IBIS is hosting an Open Morning on Friday from 10 am until 12 noon. During the day guests will be able to explore all classrooms, from Early Years to Year 8 (ages 3-13), experience the educational programme and gain insight into what makes the school special.

Everyone is allowed to play and everyone is allowed to listen: The music initiative "Open Piano" invites to an interactive concert in the LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn. At the same time, the participatory exhibition MUSIC! can also be visited there. The admission is free of charge. Voluntary donations go to the social music institute DoReMi, which finances music lessons for refugees and low-income people.

The colourful party series CIN CIN makes a stop at Platform 8 in Bonn. The nightclub opened last October and created a new venue for niche events in the Bonn event scene. The three Cologne artists including a DJ from the Cin Cin-Cin collective celebrate the queer party in the new location under the motto "The Dark Side Of The Moon".

The families of the Mattis robbers and the Borka robbers have always been enemies. The friendship between Ronja („The robber's daughter“) from Mattisburg and the robber boy Birk Borkason is a thorn in the side of the robber captains. Ronja and Birk, however, do not want to have their friendship forbidden. The story of Ronja by Astrid Lindgren is now being staged for the fifth time in the Junges Theater Bonn. In 50 years of theatre history, this play has been performed most often on the Bonn-Beuel stage. It is in German, but is such a fascinating story that children with other native languages will be able to enjoy this play.

"Cuban dancers move differently (than) to anyone else. The Afro-Cuban dance style gives them a great looseness in shoulders and hips. Dancing is pure passion, they can speak through their bodies," says Roclan González Chávez, choreographer of the show "Ballet Revolución". The mixture of ballet and street dance in colourful costumes is accompanied by live performed hits from well-known artists such as Shawn Mendes, Justin Timberlake, Adele and Camila Cabello.

Until 23 February Drachenburg Castle will continue to shine in bright, vibrant colours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. More than 400 lamps as well as a dozen projectors provide for illuminated trees, paths and bushes. The Nibelungen Hall with its dragon's lair and reptile zoo is again part of the castle's lighting.

At the Hochstadenring it will be loud again this weekend: The Kurdish-African-European group NANOBEAT connects the music cultures from all over the world. The Cologne quartet has been playing together since 2008 and drummer Heminderya has already produced excellent film music in his own recording studio.

The variety show "Grand Hotel" in the GOP-Theater Bonn takes a look behind the scenes of a noble hostel rich in tradition. The focus is on the sometimes unconventional guests of the house and also the busy staff. This show is also a mix of artistry, dance, acting and a lot of music. Ulrich Thon is responsible for the direction and the stage design. "Grand Hotel" is on the program until March 1st.

The show "Very British" deals with the German view of Great Britain. It is about the fascination for the Beatles, Harry Potter, Wembley and the Windsors. Even the fight for the chaise longue by the pool is a subject of this exhibition. On "Family Sunday" actor Hanno Friedrich reads from children's book classics ("Paddington Bear", "Matilda") and screenwriter Christiane Sadlo reports on the production of the Rosamunde Pilcher films in Cornwall. Besides, a tea workshop can be attended and royal headdresses can be made

Performances by the Prince and Bonna, Kasalla, Cat Ballou and Marc Metzger are on the programme at the Prunksitzung of the Bonn City Soldier Corps. If you want to get seats in the Maritim Hotel, you have to be quick. Few tickets are still available (status Wednesday).

Not only Beethoven is „celebrating“ his anniversary this year: The Bonn children's session "Papperlapapp" has been dealing with Rose Monday, e-scooters and Bonn's construction site culture for 10 years. The eleventh session is themed "Fun for Future". The ensemble of children and young people has been rehearsing since autumn under the direction of Babette Dörmer and Juliane Urmes. In previous years, the Papperlapapp programme has already inspired audiences with a colourful mixture of acting, cabaret and circus elements. The premiere is scheduled for Sunday in the Bonn Harmonie.

Luis Alejandro García - born 1993 on Tenerife - is one of the most famous Spanish guitarists of his generation, with more than twenty awards under his belt. He will play the 150th Bonn Master Concert Classical Guitar in the Art Museum on Sunday. He has played and taught in Spain, Germany and the USA, in Chile, Argentina and Andorra. In 2018 García released his first album "Lazos sobre el Atlántico". The program of the Bonn concert "Lazos sobre el Atlántico" includes pieces by Spanish and a Polish-French composer.

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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: 0228/302256

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? Check out the GA “Kinofinder” (Film finder), just click on the OV Original Version films and you will find out when and where they are showing.

You can also check out the following theatres, which normally offer at least a couple of movies in English. Films labelled 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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Original text: GA Bonn

Translation: Mareike Graepel