November 15 - 17 Weekend tips for Bonn and the region
Bonn/Region · It may be chilly but there is plenty to warm you up this weekend. The Bonn Players perform “Ghosts”, and on tour in Europe, Iron & Wine bring you soothing folk rock indie music. If you like Frank Sinatra, you will enjoy Tom Gaebel and his orchestra. And be sure to visit Cheap Art for inexpensive works from local artists.
“Ghosts” from the Bonn Players
Brought to you by the English language theater group The Bonn Players, this play from Henrik Ibsen will be showing at the Brotfabrik from November 12 - 16. The play premiered in 1882 and its scathing commentary on 19th century morality labelled it shockingly indecent and controversial. Now the play is back and it is just as telling as ever. “Ghosts” focuses on Helene, who has spent her life suspended in an emotional void after the death of her cruel but outwardly charming husband. She is determined to escape the ghosts of her past.
Where: Brotfabrik in Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstrasse 16
When: Thur., Fri. 8pm and Sat. 6pm.
Admission: adults 20 euros, students 15 euros, www.bonnplayers.de
Iron & Wine/ Calexico concert
Sam Beam is an American singer-songwriter who has been creating music as Iron & Wine for over a decade. It’s a soothing folk rock indie sound that listeners are sure to take to heart. Through the course of seven albums, numerous EPs and singles, “Iron & Wine has captured the emotion and imagination of listeners with distinctly cinematic songs.” The group is currently on tour in Europe, Canada and the U.S.
Where: Palladium, Schanzenstraße 36, Cologne
When: Friday, 8 pm
Tickets: Home
Song Trang at the GOP Bonn
Since the beginning of November there is a new show at the GOP Theater in Bonn. In cooperation with the "Vietnam Circus Federation" the show offers an insight into the Vietnamese soul with 13 different artists performing. Three more shows will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Where: GOP Varieté-Theater Bonn, Karl-Carstens-Straße 1, Bonn
When: Friday, 6 and 9 pm
Admission: Tickets available from 23.10 euros at Bonnticket
Contact: (0228) 42 24 141, info-bonn@variete.de
Cavalleria Rusticana and The Bajazzo in Bonn
The weekend kicks off on Friday with a premiere at the Bonn Opera. There, the Cavalleria Rusticana and Der Bajazzo unite the operas of Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo. These are actually completely independent of each other and yet closely connected.
Where: Theater Bonn Opera House, Am Boeselagerhof 1, Bonn
When: Friday, 7:30 pm
Admission: Tickets available from 21.80 euros at Bonnticket
Contact: (0228) 77 80 08, theater@bonn.de
Motion Trio in Bonn
On Friday, the Polish accordion trio Motion Trio will play at Deutsche Telekom's headquarters in Bonn. As part of the concert series "Music in the Houses of the City", the band combines Eastern European music with classical composers.
Where: Deutsche Telekom Headquarters, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140, Bonn
When: Friday, 7:30 pm
Admission: Tickets available from 15 euros via Eventbrite
Contact: (0221) 37 33 91, info@kunstsalon.de
Tom Gaebel & His Orchestra in Bonn
Musicians Tom Gaebel & His Orchestra are guests in Bonn as part of the series "Quatsch keine Oper". With his eighth album "Perfect Day" Gaebel combines big band sounds with the sounds of "Easy Listening". He has won the Jazz Award several times.
Where: Theater Bonn Opera House, Am Boeselagerhof 1, Bonn
When: Saturday, 8 pm
Admission: Tickets are available stating at 35 euros at Bonnticket
Contact: (0228) 77 80 08, theater@bonn.de
Cheap Art
Needing to fill your walls with some art pieces? At Cheap Art Sensation, you will find inexpensive originals and unique pieces from 10 to 100 euros by regional and national artists. At Cheap Art, you will find art by renowned artists worth 100,00 euros - 1000,00 euros.
Where: Kult 41, Hochstadenring 41 (Cheap Art Sensation)
Kult 41, Hochstadenring 45, Fabrik 45 (Cheap Art)
When: 6 pm, Saturday
I love 90’s
Dancing the night away is a great way to warm up in the cold weather. This dance party “I love 90’s” takes you back a decade to some favorite songs. Sing and dance, and bring your friends along for a party mood.
Where: Gloria Theater, Apostelnstr. 11, Cologne
When: 11 pm
Contact: (0221) 660630
Family workshop in Bonn
Saturdays and Sundays are for the family? This is probably how the organizers of the family workshop in Bad Godesberg see it. Crackling, rustling, and folding: This workshop will take place as part of the exhibition "Ist das möglich” (“Is this possible”). It is suitable for children between the ages of four and ten.
Where: Deutsches Museum Bonn, Ahrstraße 45, Bonn
When: Saturday at 2 pm, Sunday at 11 am
Contact: (0228) 30 22 55, info@deutsches-museum-bonn.de
Winners of nature photo competition 2019
Each year, the winning photos of the nature photo competition are chosen and then exhibited throughout Germany. Since the beginning of September they can be seen in the Museum Koenig in Bonn. If you want to marvel at these impressive photographs, Sunday would be a good day.
Where: Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, Bonn
When: Sunday, 10 am to 6pm
Admission: Museum admission from 2.50 euros
Contact: (0228) 91 220, info@leibniz-zfmk.de
COMING UP:
Astronomy on Tap Bonn #13: This is open to everyone who wants to talk science in a casual and fun atmosphere. Speakers this week are PD Dr. Volker Ossenkopf-Okada “Warum Trump den Sprung zum Mond nicht schaffen kann” and Hannah Zohren, MSc “Humans and zero gravity”. Tuesday, November 26 at 7 pm, Fiddlers Pub in Bonn-Endenich.
Sampling of museums and exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:
Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Exhibitions: A current schedule can be found on the website (English): arpmuseum.org Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, (02228) 94250
Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions: A current listing and opening hours 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: deutsches-museum.de (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
You can also check out the following theaters which 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: kinopolis.de
Woki cinema, Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 1-7, Bonn: woki.de
Brotfabrik, Kreuzstrasse 16, Bonn-Beuel: bonnerkinemathek.de
Metropolis, Ebertplatz 19, Cologne: metropolis-koeln.de
Odeon-Lichtspieltheater, Severinstraße 81, Cologne: odeon-koeln.de
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