What's on in Germany: August 21 - 27

This Week's Highlights: A dance festival in Düsseldorf, a games convention in Leipzig, and a wine village in Stuttgart.

BERLIN

Music/Concerts:

Festival For Contemporary Music and Graphic Design

Brazilian artist Daniel Medeiros kicks off this festival Saturday night with the opening of his exhibition "pixacao:typografie," featuring a night of music and film, including the drum and bass duo Kruburn, and a set by DJ Niki Matita.

Price: n/a

Location: Wendel, Schlesische Strasse 42

Times: Daily, 10:30am-2am; Saturday, August 23 - Tuesday, August 26

Phone: 030 61 07 40 29

More Information: www.nstp.de

Galleries/Museums:

Emotions In Motion

Oh, U-Bahn riders. So close, yet so far away. Lebanese artist and art director Toufic Beyhum took photos in Berlin trains, and made a book out of them. It's a nice collection of all sorts of different people, from teenaged lovers, to sleepy old guys, to introspective young guys. See a selection of his shots in the window at Fenster61.

Price: Free

Location: Fenster61, Torstrasse 61

Times: Anytime, Through September 15

More Information: www.fenster61.de

COLOGNE

Music/Concerts:

Cologne Philharmonic

American composer John Adams takes the baton Wednesday night in Cologne. He conducts the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands, who will play Strauss, Sibelius, Britten, and Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony.

Price: €19

Location: Kölner Philharmonie, Bischofsgartenstrasse 1

Phone: 0221 204 080

Times: Wednesday, August 27, 8pm

More Info: www.koelner-philharmonie.de

DRESDEN

Music/Concerts:

Rock Am Fluss

Rock on the river! Tomte, Chikinki, The Horror The Horror and 1000 Robota heat up the banks of the Elbe Saturday night. Go get your rock on.

Price: €22

Location: Filmnächte am Elbufer

Times: Saturday, August 23, 6:30pm

More Info: www.rockamfluss.de

DÜSSELDORF

Dance:

Internationale Tanzemesse NRW Contemporary Dance Festival

Find out what's going on in the world of dance. With thirty-six dance groups and choreographers from seventeen different countries, this festival provides a great overview.

Price: €5 per day

Location: NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Im MediaPark 7

Times: Wednesday, August 27 - Saturday, August 30

Phone: 0221 226 5752

More Info: www.tanzmesse-nrw.com

FRANKFURT

Music/Concerts:

Taksim Trio

This Turkish group fuses classical with contemporary, tradition with innovation. Hear their lovely Eastern inspired sounds Tuesday in Frankfurt's Palmengarten.

Price: €12-15

Location: Palmengarten, Siesmayerstrasse 61

Times: Tuesday, August 26, 7:30pm

Phone: 069 212 339 39

More Info: www.myspace.com/taksimtrio

Dance:

Reading Tosca

Toula Limnaios has concocted a wonderfully strange rendition of Tosca. Magnificent costumes, movements, and music by Ralf R. Ollertz form a work steeped in drama. Catch one of four performances starting Thursday.

Price: €16

Location: Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Waldschmidtstrasse 4, Theatersaal

Times: Thursday, August 21 - Sunday, August 24, 8pm

Phone: 069 40 58 95 20

More Info: www.mousonturm.de

HAMBURG

Events:

Molotow Poetry Slam

"Hamburg is Slamburg" the last Tuesday of every month. Bring your best rhymes, or just sit back and witness some of the city's hottest lyrical waxers.

Price: €3.50

Location: Molotow, Spielbudenplatz 5

Times: Tuesday, August 26, 9pm

Phone: 040 310 845

More Info: www.slamburg.de

Music/Concerts:

Rockspektakel

Don your best rock and roll duds and head over to Rahausmarkt this weekend when over a dozen bands including Jaya the Cat, H-Blockx, and Blackmail tear up the stage. A Hamburg tradition since 1988.

Price: Free

Location: Rathausmarkt

Times: Friday, August 22, 6pm-11pm; Saturday, August 23, 3pm-11pm; Sunday, August 24, 3pm-10pm

More Info: www.rockspektakel.de

LEIPZIG

Events:

GC - Games Convention

Try out new Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3 games and products at this major gaming convention in Leipzig. "Chillout areas" provide a spot to rest up after all that excitement.

Price: €12 for one day, €32 for all four days

Location: Leipziger Messe, Messe-Allee 1

Times: Thursday, August 21 and Sunday, August 24, 9am-6pm; Friday, August 22 and Saturday August 23, 9am-8pm

Hotline: 0341 6780

More Information: www.gc-germany.com

MUNICH

Events:

Impark08 Sommerfestival

Rides, music, food, and beer! Celebrate summer at Munich's Olympia Park. Thursdays are kids days, and this Thursday, a fireworks show lights up the sky starting at 10 pm.

Price: Various

Location: Olympiapark München

Times: Monday - Thursday, 12pm-11pm; Friday and Saturday, 12pm-11:30pm; Sunday, 11am-11pm; through August 24

Phone: 089 30 670

More Information: www.olympiapark-muenchen.de

STUTTGART

Events:

Stuttgart Wine Village

Germany is more than just beer. There's wine too! Starting Wednesday, a "wine village" is set up in the centre of Stuttgart for nearly two weeks featuring dozens of Württemberg wineries. Go have a taste of Trollinger, Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, and many more!

Price: Free

Location: Stuttgart Stadtmitte: Marktplatz, Schillerplatz and Kirchstrasse

Times: Thursday - Saturday, 11am-12am; Sunday - Wednesday, 11am-11pm; August 27 - September 7

More Information: www.stuttgarter-weindorf.de