Events on 9/10 July 2011 in Cologne

Concert  in Cologne performed by the King Edward VII & Queen Mary School Swing Band, Jazz Ensemble and Choir from Lytham St Annes, England

Sunday  10 July 2011 at 19.30 hrs

All Saints Anglican Church
Bonner Straße/Lindenallee, Köln-Marienburg

Programme:

Soul Patrol: Henri Mancini: Peter Gunn
Billy Joel. Just the Way You Are
Swing Band: Eric Maschwitz & Manning Sherwin: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Bart Howard: Fly Me to the Moon
Waller & Brooks: Ain’t Misbehavin’

Choir:

Once Upon a Dream from the musical ‘Jekyll & Hyde’
23rd Psalm – The Lord is My Shepherd
Lead Me Lord

Summer Fete 9  July 2011

Everyone welcome to join us at our annual summer fete on the green in front of All Saints Church, Bonner Strasse, Cologne-Marienfeld with traditional English stands and entertainment.

http://www.anglicanbonncologne.de

Popularity: 17% [?]

Church Fete Cologne

Summer Fete 9  July 2011

Everyone welcome to join us at our annual summer fete on the green in front of All Saints Church, Bonner Strasse, Cologne-Marienfeld with traditional English stands and entertainment.

Cream Teas (coffee, tea, scones, strawberries and cake), BBQ, Refreshments -beer and soft drinks, English produce, Home made produce – jams, preserves, chutneys, English books, Tombola, Raffle

http://www.anglicanbonncologne.de

Popularity: 16% [?]

Power Plays – Brotfabrik Bonn – 17-21 May 2011

Power Plays by Alan Arkin and Elaine May ”Power Plays” is a beguiling and darkly funny double bill about “the collision of wills, the sort of exasperating conflicts that are elemental to comedy from slapstick to Shakespeare”. (New York Times). The two plays, “The Way of All Fish” by Elaine May and “Virtual Reality” by Alan Arkin are a neatly matched set, each a study in the struggle for control between two characters.

The Way of All Fish – named for a type of male fish that can turn into a female if bested by a more powerful male – involves Ms Asquith, a powerful executive of some never defined enterprise and Miss Riverton, her meek and mousy secretary settling in for a rare take in dinner at the office. Once the food arrives and several glasses of wine take effect, the mouse begins to roar by revealing her not so mousy fantasy of obtaining fame through killing someone famous.

In  Virtual Reality a pair of men, previously unknown to each other, meet in an abandoned warehouse to await the arrival of crates containing what they need for a project whose purpose is never stated. Vying for control, the two men perform a “virtual dry run” of unpacking the crate, the contents of which are equally unknown. What begins as purely hypothetical assumes an autonomous existence that transports the men to a remote frozen wilderness. They grow close; they grow apart; they become mortal enemies.

For more info/ How to get a ticket visit: www.bonn-players.de

Popularity: 10% [?]

St Patricks Day

St Patrick is Ireland’s patron saint, credited with helping to bring christianity to Ireland and driving away all the snakes.. there are no snakes in Ireland but back in pagan times, during the 4th century, serpent symbols were common  and often worshipped  so driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice. It is believed that 17th March is the day that St. Patrick died and  a national holiday in Ireland.   Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins.

The Irish are now spread out all over the world and taken their traditions with them. In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick’s Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with parades, “wearing of the green,” music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!

St Patricks Day Party at  Fiddlers Irish Pub, Bonn-Endenich

“No strangers here .. just friends you haven’t met!” – Brendan Behan

www.fiddlers-bonn.com festivities starts 19 hrs – wear something green or bring a shamrock or come dressed as a lepruchan or pot of gold!!

Popularity: 11% [?]

Choral Evensong with the Bonn English Singers

SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2011, 18 hrs

The Anglican Chaplaincy St.Boniface Bonn & All Saints, Cologne

in cooperation with Antoniterkirche, Cologne present a

Choral Evensong with the “Bonn English Singers” conducted by Fraser Gartshore

Music:

Preces and Responses: Richard Ayleward

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B-Minor: T. Tertius Noble

Anthem: Beati Quorum Via, Charles Villiers Stanford

Venue: Antoniterkirche. Schildergasse 57, 50667 Köln

Tram: 1, 3, 4, 7,9 (Neumarkt stop)

The Anglican Chaplaincy: http://www.anglicanbonncologne.de

Antoniter Kirche: http://www.antonitercitykirche.de

Bonn English Singers: http://www.bonnenglishsingers.de

Popularity: 16% [?]

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

The Bonn Players are pleased to announce that their Autumn production will be

“The Importance of Being Earnest”

by Oscar Wilde.

The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde’s most enduringly popular play and is regarded by many as the funniest  play in the English language, brimming with brilliant wit  and full of hilarious `laugh-out-loud` dialogue which scathingly satirises the morals and hypocrisy of late Victorian society.  It is a unique fusion of a melodrama and a classic comedy of manners with the absurdity of the plot matched by the exquisite cleverness of the writing. The play is still performed frequently around the English-speaking world and is a favourite among German audiences under the title “Bunbury”

Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrief are wealthy gentlemen.  Jack lives a respectable life in the country providing an example to his young ward Cecily. But he has invented a wicked younger brother called Ernest who lives in London. Jack uses Ernest as pretext for going up to town, where he pretends to be the wayward Ernest and enjoys a life of pleasure. Algernon, his friend, who knows Jack as Ernest, lives in luxury in London and has invented an imaginary invalid friend (Bunbury) whom he visits in the country whenever an unappealing social engagement presents itself.

Jack wants to marry Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, whom he has met while masquerading in London as Ernest. The beautiful but shallow Gwendolen accepts his proposal because she has always wanted to marry someone with the name of Ernest. Jack`s predicament is made worse by having to convince her mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell, of the respectability of his parents. Having been abandoned in a handbag at railway station, this is quite a difficult task for Jack!

Unknown to Jack, Algernon visits Jack’s house in the country and introduces himself to the enchanting Cecily as Ernest, knowing that Cecily is already fascinated by tales of Ernest’s wickedness. He wins her over and they become engaged – although Cecily, like Gwendolen, also feels that Ernest is the perfect name for a husband!  Shortly after, Jack arrives home announcing Ernest’s death. This sets off a series of farcical events. Cecily and Gwendolen have a genteel stand-off over which of them has a prior claim on ‘Ernest’. Jack and Algernon vie to be christened Ernest. Eventually, Jack discovers that his parents were Lady Bracknell’s sister and brother-in-law and that he is, in fact, Algernon’s older brother, called Ernest. The two sets of lovers are thus free to marry.

During these events the characters of Canon Chasuble and Cecily’s governess Miss Prism have also fallen in love, and in the best tradition of the well-made play the story ends with all the loose ends tied up and everyone set to live happily ever after.

Shortly after the play premiered in 1895, Wilde initiated his famous libel suit against the Marquess of Queensbury – the ultimate result of which was Wilde being jailed for two years.  He wrote no more plays and died in 1900, a broken man. “Earnest” is Wilde’s masterpiece, but also the swan song of the Wilde the world loves

The play will be performed in English at the

Stiftstheater Augustinum,

Roemerstrasse 118, Bonn

November 16th, 17 ^th, 18 ^th, 19th & 20 ^th

Adults 12 € Students 8 €

Box Office: Weekdays November 3^rd – 19^th 16:00 – 18:00

Tel: 0228 9562398  Fax: 0228 9562401   Email;   bonnplayers@aol.com

Popularity: 21% [?]

Choral Evensong with the Bonn English Singers

Choral Evensong with the Bonn English Singers (conductor: Fraser Gartshore)

Preacher: Rev. Simon Hobbs

Music: C. V. Stanford – Magnificat &Nunc Dimittis

John Stainer – God so loved the world

Saturday, 27^th February 2010, 6 p.m.

Antoniter City Kirche, Schildergasse 57, 50667 Köln

Tram: 1, 3,4, 7,9 (Haltestelle Neumarkt)

The Anglican Chaplaincy: http://www.anglicanbonncologne.de

AntoniterCitykirche: http://www.antonitercitykirche.de

Bonn English Singers: http://www.bonnenglishsingers.de

Popularity: 22% [?]

New Folk Club

Anglo American style, a place where total strangers meet peacefully once a month and play simple honest acoustic music. Free admission and open to people of all ages to either just come along and listen, or hopefully to come and sing and/or play and do a “floor spot”.

Unplugged and unpretentious, one could almost call it a feast of international folk, blues, roots and world music, with even dance and poetry allowed, but really it’s just a plain and simple old fashioned folk club.

Everything is allowed that is not expressly forbidden, and the only thing that is forbidden is the amplifier. The room is small enough and music has sufficient power in itself, without artificial steroids.

Resident singers and musicians are John Harrison, a noteless blues singer from the old continent and Barry L. Roshto, a classically trained musician with more notes than the Federal Reserve Bank from the new continent. Two men separated by the same language, yet united in their love of music, the most unifying language of all.

When and where?

First Friday of each month at:

Gastätte zum Schützenhaus

Estermannstrasse 109

53117 Bonn Tel : 0228 92985179

The folk club will meet in the room at the rear. More info: harrisonbonn@gmail.com

Directions:

Coming from the centre of Bonn just head due north and follow the Römerstrasse past the Beethovenhalle and continue straight on, ignoring any temptations to follow the road 90 degrees to the left, and eventually the Römerstrasse becomes the Estermannstrasse, which is the main thoroughfare in Graurheindorf. If you drive past the Schützenhaus on the left hand side there are parking opportunities in the next street on the left.

Coming from outside Bonn leave Autobahn 565 at the “Auerberg”  exit and it is approx 5 minutes by car to the Schützenhaus.

Using public transport take the bus number 600 from Bonn main station to Graurheindorf for 12 minutes and get out at the terminus “Kranenweg” from where it is a 3 minute walk to the venue.

Looking forward to seeing you there

Popularity: 19% [?]

New Year Party at Fiddlers Bonn

NEW YEAR’S EVE / SILVESTERPARTY 31.12.2009
Live Music
All you can drink
Einlass ab 20.00 Uhr mit Hot Betty Empfang im Biergarten
Vorverkauf €35 (online booking) - Abendkasse E40.  For menu details visit www.fiddlers-bonn.de or click on link below
http://news11.bookatable.de/zentral/docShow.asp?systemId=3040&linkKey=4021120094036_1

Popularity: 18% [?]

Botanical Gardens Bonn

Tropical Greenhouses, giant trees and useful plants.

Right in the heart of Bonn, you can enjoy tropical splendour in the
conservatories of the famous Botanical Garden at the Poppelsdorf Castle.

Here you can see some 11,000 plant species, that is several times the number of species occurring naturally in Germany, cultivated on its 13 hectares.

The Bonn University Botanical Gardens are one of the oldest and most
traditional botanical gardens in Germany and are conveniently located within walking distance of the main station just next to the Poppelsdorf Castle.

Open daily 9 – 18 hrs except Saturdays (March – October).

Admission is free of charge.

An English leaflet about the gardens is available from the secretariat or as a download from HERE.

Do you have a passion for plants and gardening? Then why not get in touch with the Friends of the University Botanical Gardens Bonn. The Friends of the Gardens run an extensive programme of events ranging from general garden tours, practical workshops, regular lectures to day trips to places of natural interest and study tours.

For further information contact the garden office on 0228/735523 or www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/botgart/

For guided tours in English please contact the Bonn Botanisch Führungsservice:
Frau Dr. Ulrike Sobick on 0228/2497903
Mon – Fri between 19 – 21 hrs.

Popularity: 36% [?]

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