The Bonn Players

Those of you who enjoyed the spectacular and very entertaining Last of the Red Hot Lovers will be delighted to know that plans for the autumn production are already under way  for The Importance of Being Earnest.  Auditions took place in June.  Details about this next production, the play reading group,  other forthcoming events, as well as how to join the Bonn Players can be found here:

BONN PLAYERS WEBSITE

Concert by the Kemnay Academy Musicians, Aberdeenshire

Friday 11^th June 2010, 7.30 p.m.

Concert with musicians from Kemnay Academy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Big Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Ceilidh Group and a Bagpiper.

Performance of Scottish dances.

Scottish Food during the interval.

Venue: All Saints Anglican Church

Bonner Strasse / corner of Lindenallee, Köln-Marienburg

Entrance free.    Retiring collection

About the musicians:

The members of the Concert Band (brass, woodwind and percussion players) have been on tour to Holland (1996), USA (1998), Barcelona (2004), Italy (2006) and Belgium (2008).They perform at 2 school concerts each year and present performances at local fairs and galas. The Band consists of 39 players (12-18 years) and staff members.

The Jazz Band and Choir also perform at school events and the Jazz Band appears at local festivals.

The programme:

The repertoire of the Concert Band consists of original works as well as arrangements of pop and jazz standards. A bagpiper will accompany some of the music played by the concert band and play for the performance of the Highland dancers.

The repertoire of the Jazz Band ranges from big band standards to jazz and Latin arrangements of pop and rock classics.

The choir’s repertoire includes songs from musicals and popular standards.

The Ceilidh Group (piano, guitar, bass guitar and banjo) will perform traditional Scottish dances and songs.

English Summer Garden Fete

Saturday 19 June 2010 from 12 – 17 hrs

All Saints Anglican Church

Bonner Strasse/corner Lindenallee

Köln-Marienburg (Bus 132 to Arnoldshoehe)

Everyone welcome!

Cream Teas, BBQ, Refreshments, English Books,

English Produce, Irish Dancing, Live Music, Tombola & Quilt Raffle

The Anglican Chaplaincy
St. Boniface, Bonn & All Saints, Köln
Tel.: 01 75/2 03 28 21 or 02 28/3 69 71 48
http://www.anglicanbonncologne.de

Useful Links Wanted

Hi Everyone! Please let me have your suggestions for useful community websites that I can post on this website.

Such as this one – Toy Town Germany:

http://www.toytowngermany.com/ An English-speaking community website for Germany.

Let us have your favourite links for English speakers living in Germany.

Get in a good mood…

A good-mood home…

Got the autumn/winter blues? Everyone knows that the summer sunshine is a brilliant way to cheer yourself up and beat the blues. Scientific research states that the effect of sunshine is more than psychological: Light actually helps us produce a hormone called ´serotonin´ and this can positively effect your mood. So increase the flow of natural light into your home.

A few suggestions:

Optimise natural light by replacing those heavy drapes with nice bright fabrics or blinds. Colours too affect the illusion of space so brighten up those walls and ceilings. A monochromatic colour scheme, which is one similar colour with different shades, like off whites for example or creams, beiges and minks will give you an appearance of more space while warm autumn colours like red and yellow will give an impression of a smaller space. If you have a very big room then the autumn palette will work. On the other hand, cool colours like blue and green will give an openness appearance. Be careful though, when choosing a new color for a wall, paint a section of the wall and observe it for a few days at different times. It is a good idea to paint one shade lighter than your sample swatch. Sometimes the colour on your sample will look brighter on a big wall than on a small swatch.You have to consider the natural light in your room.This is important.

Loose those dark carpets and replace them with clean neutral floor coverings such as wood, marble or stone tiles. Wood plays a crucial role in the home. It can strengthen the structure and it´s clean and does not harbour dust and mites which can cause allergies. Stone floors are stable and particularly useful in kitchens, while marble on the other hand, is smooth, hard and polished and looks very good.

Some more points to consider:

When designing your home, the overall look is very important. That basically means your furniture, wall colours, lighting fixtures, everything should be proportional, balanced and harmonious. A small and beautifully designed side table is perhaps beautiful but alongside a bulky and oversized sofa and armchair it will not achieve the ideal look. Always consider other elements in your room when choosing furniture or drapes etc. Ask yourself is it the right size , the right scale, the right colour and style?
Finally…

Your home should always reflect your personality. I cannot stress this enough. You can hire an interior designer, but in the end it should be you and your family’s character that is reflected in your home, not the designers. You can go along with recommendations that are pleasing to you. But you have to live in it. Not the designer!

So to sum up: review your colour scheme, all the natural light to shine through…..all to fight the autumn blues. I hope these few tips help you keep the sunshine in your home and……

remember, a beautiful home is a home that is beautiful to it’s owner.

Lilly Lauterborn, Interior Designer, Cologne/Galway

COLOUR-SPACE-CONCEPT WEBSITE

Welcome to Bonn

Welcome to the Bonn English Network website.

Our aim is to provide an information base and offer a social network for English speaking people living and working in and around the Bonn and Cologne area of Germany.
Our site offers tips on living in Germany, as well as information on what’s happening in the area, reviews of events and ideas for where to go and what to do whilst you are here.
We hope you will enjoy visiting our pages and perhaps we will meet you personally at one of our get-togethers.

We look forward to reading your useful comments and your tips for newcomers.

Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft

Next Lecutre n Bonn on 22 June 2009

Professor David F. Smith, Dept of History, University of Puget Sound, Taxoma WA

“British Culture and Citizenship in WW II”

This lecture will examine the impact of WW II on British culture and citizenship both during the war and in the post-war years. The lecture will pose the questions what did it mean to be British?

More details:  www.debrige.de

Foreign Language Learning in the UK

“Monolingual Britain? Foreign Language Learning in the UK in Crisis”

Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft WG Bonn invite interested people to a talk in English given by Prof Dr John Michael Klapper, Professor of Foreign Language Pedagogy, Director, Centre for Modern Languages

Monday 11 May, 18 hrs.  Details.  http://www.debrige.de

This talk will review the UK’s traditionally poor performance in language learning. It will consider recent changes in language provision in the school system, including the problematic issue of the removal of foreign language learning from the compulsory secondary school curriculum and will look at current developments across primary, secondary and in particular higher sectors of education.

CHORAL EVENSONG SATURDAY 9 MAY

Choral Evensong

with the choir of AntoniterCitykirche (Conductor: Johannes Quack)

Preacher: Simon Hobbs, Anglican Chaplain

Saturday, 9th May 2009, 6 p.m.

Antoniterkirche

Schildergasse 57
50667 Köln

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

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

AntoniterCitykirche: http://www.antonitercitykirche.de

Barbara Merkes
Publicity and Advertising
Concert Coordinator
The Anglican Chaplaincy
St. Boniface, Bonn & All Saints, Köln
Tel.: 01 75/2 03 28 21 or 02 28/3 69 71 48
http://www.anglicanbonncologne.de

THANK YOU BARBARA FOR LETTING US KNOW

Summer Fete Saturday 6 June 2009

The traditional Summer Fete will take place in All Saints Cologne, Bonner Str, Cologne (Marienburg)

on Saturday the 6th of June. The usual stalls will be there, BBQ, English food

and Home Produce, Tombola and entertainment for everyone, including the

children.

Help and assistance will be needed as usual for running the stalls,

making jam, baking scones and cakes and sponsoring us with sausages,

meats and drinks.

More details in our newsletter or on our home page

http://www.anglicanbonncologne.de