-Beat, Bollywood Tunes, Cumbia, Global Reggae & Dancehall” to “Gypsytronics, Favela & Baile Funk, SamBass, Cumbia Digital, Kuduro, Electro-Swing” and more. At the Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, December 31, 9pm. For more information, please visit: http://www.taxi-mundjal.com/

Pantheon Lounge: New Year’s Knockout, music of the 70’s through today in the Retro-Salon, Pantheon Lounge, Bonn-Beuel, Siegburger Str. 42, 11pm, December 31. For more information: (0228) 21 25 21.

For more New Year’s Eve parties, please see our list here: http://www.ga.de/ga-english/Where-you-can-celebrate-New-Year%E2%80%99s-Eve-in-Bonn-and-the-region-article4007007.html

Mit Pfiffikus zur Raumstation (With Pfiffikus to the space station): Active guided tour (in German) through the exhibition "ALL.täglich!" for children from 4 to 10 years. “How does our everyday life differ from that of an astronaut? What are the problems of everyday life in weightlessness? We want to experience how dizziness develops in weightlessness and how we can restore our balance. Together we explore the various units of the exhibition, from the "Muckibude" (for pumping iron) to the deep sea, from the solar roof to the weather satellite. We explore whether a life on Mars could be possible and try out how jam tastes on the International Space Station ISS.” Deutsches Museum Bonn, Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 11 am, for more information please see: https://www.deutsches-museum.de/bonn/information/aktuell/veranstaltungen-2018/pfiffikus-raumstation/

REGION/COLOGNE

Riverside lights Bad Neuenahr: Experience a unique festive atmosphere in the spa gardens of Bad Neuenahr, in the setting on the Ahr river bank. Visitors will be enchanted by the dreamlike lighted atmosphere and decorations from master florist Gregor Lersch, along with hand made arts and crafts, jewelry and more. Discover the regional specialities and unusual offers of the culinary stands in the Kurpark. December 28 - 30, 4 - 9:30pm. Kurgartenstraße, 53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. For more information, please see the website: https://www.uferlichter.de/die-uferlichter.html

Holiday on Ice is billed as the “most popular ice-skating show in the world”. This winter it is being performed in 27 cities in Germany and Austria. The show is around 2 hours and fifteen minutes with a 20-minute intermission. Children up to an including three years old do not need a ticket if they sit on the lap of a parent. Tickets start at around 25 euros. Friday, December 28 at 3 & 7pm, Saturday, December 29 at 1, 4:30 & 8pm. Lanxess-Arena, Willy-Brandt-Platz 3. For more information and tickets, please visit the English version of the website: https://holidayonice.com/de/en/

COMING UP

“Magic of the Dance”: The successful Irish show “Magic of the Dance” combines the top tap dancers of the world with wonderful music and an exciting love story for a fast-paced and thrilling performance. It combines both traditional tap with modern dance with innovative choreography. The love story is told by none other than Hollywood star Sir Christopher Lee known from “Lord of the Rings”. The show is Saturday, February 2 at 8pm. Bad Godesberg Stadthalle, Koblenzer Straße 80. Tickets start at 37 euros and can be ordered at www.ga.de or purchased at Bonnticket shops.

Haus der Geschichte (History museum): Made in England: British photographer Peter Dench has an eye for detail and has captured some everyday, honest images of his fellow countrymen. They can be viewed at the Subway Gallery until November 10 of 2019. Photographs by Peter Dench, U-Bahn Galerie (Subway Gallery), Willy-Brandt-Allee 14, 53113 Bonn. For more information, please visit: https://www.hdg.de/en/

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) 94 250

Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions: A current listing and opening hours can be found on the website (English) Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91 710

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) 30 22 55, 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) 77 62 60

LVR Landesmuseum: A current listing can be found here: times on website (English). Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 20 70 351

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 http://www.filmstarts.de/kinoprogramm/?cgeocode=126010 tap in your location and then select the OV Original Version.

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