What's on in Germany: August 13 - 19
This Week's Highlights: Poetry slamming in Hamburg, a culture festival in Dresden and Madonna drops in on Munich.
BERLIN
Events
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009
From the high jump to the pole vault, 1,800 athletes from around the world are competing in 24 different disciplines starting Saturday in Berlin. Once you've had your adrenaline pumped at the Olympic Stadium, check out the KulturStadion at Pariser Platz for live music, cooking shows, performances by the Shaolin Monks, and more!
Price: €30 - 135
Location: Olympic Stadium, Olympischer Platz
Times: Saturday, August 15 - Sunday, August 23
Ticket Hotline: 0180 512 0091 (0.14 €/Min)
More Information: www.berlin2009.org
Festivals
Gay and Lesbian Park Festival
For boys who like boys and girls who like girls, Berlin's Volkspark Friedrichshain is the place to be this weekend. Go and dance beneath the trees to bands like Long Trigger and Squeezebox featuring Gloria Viagra as the park blooms into a colourful celebration.
Price: Free
Location: Volkspark Friedrichshain, Open Air Cinema
Times: Saturday, August 15, 3pm
More Information: www.parkfest-friedrichshain.de
Music/Concerts
Open Air Classical Summer
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra plays Glinka, Rachmaninov, and Dvorak Wednesday night to kick off a five-concert series that includes James Bond themes, an opera gala, A Midsummer Night's Dream and an evening devoted to St. Petersburg. Witness the sounds of exceptional musicians as they merge with a fantastic display of fireworks each night in the magical open air setting of Berlin's Kulturbrauerei.
Price: €24 - 40
Location: Kulturbrauerei, Schönhauser Allee 36
Times: Wednesday, August 19 - Sunday, August 23, 7:30pm
Tickets: 030 4431 5151
More Information: www.klassik-open-air.de
DRESDEN
Festivals
Dresden City Festival
Art, music, food, and fun fill the streets of Dresden this weekend as the Saxon city kicks off its annual festival. For a look at Dresden's sparkling cultural offerings, there's no better time to be there than now.
Price: Free
Location: Various
Times: Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
More Information: www.dresden.de
FRANKFURT
Workshops:
Self Defense Seminar
This weekend, learn how to protect yourself. Beginners and experts will all enjoy martial arts expert Tom Sotis' two-day course.
Price: €130
Location: Seishinkai Aikido School, Alt-Bornheim 35
Times: Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16
Phone: 069 1757 2731
More Information: www.starkundsicher.de
HAMBURG
Festivals
Dockville
There's a big event going on in Hamburg this weekend that involves some really good music and some really good art. Four stages feature bands like The Whitest Boy Alive, Black Lips and MGMT, while a music and art playground offers activities for all ages.
Price: €29 - €62
Location: Reiherstieg Hauptdeich, Ecke Alte Schleuse
Times: Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
More Information: www.dockville.de
Events
Texperiment Poetry Slam
Hamburg's poetry event of the summer kicks off Friday night. Head to Uebel & Gefährlich's rooftop terrace and be enthralled as the region's most skilled slammers battle it out.
Price: €5
Location: Uebel & Gefährlich, Feldstrasse 66
Times: Friday, August 14, 8pm
More Information: www.uebelundgefaehrlich.com
LEIPZIG
Festivals
Leipzig Water Festival
Rejoice in Leipzig's rivers, canals, lakes, and ponds. This year's Water Festival features water skiing at Kanupark on Markkleeberger Lake, salsa night at the Klingerweg Boat House, beach volleyball at Lake Cospudener, fireworks at Lindenauer Harbour and lots more splashy fun.
Price: Free
Location: Various
Times: Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
Phone: 0341 4924 024
More Information: www.wasserfest-leipzig.de
MUNICH
Music/Concerts
Madonna
Few can entertain quite like Madonna. The Queen of Pop plays Munich's Olympic Stadium Tuesday night during a stop on her "Sticky and Sweet Tour." Watch her perform tracks from her latest disc Hard Candy as well as favourites like "Vogue," "Like a Virgin" and "Ray of Light."
Price: €70 - 195
Location: Olympic Stadium, Spiridon-Louis-Ring
Times: Tuesday, August 18, 7:30pm
Ticket Hotline: 0180 5570 070 (0.14 €/Min)
More Information: www.madonna.com
Woodstock Tribute Concert
Didn't make it to that mother of all music fests? Reenact it on Sunday when Munich's Woodstock Tribute Band channels Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and other icons of that legendary stage for the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock. Tie-dye is encouraged.
Price: Free
Location: Rotkreuzplatz
Times: Sunday, August 16, 2-10pm
More Information: www.bangbangconcerts.de
Festivals
Sri Janmastami Celebration
Celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna with classical Indian dancing and a vegetarian feast. The yoga studio Krishnaloft hosts a Janmastami festival Friday.
Price: Free
Location: Zentrum für Heilenden Klang, Ötztalerstrasse 1b
Times: Friday, August 14, 6pm
Phone: 089 6880 0288
More Information: www.krishnaloft.de
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BERLIN
Events
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009
From the high jump to the pole vault, 1,800 athletes from around the world are competing in 24 different disciplines starting Saturday in Berlin. Once you've had your adrenaline pumped at the Olympic Stadium, check out the KulturStadion at Pariser Platz for live music, cooking shows, performances by the Shaolin Monks, and more!
Price: €30 - 135
Location: Olympic Stadium, Olympischer Platz
Times: Saturday, August 15 - Sunday, August 23
Ticket Hotline: 0180 512 0091 (0.14 €/Min)
More Information: www.berlin2009.org
Festivals
Gay and Lesbian Park Festival
For boys who like boys and girls who like girls, Berlin's Volkspark Friedrichshain is the place to be this weekend. Go and dance beneath the trees to bands like Long Trigger and Squeezebox featuring Gloria Viagra as the park blooms into a colourful celebration.
Price: Free
Location: Volkspark Friedrichshain, Open Air Cinema
Times: Saturday, August 15, 3pm
More Information: www.parkfest-friedrichshain.de
Music/Concerts
Open Air Classical Summer
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra plays Glinka, Rachmaninov, and Dvorak Wednesday night to kick off a five-concert series that includes James Bond themes, an opera gala, A Midsummer Night's Dream and an evening devoted to St. Petersburg. Witness the sounds of exceptional musicians as they merge with a fantastic display of fireworks each night in the magical open air setting of Berlin's Kulturbrauerei.
Price: €24 - 40
Location: Kulturbrauerei, Schönhauser Allee 36
Times: Wednesday, August 19 - Sunday, August 23, 7:30pm
Tickets: 030 4431 5151
More Information: www.klassik-open-air.de
DRESDEN
Festivals
Dresden City Festival
Art, music, food, and fun fill the streets of Dresden this weekend as the Saxon city kicks off its annual festival. For a look at Dresden's sparkling cultural offerings, there's no better time to be there than now.
Price: Free
Location: Various
Times: Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
More Information: www.dresden.de
FRANKFURT
Workshops:
Self Defense Seminar
This weekend, learn how to protect yourself. Beginners and experts will all enjoy martial arts expert Tom Sotis' two-day course.
Price: €130
Location: Seishinkai Aikido School, Alt-Bornheim 35
Times: Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16
Phone: 069 1757 2731
More Information: www.starkundsicher.de
HAMBURG
Festivals
Dockville
There's a big event going on in Hamburg this weekend that involves some really good music and some really good art. Four stages feature bands like The Whitest Boy Alive, Black Lips and MGMT, while a music and art playground offers activities for all ages.
Price: €29 - €62
Location: Reiherstieg Hauptdeich, Ecke Alte Schleuse
Times: Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
More Information: www.dockville.de
Events
Texperiment Poetry Slam
Hamburg's poetry event of the summer kicks off Friday night. Head to Uebel & Gefährlich's rooftop terrace and be enthralled as the region's most skilled slammers battle it out.
Price: €5
Location: Uebel & Gefährlich, Feldstrasse 66
Times: Friday, August 14, 8pm
More Information: www.uebelundgefaehrlich.com
LEIPZIG
Festivals
Leipzig Water Festival
Rejoice in Leipzig's rivers, canals, lakes, and ponds. This year's Water Festival features water skiing at Kanupark on Markkleeberger Lake, salsa night at the Klingerweg Boat House, beach volleyball at Lake Cospudener, fireworks at Lindenauer Harbour and lots more splashy fun.
Price: Free
Location: Various
Times: Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
Phone: 0341 4924 024
More Information: www.wasserfest-leipzig.de
MUNICH
Music/Concerts
Madonna
Few can entertain quite like Madonna. The Queen of Pop plays Munich's Olympic Stadium Tuesday night during a stop on her "Sticky and Sweet Tour." Watch her perform tracks from her latest disc Hard Candy as well as favourites like "Vogue," "Like a Virgin" and "Ray of Light."
Price: €70 - 195
Location: Olympic Stadium, Spiridon-Louis-Ring
Times: Tuesday, August 18, 7:30pm
Ticket Hotline: 0180 5570 070 (0.14 €/Min)
More Information: www.madonna.com
Woodstock Tribute Concert
Didn't make it to that mother of all music fests? Reenact it on Sunday when Munich's Woodstock Tribute Band channels Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and other icons of that legendary stage for the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock. Tie-dye is encouraged.
Price: Free
Location: Rotkreuzplatz
Times: Sunday, August 16, 2-10pm
More Information: www.bangbangconcerts.de
Festivals
Sri Janmastami Celebration
Celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna with classical Indian dancing and a vegetarian feast. The yoga studio Krishnaloft hosts a Janmastami festival Friday.
Price: Free
Location: Zentrum für Heilenden Klang, Ötztalerstrasse 1b
Times: Friday, August 14, 6pm
Phone: 089 6880 0288
More Information: www.krishnaloft.de
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