Weekend December 16 - 18 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?
BONN/REGION · Music will fill the air this weekend with many Christmas concerts, big and small and songs from around the world.
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Christmas Markets
Bonn Christmas Markets: Münsterplatz, Bottlerplatz and Friedensplatz, Bonn city center, open daily from 11 am - 9 pm, food and beverage stands are open Sun. - Thurs. 11 am - 9:30 pm, Fri./Sat. 11 am - 10:30 pm. Runs until Dec. 23.
Nikolausmarkt in Bad Godesberg: open Mon- Sat. 11 am - 7:30 pm, Sun. 12 - 7:30 pm, runs until Dec. 23.
Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) Christmas Market: .
Schloss Drachenburg Christmas Market:
Ahrweiler Christmas Market: 70 stands with regional specialties, handmade crafts, glühwein from the vintners, kids carousel. Nikolaus will pay a visit on Dec. 10 & 17 at 4 pm at the “Weinbrunnen” on the Marktplatz and will hand out little presents to the children. The midnight market on Dec. 10 will run until midnight with special music and entertainment. Open Fridays, Saturdays 11 am - 9 pm, Sundays 11 am - 8 pm.
Siegburg Medieval Christmas Market:
Cologne Christmas Markets: Altstadt, Cologne Cathedral, Neumarkt, Rudolfplatz, Rheinauhafen (at harbor next to Chocolate Museum), Stadtgarten, Mauritiuswall, detailed information.
Friday, December 16
BONN
Ice skating at the Alten Zoll:
Guitar duo “With four hands” performs at 7:30 pm in the Trinitatis Church on Brahmsstraße. Norbert Feinendegen & Guido Wilms with support from Stefan Schmidt on bass. Pop, rock and folk music. Entrance is free, donations are welcome for the hospice initiative Kreuzberg-Bonn.
Kunst gegen Bares (Art for cash):
“Christmas with my friends” concert in Paulus Church, an additional concert of the tenth Soul Preacher Night, In der Maar 7, Bad Godesberg, 4:30 pm
TanzBar: Party, Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10 pm, (0228) 639324
80er + 90er Jahre & 00er Party: Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 11 pm
COLOGNE
The Boss Hoss: Rock & country concert in the Cologne Lanxess Arena, Willy-Brandt Platz 3, 7 pm
Flea market: Autokino Porz, Rudolf-Diesel-Str., 8 am
Christmas market: with perhaps the biggest Feuerzangenbowle (flaming punch) in the world and a stage program with choir and clubs from south Cologne, Chlodwig-Eck, Annostr. 1-3, 11 am - 10 pm, (0221) 327595
Winter get together on the Ring: with curling, Elisabeth-Treskow-Platz, Rheinauhafen, 12 noon
40Up: Music from the 80’s until now, Die Kantine, Neusser Landstr. 2a, 9 pm, (0221) 16791616
PartySounds: classics, club- and Party sounds, Cent Club, Zülpicher Platz 4a, 10 pm, ( 0221) 9463542
Planet Groove: Club: Rock, Pop and Alternative, Herbrand´s, Herbrandstr. 21, 10 pm, (0221) 9541626
Poplife: Party-Classics, Pop, R'n'B with DJ Ingo, Live Music Hall, Lichtstr. 30, 10 pm, (0221) 9542990
Salsa-Party: Salsa, Merengue, Bachata; 9-10 pm - beginner’s course, Herbrand´s, Herbrandstr. 21, 10 pm, (0221) 9541626
Treibstoff Klub: with Cari Lekebusch, Leolo Lozone and Marcel Janovsky, Gewölbe Köln, Hans-Böckler-Platz 2, 10 pm
Herz an Herz: 90’s Party, Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Bartholomäus-Schink-Str. 65-67, 11 pm, (0221) 530
The Bat House: Post-Punk, Wave & Indie, Blue Shell, Luxemburger Str. 32, 11 pm, (0221) 212034
Saturday, December 17
BONN
Ice skating at the Alten Zoll: open daily from 10 am - 9 pm, Fridays & Saturday until 10 pm. It runs through Jan. 22. 1,300 square meters of ice and five curling lanes. For more info. and directions on how to get there (“Anfahrt”) : http://bonnice.de/index.php
Reingehört (listen in)... Organ music on Saturday: Christmas songs from around the world; with Stefan Horz (organ and moderation), Crypt in the Kreuzkirche, Kaiserplatz, 11:30 am
Music of the Marktzeit: Chamber choir of the University, Kirche St. Remigius, Brüdergasse 8, 12 noon, (0228) 635354
...listen here!...: Jazz, Swing & Soul, Sonja's, Friedrichstr. 13, 4 pm, (0228) 635825
Wantu & The srie 4's + Hellhead: Kult 41, Hochstadenring 41, 7:30 pm, (0228) 9085707
Maria Alvarez (piano): Tangos, Valses, Milongas and more, Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, 8 pm, (0228) 43368070
Christmas market at BaseCamp Bonn: Bonner BaseCamp, In der Raste 1, 12 - 8 pm, (0228) 93494955
Rockpalast Revival Party: Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 10 pm
SamstagsParty (Saturday party): Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10 pm (0228) 639324
REGION
Concert with Cassard: Christmas program with traditional music from tomorrow, Feuerschlösschen, Bad Honnef, Rommersdorfer Str. 78-82, 8 pm (02224) 75011
Sunday, December 18
BONN
Ice skating at the Alten Zoll: open daily from 10 am - 9 pm, Fridays & Saturday until 10 pm. It runs through Jan. 22. 1,300 square meters of ice and five curling lanes. For more info. and directions on how to get there (“Anfahrt”) : http://bonnice.de/index.php
MultiKultiChor Bonn (Multicultural choir Bonn): Christmas songs from around the world; benefit concert from Don Bosco for street children in Syria, Doppelkirche Schwarzrheindorf, Bonn-Beuel, Dixstr. 41, 2 pm
Advent concert at St. Evergislus: music and singing in Hardtstraße between the church of St. Evergislus and the parish rectory. A traditional event with the brass band from the church. Glühwein (hot mulled wine) for adults and Weckmänner for children. 4:30 pm.
Music of Advent: Brass-Ensemble and Georg Korte (organ), Münsterbasilika, Münsterplatz 1, 4 pm
Ensemble Nobiles: "Bis willekommen"; songs from Advent and Christmas time, Augustinum, Römerstr. 118, 6 pm
Christmas concert with BonnVoice: Kreuzkirche, Kaiserplatz, 6 pm
Luis Lullaby + Lady Talk: Christmas-Jazz, Folk, Pop & Blues, Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, 7 pm, (0228) 614042
Flea market: Parking lot, Passage, Arkaden, Shopping center in Tannenbusch/Tannenbusch Center, Oppelner Str. 128, 11 am - 6 pm
Christmas market at BaseCamp Bonn: Bonner BaseCamp, In der Raste 1, 11am - 7 pm, (0228) 93494955
REGION
Thomas Scheytt: Piano Solo; Blues, Boogie Woogie and original compositions, Drehwerk 17|19, Wachtberg, Töpferstr. 17-19, 7 pm, (02225) 7081719
Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:
Mammut kommt (The Mammoth is coming): Exhibition by kids and for kids. Stadmuseum Siegburg, Am Markt 46, Fri./Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 10 am - 6 pm, (02241) 9698510
Christmas Art: Community exhibition, Katharinenhof, Bad Godesberg, Venner Str. 51, 2 - 7 pm
Künstlergruppe (Artist group) Art 7: "Gegenüber", Haus an der Redoute, Bad Godesberg, Kurfürstenallee 1a, 2 - 6 pm, (0228) 774663
Now and Then 2: Community exhibition, Künstlerforum Bonn, Hochstadenring 22-24, 3 - 6 pm, (0228) 9695309
Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Exhibitions:
-Other realities;
-Ready for the Stage, Act 1 (1900 - 2016);
-Ready for the Stage, Act 2 (1600 - 1900)
-ARP Collection 2016
Remagen, Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 11 bis 18 Uhr, (02228) 94250
More information on website (English): http://arpmuseum.org/en/
Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions:
- Artists against Aids – art exhibition and auction in aid of the German Aids Foundation;
- A Short History of Mankind 100,000 Years of Cultural History;
- The Rhine, the biography of a European River;
- Touchdown: exhibition for and about people with Downs-Syndrome; Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91710.
More dates and times on website (English)
Experience the Sea: Interactive exhibition on oceans and marine research, Deutsches Museum Bonn, Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 10am - 6pm, (0228) 302255.
For more information on children’s programmes: (0228) 302 256, E-Mail
Kunstmuseum:
- August Macke and the Rhine Expressionists and German Art after 1945.
- Anna Lea Hucht – Bonn Art Prize 2015.
- The Uncanny Home: Interiors from Edvard Munch to Max Beckman.
- Thomas Huber: On the Horizon.
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am-6pm, (0228) 776260, more dates and times on the website (English).
Frauenmuseum:
- Bonn female artists from 1945 to today from the Marcel Bouziri collection.
- Die Dinge beim Namen nennen (Call things by their names): community exhibition by Syrian female artists.
Frauenmuseum, Im Krausfeld 10, 2-6pm, (0228) 691344
LVR Landesmuseum:
Bilderstrom, the Rhine and photography from 1853 to 2016; Eva’s Beauty Case; Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351.
Dates and times on website (English).
Cinema Listings (English)
Kinopolis, Moltkestr. 7-9, Bad Godesberg
Friday
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 3D 4:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 11 pm
Saturday
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 3D 4:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 11 pm, without 3D at 2:30 pm
Sunday
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 3D 4:30 pm, 7:45 pm, without 3D at 11:00 am
Sing: 11:00 am
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 11:20 am
Metropolis, Ebertplatz 19, Cologne
Friday
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 3D: 6:45 pm, 9:20 pm
(with German subtitles) 4:10 pm, 8:50 pm
Sing: (with German subtitles): 7:30 pm
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 6:15 pm, in 3D 9:35 pm
Saturday
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 3D: 6:45 pm, 9:20 pm
(with German subtitles) 1:30 pm, 4:10 pm, 8:50 pm
Doctor Strange: 9:35 pm (with German subtitles)
Sing: (with German subtitles): 7:30 pm
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 6:15 pm
Sunday
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 3D: 6:45 pm, 9:20 pm
(with German subtitles) 10:50 am, 1:30 pm, 4:10 pm, 8:50 pm
Doctor Strange: 9:35 pm (with German subtitles)
Sing: (with German subtitles): 7:30 pm
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 6:15 pm
Brotfabrik, Kreuzstrasse 16, Bonn-Beuel
Friday
The Human (with German subtitles) 6:30 pm
Frank Zappa - Eat that Question 9 pm
American Pastoral 7:30 pm (at the LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn, Colmantstr. 14-16)
Saturday
Frank Zappa - Eat That Question 7 pm (with German subtitles)
American Pastoral 9 pm (with German subtitles)
Sunday
American Pastoral 7 pm (with German subtitles)
COMING UP:
It’s far away but this will interest many. Amy McDonald will perform at Kunst! Rasen 2017 in Bonn on July 25. The British singer-songwriter releases her new album “Under Stars” on Feb. 17.
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