March 21, 2010
Published: 28 Jan 10 16:02 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/lifestyle/20100128-24889.html
This Week's Highlights: Air plays Cologne, nudes fill a Hamburg museum, and the Transmediale festival begins in Berlin.
BERLIN
Festivals
Transmediale 10 - Futurity Now
"Futurity Now" is the theme of this year's Transmediale festival of art and culture. See what some of today's most innovative thinkers have to say about how topics like "global networking," "sustainable design," and "open source methodologies" will impact our future. A full program of exhibitions, discussions, film screenings, and live performances begins with Tuesday night's opening ceremony.
Price: Various
Location: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
Times: Tuesday, February 2 - Sunday February 7
Phone: 030 24 749 761
More Information: www.transmediale.de
Galleries/Museums
Walton Ford: Bestiarium
The American artist was always fascinated by those incredible dioramas at New York's Museum of Natural History. See his gorgeous paintings of lions, tigers, monkeys, and more at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. But look closely, because though Ford is a fan of Audubon, these works go way beyond gentle representations of wildlife.
Price: €8
Location: Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstrasse 50 - 51
Times: Tuesday - Friday, 10am-6pm; Saturday, 11am-8pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm; through May 24
Phone: 030 3978 3411
More Information: www.waltonford.org
Workshops
Figure Drawing Class
If you forgot to make your resolutions this New Year's, here's one for you, learn how to draw. There's an art space in Neukolln called The Center, which offers weekly figure drawing sessions that teach the art form with the help of a live model. Make 2010 the year to develop those hidden talents.
Price: €6 - 8
Location: The Center, Berthelsdorferstrasse10
Times: Thursday, January 28, 8-10pm
More Information: www.endlessprogress.org
COLOGNE
Music/Concerts
Air
From Russia to Italy, the French band has been wooing audiences across the continent this winter. Catch the dreamy electro boys when they stop off in Cologne Friday.
Price: €36
Location: Palladium, Schanzenstrasse 40
Times: Friday, January 29, 8pm
Ticket Hotline: 0180 5001812 (.14/minute)
More Information: en.aircheology.com
Juri Artamonov Trio - Moscow Window
Experience the melodies of Moscow this weekend at Bürgerhaus Kalk. The Juri Artamonov Trio transforms Russian folk tunes and film music into a swinging jazz set.
Price: €13 - 17
Location: Bürgerhaus Kalk, Kalk-Mülheimer Strasse 58
Times: Friday, January 29, 8pm
Tickets: 0221 2801
More Information: www.buergerhauskalk.de
FRANKFURT
Events
Brunch and Bazaar Benefit
Feast your face on food from around the world while browsing books, jewellery, clothing, and other new and second hand treasures. Proceeds from Saturday's brunch and bazaar at the A-viva language school go to helping Haiti.
Price: €12 - 15
Location: A-viva Sprachschule, Rotlintstrasse 64
Times: Saturday, January 30, 12-4pm
Reservations: 069 943 409 63
More Information: www.a-viva.net
HAMBURG
Music/Concerts
NDR Symphony Orchestra - Night of the Mayas
Be dazzled by the sounds of Latin America. Argentine musician Alberto Ginastera portrays horseback riding gauchos with ballet music, while his compatriot Astor Piazzolla combines tango with jazz.
Price: €10.20 - 19.40
Location: Kampnagel, Jarrestrasse 20
Times: Saturday, January 30, 8pm
Ticket Hotline: 040 270 949 49
More Information: www.kampnagel.de
Galleries/Museums
Nude Visions - 150 Years of Body Images in Photography
There's no denying the beauty of the human body. When posed just so, and captured by the lens of a great photographer, the nude becomes a work of art. Take a journey through "150 Years of Nude Photography" starting Friday at Hamburg's Museum of Art and Industry.
Price: €8
Location: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Steintorplatz
Times: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-6pm; Wednesday and Thursday, 11am-9pm; Friday, January 29 - April 25
Phone: 040 428 134 2732
More Information: www.mkg-hamburg.de
MUNICH
Music/Concerts
Underground 09
New York jazz luminaries Chris Speed and Brad Shepik join the Nuremberg drummer and recipient of the Bavarian Culture Sponsorship award as he celebrates the release of his latest disc Diaspora (Enja). Accordionist Tino Derado and bassist/cellist Henning Sieverts round out the top notch group.
Price: €16
Location: Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Einsteinstrasse 42
Times: Friday, January 29, 9pm
Phone: 089 4190 2945
More Information: www.unterfahrt.de
Events
Wine Tasting - Wines of the Eastern Mediterranean
Try a wine from Turkey, Israel, or Sicily Friday evening when LevantWines.com hosts a tasting in celebration of the launch of their new online store. Focusing on wines from the Eastern Mediterranean, the event is hosted by Café Feldkirchen.
Price: €10
Location: Café Feldkirchen, Velaskostrasse 2
Times: Friday, January 29, 7-9pm
Reservations: info@levantwines.com
More Information: www.levantwines.eu
STUTTGART
Galleries/Museums
Bettina Lockemann - Contact Zones
Images of urban structures comprise the bulk of the Cologne artist's first comprehensive solo exhibition. See the black and white streets of New York City and Washington DC, the hallways, offices, and conference rooms of the European Parliament in Brussels, and other essential elements of international urban terrain in this powerful new show, which opens Friday night.
Price: €5
Location: Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Schlossplatz 2
Times: Friday, January 29, 7pm (Opening); Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, 11am-6pm; Wednesday, 11am-8pm; through April 11
Phone: 0711 22 33 70
More Information: www.wkv-stuttgart.de/en/programme/2010/exhibitions/bettina-lockemann
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