Weekend August 4 - 6 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?

Bonn · It already sounds tempting and tasty; the Street Food Festival in Bad Godesberg promises an international culinary experience. And what could be better than a free blues concert up on the roof of the art museum? Some great choices this weekend!

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Friday, August 4

BONN

Stadtgarten concert: B-Side Festival, Hip-Hop at the Rhine, Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee, 6 pm

Skampida: Reggae, Ska and more, N8lounge, Franzstr. 41, 7 pm

A Taste of Woodstock: "An Acoustic Tribute to Crosby, Stills & Nash and Friends", Beer garden of the Park Restaurant Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 7:30 pm, (0228) 374030

The biggest mobile Labyrinth in the world: at the Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee, open 9 am to 10 pm every day thorugh Aug. 13, 0163-7653728

Sport in the park: classes are free and open to all without prior registration. Just show up and join in!
Yoga at the Römerbad, Eduard-Spoelgen-Str. 11, 10 - 11 am, (0228) 677611
Kung Fu at Rochusplatz, Bonn-Hardtberg, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Original Bootcamp in front of the Akademischen Kunstmuseum, courtyard meadow,6:30 - 7:30 pm
Relaxed into the weekend at the Kurpark, Bad Godesberg, Am Kurpark/corner of Koblenzer Straße, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Outdoor-Fitness at Rheinaustraße/Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Straße, Bonn-Beuel, 6:30 - 7:30 pm

REGION

"Kultur im Hof" (series of events in a historic farm courtyard): Concert with the band Don´t Stop, super hits from rock & pop, Kulturzentrum Himmeroder Hof, Rheinbach, Himmeroder Wall 6, 7 pm, (02226) 917500

Irish Folk Session: with music and dancers from the region, CoachHaus, Rheinbach, Koblenzer Straße 4, 8 pm

"7 Mountains Summer Jazz": Blue Night with JinJim, Maritim Hotel Königswinter, Königswinter, Rheinallee 3, 9 - 11 pm, (02223) 7070

COLOGNE

30th Cologne Summer Festival: Pilobolus Dance Theater; Shadowland 2 - Das neue Abenteuer (The new adventure), Philharmonie Köln, Bischofsgartenstr. 1, 8 pm, (0221) 204080

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

80’s/90’s Party: Hits from the 80‘s and 90’s, Live Music Hall, Lichtstr. 30, 10 pm, (0221) 9542990

Friday-Bash: 2000 songs, charts & classics, Cent Club, Zülpicher Platz 4a, 10 pm, ( 0221) 9463542

Ballroom Blitz!: Punk-Rock with Henrik, Sonic Ballroom, Oscar-Jäger-Str. 190, 11 pm, (0221) 16918894

Saturday, August 5

BONN

Street Food Festival from “Food Lovers”: Visitors can expect a wide variety of dishes with an international flair, freshly prepared before their eyes. Whether Asian, German, Dutch, vegan or vegetarian, there is something for everyone. Food trucks and tents will be operated by 25 professional and hobby chefs. It’s on Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 5 & 6. Please see our story for more information: http://www.ga.de/ga-english/Street-Food-Festival-in-Bad-Godesberg-article3620340.html

Stadtgarten concert: Alex Wünsche Trio, Neo-Psychedelic-Acid Folk!, 7 pm; Luciel feat.
Sophie Grobler, Pop-Jazz, 8:30 pm, at Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee

Adventure land: "Tribute to Pur", Beer garden of the Park Restaurant Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 7:30 pm, (0228) 374030

Trio Rotterdam: Tango concert, Haus der Luft- und Raumfahrt, Bad Godesberg, Godesberger Allee 70, 8 pm

Beethovens Bunte: Summer festival, presented by r(h)einqueer Bonn e.V., stage program with musik, comedy, drag artists, political talk and more, Münsterplatz, 1 pm

Tierschutz (animal protection) flea market at Friedensplatz in Bonn city, 10 am - 5 pm, all profits go to benefit the Albert Schweitzer Animal Shelter.

REGION

Wine tasting for all: 3 pm tour (in German), sampling of 4 wines, Ahrweiler Winzerverein (Ahrweiler Wine Growers Assoc.) on Walporzheimer Str. 19

Altenahr Burgenfest: Traditional medieval fest in the wine growing town of Altenahr, Fri. - Sun. Aug 4 - 6, with an evening fest at 8 pm on Friday, summer night party with the band “Siegfried Service” on Saturday evening, and morning music entertainment on Sunday, for more information about events in the Ahr Valley in English, please see website: http://www.ahrtal.de/en/

Panoramic walk around Dernau (picturesque little town in wine country): meets at 11 am at the Dagernova Vinothek, Ahrweg 7 in Dernau

7 Mountains Summer Jazz: Latin Grooves with Little Bossa,7 - 9 pm, Anleger 640, Rheinstr. 7, Bad Honnef

Art and flea market along with performance of the play "Long John", a production including comedy, music, dance, improvisation, Elmores Beer Garden am Wasserfall, Windeck, Schönecker Weg 5, 5 pm

"Rheinwerfen 2017": Ultimate Frisbee-Tournament, from Bonnsai Frisbeesport, Bonn, Insel Grafenwerth, Bad Honnef, 10 am - 5 pm

COLOGNE

Ballroom-Blitz: Open-Air-Fest, with Knochenfabrik, The Hara Kee-Rees, Steakknife, Al Skapone, H-Bomb Holdiday Camp Mighty Mike, Sonic Ballroom,Oscar-Jäger-Str. 190, 4 pm, (0221) 16918894

Best of 90’s: Trash-Pop & One-Hit-Wonders, Die Kantine, Neusser Landstr. 2a, 10 pm, (0221) 16791616

Shake Appeal: Soul, Rock 'n' Roll, 60’s-Punk & Punk-Rock with Nils Mac, Sonic Ballroom, Oscar-Jäger-Str. 190, 11 pm, (0221) 16918894

Sunday, August 6

BONN

Street Food Festival from “Food Lovers”: Visitors can expect a wide variety of dishes with an international flair, freshly prepared before their eyes. Whether Asian, German, Dutch, vegan or vegetarian, there is something for everyone. Food trucks and tents will be operated by 25 professional and hobby chefs. It’s on Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 5 & 6. Please see our story for more information: http://www.ga.de/ga-english/Street-Food-Festival-in-Bad-Godesberg-article3620340.html

GA-Sommergarten: Baum's Bluesbenders; Blues music up on the roof of the Bundeskunsthalle (National Art Museum). The band appeals to young and old, with a rollercoaster of songs from Chicago blues to West Coast blues and even rockabilly from the 50’s , admission is free, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 11:30 to 2:30 pm, (0228) 91710

Farmhouse Jazz- & Blues-Band: Traditional & oldtime jazz, Beer garden of the Park Restaurant Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 2 - 5 pm, (0228) 374030

Bonner Shanty-Choir: Open air concert on the terrace of the Stadthalle Bad Godesberg, Koblenzer Str. 80, 4 - 6 pm

B-Five-Bluesband: Benefit concert for the Bonner Kinderschutzbundes (Bonn Child Protection Assoc.), Katharinenhof, Bad Godesberg, Venner Str. 51, 6:30 pm

Barn rummage sale and girls’ stuff: Katharinenhof, Bad Godesberg, Venner Str. 51, 10 am

“Pulse of Europe” demonstration at the Marktplatz in Bonn city center. The pro-European Union group will be supported by Japanese drummer group Taiko, 2 - 3 pm. Any person is allowed to step up to the microphone and say a few words about Europe.

REGION

"Rheinwerfen 2017": Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, put on by Bonnsai Frisbeesport, Bonn, Insel Grafenwerth, Bad Honnef, 10 am - 3 pm

"Swinging Sunday": morning jazz with Listen Here, Waldhotel, Rheinbach, Ölmühlenweg 99, 11 am - 2 pm

7 Mountains Summer Jazz: Jazz & more with Wollmann & Brauner, Park Reitersdorf, Bad Honnef, Hauptstr. 4, 12 - 2pm

Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds

Paris sera toujours Paris: Photography from Jörg Balthasar, Institut français Bonn, Adenauerallee 35, 2 - 4pm, Friday, (0228) 737609

Jany Ohlraum: "Farberzählungen" (Color stories), Haus an der Redoute, Bad Godesberg, Kurfürstenallee 1a, 2 - 6 pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (0228) 774663

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: Comics! Mangas! Graphic Novels! 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: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, 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

Daily Events

Did you know? You can look up what events are happening every day of the week online with General Anzeiger. Use this link: http://www.ga.de/freizeit/termine/

There are four fields to complete. Under “Gebiet”, you call leave “alle” for all areas of Bonn or click on specific city areas. Under “Datum” just enter the date you are searching, month/day/year. If you leave “alle” under the “Rubrik” field, you will get everything from sports to arts to music and more OR click on GA-English and get a list of English events only. Under “Schlagwort”, you can enter a specific event you are looking for if you wish. After that, just click on Termine Anzeigen and you will see what events are there for that day.

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

Sports

Bonn Capitals: Bonn’s baseball team, home games at the Rheinaue field. For more information and schedule, please visit their website at: http://www.capitals.de/

Bonn Gamecocks: Bonn’s American style football team. For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.gamecocks.de/

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(Original text by Bärbel Dähling; translated by Carol Kloeppel)

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