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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
Pressrelease: 214

Preview for the week from 29.4. to 5.5.2013

Tuesday, 30 April
Mayor Barbara Ludwig invites you to her weekly press conference.
Time and place: 2 pm, Chemnitz City Hall.

Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig attends the Walpurgis Night show at the Küchwaldbühne stage

Time and place: 7.30 pm, Küchwaldbühne.

Wednesday, 1 May

Mayor Barbara Ludwig gives the welcoming address at the DGB rally

Time and place: 10 am, Neumarkt Chemnitz.

Invitation to the concert "Neue Kindersinfonie". The Chemnitz "StreichHölzer", the junior orchestra of the Chemnitz Municipal Music School, under the direction of Andreas Winkler, will take part in the performance (PM 143 from 28/03/2013).

Time and place: 10:30 am, Opera House.

Mayor Barbara Ludwig takes part in the traditional maypole-laying ceremony in the Chemnitz district of Reichenbrand and the opening of the local festival to mark the "750 years of Reichenbrand" anniversary.

Time and place: 3 p.m., "Haus des Gastes", Zwickauer Straße 485

Mayor Barbara Ludwig is a guest at the friendly match between CFC and Eiche Reichenbrand.

Time and place: 4 p.m., Reichenbrand sports ground, Ostwaldweg 2, 09117 Chemnitz

Thursday, 2 May

Mayor Barbara Ludwig takes part in the opening of the 4th Saxon Puppet Theatre Meeting held in Chemnitz from 2 to 5 May. This year's host is the Chemnitz Puppet Theatre.

Time and place: 5 pm, Schauspielhaus Chemnitz, puppet theatre and backstage.

Mayor Barbara Ludwig gives a welcome address at the opening of the Marketing Days organised by the student association MPT under her patronage.

Time and place: 6 p.m., Galerie Roter Turm.

Friday, 3 May

Mayor Barbara Ludwig receives the Vietnamese Ambassador

Time and place: 11 a.m., office

Saturday, 4 May

Mayor Barbara Ludwig is the patron of this year's 6th charity run "Women run for women". The women's run is organised by the Equal Opportunities Officer of the City of Chemnitz together with the Women's Aid Association.

Time and place: 12 to 4 p.m., Zeisigwald, CPSV sports ground.

Opening concert of the Saxon Mozart Festival, which this year has the motto "Elixir of Youth II" and is being held from 4 to 20 May. The Mozart Festival is under the patronage of the Mayor of Chemnitz, who gives the welcoming address and hands over the donation cheque for a concert grand piano for the municipal music school to the director of the music school, Nancy Gibson.

As is tradition, the Mozart Prize will also be awarded at the opening ceremony.

Time and place: 7 pm, Kreuzkirche Chemnitz, Henriettenstraße.

Sunday, 5 May

The city running series traditionally celebrates its opening in Chemnitz: the 10th edition of the running event is under the patronage of the Mayor of Chemnitz. 3,000 runners are expected on the circuit through the city centre. The start and finish is on Brückenstraße.

For every kilometre run by each participant, five cents will be donated to the "Sport im Hort" project sponsored by organiser SportScheck.

Time and place: from 8.45 a.m. Brückenstraße

Mayor Barbara Ludwig accepts the invitation to the parade to mark the "750 years of Reichenbrand" anniversary. The parade is one of the highlights of the anniversary festival organised under the patronage of the Mayor of Chemnitz.

Time and place: 1 p.m., Reichenbrand district.

Subject to change due to current events.