Weekend July 14 - 16 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?
Bonn · Get on your white and join the first ever “Dîner en Blanc” in Bad Godesberg this Saturday. Beforehand, you can visit the big flea market at the Rheinaue. Looking for more action and thrills? Take a drive to Düsseldorf for the huge "Rheinkirmes" fair.
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All's Well That Ends Well: from William Shakespeare, Bonn University Shakespeare Company; (in English), Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, 8pm, (0228) 43368070
WET -- the show!: GOP Varieté-Theater, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 6 & 9pm, (0228) 4224141
Bonngasse 20: Music played like in the time of Beethoven: Concert on historical piano with Dmitry Gladkov, Beethoven-Haus, Bonngasse 20-26, 5pm, (0228) 981750
Sunny Skies: Rock & pop classics, Beer garden of the Park Restaurant Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 7:30pm, (0228) 374030
Friday concert: Sebastian Manz (clarinet) and Beethoven Orchestra; Works from Debussy, Françaix and Bizet, World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB), Platz der Vereinten Nationen (UN Place), 8pm
Mit dem Baby ins Museum (With baby in the museum): Tour (in German) for parents with their babies, LVR-Landesmuseum, Colmantstr. 14-16, 10:15am, (0228) 2070351
The biggest mobile Labyrinth in the world: at the park in the Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee, open every day 9am - 10pm, 0163-7653728
Historical funfair: Historic rides and exhibition for the 650th anniversary of Pützchens Markt fair, Münsterplatz in Bonn city center, 11am - 9:30pm Friday & Saturday, 11am - 8pm Sunday
TanzBar: Party, Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10pm, (0228) 639324
And One v.s. VNV Nation: Party, Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 11pm
NRW Region
Düsseldorf “Rheinkirmes” Fair: This is around an hour drive from Bonn but it is one of the largest fairs in Germany, offering 300 attractions, including rides for thrill-seekers and food vendors from German beer garden style to French and Tyrolean villages. It opens Friday, July 14 and runs until the 23rd. Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 24, Düsseldorf. For more information, please see our story.
Cologne Marcy Gray: R 'n' B, Essigfabrik, Siegburger Str. 110, 8pm, (0221) 8290-0
CJ Ramone: Rock, Underground, Vogelsanger Str. 200, 7:30pm, (0221) 542326
Poplife: Pop, Live Music Hall, Lichtstr. 30, 10pm, (0221) 9542990
Virus Party: Hardcore, Punk, Alternative, Retro, Stoner, Metal, Underground, Vogelsanger Str. 200, 10pm, (0221) 542326
Saturday, July 15
Bonn
“Dîner en Blanc” (Dinner in White):
Flea market in the Rheinaue: Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee, 8am - 6pm
Peter Grimes: Opera in three acts from Benjamin Britten (in English with German subtitles), a co-production with the Opera de Monte-Carlo, Oper Bonn, Am Boeselagerhof 1, 7:30pm, (0228) 778008
A Midsummer Night's Dream/All's Well That Ends Well: Two plays from William Shakespeare back to back, Bonn University Shakespeare Company; in English, Brotfabrik,Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, 6pm, (0228) 43368070
WET -- the show!: GOP Varieté-Theater, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 6 &9pm, (0228) 4224141
Zeitkonsum: Punk, Kult 41, Hochstadenring 41, 8pm, (0228) 9085707
Poppelsdorfer Castle concert series: Classic Philharmonics Bonn and Valentino Worlitzsch (violoncello), with works from Mozart, Schumann and Beethoven, arcade courtyard of the University of Bonn, An der Schloßkirche, 8:30pm, (0228) 478489
French Bastille Day celebration: Gilles Vidal plays French music to dance to, Institut français Bonn, Adenauerallee 35, 8pm, (0228) 737609
Rockpalast Revival Party: Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 10pm
NRW Region
Düsseldorf “Rheinkirmes” Fair: This is around an hour drive from Bonn but it is one of the largest fairs in Germany, offering 300 attractions, including rides for thrill-seekers and food vendors from German beer garden style to French and Tyrolean villages. It opens Friday, July 14 and runs until the 23rd. Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 24, Düsseldorf. For more information, please see our story. COLOGNE The Party starts now: New and evergreen party and club sounds, Underground, Vogelsanger Str. 200, 10pm, (0221) 542326
Cologne The Party starts now: New and evergreen party and club sounds, Underground, Vogelsanger Str. 200, 10pm, (0221) 542326
Sunday, July 16
Bonn
WET -- the show!: GOP Varieté-Theater, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 2:30 and 5pm, (0228) 4224141
Ballroom Sündikat: "Big band this time a little different!", Beer garden of the Park Restaurant Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 2 - 5pm, (0228) 374030
Musikkapelle Leimersdorf: Concert on the terrace of the Stadthalle Bad Godesberg, Koblenzer Str. 80, 4 - 6pm
Poppelsdorfer Organ summer: with Heiko Bidmon & Ensemble and Marc Jaquet (organ & piano), Lutherkirche, Reuterstr. 11, 8pm, (0228) 6880300
Family atelier on Sunday: Kunstmuseum Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pm, (0228) 776260
NRW Region
Düsseldorf “Rheinkirmes” Fair: This is around an hour drive from Bonn but it is one of the largest fairs in Germany, offering 300 attractions, including rides for thrill-seekers and food vendors from German beer garden style to French and Tyrolean villages. It opens Friday, July 14 and runs until the 23rd. Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 24, Düsseldorf. For more information, please see our story. COLOGNE The Party starts now: New and evergreen party and club sounds, Underground, Vogelsanger Str. 200, 10pm, (0221) 542326
Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:
Karin Kneffel -- Bild im Bild (Picture in picture): Exhibition for children and youth, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am -6pm, Fri., Sat., Sun. (0228) 776260
TheRhinePrize: Outdoor sculptures on display from cabaret artist Konrad Beikircher and his wife, on Saturday this will be followed by a cabaret show at 7:30 pm (in German) “passt schon”, tickets are 22 euros. Katharinenhof, Bad Godesberg, Venner Str. 51, 1-6pm, Fri,
Henry Moore: Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 11am -6pm, Fri., (02228) 94250
GDT Nature photography of the year: Bundesamt für Naturschutz (Federal Office for Nature Conservation) , Bad Godesberg, Konstantinstr. 110, 9am - 4pm Fri., (0228) 84910
Beethoven Haus: Pictures and documents from Beethoven’s life and achievements, Beethoven Haus, Bonngasse 20-26, 10 am - 5 pm, Sat. (0228) 981 750
Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Exhibitions: Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, (02228) 94250
Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions:(English) Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91710
LVR Landesmuseum: (English) Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351
Upcoming Events
Amy MacDonald, world pop star from Scotland will perform at Kunst!Rasen on July 25 at 7pm. Tickets on sale at GA ticket offices or online at
DAILY EVENTS: 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.
Woki cinema, Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 1-7, Bonn.
Brotfabrik, Kreuzstrasse 16, Bonn-Beuel.
Metropolis, Ebertplatz 19, Cologne.
Odeon-Lichtspieltheater, Severinstraße 81, Cologne.
Or check out this site, 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.
Bonn Gamecocks: Bonn’s American style football team. For more information, please visit their website.
